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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1948
Page
4
Horace Heidt will present his Original Youth Opportunity Program at the Rhode Island Auditorium on New Year’s Eve. Luminaries like Glenn Miller Frankie Carle the King Sisters Alvino Rey Fred Lowry and Gordon MacRae headline the show. Providence College and the RI Auditorium sponsor the benefit for the College War Memorial with Rev. Charles H. McKenna coordinating arrangements.
William S. Cherry Jr of Bristol Rhode Island owns J Horse Shoe Conrads Lillian a senior 4 year old Guernsey cow that produced 17793 pounds of milk and 933 pounds of butterfat in 165 days the highest state record. The Conrads Lillian lineage includes eighteen daughters and one son listed in the American Guernsey Cattle Club Performance Register.
Joseph C. Alger a longtime Bristol resident and Hope Street business owner wed Mrs. Ann Watson of Cranston in Richmond Virginia on December 3. The ceremony was performed by M. W. Topping at his home. They plan to spend the winter in Kissimmee Florida and return to Bristol around April 1 to live at 141 Beach Road.
Edward J. Wilkinson Jr was nominated as junior vice commander of Kearney Post No 6 American Legion after Lt Col Matthew A Capone was called to active Army duty Virgil M Arruda was named to the executive committee to replace Harry Young Jr who left town The post plans a Bristol Rangers Band initiation and Christmas Party on December 18 Manuel P Goulart heads the activities committee Manuel S Phillips was elected to membership
St. Mary's Mothers Club will meet Thursday at 3 30 P M in St. Mary's School to prepare for a Christmas event on Sunday December 19 A program will feature students from St. Mary's School and Santa Claus in St. Mary's auditorium with arrangements not yet finalized.
A Bristol housewife endorses BBCA efforts for a town Christmas celebration. She urges households to decorate homes as part of supporting a community event and emphasizes Bristol’s beauty alongside downtown decorations. The letter expresses appreciation for Kunz’s appeal and calls for shared town pride.
Work begins on a new men's dormitory at Rhode Island State College with a party at the Midway Steak and Lobster House honoring three local General Assembly candidates who won in November. Attendees included Lieut. Governor John S. McKier nan, Attorney General elect Raymond H Hawksley, Treasurer elect Stephen A Fanning, State Committee Chair, Judge William E Powers and co-chairs Mrs Frances Holmes and Miss Connie Fasano.
The schedule lists a December 8 event, a bazaar at Congregational Church, and a December 9 marble Marionette Show at Reynolds School Auditorium.
The Rev. Joseph Sorzano returns from vacation in Italy to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish. A 3:30 p.m. welcome home party is hosted by the parish children. Officials from the state government and State Colleges attend a ceremony earlier in the day marking campus building plans.
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