Residents urged to prepare scrap paper for Sunday drive
Bristol residents are asked to set aside old paper magazines and rags for a National American Legion Waste Paper drive on Sunday September 10 1944. Volunteers aged old enough to lift are asked to gather at the Town Shed or Franklin Street Freight yard by 8 a.m. to assist loading with all work finished by noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National American Legions
Bristol Salvage Committee
Kearney Post No. 6
American Legion
The
Legion Committee
Mt. Hope Avenue
Franklin Street
National Legion Committee
Army
Benear
Lt Col Lee Visits Mother After Pacific Service
Lt Col Raymond N Lee arrives in the United States after 35 hours of flying from Guadal canal to San Francisco and four days by train to Lovell General Hospital Camp Devens. He is hospitalized six to eight weeks with a knee injury and one leg in a cast, while in the Southwest Pacific he led Signal Corps activities in New Hebrides New Zealand New Caledonia and Guadalcanal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella . Lee
Raymond N. Lee
Southwest Pacific
Col. Lee
New Hebrides
New Zealand
New Caledonia
Guadalcanal
Signal Corps
Cavallaro Engagement Announced in Surprise Birthday Party
Mr and Mrs Michael Cavallaro of 20 Ryan Avenue announce the engagement of their daughter Mary to Louis DeFelice son of Mrs Mary DeFelice of 2 Chilton Street The announcement was made at a surprise birthday party Sunday Miss Cavallaro received many fine gifts as friends and relatives attended the event.
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Michael Cavallaro
Ryan Avenue
Mary
Louis DeFelice
Mary DeFelice
Chilton Street
Army Air Forces officer candidate graduates at San Antonio center
Second Lieutenant John Wardwell Church Jr son of Town Clerk John W Church of Pappasquash road completes the four month Army Air Forces Officer Candidate School program at the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center earning a commission as an administrative officer. He previously served as chief instructor at Laredo Army Air Field Texas and enlisted in June 1942 after Colt Memorial High School graduation and Collins and Aikman employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wardwell Church
John W. Church
Pappasquash Road
Army Air Forces
San Antonio
AAF
Central Flying Command
AAF Training Command
Lt Church
Laredo Army Air Field
Texas
Army
Colt Memorial High School
Collins and Aikman Corporation
Armed Forces
Whiskers the Scottie Killed on Burton Street
The Scottie Whiskers, owned by Postman Anthony Bruno, was run over and killed yesterday afternoon on Burton Street near their home. Neighbors mourn a pet known for independence and frequent meetings along the postman's route.
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Whiskers
Scottie
Anthony Bruno
Burton Street
Community seeks 5000 by Sept 26 for Christmas bundles
Town campaign plans to mail Christmas bundles to about 1400 service members. Funds raised through local donations and industrial solicitations aim to reach 5000 by September 26, with YMCA as headquarters and a public bridge and war bond sale led by Mrs Gladys Brightsman.
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Y.M.C.A
Burnside Memorial
Ym.c.a
Mervyn Clay
Joseph P. Quartaro
Hubert F. Hill
Albert Tousonie
Carl W Haffenreffer
Frederick Goff
Anthony Junes
Brightman
Honor Roll Chairman Thanks Citizens and Council
John P Marshall reading a Bristol Honor Roll Committee letter at the Town Council meeting thanks the council and Bristol citizens for cooperation in funding and supporting the memorial honoring local armed forces. He notes the committee's conscientious members and acknowledges Ezra Dixon for covering a deficit to allow a favorable financial report to be shared with Bristol residents.
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Bristol
John P Marshall
Town Council
Rhode Island
Ezra Dixon
John P. Marshall
Water shortage may close schools and factories here
Bristol County Water Company manager William H. Streit urges consumers to cut outdoor use and baths while repairing leaks. He warns that if demand is not halved soon, factories and schools may close and fire protection degrade as rainfall remains scarce. James G. Carns Jr adds that two weeks without major rain could stretch supplies eight weeks.
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William H. Streit
Bristol County Water Company
Mr. Streit
James G. Carns, Jr
New York
Carns
Serbst
Popularity Contest Sponsored by BTAA in Bristol
The Bristol Train Artillery Auxiliary launches a penny ballot popularity contest to crown the Most Popular Girl of Bristol 1944. Fifteen well known Bristol girls are competing, with ballot boxes to be placed in local stores Tuesday. Funds fund a trophy and a later winner announcement. Capt. Nellie Medeiros thanks supporters including William G Dixon Ralph F Kinder Charles B Rockwell and Henry A Street for winter uniforms donations.
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Bristol Train Artillery Auxilary
Bristol
Auxiliary
Nellie Medeiros
William G Dixon
Ralph F. Kinder
Charles B Rockwell
Henry A Street
Hayes Pledged by Sigma Nu at Brown University
Robert C. Hayes son of Mr and Mrs Leo H Hayes 119 High Street Bristol has been pledged by Sigma Nu fraternity at Brown University Hayes a Colt Memorial High School graduate and Navy V-12 member is in Brown s junior class Sigma Nu founded at VMI in 1869 and at Brown in 1911 also noted is a 9 8 St Mary s over Mount Carmel baseball game at Burr s Hill Park Warren Del Piano Carulli pitched for Bristol tonight CYO champs face Bristol All Stars at 6 on the Common
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Providence
R. I
Robert C. Hayes
Leo H. Hayes
High Street
Bristol
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Brown University
Hayes
Colt Memorial High School
Navy
Brown
Sigma Nu
Virginia Military Institute
St. Mary’s
Warren
Mount Carmel
Burr's Hill Park
Howland
Higgins
del Piano
Carulli
CYO Champs
Bristol All Stars
Percy H Smith Chosen Head of 40 and 8 in Bristol County
Percy H Smith of Barrington was chosen Chef de Gare of the Bristol County Voiture No 1188 Forty Hommes and Eight Chevaux to succeed Joseph M Edmonds at a Legion Home meeting on Franklin Street Wednesday night Edmonds holds the title of Chef de Gare Passe Other officers elected include Chef de Train William Langlois Chem enot James A Sisson A Elmer McNamara Antonio Primiano Commissaire Intendant Harold W Woodward Aumonier Manuel P Goulart Conductor Howard I Martin Guard de Ila Porte John B Dattoli Lampiste Frederick W Coggeshall and Commis Voyageur Isaac Buffard Officers will be installed next month Donations for the Playing Card Fund will be distributed to county stores this week to purchase playing cards for men in service Smith will name appointive officers and committees for the coming year at the October Promenade in Barrington Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy H Smith
Barrington
Bristol County
Joseph M. Edmonds
Legion Home
Franklin Street
Mr. Edmonds
Chef de Train
William Langlois
Chemenot
James A. Sisson
A. Elmer McNamara
Antonio Primiano
Commissaire Intendant
Chef de Gare Smith
Manuel P. Goulart
Democrats Set Banquet Date For State Candidates
The Democratic Town Committee announces a banquet on October 15 at the G A R Hall beginning at six o clock to honor state candidates. General chairman Joseph F Pannone leads a team including secretary Robert J Anderson and treasurer Francesco Langello with multiple committees covering tickets publicity hall music decorations refreshments and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Town Committee
G.A.R. Hall
Joseph F. Pannone
Robert J. Anderson
Francesco Langello
Mary Pereira
Ermine Wood
Anna D. Trudell
Edward J. Newbold
Charles L. Davis
Mary Maciel
Robert L. Garvin
Hall
Frank S. Lewis
Willam H. Hughes
Joseph F. Bruno, Jr
Annibal Estrella
John P. Cortellessa
Antonio Guida
John Almeida
Marguerite Walsh
Anna C. Curt
John Romano
William Connery
James Raiola
Norman Bernard
Antonio Cabral
Antonio de Sousa
Carmello Campagna
Aaron F. Usher
Charles Fay
Spy Tyler Kent and Anna Wolkoff Case Recalls Wartime Suspicions
The article recounts Tyler Kent an American Embassy clerk jailed in London since 1940 for seven years amid a pro German propaganda probe. It details his links to Anna Wolkoff daughter of a Russian admiral and their suspected exchange of confidential embassy material and codes.
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Tyler Kent
London
Anna Wolkoff
Kent
Foreign Service
Moscow
Princton
Sorbonne
Paris
Univ. of Madrid
George Washington University
Scotland Yard
Yard
Great Britain
Russia
Britain
Germany
Index Bureau
Department of State
Berlin
Brixton
Ergot Ecole Titp Fick
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Geo. R. Fish
Ian M. Walker
Kearney Post
John W. Church, Jr
Indiana
Walter Brennan
Lon McCallister
Jeanne Crain
June Haver
Captain America
Vivian Austin
Johnny Downs
Leon Errol
Lon Chaney
Ramsay Ames
Robert Lowery In “the Mummy’s Ghost
William Bendix
Susan Hayward
Cartoon
Citizens & Council
BTAA
CVO
Percy H. Smith
Miss Wolkoff
United States
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