Bristol to host Lt Bulkeley Monday for War Bond rallies
Lieut John D Bulkeley famed for rescuing General MacArthur will speak at three Bristol events on Monday. He will address crowds at Collins & Aikman, Herreshoff Mfg, and a large War Bond rally in Rockwell Park in support of war production and bond sales. Local leaders predict his visit will boost morale and bond purchases.
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John D Bulkeley
Philippine
Japan
General MacArthur
Corregidor
Bristol
Collins & Aikman Corporation
Herreshoft Mfg. Company
Reynolds School
High Street
F. Reginald Dimond
Carl W. Haffenreffer
Herreshoff Mfg
Lt Bulkeley
Haffenreffer
Treasury Department
R. F Haffenreffer, Jr
Mount Hope Farms
Bulkeley
Lt. Bulkeley
Former Bristol Boy Becomes Aerial Gunner In U S Army
Mel D Archangelo once of Bristol now lives in Portland Maine and has graduated from Harlingen Army gunners school to become an aerial gunner. A former ace pitcher at Portland High and MICT he starred as end in football and was a strong place kicker. He will undergo training and may join a tactical unit to operate a machinegun on moving targets.
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Bristol
Mel D'Archangelo
Portland
Maine
Uncle Sanvs Army
Portland High
Harlingen Army Gunners School
D’archangelo
Mel
Brother of Mrs Kinder Reported Lost in Action
Mrs Ralph F Kinder learns Sunday of her brother Lieut Comdr Cleveland Dale Miller being reported lost in action. Miller, former Providence resident, attended Moses Brown School and Marion Institute, graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1929. He leaves a wife and one child, his mother, and a sister Mrs Kinder, plus a brother Herbert C Miller Jr of New York.
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Ralph F Kinder
Cleveland Dale Miller
Miller
Providence
President Avenue
Moses Brown School
Marion Institute
US Naval Academy
Kinder
Herbert C Miller, Jr
New York
Volunteers Needed For Local Observation Post
Bristol volunteers are urged to join the Aircraft Spotter post, offering 3 hours weekly, 16 or older. Observers monitor aircraft within sight distance, report to the Army operator in Boston, and earn armband rewards and chevrons for hours served.
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Bristol
Cwilian
Secame
Heiring
Boston
First Fighter Command
Army
Amerca
Victors
Missing in Action Husband of Mrs Metcalf Listed
Mrs E Conrad Metcalf learns her husband Commander Metcalf has been listed as missing in action. She had been living with Mrs Gilbert Hoover on Metacom Avenue and now faces the Natchez missing person notice.
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E Conrad Metcalf
Gilbert Hoover
Metacom
Commander Metcalf
Metcalf
Natchez
Boys Paint Bleachers At Guiteras Field For School
Supt Mapes and Vincent Saviano organized YMCA boys led by Carmine Cirillo to paint Guiteras Field bleachers. The project provided work and experience. the committee praised the result as the best yet. Also, school plans approved include Evening Schools starting Oct 8 with sessions four nights weekly, staff appointments, and funding steps. The late Brig Gen L H Callan family received a sympathy message.
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Guiteras Field
E. S Mapes
Vincent Saviano
YMCA
Carmine Cirillo
Saviano
Wilfred M Hamll
L. H Callan
Annie 10
Sisson
School enrollment shifts and staff changes noted
Superintendent Mapes reported opening day enrollment of 1852, down 64 from last year, with second week enrollment at 1889, down 65. Junior and senior highs, elementary totals variably down. Miss Bullock named critic teacher. Warv SS St Ange t Haar nurse received $20 monthly transportation allowance. WPA lunchrooms reopened. Guileras lunchroom delayed due to worker shortages. Industrial Trust plans to discontinue school savings, shifting focus to War Savings Stamps and Bonds.
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Supt Fos Manes
Supt Mapes
Industrial Trust Company
Last Rites For Gen Callan Draw Large Crowd At St Marys
Hundreds from diverse walks attended the funeral of Brigadier General Luke H Callan at St Marys Church and KeArney Post ceremonies. The service featured a full military honors escort from the Rhode Island State Guard, a graveyard volley, taps, and numerous state officials, veterans groups, and clergy in attendance.
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St Mary's Church
Luke H. Callan
New York
Sherry Avenue
Vincent J Griffin
William Kelly
Columban Fathers
St Mary's
St Mary’s
Kearney Post
American Legion
Hope Street
J Howard McGrath
Ins
Peter Lea Cannon
James H. Kiernan
Walfred Paquin
Charles F Risk Thomas Paolino
Alexander Murray
Fall River
Town Counci
Jo Floyd Huestis
Paul A Herzig John
Marshall Henry Fo Serbst
Paul Millemayer
John W Church
William Hagevine
Amos S Gorham
Daniel G Coegeshall Franci
T McGovern
Frank ME Dimond
Ralph T Church
Pasquale Pagnano
Henry Alfred Probate
Indree
Benjamin Fclaindemuth
Francis B Condon
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Jeremiah E O'Connell
Alberic A Archambault
William T O'Donnell
Fifth District Court
James B. Linehan
James F O'Leary
John Romano
Thomas H Hammond
Rhode Island State Guards
St Owen I Nolan
State Police
Anthony Jo Ferrara
FS Manes
Franis Canna
Old RI
En Callan
Gen. Callan
Clinton Bo Brown
U S Army
Herbert Bo Dean
Selective Service System
Paul Gillan
Ordnance Dept
National Legion Executive
Frank Fef. McCaffrey
George E Withington
G . Lambert
Herbert F Gramstorff
Edward ©. Foster
John Gaw
Charles W Anthony Raymond B Littlefield
Ralph S. Mohr
Gordon I Miller
Margaret
Joseph M Edmonds
A. Elmer McNamara
Samuel J Smith
Charles FE. Burns
Edmund 3 Rex
Rhode Island
Narragansett Bay
Military Order of
Henry Ernest U
FE Brea
Raymond Fhrhardt
Lucien Capone
Anthony J Nunes
Albert Pierce
Frank L. Doran
Henry F Serbst
Capone
Mr Nunes
Domine Jesu Christi
Augustne B Nerone
James FE Sullivan
J Vincent Leahy
Bristol
Augustus Vo Conners
East Providence
Daniel Morris
Woonsocket
Our Lady Mount Carmel Parish Programs This Week
The schedule of parish children’s activities will be carried out by the Maestre Pie Filippini Sisters this week at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The program outlines the week’s planned events for the children of the parish.
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Our Lady Mt. Carmel Parish
Children of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Maestre Pie Filippini
School Music and Activities Schedule
A weekly timetable lists religious and choir activities for various grades. Programs include Singing Girls and Boys choirs, Sewing for Girls, Italian class for children, with sessions from 1:30 to 4:30 PM on multiple days.
Birthday Telegram Promotes Two Captains Herzig Family
Councilman Paul A Herzig and his wife celebrate on Sunday after receiving a telegram from daughter-in-law Rachel DeWolf Herzig. The message announces the son’s promotion to Captain in the 25th Infantry US Army, now stationed at a western post. The father is thanked as Captain on water and land roles converge.
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Paul A Herzig
Mrs. Herzig
Inlaw
Rachel DeWolf Herzig
Town Fire Truck Priority Rating Refused Again
Councilman Henry F Serbst, Fire Commissioner, reports Washington has again refused the priority rating needed to purchase a new fire truck. This marks the second consecutive refusal for the town's request.
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Henry F Serbst
Washington
Nurses in Corregidor Stories Highlight Wartime Valor
Elizabeth Valentine cites Sun Times Magazine on American nurses at Corregidor and Bataan, praising Peggy and others for steadfast courage under fire. The account recalls air raids, battlefield care, flashlights in the tunnel, and nurses’ morale despite darkness and danger.
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Elizabeth R. Valentine
Corregidor
N. Y
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George R Fish Whoo
Bristol Arter
Artcraft Warning Service
United States Army
US Army
Edward Silvia
Gary Cooper
Joan Leslie
Sergeant York
Walter Brennan
George Tobias
Lionel Barrymore
DR. Gillespie
Philip Dorn
Donna Reed
Joan Davis
Jinx Falkenburg
Joan Woodbury
Cary Grant
Jean Arthur
Ronald Colmanite
Turton
Division of Maternal and Child Health
State Department of Health
Colt Farm
Helen Newbold
Warv
St Ange
Sanford
Bryant College
Senor High
Aviation Science
Mapes
WPA
Reynolds
Guileras
St. Mary’s Church
Bataan
WL. White
America
Robert B. Keley
Philippines
Peggy
States
Mindanao
Australia
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