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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1942
Page
2
A patriotic poem praising a neighbor's son going to war and urging support for national defense. The speaker vows to aid the war effort by producing ships and tanks, buying bonds, and contributing to victory abroad. It evokes wartime sacrifice and shared national purpose across families and neighbors.
WANTED Two route drivers to replace drafted men Wages thirty dollars weekly drawing account plus ten percent commission on monthly receipts exceeding drawing account Board and room available at farm ALSO Wanted two barn men twice daily milking with machines Wages seventy nine dollars per month with board and room Pinnacle Rock Farm Plainville Connecticut Telephone 23%
Jacob Molashy at 44 State Street advertises Memorial Day wreaths sprays and baskets decorated with artificial flowers, individually boxed starting at 69 cents each.
Jimmies Greenhouse at 42 Center Street near the Reservoir offers pink white and red geraniums and ice plants for Memorial Day.
Aluminum pans and waterless cooking sets advertised with limited stock while supplies last. Also offered are custom built slip covers for chairs and various floral arrangements at local addresses including 43 Church Street and 10 Prospect Street Bristol.
Five room tenement at 68 Charles Street Annly details tele phone 94 1 to let furnished clean state street upstairs call between five and six o clock four room toilet and running water price good site apply at Bristol Narrows Store Macreawe authority
A renovated four room cottage on Mount Hope Bay near water access is for sale with amenities including swimming and fishing. Address inquiries to Remieres at 9 Church Street or call Bristol 65 for furniture sale details.
Live non sexual term. Roosters weighing 6 1 2 to 9 pounds sold for 25 cents per wound at Silvae Poultry Farm located at 177 Mt Hope Ave. Contact number 654 W for orders or inquiries.
Local market notes indicate poultry activity limited to Saturdays with price patterns and “fast paintin” terms amid quiet weekdays. Officials warn buyers to observe weekend timings and quality standards.
The following Colt Memorial High School pupils earned averages of nine percent or higher for the fifth marking term. Class of 1942 names include Gladys Brightman Thomas Campagna Paul Richards Keneth Sturdevant Elizabeth Gifford Fernando Almeida Harold Dennis. Class of 1943 lists Pauline Bruno Lucien Capone Evelyn Lemaire George Oliver. Class of 1944 lists Angelina Cirilla Herbert Hayden Frank Dimond Concetta Millimaggi Beatrice Oliver Pauline Aguar Laura Gaspar Crismilda Pontes Mary Vales.
A Bristol reader in the 1st Infantry Division writes from Camp Blanding Florida on Mothers Day May 10 1942. He notes distance from home twelve hundred miles and expresses love for mothers everywhere and gratitude for letters and packages from home.
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