Bristol Fourth of July Parade Gains Military Support
Chairman Meiggs reports that the 243rd Coast Artillery from Fort Getty and Fort Witherill will march in Bristol on the Fourth, led by the 243rd Coast Artillery Band. Barrington High School Band and Westerly George F Moore Girls Bugle and Drum Corps will also participate, with local funding efforts expanding to quarters at Alger's News Stand as part of the Mile of Pennies campaign.
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Meiggs
Peter Lea Cannon
Providence
243Rd Coast Arillery
Fort Getty
Fort Witherill
Bristol
243Rd Coast Artillery Band
Barrington
George F. Moore
Westerly
Thomas F. Moore
Carr Manufacturing Corporation
Alger
Mr. Alger
Ernest G. Brown Heads New U S Rubber Ohio Plant
Ernest G. Brown former production manager for mechanical goods general products and rubber thread divisions is named general manager of U S Rubber Company’s new Ohio plant. The War Department awarded a contract to operate the arsenal, marking the third such facility this year. The contract includes consulting services on design engineering construction equipment procurement guarding fire protection and staff training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest G. Brown
Ohio
United States Rubber Company
War Department
Rubber Company
Prudence Island Nav Co Adopts New Timetable
Prudence Island Navigation Company cooperates with government to conserve fuel by removing duplicate stops. The new timetable, effective Monday June 22, cuts to one stop at each Prudence dock per trip replacing two stops at Homestead. New timetables will be distributed next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudence Island Navigation Company
United States
Prudence Dock
Homestead
Copies Of Green And White Still Available
Miss Sadie C Callan, faculty advisor to the Green and White staff, reported 27 copies are uncalled for. Hard cover editions remain, with a few soft cover copies also left. She will be at Colt High School Monday 10 until noon for buyers to claim them.
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Sadie C Callan
Green and White
Colt High School
Naval Officers Host Movie Night in Colt Memorial Hall
Lt Frederick Rand Rogers of USS YMS 19 welcomes guests at a Navy sponsored film program in Colt Memorial Hall. Ensigns Warren and Gilman are introduced as audiences view Russian front footage, Merchant Marine training, Pearl Harbor, Normandie fire, and Gilbert and Marshall Islands attacks. Rogers praises the Herreshoff Mig Company and YMS 19 as a top vessel.
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Frederick Rand Rogers
Merchant Marine Service
Pearl Harbor
Normandie
Gilbert and
Marshall Islands
St Rand
Herreshoff Mig Company
United States
New Flag Ordered For Bristol Common
Bristol Common Councilmen authorize purchase of a new American flag for the Common flagpole citing years of poor looking flag conditions. Councilman Marshall and Town Clerk John W Church oversee the funding and purchase after a motion by Councilman Herzig and a second by Councilman Serbs.
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John P Marshall
Marshall
John W Church
Herzig
Church
Major Donnelly's Report on Bristol Control Center
Major Thomas A. Donnelly U S A reports Bristol Rhode Island control center shows a fine setup with strong magneto links and clear incident maps. Recommendations by Colonel Webster and Donnelly include partitioned telephones and incident boards, with readiness for field tests and improved personnel instructions.
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Bristol Council of Defense
Thomas A. Donnelly
Bristol
Webster
Testimonial Banquet For Ever Reads Company Members
A testimonial banquet is planned for Anthony Gaglio and Frank Sousa of the Ever Reads Company before they depart for military duty. The event starts at 2.30 pm Sunday at the Ever Ready station with Louis Svivia as send off committee chairman and a committee including Wilfred Le maire Joseph Pinheiro Frank Dias and William Gomes.
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Ever Reads
Anthony Gaglio
Frank Sousa
Louis Svivia
Wilfred Lemaire
Joseph Pinheiro
Frank Dias
William Gomes
Motorists Must Prove Pooling Of Autos For Rationing
Bristol motorists applying for supplemental gasoline rations under a permanent plan must prove they are members of car sharing groups. They must list each member’s name occupation and sign the application. A pool of at least four members is required, with detailed mileage and work locations, or an individual may seek a B or C ration book if pooling is impractical.
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Bristol
Atlantic Seaboard
Office of Price Administration
Joel Dean
OPA
Dean
Stephen W Hopkins
Bristol Council of Defense
Rationing Board Issues Tire Permits
The Rationing Board issued tire permits to several individuals and businesses last evening. Baron C Colt Ambulance received 1 new tire and tube, Callan Construction Company 2 new truck tires and tubes and 1 passenger retread and tube, plus numerous residents listed for retreads and tubes including Herman Arnoff, Fred R Anton, Rudolph Fitts, Andrea d Am brosia, James Coit, Antoinette Raiola, John Francis, Campbell Roalt, C B Perry, and Daniel F Monis with varying quantities.
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Baron C Colt Ambulance
Callan Construction Company
Herman Arnoff
Wood Street
Fred R Anton
Prospect
Rudolph Fitts
Constitution
Andrea d'Ambrosia
Hope
James Coit
Salvage Trucks To Operate Tomorrow In Bristol
A former Bristol resident permits the Salvage Committee to remove a wrought iron urn from the North Cemetery. C C Getchell says trucks will work in the town area north of State Street tomorrow. Boy Scouts and YMCA volunteers will assist, collecting rubber metals and rags from curbs as residents place salvage piles for government needs.
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Bristol
North Cemetery
C C Getchell
State Street
Boy Scout Troops
YMCA
Mr Hill
Kearney Post Attends State Legion Convention
Delegates from Kearney Post No. 6 American Legion attend the State Convention in Providence. Named representatives include Edmonds Smith Fish Mascolo and Sylvester, with alternates Burns Cashin Gladue Lemaire and Straight and observers Maxfield Rex Callan Wall.
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Kearney Post
No. 6
American Legion
Providence
A A. Edmonds
Samuel J. Smith
George R.fish
Domenic Mascolo
James J. Sylvester
Charles E. Burns
William T. Cashin
Donat J. Gladue Oliver Lemaire
F. M. Straight
Elmer Maxfield
Department
Edmund S Rex
L. H. Callan
Bertram W. Wall
Bristol Fire Station Repairs Notice
The Bristol town board invites bids for repairs to the Bristol Fire Stations Defiance Hydralions Dreadnaught and Ever Ready with bids due by July 6 at 8 00 P M. The board may reject any or all bids or accept the most advantageous bid. Specifications available from the clerk of the Board of Fire Engineers Frank J Rinaldi.
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Bristol
R. I
Board of Fire Engineers
Frank J. Rinaldi
Birth of Stars and Stripes Newspaper in World War I
This piece recounts the World War I origins of the Stars and Stripes in Neufchateau France. It details Lt. Col. Frederick Palmer and Lt. Col. Guy Viskniskki building a staff, securing paper, and solving circulation and transport challenges for the Army paper.
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Rue St. Jean
Neufchateau
France
AEF
Stars and Stripes
Frederick Palmer
Guy V. Viskniskki
Camp Meade
Vick
Col. Palmer
London
Richard A. Waldo
Cosmopolitan
Good Housekeeping
N. Y. Tribune
Waldo
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U.S. Rubber
Prudence Island Nav. Co
Gov’t
Bristol Common
Eleanor Powell
Red Skelton
Bert Lahr
Virginia Obrien
Tommy Dorsey
Uncle Sam
America
Spirit of America
Virginia Weidler
Ray McDonald
Leo Gorcey
Faye Emerson
van Johnson
Geo. Meeker
Lowell Thomas
Jon Hall
Lynn Bari
Dana Andrews
Kit Carson
Regis Toomey
Adele Longmire
Howard DaSilva
Major Donnelly
Rationing Board
Highway Department
Church Street
Colonial Hotel
Jankie Pierces Orchestra
George ‘Solmonese
Kearney
The
Europe
Robert D. Goodwin
Publishers Auxiliary
London Daily Mail
Rue de Sentier
Paris
Walter C. Sweeney
George van Horn Mosely
General Staff
Waldogo
Celi ‘Mosely
Cena
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