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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1941
Page
3
A wartime prayer asking God to keep the land safe and free from tyrants. It pledges protection for soldiers on land, air, and sea, and calls citizens to stand together to defend their peaceful land amid distant symbols of victory.
The engagement of Virginia Santo, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Santo of 40 Bourn Street, to Pvt Joseph Devito of Camp Croft South Carolina was announced yesterday. The wedding is set for Saturday at 9 am at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church.
Bristol Red Cross seeks bigger house to carry wartime program. New executive committee members join. fund-raising goal raised toward 5100 of 50 million national War Fund. Roll Call tally hit 1600 with 135 new memberships. thanks voiced to RevArthur W Burdon and Florence Nelson for long service.
Practical civilian defense guidance outlines turning off electricity and gas, clearing fire risk in attics, assembling tools like sand, water, a stirrup pump, and a garden hose. It advises staying calm, seeking shelter, and using G-2 or sand to smother incendiaries, with minimal water on bombs themselves.
The Kearney Post Christmas Basket Fund requests at least 75 dollars to complete 100 dinners for needy families. A last minute appeal asks for donations this week, with funds and canned goods to be collected at a 9 30 am show on December 20. Contributions already received total 107 dollars from multiple local groups and individuals.
A tuberculosis clinic using pneumothorax treatment opens Saturday December 27 at Warren District Nursing Association HQ. Dr E Zambarano supervises a joint effort from Warren Barrington Bristol and East Providence nursing groups with Grace Fullerton Barker RN and nurses from each community. Clinics run Tuesdays and Saturdays. proceeds fund equipment and service amid wartime demand.
Mrs Hannah Wolker announced the marriage of her daughter Jean D Ambrosio to Ezra J Steen son of Mrs Robert Steen. The ceremony was at St Pauls Episcopal Church Portsmouth performed by Rev John Beauchamp rector of Trinity Church Bristol and St Pauls Episcopal Church Portsmouth. Attendants were Mrs Ralph Peters and Robert Richardson.
Mrs Mary Ross Rice, 66, is recovering after a Friday evening assault on Gibson Road in Bristol. A pocketbook with four dollars was taken. officers found a small flashlight at the scene and searched the area for the attacker who fled east on Gibson Road.
Delegates from woolen and worsted mills forming the Textile Workers Union of America gathered at 15 Union Square New York on December 6 and 7. They planned demands for uniform conditions in their branch, representing about 175 000 workers mainly in the northeast. The conference marks a step toward national collective bargaining in textiles, with many contracts expiring early next year.
The funeral for Manuel Paiva 74 who died Sunday at his home 611 Wood Street Bristol was held this morning with an 8:15 at home service and a 9 o'clock mass of requiem at St Elizabeth's Church. Burial followed at St Mary's Cemetery. Survived by three sons Manuel Anthony and Alfred two daughters Sister Mary Paiva and Mrs Anna Castro and 11 grandchildren. Paiva born December 19 1866 in Azores lived 38 years in Bristol former shoe worker parishioner Holy Name Society.
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