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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1934
Page
5
Town officials meet tonight to discuss a claimed short age in relief funds. The group includes an administrator three clerks and two home visitors instead of eight to twelve as charged earlier. The administrator notes Warren with 100 fewer families has eleven staff. Bristol salaries total $120 weekly with towns, state and federal funds covering the rest.
Reynolds School presents a Christmas program with songs and tableaux. Performers include Helen Pimental Marie Cruz Joseph Abenante Manuel Ferreira Joseph Mello Nancy DePas quale Emily Nunes Mary Travers Rose Florenzano Edmond Rego Sargento Alfred FerreIRA Jack and Jill Sinclair MacDonald Verralina Raposa Mary Had a Little Lamb Edna Dias Humpty Dumpty Louis Sarden ha Jack Horner Joseph Carrara Little Bo-Peep Elsie Medeiros Jack of Hearts Queen of Hearts Mary Camara King of Hearts Andrea Nappi Little Boy Blue Raymond Warner Cat and Fiddle Mary Botelho Little Miss Muffet Frances Usher Tommy Tucker Louis DiMezza Old King Cole Clarence.
A fragment mentions Bowron three fiddlers Edmond Re and Alfred Ferreira with Joseph Sargento Cook and Blackbird Pie Mary Almei da Ten O Clock Scholar William Vargas Santa Claus Edward Costa and the song Little Town of Bethlehem tied to a school event.
Bristol Council No. 379 Knights of Columbus holds a bingo party at its State Street home tonight with many prize items. James McKenna chairs the arrangements committee including Charles E. Burns Herman W. Vermette William T Dwyer and Anthony daPonte.
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Sunday School junior choir presents a Pageant of the Nativity in the parish hall on Congregational Street under Mrs Vasta La Ruggiero. The show includes carols and a later evening repeat for older parishioners with colorful costumes and a silver stars on blue background set.
Stage manager led the Bristol event with assistance from Jean Malafronte. Tea and service were prepared by class members aided by Mrs Earl P. Mathewson Mrs Albert Larned Miss Audrey Munro Miss Charlotte Stoughton and Mrs John G. Stewart. Guests included Canon and Mrs A R Parshley and their three children.
Albert Johnson was elected Master of St. Alban's Lodge No. 6 F & A M at its annual meeting in the Masonic Building Hope Street. He succeeds Paul A. Herzig as officers elected included Richard H Usher senior warden and Rev Herbert D Graetz junior warden. The event followed a turkey dinner with dignitaries and speeches by Charles W Littlefield and Albert Thomas.
December 20 bingo party at St Michael's Parish House under Perry Society auspices. December 24 Xmas Eve dance in Columbia Hall Wood Street. December 25 Christmas afternoon dance in GAR-Hal under Olympian Club auspices.
A young pygmy elephant at the London Zoo is described as fond of bananas eating about 150 a day. The animal’s appetite is noted in a compact zoo feature highlighting its unusual preference.
James T Pierce secretary of the Democratic Town Committee challenged the Bristol PWA project worker list. The Town Council voted to inform Governor Green that he had been misinformed on at least one name and appointed Pierce to verify the list for the next session.
The Boy Scouts in Bristol rush to collect hundreds of toys for needy children with patrol contests ending tonight at 8 pm. The Awashonki Herd P O W S will announce a contest winner tomorrow. Troop 5 honors Edward D Kunz at a Belvedere dinner.
Readable fragments show Byfield School students performing multiple acts and exercises. Participants include Miss M Kinsella Miss E Dwyer Miss G Osterberg and Miss M Carmone with plays songs and acrostics such as The Night Before Christmas and Christmas Eve.
A bill passed in Lima designates Cuzco as the archaeological capital of South America, highlighting its role in the rise and fall of the Inca Empire. The designation emphasizes the city’s historical significance and cultural heritage.
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