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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1946
Page
2
Residents propose a simple community carol event in front of Colt Memorial High School with lights and amplifiers. They request Theresa to lead a nucleus of school participants, organize town outreach, mimeograph carols, and hold the event the Sunday night before Christmas.
The Altar Guild of St Michael s Church meets Monday at 7 43 p m in Holmes House. The Mite Society meets Tuesday at 2 00 p m at Miss Anna Pierces Bur ton street home. Bristol Teachers Association president Helen Condon reports DAR endorsement of State Aid plan. Andrew A Pansa and Josephine Bruno announce birth of son Thomas Paul at St Joseph s Hospital. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Holy Rosary Society holds annual Christmas Party Sunday at 2 30 p m in parish hall. All members invited.
The St Andrew’s Club meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Parish House. Herbert N Gray Jr and Helen Conley Gray announce the birth of son Curtis Lindsay on December 11. Colt Memorial faces Alumni in a basketball game Tuesday at Andrew’s Gym. Robinaire Troop held a December 6 party with magic by Bobby Kinder. new member Eileen Moran joined. St Michael’s Church hosts an Old Fashioned Hymn Sing Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Junior Philatelic Society meets December 9 at Holmes House. Miss Horton assists with stamps and new member cards issued. Dorothy Winsor and Mary Barboza to lead refreshments at next meeting.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Conlan announce the engagement of their daughter Katherine Ann to Alfred T Olive son of Mrs Alfred T Olive of Warren Miss Conlan a St Marys School Bristol Senior High School graduate attended Rhode Island State College Mr Olive a Warren High School graduate served three years with the Eighth Air Force earning the Air Medal and is a Bryant College student.
A third anniversary Mass will be held tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock in St Mary's Church for Paul James Connery. A new shipment of hats including feathered styles arrived at the Chic Shop 676 Hope Street Monday at 2 30 PM. The Missionary Society of the First Congregational Church will meet to finish packing the Parsonage Box for South Dakota. Miss Mary C Morrissey member of the U S Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations spent the weekend with her sister Mrs James C Ruggiero of Church Street. Mrs Russell G Colt took the Oath of Allegiance at the Superior Court in Providence Monday and is now a citizen. Albert O Earle will be one of the judges this evening in a Brown University vs University of Connecticut debate on merging the Army and Navy.
A meeting of the Committee of the First Congregational Church is set for Monday evening at 7 30 in the General House. Mr and Mrs Louis L Romano and their son Paul have moved to Groton Connecticut. Mr Romano works for the U S government and Mrs Romano is the former Ruth Ruggiero who served as deputy sheriff for the town.
The report from Truant Officer Frederick Serbst to the School Committee lists totals of truants picked up and brought to school, those kept out by parents or for family events, and others held for sickness or shoe repairs, plus numbers sent to the superintendent for working papers.
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