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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1961
Page
4
Editorial lauds Bristol’s Independence Day program for its elaborate plan and steady traditions. Ralph H. Lavers credited as general chairman with a loyal committee, noting that the secret is everyone working hard and upholding ideals of the Declaration.
The excerpt notes dogs lack human motives yet have instinctive courage. A fox terrier roused her master and family during a fire, waking them and shrieking until firemen saved the last child, then she returned to save her newborn puppies, highlighting canine bravery.
Funeral services were held for John Geyer 56 of Easterbrook Avenue with a solemn high requiem Mass at St Marys Church. Burial followed in St Marys Cemetery. Also reported death of Mrs Lena Del Toro 45 of Wood Street and funeral at Sansone Funeral Home with Mass at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church. Bristol Past Governor Jim McCoy spoke at Rotary, welcomed two new members John P Andrade and Oliver Butts, and a Rotary International message urged membership as opportunity.
A Phoen ix correction clarifies that Frank Miserandino was the annual ball chairman not Mrs. Frank L. Martin. It states Mrs. Martin chaired the patriotic exercises committee and notes the error is regretted.
Letters from readers in Bristol thank the local paper for coverage of their Fourth of July celebration and invite continued publicity. They express appreciation for coordinators, sponsors, and volunteers, and extend greetings for next year’s events. A Pasadena reader notes fond memories and renews a subscription.
A July 6 1861 article recalls Bristol celebrating the 85th Independence Day with cannon fire bells and grand processions led by Col Charles Sherry. The parade featured military units Old Guard Bristol Train of Artillery and speakers and a floral schoolchildren procession with a goddess of liberty. Veterans, a large choir, and a fireworks display closed the day, plus a brief note on a bright comet seen that week by Cambridge Observatory.
A discussion of Revolutionary signer Button Gwinnett, his brief life and signing of the Declaration, and how his autograph fetches higher sums due to scarce samples. It compares Gwinnett with George Washington, notes his English origins, movements to the American colonies, and a duel with Lachlan McIntosh.
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