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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1943
Page
3
A Bristol author asks residents to dig deeper for Bonds and Stamps to aid Allied victory. He addresses 4Fs and draft dodgers, warning against complacency and stressing postwar work, urging communal effort and persistence.
A letter from Clarence DeW Herreshoff in Washington DC tells of turning to prayer after skating to a meeting and giving his skates to a deacon. Another note from Aniello Parisi APO 763 requests mail forwarding and praises hometown papers as a link to home.
A letter to Roswell S. Bosworth recalls the Phoenix 1820 Heads of Families in Bristol and notes the listing of Barnabas Bates, pastor of the Baptist Church, alongside a memory of a verse about him mentioning skates.
A returning Bristol service member writes from Louisiana praising the Bristol Phoenix for its hometown news and sports reports. He mentions friends Raymond McMahon Gaetano Marino Felix Pasquarelli Vincent Annarummo and Joe Brown and Sgt Mike Balzano and notes how the paper keeps soldiers connected to home.
Corporal Robert B Suzman sends thanks for Phoenix copies and asks Bristol to support the BBB fund and Red Cross. He notes many families have loved ones in Uncle Sam's forces and urges 100 percent town endorsement and donations while stationed in Sicily.
Lost or destroyed pass book number 24924 issued by Industrial Trust Co Bristol Branch in its Participation Department. Payment has been stopped and an application made for a duplicate book. Please return to the bank per legal process.
Colt Memorial edged De La Salle 7-6 at Freebody Stadium Newport in Colt's first Suburban-Division start. Colt moves into a 2nd place tie behind Barington and Burrillville. De La Salle briefly led after a late rally but Colt's defense held.
Norman Kerr, 14, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Kerr of Hope Street, earned a $25 War Bond for a Bristol County 4 H Club project titled the best in Bristol. His 60 by 100 foot garden produced 17 bushels of potatoes and a harvest of peas tomatoes beets carrots cabbage beans spinach parsley onions sweet peppers corn and savoy beans. Kerr’s garden has twice won blue ribbons and was showcased after a 4 H Club inspection by Kenneth R Pickett and other officials.
The Angel Society of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church hosted a Halloween party with bobbing for apples games and peanut hunt. Prizes went to Joanna Pozzi Savatrito Letizzi and Cornelia Jannuccillo. committee members listed and a schedule of Girl Scout troops and meeting times follows along with a wartime stamp and ration notices.
Tan M Walker chairman of the local Salvage Committee notes large scrap deposits as they await a lift truck freed from East Providence curb work. He urges residents to contact him for scrap delivery and mentions a bet between Bristol Warren and Barrington with 100 pounds onions and a dogwood plant as stakes.
The Netopian Society of the First Congregational Church will host a United Nations party Monday evening at the General House. Dessert will be served on entry and games from various nations will be featured. Herbert B. Burnham Jr. chairs the committee with assistance from Miriam McCaughey and the Sullivans and Barrs.
Four Bristol men are home on leave from the US Naval Training Station at Sampson New York. Edward Cabral Lawrence DiMaura Matthew Romano and Jerome Squatrito have completed basic training and hold the rank of seaman second class.
The Army Specialized Training Program and Navy College Program V-12 will hold a joint qualifying test at Bristol Senior High School on Tuesday November 9. Eligible students ages 17 to 21 who have or will graduate by March 1 1944 may apply using a form obtainable at the school. The test is nonbinding and aims to assess aptitude for government funded college training with eventual officer prospects in either service.
A limited number of Bristol girls were interviewed during a two day WAC recruiting drive last Wednesday and Thursday. Lt. Katherine S. Duval T4 Althea Von Arx and T5 Eleanor Edwards led the sessions. A Women’s Club of the Y meeting featured remarks on WAC life and the film We're in the Army Now was shown to about 40 girls.
Carl Annarummo, seaman 2c, believed aboard the USS Bristol when she sank, is reported safe. His brother Vincent received his Oct 15 letter three days after the sinking stating he is safe and hopes to return home to see Pat Annarummo from the Colt football team play in a game.
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