Bristol Buddy Bundles seeks more names for Christmas packages
Mervyn Clay of the Bristol Buddy Bundles Committee urged residents to submit names and addresses of service members. He noted only 715 of 1250 names have been provided and set deadlines for domestic and overseas personnel. Packages should include the service member's name, service address, and home address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervyn Clay
Bristol
Buddy Bundles Committee
Mr. Clay
YMCA
Annual Police Ball To Be Held This Evening
Bristol police and friends gather for their annual ball at the Bristol Casino. Tickets sold for a large attendance to benefit the police pension fund with a souvenir program dedicated to Judge William T. O'Donnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Police
Bristol Casino
Alvin M Bullock
Bristol Police Beneficial Association
William T. O’donnell
Lafazia Named Acting Corporal at Wofford College Cadet Unit
Private John W Lafazia of 77 Oliver Street is appointed Acting Corporal in his cadet squadron Army Air Force Training Detachment at Wofford College Spartanburg South Carolina. The Tactical Officer announced the non promotion carries no pay raise and honors his ability and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W .Lafazia
Oliver Street
Army Air Force Training Detachment
Wofford College
Spartanburg
South Carolina
Nafazia
Harbor Pollution Hearing Set for Oct 12
October 12 is tentatively set for a joint meeting of the Town Council officials from Bristol and state engineers plus the Bristol Sewer Commission. The session will discuss harbor pollution sources and removal methods with aim of establishing a public bathing beach within walking distance of the town center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Counci
State Division of Sanitary Engineers
State Department
Bristol Sewer Commission
Huestis
Colt to Play Rogers Tomorrow at Guiteras Field
The Colt versus Rogers High football game at Guiteras Field has been moved from 20 to 3 PM tomorrow. Fans on early shifts asked for the change and Rogers consented to a half hour delay to accommodate attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt
Rogers High
Guiteras Field
Rogers
Newport
Brito Rides Again In War Stamp Help Race
Matt Brito and Manny Perry stage a horse race at the Trotting Park to raise War Bonds and War Stamps with admission paid in stamps. Brito wins last week, Perry to race again with added heats and a newly bought horse Black Magic. A crowd is expected and stamps provide entry as officials run the event and sell stamps.
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Matt Brito
Manny Perry
Charlotte Church
Nancy Allen
Ian Walker
Brito
Black Magic
Bernard H
Perry
Sab
John Andrade
Cecil Cretchell
Larry Casterl
Reginald Dimond
Albert James
Merchant Marine Names Sought for Bristol Honor Roll
A letter from Governor J Howard McGrath asks Bristol civic leaders to include Merchant Marines on town honor rolls. Council President Huestis seeks reader reports of any Bristolian mariners not yet listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Huestis
J Howard McGrath
The
Bristol Phoenix
Women urge regular War Stamp purchases for winter support
Mrs. F Reginald Dimond leads Bristol women in a campaign for steady War Savings Stamps. She proposes a War Stamp Album for every man woman and child, urges disciplined spending to back the war, and notes sale points at the Pastime Theater with volunteers aiding purchases. The piece lists servicemen on the local honor roll and locations of sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Reginald Dimond
Bristol
Peter P Gilroy
Greensboro
Cpl
Chester E. Gilroy
North Africa
John P Gilroy
Orlando
Fla
Gilbert A Primiano
A. Maris
Lemone
Cal
Seaman
William J Dias
Boston
Jesse Faria
Newport
Arthur Manchester
Atlantic
Pyt Amos
Gorham
New Oreans
Wiliam Shayer
USN
Jacksonville
Hambrick Second Lt Henry P Hambrick Graduates As Aerial Navigator
Henry P Hambrick 29 son of Mr and Mrs Henry A Hambrick of 25 Infield street is graduated from Hondo Army Air Field Texas as second lieutenant after training as an aerial navigator He joined the thousands of other navigators in war theaters and will help train new men The ceremony included the award of navigator wings and emphasized flight training and physical conditioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Potter Hambrick
Henry A Hambrick
Infield Street
Hondo Army Air Field
Hondo
Texas
San Marcos
Hambrick
Colt Memorial High School
Army
Naval Torpedo Station
Newport
Miami
Fla
Nashville
Tennessee
Santa Ana
Cal
John W. Hambrick
Army Engineer Corps
Wartime POW tale from Rotary Club talk by Harold Tucker
Rep Harold W. Tucker recounts his World War I POW experiences in Germany. He describes improvising food from a potato raid, dealing with German guards, and life in a camp with 27 Americans among many Russians Serbs and Roumanians. The speaker hints Bill Angevine may return from a German prison camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Angevine
Harold W. Tucker
Rotary Club
Germany
Tucker
America
Upper Silesia
Poland
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John W. Lafazia
S. C
Merchant Marine
Bing and
Detty
Bing Crosby
Dorothy Lamour
Dixie
MR. Zerk
Black Dragon
Frances Langford
Bert Paige
Richard Travis
Catherine Craig
Evelyn Brent Bravis
Harrigan
Bobby Readick
Frank Craven
William Gargan
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Albert Jamies
Market Street
Warren, R. I
Bristol Public
Grosf
Armed Services
Andrews School
Henry P. Hambrick
Altar Society of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
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