Community Carol Sing Opens Week of Christmas Elevation
A town wide Christmas celebration begins at 7 p.m. with a community carol sing at Colt Memorial High School. Church choirs from St Michael's First Congregational St Mary's and Our Lady of Mount Carmel join four church choirs and the Madrigal Group performing carols with solo pianists and choirs.
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Santa Arrives by Ferryboat for Bristol Christmas
Santa Claus sails into Bristol Saturday at 10 a.m. aboard the ferryboat Annie M arriving at Church street dock. The Bristol Community Christmas Committee hosts a Rockwell Park party where Santa will greet children and distribute gifts with Coast Guard escort Boatswains Mate Kelsey assisting.
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Santa Claus
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Coast Guard
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C and A Installs Fuel Oil System At Thames Street Mill
Collins & Aikman Corp announces switching to a fuel oil system to reduce air pollution from smoke at its Thames street mill. Resident Manager Frederic A. Cornell reports no coal firing as of a week ago Wednesday in a cooperative effort with the town during the Yuletide season.
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Collins & Aikman Corp
Thames Street
Frederic A. Cornell
Special Christmas Day Programs From Three Churches
Christmas observances are detailed by First Congregational and two other churches. The Rev Charles R Cooley leads at 11 am with a Hodson prelude and Gloria tunes. Father Little conducts Midnight Mass with chimes and Latin hymns. Choirs and organ medleys accompany services and confessions are scheduled for Christmas Eve.
Christmas Morning at First Baptist Church Service
The First Baptist Church holds an 11 a m Christmas service with Rev. George H. Smith as minister and Mrs. Earl G. Sturdevant as organist. Mrs. Sturdevant performs two preludes Judean Hallside and Gesu Bam bino, followed by works including Nicaea Holy Holy Lord God Almighty. The service features invocation, Lord’s Prayer, Gloria Patri, Christmas responsive reading, O Come All Ye Faithful, and Holy Night arrangement by Wilson. Parishioners will be presented.
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Charles R. Cooley
Cora Shaw Anderson
Hodson
Pietro A
London
Little Town of Bethlehem
Simper
Gru- der
Mr. Fish
Herald Angels
Mendelssohn
Gruber
Father Little
Chester R. Burgess
Chester. R. Burgess
Lawrence F. Cheetham Sr
Hannahl B. Volker
First Baptist Church
George H. Smith
Earl G. Sturdevant
Wilson
Joe Pannone in Quandary Over Rubbish
Joseph F Pannone, highway surveyor, faces questions about rubbish collection timing after he prepared a town guide with a map showing the two highway cleanup areas. The guide followed prior issues with trash pickups and confusion over when to put out Strash.
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Joe Pannone
Joseph F Pannone
Highway Department
Pan‘none
Department
Strash
CARE Packages Spread Aid Across Europe This Season
The CARE organization has distributed over 90 million dollars in food and clothing to 17 countries, funded by diverse donors from schoolchildren to displaced persons. Turkish and German youth programs, Turkish and German aid through the army centers, and toy exchanges are highlighted as ongoing efforts sustaining aid year round.
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Washington, D. C
CARE
Germany
France
Great Britain
Maine
Far East
Orient
Austria
New American Legion Project
U.S.A
Bristol Phoenix Reschedules to December 28 Publication
Because of the Monday holiday, the Bristol Phoenix will publish its next issue on Wednesday, December 28. The change shifts the weekly schedule to accommodate observers and readers.
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