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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1942
Page
2
An editorial argues civil service workers must refrain from party politics to protect taxpayer service and stability. It links federal wage rules and Supreme Court limits on farming to a broader insistence on nonpartisan public employment.
First Bristol Troop Boy Scouts held Second Class Night with four patrols Black Hawks Flying Horses Flaming Arrows Wolves each scoring 30 points in a Radio Quiz. Flaming Arrow led by Fanm Bisbane earned 59 points overall. Tests passed include Manuel Janario Jack Sylvester Michael Moura Frank Benante Richard Perrara Joseph Sousa and Jack Sylvester led third class efforts. Plans for continued advancement and a Court of Honor session were announced as the 30th anniversary committee prepares observances.
Lists of first and second hour honor roll pupils by class year with named students and percent averages. Attendance contest won by Room 1 at 98.833 percent. Room 2 led scholastic contest with 36.6 percent on the Honor Roll.
The Town Council will hold its regular meeting in Burnside Building. Countryside Garden Club meets Thursday at 2 30 at Mrs. Martin Dod's Ferry Road home. Merrill W Pickett was notified of his father William F Pickett's death in Moo sup Conn. Various church and service groups schedule events and speakers through mid week. Births, marriages, and local notices appear from Two more items note arrivals and enlistments and a fire alert at Henry H Bullock's home.
Funeral services for Manuel I Maetoza of 39 Thompson Avenue were held this morning at his home and St Elizabeth's Church with Rev Henrique Rocha as Celebrant. Burial followed at St Mary's Cemetery. Survivors include wife Mama Ameia Rosa Maetoza, four daughters, two brothers, four sisters and seven grandchildren.
The piece profiles the American Volunteer Group led by Captain Claire Chennault in Burma. It notes combat totals from December through July, with 286 planes destroyed and about 1,500 Japanese airmen killed, while AVGs suffered 15 casualties. It also mentions Madame Chiang Kai-Shek’s nickname for the unit and public adulation.
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