Bristol plans 196th Independence Day parade and events
Bristol prepares a wartime Independence Day program with a ten division parade led by Gen. Samuel A Hall and Chief Marshal J Francis Connell. The day features ceremonies at the Burnside Memorial Building, a flag dedication, and a host of military units, veterans, Red Cross, Scouts, and naval bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Meiggs
J. Francis Connell
U. S. Rubber Company
George H. Baldwin
J. Howard McGrath
Theodore Francis Green
B. H. Wyatt
Quonset Naval Air Station
R. F. Haffenreffer
M. A. Sullivan
M. J. O’brien
John K. Connery
John P. Beauchamp
Sons of Veterans
Naval Air Station Military Band
243Rd Coast Artillery
Davisville Seebee
Samuel A Hall
Roswell S. Bosworth
Newport
Bertram W. Wall
Manuel Morris
Henry A Hambrick
Red Cross
Motor Corps
DAR
Clara L Diman Donat J Gladue
Kearney
American Legion
The
Legion Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Sea Scouts
George R. Fish
Daniel G Coggeshall
Frank O Rene
US Army
St. Matthew's
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Reynolds
Burnside Memorial
Bristol
Leahy
Company G
R. I. State Guard
Mortimer A. Sullivan
Mr. Beauchamp
Bugle and
Co G
RISG
Providence
U. S. Rubber Co
Joseph P Quartaro
Bristol Train of Artillery Auxiliary
Pvt Frank French Reported KIA in Caen Area
Pvt Frank French 24 of the Royal Canadian Artillery is reported killed in action by a telegram to his father J Barnard French from Ontario. He enlisted in 1941, studied at Harvard before WWII, and had been overseas nearly two years in the fighting near Caen. He is survived by his father and brother in training with the US Army Air Corps.
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Pvt
Frank French
Royal Canadian Artillery
J. Barnard French
Ontario
Caen
French
Harvard University
J. Barnard
Christine (Howe) French
Frank P. Howe
Metacom Avenue
Rectory School
Pomfret
Hull School
Pottstown
Harvard
Ambrose Burnside
General Burnside Club
Pvt. French
J. Barnard French, Jr
US Army Air Corps
Dignitaries and Celebrities Set for War Bond Rally
A Rhode Island War Bond rally at 7 PM Fourth features Vice Admiral W G Pie Ensign Edith Knight Lt R W Rome and hero of the South Pacific Solo mon Island. Lili Dimitra will attend. Francis X Flannery speaks. Roswell Bosworth hosts. Acts include Bounty Graves and Allen and Kadero the magician. Postmaster D W Coggeshall staff handle bond purchases.
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W. G. Pie
US War College
Newport
Edith Knight
SPAR
OCD
Franklin D Roosevelt
R W Rome
South Pacific
Solomon Island
James F Meiggs
Lili Dimitra
Rhode Island
D W Coggeshall
New Typeface Excelsior Boosts Readability in Phoenix
The Phoenix adopts an 8-point Excelsior type on a 9 point body, citing Excelsior as highly legible for newspapers. Readers are invited to notice the new face and are assured it will be easier to read.
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The
Phoenix
Call for Col t High School copy pickups
Notice asks all who have not received their copies of the Green and White to call at Colt High School on Monday between 10 and 12 in the morning to collect them.
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The
Colt High School
Post War Preparedness Urged At Legion Anniversary
Post Department Commander Bertram W Wall urged active support for preparedness and national defense to correct postwar mistakes. He spoke at the 25th anniversary of Kearney Post No. 6 American Legion, noting the post history since June 16 1919. Multiple veterans received certificates for 1918- service and Gold Star citations honored thirteen Bristol war dead.
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Post Department
Bertram W Wall
Kearney
American Legion
Legion
Wall
Post
Daniel W. Coggeshall
Donald Gladue
Bristol Open-Air Swimming Pool Fund Initiated
The Salvage Committee approved starting a fund named The Bristol Open-Air Swimming Pool Fund with a $500 bond as seed. The plan aims to build an open air pool in Bristol’s compact area for public use, with future growth from other sources. A 1945 budget of $1,200 was adopted to fund Rockwell Park swings and a scrap drive schedule, plus a $50 contributed by Fire Chief Moore to cover swing costs.
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Bristol
Ian M. Walker
Walker
Moses Moore
Recreation Board
Rockwell Park
Hubert F Hill
Moore
Meyer Paley
Rags
Mr. Walker
Mr. Hill
George R. Fish
Richard Connery
Chief Moore
James A. McKenna
R. S. Bosworth
YMCA Opens Tuesday For Parade Viewers
The YMCA will accommodate those unable to see the parade by providing benches and chairs at windows for a bird's eye view. It will be open from 9 am to 1 pm with rest room facilities for men and women.
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YMCA
Nephew of Arthur J Duffy Confirmed as MIA Pilot
Lt James Duffy, co pilot of a Flying Fortress, previously reported missing in action over Berlin, is confirmed as a POW through Red Cross notification to his wife.
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Arthur J Duffy
James Duffy
Berlin
Duffy
Red Cross
Bond drive figures released by Bristol solicitors
Augustine Berone announced that $52,000 in Series E Bonds have been sold by house to house solicitors. The Bristol quota was set at $15,000.
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Augustine B. Nerone
Bristol
Vermette Wounded in Action in Italy
Mrs. Marie O. Vermette of 410 Thames Street received a War Department telegram confirming that her son, Pvt. Herman W. Vermette of the U S Army, was slightly wounded in action in Italy on May 25. The message noted further reports on his condition would follow.
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Marie O. Vermette
Thames Street
War Department
Pvt
Herman W. Vermette
U. S. Army
Italy
Food Sale Benefit by Amicae Guild at First Baptist Church
A Saturday July 22 charity food sale is held in the vestry of the First Baptist Church under the auspices of the Amicae Guild. Proceeds support church missions and community programs.
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Amicae Guild
First Baptist Church
Bristol Phoenix Delays Next Edition to Monday July 3
Announcement notes the next Bristol Phoenix edition moves to Monday July 3 due to the July 4th holiday. Advertisers are urged to submit copy by Saturday to accommodate the schedule change.
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Bristol Phoenix
Obituary for Bristol’s Old Linotype Machine on Page One
An elegiac tribute recalls Bristol’s linotype, in service since 1914, hauled away for junk as a new machine arrives. The reminiscence recalls Joe Bottomley, the first operator, and decades of town life printed as type—marriages births deaths and countless events.
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Bristol Phoenix
Joe Bottomley
Bristol
Joe
Warren
Last Call For The Old Girl Aboard The Bristol Press
The Bristol press marks the retirement of its aging mimeograph and welcomes a newer machine. The writer recalls the old workhorse’s fading gear and the hurricane era disruptions, noting past repairs and a late night overhaul by a New Bedford mechanic. The piece ties the farewell to voter books closing, hoping the new model serves as well.
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J Francis Connell
Errol Flynn
Don Winslow
Coast Guard
Preston Foster
Ann Rutherford
Charles Butterworth
With Leon Errol
Anne Rooney
Eddie Quillan
Randolph Scott
J. Carrol Nash
Alan Curtis
Govs
Bristol Cleansers
Hope ST
B. W. Wall
Anthony C. Almeida
U.S. Marine Corps
Paul J. Connery
U. S. Marine Corps
John R. Ferreira
Arthur Gamelin
Alder B. Howe
Kenneth A. Lawson
U. S. Navy
Charles W. McGinn, Jr
Seaman
Lawrence
Paul A. Herzig
John P. Marshall
Henry F. Serbst
Chester A. Follett
George Andrews
Anna Varzel
Ruth Harrison
Edna Curtis
James A. Salisbury
Charles E. Burns
Leroy L. Dean
Manuel P Goulart
John R Bernardo
Samuel J Smith
Fred Garvin
Frederick W. Coggeshall
Albert A. Edmonds
Edward L Leahy
Anne Seymour
Salvage Comm
Y.M.C.A. Open
H. W. Vermette
New Bedford
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