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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1947
Page
2
The Phoenix editor plans vacation guest editors to write two weeks of editorials on local angles. Four men agreed to contribute with freedom on chosen topics on dates including Wednesday September 3rd.
Readers note a gesture of courtesy and appreciation toward interns in the Bristol area. Mentions community support and local acknowledgment of student contributions to services and programs.
The Young People's Fellowship of St Michael's Church meets Sunday at 7 30 in the Parish House. Birth announcements include John Tavares born Aug 12 at Truesdale Hospital and William Scott Hall born Aug 11 10 am at Lysing-In Hospital. Various church services and society receptions are noted plus a reunion ticket sale, a Pettine concert, and parade and softball updates.
The Glidden Tour organizers invite Admiral Hoover to ride in Bristol during the antique car parade. The cavalcade, starting September 18 in Hartford and ending September 24 in Newport, will pass Bristol around 5 PM on Tuesday September 23, with one car allowed per town.
Emma Bradford Stanton lifelong Bristol resident and Pembroke College registrar from 1897 to 1932 died Wednesday at 706 Hope Street. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate with BA honors in History and an MA, she mentored undergraduates and alumnae, inspiring the Pembroke Emma Stanton Fellowship. Funeral services were at St Michael's Church with burial in North Cemetery.
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Weonetta Simonelli Ferri Simonelli 69 widow of Antonio Simonelli died yesterday at her home 10 Goulart Avenue. Funeral services will be held Monday at 8 15 from the home with a 9 am high Mass at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church. Born in Solopaca Italy March 21 1878 she had lived 42 years in town. She leaves two sons Ralph and Neil two daughters Anna Papagna Quincy Natalie Vaccaro and Ida Sousa 14 grandchildren a brother John Ferri and a sister Rose Fasano.
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