The Merchant Marine in World War II Triumph and Toll
The article lauds the US Merchant Marine as a pivotal war lifeline linking home front production to front line forces. It notes growth from 55,000 sailors in 1941 to about 200,000, a fleet expanding to 4,000 ships with 53 million deadweight tons, capable of 8,000 tons per hour year round. It honors sailors who faced torpedoes and bombs, with February 1 as national remembrance and 755 known dead 4,683 missing and 579 prisoners of war by that date.
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America
Merchant Marine Act
Merchant Service
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Local Items Open Line Featured in Bristol Society Notes
Community update from Bristol and vicinity highlights visits and social appearances. Readers are invited to contribute items about who visited whom and other travels of interest to locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Dramatic Guild
Guiteras House
Membersip
May Procession and community events around Bristol observes notices
A May Procession at St Mary’s Church is planned for Sunday at 3 PM. Various local activities include a War Bond drawing by the Catholic Boys Club, a bishop anniversary Mass at 7 AM, and multiple club meetings and civic notices across town.
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St. Mary’s Church
Catholic Boys Club
Lost Case to Folding Camera Near Coek High
Lost folding camera found near Coek High. finder offered to return to E Taylor at 341 Hope Street. Reward offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coek-High
E Taylor
Hope Street
Dog Found Scotch Terrier in Bristol Area
A Scotch terrier was found and reported near Bristol with the contact reference 722 for retrieval. Local residents are asked to identify and reclaim the dog by contacting the posted number.
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Bristol
Late model home appliance assortment sale
A list of household items including Primer washing machine Thor washing machine table model 30 day guarantee Singer sewing machine electric and foot pedal vacuum cleaner electric clock electric flat irons electric toaster alarm clock and a location note at Jefferson street Warren.
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Thor
Singer
Jefferson Street
Warren
For Sale Two Hog Island Lots on Bristol Front and Rear
Two lots on Hog Island offered for sale at a cheap price. One is shore front, the other behind it. Inquiries go to Box II, Bristol Phoe nix.
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Hog Island
Bristol Phoenix
Bristol Boys Among Those Praised By Lt General Doolittle
Evacuation day note from Lt Gen James H Doolittle honors 185 000 airmen of the Eighth Air Force including Bristol residents Set James L Rodrigues Jr Pasquale J Perroni Joseph Lawrence August F Benevides James F McCarthy Joseph R Borges and William K McMillan Jr in a wartime congratulations.
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Bristol
Doolittle
Eighth Air Force
James H. Doolittle
Jit
Germany
James L. Rodrigues, Jr
Emmett Rodrigues
Wood St
Pasquale J. Perroni
Joseph Perroni
Washington Street
Joseph Lawrence
Thompson Avenue
August F. Benevides
Coggeshall Avenue
James F. McCarthy
Walley Street
Joseph R. Borges
William K. McMillan, Jr
High St
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Phoenix Publishing Co
R. A
Bradford Sr
Corner of
Thames
Roswell S. Bosworth
Nancy D. Bosworth
Your
Phoenix
R. I
United States Merchant Marine
War Department
the Armed Forces
Thames Street
Bradford
U. S. Employment Service
Associat
Asociat Aiotsai Vos
First Federal Savings and Loan
Aes First Federal Savings and Loan Associe
First Federal Savings and Loan Asse
First Federal Savings and Los
Hist Federal Savings and Loan Association of Providence 2
Westianstak Sr
Providence, Wi
Bristol & Vicinity
Francis P Keough
Rhode Island
Henry Sousa
Beralina Sousa
Franklin Street
U. S. Army
Sousa
U. S. Rubber Company
Anthony Reis
Charles Street
Anthony James Reis, Jr
Reis
Helen Pimental
A’s
Angelo Corsi
Usher Street
Angelo Louis
Edward J. McLaughlin
William P. Mclaughlin
Cottage Street
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
K. of C
Guy Morrow
Peoria
Illinois
Bristol County Water Company
Rotary Club
L. B. Trowbridge
The
American Tract Society
Men’s Union
Guneras House
Methodist Church
Holy Name Society
Our Lady of Mt
Pfc
Andrew J. Meiggs
USA
Meiggs
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
St. Elizabeth’s Cyo
Ray Rodrigues
Charles Mello
Edmond Costa
Paul Paiva
Rockwell House
Paul Thompson
Martha Graham
John “C. Pastore
Charles Hi. Alfréd
Répresentative
Henry Alfred
Usher Averiue
U. S. Navy
Pvt
William DiSalvo
Carmine DiSalvo
Usher Avenue
Chestnut Street
Recreation Board
Narragansett Electric Company
New England Transportation Co
Burnside Memorial
Fox Hill Ave
Hope St
Tel
Electrolux
Bradford St
Union-Crawford
John H Toplin
R I
Herreshoff Boatyard
Swift-McNutt Co
Marengo St
Molaskys Store
State Street
Winecombe
Cora Anderson
Toplin
Lincoln Avenue
Mary Tabron
Wardwell Farms
Arm E. Merolla
Mgr
ST. Elizabeth’s Srs
Portsmouth
Guiteras Field
Eastman
Hope Drug Company
Kodak Headquarters
Babbitt Garage
Metacom Ave
Surfacing Company
Joseph Bento
Call Warren
Tysons Book Shop
Empire
Providence, R. I
Gen. Doolittle
Bristol Motors
Ath
Washington ST
Kk. A. Skinner
Bristol, R.vi
Tillier
Herbert G. Eales
Fall River
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