Bristol Passes 82 Percent of May War Stamp Quota
Bertram W. Wall announces Bristol has reached 82 1/2 percent of its $36 400 May quota in War Stamps and Bonds. He names sub committee chairmen and notes local plants may push totals above the target with payroll saves and out of town purchases. A meeting of committee heads is set to plan increased sales.
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Bristol
Bertram W. Wall
Wall
War Savings
Banking
J. William
Elmer S. Mapes
Public Employees
Wm H. Angevine Industry and
Anthony J. Nunes
Manuel Serpa
James J. Velleca
Lucien Capone
Vincent J. Griffin
Roswell S. Bosworth
Daniel W. Coggeshall
Mr. Wall
United States
Preparation Made For S P C C Campaign
Preparations for the Bristol Advisory Council annual appeal of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children are under way. Mrs Charles B Rockwell chairs the Finance Committee which will mail letters to former contributors later this week. The 12 month Bristol SPCC work cost 785 pounds, aiding 50 children removed from difficult homes.
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Bristol
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Charles B Rockwell
Rockwell
Republicans Name Registration Committee
Dr. John R. Bernardo chairman of the Republican Town Committee spoke on voter registration at a Republican Women’s Club meeting held in B. W. Wall’s office. A registration committee was named with Joseph J. Marshall chairman Orlando Bisbane Mrs Albert H. Flint Jr and Mr Wall. Refreshments were served by Mrs Henry F. Serbst Jr and Mrs B Wall and bingo followed.
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John R. Bernardo
Republican Town Committee
Republican Women’s Club
B. W. Wall
Bernardo
Joseph J. Marshall
Orlando Bisbane
Albert H. Flint, Jr
Wall
Henry F. Serbst, Jr
B. Wall
Dr Clark Re-Elected President of Bristol Y
Dr Samuel D Clark was re-elected president of the Bristol YMCA at the annual Board meeting. Re-elected officials include vice president Charles Otten Jr and treasurer Charles B Rockwell with secretary John G Stewart. Directors for 1945 include Wesley A Armstrong Elmer S Mapes Roswell S Bosworth Henry Wood Dr Clark and Salvador Nunes. Reginald Dimond named assistant treasurer Hubert Hill new general secretary outlined planned facility improvements and community services.
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Samuel D Clark
Bristol
YMCA
Charles Otten, Jr
Charles B Rockwell
John G Stewart
Wesley A Armstrong
Elmer S Mapes
Roswell S Bosworth
Henry Wood
Clark
Salvador Nunes
Reginald Dimond
Hubert F Hill
Mr. Hill
Dr Clark
Wallis E. Howe
Charles B. Rockwell
Wesley A. Armstrong
F. Reginald Dimond
George S. Pailthorpe
E. S Mapes
James G. Carns
R S. Bosworth
Charles Otten
Col
Arthur W. Barrett
Salvage Committee To Complete Plans For Drive
The Salvage For Victory committee meets at 8 PM in Kearney Post Home to finalize plans for a scrap metal rubber and waste material drive set to begin June 6. Chairman Cecil C Getchell urges all members to attend for subcommittee reports and final campaign arrangements.
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Kearney
Cecil C. Getchell
Town Council Sets Night Session on Pole Stops
The Town Council will hold a special evening session after New England Transportation seeks to restore painted pole stops on the Providence-Bristol route to conserve rubber and gasoline. A public hearing on Herreshoff Mfg Co plans to use a Ferry Road lot for parking and storage will be held, with Mr. Howe present though not a petitioner.
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New England Transportation Company
Council
Transportation Company
Herreshoff Mfg. Co
Ferry Road
George L. Howe
Howe
Lucien Capone
B W. Wall
W. F E. Boyle
Providence
Bristol
Motor Corps Benefits From Successful Tea Sale at Bristol Yacht Club
The Red Cross Motor Corps tea and sale at Bristol Yacht Club drew a large crowd on Saturday afternoon. Capt. Herreshoff and Lt. Flint reported the event raised enough funds to cover half the cost of the new ambulance. Canon Parshley donated a historic document won by Mrs. Ralph F. Kinder in bidding. Several women assisted as hosts and servers.
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Red Cross Motor Corps
Bristol Yacht Club
Herreshoff
Flint
Motor Corps
Canon Parshley
Ralph F. Kinder
Memorial Day Parade Arrangements Led by McKay
Final plans for Memorial Day parade and exercises are being completed by the organizing committee led by Robert J. McKay. The procession forms at 9 oclock in front of G A R Hall and includes Legionnaires Boy Scouts Sea Scouts and Girl Scouts with speeches at the Burnside Memorial Building.
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Robert J. McKay
Elmer McNamara
McKay
Stretch Your Gasoline Ration
A government warning urges drivers to limit speed to under forty on highways and boulevards to conserve gasoline. At 30 mph a gallon covers about 2 miles, while at 70 mph it only covers about 1.4 miles, risking one gallon in three.
Defense Council Control Center staff changes detailed
Regular duty assignments at the Defense Council Control Center have been assumed by Mrs Henry P Trudell P D Frazell and George F Phillips. On call substitutes include Mrs P D Frazell Mrs Charles E Burns Miss Marion Langella Miss G Mala fronte Miss Ella Carlone Miss Mary Botelho Miss Lavina Maturi Miss Pauline Langella and Mrs G Elton Pierce.
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Control Center of
The
Defense Council
Henry P. Trudell
P. D. Frazell
George F Phillips
Charles E. Burns
Marion Langella
G. Malafronte
Ella Carlone
Mary Botelho
Lavina Maturi
Pauline Langella
G. Elton Pierce
Memorial Day Post Office Schedule Outlined
The schedule lists two dispatch times at 8:00 a m and 2:00 p m for memorial day mails, with one morning delivery. General delivery closes at 9 a m and money order along with postal savings departments close all day.
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Postal Savings Departments
M C Smith Jr To Speak At Bristol Rotary Club
Maurice S Smith Jr head of Bristol Manufacturing Corp will speak at the Rotary Club meeting at the Colonial Hotel. Rev Amos Thornburg of Mathews Street Methodist Church spoke last Wednesday on foundations for a just lasting peace advocating shared hunger relief and racial equality as keys to peace. Past President William Pinch attended as a visitor.
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Maurice S Smith, Jr
Bristol Mfg. Corp
Rotary Club
Colonial Hotel
Amos Thornburg
Mathewson Street
Dr. Thornburg
William Pinch
Send-off for army hopefuls on Fountain Street parade
A Providence observer describes a wartime send-off on Fountain Street for local youths enlisting in the Army. A drum major led a band as crowds cheered from windows and sidewalks. The departing group waved home folk, boarding a bus after a brief parade to Washington Street.
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Providence
Fountain Street
Journal
Army
Washington Street
Fountain
Union Street
Uncle Sam
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William W Perry
Samuel Kinder
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J. Winthrop DeWolf
Henry Street
C. B. Rockwell
J. Floyd Huestis
Arthur H. Carr
Democratic Town Committee
Bertram W Wall Elmer McNamara
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IL. H Callan
Samuel A Hall
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Thomas H. Black
Soldiers Home
Francis P Slade
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Edmund S. Rex
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Wm. F. Head
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Hope Street
North Cemetery
Logan
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G. A
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W Burdon
First Baptist Church
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
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A. W. Burdon
Samuel A. Hall
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M. C. Smith Jr
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