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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1944
Page
4
Coming events list shows December 23 with a Christmas Barn Dance featuring the Four Southern Belles at Independent Hall. The card notes a community program and local entertainment for the season.
The funeral for Maria Campagna wife of Carmelo Campagna was held today starting at 8 15 AM from 124 Franklin Street with a high mass at 9 AM at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. Rev Emilio Donanzan officiated assisted by Rev James Gilsenan and Rev John Malion. She died Saturday in a Fall River hospital at 56. She was born February 26 1889 in Casteldaccio Italy and had lived here 36 years. Survived by husband six children two daughters two sons and siblings. Bearers included several Campagnas and local Butera family members. The Holy Rosary Society attended and the ritual was read by Mrs John Vaccaro.
John Joseph Byrnes, lifelong Bristol resident, died yesterday in a Providence hospital after a brief illness. Born 1882, he was son of Patrick and Mary Fitzgerald Byrnes and worked in the U S Rubber Company shoe department until retirement. Survived by a sister and four brothers including former Senator Thomas H Byrnes. funeral Thursday at 9:30 from C M Connery funeral home to St Marys Church with burial in St Marys Cemetery.
Manuel Raposa Camara Jr aged 22 died in a Providence hospital after a long illness. Born in Bristol on October 2 1922 he attended local schools and left Guiteras Memorial School due to illness. He was survived by his parents a brother David and a sister Theresa. Funeral services will be held from his grandmother 628 Wood Street Thursday morning at 8 15 followed by a Mass at St Elizabeth Church. Burial will be in St
The funeral of Manuel Pereira of 155 Franklin Street was held Saturday morning at 8 15 from the Sansone funeral home 92 State Street followed by a high Mass of requiem in St Elizabeth Church Rev Henrique Rocha pastor celebrant. Bearers were Manuel Sardinha Joseph Moniz John Paiva all of Bristol and Abel Perry of Fall River. Burial was in St Marys Cemetery.
George Holm Murray Jr. son of Mr and Mrs George H Murray of Bristol Rhode Island is among the men assigned to the V-12 Navy Training Unit at Berea College Kentucky for the November term Seaman Murray a Colt Memorial High School graduate and former Yale student enlisted in the Navy December 22 1941 and had reached aviation radioman first class before joining the V-12 unit
The tentative 1945 Colt football schedule lists open dates on Oct 6 and Nov 17, games at DeLaSalle Burrillville No Providence South Kingstown Warren Barrington, with Barrington hosting on Thanksgiving Day Nov 22.
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