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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1952
Page
4
Bristol Girl Scout council with 215 leaders and members joins Girl Scout Week marking the movement 40th anniversary in the United States. In Bristol nine troops serve 190 scouts with 25 leaders. local churches host meetings. activities include Halloween parties and polling assistance by scouts.
Adolph Ferrara along with several matrons including Mrs. Earl Pimen tal Mrs. George Oliver and Mrs. Thomas Remieres are listed as assistants. The Mariner Troop is led by Miss Joan Doyle and Mrs. Margaret Hibbert Arruda with additional helpers named.
Miss Anne May Madden of Jackson Mississippi became the bride of Francis Albert Newbold son of Mr and Mrs Robert G Newbold of Cranston Rhode Island and Bristol before moving to New London Connecticut The Rev Robert C Newbold officiated at St Marys Church The reception followed at Mohican Hotel Providence College graduate Mr Newbold works as a field engineer for Philco Corp and the couple will reside in New London
Charles G. Sisson, born October 19, 1865 in Bristol, died Friday at Groton Long Point, Conn. He worked in Brockton shoe factories for years and retired ten years ago. A fifty year Knights of Pythias member, he was predeceased by his wife Mary Brailey. He is survived by his cousin Mrs. Ethel Mott. Funeral services were held at Tirrel and Chase Funeral Home Brockton with burial at Pine Hill Cemetery West Bridgewater.
Bristol completed the Red Feather Campaign by raising 19 807 for the Bristol Community Chest, 507 over the 19 300 quota, reaching 102 5 percent at the final meeting on October 30. Russell W Southwick praised townspeople for strong cooperation and noted full town coverage and district division results.
Robert C. Arruda, Bristol native and Bristol High School alumnus, has been elected president of Brown University's Spanish Club for another term. A junior, he previously served as president and is active in the Newman Club and French Club, pursuing a BA.
Colt Memorial ran its victory streak to five with a 42 point win over East Greenwich Saturday at East Greenwich. Annarummo scored two touchdowns and had a 31 yard pass to Cavallaro, while Medeiros added two more TDs and Cavallaro another as Burrisville loom in Class C race.
Canon Arthur F Roebuck presented colored slides of the recent Episcopal convention in Boston at a Holmes House meeting of the Ladies Benevolent Society of St Michael's Church Mrs Henry Wood chaired the gathering which planned the December 4 Christmas Sale at the parish house Hostesses were Mrs Earl Mathewson Mrs Samuel Wardwell Mrs Henry Hambrick and Mrs Earl Sturdevant.
The Bristol 1950 census shows 658 residents born in Italy the largest foreign born white group after the 852 listed as Other Europe. England and Wales contributed 61 residents Eire 48 French Canadians 47 other Canadians 39 and 19 from the USSR Northern Ireland the Netherlands and Yugoslavia each had one. Denmark Czechoslovakia Lithuania Finland Romania Greece and Mexico had no Bristol residents.
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