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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1948
Page
2
Highway Surveyor Reynolds Northup urged townspeople to remove parked cars to cut plowing costs by one third and speed up clearing after snowstorms. He noted a prior bill of 1473 dollars and said safe, open streets reduce fines and make plow crews’ work easier.
A damaged local fragment requests courtesy and cooperation from residents in Bristol and nearby areas. The terse note implies community assistance but provides unclear context or specific action.
An array of local items include a No School signal due to heavy snow, sightings of pussy willows at Olive Street pumping station, a high Mass for Mary E. Trentin, and upcoming meetings of Lawson Raida Chapter D.A.V. Rotary Club program notes, a birth announced, Odd Fellows installation, and community events across Bristol with multiple civic and church groups reporting activities.
Three members of the Bristol County Chapter of the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation will be honored by Governor John O. Pastore this evening. He will present Certificates of Merit for five years of service along with a five star silver pin. Dr. Frederick V. Martin has eight years, Mrs Vasta L. Ruggiero ten years, and John Ogg ten years of service. The ceremony is at the Baltimore Hotel at 6:30 PM.
Local notice advertises Italian home cooked dinners at 205 Thames Street near The Waterfront. Little readable text mentions takeout availability and community appeal.
Miss Millan of 189 High Street married at 9 am Saturday in St. Jean Baptiste Church Warren. Rev George McCra performed the ceremony and Mass. Reception followed at Cercle Jacques Cartier Hall. Bride’s sister Mrs Armand Thibodeau was matron of honor. Roy Dunbar best man. Guests from New York Boston Nova Scotia attended. The couple plan to reside at 14 Lyndon Street Warren with eventual move to Boston.
Mount Carmel Players present Old Fashioned Minstrel Show January 19 and 20 featuring Frank Miserandino Frank Bruno Thomas Campagna Domenic Vitello John Ruggiero and Val Alessandro. Special numbers by Pauline Bruno Anne Bruno Louis D Agostino Jerome Tamburro Connie Troiano. Chorus includes Cornelia Jannuccillo Mary Louise Murgo Etta Murgo Phyl Murgo Mary Prezioso Michael Sargento Cosmo Marabello Michael Cappucci Ralph DeLeo John Fasano Malcomb Wilcox Louis D Agostino. Carl Russo and Frank Bruno direct with Dora Iannacculo in charge of chorus numbers.
A Bristol Teachers Association Bridge Committee met to finalize plans for the Bridge and Fashion Show scheduled for January 22, 1948. Eighty tables have been sold. Preparations for a Spring Fashion Show are led by Miss Margaret Nerone, Miss Ruth Kerr, Miss Miriam McCaughey, and Miss Josephine Kerr.
Town Councilman Francis J Murphy, chairman of Bristol's Infantile Paralysis Fund Committee, will officially open the drive with a radio talk tomorrow morning on The Bristol Community Hour aired Wednesdays from 11 to 11:30 by WRIB Providence.
The funeral for Mrs Mary Ann Foster aged 93 of 11 Peck Avenue took place yesterday at 2 pm from the Charles M Connery funeral home. The Rev W Owings Stone of St John s Episcopal Church Barrington officiated, with committal at the grave. Burial was in the North Sea story.
Claude Hazleding Walton, 54, wife of Clan Lancet Gibson Road, died Sunday in a Providence hospital. Burial was at George M. Wilbur Jr. Memorial Chapel Warren conducted by Rev. Charles R. Cooley. Born February 10 1893 in England she was daughter of John and Alice Walton. Survived by husband, father, daughter Mrs John R. Watson, sister Mrs Horace Riley, Alton, and one grandson.
A list of Bristol area events runs from January 17 to February 10 featuring dances, minstrel performances, a bridge and fashion show, and annual banquets. Activities are hosted by St Mary's C Y O Holy Name Society Bristol Teachers' Association St Mary's Holy Name Society and Bristol Town Team Champions at Guiteras Auditorium New Highland Casino and Bristol Rotary Club.
The Bristol Rhode Island Highway Department seeks sealed bids for a diesel powered front end crawler shovel bulldozer with 35 HP minimum, 15 000 lb weight minimum, cleated tracks, and optional cab. Bid deadline February 2 1948, delivery after March 15 1948, bids to be marked Bid Tractor Shovel Bulldozer.
Local town league act “The Smoothies Orchestra” offers wedding reception music with modern and old fashioned dances. Contact Bristol 109 1 after p.m. for bookings and availability.
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