Town redeems itself after 1944 hurricane battering Bristol
Bristol recounts a near miss with the hurricane of 1944 as high tides and east winds spared lives. The storm wrecked docks and trees, damaged homes and monuments, and disrupted water and power while the town evacuated residents and mobilized the State Guard.
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Brstol
Burnside Memorial
Bristol
Herreshoff Mfg Company
Charles Dew Brownell
Brownell
Michael di Lello
Hope Street
Wm L. Serbst
State Board of Highways
Wm. L. Serbst
Wm Kenney
Graniteville
R. I
Edward Maloney
Smithfield
Ernest Hawkins
Greenville
R I
N G. Herreshoff
Agnes Herreshoff
N G. Herreshoff, Jr
High Street
Bradford Street
Franklin Street
Bristol Police Department
Thames Street
Collins and Aikman Corporation
Y.M.C.A
Marion P. Paull
Sam Celone Sends France Letters From War Fronts
In a June 1944 letter from somewhere in France Samuel Celone recounts crossing the channel, meeting wary French civilians, and adapting to life among troops. He notes weather, food, a ruined town, an old cathedral, and learning a few French phrases as he details daily camp life and a risky ride with the Navy. The same column reports the engagement of Hilda Martin to Theodore C. Rall of the U S Navy.
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Samuel Celone
Paul Celone
Constitution Street
France
Sam
Mom
Metch
England
Navy
G.I
Augusta Martin
Charles Street
Hilda
Theodore C. Rall
Flo
United States Navy
William Rall
Hoxie
Kansas
Rall
Melville
Miss Martin
U. S. Rubber Company
Calvados Secret Weapon Rumor Fuels Frontline Anecdotes
Allied troops in France drink Calvados a cider distillate described as a spark plug shake up. German defenses crumble as soldiers gulp the potent liquor and the rumor of its impact spreads. The piece notes the drink’s harsh, engine oil and soapy notes and cites field reports from D Day to Rennes.
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France
New York Times
Drew Middleton
N. Y. Times
Rennes
St. Lo
Normandy
Mont Saint Michel
Cpl
Mel White
Wyoming
White
Cpl White
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State Street
Collins & Aikman Corp
Prudence
Herzig
Manny Sousa
Prudence Island
Capt
Manny
Warren
Shad Factory
Kirkemuit
Metacom Avenue
State Guard
Moses Moore
Henry F. Serbst
Hydraulion
Church and
Hope Streets
Narragansett Electric Company
John B. Moore
Oliver
Constitution Streets
William L. Serbst
Water Company
George R Fish
Government Dock
Coast Guard
Sabato Sicignano
Colt Drive
Fort Hill
Walter Kerr
Usher Place
Charles B. Cole
Silver Creek
Guiteras
Kunz
Gov. Bourn
Herreshoff
Walley Street
Congdon
Kearney
Walker's Island
Henry Street
Burton Street
Frederick M. Dixon, Jr
Dixon
Howe Street
New Guinea
Esquire
United States
London
Danny Kaye
Dinah Shore
Dana Andrews News
Captain America
Falcon
Tom Conway
Carole Gallagher
Barbara Hale
Love
Noah Berry, Jr
Martha O’driscoll
David Bruce
Phil Baker
Arabia
George Sanders
Virginia Bruce
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