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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1943
Page
2
New York Times Magazine quotes North African correspondent Drew Middleton finding American soldiers more educated than British and French counterparts yet indifferent about shaping the postwar world. They crave a return to 1939, misunderstand power and Allies, and place blame on leaders and educators for the malaise.
Local items report Mrs. J. Winthrop DeWolf at Jane Brown Memorial Hospital for observation. Alfred Figureid graduates from Army Air Forces Gunnery School in Florida. Pvt Leonard Waitt marks his 21st birthday before returning to Fort Monmouth. Four locals on leave after basic training at Sampson Naval Station include Machado, Silvia, Castigliego, and Frederick. Corporal Ernest A. Meiggs promoted and stationed at Chanute Field. Birth announced for Mary Elizabeth McCarthy at St Joseph’s Hospital. Building Inspector Bailey visits Staten Island. immunization clinic planned at Rockwell House for young children. Mrs William Flanders travels from Newport to Buffalo for visit. Bristol Rotary hears Capt Harold McCaw speak. he is brother to local merchants. Corporal Arthur Willey on furlough with family. Kathleen Brito graduates ballet program in Providence and studies in New York.
Miss Lilla Richmond Farrington died Sunday at her home after a long illness. Born September 2 1857 in Wrentham Massachusetts she was daughter of George Henry and Elizabeth Simmons Farrington. She served on the Home for Aged Women board and belonged to the Bristol Chapter DAR and St Michael's Church. Survivors include five cousins in Providence. The funeral at 2 PM tomorrow at her home will be conducted by Rev A R Parshley with burial in North Cemetery.
Thomas Matthew Henry aged 76, longtime Bristol resident born in Colchester Conn on November 12 1869, died early yesterday at the home of his nephew Joseph Horace Collins in Pawtucket where he had lived the last three years. He worked most of his life at the U S Rubber Company until 1932 and was a communicant of St Marys Church and a Bristol Council Knight of Columbus member. Funeral services will be held from the C M Connery Home tomorrow morning at 8 15 with a high mass.
Burial planned in the family lot at St Mary’s Cemetery. Sale details unclear due to damaged text but funeral notices indicate a service and interment plans.
A soldier sonnet expresses joy at a wife bearing a daughter after a son. The speaker vows enduring love and happiness at home, crediting his wife for peace and life while he fights. He contemplates medals for bravery but asserts her sacrifice as the true reward. Written by Pvt. William J. Forcier.
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