War Sugar Ration Books Registration Planned For Bristol
Bristol families will apply next week for War Ration Books to limit sugar purchases. Registration runs 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday through Thursday at Reynolds Guileras Colt Memorial and Reynolds schools with locations by residence in the afternoon. Applicants must state family size and details, including a per person sugar on hand, with per person limits of two pounds daily or per week stamps. New registrar volunteers listed include Mrs Meiggs Pettine Burke Dixon Grossman Newman Moren Connery Miller Davis Maddox Adams Waters Stanton Bense and Huestis.
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Bristol
Reynolds School
Colt, Memorial High
Guileras Memorial School
Ernest A Meiggs
Vincent J. Pettine
William L. Burke
William
Church to mark 255th anniversary with communion
The First Congregational Church will observe its 255th anniversary Sunday with an 11 o'clock service featuring holy communion. The historic communion plate will be displayed and a new class of members will be received, with Rev Herbert D Graetz presiding.
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First Congregational Church
Marnne
Herbert D Graetz
Districts For Sugar Rationing Reference Note
Sugar rationing districts define registration times. GUITERAS SCHOOL covers north of Franklin Street. COLT HIGH SCHOOL covers south of Franklin and west of Wood. REYNOLDS SCHOOL covers east of Wood including Wood south of Franklin. Reynolds opens 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon for townwide registration. Any adult family member may register for the whole family.
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Guiteras School
Franklin Street
Colt High School
Wood Street
Reynolds School
Reynolds
War Bond May Quota Sets Bristol Target at 4954596
The War Bond drive aims to raise funds nationwide with a May quota for Bristol County at 11343312 and for the town of Bristol at 4954596. Albert Tanner of Warren leads the effort urging residents to report out of town purchases to credit the town. If voluntary sales lag, legal steps may be used to fund war costs. Additional local merchants now carrying stamps include A Johnston and Bristol Women's Exchange.
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United States
Treasury Department
Evers
Bristol County
Bristol
Warren
Barrington
Albert Tanner
A. L. Johnston
Bristol Women’s Exchange
Samuel Campanella
Elia Guisti
Vincent Saviano
Bristol County Water Works
Dr. Frederick Martin Elected Rotary Club Head
Dr. Fred Vo Martin was elected president of the Rotary Club at the new board meeting. He will succeed VJ de Rocha in July. A Edmonds was elected vice president with Howard R Newman as secretary and Chas H Liscomb replacing Charles Otten. BOW Wall explained air raid alarm procedures from sighting planes to the red general alarm.
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Frederick Martin
Rotary Club
Fred Vo Martin
VJ de Rocha
A. Edmonds
Howard R Newman
Chas. H Liscomb
Charles Otten
Bow Wall
Division of Protection
Local Control Center to Join CPX Test Today
The Local Civilian Defense Control Center will host a CPX test this afternoon at 4 00 p m in cooperation with the State Council of Defense and ten other towns. Executive Vice Chairman A A Edmonds and B W Wall will participate. The exercise will simulate an incident with outside aid coordinated by telephone only. A state county committee on practice blackouts is being formed with Wall named as candidate for this town.
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Civilian Defense Control Center
Council of Defense
State Council of Defense
A. A. Edmonds
B. W. Wall
Division of Protection
Defense Council
State Council
B. W Wall
Wall
Reynolds School
Red Cross
Max B Grossman
Grossman
Paull House
Hope Street
New Y M A secretary assumes post in Bristol
Hubert Finch Hill is appointed general secretary of the Bristol Y M C A succeeding Earl Hobson. The 31 year old Dover New Jersey former Y supervisor comes from Springfield College background with music and gymnastic interests. He and his family will reside at 1577 Hope Street.
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Hubert Finch Hill
Bristol
Springfield College
Warren Huston
Archie Allen
Springfeld
Dover
N. J
Hope Street
Kearney Post to Meet Tonight American Legion Plans 1942 events
Kearney Post No. 6 of the American Legion meets at 8 o'clock tonight in Franklin street Post Home. Delegates to district and department conventions will be elected and plans made for the July 16 Post anniversary. Committees report on Bingo Housing Salvage Drive Sea Scout War Bonds and Stamps and Memorial Day participation. Commander Edmund Rex urges full attendance as the post has reached its 1942 membership quota with 115 members.
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Kearney
American Legion
Franklin Street
Post
Edmund § Rex
Bristol Firemen Aid Coventry Fire Fight
Bristol firemen left at two o'clock with nine men to assist the blaze in the Coventry and West Greenwich area. The Ever Ready truck, captained by Anthony Perry with a crew, joined volunteers to curb the fire as a large force mobilized from Bristol and Warren.
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Ever Reads
Bristol
Coventry
West Greenwich
Hydraulion Junior Auxiliary Corps
Moses Moore
Guv McGrath
Anthony Perry
Christy Travers
Jesse Viera
Clifford McKenzie
Eugene Clark
Samuel Rawson
Buddy Toews
Frank Trask
Walter Wallender
Warren
High School Seniors Help In War Production
Colt Memorial High School seniors join Bristol Manufacturing in a part time war production program to ease graduation costs. Principal Burke and Anthonys Nunes say students are chosen to avoid harming studies and will pay their own way.
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Colt Memorial High School
Bristol Manufacturing Corporation
John L. Burke
Anthonys J Nunes
Burke
Armchair war advisers and Laval’s openings in history
A newspaper column reviews ancient and modern military counsel, citing Lucius Aemilius Paulus and modern figures. It contrasts ancient battlefield advice with contemporary political maneuvering, referencing Pierre Laval’s 1934 visit to Hoover and a quip about taxes as civilization.
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Fall River, Mass
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Wm. Holden
Eddie Bracken
Leif Erickson
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Robert Young
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Joe Smith
ARP
New “Y” Secretary
Colonial Hotel
Irving Rosen
George Solmonese
Sfeve
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Coventry Fire
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Alice Lewis
Jesse K Silva
Bradford Street
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A Gallaher
North 6Th Street
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St. Elizabeth's Church
Henry Rocha
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Edward Lewis
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Shere
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