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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1939

Page

2

James Holmes Dies. Bristol Public Servant Remembered

The Bristol community mourns James Holmes a devoted public servant and family man. He strengthened town life with projects like the Mount Hope garage and storage building and supported local sports and civic plans including a skating rink and Holy Nativity site. He guided Prescott B Paull’s campaign for First Councilman and managed a State Senator race, always placing the town’s interests first.

Mr. Holmes Bristol Mount Hope Avenue R. F.haffenreffer Hope Street Plishmnen Gee Prescott B Paull Paull Holmes

Local Readers Urged to Send In Brief Bristol Items

Readers of the Phonix are invited to submit short items and local news for publication in the Bristol area column.

The Phonix

Bristol Council to draft new year program at meeting

The Bristol Council Knights of Columbus will draft a New Year program at tomorrow night’s meeting. Public and St Mary’s Parochial School sessions resume today after a 10 day holiday break. Several residents hosted guests from out of town for New Year’s Eve including families on Union and Word streets. A Rotary Club noon showing of Melvin W. Bair’s film about the Providence District Nursing Association is planned with Dr Halsey De Wolf in a leading role.

Bristol Council Knights of Columbus St. Mary’s Parochial School Melvin W. Bair Poppasquash Providence District Nursing Association Rotary Club Halsey de Wolf Granville G Tuindley Avill South Pole Royal Arch St Albans Lodge

Died Francis Obituary for Rita at 60

In this town Sunday January 1st Mrs Rita in her sixtieth year funeral from her home 1019 Hope Street Wednesday at 9 30 am solemn high mass of requiem in St Elizabeth Church at 9 o clock burial in St Marvin Cemetery relatives and friends invited to attend omit flowers

Francis Rita Hope Street St Felizdueths St Marvin Cemetery

Choral Society Plans Spring Concert with Soloists and Chorus

The Choral Society announces a spring concert featuring intermission pieces Sanctus and Benedictus by Gounod with tenor Lucien Capone and soprano Nora E. Dwyer, plus Pagliacci Arioso and other numbers. The program includes Mozart, Brahms, Tannhäuser, and Pilgrim’s Chorus with a large ensemble of sopranos contraltos tenors and basses. James F Meiggs directs, Miss Margaret F Nerone handles costumes, and tickets are managed by Mrs George H Baldwin and James F Duffy.

Gounod Lucien Capone Benedictus” Gounod Nora E. Dwyer Leoncavallo Frank T. Canario Moore Alston-Salter Dave Sono Mozart the Piper Logan Lucien Caponeme Harlick Thomas Constance O Okell Pilgrims Chorus Tannhausser Sopratos Charles M Connery Henrietta M. Connery Nora F Dwyer Minnie Goglia Margaret Johnson Louise M Lavendar Mae McDonough Bernard V. Morris Matthew Preble Margaret Morris May Walsh Donalda Saucie Genevieve Saucier Frances Capone Stine Malafronte Aiss -Ellaabeth Ormond Mary Scanlon Joseph Warren Ambrose Desilets Madeline Neiderer T.troien Capone Frank Canario Charles Coggeshall Frank Doran Raymond McNamara Lawrence Perry Albert Pierce James Fr Write Bassas William Bottomter Sr Joseph A Flynn Vincent L. Malafronte Robert Newbold Frank Rinald William Sisson Henry F Serbst, Jr James F Meiggs Margaret F. Nerone George H. Baldwin James F. Duffy

Funeral services held for Mrs DeMotta in St Elizabeth’s Church

Funeral services were held yesterday morning in St Elizabeth's Church for Mrs Rusitia Sousa DeMotta 52 wife of Philip DeMotta and mother of Manuel DeMotta Peck high school faculty Barrington who died after a long illness Rev Henrique Rocha officiated Burial was in St Mary's Cemetery A Madeira Islands native she came to the country 24 years ago and was active in the Portuguese community She lived at 56 Munroe Avenue Surviving are husband son three daughters one brother and four sisters

St. Elizabeth’s Church Rusitia (Sousa) DeMotta Philip DeMotta Manuel DeMotta Peck Highchool Barrington Henrique Rocha St. Mary's Cemetery Madeira Islands DeMotta Don Luis Filipe Society St. Elizabeth's Church Holy Rosary Society Munroe Avenue Christina Fernandes New York Rufina Correia Boston Mary Camacho

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