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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1945
Page
3
A Phoenix reader letter from John Morris of Naugatuck honors a wartime leader. He reflects on twelve years of governance, liberty, peace, and memory as victory nears and asks for divine reward. The poem closes with blessings and hope.
Mrs. Charles DeW. Brownell of 30 Walley Street has learned her son Corporal James F. McCarthy, formerly listed missing in action since June 17, was killed in a plane crash at sea. He served as a gunner on a Flying Fortress with the Army Air Force in England and last wrote home June 2 asking not to send further mail. He graduated from St Andrews School in Barrington and attended Rhode Island State College before joining the Air Force after a period in the Infantry. He trained at Harlingen Gunnery School in Texas. He has a brother Eugene serving on a destroyer in the South Pacific.
Edward Medeiros Sie and Edward Carrada Sie were guests of honor at a party hosted by Mr and Mrs Augustine Sousa at Harris Heights. Saturday night featured dancing with music by the Rhodies. Refreshments were served to about 35 guests.
Mike Del Piano pitched a 1 hit shutout with 12 strikeouts and one walk as Our Lady of Mt Carthel CYO of Bristol beat St Elz beth of Bristol 8-0. Del Piano faced 28 batters and the Mounties broke the game open in the seventh with six runs.
Confusion arose as New England Transportation Co bus drivers struck without warning causing widespread disruption in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The settlement by Local 988 Amalgamated Association with management and federal mediators calls for 8 drivers to be hired immediately and 5 more added to the Spare Board with future adjustments to be negotiated.
About thirty five members of Hope Circle No 70 Daughters of Isabella gathered at Mrs Edna Dubuc’s Beach Terrace home for their annual outing. Games included a thir d legged race won by Mrs James Toolin and Mrs John White.
The It. Carmel Church committee plans the parish outing for August 12 at the Town Farm on Metacom Avenue. Elected officers include General Chairman Frank Miserandino Secretary Miss Mary Puniello Treasurer James J Veleca. Booths will be run by Irene Vaccaro Caroline Squatiuto Louis Nastri Lilian Pasquarelli Josephine Gi eho Joseph Du Pont Frank Bruno De Leo Bros and Sam Ferri.
The Children of Mary Sodality of St Elizabeth's Church held an outing at Crescent Park last Sunday with about eighty members attending. Winners included Angela Andrade first and Carie Quintal second in the Covert dash, Olga Marshall and Helen Martin in the three-legged race, Frances Roderick and Emily Sousa in the wheelbarrow race, Olga Marshall, Lydia Cardoza and Clira Barbora in the peanut race, Ida Carreira and Argela Andrade in the needle race, Theresa Reposa and Angelina Matta in the apt race, and Amelbai Rodrigues with Josepne Quintal in the cracker race. The arrangements committee was led by Miss Alice Sousa alongside class Mary Cordesta, Mary Furtado, and Margaret Roderiques.
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