Drive for scrap rubber recruits 2000 local youths
A Bristol drive mobilizes 2000 schoolchildren to collect scrap rubber for the war effort. The Salvage for Victory Committee plans a major campaign starting Saturday June 6 with school by school containers and a central depository. A $5 PTA prize will go to the school with the most rubber, awarded per capita to favor smaller schools.
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Salvage For Victory Committee
Ian M. Walker
Salvage Committee
C. C. Getchell
Bristol
Army
Navy
Air Force
Walker
P T A
Earl G. Sturdevant
Taft
Annie M. Tobin
St. Mary’s
Lucien Capone
Burton
James A. McKenna
Oliver
Harry Town
Reynolds
William Pinch
Byfield
Walley
James J. Velleca
Guneras
James E. Sullivan
Colt
Benefits Tournament At Excelsior Tennis Club
The Excelsior Tennis Club plans a Patriotic Tournament to aid the Red Cross starting at 2:30 PM tomorrow. Events include men's and women's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles with 50 cent entry fees per person. Balls supplied by the club. Entries at the clubhouse or via Wm M Fischer or Miss Mollie Hamill. Punch and sandwiches will be served by the House Committee chaired by Mrs Howard Paull with Mrs Norton M Zinderstein and Mrs Charles B Rockwell.
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Excelsior Tennis Club
Red Cross
Wm. M Fischer
Mollie Hamill
R. Punch
House
Howard Paull
Norton M. Zinderstein
Charles B Rockwell
Rhode Island Orders Milk Deliveries Every Other Day
The Rhode Island State Board of Milk Control will require mandatory every other day milk deliveries starting June 1. Executive officer John P Hull said about 600 dealers currently deliver on alternate days voluntarily, with exemptions only for parts of West Greenwich and Coventry where production exceeds consumption.
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Rhode Island
State Board of Milk Control
John P Hull
Hull
West Greenwich
Coventry
Free Public Vaccination Clinics For Pupils
Notice to parents announces free public clinics for vaccination of students entering school in September at Rockwell House on Monday June 1 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and Tuesday June 2 from 10:00 to 12:00 AM. Children must be five by August 31, 1942. Birth or baptismal certificates required. No other vaccination times. E. S. Mapes.
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Rockwell House
Colt High Band to Present Annual Concert Monday
Colt High School Band, directed by Mrs. M. Theresa Donovan, will present its third annual concert Monday, June 8, featuring overtures, waltzes, popular numbers, and a novel ties medley's program. The band also will perform at the Air Raid Wardens graduation on Sunday, June 7. A Helen Church march dedication and solos by Anna Kebrek, Anthony Ascoli, Joseph Correira, James Martin, and senior-boy choir will highlight the program.
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Colt High Band
Colt High School
M. Theresa Donovan
Reynolds
Helen Church
Anna Kebrek
Anthony Ascoli
Joseph Correira
James Martin
P T A Favors Tags For Children Of Bristol County
The Bristol County Council of Parents and Teachers met at Colt High School library. A key recommendation urged tagging every child aged 1 to 15 in Bristol County for identification through the local defense council, aligned with National and State P T A actions. Officers elected include President Reeve Harper, 1st VP Farr Sturdevant, 2nd VP Ian McWalker, 3rd VP Frank Childs, Recording Secretary J Allen, Treasurer Francis Doyle, Corres Secretary Russell Crown, and Legislation Chairman Robert Dunbar. The next meeting is set for October in Barrington.
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Bristol County Council of Parents and
Colt High School
Francis Doyle
Warren
Paul Gould
Providence
State Congress of Parents and Teachers
Bristol County Council
Parent Teacher Association
Bristol County
National
Lucien Capone
Reeve Harper
Barrington
Farr Sturdevant
Ian McWalker
Bristol
Frank Childs
J . Allen
Russell Crown
Robert Dunbar
Stretch Your Gas Ration Driving Advice Card
Advisory urges steady driving to save gasoline. Do not speed up at lights or brake hard. maintain pace with traffic and anticipate signals. Slowing gradually using engine braking can reduce stops and conserve fuel over trips.
Parking Rules Set For Herreshoff Employees
After a conference with Chief Ferrara, Herreshoff Mfg. Co. announces parking limits across Wood Street area. Letters urge compliance to avoid penalties. bans on Hope Street and Walley Street segments, with restricted spots on High Street and Burnside Street and a limit near Tanyard Lane.
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Herreshoff Mfg
Anthony J. Ferrara
Wood Street
Ferry Road
Tanyard Lane
Hope Street
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Walley Street
Burton Street
Hope
High
Wood
High Street
Burnside Street
Tanyard
Agreement Reached On Use Of Common For Fourth Of July
The council and Fourth of July Committee settled access to the Common for carnival use with marked concessions to protect sidewalks and grass. Trucks will enter at the northeast corner, and concessions on the south side near the bandstand to Wood and State streets are prohibited. Funding discussions urged the town to appropriate more for the committee.
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J Floyd Huestis
Arthur W. Burdon
Mr Huestis
John P. Marshell
Henry F Serbst, Jr
Huestis
Serbst
A J. Ferrara
Needy Bristol Children Benefit From SPC C Drive
Bristol advisory committee of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children appeals for voluntary gifts to support 50 local children protected last year at a cost of 785 dollars. The letter urges contributions to fund in town services for neglected and dependent children with Providence funded by the Community Fund.
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Bristol
Rhode Island
SPC
Charles B Rockwell
Rockwell
Social Service Department
Providence
Farewell Party Honors William Gablinske Before Army Service
A farewell party for William Gablinske was held at the Silver Cafe on State Street. Guests included John Gabinske John Evangelist David Ferris Roy Stanley Antone Correia. Toastmaster Lombard Pozzi presented a gift on behalf of friends. Chefs Frank Panzarella Joseph Rich and Manuel Raposa prepared the banquet.
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William Gablinske
Silver Cafe
State Street
John Gabinske
John Evangelist
David Ferris
Roy Stanley
Antone Correia
Lombard Pozzi
Frank Panzarella
Joseph Rich
Manuel Raposa
Copies Of Green And White For Alumni
A few copies of the Green and White, the senior class annual at Colt Memorial High School, will be available for alumni. Paul Richards, editor in chief, said copies may be ordered by calling the high school or the Phoenix office.
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Colt Memorial High School
Paul Richards
Phoenix
Memorial Day Mail Schedule and Post Office Hours
For Memorial Day the mail arrives at 6:00 and 7:00 a.m. and is dispatched at 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. There will be one morning delivery and general delivery remains open until 9 a.m. Money Order and Postal Savings Departments are closed all day.
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Postal Savings Departments
Fall In spirit helps new soldiers with service legacy
The piece recalls 1917 18 lessons from the American Legion booklet Fall In a guide for new recruits. It emphasizes faith loyalty and camaraderie learned in past wars and urges today’s draftees to seek morale, salute rightly, stay clean, read home letters, and value traditions.
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The
American Legion
Mom
Germany
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J. Edward Bromberg
Charles Brown
Norma Shearer
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Gail Patnex
Lee Bowman
Marjorie Mala
Reginald Owen
John Howard
Lucile Fair
Herreshoff
Police Department
Colonial Hotel
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Christian Science Monitor
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