Senator Coggeshall asks Bristol firemen to march in Fourth of July parade
The article describes Senator Daniel G. Coggeshall urging Bristol firemen to parade with apparatus as marshal would lead the line. Firemen fear marching without equipment, while Coggeshall, affectionately called Old Dan, hopes for a patriotic turnout. Committee chair James F Meiggs reports optimism for Army Engineers and naval sailors participation.
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Daniel G. Coggeshall
Dan
Coggeshall
James F. Meiggs
Quonset Naval Station
Bristol
England
Newport
243Rd Coast Artillery Band
Red Cross Motor Corps
Five Bristol Soldiers Miss Fourth of July Parade
Five Bristol soldiers write from Louisiana that they cannot be home for the Fourth. They describe maneuvers, a ruined jeep but no injuries, a local baseball diamond, and Army life with 3rd Army headquarters. They express good health and hope to return for the next Fourth.
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Texas
Lousiana
Bristol
Wellas
Signal Corps
Warren-Bristol
3Rd Army Directors Headquarters
Unique Transportation Party at Bristol Yacht Club
The Bristol Yacht Club hosts a no cars transportation party opening the summer season. Entries include bikes baby carriages horseback gigs motorcycles boats rowboats hay wagons and roller skates with possible walks. Ed Drew directs the music and servicemen are admitted at half price. Mrs Carl W Haffenraffer leads the organizing committee.
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OPA
Yacht Club 16
Yacht Club
Ed Drew
Carl W Haffenraffer
Prominent Rotarian to Speak at Bristol Club Meeting
Percy Hodgson a noted Pawtucket Rotarian and former Rotary International director will speak at the Bristol Club meeting tomorrow. The event will also feature the Bristol Rotary medal winner from Guiteras Memorial School noted for notable movement during the school year. Honor rolls for club members and their sons will be displayed in the Doric Club rooms, listing names such as Capt Edward J Fitzgerald Capt Paul Herzig Capt Samuel TD Clark Lt Ravymona J Makowsky and several sons including Lt Wm H Angesine Jr Kenneth H Lawson MMM le Sgt Rosario Perrom S-Sgt Anthony P Perrom Pyt Pasquale J Perrom S Sgt Vernon Cotten Ensign John Prescott Shaw Earl P Rounds A S.
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Percy Hodgson
Rotary International
Bristol Club
Bristol Rotary Club
Guiteras Memorial School
Edward J Fitzgerald
Paul Herzig
Samuel TD Clark
Ravymona J Makowsky
Wm H Angesine Jr
Kenneth H. Lawson
MMM
Rosario Perrom
Anthony P Perrom
Pyt Pasquale J Perrom
Vernon Cotten
John Prescott Shaw
Earl P Rounds
Bristol Leader Writes to Gzhatsk in Write Russia Campaign
Council President J Floyd Huestis of Bristol Rhode Island sends a June 22 1943 letter to Gzhatsk Russia as part of the Write to Russia effort praising Soviet resistance and urging mutual understanding for postwar peace. The note thanks the citizens for their devotion and asks support for reconstruction.
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J. Floyd Huestis
Gzhatsk
Bristol
Russia
Soviet Russia
United States of America
J Floyd Huestis
Rhode Island
Four Dances Raise The Y For Fourth of July Fund
MCA and the Fourth of July Committee held their final dance at the Y to aid the Fourth of July Fund. The series raised 65 from prior dances, 12 last evening, 18 from the orchestra, 3 from Officer Ralph Stanzisne, and 2 from a generous friend, bringing the total to 100. The orchestra roster includes Charles Alfred, Anthony Ascoli, Robert Dubuc, Herrman Wilbur, James Martin, George Pinhero, and Edward Migliori.
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Y. McA
Ralph Stanzisne
Charles Alfred
Anthony Ascoli
Robert Dubuc
Herrman Wilbur
James Martin
George Pinhero
Edward Migliori
Russian Clothing Campaign Opens in Town
On the first day of a six day drive Russian War Relief collected a variety of garments at 473 Hope Street including fur coats sweaters coats woolen pajamas bathrobes and shoes. Attendants Mrs Betty Chase and volunteers prepared items for shipment while some unsuitable pieces were set aside.
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Russian War Relief Committee
Hope Street
Betty Chase
Carl W Haffenreffer
Sidney Herreshoff
Arthur H Carr
Chase
Valya
Nyura Terentyeva
Occupied
Germany
Meeting Called for All Graduate Nurses
An important meeting for all graduate nurses in town is set for Wednesday evening June 23 at 7 30 in Rockwell House. State Nursing Deputy Winifred L Fitzpatrick and assistant Mrs K Tracy will discuss Nursing Participation in Emergency Medical Service. Dr William I Serbst and Bertram W Wall Civilian Defense Director were invited. All local graduate nurses are urged to attend.
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Rockwell House
Winifred L. Fitzpatrick
Medical Aid and
K Tracy
William I. Serbst
Bertram W Wall
Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo Part in Flight of Capt Lawson
From a Brown University Rotary talk to a reader, reflections on Quentin Reynolds and a vivid excerpt of Capt Ted W Lawson’s Tokyo raid tale. Lawson’s China escape includes a beleaguered AVG crew and a dramatic bailout in a treetop finish.
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Adams
Brown University
Rotary
Quentin Reynold
Collier's
Vyazma
Tokyo
Ted W. Lawson
AVG
Capt. Lawson
Scott
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Raymond McMahoan
Gaetano Marino
Felix Pasquarelli
Frank Vargas
Vincent Annarumo
Bristol Yacht Club
A A Edmonds
Doric Club
Osersice
Shadow OF Doubt
Teresa Wright
Joseph Cotton
Wallace Ford
Henry Travers
Glory Jean In
Donald O’connor
Louise Allbritton
Ian Hunter
Frieda Inescourt
Reveille
Beverly
Ann Miller
William Wright
Dick Purcell
Mary O’hara
Flicka
Roddy McDowall
Council President
Huestis
New York
Edward E Bunn
Filmer S Mapes
Albert H Flint
Fiint Millard
R S Bosworth
Russian War Relief
Sokolniki
Moscow
Quentin Reynolds
Shere
Lawson
China
Chungking
Kweilin
Gen. Stilwell
Hope ST
Hopkins Electric Shop
Russian War Relief, Inc
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