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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1950
Page
4
A brief 60 second telephone air linked Etenix Arizona to Bristol Rhode Island sending news that startled residents in New Guinea and the Philippines. People woke early, surprised by the rare coincidence and glad to hear the report.
A grocery shower was held August 15 at Mrs. Marjorie McCann s home on Burton Street for Miss Gertrude Byrnes who will wed Donald Dwyer of Cranston on August 26. The bride to be received canned goods and groceries as gifts. Refreshments followed with Miss Markekret Morris assisting.
Scouts of the First Bristol Troop will meet at Scout Hall at 7 pm and be transported to a summer hike site for an outdoor evening of fun. A roast is a featured program item and plans for the annual track meet swimming carnival and fall roundup will be inaugurated.
Flor ence Reed, famed American actress, headlines Somerset Maughams The Circle at Newport Theatre in a witty take on English manners and modern marriage. The Circle follows a mother in law who confronts a daughter in law amid an impending divorce and ends with a twist typical of Maughams satire.
Word has been received that Manuel Cabral Sr. aged 59 father of Manuel Cabral Jr. of 155 Franklin Street Bristol died Monday in San Diego California after a short illness He was a former resident of Seekonk Massachusetts.
Funeral services for Mrs Hose Silvia widow of Manuel Silvia of 61 De Wolf Avenue Bristol were held after a long illness. Born January 11 1876 in Azores Island she had lived in Bristol 45 years and leaves daughter Mrs Mary Medeiros and brother Manuel Correira. Burial was at St Marys Cemetery after a high mass at St Elizabeths Church with bearers listed.
The funeral for Frederick W. Marz 74 of 53 Burton Street was held Friday at C. M. Connery Funeral Home 57 Burton Street. Rev George H. Smith of the First Baptist Church conducted the service. He died Wednesday after a long illness. Burial followed at North Burial Ground with bearers Henry Luther Harold Pedley Sr Bert ram Bullock Jr and Fred Hodgdon.
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