Annual Town Meeting to Discuss Off-Budget Items
Town to meet Monday at 7 30 p m in John Post Reynolds School to review the 311 097 31 budget for ordinary town expenses plus 9 500 in below the line items such as Veterans Welcome Fund 5 000 and Veterans Information Center 1 800. Resolutions will authorize hurricane expenses 6 084 19 and retirement of highway notes 6 000 from General Funds, with reserve items for highway equipment 3 000 major sewage machinery 2 000 and new highway construction 5 000 funded from license fees. welfare department details show 22 361 60 budget with 13 042 12 state reimbursement and 9 319 48 local funds plus 700 borrowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Post Reynolds
Veterans Welcome Fund
Veterans Information Center
Department of Public Welfare
Rev Edward L Walsh To Speak At D of I Banquet
Rev Edward L Walsh curate of Sacred Heart Church Woonsocket will be principal speaker at the annual Hope Circle No 70 Daughters of Isabella banquet in Kef C Hall Sunday evening. Chaplain Rev Michael L Organ and Rev Vincent J Griffin will attend. Committee includes Mrs Helen Byrnes chairwoman and a long list of co chairs and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Walsh
Sacred Heart Church
Woonsocket
Hope Circle
No 70
Daughters of Isabella
Kef C. Hall
Michael L Rgan
Vincent J. Griffin
Helen Byrnes
Eloise Dunbar
Ella Trudell
Mary Kerr
Mary Guevremont
Navy seaman George H Manchester home on twenty five day leave
George Henry Manchester Coxswain third class US Navy son of Daniel and Mrs Manchester of 23 Catherine Street is on a twenty five day leave. He enlisted January 2 1943 at Providence trained at Newport and went overseas April 15 1943. He wears the Navy Amphibious badge and an overseas pin with three bronze stars for Africa Sicily and France. Previously employed in Laytex Department of US Rubber Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Henry Manchester
US Navy
Daniel Manchester
Catherine Street
George
Navy
Providence
Coddington Point
Newport
Africa
Sicily
France
The
Laytex Department
US Rubber Co
Rev H A Jerauld Accepts Parishes Call in Rumford and Phillipsdale
The Rev Herbert A Jerauld formerly assistant rector at St Michael's Church has accepted calls to St Michael's and All Angels Rumford and Grace Memorial Phillipsdale. He began duties this month and will live at 248 Hope Street for now. Claire Richards of High Street has been elected to Alpha Gamma Chapter of Phi Lambda Theta, the Women’s National Honorary Society in Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert A Jerauld
St. Michael’'s Church
St Michael's and All Angels Church
Rumford
Grace Memorial Church
Phillipsdale
Jerauld
Hope Street
Claire Richards
Charles A Richards
High Street
This Town
Boston University
Alpha Gamma
P1 Lambda Theta
Women’s National
Honorary Society
Cynthia McCaw Named DAR Good Citizenship Pilgrim
Miss Cynthia McCaw daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur M McCaw of Constitution Street Bristol Senior High School senior selected by the senior class as the DAR Good Citizenship Pilgrim The group normally selects a delegate to the DAR Conference in Washington though wartime substitutes a $100 war bond The State Conference was canceled March 17 and the St Patrick's Day Dance by Co G RSG at Church Street Armory followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia McCaw
Arthur M McCaw
Constitution Street
Bristol Senior High School
DAR Good Citizenship
Citizenship
Washington
Co G. R. S.G
Church Street Armory
McLellan's Stores Co
Callan Construction Corp
Chase Connery
Geo. M. Wilbur & Sons
Sebastian Bernard
E W Weaver
Bristol Fortnightly Club
Ivy Guild
St Michael's Church
Nathaniel G Herreshoff
W Fred Williams
Henry Wood
John H. Tucker, Jr
John Palmer
Robert Toland
Robert Lanphear
Wallis E. Howe
Wallis E. Howe, Jr
Red Cross War Fund total nears $3006.25 with quota cut
Bristol fund drive reports $3,006.25 raised so far and a reduced goal of $7,000 after local corporate contributions were not credited last year. R S Bosworth praises solicitors and urges continued giving to meet the end date of April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Red Cross War Fund
R. S. Bosworth
Bristol
Providence
R. S. Brightman
United War Fund
Red Cross Campaign
Holmes House
Hope Street
Bosworth
Dr Lightbourne to Speak at Sunday Service
The Rev James Lightbourne DD minister of the RI Congregational Christian Conference will preach at the fifth Community Lenten service in St Michael's Church Sunday evening at 730. Lightbourne formerly led the Ohio Conference of Congregational Christian Churches and the North Carolina Council of Churches. A musical recital by Ruth Moulton, Harriet Iacoletti, and Walter Angell precedes the service and accompanies the offertory. Ushers are Edward Kunz Harry Munro Herman Gablinske and John Brechin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lightbourne
RI Congregational Christian Conference
St Michael's Church
Mr Lightbourne
Ohio Conference of Congregational Christian Churches
North Carolina Council of Churches
Ruth Moulton
Harriet K Iacoletti
Walter H Angell
Miss Alice B Almy Speaks On Rhode Island Art In Boston
Miss Alice B Almy traveled to Boston to discuss Early Rhode Island Art at a Rhode Island Daughters of Massachusetts meeting. She will attend the New England Historic Genealogical Society centennial celebration as Bristol Historical Society delegate, with Arthur Adams from Trinity College addressing the gathering. Engagement announced in West Charlton Virginia for Philippa Anne Wambersie to Laurence Edward Andrade with no wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice B Almy
Boston
Mass
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Daughters of Massachusetts
Pioneer Hotel
Almy
Bristol Historical Society
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Wilder Hall
Arthur Adams
Trinity College
Lena D .Morris
Town
Edward Ernest Wambersie
West Charlton
Orange County
Virginia
Philippa Anne
Laurence Edward Andrade
U.ssnr
John Andrade
Second Street
Pfc C A Zinderstein Wounded in Action in Germany
Pfc C Anthony Zinderstein son of Mr and Mrs Norton M Zinderstein of High Street was slightly wounded in action in Germany on March 5. He is a machine gunner in the Infantry who joined the Army in June 1934 and went overseas last November. He has served in New England France and Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Anthony Zinderstein
Norton M. Zinderstein
High Street
Germany
Pvt. Zinderstein
New England
France
Holland
Gladue Slated to Be Dropped as Sewer Commission Head
In the wake of Republican wins, Donat J. Gladue, current Sewer Commission chairman, hints he will be replaced as chair if Henry Miranda wins the seat. Anthony DuPont is expected to become chairman, while Gladue notes he was told of plans to remove him. The election saw Republicans dominate Town Council and School Committee races. Miranda defeats Tortorice and Flint for the Sewer post, with voter turnout above two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donat J. Gladue
Sewer Commission
Gladue
Henry Miranda
Anthony DuPont
The
Phoenix
Mathewson
John Andrade
Vincent Saviano
Anthony R. Parshley
Democrat Party
Edward J. Ryan
Recco Migliorni
Eileen M. Pierce
Louis Tortorice
Albert H Flint
Flint
Weaver promoted to technical sergeant overseas
Kenneth R Weaver of 30 Summer Street Bristol Rhode Island has been promoted to technical sergeant overseas since July 16 1942 He serves in the ordnance section of a veteran P 47 Thunderbomber Group The group has participated in Egyptian Libyan Tunisian Sicilian Italian and French campaigns and holds three War Department Unit Citations He enlisted January 2 1942
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Kenneth R Weaver
Charles Weaver
Summerstreet
Bristol
Rhode Island
Weaver
War Department
Governor Signs Water Authority Bill
Governor Howard McGrath yesterday signed the General Assembly bill authorizing Barrington Warren and Bristol to form individual or joint water authorities with power to negotiate and authorize appraisal to determine the estimated cost of acquiring existing water facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard McGrath
General Assembly
Barrington, Warren
Bristol
Red Cross Box Brings War Worker Betty Wilson Hope
Mrs Eleanor Wilson received a Christmas letter from her husband Lt George H Wilson of the U S Army Air Corps now a prisoner in a German camp He praises the Red Cross box that contains canned turkey and other good things Her husband served overseas while she works as a wartime volunteer at U S Rubber Company and in the Red Cross War Fund Campaign
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Eleanor Wilson
George H. Wilson
U. S. Army Air Corps
U. S Rubber Company
Red Cross War Fund
Channel Islands Occupied: Hardships and Quiet Hope
A clipping from The Jersey Bulletin via The Daily Mail describes life on Jersey and Guernsey under German occupation since June 1940. It details rationing, black market, shortages, and wartime hardships, alongside growing British relief efforts and desire for news and moral support from Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Guernsey
France
Albert C. Larned
Griswold Avenue
Red Cross
Harry Allen
Jersey Bulletin
Daily Mail
London
Britain
Athens
Channel Islands
St. Malo
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. of I
George H. Manchester
H. A. Jerauld
Dar Pilgrim
Dr. Lightbourne
Alice B. Almy
R. I. Art
Irene Dunne
Charles Boyer
Desert Hawk
Grace McDonald
Bob Crosby
MY Gal Loves Music
Walter Catlett
Betty Kean
Jane
Fred MacMurray
Barbara Stanwyck
Edward G. Robinson
Jean Heather
Tom Powers
Byron Barr
Richard Gaines
Pfc
C. A. Zinderstein
Anthony W. DuPont
Kenneth R. Weaver
Tech
Brazil
Land of the Southern Cross
C. Wellington Furlong
F.g.rb.s
Col. Furlong
Rockwell Hall
Y.M.C.A
Marl Daniels
George H. Benson
Providence Journal
Harry Scheer
S.M.C.A
Phoenix Office
Toda
Commitise
Shere
Lisbon
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