Local Bristol Musician Helps Write National Campaign Song
Miss Helen Church of Bristol with Mrs Martha Baird Allen of Providence co wrote the 1940 Willkie campaign song chosen in New York City after auditions of 300 entries. The piece, a rousing marching tune with rallying lyrics, was declared the top selection and will be distributed to Willkie clubs nationwide.
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Helen Church
Hope Street
Martha Baird Allen
Providence
New York City
Willkie
Miss Church
Allen
Bristol Willkie For
the Phoenix
Philadelphia
Willkie” Trnes
Mrs. Allen
New York
Frederick Jencks
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Patrons Festival Observed by St Michael's Episcopal Church
The Feast of St Michael observed with sermons by Bishop James DeWolf Perry at morning service and Bishop William P Remington at an 8 pm service. A large clergy and choir from multiple Rhode Island and New England churches participate with soloists Nathanael Herreshoff Jr and Vernon Gray among the performers.
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ST. Michael’s Episcopal Church
James DeWolf Perry
Episcopal Diocese of
Rhode Island
St Michael's Church
William P Remington
Oregon
Canon Parshley
Sidney R Peters
Holy Trinity Church
Tiverton
John B Lite
All Saints Church
Providence
Russell S Hubbard
St Martin's Church
John Wuilson Haynes
Trinity Church
Pawtucket
Richard P McClintock
Christ Church
Auburndale
Mass
H Neville Tinker
Church of the Epiphans
George P Huntington
St Stephen's Church
Arthur M Dunstan
St James Church
North Providence
Walter H Angell
Nathanael G Herreshoff Jr
Vernon A Gray
Allen M. Newman
Nathanael G Herreshoff, Jr
Viola Anderson
Evelyn Bingham
Nancy Bosworth
Buell N Buckingham, Jr
Marion L. Darling
Arthur P Dunbar
Irene Gallo
Janette McCaw
Mary Pinch
Robert J Spencer
Earl G Sturdevant
Fred A’ Sutcliffe
Charlotte
Young Altos
Frank A Rounds
Clinton S Bower
Stewart Campbell
Henry Hambrick
James R Wood
Jo Wuoham Wood
William H Angevine
Herbert M Howe
Earl P Rounds Basses
Allen M Newman
Arthur W Barrett
Wallis EF Howe
Calbraith B Perry
John G Stewart
Anderson Re-elected Democratic Town Committee Chairman
Robert J. Anderson was re-elected chairman at the Italo-American Club meeting on Wood Street. James T. Pierce declined re-election as secretary. Oscar Rishe elected in his stead. Robert L. Garvin named vice chairman and Joseph F. Pannone re-elected treasurer among 38 attending of 43 members.
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Robert J Anderson
Democratic Town Committee
Wood Street
James T Pierce
Oscar Rishe
Pierce
Anderson Robert L. Garvin
Joseph F Pannone
Louris
Capelli
Pasquale Pagnano
Bristol
Bristol Aims for Second Win in Warren Bristol Series
Bristol manager Bob Cragan assembles a strong lineup for the second game at Gunteras Field Sunday at 2 30 pm after an 8 3 win in the opener. Key pitchers Marshall Benevides and Sousa are ready, Harding is doubtful with an ankle sprain, while Duffy is out with a broken ankle. The roster includes Massa Pansa Duffy Congdon Almon Aguiar Securo Biancuzzo Del Piano Dryer and others with high batting averages.
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Bob Cragan
Rhode Island State College
Gunteras Field
Bristol
Cragan
Marshall
Benevides
Harding
Sousa
Reef
Buddy Congdon
Marty Biancuzzo
Jimmie Duffy
Harvey Gladue
Leon Lemaire
Massa
Pansa
Duffy
Congdon
E. Almon
Aguiar
J Securo
Biancuzzo
del Piano
Dryer
F Secure
Town Council To Act On $10,000 For Relief
The Town Council set a special meeting for Monday October 14 at 7 30 p m to consider an appropriation of ten thousand dollars for relief. A prior meeting approved ten thousand for unemployment relief though twenty thousand was requested earlier. The aim was to boost employment related to national defense, but Bristol has not yet seen that improvement.
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Bristol
Y M C A Completes Drive For Needed Funds
The Y M C A drive ended Wednesday with 373 subscribers pledging 3010.50 dollars, short of the 5000 dollar goal. Special gifts division led by Wallis E. Howe raised 2162 dollars from 54 subscribers, while divisions A B C and D reported smaller totals and notable contributors. An extra 100 dollars may boost the final tally.
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Wallis E. Howe
Carl Carlson
B. James Carns, Jr
Glen Smith
Ferrycliffe Farm
Elmer S. Mapes
Samuel D. Clark
Anthony Agatiello
James Carns, Jr
John G Stewart
William H Angevine
Earl H Hobson
Frank Wood
Holyoke
YMC
National Council Financial Service Bureau
Chest and X Ray Clinic at Rockwell House
The Bristol District Nursing Association opens a Chest and X ray Clinic at Rockwell House Monday afternoon at 1 o clock. Dr J Rednor of Wallum Lake Hospital will oversee the clinic assisting physicians.
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Rockwell House
Bristol District Nursing Association
J Rednor
Wallum Lake Hospital
Rosh Hashanah Observances In Bristol Synagogue
Bristol Jewry prepares for the Jewish New Year 5701 with services at Chevra Agudas Achim Synagogue on High Street officiated by Rabbi Morris Cohen of Providence. Services run Wednesday evening to Saturday with morning services Thursday and Friday at 9 am.
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Bristol
Ellul
Bristol High Opens Bid for Class C Title at Central Falls
Bristol High School football seeks the Class C crown with a 3:15 kickoff at Lorraine Field in Central Falls against Sacred Heart Academy. The same starting lineup from the East Greenwich game will try to overpower Sacred Heart, as Coach Warren Huston predicts stronger opposition after Sacred Heart’s week to improve.
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Bristol
Sacred Heart Academy
Burrillville
Lorraine Field
Central Falls
East Greenwich
Sacred Heart
Warren Huston
Night Evacuation Tale From English Coast Bombing
A Bristol-born woman writes from a south coast home about a German air raid. The vivid letter to her uncle, republished here, describes sirens, ground-floor sheltering, an Anderson Shelter absence, holy water, Norah the nurse, and constant bombing noises while a pallias bed and improvised protections endure the night.
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Bristol
England
Boston Globe
Norah
Anderson
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