U S Rubber to Start Assault Wire Production in Bristol Plant
United States Rubber Company officials announced Bristol plant will manufacture military assault wire for the Signal Corps within a month or two. The project involves remodeling the 22 building for a $3,143,000 government contract and over $700,000 authorized by the Defense Plant Corporation. The new wire weighs 28 to 29 pounds per mile versus 160 pounds for the old type, promising a major mobility advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Signal Corps
Bristol
United States Rubber Company
Defense Plant Corporation
Military
Army
U.S. Rubber Company
Wesley A. Armstrong
Army Signal Corps
Planning Board Will Cooperate On Town Beach
The Planning Board promises full cooperation with the newly formed Recreation Board to solve the town bathing beach issue. Members visited several potential sites and will present a report to the Town Council soon, with input from the Recreation Board. Chairman A A Edmonds said state officials will meet locally to align with the Master Plan and noted the need to protect vital town records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Board
Planning Board
R. S. Bosworth
A. A. Edmonds
State Planning Board
Edmonds
Mr. Edmonds
Earl P. Mathewson
Frank J. Sylvia
Frank S. Giglio
Roswell S. Bosworth
Lawn Party at St Andrew's Club Supports School Fund
St Andrew's Club of St Michael's Church held a lawn party on parish grounds Saturday to benefit St Andrew's School in Barrington and to support the club's junior summer activities fund. The event was planned with help from club director George S. Pailthorpe and assistants William Gablinske Jr., Harold Tucker, John Anderton, Harold W. Manchester Jr., Robert E. Bullock and Richard Usher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew's Club
St. Michael's Church
St. Andrew's School
Barrington
George S. Pailthorpe
William Gablinske, Jr
Harold Tucker
John Anderton
Harold W. Manchester, Jr
Robert E. Bullock
Richard Usher
Signs Fail To Stop Dump Fires In Town
Former councilman Frank J. Sylvia witnessed a truck ignore dump signs despite enforcement efforts. caretaker Marasco, citing fence needs, said fines and signs are ineffective. Sylvia reported the incident to the Planning Board during the evening meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Sylvia
Jake” Marasco
Mr. Sylvia
Mr. Marasco
U S O Fund Total Reaches 730 50 In Bristol
Additional donations push Bristol U S O drive total to 730 dollars and 50 cents. Contributors include Mr and Mrs Thomas J Foley the Daughters of Isabella Hope Circle No 20 James E F Sullivan Milton P Paine James T Pierce Henry A Street George F Philips and John Andrade.
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Bristol
Thomas J. Foley
Isabella
Hope Circle No. 20
James EF. Sullivan
Milton P. Paine
James T Pierce
Henry A Street
George F. Philips
John Andrade
Bridge Benefit for Fourth of July Fund in St Michael’s Parish Hall
A bridge tournament to stage tonight at St Michael’s Parish House will raise funds for the Fourth of July celebration. Sixty eight to seventy tables, red white and blue decor, candy baskets, four special prizes and a door prize will be awarded alongside bridge prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michael's Parish House
Raymond S. Brightman
Mayor LaGuardia Misses Bristol Fourth Address
Due to duties as civilian defense director Mayor Fiorella H. La Guardia of New York City cannot attend Bristol July Fourth ceremonies to deliver the principal address after the parade. The celebration committee, informed by U S Senator Theodore F Green, authorized parade marshal John W Haley to arrange a substitute speaker.
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Fiorella H. LaGuardia
New York City
Bristol
United States
Theodore Francis Green
John W. Haley
Bristol Parade Grants Honor to Local Service Men
Bristol service men home for the Fourth will lead a special section in the Independence Day parade. About 700 soldiers and sailors from Fort Adams and local units join a full lineup including naval trainees, a stage coach return, and a high school reading of the Declaration of Independence.
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Bristol
DeWolf
John W .Haley
James F. Meiggs
Fort Adams
243Rd Coast Artillery
Jamestown
Naval Training Station
Naval War College
Newport
Meiggs
James DeWolf
Washington
Russell D .Colt
Linden Place
Nancy D. Bosworth
Edward J Fitzgerald
Elmer S. Mapes
Hope Street
Mr. Colt
Les Dames du Conseil Jeanne de Valois
St. Jean Baptiste
Warren
Bristol Train of Artillery
Bristol Boy Scout
Warren Boy Scout
Warren Safety Patrol
Stark- Parker Corps
Riverside
Yankee Division Corps
Providence
Belhumeur-Duhamel American Legion Post
Woonsocket
Erre
Pawtucket
St Raymond
St. Josephs
Central Falls
St. Matthew's
Yankee Division
New Bedford
Mount Carmel Church Silver Jubilee Planned in September
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Bristol marks its silver jubilee this year with events planned for September 6 and 7 including a carnival and a September 15 Jubilee Ball. Parish leaders, local officials, and artists organize displays and sub committees for programs publicity booths and ball arrangements.
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MT. Carmel Church
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Bristol
John R. Bernardo
Republican Town Committee
Joseph Galaverna
James J. Velleca
Leonardo Ciarlelli
Anthony J. Ferrara
Louis Nastri
The
Holy Name Society
Frank Bruno
G. R. Perroni
Domenic Vitiello
Genevieve Pagnano
Emilio Donanzan
Achilles Maturi
Peter Vaccaro
Salvatore Della Morte
Saverio Rinaldi
Domenic Palumbo
Velleca
Ciarlelli
Ferrara
Ralph DeLeo
James Salzano
Benny Mansi
Michael W. Pasquarelli
Orlando J. Bisbano
Leonardo DiGati
Mary Santo
Mary Turillo
Nancy Vitiello
Josephine Calvin
Academy Hall
Wood Street
Achille Maturi
Bristol Council President Leads Wildlife Education Campaign
Bristol town council president J Floyd Huestis serves as campaign chairman for Rhode Island Wildlife Federation to place conservation material in elementary schools. The drive, endorsed nationwide, aims to curb wastage of natural resources and promote lasting progress. National Garden Clubs backs educational booklets from the federation and urges clubs to spread them through schools during 1941-42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Floyd Huestis
Bristol
Rhode Island Wildlife Federation
Daniel McIver
Huestis
The
Wildlife Federation
National Council of Sate Garden Clubs
National Council of State Garden Clubs
National Wildlife Federation
Appointment of medical examiner in Bristol replaces Mellone
Attorney General John H. Nolani announced the appointment this morning, naming a medical examiner in Bristol to succeed Dr. John A. Mellone who resigned to join the U. S. Army Medical Corps. The piece also blends digressive commentary on the term cheese cake used by photographers to describe leg shots in shipboard photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Nolani
Bristol
John A. Mellone
Europe
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U. S. O. Fund
Canon Anthony R Parshley
A. L. Johnston
Norton Zinderstein
William L. Serbst
Harry Munro
Benjamin [Indemuth
William G. Dixon
Ira A Ballou
Lucien Capone
Bertram Morris
Walter Urban
James McKenna
William Pinch
Vernon Gray
Edward F&. Leahy
Charles B Rockwell
Ernest G. Brown
Riley Lamson
Samuel Clark
John W Duke
Olive Peckham
Earl Mathewson
Vasta Ruggiero
Chester Whitman
William Booth
Fred Wilbur
William Gladding
Walter Kerr
Glen Smith
Arthur Berberian
Robert Cragan
Frederick Garvin
Frederic Harris
Domenic Perroni
Victor Formisano
Antonio D'Angelo
John Bernardo
Russell Donovan
Winston Fetherston
Ewin Hill
Sebastian Bernard
Anthony Moren
Albert Alder
Luke Callan
Henry Sanford
Winthrop DeWolf
Thomas Brightman
Fred Foster
William Angevine
Joseph Almeida
Anthony Nunes
John Card
John F. McKenna
Edward LeClerc
Charles Connery
Charles Scott
John Tobin
Reginald Dimond
Helen Scanlon
Marion Scanlon
Gertrude Leonard
Emily Leonard
Martha Graham
Ruth Graham
Laurine Bradford
Margaret Nerone
Emily Osterberg
Helen Osterberg
Gladys Osterberg
Ethel Osterberg
Doris Bullock
Evelyn Carter
Mary Mello
Virginia McLaughlin
Ruth Bodell
Geraldine Marino
Madeline D'Cristiano
Marguerite Boyce
Theresa Turillo
Nora Dwyer
Margaret Morris
Earl Hobson
Eugene Howell
Hampden Meadows Bridge Club
Women's Club
Buffingtons Drug Store
Lonse-Wiles Biscuit Co
James Duffy
Prescott Paull
Mariners
Nancy Bosworth
Mary Pinch
Dorothy Lemaire
Evelyn Lemairé
Gladys Brightman
Natalie Herreshoff
Jane Goettler
Philomena Turillo
Brightman
N. G Herreshoff
Roswell S Bosworth
J. Floyd Huestis
Eva LeClair
James Sylvester
James Garvin
Charles B. Cole
Earl H. Hobson
Eugene Byone
Virginia Scott
Emily Monti
Regina Farley
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Dick Powell
Andrews Sisters
Frieda Inescort
Paul Cavanagh
Menamee
Humphrey Bogart
Joan Leslie
Sylvia Sidney
Dennis O’keefe
Florence Rice
Peter Lorre
Metrotone
Robert Taylor
Billy the Kid
Brian Donlevy
Tan Hanter
Mary Howard
King of the Royal Mounte
Reese PE
LaGuardia
Pres
New Medical
Stross Gage Pas OS Ra Easteae
S. Ais
Shas
THD &Cribe
C. E. Callaway
West Virginia
Callaway
Dotty Lamour
Heddy iLeMarr
Gene Tierney
Mr. Webster
AEROS
Paul
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