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.
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R. F.haffenreffer
Hope Street
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Prescott B Paull
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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.
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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.
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Melvin W. Bair
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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
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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.
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Lucien Capone
Benedictus” Gounod
Nora E. Dwyer
Leoncavallo
Frank T. Canario
Moore
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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
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St. Elizabeth's Church
Holy Rosary Society
Munroe Avenue
Christina Fernandes
New York
Rufina Correia
Boston
Mary Camacho
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