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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1938
Page
2
The piece analyzes the Presidents address praising and critiquing New Dealers Republicans and Democrats alike. It notes repeated calls for cooperation among government capital labor and management and questions the practicality of proposed remedial legislation despite some improvements. It argues that frank discussions among representatives could advance progress.
Anthony Almeida was elected president of the Bristol Portuguese Band Club at the annual meeting held Sunday at its Wood Street headquarters. He succeeds Vasco Castro. Other officers named include vice president Marin Santos, secretary Jeremias Andrade, recording secretary Louis Barboza, treasurer Joseph A Sousa, and finance committee members Joseph Castro, Frank Cabral, Anthony Williams, with Manuel Silva as sergeant at arms and John Castro as master of ceremonies.
Joseph A Sousa was re-elected band leader with Manuel Castro as assistant and Caesar Mentes as manager. The officers were installed by past president Vasco Castro. A crowd of more than 100 members and guests attended a post ceremony dinner.
A meeting of officers from the Bristol Portuguese American Baseball Club and the Recordacoes da Patna Club at Lincoln Hall discussed incorporating both groups. Action was deferred to a later date.
The Bristol County Safety Council plans a Thursday night meeting in Warren. Bristol Phoenix reporter Joseph P. Quartaro has rejoined the staff. Bristol schools reopen after a holiday recess with a winter break planned for Feb 1828.
Mrs Arthur C Delehsur of Brooklyn announces the engagement of her daughter Ruth Baker Delehsur to Russell Blias Akin son of Mrs William Akin of 50 Union Street this town. Delehsur, a Pembroke alumna, is secretary at the American Institute of Food Distribution in New York City. Akin works in the plastics division at DuPont de Nemours in Arlington. Akin is a Colt Memorial High School 1929 graduate, Brown University alumnus 1933 with BS, and earned a PhD from Columbia last June. Wedding date not yet set.
The regular monthly meeting of Kearney Post 6 will be Friday evening January 7 1938 at headquarters on Franklin Street. National Executive Committeeman William H Beehler will address the gathering and share important news. The Convention Corporation will present its final report and committees will outline post projects for the new year. All Legionnaires are urged to attend as the post starts the New Year.
Pilot Byron C Moore and copilot Kenneth Case safely landed a Chicago inbound airliner at Newark after the left landing gear failed to deploy. The gear retracted, but Moore maintained control, bringing the craft down gently with only slight propeller damage and no injuries among nine passengers.
Bristol Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold an Ellis Island shower next Monday. Clothes will be sent to New York immigration depot for distribution to immigrants. Mrs Abraham Lord will speak on National Defense, and delegates for the Washington congress in April 1826 will be chosen. Hostesses include Miss Mabel B Salisbury and others.
Coming events announce a three act play The Late Sir Christopher Bean by B T A Entertainment Association scheduled for Thursday January 13.
The Bugle and Drum Corps will hold a rehearsal and meeting in Scout Hall on Thursday at 7 pm with all members urged to attend as plans for upcoming competitions begin. Troop 3 meets Thursday at 7 30 in Scout Hall not Tuesday. The January Board of Awards and Court of Honor sits Tuesday January 17 at 7 pm in Scout Hall.
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