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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1944
Page
1
One week into the campaign the Red Cross War Fund quota of 6000 dollars appears reachable as volunteers tally 4365.50 by last evening. Executive secretary Mrs Gladys M Brightman notes many divisions still report and headquarters in the Hotel Belvedere will stay open through Friday.
The Anna M ferry ran aground on Pappasquash shore while en route to Warren for caulking. Captain Paul A Herzig and crewman Mannie Sousa bailed water as engines flooded, sought help, and survived. Herzig says it was his first shipwreck in Narragansett Bay and salvaging may allow summer service.
James Fo Marges will address the fifth in a series of theatre workshop meetings at 30 o'clock Thursday evening. The YMCA in the Howe Memorial Library hosts the event focusing on the electrical side of theatre work. There will be no meeting during Holy Week. the sixth and final workshop may be held next Thursday.
Henry W Pacheco TM 3 c USN writes from the Southwest Pacific to thank Bristol supporters for blood donations to Red Cross for armed forces. He explains he needed blood plasma after a heat related collapse and credits Bristol donors with aiding his recovery. The letter lists fellow Dukes and their service branches.
Emtho Della Grotta, 23, of 125 Carlton Street Providence, held overnight in Bristol County Jail and released on 7500 bail after a night-time break in at McLellans Store. He faced a special session of Fifth District Court and awaits trial April 10. A second suspect fled with 75 dollars in small bills. Grotta had 28 on him. Police noted hosiery boxes found near basement stairs and cited Grotta's long police record.
Second Lieutenant Henry P. Hambrick son of Col. and Mrs Henry A. Hambrick of 25 Byfield Street is reported missing in action after a March 8 air raid over Germany. The War Department telegram to his parents followed a telegram from his fiancée Miss Lois Donnelly of Los Angeles. Hambrick trained as an aerial navigator at Hondo Army Air Field and graduated Cott Memorial High School in 1940. His brother Lt John W. Hambrick serves in the Army Engineers.
The Rent Fund has grown to 161 dollars, almost half of a 336 dollar goal. Citizens support keeping the Rationing Board at its ground-floor downtown location. Donations are directed to treasurer Elmer E Angell, with council president J Floyd Huestis, Roswell S Bosworth, Bristol Phoenix office, or the Rationing Board. Checks payable to Elmer FO Angell, Treasurer, Rent Fund.
Town Councilman John P. Marshall was named chairman of the Bristol Honor Roll Committee at a meeting in the Council Chamber. Nancy D. Bosworth was appointed secretary. Officials and local business reps presented samples and discussed long lasting designs while the group plans to study other towns’ honor rolls before deciding on a Bristol version.
Charles Winthrop Copp a former Japanese prisoner and Oberlin College graduate will headline the Y M C A Community entertainment series finale this evening. Copp, who spent 21 years teaching English in Japanese schools and survived wartime internment, shares insights from his extensive experience with Japanese youth and culture. He has lectured nationwide since returning to the United States. Emily Alves Copp and William Hal Hutchins announce their engagement. Hutchins serves in the U S Maritime Service.
The London Fire Service, with control rooms at headquarters and rooftop observer towers, works to detect and combat fires during raids. Women operators handle hundreds of calls hourly, while water supplies and hydrants are mapped for rapid response, and crews mobilize within a minute of warning.
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