Herreshoff Mfg to Disband After War Contract Finish
The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, completing its 100th wartime vessel for the United Nations, announces disbanding and disposal of Bristol facilities. President R F Haffeneffer cites Army Navy no further need and wartime restrictions, praising workers and noting last Army Aircraft Rescue boat launch.
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Herreshoff Mfg
United Nations
Bristol
R. F. Haffenreffer
Army
Navy
Herreshoff
Herreshoff’s
Arthur Cote
Fall River
South Yards
Herreshoff's
Phe
Cantata Ruth Praised at First Congregational Church
Alfred R Gaul composed Ruth to a full DeWolf Memorial Chapel audience. Conductor Herrmann L Wilbur led the choir with soloists Julia Stacy Gould Aida A Connery and Roswell S Bosworth. Mrs Cora Shaw Anderson at the piano with Vernon A Gray assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Alfred R. Gaul
DeWolf Memorial
First Congregational Church
Herrmann L. Wilbur
Julia Stacy Gould
Providence
Aida A. Connery
Frederick Sutcliffe
Roswell S Bosworth
Cora Shaw Anderson
Vernon A Gray
Sybil Anderson
Caroline D'Amico
Edith Jordan
John D Moore
William Remeires
Samuel J Steen
Henry Hambrick
Guy A Sullivan
Harry Town
Frank M. Dimond
William Remueres
Enoch Marsden
Hubert F Hill
Herbert D Graetz
Daughters of Isabella Plan Holiday Food Sale
The Hope Circle No 70 Daughters of Isabella plans a December 2 afternoon food sale at the Knights of Columbus Hall with Pauline Langelfo chairing the arrangements and Catherine Francis as co chair. Attendants include Rose Viera Frances Guevremont Mary Mancini Marguerite Jordan Mary J Guevremont Laura Sousa and Johanna McClure ex officio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Circle
No. 70
Daughters of Isabella
Knights of Columbus Hall
Pauline Langelfo
Catherine Francis
Rose Viera
Frances Guevremont
Mary Mancini
Marguerite Jordan
Mary J Guevremont
Laura Sousa
Johanna McClure
Colt Beats Barrington 13-0 in Thanksgiving Day game
Colt defeats Barrington 13 to 0 as Pat Annarummo breaks his right leg midway through the game. Hi-Y Club of the YMCA started a benefit fund at a Thanksgiving Day dance, raising 25 dollars 80 cents from 125 attendees. Annarummo, at St. Joseph's Hospital Providence, suffered a knee to thigh fracture tied to a bruise from football practice.
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Pat Annarummo
Barrington
Hi-Y
Y.M.C.A
Herrmann L. Wilbur
Pat
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Providence
Archie P Allen
Annarummo
Colt
McHugh
Town Council Denies Lease Transfer In Land Dispute
The Town Council denied Bride E Culley’s petition to transfer the lease on lands touching State and Wood streets and delayed ending the lease pending further wording review. Quirk and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church dispute rights as the town contemplates future sale of school lands.
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Bride E Culley
Wood Streets
Culley
Capt Quirk
Edward Quirk
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Quirk
Emilio D' Iannuccillo
Bride E. Culley
William T O’donnell
Lucien Capone
Henry F Serbst
Iannuceillo
Capone
Iannuccillo
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
O'Donnell
Serbst
Paul C. Millemaggi
Mr. Quirk
Memorial Mass for Pfc. Manuel A. Perry in St Elizabeth’s Church
About sixty members of the Portuguese American Independent Band and Club attended a memorial mass for Pfc. Manuel A. Perry celebrated yesterday at 9 o'clock in St. Elizabeth's Church. Rev. Henrique Rocha, the pastor, led the service. Perry, a U S Army infantryman, was killed in action in France on September 5 1944.
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Pfc
Manuel A. Perry
St. Elizabeth's Church
Henrique Rocha
Perry
U. S. Infantry
France
Tabor Academy Players Attend Holiday with Families
Wesley A Armstrong Jr and John N Tuplin of Tabor Academy Marion Conn spent the holiday with their parents. Tuplin scored a touchdown for Tabor in the win over Providence Country Day last weekend. Armstrong is also on the team.
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Wesley A. Armstrong, Jr
John N. Tuplin
Tabor Academy
Marion
Walker resigns Bristol Salvage Committee chair
Ian M. Walker tendered his resignation as head of Bristol's Salvage Committee to Town Council President J. Floyd Huestis with immediate effect. The move follows a Sunday dispute over using town trucks for paper collection and continues a pattern of disagreements with the Town Council over funding and proceeds from salvage.
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Ian M. Walker
Bristol
J. Floyd Huestis
Kearney
Hubert F. Hill
Moses Moore
Richard Connery
Roswell S. Bosworth
Reynolds Northup
Alice B. Almy
James A. McKenna
Leo G. Cote
Town Council Accepts Deed for Rockwell Park Gift
The Town Council accepted from Charles B Rockwell the deed to Rockwell Park to create a public swimming area. Council asked Town Solicitor Lucien Capone to draft a resolution of thanks, which was forwarded to Mr Rockwell.
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Charles B Rockwell
Rockwell Park
Rockwell Park Gift Accepted by Bristol Town Council
The Bristol Town Council gratefully accepts the gift of Rockwell Park from Hon. Charles B. Rockwell. The resolution expresses thanks to Rockwell for his philanthropy and directs the clerk to record the action and send a copy to Rockwell for permanent town records.
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Bristol
Rockwell Park
Charles B. Rockwell
What Americanism Means In A Pilgrim Era View
Dorothy Rodgers defines Americanism as love of April smells in Illinois cherry blossoms in Washington massachusetts snow on hills dairy lands of Wisconsin and lakes of Minnesota pride in Iowa and its tall corn dream of a home economics freshman girl and a Lincoln tomb tribute. It is public schools neighborliness and family life across American life.
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Dorothy Rodgers
LeRoy (Dr
Ilinois
Washington, D. C
Massachusetts
California
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Hope
Iowa
Minnesota
Land of
Lakes
Wisconsin
America
Lincoln
Town Hall Records and Name Listings in Providence Area
Town Hall records show transfers including Joe Tom Daniels and Elizabeth Du puis in Wanchese and East Providence names. deeds involve Caroline Hutchinson and Manuel Cordeiro family transfers. A long patriotic Americanism passage highlights music, imagery, and national identity reflecting wartime era.
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Joe Tom Daniels
Wanchese
N. C
USNR
Elizabeth Valerie Dupuis
Lincoln Avenue
Jesse Almeida, Jr
DeWolf Avenue
Lillian Agnes Parker
Second Street
East Providence
Frank DelToro
Wood Street
Gaetano Terranova
Pequot Street
Providence
Caroline Hutchinson
Loveland Park
Manuel Cordeiro
James Middleton
Franklin Street
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Colt—McCaw
Rush
Bernardo
Hicks
Wiese
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M. Balzano
Rodrigues
Moren
Velleca
Carulli Barrington
de Angelis
Azza
Palumbo
Ferry
W. I. Pearce
G. F. Calise
Okolovitz
J. K. Quirk
le le Remingoti Cavallaro
Prue Desmarais
Turner Mello
C c
Shepperton Arola
Raponi Mancheset
Doyle J Balzany
Smith Maetoza
McCann
Sylvia ‘McHugh
Rasmussen
McCaw
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Pat O’brien
Carole Landis
Simone Simon In
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John Emery
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Alan Napier
Helen Freeman
Nevada
Roy Rogers
Trigger
Joan Davis
Kansas City
Bob Crosby
Jane Frazee
Erik Rolf
Tim Ryan
Warner Baxter
Walker
C. C. Getchell
Shis
Shata
Steve
Cheré
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Mary Brown
Maria Shinkovitch
Tony
Mom
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Bobby
Joey
Katzenjammer
Sis
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Jones
Little Brown Church
Wildwood
Chicago
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Red Cross
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