Armistice Day events planned by Kearney Post No 6
A two day Armistice program by Kearney Post No 6 includes a banquet tonight with Chaplain William L. McBlain guest speaker and a memorial service Sunday at Colt Memorial high school. The program features gold star citations, Legion rituals, and addresses by Rev Thomas R Burns and others. Public invited. Next week Bristol to hold Clean-up Week with town-wide rubbish and can collections.
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Kearney Post
No. 6
American Legion
William L. McBlain
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
Post
Franklin Street
Post Department
Bertram W. Wall
Thomas R. Burns
Union Methodist Church
Fall River
Mass
Colt Memorial High School
Father McBlain
Rhode Island
Us.s
Massachusetts
Southwest Pacific
Philadelphia
St. Anthony's
South Philadelphia
St. Charles’ Seminary
St. Leo's Church
Tacony
Church of the Little Flower
Germantown
Frederick A Sutcliffe
Frank A. Rounds
American Legion Memorial
Bristol
LeRoy I. Dean
John J. Perry
Boy Scout
Frank Fojo
Hubert F Hill
Doan
Jv.c Vernon A. Gray
Rounds
Kearney
Mr. Larned
Colt Band
Legion
Dean
Manuel P. Goulart
Gray
Donat J. Gladue
Joseph Enos
Frank B. Silvia
URWA Local to Hold Meeting and Football Game
The URWA local 220 CIO meets tomorrow at the Bristol Army Armory State Street from noon to midnight with a banquet at 7 PM and dancing to follow. Also, Colt vs Warren in football at Burrs Hill Park tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 PM. Flight Officer Henry A Brelsford US Army Air Forces promoted to second lieutenant. son of Mr and Mrs Thomas F Brelsford Jr of 183 Wood Street.
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URWA
CIO
Bristol Train of Artillery
State Street
Manuel Casta
Bristol Manufacturing Company
Domenic Cirillo
Mary Camera
Columbia Carmone
Josephine Marshall
Dorothy Medeiros
Manuel Peters
Colt
Warren
Burr's Hill Park
Henry A. Brelsford
Army Air Forces
Brelsford
Italy
Thomas F. Brelsford, Jr
Wood Street
Guiteras School Bombed In Wartime Prank
A harmless wartime prank saw Guiteras Junior High in Bristol bombed from a blimp as Norbert Fonseca then in boot camp and now a blimp crewman dropped a lily cup with an orange onto the school roof. Custodian Louis Gallo recovered the cup and orange for Fonseca's family.
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Guiteras
Bristol
Uncle Sam
Norbert Fonseca
Antone Fonseca
Third Street
Sampson, N
Louis Gallo
Fonseca
Guiteras Field
Taylor Norbert Fonseca
Harris
Submarine Service
Providence Bible Institute Students To Sing At Bristol Service
The First Congregational Church of Bristol hosts a Sunday Evening Service on November 12 at 715 p m in DeWolf Memorial Chapel. John D Moore presides the Men s Union event featuring a gospel hymn sing from 715 to 730 p m followed by six Providence Bible Institute students performing song instrumental music and speak. Robert Richards will conduct with Miss Mary Alice Goodrich on piano and others Carol Braun Helen Miller Thomas Powell and Herbert Snethers. Public invited.
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Bible Institute
DeWolf Memorial
First Congregational Church of
Bristol
John D Moore
Men’s Union
Providence Bible Institute
Robert Richards
Mary Alice Goodrich
Carol Braun
Helen Miller
Thomas Powell
Herbert Snethers
Bristol DAR to Hear About Spain
Mrs. Thomas Adams will speak on her experiences in Spain at a Bristol Chapter House meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It will be guest day with state DAR officers and regents visiting.
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Thomas Adams
Spain
Bristol Chapel
Daughters of the American Revolution
Chapter House
DAR
War Ballots Could Tilt Bristol District Results
After the election Senator Daniel G Coggeshall noted Roosevelt's statewide lead but said any Republican ticket would have lost. In Bristol the war ballots could only change the final tally in the Second Representative District where Robert A McCaughey trailed by 95 votes and needed 68 percent of about 258 war ballots to flip the result.
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Daniel G. Coggeshall
Roosevelt
Bristol
McGrath
United States Senate
Robert A. McCaughey
McCaughey
Brightman
Coggeshall
Bosworth
Gablinske Earns Distinguished Unit Badge for War Service
Bristol Rhode Island Corporal William H Gablinske 26 is authorized to wear the Distinguished Unit Badge for his Twelfth Air Force B 25 Mitchell bombardment group part in destroying the Benevento marshalling yards. He serves as a truck driver with the group and is married to Dorothy with daughter Kathleen Ann. His parents Mr and Mrs John Gablinske also reside at 69 Court Street.
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12Th Aaf
Corsica
William H. Gablinske
Bristol
Twelfth Air Force
War Department
Benevento
United States
Gablinske
Dorothy
Kathleen Ann
Court Street
John Gablinske
Hall Armistice Day Talk At Bristol High School
Legion representative Arthur E Marley spoke at an Armistice Day assembly at Bristol Senior High School this morning. On stage with him was Past Commander Albert A Edmonds.
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Arthur E Marley
Department
American Legion
Bristol
Marley
Albert A Edmonds
Flag Pole Replaced at Honor Roll After Hurricane
The flag pole damaged by the hurricane at the Honor Roll was replaced yesterday by a pole built by Building Inspector Otis M. Bailey. The wood was donated by C. W. Haffen.
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Otis M. Bailey
C. W. Haffenreffer
Peter Cavalieri Awarded DSC For Action
Pvt. Peter Cavalieri son of Mr and Mrs Domenic Cavalieri of 43 Congregational Street earned the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry during a June 6 action in which his infantry company attacked a French town. He remained behind to cover movement under heavy fire, maintaining accurate fire from a defended position and hampering enemy attempts to cut off his unit. He is also a Silver Star Medal recipient.
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Pvt
Peter Cavalieri
Domenic Cavalieri
Congregational Street
Cavalier
Cavalieri
Armed Forces
Brownie Scout Fly Up Ceremony Honors Wings and Pins
Mrs Edward Adams led a candle light Brownie Fly Up ceremony at the Scout House. Seven Brownies earned wings and scout pins, advancing to intermediate troops. Entrants included Mary Louise Adams joining Columbine Troop and six others moving to Marigold Troop. Refreshments were provided by leaders and assistants.
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Edward Adams
Mary Louise Adams
Columbine
Wesley A. Armstrong
Grave Vorro
Jane Perry
Sybil Alder
Celeste Viera
Frances Langello
Shirley Olson
Mary Rodriques Honored On Birthday
The Victory Sewing Club held a surprise party at 22 Second Street Wednesday in honor of Mary Rodriques for her twenty fourth birthday. Hostesses were Miss Emily Da Ponte and the Misses Frances and Margaret Rodriques.
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The
Victory Sewing Club
Mary Rodriques
Second Street
Emily da Ponte
Frances
Margaret Rodriques
Card of Thanks from Democratic Town Committee
The Democratic Town Committee extends thanks to all who assisted in the past campaign and to those who expressed confidence by their vote. Signed by Pasquale Pagnano, Chairman.
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Democratic Town Committee
Navy Officer tells Leyte guerilla tale in Maywood home
Two years after a rally at Colt Memorial High School promoted war stamps, Ensign Cliff D. Richardson spoke of his wartime service. The 26-year-old conducted guerrilla operations on Leyte and Mindanao, aided civlian government, printed money, built radio stations, and claimed guerillas killed or wounded over 1,000 Japanese. His home is in Maywood California.
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Colt Memorial High School
Cox
States
Comdr. Bulkeley
Philippines
Cliff D. Richardson
Australia
Leyte
Robert Kelly
Kelly
Bulkeley
Douglas MacArthur
Philppines
Mindanao
Ruperto Kangleon
Maywood
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Connery
Colt Vs
Atlantic City
Constance Moore
Brad Taylor
Charles Grapewin
Bugs Bunny
Falcon
Tom Conway
Carole Gallagher
Barbara Hale
Joe E. Brown
Polo Joe
Carol Hughes
Skeets Gallagher
Canterville
Charles Laughton
Robert Young
Margaret O’brien
Colorado
Mrs. Brightman
Mr. McCaughey
Henry Alfred
Manuel “Lindy” Cardoza
Court House
James F Wyhie
W. H. Gablinske
Highway Department
Butterworth Street
Sherman Avenue
the Narrows
Pasquale Pagnano
Richardson
Bataan
Subic Bay
Francis Rockwell
MacArthur
Corregidor
Cagayan
Cebu
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Cebu Harbor
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