Water Company Officials To Appear Before Council
Town Council unanimously approved summoning Bristol County Water Company to appear on October 3 to show cause why the town should not terminate its contract. The council also discussed future land sales, hired Ernst T Voight as an assistant, and addressed licensing and painting bids with no exterior work bids received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. SérBst
Bristol County Water Company
Presdent Huestis
Lucien Capone
Ernst T Voight
Voight, Wiight & Cleason
Providence
Mortgage Guarantee and Title Company
Burnside Memorial
Bristol
Phoenix Publishing Company
Funeral Of Mrs Annie L Sisson
The funeral of Mrs Annie Louise English Sisson was held at 8 15 this morning from 158 Wood Street and followed by a solemn high mass at St Marys Church. Survivors include a sister a daughter Miss Annie D Sisson three sons and nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial was in St Marys Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Louise
Sisson
Wood Street
St Marys Church
Michael L Rvan
Vincent J Gruiffin
Joseph Conneely
St Columban Father's Seminary
Edward Hughes
St Joseph's Parish
Newport
Sis
William H
James A
George P
East Providence
Richard Cavanaugh
William T. Cashin
John Bushneck
Chester R. Burgess
William Owens
Walpole
Mass
John English
Brockton
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Margaret Black yeoman trainee graduates at Cedar Falls
Margaret M Black of Soldier's Home Bristol has completed the Naval Training School Yeomen W course at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. She earned Yeoman Third Class and will begin specialty training based on aptitude tests and civilian experience. She is home on leave. Also, a special mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church honors parish boys in service followed by a club breakfast and officer elections marking the club’s first-year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret M. Black
Bristol
Naval Training School
Yeomen-W
Towa State Teachers College
Cedar Fells
Iowa
Miss Black
United States
C.G O
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Carmela Russo
C.G.O
Hurricane Costs And Beach Plan To Be Studied
The Town Council schedules a special meeting for Monday evening September 25 to review the hurricane damage costs for repair and cleanup. A report from the species committee on public bathing plans will be presented along with cost estimates and site evaluations by an engineer who visited Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Councl
Bristol
Bristol Native Serves With Twelfth Air Force B 25 Team
Corporal William H. Gablinske aged 26 from Bristol served as a truck driver in a Twelfth Air Force B 25 Mitchell group that supported D-Day landings and the invasion of Southern France. The unit hammered German targets in Southern France for eleven days prior to D-Day. Gablinske is married to Dorothy and they have daughter Kathleen Ann, living at 69 Court Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Gablinske
John Gablinske
Court Street
Bristol
Twelfth Air Force
France
Gablinkes
Peroup
Ai Coarsea Ound
Corse
Twelfth Arms
Frank Sousa Completes Navy Radio School Course
Frank Sousa RM3c of 178 Bay View Avenue graduated this week from the Navy Radio School at the Naval Training Center Sampson New York. He earned selection by aptitude tests and trained in sending and receiving International Morse Code and in the maintenance and operation of Navy radio equipment awaiting sea duty or shore assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sousa
Bay View Avenue
Navy
Naval Training Center
Sampson
N. Y
Cpl. Richard Bisbano Awarded Combat Infantry Badge
Cpl. Richard Bisbano of the 83rd Infantry Division received the Combat Infantry Badge for exemplary conduct in action in France. The 83rd, formed in 1942 at Camp Atterbury, has roots across 47 states and Alaska and Hawaii, with veterans from Minnesota Michigan Ohio Indiana Illinois Tennessee and Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Richard B. Bisbano
France
Catherine Street
Bisbano
83Rd Infantry Division
the Stars and Stripes
St. Malo
Ciftadel
Wales
83Rd
Carentan
Perier
Brittany
Dinard
Hitler
St Malo
Col von Aulock
Normandy
Camp Atterbury
Ind
States
Alaska
Hawai
Minnesota
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Tennessee
Kentucky
Camp Breckinridge
Thermen
California
New York
Sale of War Stamps Honors Local Servicemen
The Hope area honors service members with $5 War Stamp purchases by Charles B Richards. Residents may add names to be honored, to be recorded by the Bristol Historical Society. Servicemen listed include Joseph Ferreira US Army Infantry in France Nathaniel Gladding Jr QM2c Pacific area Owen Massano US Marine Corps South Pacific William McCaw US Navy South Pacific Vincent Catallano 630th FA Bn US Army Stephen Belanick USAAF Chatham Field Georgia and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B Richards
Hope Drug
Joseph T Ferreira
U .S Army Infantry
France
Nathaniel G Gladding
Ucamteb
Pacific
Owen Massano
Us&s Marine Corps
South Pacific
William McCaw
Ssc
USN
South Pacific Area
Vincent J Catallano
630Th FA
US Army
Anthony E Williams
U S Army
707Th
Stephen A. Belanick
U.S A
Chatham Field
Bristol Historical Society
Richards
Beaulds Move As Bait To Get Votes In Rhode Island Race
Charles Curran Republican candidate for Congress denounces the Little Steel Formula revision as a bait to win votes. He cites Roosevelt’s foreign policy and Poland as missteps while addressing about 75 attendees at G A R Hall with town committee members from Barrington Warren and Bristol. Other speakers include party leaders and labor supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Curran
Congress
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Curran
G.A.R. Hall
Barrington
Warren
Bristol
Maine
Cairo
Teheran
Quebec
Poland
Mr. Curran
John McCusker
Barriington
Republican Town Committee
John R. Bernardo
Roswell S. Bosworth
Manuel Cardoza
Merchant Marine
Robert McCaughey
J. Floyd Huestis
Frank X Luizotte
Maurice P. Ponte
Harold Ells
Sayles
Pawtucket
Broomhead
Wedding of Miss Charlotte Sousa and Henry Pacheco
Miss Charlotte Agatha Sousa daughter of Mr and Mrs Rudolph E Sousa married Henry William Pacheco son of Mrs Irene Pacheco in St Marys Church. Rev Michael L Ryan officiated. The ceremony featured organ music by Henry Serbst and vocals by Rita Serbst. The couple left for a New York honeymoon and will reside at 23 Cottage Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Agatha Sousa
Rudolph E. Sousa
Lincoln Avenue
Henry William Pacheco
Irene Pacheco
Wood Street
St Marys Church
Michael L Ryan
Henry Serbst
Rita Serbst
Rita Martelly
Warren
Henry Rainey
United States Navy
Charles T Mello
Charles Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Water Company
ARMY
Pacific Islands
Burma
America
U. S. Rubber Co
U. S. Employment Service
Annie L. Sisson
Margaret Black Yeoman
CGO
Committee For
Wm. H. Gablinske
Naval Radio
Bradford St
Perles
Mead
Golgate
Colgate
Waterbury’s
Scott
Fletcher
Warner
Vick
Kelley's
Richard Bisbano
Combat Inf
Beaulds
Pacheco - Sousa
Eng
Herbert G. £Ales
Hope St
Bridel, R.uvi
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