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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1944
Page
2
A provocative appeal urges citizens to support the gasoline black market by taking extra quotas and coupons. It warns of a broad criminal network of counterfeiters, thieves, racketeers, and enforcers ready to exploit shortages and insists public participation sustains the illicit economy.
The Bristol County Voiture meets tonight at the Kearney Post American Legion Home. Mr and Mrs Wallis E Howe, wintering in Providence, now occupy their Hope street home. Mt Hope Chapter CBS holds a rummage sale Friday at the Hope and Bradford store corner. First Congregational Church annual meeting is set for tomorrow evening at Guneras House. Congregational Club members serve a 6 30 p.m. supper Sunday Col and Mrs Henry A Hambrick on Byfield street report a letter from Lt Henry P Hambrick, prisoner of war, noting no wounds and that Red Cross supplies aid his bundle deliveries.
The Young Women's Club will elect officers at tomorrow's meeting. Bristol Garden Club gathers 2:30 pm at home of Mrs Master Herreshoff. Ruth Gilmore to speak. Families report moves and returns including Washburns in Enfield and McShanes in Manchester New Hampshire. aviation machinist John J. McCarthy visits his mother. DeWolf back from the South. McCarthy family updates. Cate family notes. naval assignments and a California camp. a baby boy born April 26 at the tying In Hospital Providence. a surprise party for Frederick Cavallaro on his 65th birthday. St Michael's vestry meets. Girl Scout Council to meet Friday with Mrs Bently McIntosh as speaker. Harold Harvey Jr born April 25 at Truesdale Hospital.
Local notice offers cleaning for old and valuable items including horsehair furniture glassware picture frames and more. Read owner contact Anthony R at 591 Washington Street to arrange work.
Classified listing offering screens made to order and carpentry work. Contact Manuel Cy Carvalho at 177 Bay View Avenue or telephone connection. Plowing and related labor available. Apply with Joe Estralla at 1236 Hope Street, tel 218.
Advertiser seeks a four or five room tenement in Bristol within walking distance of U S Rubber Co Box H for two adults. Please respond with available options and contact details.
Classified items list travel ad from Bristol for a morning departure to Providence around 7am with contact 671-W. Also includes ads for used cars, a piano, ice box, Paisley shawls, rental, maple bed, Florence heater, Westmphouse range, baby chicks, and a posture support service with contact details.
Local fire companies answered three alarms late yesterday afternoon to extinguish a shed fire behind James Riccio's property at 24 DeWolf avenue caused by sparks from an incinerator. Damaged shed wall but no goods lost and the shed insured. A general alarm earlier that day due to a wind shift fed a brush fire near the Soldier's Home on William N Leahy property. The Dreadnavht Hook and Ladder Co. battled a chimney fire at Stella and Jenne Paine's Bristol Narrows home. May events listed include Girl Scout rummage sale May 12 and First Congregational Church flower committee sale May 19.
Professional window cleaning offered for houses offices and factories by Warren contact 1459 W. This readable classified note emphasizes domestic and commercial window cleaning services available locally.
Mrs Samuel A Hall completes an eight day trip to New York with five days in Washington while Gen Hall joins for the weekend. They stay at the Commodore Hotel as Lt R R Rome now at Melville PT Training Base speaks at the Rotary Club. Rome wears the Navy Marine Medal for outstanding service. Mrs Rose Pasquarelli of 28 Catherine street reports her son Felix has arrived in England and hopes to meet his brother Sgt Michael whom he has not seen in twenty months. Pasquarelli has four sons in the armed forces.
The Terra and Oliveira families express heartfelt thanks to relatives neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy during bereavement. They also thank for the flowers and spiritual bouquets from MR. & MRS. JOHN M. TERRA MR. & MRS. JOSEPH M. TERRA and MISS MARY W. OLIVEIRA.
A family with an eight room house two baths and modern conveniences including a large jet and two car garage is offered at 7500. A large 35 665 square foot lot with electricity gas and town water is available for 3000. Both opportunities are to settle estate bay now and build after peace is declared.
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