Servicemen's Dormitory to Close With Good Record
The YMCA servicemen's dormitory will close after Saturday November 17 following a two week usage survey by Hubert F. Hill showing no real ongoing need. Since 1943 the dorm housed 10 335 servicemen offering free stays and extra help with housing and holidays, praised for cleanliness and comfort.
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Y.M.C.A
Henry A. Street
Hubert F. Hill
Hill
Prudence Island
Bristol
Camp Edwards
Christmas Mails To Be Heaviest This Year
Postal officials forecast heavy 1945 Christmas mail and gifts demand due to war marriages returning service members and stronger purchasing power. Mail loads running 15 percent above 1944 with a 20 percent pre Christmas sales surge. authorities urge early deposits to ensure delivery amid limited transport capacity.
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Daniel W. Coggeshall
Postal deadlines set for 1945 Christmas season
The notice warns of the heaviest Christmas postal season and directs stores to post mailing dates. Final closing date for parcels is December 6 for New England States and the Boston Postal District. Christmas cards for the mentioned states should be mailed within seven days after gift parcel dates.
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New England
Boston
Air Rescue Of Shangri La At Hillsgrove For Bond Drive
The Hillsgrove State Airport hosts a staged re creation of the Shangri La air rescue by WAC Corporal Margaret Hastings as Rhode Island opens its final bond drive. Gov John Pastore and War Finance Chair Roderick Pirnie attend with others in a 2:30 p.m. program.
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Shangri-La Wac
Margaret Hastings
New Guinea
Hillsgrove
Army
Rhode Island
Hastings
Boston
John O Pastore
Roderick Pirnie
State War Finance Committee
Allbert P. Ruerat
Warwick
School of Aviation Medicine
AAF
Randolph Field
Texas
Treasury Department
Troop Carrier Command
Army Air Forces
Airborne Center
Army Ground Forces
Bristol Holds First Community Hallowe'en Party For Children
The Bristol Legion sponsored a parade through town led by police and local groups with costumes from tots to teens. At the Armory the event featured ice cream, singing, and cartoons, drawing a crowd of over a thousand children and hundreds of parents. No property damage complaints were reported.
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Hallowe’en
Bristol
James A. Sisson
Legion Committee
Bert Hill
Y.M.C.A
Joseph P. Quartaro
Carl T. Carlson
Raymond S. Brightman
Anthony J. Ferrara
United War Fund Surpasses Quota by 106 Percent
Frederick S. Bartlett announced the United War Fund exceeded its quota this day with total receipts of 12 756 75 dollars, 106 percent of the goal, at the Providence final report meeting. Bristol’s strong showing credited to a broad community effort across divisions.
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United War Fund
Frederick S. Bartlett
Bartlett
Providence
Bristol
Bristol 4 H Club Holds Special Meeting At Leader Home
The Bristol 4 H Club met Thursday night at Mary G Cabral's home. Regent Mrs Nadine Chaffee attended. Local officers include President Mary G Cabral Vice president Jennie Troiano Secretary Phoebe Donato Treasurer Jennie Games Score cards Alice Cabral Songs leader Dorothy Am aral Games leader Rita Sousa.
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Bristol
Mary G. Cabral
Nadine Chaffee
Jennie Troiano
Phoebe Donato
Jennie Games
Alice Cabral
Dorothy Amaral
Rita Sousa
Rotary Club Plans Summer Camp Fund for Children
The Bristol Rotary Club approved creating a fund to send deserving children to summer camps. Funding ideas include a birthday donation by members and an entertainment event. The board of directors will decide methods and appoint trustees for the fund.
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Rotary Club
Bristol Rotary Club
Club
American ships carry most G I s home from overseas
The article notes American vessels, especially the West Point, have carried nine of ten G I s ashore at East Coast ports since V-E Day. It describes the West Point’s size, service from Bombay to Liverpool, life aboard for 8,000 men, bunk allocations, meal routines, life jacket rules, and the shipboard culture as troops anticipate homeward arrival.
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G.i.’S
Atlantic
U. S
Navy
West Point
Bombay
Marseilles
Capetown
Guadalcanal
Panama
Liverpool
Rio
Red Sea
Suez
Singapore
Milne Bay
Milwaukee
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Chester W Williams
Prescott B. Paull
Domenic DeRise
Regina Farley
Colt
South Kingstown
Irene Durine
Alexander Knox
Charles Coburn
Cartoon
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Isle of Romance
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Robert Stanton
Lynn Merrick
Thurston Hall
Pamela Blake
Charles Gordon
Gertrude Michael
Susanna Foster
Tarhan Bey
Alan Curtis
Andy Devine
Thomas Gomez
Edward Arnold
Party For Children
Hallowe‘en
Sisson
Phoenix
Erasmo Mancini
Robbie Kinder
Frederick T Goff
Bristol County
Child
Warren, R. IL
G.I
Galveston
Statue of Liberty
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