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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1942
Page
2
Questions about the salvage drive are answered. Gifts of scrap should go to local charities or service groups rather than the government. Proceeds from sales will fund supervised youth sports and war-related needs, with local committees directing use for servicemen and equipment.
The Bristol Choral Society will meet at the Y at 8 45 tonight with Rev Arthur W Burdon delivering Sunday’s sermon titled Gods Great Demands. The town notices include Columbus Day closures and local guardianship updates.
The State Salvage Committee asks scouts to help in a scrap collection campaign. Scouts will canvass each zone, visit homes sans scrap piles, offer to help put metal on the curb by 8 am Sunday, and complete duties with prior notice to their Scoutmasters.
Albert O. Morris Jr. recalled his harrowing Yorktown battle experience after surviving the carrier’s sinking. Wounded in rifle and shell blasts, he jumped overboard, was rescued, and later shipped to Mare Island Hospital. He kept twenty dollars in his pocket during the escape.
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