War Loan Drive Expands Bristol Solicitors Group
Augustine Nerone, general chairman, says 250 workers will form Bristol’s largest adult bond sales force for the 5th War Loan. A 24-sector advisory committee led by Supt. Elmer Mapes and Police Chief Anthony Ferrara will appoint captains and workers for a two day house-to-house clean-up drive on June 25 and 26 to back the extra bond purchase effort.
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Augustine B. Nerone
Bristol
Nerone
Elmer S. Mapes
Anthony J. Ferrara
Frank Perry
J. Francis Connell
Raymond S. Brightman
Industrial Trust Company
Ralph W . Childs
Hope Street
Two Marines to Parade Bristol Fourth of July
Bristol plans its Independence Day celebration with two Marine Barracks Newport companies and a band joining the parade. Fort Adams coast artillery detachment Col D Pierce, the Davasville CB band, and Quonset naval band will participate. Also expected are the Portuguese American Civic League, BTA Auxiliary, Mile of Pennies, Tag Day, War Bond raffle and War Stamp booth.
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Marine Barracks
Newport
Bristol
243Rd Coast Artillery
Fort Adams
Col . D. Pierce
Davasville
Naval Band
Quonset Air Station
James F. Meiggs
BTA
Meiggs
William P Gladding
Mrs. Gladding
Regina Farrey
PT Commander to Speak at Bristol Rotary Meeting
Lt Page H Tullock U S Navy now at PT Base Melville will address Bristol Rotary tomorrow noon. He commanded the PT used by Lt Gen Mark Clark on water trips in the Mediterranean. Next week the club visits Herreshoff Mfg Co for a buffet luncheon and plant tour. The June 29 anniversary program at St Michael's Parish House caps the sequence. Albert Fusome of Collins & Aikman Corp elected vice president. he and president-elect Anthony Ferrara take office in July.
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Page H Tullock
Uo Os Navy
Mediterranean
Melville
Bristol Rotary Club
Tullock
Mark Clark
Club Wall
Herreshoff Mig Company
St Michael's Parish House
Albert T Fusome
Collins & Aikman Corporation
Anthony J Ferrara
Italian Clothing Drive Aids War Victims Nears June Close
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church conducts a clothing collection for war stricken peoples aided by Rev Joseph Sorzana and the Sons of Italy Lodge Depot. The drive, held at the parish house, emphasizes usable clothing and ends June 20 with strong spontaneous response.
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Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Joseph Sorzana
Sons of Italy Lodge
Parih House
Father Sorzana
Sergeant Morin dies in British base air crash
Walter A Morin, US Army Air Force ground crewman with the Ninth Air Force, was killed in an airplane crash at a British base in Finland on June 4, as notified to his parents. He had trained at several U S and Canada sites and prior to overseas service was stationed at Kelly Field Fort Worth Texas. Survived by his parents a sister Loretta Morin and a brother Pte Edmund H Morin overseas with an infantry unit.
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Walter A. Morin
US Army Air Force
Finland
Joseph Muir
Thais Street
Set Morin 2
Ninth Air Force
Set Morin
Air Force
England
Fort Devens
Miami Beach
Fla . Stewart
Lynbrook
Curtis- Wright School
Caldwell
Hamilton Standard Propeller Company
Westerly
Aeroproducts
Dayton
Ohio
Kelly Field
Fort Worth
Texas
St Mary's Parochial School
Colt) Memoral High School
Mass
Loretta) Morin
Edmund H Morin
Aneo
Response to Honor Roll appeal lags behind fundraising
Disappointment voiced by Honor Roll Committee chair John P. Marshall over slow response to a $740 fund appeal. Only $69 raised. a special town meeting may be needed for taxpay er approval of the extra sum. Marshall urged donors on the Honor Roll list to contribute promptly.
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John P. Marshall
Marshall
Collins and Aikman Girls' Club hosts open house
The Collins and Aikman Girls' Club on Thames Street welcomed company officials and guests for an open house. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Joseph H Farrell and other prominent couples as the club prepared for a leap year dance at the Yacht Club and a July outing.
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Collins and Aikman Girls’ Club
Thames Street
Joseph H. Farrell
Marvin Reis
Albert Johnston
Joseph Margo
Thomas Fatkin
J. Foster Price
Emmanuel Tacoletti
Harriet Tacoletti
Ruth Moulton
Evelyn Cartér
Comiittes
Laura Sai
Tina Alessio
Ada Correia
Harriet Iacoletti
Matwaret Géorgé
Cmade
Yacht’ Club
Iiss Bk
Moftisy Ie
Marjorie B. McCann
The Fightin est Ship Helena Told in New Book
Bristol friends read The Fightin est Ship a new book by Lieut C G Morris and Hugh B Cave about Captain Gilbert Hoover and the cruiser Helena. It covers Pearl Harbor through Guadalcanal including the Battle of Cape Esperance and the ship s role in rescuing the San Francisco.
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C. G. Morris
Hugh B. Cave
Capt. Hoover
Bristol
Gilbert
Hoover
Helena
C G Morris
USNR
Hugh B Cave
Dodd
Pearl Harbor
Munda
Cape Esperance
Guadalcanal
Lieut Morris
Morris
San Francisco
McCarthy Wounded in Action in Italy Receives Purple Heart
George R McCarthy informs his wife Ursula of 11 Cottage Street that he was wounded in action in Italy in May and received the Purple Heart June 5 at a Naples hospital He entered service September 1943 overseas four months stationed at the Anzio Beachhead He is a father of a year old daughter with two brothers in service John an aviation mechanic in the Army Air Corps and William a pharmacist's mate on an LST His mother Mrs Mary McCarthy lives at 320 Wood Street.
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Pyt
George R. McCarthy
Ursula McCarthy
Cottage Street
Italy
Naples
Pyt McCarthy
Anzio
John
Army Air Corps
William
Mary McCarthy
Wood Street
Officers Elected By Hi Y Club Of YMCA
Matthew Madoza was elected president of the Hi Y Club of the YMCA to succeed George Oliver. Other officers named were Joseph Cavallaro vice president Joseph Nunes treasurer Albert Osterberg secretary Francis Velleca reporter. Committees included program chair John Balzano with members Michael Del Piano Pasquale Annarummo Frederick Costa and membership list Maetoza Cavallaro Nunes Osterberg Velleca Balzano Del Piano.
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Matthew Madoza
YMCA
George Oliver
Joseph Cavallaro
Joseph Nunes
Albert Osterberg
Francis Velleca
John Balzano
Michael del Piano
Pasquale Annarummo
Frederick Costa
Maetoza
Cavallaro
Nunes
Osterberg
Velleca
Balzano
del Piano
South Kingstown Defeats Colts 8-1 In Final Home Game
South Kingstown upset the Colts 8-1 at Guslleras Field on Friday. Malenfont led with three hits including a double, while Conard Celone and Maetoza each tripled. Bruce Blount struck out eight for the winners. Maetoza made a pivotal ninth inning putout on Whitings grounder. Colt finishes 1944 season at Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Kingstown
Colt
Guslleras Field
Malenfont
Conard
Celone
Maetoza
Bruce Blount
Ma¢toza
Whiting
Turnng
Warren
Bristol Community Theatre Sets Meeting At Seven Thirty
A general meeting of the Bristol Community Theatre group is planned for 7:30 this evening. The discussion includes final route decisions and allocating 40 percent of net proceeds to the Fourth of July Committee.
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Bristol
Forth
Peat Tee
James J. Duffy Reported Missing In Action
Second Lt James J Duffy nephew of Mr and Mrs Arthur Duffy of Vern dale Circle has been reported missing in action over Berlin since May 27 according to War Department word received by his wife Mrs Ann Duffy of Worcester Mass He was pilot of a Flying Fortress and had been wounded earlier this year and once ditched in the English Channel before being rescued and returning to duty in early May.
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James J Duffy
Arthur Duffy
Verndale Circle
Berlin
War Department
Ann Duffy
Worcester
Mass
Duffy
English Channel
Germany
Bristol and Providence Rubber Plant Get Together
Executives and salaried workers from the Providence and Bristol plants of the United States Rubber Company will meet on Thursday at the Bristol factory. The event features a factory tour and dinner with entertainment at the Hotel Belvedere. Frederick Goff and Joseph P. Quartaro arrange the gathering.
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Providence
Bristol
United States Rubber Company
Hotel Belvedere
Frederick Goff
Joseph P. Quartaro
Captain Lawrence Deery Believed Missing in France
Captain Lawrence E Derry known as Father Derry and former St Mary's curate is believed aboard the flagship aiding troops to France on D Day He has been awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action and is not confirmed as found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence E. Derry Army Chapman
St Mary's Church
France
Father Derry
Children’s Sunday Observed At Congregational Church
Thirty one members of the Church School at First Congregational Church joined in Sunday afternoon Children’s Day exercises in the De Wolf Memorial Chapel. Rev. Herbert D. Graetz delivered a special children’s sermon at the morning service. Mrs. William Remeires and teachers Miss Constance Briggs and Miss Florence Dunbar will attend the Northfield Conference on Religious Education, funded by a $50 gift from the Women’s Missionary Society and the Pro-Christo Society.
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Church School
First Congregational Church
de Wolf
Herbert D. Graetz
William Remeires
Constance Briggs
Florence Dunbar
Northfield
Women's Missionary Society
Pro-Christo Society
Promotion for Frank Panzarella Son Ranks Captain Second Class
Mr and Mrs Frank Panzarella of 719 Hope Street announce their son Frank achieved the rating of Reinfor Officer second class with a special rating as quartermaster. The announcement mentions meeting Himer McNamara and Rudolph Murgo at an undisclosed point.
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Frank Panzarella
Hope Street
Frank
ReignOfficer
Mae Ene
Himer McNamara
Rudolph Murgo
Polite London Magistrate Retires After Long Service
A London judge, Magistrate W. J. H. Brodrick, retires after decades on the Clerkenwell Court bench. Renowned for addressing prisoners as sir or madam and never interrupting, he earned the nickname the perfect London book. The note ponders the meaning of the term beak used for judges.
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London
W. J H Brodrick
Clerkenwell Court London
Retirement Day for Mr Brodrick at Crowded Court
The court welcomed Mr Brodrick with a packed audience of admirers and CID officers from Scotland Yard. They presented two Sherlock Holmes pipes and a tobacco pouch, while court staff offered him historical books on London.
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Brodrick
Scotland Yard
CID
Tondon
Informal Court Aims to Show Respect for the Poor
The judge explains his informal court as a tribute to slum residents he has known since childhood. He cites the kindness among the poor and recalls guiding visitors to the slums to see well cared for children, praising the London County Council health service.
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London County Council Health Service
Retired magistrate praises young offenders and looks forward to visitors
The speaker defends police and courts, praising the beauty of character and courage in youth. He expresses faith in today’s young people and says ex-prisoners may visit him at his Hampstead home after retirement.
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Brodrick
Hampstead
Police Courts Face Growing Role Ahead of Changes
An unnamed police official reflects on leaving a career, noting the rising importance of police courts in handling first offenders. He stresses the heavy responsibility in deciding imprisonment or not as reforms loom and contrasts this with an invasion scene reported by Don Whitehead of AP.
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London Express
Don Whitehead
German Patrol Slips Behind Allied Lines at Night
A German patrol breached rear positions near Major Frank Callico of Utica and his unit around 1 am. The Germans captured the force with machine gun fire and demanded surrender in English, while triggering a chaotic firefight.
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Frank Callico
Utica
Bien
The
Sim
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