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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1941
Page
2
A 1941 feature presents December 15, 1789 as the birth of the Bill of Rights. It argues the rights clause the nation safeguards against tyrants like Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito, and urges citizens to read and defend their liberties. It lists the ten amendments and notes broader democratic rights beyond the text.
Birth announced for Pticen i and Joseph Jr son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Paradiso at 7 Coggeshall Ave with Dr C Paul Bruno attending. Donations for Ellis Island to be left at Guneras House on Dec 17. Various Christmas parties and meetings planned including Hope Circle Daughters of Isabella in Providence and Bristol unit League of Women Voters on Jan 8. Rotary Club speaker Kimball White of New Bedford, and Bristol Town Council defense meeting at American Legion Kearney Post. St Mary’s Social Club elects officers and Christmas party follows. Two local men, William Angevine Jr and Peter Alfano, have earned first lieutenants' commissions. Angevine teaches at Fort Knox and Alfano at Fort Myer.
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