A Tribute to Walter A Morin
A letter from a war-time friend expresses deep grief for Walter A Morin who died while in service. The writer recalls their Miami Beach days in 1942, shared duties, a farewell dinner, and Walter’s kindness and friendship. The note offers condolences to Morin’s family and his girlfriend and remembers a postwar plan.
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Miss ‘Morin
Walter
Miami Beach
Camp Devens
Westerly
Ohio
Texas
England
Miami
FBI Chief John J. Stark Addresses Rotary Club
John J. Stark head of the Providence FBI office spoke at a Rotary Club meeting praising local police cooperation over the past three to four years. He cited 550 convictions from 15 000 sabotage cases, noted espionage controlled with few leaks, and detailed FBI methods and tools including 90 million fingerprint records and extensive handwriting analysis.
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John J. Stark
Providence
FBI
Rotary Club
F.B.I
Mr. Stark
New York
Washington
Hurricane damage and recovery in Bristol after elm destruction
A Bristol area storm felled trees causing porch and roof damage to homes including Miss Paull and the Rockwell House. An elm tore up sidewalks, smashed a 30 ft sloop, and ripped the Legion Home flag. Harbormaster Ward noted downed trees around Pappasquash and several boats. Power restored by afternoon. Bristol hardest hit among three towns.
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Miss Paull
Prescott B. Paull
Rockwell
Legion Home
Freeman
John F. Shaw
Bristol
Shaw
Linden Place
Bristol Train of Artillery
Fred Macauley
Louis Falco
BTA Armory
R. I. State Guard
State Armory
Franklin Street
Bristol Yacht Club
Mt Hope
Phoenix
Bristol Corporal Serves In Twelfth Air Force B 25 Group
Corporal William Henry Gablinske age 26 son of Mr and Mrs John Gablinske of 69 Court street Bristol Rhode Island serves in the transportation section of a Twelfth Air Force B 25 Mitchell medium bomber group. The unit supported the D Day invasion of Southern France from a Corsican base working with all Twelfth Army Air Force bombers fighters and troop carrier aircraft. The B 25s had bombed German targets in Southern France for eleven days prior to D Day destroying gun positions communications and transportation facilities and this group has taken part in major operations through Tunisia Sicily and Italy.
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12Th Aaf
William Henry Gablinske
John Gablinske
Court Street
Bristol
Twelfth Air Force
France
Gablinske
Corsica
Twelfth Army
Ai Force
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
Supper Held For St Elizabeth's Junior Baseball Team
At a parish supper in the St Elizabeth's Bristol parish hall the playoff ball from the St Elizabeth's vs Holy Angels CYO season was presented to Rev Henrique Rocha. The gesture carried signatures of the team fellows as a memory of the first junior team to play for St Elizabeth's. Manager Mariano Rodrigues and coaches Joseph Rodrigues and Raymond Rodrigues were honored guests.
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CYO
St. Elizabeth's of
Bristol
Holy Angels
Henrique Rocha
St. Eliabeth’s Church
St Elzabeth’s
Father Rocha
Mariano Rodrigues
Rodrigues
Joseph Rodrigues
Raymond Rodrigues
Genevieve Barboza
Emily DaPonte
Public Invited To War Films Showing At Bristol Armory
The public is invited to a Monday 8 PM showing of three war films Baptismal Fire The Nazis Strike and Military Training at the Bristol Train of Artillery Armory State Street. The ET A Auxiliary with the U S Employment Service Warren secures the films. An operator from US ES will project the movies highlighting Allied efforts and the link between fighting and production fronts. Oct 5 Harvest Supper hosted by Reba Rebeka Lodge.
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Bristol
112th Cavalry receives award for Driniumor River campaign
Lieutenant Suzman of the Cavalry sent his mother a copy of a unit citation. The 112th Cavalry Regiment earned praise for their June 28 to August 11, 1944 Driniumor River campaign in New Britain. Lt. Suzman is hospitalized with fever while his unit awaits.
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Maynard Suzman
Fred Suzman
Hope Street
Suzman
Cavalry
New Britain
112Th Cavalry
Driniumor River
United States
United States Army
New Guinea
Julian W. Cunningham
U.S. Army
Joseph C Resendes Becomes Flight Officer at Napier Field
Joseph Cabral Resendes a 20 year old resident of 104 Bay View Avenue was sworn in as a Flight Officer at ceremonies at Napier Field Alabama and received the silver wings of an Army Air Forces pilot. The event took place on September 8 1944.
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Napier Field
Ala
Joseph Cabral Rezerides
Bay View Avenue
Army Air Forces
Alabama
Comedy chosen as Bristol Theatre Group venture
The Bristol Community Theatre selected Personal Appearance by Lawrence Riley as its second production. A general meeting at the Y M C A approved dates November 9 to 11 for performances at Guiteras Memorial Junior High School. Try-outs were held under S Morton Giles with 18 volunteers building the set.
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Lawrence Riley
Bristol Community Theatre
Y.M.C.A
Guiteras Memorial Junior High School
S. Morton Giles
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Sgt
Walter A. Morin
Grand Ave
Rockville, Conn
Belive
Wardwell Lumber Company
Thames ST
John J. Stark, F.B.L
ASA
Tin
U. S. Rubber Co
U.S
Murricane
Cpl. Wm. H. Gablinske
Reba Rebeka Lodge
M. Suzman
Pacific
112Th Cav. Rct
A.P.O
Joseph C. Resendes
AAF Training Command
Joseph Rezendes
Bay View
F-O Rezendes
Colt Memorial High School
Theatre Group
Hastings
Mr. Hastings
Electric Company
Junior
Jerry
Mr. H
Mrs. H
Nancy
The
Narragansett Electric Company
Minster Street
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