Ballot Day in Bristol with Campaigns and Turnout
Voters line up as Republicans and Democrats push for support in state and local races. Campaigns highlight candidates Roswell S. Bosworth Henry Alfred Manuel Cardoza Robert McCaughey and Gladys Brightman amid hopes of a heavy turnout in a presidential year with polls open 8 to 9 pm. Early voting reported steady with notable early voters including Frank B Bourn and Elizabeth Bourn.
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America
Bristol
John R. Bernardo
Pasquale Pagnano
Daniel G. Coggeshall
Roswell S. Bosworth
Roosevelt
Coggeshall
Senate
Bosworth
Henry Alfred
Manuel
Lindy) Cardoza
United States Merchant Marine
Cardoza
Robert A. McCaughey
Gladys Brightman
McCaughey
B.T.A. Hall
State Street
Court House
High Street
Reynolds School
Helen Newbold
Franklin’ Street
Frank Perry
Bay View Avenue
Alfonso Rebello
Wood Street
Irene Gomes
Michael Perna
Woodstreet
Mabel F. Sylvia
Bristol Narrows
Frank B Bourn
Washington, D. C
Capitol City
Elizabeth Bourn
Cantata Ruth to be performed at First Congregational
Julia Stacy Gould will solo in Ruth at the DeWolf Memorial Chapel Providence on Sunday Nov 19 directed by Herrmann L Wilbur with solos by A Connery and Mrs Sutcliffe R S Bosworth also featured The St Louis Romano Bronze Star recipient and deputy sheriff’s son from 45 Bay View Avenue will have his funeral at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church tomorrow at 7 AM. he died of wounds Oct 10 after earning the medal for gallantry on D Day and subsequent days.
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Julia Stacy Gould
Central Congregational Church
Providence
Ruth
DeWolf Memorial
First Congregational Church
Alfred Gaul
Wil
Herrmann L. Wilbur
Aida A Connery
Frederick A Sutcliffe
R S Bosworth
St Louis Romano
John Romano
Bay View Avenue
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
St Romano
Rotary Talk by Dr Fred V Martin on curing crippled tongues
Rotarians will hear Dr Fred V Martin speak tomorrow on curing crippled tongues for U S soldiers. The talk follows a recent Rotary briefing on the American Legion and its push for war readiness including the National Defense Act and fortifications in the Pacific and island regions.
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U S
Rotary Club
Fred V Martin
American Legion
Arthur Marles
RI Department
Legion
Philippines
Midway
Hawaii
Tho Ocean Navy
Guam
Marley
Steps Toward Repair Of Soldiers And Sailors Monument
Town Clerk John W. Church was authorized to negotiate with Gorham Mfg Company to plan repairs for the Soldiers and Sailors monument in front of the Burnside Memorial Building. Officials warned the job will be costly, and urged moving bronze figures under cover before winter. The repair cost may be charged to the hurricane budget after a large elm toppled and toppled the monument.
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John W. Church
Gorham Mfg. Company of
Providence
Soldiers and Sailors
Burnside Memorial
Church
Gorham Company
Two Injured In Evening Hope Street Crash
Mrs Florence Pinheiro of 400 Hope Street and Manuel Cunard of 14 Roma Street were injured last evening when their cars collided on Hope Street near Pappa Squash Road. Pinheiro suffered scalp lacerations and bruises, while Cunard had facial lacerations, bruises, and knee contusions. Both were treated by Dr A F DAngelo.
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Florence Pinheiro
Hope Street
Manuel Cunard
Roma Street
Pappasquash Road
Pinheiro
Mr. Cunard
Cunard
Armistice Day Plans Advanced by Local American Legion
The Kearney Post No. 6 American Legion will finalize Armistice Day plans at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Post Home. Commander LeRoy L. Dean announces thirteen more Gold Star citations to next of kin at Sunday’s Colt High School Memorial Exercises. Music by Colt High School Band directed by Mrs. M. Theresa Donovan, violin by Hubert F. Hill. Rev. Thomas Burns to give address. Banquet Saturday night with dancing and limited tickets from Post officers.
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Kearney
American Legion
LeRoy L. Dean
Colt High School
M. Theresa Donovan
Hubert F. Hill
Y.M.C.A
Thomas Burns
Fall River
Indignant About OPA Interference With Hobby
Manny Sousa of 15 Gooding Lane, first mate of the Prudence Island ferry, rails at OPA demands for reports and ceiling prices after casually building wooden toy jeeps as a hobby. He says no sale occurred and he won’t fill out the OPA forms, fearing government overreach and proposing relocation.
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Manny” Sousa
Gooding Lane
Prudence Island
OPA
Manny
Teen Age Canteen Opens At YMCA With Warm Welcome
The Teen Age Canteen at the YMCA opened with enthusiastic attendance from about 100 high school youths. Activities included dancing, bowling, table games, and planed special entertainment. Mothers and fathers praised the program as sponsors from three Y organizations attended the ceremony.
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Y.M.C
Robert S. L. Kinder
Young Women's Club
Thomas Campagna
Vking Club
Albert Osterberg
Joseph Nunes
H.-Y
Muriel] Trudell
Helen Preble
Hubert F Hill
Mrs Herbert N Gray Jr Hosts Bridge Party
Mrs Herbert N Gray Jr of Wood Street entertained at a bridge party last evening at her home. Guests came from Bristol Providence Pawtucket and Boston. Prize winners were Mr and Mrs Herbert N Gray Sr and Mrs James E Conley. Mr Gray won a bag of sugar. Refreshments were served and Helen Gray performed vocal selections.
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Herbert N Gray, Jr
Woodstreet
Bristol
Providence
Pawtucket
Boston
Herbert N. Gray, Sr
James E. Conley
Helen Gray
Two Bristol Boys Receive Presidential Citation
Cpl Joseph Lawrence 27 refueling unit operator and Pfc William McMillan 24 recreation specialist from Bristol were honored with a Presidential Citation for the 4th Fighter Group of the Eighth Air Force. The group led by Col Don Blakeslee earned praise for heroism during March 5 to April 24, 1944, as P-51 pilots destroyed 323 German planes. Members of the group wear a gold bordered blue ribbon to signify the honor.
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Cpl
Joseph Lawrence
Thompson Avenue
Pfc
William McMillan
W. K. McMillan
High Street
Eighth Air Force
Don Blakeslee
Fairport Harbor
Blakeslee Group
Bristol Gunner Receives Combat Infantryman Badge on Guam
Pfc. Anthony Recupero, 26, of Bristol, awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for gallantry and exemplary conduct during the Guam operation. He served as a tank destroyer gunner with the 77th Infantry Division. A Dedham High School graduate, he worked at US Rubber Co before enlisting in March 1942. His sister Mrs. A Mello lives at 55 Mt. Hope Ave.
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Pfc
Anthony Recupero
Bristol
Guam
U. S. Army
77Th Infantry Division
Recupero
Dedham High School
Dedham
Mass
United States Rubber Co
306Th
77Th “Statue of Liberty
A. Mello
Mt. Hope Avenue
Castro Christened as Army Sgt. Returns to Yuma Duty
Joseph Charles Castro, first son of Sgt. and Mrs. Joseph S. Castro, was christened Sunday at St. Elizabeth's Church. Rev. Henrique Rocha officiated with witnesses Mr. and Mrs. Vasco Castro. A family dinner followed with music by the Gonsalves family orchestra. Sgt. Castro, on leave for the birth, will return to duty Friday as KP supervisor at the Army base in Yuma Arizona.
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Joseph Charles Castro
Joseph S. Castro
Mt. Hope Avenue
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Henrique Rocha
Vasco Castro
Gonsalves
Castro
Yuma
Ariz
Truce Try by U S Army Reaches Aachen Command
An AP report details how three American officers Lt Cedric Lafley Lt William Boehme and Pvt Kenneth Kading carried a white bed sheet flag to Aachen to offer a truce. They traveled by jeep to the front lines were blindfolded with their own handkerchiefs and escorted to a German command post where a young German second lieutenant received them.
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Aachen
Cedric Lafley
Enosburg Falls
William Boehme
N. Y City
Kenneth Rading
la Grage
Ilnois
United States Army
Lt. Lafley
Lt. Boehme
Pvt
Kading
Germany
Blindfolded march to a Battalion post ends with formal handoff
The narrator describes another long, zig zag walk to a Battalion Command post in a cellar. A German Lieutenant, the Battalion Adjutant, receives two envelopes addressed to Aachen's commander and the Burgomeister. He asks for time. the exchange remains formal and courteous as the group departs with their white flag, saying Auf Wiedersehen.
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Aachen
U.S. Navy Attacks Japanese Fleet in Pacific
Report narrates a rapid carrier battle as U S forces bomb the Japanese fleet in the Pacific. Admiral Nimitz praises quick action and the American strike, while Tokyo radio claims Japan should retreat and return home. The engagement ends with the U S Navy gaining sea dominance and signaling division of the oceanic space.
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St. Romano
Talk
Fred V. Martin
June Allyson
Gloria DeHaven
van Johnson
Jose Iturbi
Jimmy Durante
Brother Rat
Eugene Pallette
Gordon Oliver
Barbara Hale
Strangers IN the
NIGHT
William Terry
Virginia Grey
Helene Thimig
Atlantic City
Constance Moore
Brad Taylor
Charles Grapewin
Cartoon
Bugs Bunny
Tac
H. N. Gray, Jr
Reynolds
E.T.A. Hall
4Th Fighter Group
2Nd Bombardment Division
William E. Kepner
Joseph C. Castro
Japan
China
Japlan
Lan
U.S
Nimitz
Nippon Navy
Sendee
U.S. Navy
Tokio
Navy
U. S
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