Digester repairs at Bristol Sewage Plant run over budget
Bristol Sewer Commission chairman Anthony W. Du Pont announced the digest er cleaning and repairs at the Bristol Sewage Disposal Plant, with total costs estimated at 3999.40 dollars. Work began June 30 and includes sludge removal, sand extraction, coil replacement by the Bullen Ship Construction Co, and painting with two coats. Funds will be requested from a depreciation and replacement special fund at the September 17 town meeting, and operations are expected to resume September 14.
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Bristol
Anthony W. du Pont
Bristol Sewer Commission
DuPont
Sewer Commission
Budget Commission
State Cesspool Company
Georgiaville
R. I
Bullen Ship Construction Co
Somerset
Mass
Bullen Company
Public School Enrollment Drops Amid Low Birth Rates
Enrollment in public schools fell to 1629 students this year from 1685 last year as pupils returned after summer. Decline linked to prewar low birth rates. Schools totals include Senior High 301 Guiteras Memorial 405 Reynolds 310 Byfield 144 Walley 241 Oliver 166 Burton 32 Taft 27. Substitute Helen Newbold teaches Latin and Ancient History at Guiteras, replacing acting principal Edward J Rinaldi.
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James E Sullivan
Guuteras Memorial School
Reynolds School
Byfield School
Walley School
Oliver
Burton
Taft
Helen Newbold
Guiteras School
Edward J Rinaldi
Back From Overseas Soldier on 30 Day Furlough
Frank Pardee 3rd, overseas in Italy with the 361st Infantry Regiment, is enjoying a 30 day furlough at his grandfather J Winthrop DeWolf’s home on Union Street.
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Frank Pardee
Italy
361St Infantry Regiment
J. Winthrop DeWolf
Union Street
New Year Services Slated at Chevra Agudas Achim Synagogue
Jewish year observances begin this evening at sundown and run through Saturday and Sunday at the Chevra Agudas Achim Synagogue Rev. Harry Blazer of Providence to conduct services Servicemen are invited to attend Midnight services marked the start of the Holy Week last Saturday Yom Kippur services are planned for September 17 at the synagogue
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Chevra Agudas Achim
Harry Blazer
Providence
Discharged Air Forces Corporal Gablinske Honored
William Gablinske son of Mr and Mrs John Gablinske of 69 Court Street and husband of Dorothy Vera Gablinske has received an honorable discharge from the Air Forces under the point system. He served 34 months overseas in the Mediterranean Theater as a member of the 310th Bombardment Group of the 12th Air Force. He earned the Distinguished Unit Badge civilian conversion badge good conduct medal and the truck drivers badge.
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William Gablinske
John Gablinske
69 Court Street
Dorothy Vera Gablinske
Gablinske
Mediterranean
310 Bombardment Group
12 Air Force
Maxim Motor Co Gets Pumper Contract Amid Opposition
The Defiance Hose Committee awarded a 6875 dollar contract for a 500 gallon pumper to Maxim Motor Company of Middleboro Mass. Fire Chief Moses Moore and Oliver Lemaire voted for the award which narrowly passed with Chairman Henry F Serbst breaking a tie. Some members urged re tendering after opposition over incomplete models.
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Defiance Hose Company
Maxim Motor Company
Middleboro
Mass
Maxim Company
Moses Moore
Oliver Lemaire
Harry Gray
Frank Lewis
Henry F. Serbst
Council
J. Floyd Huestis
Henry S. Campbell
Maxim
Serbst
Moore
Fall River
Lewis
Campbell
Servicemen's Dormitory at the YMC A May Be Closed Soon
The Bristol Community YMCA board will discuss the possible closure of the servicemen dormitory used by Navy personnel from Melville and Newport. If closed, the room becomes a club space for older members and veterans. The building has hosted nearly 10,000 servicemen since opening two years ago.
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Bristol
Ymc.a
Hubert F. Hill
Prudence Island
Ton
Hill
Navy
Melville
Newport
Board of Directors
Y.M.C.A. National Coun
Bridge Event Planned at Excelsior Tennis Club
Excelsior Tennis Club to hold a bridge gathering next Thursday afternoon at the club house. William M. Fischer, club president, announces the event with Mrs. J. Howard Paull and Mrs. Raymond S. Brightman in charge of arrangements. Fischer notes one court kept in fine condition and predicts a return to previous activity next season amid a strong tennis outlook.
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Excelsior Tennis Club
William M. Fischer
J. Howard Paull
Raymond S. Brightman
Fischer
Eastern Lawn Tennis Association
Forest Hills
New York
Newport Casino
Major O. P. Herzig With Gen Clark Army In Austria
Major Oscar P. Herzig of Warren, Rhode Island entered Vienna with General Mark W. Clark’s US Forces in Austria Army of occupation. He is a Rhode Island State College graduate and inventor of the lensatic compass now used by the Army. Local Voiture officers, plans for an Italian supper, and a turkey raffle were announced at Warren American Legion events. Clean-up week netted 101 loads.
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William Langlois
Bristol County
Broad Street
Warren
American Legion
George R. Fish
Guard de la Porte
James A. Sisson
Lampiste
Antonio Primiano
Aumonier
Fred W. Coggeshall
Howard I. Martin
Isaac Buffard
Domenic J. Mascola
Harold Woodard
A. Elmer McNamara
Alfred Roy Jr
United States
Austria
Oscar P. Herzig
Vienna
Mark W. Clark
United States Forces In
USFA
Herzig
Rachel DeWolf Herzig
West 13Th Street
New York City
Paul H. Herzig
Clark
15Th Army Group
Mediterranean
Italy
Europe
Headquarters
Rhode Island State College
Kingston
Officer’s Reserve Corps
45Th “Thunderbird
United States Army
POW survivor recounts five years in German captivity
George Clerc of Carr Mig Corp Paris spoke at the Rotary Club on Wednesday detailing his experiences as a prisoner of war. He said he was not ill treated but credits the Red Cross for keeping him alive during his five-year ordeal.
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George Clerc
Carr Mig Corp
Paris
Rotary Club
Red Cross
Soldier Grimo home on 30 day furlough from war duty
Pfc. Pasquale L. Grimo son of Michael Grimo of 4 Usher avenue is back in the United States on a 30 day furlough. He was a prisoner of war released after Allied forces overran Germany and later spent time in a hospital in England before transfer home.
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Pasquale L. Grimo
Michael Grimo
Usher Avenue
Germany
Alles
England
United States
Japanese Boy Nakahama and Captain Whitfield Friendship Saga
A 1843 rescue on a Pacific island forged a father like bond between Japanese youth Manjiro Nakahama and Fairhaven captain H Whitfield. Nakahama’s life followed immense roles from interpreter for Perry to professor in Tokyo.
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Pacific
H Whitfield
Fairhaven
Mass
Manjiro Nakahama
John Mungero
Japan
Perry
United States
Uraga
Manjiro
Whitfield
New Bedford
Samurai Sword Gift Reflects Honor to Fairhaven
The essay notes Dr Toichiro Nakahama, a Tokyo physician and eldest son, donated a Samurai sword in 1918 to Fairhaven to honor his father and the town’s kindness. It contrasts the Japanese capacity for cruelty with the hope that decent people exist among enemies.
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Toichiro Nakahama
Tokio
Fairhaven
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Maxim Motor Co
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