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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1949
Page
1
The Bristol Rangers drum corps plan a Sunday field event at Guiters Athletic Field drawing more than twenty corps from Rhode Island Massachusetts and nearby states. A parade and memorial service for two World War II veterans precede the 3 p m contest with prizes for top corps appearances and traveling distance.
The Memorial Day Committee invites Gold Star Mothers to participate in Memorial Day events on May 29 and 30. A Memorial Mass will be held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 10:30 a.m., with exercises followed by seating at the Burnside Memorial Building veranda. The Paiva-Freitas Memorial Trophy, donated by Frank O. Rene, will be awarded to the corps with the highest score, with three consecutive wins needed for permanent possession. this marks Rhode Island’s first official drum corps competition for fifers and dynemen in 1949.
J Winthrop DeWolf a long prominent Bristol figure died Wednesday at his home 51 Union Street after a May 11 shock. He was 85 years old and a former special agent for Providence Washington Insurance Company with a noted reputation for thoroughness. He served as vestryman 41 years and junior warden 17 years at St Michael's Church. Burial was at Juniper Hill Cemetery with delegations from his many affiliations attending. He married Sarah Alice Hayes in 1894 and had led a life marked by careful work and civic service.
The Third Annual Bridge of the Bristol Women's Club occurred last night at the Bristol Armory with 130 tables. Co chairmen were Mrs. Joseph Kinder and Mrs. Louis Castriotta. Winners included major prize a Chest of Silver to Mrs. Hattie Maxfield and various gifts to others.
The Couples Club of St Michael’s Church hosts a Sunday supper at 7 30 p m in the parish house with a Go to film Of Human Growth after. Memorial Day observances in town include a parade Sunday and a Monday program with police, veterans groups, and several color guards leading to services at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church and the North Burial Ground. Notable speakers include Ven Anthony R Parshley archdeacon of Rhode Island and Michael J Flynn, a high school senior, with a large parade lineup and a volley fired by Battery C 243rd AAA AW Bn R National Guard.
Capt. James Gallagher leadership and crew flew a U S Air Force B 50 on a first non stop circumnavigation. The narrative recounts tense takeoff moments with explosive fuel and risk as the crew faced tire blowouts engine failure and bomb bay concerns before reaching airbourne separations.
The crew endures a tense crossing from California toward Hawaii and Fort Worth as fuel, weather, and fatigue press the team. They finally reach clear skies over Arizona after a brutal night, with tanker escorts and cheers. The narrator recalls rising from humble origins to command history making a nonstop global flight.
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