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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1938
Page
5
Members of Hope Circle D of I meet at 7:15 in K of C Hall to attend 7:30 Mass at St. Mary's Church and return for a breakfast in Mount Hope Dining Rooms. Mrs. Mary J. Condon chairs arrangements.
Miss Lucille Pagano a May bride elect was feted by 300 friends from Warren and Barrington at Italo American Hall Hope Street. Hostesses were Mrs Joseph Bruno and Misses Marie Celone Laura Balzano Ann De Rosa. Pagano, daughter of Representative Pasquale Pagano, will wed Joseph F Bruno on May 28 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.
A general alarm summoned the town volunteers to Coggeshall avenue where a delivery truck owned by Mat teo Castigliego caught fire. Firefighters pulled the vehicle from its garage and, with a booster line, extinguished the blaze though the motor and cab were badly damaged. Castigliego family members found the fire and could not determine the cause.
By a vote of 20 to 1 the Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company selected a successor to the late Raymond A Card Sr to serve on its Fire Engineers board. The announced choice was named during the latest company meeting.
The text discusses patience as perseverance in pursuit of goals and as fortitude in facing affliction. It cites Hebrews urging Christians not to cast away confidence, emphasizing the reward of faith and endurance after doing God’s will. The passage reflects on meekness, trust, and steadfast endurance in adversity.
The Christian Science Monitor essay extols patience as calm perseverance toward divine Principle. It links patience to understanding God and man, reiterates that true forbearance heals discord, and urges steadfast hope and love while resisting self and sense.
The town council granted a petition by Sebastian and Mary Bernard to amend the Hope Street property zoning from Residential C to Business F, citing harmony in fire department matters. Several bids were opened for fuel and gasoline, with awards to the lowest bidders to be determined after tabulation by Town Clerk John W. Church Marguerite Gooding was named highway surveyor for District 2, and Police Chief Verrara reported 13 arrests in April along with five auto accidents and 55 complaints. Health Officer Maetoza noted one scarlet fever and one measles case last month. Several civic groups were approved for events, parades, and alcohol service, while multiple permits were granted for junk collection, peddling of goods, and a slaughterhouse operation on Highland avenue.
The Sisterhood of the Chesta Agudas Achim synagogue staged the first annual May Dance with guests from Providence and the town. Mrs Paul Kessim, Harm Fain, Edward Braid, Samuel Phenes and Lowe Jr. led the evening's entertainment. Miss Sylvia Kaufman provided vocal selections while Rhoda Levy chaired the arrangements committee including Esther Hazen and several others.
Funeral services for Manuel Sousa aged 45 who died yesterday at his home 60 Burton street will be held at 9 o clock tomorrow in St Elizabeths church. Rev Henrique Racha will celebrate the solemn high mass. Burial in St Marys Cemetery. He was a Bristol resident over 30 years and known in the Portuguese colony. Born October 28 1893 in St Michaels Azores he was a painter. Surviving Lydia Sousa his daughter three brothers James Joseph Sousa August Sousa Providence and three sisters Anna Perretra Laura Sousa and Mary Carretro.
Fire companies met Wednesday night to plan the Fire Memorial Sunday observance on June 12 and to decorate graves of 40 deceased members. committees include Joseph Teemaire and Santo Matrone. Also approved 15 new uniforms for the baseball team and admitted four new members to the Defiance Engine and Hose Company. Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company nominated Henry S Campbell for the board of fire engineers to fill the vacancy from Raymond A Card’s death. council confirmed the nomination.
Guardian of Lydia Lucretia Mietz estate appointed by the Bristol Rhode Island Probate Court on May 5 1938. William W. O Donne of Bristol RI designated agent in Rhode Island with bond required by law. Claims against the ward must be filed with the Clerk within six months of first advertisement. John W Church Clerk May Shenans Whitman Massachusetts guardian
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