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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1949
Page
2
The manager plan is a well conceived structure not a cure all for city ills. It mirrors school systems with an elected council hiring a manager to run services under council policies and budgets. Benefits include expert administration and ethical standards, but success requires articulate public demand for good government and strong political support.
The Holy Name Society of St Elizabeth's Church funds and oversees the St Elizabeth's Twilight League baseball team for 1949. Rev Henrique Rocha announced the Saints open the season May 9 against the C and A's Foss Champions. Mariano Rodrigues Henry Miranda Jr Anthony Ramos named governors. Raymond Rodrigues coaches with Vincent Santo team captain. Roster includes Joseph Benevides Teet Topazio battery mate Vin cent Securo Joseph Marfin Norman Ferreira and others. Bat boys Raymond Marn and Anthony Lopes. New uniforms provided. parish group seeks full season success.
The Bristol District Nursing Association will hold its annual meeting at Rockwell House on Thursday evening April 28 at 7 30. Reports will be presented and officers elected for the coming year.
The 75th anniversary observance of St Marys Church Bristol ended with a 730 AM Requiem Mass marking six days of events. Bishop Russell McVinney presided with clergy from Holy Trinity and Mt Carmel parishes in attendance along with local officials including State Senator Daniel Coggeshall and representatives Glarys Brightman and Merry Alfree.
The program lists Anne Cavallaro and Chorus and Miss Joan Squatrito with Oh Ma Ma, Frank Miserandino and Chorus with Accordion Selections, August Arruda with I Love You So Much, John Marshall and Chorus with Vocal Selections, Miss Anne D and Paul Bruno, Miss Minnie Goglia with Song of Songs, Valentino Alessand ro and Domenic Vitiello with Cruising Down the River and the entire company performing final numbers.
Pfc Edward Silvia II son of Mr and Mrs Joseph R Silvia of 177 Mt Hope Ave is assigned to Nagoya Air Force Base Japan arriving January 1949. He previously served in the Philippines with the 600th Air Force Base and entered the Air Force in 1948 at Fort Banks Massachusetts. He led the Bristol Flight Civil Air Patrol in Rhode Island as Commanding Officer and held Warrant Officer Junior Grade.
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