Reverend Spoerri to Preach at Union Lenten Service
Rev Raymond L Spoerri pastor of the First Baptist Church Warren will preach at the Union Lenten Service Sunday night at 7 30 in the DeWolf Memorial Chapel The preaching topic is The World's Best Hope in the Present Struggle The First Baptist and First Congregational Churches cooperate with combined choirs. Public invitation.
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Raymond L. Spoerri
First Baptist Church
Warren
DeWolf Memorial
Spoerri
First Baptist
First Congregational
Rotarians Plan Annual Frolic Amid War Doubts
Rotary Club members decide to proceed with the annual Frolic to support the Rotary Scholarship Fund. Proceeds fund a $100 scholarship for a Colt Memorial High School senior. Chief Anthony J Ferrara leads the committee with Frank A Rounds as secretary and Daniel Rhee as treasurer. The event is set for Easter Monday at the Casino.
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Rotary Club
Colonial Hotel
Martin
Rotary
Colt Memorial High School
Anthony J Ferrara
Frank A Rounds
Daniel Rhee
Salvador Nunes
Fred Wilbur
Charles Otten
Henry H Lawson
Civil Service Heads Speak At Rotary Club
Director Charles H Cushman told Rotary Club the Civil Service Department aims to relieve other departments of personnel troubles. Edwin T Scallon discussed blanket hiring for state employees with under five years service, while praising Cushman’s leadership. Dr Martin presided in place of a returning resident from Truesdale Hospital.
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Civil Service Department
Charles H. Cushman
Rotary Club
Colonial Hotel
Cushman
Edwin T Scallon
Scallon
Dr. Martin
V J deRoacha
Truesdale Hospital
Basil H. Perry Named Brigadier General in U S Army
Col Basil Harrison Perry a native of the town and Bristol High School graduate has been appointed temporarily by the US Senate to the rank of brigadier general in the United States Army. The action appears in the Congressional Record dated March 11 and marks a notable advancement for the local resident.
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Basil Harrison Perry
US Senate
United States Army
Bristol High School
Manuel Vargas Promoted in 67th Armored Division at Camp Polk
Manuel Vargas of Serv and Amm etry 67th Armored Division Bayou Blitz has been promoted to Staff Sergeant. Lt Col G F Wooley announced the promotion from Camp Polk Louisiana. Vargas is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank Vargas of 39 Gooding Lane this town.
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Manuel Vargas
Serv & Ammetry
3Rd Armored
G. F Wooley
67Th
Camp Polk
Louisiana
Set Vargas
Frank Vargas
Gooding Lane
Hope Circle Observes Silver Anniversary Sunday
The Silver Anniversary of Hope Circle No. 70 Daughters of Isabella will be observed Sunday at 6 pm with a banquet and program. Brig Gen L H Callan will speak, with national officers listed among speakers and music by Genevieve Laucier, Anna Hein kle, and Dorothy Warren.
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Hope Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Julia A. Wallentin
Michael L Ryan
St Mary’s Church
Genesieve Laucier
Anna K Heinkle
Dorothy Warren
Obituary for Conetta Autieri Soldano of Bristol
Mrs Conetta Autieri Soldano wife of Anthony Soldano of 429 High Street Bristol died after a short illness in a Providence hospital in her 40th year She owned a grocery confectionery at 427 High Street and was known to Guiteras School pupils She was born August 16 1902 in Teano Italy and moved to Bristol 23 years ago Survived by husband six daughters two brothers and a sister The funeral and high mass were set from her home and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church The burial was to be at St Marys Cemetery
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Concetta A. Soldano
Concetta Autier. Soldano
Anthony Soldano
High Street
Providence
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Eleanor Mancin
Hudson, Mass
Dorothy Solanda
Rose Soldano
Vincenzo
Patterson
Nauro Autiers
Elvira Motte
Joseph Williams
Central Street
Terceira Island
Portugal
Bristol
National India Rubber Co
St Elizabeth’s Church
Don Luis Felipe Society
Portuguese Independent Club
Mary Marshall
Centerdale
Mass
Marguerite Merchant
Port Jefferson
Long Island
St. Mary’s Cemetery
St Mary's Cemetery
Civilians Sought for Army Parachute Training
The U S Army invites civilian volunteers for parachute training with age limits 18 to 30 and physical standards including good vision and weight under 185 pounds. Recruits will undergo basic training then move to Fort Benning Georgia for parachute training.
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US Army
Stanley Pawlaski
Fountain Street
Providence
Army
Fort Benning
Georgia
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Raymond L. ‘Spoerri
Basil H. Perry
L. H. Callan
Johanna McClure
Mary J Condon
Circle
Lena E. McKenna
Carolyn B Manning
Mary F. Riley
Agnes W Conley
National Outer Guard
McClure
Sara Sweeney
Winifred Sylvester
Mary A Callan
Nora E. Dwyer
Margaret A Connery
H Frances Horton
Lena M Ingram
Bridget Lewis
Eliza J Dwyer
Lena McKenna
Mary J. Condon
Margaret J Morris
Nora FE Dwyer
H. Frances Horton
Lena FE. McKenna
Herbert G. Eales
Pleasant JT
Fall River
SWIFT
Saast
Saath
Feras
Pillsbury’s
Pillsbury
Snoo-Sheen
LGE
PEG
John Alden
Greenland
Kellogga’s
Beo
Delicates
SENS
Eneth Ee
Cynef Tanset
Dr. Seuss
Grant
Narragansett Brewing Company
Cranston
Rhode Island
Narragansett
Wisn
Burnside Social Club
Friendly Circle
G. A. R. Hall
Hope Street
Newman Bros
Newman’s
S. S. Pierce Blue Brand
Bartlett
S. S. Pierce
Idaho
Sunkist
Florida
R. I. Baldwin
Angel Cakes
Vita Bran Chocolate
pKpid Hathaway
Ees Patterson
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