Bristol Sailor Meets Friends in Australia During Furlough
Sgt Gaetano Castighego of the Amphibious Forces, on furlough in Australia, recounts meeting Angelo Squatrito of 144 Bradford Street and Pat Camer of Bristol in a letter home. He describes dances, hotels, and a three day reunion while stationed away from New Guinea. The communication notes his service, training at Camp Edwards and in Florida and California, and his family back in Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaetano Castighego
Australia
Angelo Squatrito
Bradford Street
Pat Camera
Catherine Street
Castigliego
Matteo Castigliego
Coggeshall Avenue
Army
Amphibious Forces
Camp Edwards
Florida
California
Southwest Pacific
Ketter
Tin
New Guinea
Casmo
Damon
Bradford St
Bristol
Pat Camer
Papa
Nick
Tor
Cosmo
Tyou
Gaetano
Probate Notice in Bristol Town Court
Notice of admission to probate of Olive L Shaw will and appointment of John F Shaw as executor. Creditors must file claims with the Bristol Probate Court. bond and qualification noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Newbold, JR
Bristol
R. I
A. D
John W Church
Robert Gladstone Newbold
Maude A. Canfield
Francis McIver
Clearwater
Florida
Rhode Island
Tenafly
New Jersey
Albert A Edmonds
Hope St
R. L
Olive L. Shaw
R I
John F Shaw
Vernon Munro
Rachael E. Phair
Rhode Island Proclaims March 14 1944 Election on Constitutional Convention
Governor J Howard McGrath proclaims a Bristol town election to decide if Rhode Island should hold a constitutional convention. Voters will consider exempting armed forces and Merchant Marine from registration, define voting rules, and elect delegates. District meetings set 8am to 9pm March 14 1944 at Armory and Reynolds School House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
General Assembly
United States
Ceneral Assembly
I. J. Howard McGrath
A.D
John Post Reynolds
High Street
Bristol
SFAL
Town Meeting Warning for Bristol Rhode Island 1944
Official notice warns Bristol electors to assemble March 13 1944 at 7 30 pm in John Post Reynolds School House High Street Bristol for tax levies debt service highway and town operations. It lists proposed appropriations for police fire highway sewer public schools welfare libraries and miscellaneous items including state audits and unpaid bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Munro
Rachael F. Phair
Bristol
Rachael K. Phair
Rhode Island
Bourne Street
Margaret Magee
John Abenante
John Texeira
Rachael E. Phair
Isabel Sparks
John W Church
Sach Town
Artillery
State Street
John Post Reynolds
High Street
William T Cashin
R. I
John W. Church
Police Pension Fund
Highway Department
Sewer Department
Department of General Public Assistance
Rogers Free Library
Bristol District Nursing Association
Colt Memorial Ambulance
American Red Cross
Old East Burial Ground
Bristol Town Meeting Proposals Include Military Honor Roll Funding
Town of Bristol voters consider five appropriations including 2000 for an Armed Forces Honor Roll 2000 for disease mosquito control 5000 to revise and codify ordinances 1000 to print a 1944 tax book and a placeholder for a postwar reserve fund plus authority for other legal business at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
United States
William T. Cashin
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Prosath Court
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Spey
Marth
Annie J. McCarthy Joseph A
McCarthy
Annie J. McCarthy
Sand
U. S. Employment Service
State of
J. Howard McGrath
Armand H. Cote
Artillery Armory
Ansone
Ss Aes
County of Bristol, Sc
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Tel
Sewing Machine CO
Warren
Singer Sewing Machine Co
South Main Street
Fall River
George M. Whlbur & Sons CO. Incorporated
Main St. Warren
Constitution Mt
Joseph Servant & Son Carpenters
Church ST
Boston
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co Incorporated
Ll. Watson Co., Inc
Weybossst Street
Providence RL
Charles M. Connery Funeral Home
Burton ST
Ulysse
M. D
B. L
Taront Ofeo
F. x
J. E. Connors Funeral Home, Inc
Hope Street
Funeral Home
Salvador Nunes
Mt. Hope’Ave
Hope Street Meare
A. Wy
Pecenier
Fuveweates
Mies Thyra Carlsof Restignes
Rige
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