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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1955
Page
4
The Bristol highway surveyor Northup Reynolds Davis urges an annual cleanup of streets and sidewalks, praising visible improvements and calling on storekeepers and residents to keep areas free of dirt and debris. Hurricane damage lingers, making cleanliness and appearance strides more important for the town.
The Bristol Civil Defense urges residents to pledge housing for up to ten refugees in case of a bomb attack. Churches will ask members how many could sleep on the floor. volunteers should contact Nelson Beals with name and address via postcard. The piece notes prior refugee movements and stresses prepare for possible displacement.
Residents attend vacations meet old friends in Oklahoma City while local groups plan fundraisers and events. Hydraulion Hose Co No 1 revises by laws and 50th anniversary donation to DeFiance Hose Co. waste paper drive set for May 15 by Kingsmen Bugle and Drum Corps. Boy Scouts Leaders Roundtable moved to April 15 with talks by J Harold Williams and others at First Congregational Church.
The fire police session is rescheduled from this Sunday to Sunday April 17 at 10 30 am in the Ever Ready Station. Gabriel Simmons, son of Mr and Mrs Simmons of Hope Street, is noted as a track football and boxing coach at Chico State College California with a strong boxing year beating Stanford California San Francisco State and Nevada. Natale Gandelmo elected acting president of Bristol County Bryant Alumni Club with Barbara Campenella Theresa M Stoughton and Hilda J Ferris on the executive committee.Correction: Joseph Isarboza remains at Church of the Good Shepherd Rosemont not St Michaels. Babe Ruth League officers named John Penkala Warren president William Greene Jr Barrington vice president John L Burke secretary and J Vincent Leahy treasurer. League opens Friday June 10 with two Bristol teams from Warren and Barrington for ages 13 to 15. Nelson Beals notes First Congregational Church has housing room for 511 evacuees from Providence in case of emergency.
Miss Medeiros and Mello, graduates of Bristol Senior High School, are engaged. She works as a dental assistant.
Mrs Clara Santulli Puya widow of Vincent Puya of 22 Mt Hope Ave Providence died Wednesday after a long illness. Born February 9, 1886 in Italy she lived in town 55 years. Survived by husband one son Dom enic five daughters nine grandchildren and many siblings. Funeral Monday 8 am from Charles M Connery Funeral Home to Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church for 9 am Mass. Burial in St Marys Cemetery.
The funeral was held from 10 Reid Street with a high Mass at St Elizabeths Church. Rev Henrique Rocha celebrated assisted by Rev Joaquim Lawrence and Rev Joseph Moniz. Vasconcellos died Monday on his way to work. Survived by wife Delphina R Duarte Vasconcellos. Pall bearers from Madeira Society Council No. 15 included Cristiano Camacho Manuel Fernandes Domingues Camara Jose Moniz Manuel Alegria Jr and Manuel Goes. Burial at St Marys Cemetery with committal prayers by Father Rocha.
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