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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1942
Page
2
This piece extols the American little guy as the backbone of the nation. It credits immigrants and common workers with building industry and farms, creating wealth, and sustaining freedom through free enterprise. It frames the government as belonging to the people and champions continual striving and resilience.
Local groups in Bristol announce meetings and events including the Bristol Girl Scout Council on Friday at 2 30 pm, town council session, Our Lady of Mount Carmel activities, Home Demonstration meeting, and church warden gatherings. Navy enlistees from Bristol, Yacht Club election, and a Rotary Club talk by State Insurance Commissioner J Austin Carroll are noted alongside civic dances, sales, and a Sunday roll of honor service.
The October to Thanksgiving drive urges all Girl Scouts and adults to buy War Savings Stamps for the Victory Fund. Stamps will be collected at national headquarters, converted to War Bonds, and held for wartime child relief. Bristol Scout contributions will be tallied on Thanksgiving with national results released December 7.
Raymond L. McNamara 2nd Lieutenant writes from Fort Riley Kansas about travel to the post and encounters with Captain Edward J. Fitzgerald a former Bristol We talk for a short time and exchange news He describes Junction City recreation facilities for soldiers including games dances ping pong tables and reading lamps funded by taxpayers He notes high esprit de corps and saluting duty and asks to add his middle initial I to the Bristol Phoenix honor roll and to forward his subscription He mentions a recital program from Classical to boogie woogie and signs off with 0500 wake-up and a post bunk writing on a suitcase
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