Youth Pleas Council Keep Beach Plan Alive in Bristol
A trio of Bristol high school youths led by Joseph Digati Anthony Santulli and John Massano will present a petition with 250 signatures urging the Town Council to continue work on swimming facilities. They argue the project honors returning veterans and can be funded over time, not raising the current tax rate.
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Bristol
Joseph Digati
Anthony Santulli
John Massano
Digat
Peter Cavalier
Digati
Marines Recruit Here Wednesday Asks Questions On Enlistment
A Bristol County Marine recruiting party will visit Warren Post Office on Wednesday afternoon September 26 to assist men who wish to enlist or pose questions. Open to non veterans ages 17 to 25 and veterans under 32 not separated more than a year. Enlistments not accepted for Reserve.
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United States Marine Corps
Bristol County
Warren Post Office
US Marine Corps Reserve
US Destroyer Becomes First to Enter Tokyo Bay
Eugene C McCarthy a seaman first class USNR from Bristol Rhode Island serves on the Southerland as the ship becomes the first US warship to enter Tokyo Bay. At 1am the group navigates the channel under general quarters and anchors five miles off Yehosaki naval base observing the battered Negato battleship and bombed targets nearby.
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Ussr
Southerland
Tokyo Bay
Eugene Charles McCarthy
USNR
Walley Street
Bristol
United States
Yehosaki
Negato
Souvenir Book For Ninth Police Ball Published
The Bristol Police Beneficial Association releases a Gray and blue souvenir booklet for the ninth annual Policeman's Ball held at the New Highland Casino. It includes an In Memoriam page honoring Bristol officers who died in World War II and those missing in action, plus a list of names. The event supports the Police Pension Fund with a large crowd expected and a detailed committee in charge.
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Police Beneficial Association
Bristol
Franklin D Roosevelt
Anthony C Almeida
Joseph Barbora
Walter A Brelsford
Nicholas Castighego
Domenic Cullo
Paul J Conneiy
Norman A Des Launers
Manuel Fernandes
Anthony Perromi
Manuel A Pert
Joseph Pirri
Irwin M. Port 1
Lows M Proto
John Quintausquale Raila
Henry B Rohrman
Louis J Romano
Charles H Scott
Jr James P Serpa
Prescott J Shaw
Herman E Silvia
Matthew A. Sargento
William R Tattrie
Henry P Trudell
John Boynton
James Flynn
Alan Hibbert
Edward L Leahy
Robert M McGann
Manuel Paiva
New Highland Casino
Police Beneficial Associaton
Police Pension Fund
Cxching Ne
Indiee
Anthony Jo Ferrara
Willim I Baker
Vico Chantan
William T Cash
Fudd J Dematrs
United War Fund Captains Announced by CHM Bartlett
General Chairman Frederick Bartlett announced captains for the Residential Division led by Miss Janet MacDougall as part of the United War Fund drive running October 15 to November . Zone captains and industrial division leaders were named with target local quota of 12000. The opening rally at Rockwell Hall will present Here Come The Yanks and distribution of prospect cards and worker kits.
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Janet MacDougall
United War Fund
Frederick S. Bartlett
John Watson
Earle Mathewson
Philip Clark
Marguerite Stone
Emily Osterberg
Walter Briggs
Earl G_ Sturdevant
Rockwell Hall
YMCA
Bartlett
Frederick T Goff
Rhode Island First Alternate Named for West Point Cadet Entry
John S. Ruggiero listed as first alternate to David W Gardner for the Military Academy at West Point following a July 28 1945 competitive exam. Ruggiero of 97 Bradford Street will enter in 1946 if slots open.
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Aime_ Forand
Rhode Island
United States Military
Naval Academies
John S. Ruggiero
Bradford Street
David W Gardner
Saylesville
Military Academy
West Point
Marigold Troop Notes and Upcoming Clambake Plans
The Marigold Troop met with many members present on a Monday. They played musical chairs and drafted plans for an Amateur program. No clambake arrangements were finalized. readers should check Friday's Phoenix for definite details.
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Marigold
Phoenix
Charlotte Jester
Army chaplain's nephew helps build wartime chapel in Germany
T-5 Manuel M Carreiro, husband of Mrs Manuel M Carreiro, aided three buddies in constructing a new chapel in an Army unit in Germany. The four men built benches drapes and decorations from salvage over three weeks with a St Mary statue loaned by an Augsburg church. The chapel, open to all denominations, symbolizes religious freedom and marks the soldiers' return home awaited.
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Anuel M. Carreiro
Manuel M. Carreiro
Manuel M Carreiro
Perry Plat
Father Rush
USA
T-5
Carreiro
Joseph Borges
Borges
Carreno
Germany
T-5 Carretto
St Mary
Augsburg Church
Russell B Akin To Speak At Rotary
Russell B Akin former Bristolian and Du Pont technician will give a plastics talk at the Rotary Club meeting tomorrow noon. Akin is Colt Memorial High School Class of 1929 graduate with a Brown University BSc and Columbia University master and PhD degrees. His mother Mrs Celia Akin and aunt Miss Coral Hill reside here.
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Russell B Akin
E. I du Pont de Nemours & Company
Arlington
N. J
Rotary Club
Akin
Colt Memorial High School
Brown University
Columbia
Ferguson
Celia Akin
Coral Hill
Five Juveniles Detained Over Break-In at Colt High
Truant Officer Frederik Serbst arrested five boys aged nine to twelve for breaking into Colt High School through an unlocked window on Sunday. They admitted ransacking desks and taking three fountain pens found later behind the Guieras House on High Street. No other items missing. action against the youths undecided.
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Frederik Serbst
Colt High School
Ranmsackyeeveral
Guieras
High Street
Submarine Haddo Attains Tokyo Bay Surrender
Seaman Robert M Williams witnessed the formal Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Haddo on September 2. The Haddo has sunk or damaged over 40,000 tons of Japanese shipping and operated with 11 other submarines as part of the Allied occupation fleet. Previously commanded by Cdr C W Nimitz Jr, the vessel sank two enemy warships during patrols.
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Haddo
Tokyo Bay
Robert Marshall Willams
Hope Street
Bristol
R. I
Cdr
C. W Nimitz, Jr
Pacific Fleet
Here She Comes The Railroad Tick Advert In The B and O Story
A rail advertising feature in a Baltimore and Ohio Company pamphlet is highlighted by a reporter. The piece describes trains, dispatching, signal towers, and a tour of Washington yards, with vivid notes on locomotive care and the Ambassador train, while noting the promotional aims and audience appeal.
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Pete Howe
Raiload
Barber Pond
Kingston
Hon Herald
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Don Herald
B&o
B&o Capitol Limited
Washington
Chicago
Capitol
Washington, DC
Ambassador
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