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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1949
Page
1
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps gears up for a three part musical revue at Guiteray junior high school Thursday evening. Tickets offer half price for children under 12 with adult, and proceeds aid drum corps uniforms.
Members of the Couples Club of St. Michael s Church will begin the summer season with an invitational dance at the Bristol Yacht Club on Saturday night. A May 29 regular meeting will screen the controversial film Of Human Growth. Planning committee includes Mr and Mrs Horning and Mr and Mrs Monahan.
Edward Silvia of the U S Air Force and son of Mr and Mrs Joseph R Silvia was promoted to corporal on May 1. He serves with the 748th Air Force Band in Nagoya Honshu Japan and with the 5th Air Force as a military swimmer and chief clerk and assistant mail orderly of his squadron. He previously served briefly with the 600th Air Force Band at Clark AFB in the Philippine Islands and spent nearly six years in the Rhode Island Wing Civil Air Patrol before joining the Air Force.
Charles Watkeys Cromer longtime Bristol Phoenix foreman died suddenly Saturday from natural causes after complaining of illness at the office. He was 44 years with the paper over 30 years as foreman, lived at 92 State Street, and was active in local bowling. He will be buried in New Milford Connecticut. survivors include his brother George Cromer and cousins Athalia Humeston and Andrew Humeston.
The Cancer Control Drive reports 125.75 dollars donated locally led by Mrs. Raymond J Makowsky. She praises town cooperation and urges team captains to submit outstanding collections. Additional subscribers include Barney Levitan and several local families and organizations. Also noted is Miss Marguerite Kebrek at Children’s Hospital Philadelphia for pediatric nursing training after four years in Vermont.
The Portuguese community in Bristol prepares for Santo Christo festivities with street decorations, masses, and a Sunday procession. Governor John O Pastore heads a list of honored guests at a testimonial banquet for Carmine J Massano, praised for public service and friendships.
Dr. Anthony J. Ramos announces county standings in the Bristol Olympics popularity contest as voters rapid returns place Evelyn Betty Borges ahead for senior queen with Matilda Rebello close behind. Barrington candidates trail in several ranks while Bristol leads in king and junior queen races ahead of the June 12 field day at Guiteras Field Bristol.
The Bristol Parent-Teachers' Association will hold its annual meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Colt Memorial High School auditorium. A business session and officers election will be held, with refreshments provided by Mrs. Frederick S. Bartlett.
The Brewster family, well known Bristol visitors, fled Shanghai as Communists advanced. Mrs Brewster plans to stay if schooling permits. if not, she may return home ending their missionary work for a time. Dr Brewster’s care saved Di Di, a child with severe malnutrition, lifting him from weakness to walking.
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