V-12 Training Planned For Navy's Air Cadets
Captain C H J Keppler announces V-12 studies and training for Naval Aviation Cadet candidates aged 17 and 18 in the First Naval District. The program runs eight months to prepare for 18 months of flight training to earn Navy Wings of Gold and commission as officers in the Navy and Marine Corps.
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C H J Keppler
Naval Officer
Naval District
Navy
Navy Wings of Gold
Marine Corps
Captain Keppler
OPA Reports 15 Percent Fuel Ration Target Not Met
The OPA sixth weekly report indicates Rhode Island households should have used 15 percent of their annual fuel oil ration by now but actual use stands at 14 percent. The finding guides budgeting for winter fuel needs and helps households pace consumption.
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OPA
Rhode Island
Ration Timetable Update For Late 1940s Food Stamps
The chart lists validity changes for Meats and Fats Brown stamps M and II through Jan 1, Green Stamps A B and others through Dec 2, Sugar Stamp 29 through Jan 15, and various Shoe Aeroplane and Fuel Oil coupons. It notes black market controls and new R-2 and C-2 coupons entitling five gallons.
Reverend C L Pickens Jr to preach at St Michael's Sunday
Rev Claude L Pickens Jr formerly rector of All Saints Hankow China will speak at St Michael's Church Sunday at 9 30am Children Eucharist and 11am service He will also address the Ladies' Benevolent Society meeting He arrived in 1942 aboard the Gripsholm born in Alexandria Va He is a Michigan graduate 1923 and Virginia Theological Seminary 1926 with prior China service through 1937 and 1927 28 pastorates in Hankow and Tchang with Moslems Interdenominational Society secretary in 1926 He has two sons and three daughters married to a missionary's daughter.
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Claude L. Pickens, Jr
All Saints Church
Hankow
China
St Michael's Church
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Pickens
Royal Geological Society of Missionaries
All Saints
United States
States
Nanking
Tchang
Benevolent Society Finishes Christ mas Bridge Plans
Final plans for the annual Christmas sale and bridge event by the Ladies Benevolent Society of St Michael's Church are set. Mrs Henry Wood is general chairman with committees led by Mrs Fyra Whitman and Mrs Brownell coordinating bridge duties, prizes, and various tables at the Parish House Saturday afternoon.
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Ladies’ Benevolent Society
St Michael’s Church
Henry Wood
Bridge
Fyra Whitman
Pop Brownell
Russell Southwack
Tohn Wall Mirs
William Wood
Farl P Mathewson
Farl
Sturde
Town Hall Records Land Parcels Transfer List
Piiagino Massa etux Tol Outs Somsa dois two lots of land with buildings and improvements on southerly side of Past State street Manuel Ho Goulart to Charles Favreau etux parcels on northerly side of Wit Hope avenue Pasquale Pagnane to Michele Lace vellt et ux parcel on easterly side of Cogeeshall avenue Pasquale Pagnane to Vachele Taco vel parcel with buildings on westerly Coggeshall avenue John Johnston to Mary A Vaulen court parcel on westerly line of Annawan avenue John R Towle trustee to Mary A Vaulen court parcel on westerly line Kathryn LeBaron VfacQuarrie to Gertrude D Drury et als parcel at corner of Heh and State streets
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Piiagino Massa Etux
Somsa Doux
State Street
Manuel Ho Goulart
Charles 1
Favreau Etux
Wit Hope Avenue
Pasquale Pagnane
Michele Lacevellt
Efux
Cogeeshall Avenue
Pasaquale Pagnane
Vachele Tacovel
Coggeshall Avenue
John Johnston
Mary A
Age Limit Rules Tie Local Jobs to Manpower Rules
Employers signing compliance certificates with the US Employment Service must hire men aged 44 or younger for locally needed activities defined by the War Manpower Commission. The rule covers jobs in dry cleaning retail and wholesale distribution of petroleum products and fuel distribution. Noncompliance risks cancellation of the employer’s certificate.
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Activitiees
Whoa
Thomas Et Brads
von Thre
Waa
omePides Dauedries Dry Cleaners
Beide
Discharge Buttons Ready in Two Weeks
Official lapel buttons for World War II veterans will be issued free at major army installations in the area within about two weeks. Distribution points include Hotel Buckminster in Kenmore Square and Fort Adams Fort Hillsgrove Narragansett Bay and TF Green Field. Eligible veterans discharged on or after Sept 1939 and certain other categories may apply in person or by written request with discharge certificates.
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War Department
Buckminster
Kenmore Square
Boston
Ackors
WAAC
Rhode Island
T F Green Field
Hillsgrove
Narragansett Bay
Fort Adams
Nine As State Top 4-H Victory Gardeners Named
ALTER SPINK of Wakefield RI named state representative in 1943 national 4-H Victory Garden contest. The winner competes for sectional national awards including a trip to Chicago and a $100 War Savings Bond. Eight other winners receive $25 War Bonds. the group includes Norman Kerr Bristol Pelham Ryerson Middletown Andrew Bastone Oak Lawn Charles Smith Hope Valley Horace Knowles Jr Westerly Thera Foster West Warwick Gloria Smith Washington Cecelia Medeiros Little Compton.
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Alter Spink
Wakefield
Rhode Island
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck
Norman Kerr
Bristol
Pelham Ryerson
Middletown
Andrew Bastone
Oaklawn
Charles Smith
Hope Valley
Horace Knowles, Jr
Westerly
Thera Foster
West Warwick
Gloria Smith
Washington
Cecelia Medeiros
Little Compton
Public School Teachers Urged to Back Federal Pay Bill
A 1943 essay argues against S.637 boosting teachers’ pay from federal funds, warning it risks bureaucratic control and a nationalized education system. It urges local taxation to raise salaries and defend academic freedom.
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Congress
National Treasury
Federal Treasury
Washington
Hitler
America
United States
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Lister Hill
Alabama
Lemaire Lonergan Silvia and Sylvia Names Listed
A brief notice lists Dorothy C. Lemaire, John E. Lonergan, John L. Silvia, Manuel F Sylvia, Joseph W, and Victoria in a grouped name item. The context and roles are not specified in the readable text.
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Dorothy C. Lemaire
John E. Lonergan
John L. Silvia Manuel F
Sylvia Joseph W Victoria
Rhode Island Wives of Servicemen Benefit From Federal Maternity Plan
Rhode Island wives and babies of enlisted men in four lowest pay grades receive maternity and infant care under a federal program administered by the State Health Department with Children’s Bureau approval. Through Nov 1, 542 servicemen’s wives and babies have been authorized for care, with coverage including medical, hospital, and nursing services at no cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Armed Service
State Health Department
Children’s Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
Miriam Fuhrman
U .S. Department of Labor
Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Red Cross
Bristol County District Boy Scout Meeting and Rally Plans
The Bristol County District annual meeting at the YMCA in Bristol will be chaired by Howard Munroe with officer nominations and reports. A district rally scheduled for Dec 10 at Warren Town Hall will involve Barrington Warren and Bristol troops under George R Fish with rules mailed to scoutmasters.
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Bristol County District
YMCA
Howard Munroe
Jarringston
Bristol County
Warren Town Hall
George R Fish
Barrington
Warren
Pack No. 14
Scout Hall
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Odea
Treasury Department
C. L. Pickens, Jr
St. Michael’s
Benevolent Society
Town Hall Records
U. S. Employment Service
Sfnr
George
Benson
Harding College Seavey
Money
Uncle Sam
BOY Scout
William F Head
US Army
Troop Four
Striday
Mr Head
Awashanks Herd
William F
Carpenters
Walsh - Kaiser CO
Walsh-Kaiser CO
Washington Avenue
Ango
U. S&s
Wallace Motors
Child St
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street Teil, Coun
Sewing Machine CO
Warres and
Singer Sewing Machine Co
South Main Street
Fall River
Van’s Variety Store
Sals Cooper’s
Charles M. Connery Funeral Home
TEL
Burton ST
Salvador Nunes
Mt. Hope‘Ave
Ulysse Forget
M. D
Main ST. Warren
Tarent
Warren AP
Dorchester Mutual
I, Watson Co., Inc
George M. Wilbur & Sons CO
Constitution
Bristol District Nursing Association
Hope Street Weare
Wurges
Martha Graham Bestledoe
Moye
Thyra Carlson
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