Rhode Island Night At Geneva May 24 Supports WAVES Program
The Geneva Club and USO sponsor Rhode Island Night on May 24 inviting newcomers to greet residents and honor Rhode Island. Sampson Naval Training Center nearby draws good attendance with events including talent and singing for WAVES and servicemen. Gifts and pamphlets from civic groups are invited to create prizes and browsing materials for the event.
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Geneva Club, Inc
USO
Rhode Island
Sampson Naval Training Center
Geneva Chamber of Commerce
Bristol
Martin O'Brien
Main St
Geneva
N. Y
WAVES Recruiting Expanded in Navy Drive for New England
The Navy Department announced national reopening of WAVES recruitment with higher enlistment quotas for the First Naval District to fill vacancies as personnel are sent to sea. A recruiting team will be at the local post office each Wednesday.
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Japan
Navy Department Today
Naval District
New England
Facts From Iran Life Shared By A Former Soldier
An ex soldier near Miami recalls two years in Persia Iran where troops protected desert supply routes for lend lease aid to Russia. He notes extreme heat up to 162 degrees frequent typhus from dirt and lice underground water tunnels and mud houses describing life amid caravan trades and military patrols.
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Miami
Iran
Persia
Russia
Teheran
Near East
Reynolds School V E Day Program Highlights Student Acts
The John Post Reynolds School held a V E Day program featuring Frederick S Bartlett Jr on “The Significance of V E Day.” The event included Lord’s Prayer flags salute Star Spangled Banner poems by Dorothy Tavares and Peter Kinder and songs “America the Beautiful” and “God Bless America” with students Mary Louise Adams as announcer and Claude Rene and Kenneth Robinson as flag bearers.
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John Post Reynolds
Frederick S Bartlett, Jr
Fred Bartlett
Peter Kinder
Dorothy Tavares
Jane Perry
Mary Ann Velleca
Ethel Viera
Taps
John Bisbane
God Bless America
Claude Rene
Kenneth Robinson
Mary Louise Adams
Card of Thanks for Marion Veira
The Veira family expresses deep gratitude to friends neighbors and organizations for kindness during their loss. They acknowledge flower tributes cards and spiritual bouquets and thank Bristol Corp Shipping Dept U S Rubber Co Portuguese Recordacces da Patria Club Santo Cristo Club Jolly Club CJIO Local No 220 Officers U R WA and family members for support and attendance at the funeral.
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Marion Veira
Bristol Corp
Shipping Dept
United States Rubber Company
Service Dept
Portuguese Recordacces da Patria Club
Santo Christo Club
Jolly Club
Cjio Local No 220
U.R WA
Bristol Sailor Returns Home After South Pacific Service
Matthew D. Piemontese BM2c of 3 Bay View Avenue returns from three years in the Navy with seven battles including Guadalcanal Savai Ulithi Leyte Gulf Luzon and Okinawa He met fellow Bristol sailors at Leyte and New Guinea two days after the Philippines invasion a Filipino boat traded with his ship He witnessed a Japanese pilot die at Okinawa Bay and now enjoys a 14 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Piemontese and wife Gloria.
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Matthew D. Piemontese
Bay View Avenue
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Savai
Ulithi
Leyte Gulf
Luzon
Okinawa
Leyte
Matthew
Frank Panzarella
New Guinea
Thomas Remeires
Philippines
Okinawa Bay
Bos'n Piemontese
Lawrence Piemontese
Gloria
Navy
Public Military Whist Event May 18 by Reba Rebekah Lodge
The Reba Rebekah Lodge announces a public military whist gathering on Friday May 18. Proceeds or details are not specified in the readable text. Local participants and location are not disclosed in the fragment.
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Reba Rebekah Lodge
Lost Pass Book Notice From Industrial Trust Co
Lost or destroyed pass book No 15051 issued by Industrial Trust Co Bristol Branch in the Participation Department. Payment stopped and duplicate book application made as provided by law. Notice that after this date I will not be responsible for debts contracted in my name by anyone other than myself August C Mello 108 High St Providence R I
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Industrial Trust Co
Bristol
Mello
High St
Providence, R
Ivy Guild Names Officers for 1945-46 at St Michael's
Mrs Calbraith B Perry was elected president of the Ivy Guild of St. Michael's Church at the annual meeting. Mrs Evelin C Bache, retiring president and the guild's first leader, was honored with a bouquet. Several officers were re elected including Mrs Charles E Davis secretary Mrs Henry A Hambrick treasurer and Miss Isabelle E Bosworth second vice president. Refreshments followed served by a committee including Mrs Reynolds Northup and others.
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Calbraith B. Perry
Ivy Guild
St. Michael's Church
Charles E Davis
Henry A Hambrick
Herman B. Gablinske
William H Angevine
Isabelle E Bosworth
Evelin C. Bache
Bristol soldier feeds troops on Luzon front lines
Pfc George Mello son of Mrs Carrie Mello of 60 Charles St Bristol serves as a cook with the 149th Infantry 38th Division in the Zambales Mountains central Luzon Under combat conditions he helped feed troops at the front lines carrying food through rough terrain He is a Guiteras Jr High School graduate and former Collins and Aikman shipper He enlisted June 2 1942 at Fort Devens Ma and went overseas January 9 1944 reaching Hawaii and New Guinea He took part in the Leyte campaign and earned the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon Good Conduct Ribbon and Combat Infantry Badge His brother Manuel is a technical sergeant in the Marines.
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Luzon
George Mello
Carrie M. Flynn
Charles St
Bristol
R. LL
Lorraine Mello
149Th Infantry
Zambales
George
Guiteras Jr High School
Collins and Aikman Corps
Fort Devens
Mass
Hawaii
New Guinea
Leyte
Manuel
Marines
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Capt
Chase
Florida
Bristol Supply Company
Joseph Brum
Wood Street
Army of Production
U.S. Rubber Co
U. S. Employment Service
Matthew Piemontese
Pfc
Europe
Pacific
America
NEW England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Newport
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