Bristol War Fund names captains and workers in divisions
E S Mapes announced Bristol campaign captains and workers for Business and Residential Divisions of the R I United War Fund drive. James L Hanley Providence schools chief to address meeting at 8 pm Tuesday at the Y M C A with film Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith. other speakers include Albert T Fusenie and Roswell S Bosworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. I. United War Fund
Bristol
E. S. Mapes
James L. Hanley
Providence
Y.M.C.A
Tom Smith
Mapes
Albert T. Fusenie
Roswell S. Bosworth
Bristol Community Fund, Inc
Gladys B. Brightman
Hope Street
A. L. Johnston
Communit Fund
Earl P Mathewson
F. Reginald Dimond
Charles D. Jencks
Ruth Watson
Helen Church
Walter Kerr
Frank Perry
Michael Ascoli
Edna McGovern
Frederic Cornell
Archibald M Miller
Fred M Tanner
George H Murray
Norman Vermette
John H Harris
Wm J LeClair
Frederick N Palmer
John W Church
Harry Allen
Helen Hi] Newbold
Laurine Bradford
Marguerite Stone
George Moore
Herman Grabert
Manuel Marshall
Julio F Xavier, Jr
Arthur P Ayres
Charles W. Dunbar
James A McKenna
Five Bristol Residents among Rhode Island Citizenship Grantees
Five Bristol residents were naturalized as American citizens Monday before Judge John P Hartigan. The group included Antonin Machado T Leonardo also known as Tony Marshall and others, with listed addresses in Bristol such as 145 Franklin Street and 2 Thompson Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Rhode Islanders
John P Hartigan
Antonin Machado T Leonardo
Tony Marshall
Shaw Jane
Phoebe Machado
Franklin Street
Angela Maria Riccardi
Thompson Avenue
Victor Almeida
Hich Street
Angeline Furtado Ramos
Defense Council adopts policy of reduced expenditure
The Bristol Council of Defense last evening approved cuts in costs at the Control Center by removing most telephones while keeping air raid alarms. The siren system will be operated by hand due to transformer shortages and no transformer priority rating. Bertram W Wall will remain chief air raid warden as resignations were not acted on. Meetings will be held on the first Thursday of each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Council of Defense
Bertram W Wall
Defense Council
A Edmonds
Rotary Club Observes Navy Day with Lt Bergin as Speaker
The Rotary Club observed Navy Day with Lt Thomas Bergin, Naval Representative at Herreshoff Mfg Co and former Quincy mayor, as principal speaker. Carl W Haffenreffer screened related films, and John D Moore was welcomed as a new club member while St John P Shaw and US Navy air pilot guest of his father attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Thomas Bergin
Herreshoff Mfg Co
Quincy
Mass
Carl W Haffenreffer
Herreshoff
John D Moore
Bristol
Narragansett Electric Company
St John P Shaw
U S Navy Air
Christmas Gifts Must Be Mailed Early This Year
Postmaster Coggeshall warns wartime shortages will hinder Christmas deliveries. With 30,000 postal workers in the armed forces and many temporary helpers, shipments must be spread over November and December to ensure on time arrival. late mailing caused many friends to miss Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christas
Daniel W Cogeeshall
Coggeshall
Ser
Post Office Department
Broad field of activities seen for post war committee
A post war planning meeting in the Council Chambers led to organizing sub committees to cover employment readjustment civic improvements housing and finance. Raymond McDonald of the State Planning Board urged long range development alignment and using a basic town map to guide projects with chairmen chosen from the main committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond A. McDonald
State Planning Board
McDonald
Henry Wood
Henry F Serbst
J. Floyd Huestis
Wm H. Angevine
Lucien Capone
Earl P. Mathewson
Frank S. Gigho
Frank J Sylvia
Roswell S. Posworth
Frank L. Doran
John P Marshall
Paul C Millemaggi
Plans Completed for Servicemen's Dance
After talks by Lt Katherine S Duval and T-4 Althea VonArx of the WAC and the showing of the film Were in the Army Now the Women's Club of the YMCA finalized plans for a servicemen's dance on November 3 Invitations will be extended through commanding officers and club members and a few invited girls Bristol service men on furlough are welcome Guests will include a Marine Corps detachment stationed at Newport A post-meeting volley ball game followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine S Duval
Althea VonArx
WAC
Women's Club
YMCA
Bristol
Marine Corps
Newport
Girl Scout Activities and Radio Program Schedule
The senior Girl Scouts met Monday and named Robin Air as their troop. They plan Red Cross dressings and knitted items for the Red Cross on alternating Mondays, led by Mrs George H Springer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeleine Carroll
EWT
CBS
Chicago
Kay Kyser
NBC
Kate Smith
Aldrich
Jack Armstrong
WCAU
Philadelphia
Lt Hogan to Complete Chemical Warfare Course
Second Lt John D Hogan Jr of 136 Bradford Street will graduate from the Second Battalion Officers Course at the Edgewood Arsenal Chemical Warfare Center Md tomorrow. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John D Hogan Sr of Usherplace St and a Colt Memorial High School Rhode Island State College alumnus. Prior to enlistment he was assistant superintendent of the Allendale plant of Collins Arkman Corporation. He married Dorothy St Angelo of Providence on July 26 this year and now lives at the Bradford Street address. Topics included masks protective clothing de contamination chemical warfare material treatment of gas casualties and chemical warfare tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D Hogan, Jr
Bradford Street
Fdgewood Arsenal Chemical Warfare Center
John D. Hogan
Usherplace
Hogan
Colt Memorial High School
Rhode Island State College
Army
Allendale
Collins & Arkman Corporation
Paratrooper Son of Grabert Acknowledged for New Guinea Action
The son of Mr. and Mrs Herman Grabert took part in a successful parachute attack against Lae in New Guinea. A Colt High graduate, Class of 1938, he is reported well and safe. General MacArthur praised Grabert's regiment for the splendid and important part it played in the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Grabert
Lae
New Guinea
Colt High
MacArthur
Grabert
Water supply remains well below normal urges conservation
William Streit, manager of the Bristol County Water Company, said yesterday that despite recent rains the reserve supply remains well below normal and he urged consumers to continue avoiding waste as much as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William. Streit
Bristol County Water Company
Town Hall Records Transfers in Rhode Island Deeds
Town records show Fmile N. Fauteux and others of Pawtucket transfer to Anna Durand of Bristol a land plot with buildings on the westerly Fried Avenue Bristol Narrows. Frank A. Francis Jr. and spouse to Manuel Ferreira and spouse a Bay View Avenue lot with improvements by quitclaim. Doris E. Deery of Pawtucket conveys Beach Terrace lot with improvements to James A. Roberts and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fmile N. Fauteux
Pawtucket
Anna Durand
Bristol
Fried Avenue
Bristol Narrows
Frank A. Francis, Jr
Manuel Ferreira
Bay View Avenue
Doris E. Deery
James A. Roberts
Beach Terrace
Goophers Bowling Team Slang and G.I. Lingo Highlight
A light feature discusses a bowling team named the Goophers and explains that Goopher, hot pilot, and eagle are wartime slang for skilled fighters. It also previews excerpts from A. A. Ostrow’s American Mercury article on military slang, listing many terms from war kitchens to field life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Army Air Corps
Eagle
American Mercury
A. A. Ostrow
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