Workers Enlist in United War Fund Campaign
Nearly 150 workers are named to join the United War Fund Campaign led by General Chairman Frederick S. Bartlett. A large rally is set for Monday at 8 pm in Rockwell Hall, YMCA, with Supt. James L. Hanley as principal speaker and a screening of Memo For Joe. Bishop Francis P Keough endorses the Rhode Island effort running October 15 to November 1, supporting social and war relief agencies and the USO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United War Fund
Bartlett
Rockwell Hall
Y.M. C.A. Supt. of
James L. Hanley
Providence
Joe
R. I. United War Fund
Francis P. Keough
D.D
USO
Rhode Island
Francis P Keough
Bristol
Sergeant Cirillo Killed in Action in Germany
Telegram to Bristol parents confirms Sergeant Dominic Cirillo died in action in Germany on September 15. He served since March 1943, trained at Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Meade, overseas from April, and fought with the Third Army after D Day. Survived by parents five brothers and six sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominic Cirillo
Frank Cirillo
Ryan Avenue
Germany
War Department
Cirillo
Infantry
Fort Leonard Wood
Louisiana
Fort
George Meade
France
Paris
Third Army
Bristol
Sgt
Bristol Manufacturing Corporation
Collins and Aikman Corporation
Secretary of War
J A Ulhio
Adj
Pvt
Angelo
Rangeley
Frank
Fred
Michael
Pittsfield
Mass
Anthony
Hollister
Cal
Rose Borges
Mary, Corina
Elvira
Whilhelmenia Cirillo
Theresa Tangred
Pvt Dominic C Giusto Wounded in Action in Germany
Pvt Dominic C Giusto 19 son of Mr and Mrs Carmelo Giusto 320 High Street reported slightly wounded in action by War Department. First Army in Aachen Germany overseas one year. Former Collins & Aikman employee. Wound date Sept 16. Hospitalized in France. Brother Frank also in Army in California. Joseph employed at U S Rubber in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominic C Guusto
Carmelo Gusto
High Street
War Department
First Army
Aachen
Germany
Collins & Aikman Corp
France
Giusto
Frank
California
Joseph
U. S. Rubber Company
Gabriel Castro U S N Home From South Pacific
Petty Officer Gabriel Castro Jr U S N arrives home after 15 months abroad. He has served two years and saw action in the South Pacific as part of a PT boat crew. His parents Mr and Mrs Gabriel Castro reside at 209 Franklin Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabriel Castro, Jr
U.S.N
Gabriel Castro
Franklin Street
South Pacific
Colt vs North Providence Rescheduled to Thursday at North Providence
The Colt and North Providence game moves from Saturday to Thursday at North Providence to maximize attendance during a holiday. Kickoff is set for 2 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt
North Providence
Ensign Harold E Connery Receives Silver Star for Pacific Service
Ensign Harold E Connery was awarded the Silver Star by Rear Admiral Thomas Withers for gallantry as Chief of the Boat aboard a United States submarine during a war patrol. The citation credits his crew's efficiency in diving and surface actions that helped sink enemy ships totaling over 25 000 tons. Connery, commissioned in April, returns home after 20 months in the Pacific with his wife Margaret Moran and their year old son Michael of 26 Garfield Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Connery
Thomas Withers
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
Chester W. Nimitz
United States Pacific Fleet
United States
United States Navy
Naval Service
C. W. Nimitz
Ens. Connery
Pacific
William H. Connery
Garfield Avenue
Town
Margaret Mary Moran
Providence
Michael
Bristol Buddy Bundles Bridge Evening at St Michael's
Readied Bristol Buddy Bundles bridge in St Michael's parish house features drawings for a 50 and 25 War Bond plus a food sale over eighty tables sold. Prizes awarded at each table with refreshments and a flower arrangement by J Howard Paull. Various ladies and patrons listed as donors and contributors to food tables and door prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
St. Michael's
Brige
Raymond
Brightman
J. Howard Paull
Joseph Brogden
Guy Sullivan
Albert Alder
William Gray
James Connery
Frederick Serbst
Salvatore Massano
William Booth
A. F. D'Angelo
Julia Costa
Joseph Almeida
Arthur W. Burdon
Lydia
Ladina Sousa
Charles B. Rockwell
Francois Pothier
Robert Cragan
Joseph C. Kinder
Harry Young
Joseph Eckersley
Minnie Card
Everett McMillan
Walter Urban
Raymond S. Brightman
Catholic Girls Club
Richard Cornell
Mervyn Reese
Frank A Rounds
Knut Osterberg
Charles Benson
Russell Southwick
Ian M. Walker
Clarence Smith
Mary Bozzi
Myra Whitman
Thomas F Brelsford
Virginia Martin
Nora A Dwyer
Maurice C. Smith
Bristol Buddy Bundles Benefit Bingo Friday Night
Mrs Anthony Silvia organizes a Bristol Buddy Bundles fundraiser at the GAR Hall Friday evening with forty regular bingos five specials and five prize bingos plus a tax special. Prizes include varied dickies and the display window at Millards store showcases items for the Bristol Buddy Bundles drive. Proceeds support the committee which has received contributions totaling 396269 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Silvia
Bristol
G.A.R. Hall
Silvia
Millard
Salvador Nunes
Buddy Bundles Committee
Mrs. Hambrick Receives Air Medal for Missing Son
Mrs. Henry A Hambrick of Byfield street accepted the Air Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster for her son Second Lieutenant Henry P Hambrick missing in action after five bomber missions and a destruction of one enemy aircraft. The award was presented in absentia at Hillsgrove Army Air Base by Col Ivan W McElroy with Rhodes Island airmen’s next of kin also honored. Charitable contributions totaling $55.25 were listed from local individuals and groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsgrove Army Air Base
Henry A Hambrick
Byfield Street
Henry P. Hambrick
Hambrick
Rhode Island
Ivan W. McElro
Hillsgrove
Europe
Salvation Army Drive Nears Goal In Bristol
Nelson reports a satisfactory response to the Salvation Army appeal. More than $600 has been raised toward a $750 goal. He urges late donors to reply promptly as manpower shortages limit personal solicitation this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Robert W. Nelson
Army
Bristol
Nelson
Red Hot Mail for Yule Packages Across Seas
Post master Daniel W. Coggeshall reports heavy Christmas package shipments to servicemen and women overseas. He notes hundreds of parcels sent yesterday and says the post office may decide later in the week whether to open Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel W. Coggeshall
Coggeshall
Red Cross Surgical Dressings Rooms to Close Tonight
Mrs Henry Wood Bristol branch Providence chapter chair announces the surgical dressings rooms will close tonight and remain closed until further notice. The closure follows completion of the current quota with reopening planned once the new quota arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Surgical
Henry Wood
Surgical Dressings Group
Providence
Bristol
Two Brave Americans Face Death on Peleliu Front
A George Horne dispatch from Peleliu tells how Reeder Parker of Lexington Alabama and a young Marine die and survive as they tend wounded. Parker saves a dying comrade and carries a watch and addresses from a private first class in the Seventh Marines, while shellfire and heat press in. The tale honors three brave men and the Marines' grit and humor under fire.
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N. Y
Reeder Paker
Lexington
Ala
Reeder
Horne
Seventh Marines
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United War Fund Campaign
Reginald Dimond
Charles D Jencks
Delbert J Hayden
Frank Perry
Evelyn Metcalf
Albert J Dubuc
Oscar Rishe
Earl P. Mathewson
George H. Murray
Harry Jodrey
Joseph Hall
Joseph T Brogden
William ,Simmons
Eleanor Perry
Elizabeth Perry
Frederick Palmer
Harry D Allen
John W Church
Marguerite Stone
Herbert B. Burnham, Jr
Norman E. Benard
Mary Pacheco
Nancy
Gilbert B. Shaw
Viola Anderson
C. A. Richards
Helen Condon
John A. Sousa
Emanuel Iacoletti
C. Paul Bruno
Margaret Nerone
Bertram W. Wall
Mary Maciel
M. J. O’brien
Arnold Dryer
Viola Sylvia
Helen Randall
Winston O. Fetherston
Walter Briggs
Frank A. Rounds
Raymond Green
Arthur Wiese
Stephen A. Gilmore
Stanley E. Friswell
Earl G. Sturdevant
Wesley A Armstrong
Buell Buckingham
Charles Martin
Malcolm Clarke
Edward F. Adams
Thomas D. Adams
Ralph Kinder
Gordon B. Small
George Phillips
N. G. Herreshoff
Spencer C. Hilton
Lowell I. Smith
Alicia B. Connery
T. Joseph Malloy
Edward T. Luther
Irene A. Sousa
Lucy V. Migliori
Gilda E. Migliori
George E. Felix
Winifred Aiello
Dorothy Soldano
Etta Pirri
Zone
Arthur W Barrett
Marguerite Kebrek
Arthur W. Barrett
Keith Robinson
Thomas Black
Howard W Church
Frank M Dimond
W J. DeRocha
James F Duffy
Charles F Dhimond
A. A Edmonds
Vernon Gray
Ruth Graham
Marguerite Johnston
George Leighton
Charles Liscomb
Joseph J Marshall
John Moore
Howard R Newman
Joseph Pannone
Barney Breen
John Ruggiero
Special
John L. Burke
Russell J Donovan
Wallis E. Howe
George E. Leighton
Sgt. Domenic Cirillo
Dominic C. Giusto
Judy Canova
the Town
Albert Dekker
Claire Trevor
Errol Flynn
Paul Lukas
Don Ameche
Dana Andrews
Walt Disney Cartoon
Harold E, Connery
N. H. Navy Yard
Gar Hall
H. P. Hambrick
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company
Charles A. Zinderstein
Bristol Fortnightly Club
McKenna
Pauline S. Jencks
Frank Pardee, Jr
Emil M. Klein
Peter Gilroy
Charles Luther
Nazaire Gamelin
Thomas H. Black
Tendaro St. George
Frances Usher
Andrew W. Vol
Lillian D Lawson
Dewitt E. Bolster
Saviano
H. W. Gifford
Edith Ross
Johnny Gara
Salvation Army Drive
Nears
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