Snapshots From Home League Aims at Wartime Photos
The Y M C A announces the Snapshots From Home League to gather free family portraits for soldiers. Local amateur photographers will take and send prints to families, prioritizing overseas service members, with registrations at the Y M C A and camera clubs.
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Bristol
United States
Hubert F. Hill
Y.M.C.A
America
Hill
Y M C. A
Popular Photography Magazine
Army and Navy
U.S
Popular Photography
Bob White and Friends Seek Sand for Playtime
In Ellardsville Lou Frank and I recall a sunny August day chasing sand to satisfy a chore for Bob White the pet mockingbird. The trio, led by Lou, scouts banks near Warren to fill a peck basket so play can continue after a tumble of luck and a long walk.
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Bob White
Lou
Frank
Lawless Lane
Louis
Farrington
Dr. Eddy
Ellardsville
Lawless
Lambie
Buddie
Mill Wharf
May
Tanyard
Brunsen
Water Street
Gardiner Mill
Soule Boatshop
Cranston Mill
Slade
Prudence Cove
Capt. Morris
Warren
Youth on the Tracks and a Harbor Creep Tale
A narrator recalls a day with friends following a late train to the water tank on Water Street. They delay to watch eels in Silver Creek’s culverts and joke about catching fish for home. The freight unexpectedly speeds ahead, with crew greetings marking a small adventure. the tale promises a next installment.
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Aren
Water Street
Thames, i
Lou
Frank
Wally
Spelsie
Byron Fish
Buddy Congdon Breaks Leg In Twi League Game
Bristol star Buddy Congdon broke his right leg just below the knee during a game between the Cup Defenders and the Bristolites on the Common. The Defenders won 9 to 7, and Congdon was rushed to Rhode Island Hospital where doctors said he was resting comfortably. A rematch between the two teams is set for Monday night.
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Buddy Congdon
Bristol
Bristolites
Andy Vollaro
Congdon
Rhode Island
Samuel D Clark
Buddy
Bristol Tax Notice Seeks 313000 to 318000 Levy
Bristol Rhode Island assessors publish the 1942 tax notice and schedule for ratable real estate and tangible personal property tax. Taxpayers must render true accounts of all ratable estate by June 15 1942 with oath, or risk loss of exemptions. The notice also covers probate matters and guardianship accounts. Exemption eligibility includes military service and widows of veterans. Assessors Gaston Codges Hall Frank Francis P McGovern present in Bristol May 22, 1942.
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Bristol
Bristol Phoenix
H.W. @HuR Probate Giask
Philippines
Board of Assessors
Burnside Memorial Building
Rhode Island
Daniel G. Codgeshall
Frank M. Francis P. McGovern
R. L
Clara
Samuel I Bassing
Providence
R. I
Rudolph M. Bassing
Clara Bassing
Jacob Bassing
Probate
Bristo Phoenix
Owever
Secretary of State
Baterd
Church
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England Telephone & Telegraph CO
Uae
Eyap. Milk House
A&p
Hope ST
Nets
NEW Southern
Calif Valencia
Arge Gri
Ann Page
Ron
Charm House
Parkerhouse
Frankfort
Jane Parker
Iona
Sunnyfield
Sunny Field
QUEEN
Ann Jeen
Pape
Hormel’s
Pillsbury’s
Kellogg’s
Wilson’s Mor
A&P’s
Famous Dairy Center
Americas
Richland
Neuto
John W Church
Thomas J. Head
Cornelius P. Head
Ward
John W. Church
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William
Tel
Henry R. Bullock
Warren, R. I
Joseph Sansone
State St
Mahoney
Wood Street
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
Watron Co., Inc
Weydoeset Providents
James E. Connors
George M. Wilbur & Sons CO
Main St
Constitution St
Bristol District Nursing Association
Hope Street
Martha Graham
Te Hoge A. Iss
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