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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1947
Page
2
Editorial argues Rhode Island should enlarge and fund its state university system to meet growing demand. It condemns using emergencies to justify enrollment without matching resources and urges continued support from administration, alumni, and parents to provide liberal education to the youth.
Hope Circle of D of I attends an 8 a m Thanksgiving Mass at St Marys Church. The Initiatory Degree will be conferred tonight at United Brothers Lodge No 13 I O of. Rev Dale Dutton and M C Smith Jr will appear on The People program at 9 pm on WPRO. Mr and Mrs August Pedro celebrate fifteenth wedding anniversary. Country Side Garden Club meeting delayed. Arnold Dryer Jr and wife announce birth of a son. Robert Schinigor received honorable discharge from the U S Navy after two years on USS Princeton.
YMCA A notes include the start of the gym winter schedule, Thanksgiving Day Dance from 3 to 6 pm sponsored by the Hi Y Club, and Friday contests with Ping Pong Shuffleboard at 10 am and a 1:30 pm free throw basketball contest directed by Nicholas Carigilia. Events open to grammar through high school boys. Saturday features a Rockwell Hall movie at 10 am.
A requiem Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church was led by the celebrant. Committal services followed at St. Ann's Cemetery in Cranston. Bearers named: Thomas Foley, Michael Pellegrino, Frank Smigelski, George Pennero, Robert Dubue and M. Carcone.
The Red Feather drive reported 9,022.07 raised with 605.35 over the weekend, reaching 75.1 percent of the 12,000 quota. A long list of individual and organizational donors followed, including Mrs. Brightman executive secretary and many local names, clubs, and businesses contributing varied sums from single dollars to hundreds.
Bristol County District Boy Scouts host a birthday tribute to Commissioner George R. Fish at Scout Hall after a football game at Guiteras Athletic Field. A cake with candles was cut, cigars given, and speakers included Virgil Arruda Paul Paiva and John Sylvester. Dinner reservations close this week for the December 2 Barrington Town Hall event.
Jesse Silvia aged 47 died Friday night in a Providence hospital. Funeral from his brother Frank Silvia's home at 8 15 AM and a 9 AM solemn high Mass at St Elizabeths Church. Born Tiverton Rhode Island October 23 1900, he was the son of Jesse and Mary Silvia. Survived by three brothers Frank Manuel of this town Joseph of Newport and four sisters Georgianna Walstrand Rose Travers Lena Keaton and Mary Helger. Burial in Tiverton.
November 27 Thursday Thanksgiving Dance at Rockwell Hall YMCA sponsored by the Hi Y. December 4 Thursday Church Bazaar at First Congregational Church. December 11 Thursday Mhte Society Xmas Sale in the vestry of First Baptist Church. December 11 Thursday Bristol Chapter A R in Staples Coal Co office Food Sale. December 11 and 12 Thursday and Friday Senior Class play Dont Take My Penny in Guiteras Auditorium.
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