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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1943
Page
2
A wartime exhortation urges Americans to emulate early settlers courage and communal effort. It warns against apathy and selfishness, calling on every person to take on any needed task, endure restrictions, pay taxes, and invest in war bonds to defeat a global threat.
Readers hear of Vincenzo Catalano enlisting in the U S Navy on March 16 at the Providence Recruiting Office. Alfred Frank Perry also enlists. Lt Edward L Leahy Jr is promoted to Lieutenant (jg) in the submarine service. Community announcements cover librarians, church activities, civil defense, suspendered weather notes, and wildlife sightings.
Two days of fires kept volunteers busy at the R I Soldiers Home as flames gutted a tool shed adjoining the cow barn but stopped before reaching the barn. Fire Chief Moses Moore cites oily rags as a possible cause and notes the home’s own force helped quell the blaze.
Arkwright Corp on Rodman Street Fall River Mass seeks skilled weavers for second and third shifts with good pay and steady work. Apply to Employment Manager.
Advertisement notes a boy named Roy aged thirteen or over may apply for a paper route twice weekly. Applications accepted Monday afternoon only at the Phoenix office.
Help wanted at St John’s Episcopal Church Barrington for an organist and choir director. Write or phone the rector Rev Richard Mortimer Maddes at Warren 90 for details and application.
The Tri-Hi-Y welcomes 18 girls into its fellowship with a candlelit ceremony forming a triangle to symbolize pure thoughts words and action. The event precedes a social period and pins are awarded as part of the induction. The Y also hosts the American Patrol Basketball League with four teams Blue Jackets Commandos Rangers and Spitfires and top scorers listed. The U R W A upsets Vikings 30 28 while U S defeats Herreshoff 38 3 as Tappero shines for U S in a strong league showing. Albert Fusonie discusses Germany 1918 to today and the Hitler Youth movement. A Hoover report notes juvenile delinquency up 57 percent since Pearl Harbor, urging community action to guide Bristol youth.
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