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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1955
Page
4
A Bristol anniversary reflection honors the eleven crew members of the hurricane hunter plane lost at sea inside a Gulf hurricane. The piece recalls their mission to study storms from within and report to Miami, noting no trace was found, their sacrifice praised, and calls for lasting recognition from the government.
In its tenth year the United Nations is praised for goodwill and real achievements. It notes Iran occupation withdrawal in 1946, protection of Israel Arab conflicts, Greece hostilities end, Kashmir peace, Indonesia independence, and mass health campaigns via UNICEF reaching millions of children. It emphasizes the UN as a global forum and influential voice in world opinion.
Local church services meetings and club events listed for Bristol and surrounding towns. Church harvest festival plans and speaker schedule. college births and marriages. firemen dinner and UN anniversary events. Kingsmen Drum Corps rehearsals and calendar photo plea. Boy Scout rope night and monthly roundtable details.
Funeral services were held for Frank Medeiros 40 husband of Rose Medeiros at St Elizabeths Church after a wake at his home on Lasterbrooks Avenue The mass was led by Rev Henrique Rocha with deacon Rev Joachim Lawrence and Rev Laurence Avila assisting Burial followed at St Marys Cemetery Medeiros was killed Friday night in an automobile collision He was the son of Mrs Jessie Medeiros Bearers named Joseph Moreira Albert Cavallaro James Butler Jono Lynch Manuel Viveiros and John St Angelo
Funeral services for Gertrude G. Drury 82 of 217 Hope Street were held at St Michael's Church with Canon Delbert W Tildesley officiating. Bearers included Frederick Brown Reiner Beeuwkes William McKenzie Manley Butler Br Samuel D Clark and Samuel S Drury. Burial followed at Juniper Hill Cemetery. Drury, a life long resident, died Sunday at Warren Nursing Home.
Catherine and Paul Roehrig of Windham Maine purchased the young Guernsey sire Northern Majesty's Ace from North Farm per the American Guernsey Cattle Club. The sire descends from Hominy Hill Flora with a 14702 pounds milk 611 pounds fat record and three times daily milking for 365 days as a junior two year old. Sire is Northern Conrad's Majesty.
October events list at Mt. Carmel and First Congregational Church include a bridge sale by the Altar Society of Mt. Carmel on October 18, a rummage sale by the Committee of First Congregational on October 21 at Guiteras House, a crafts concert on October 26 by The Distaff Duo, and a Trinity Church harvest festival on October 20. Additional notices cover November food sale, Veterans Day dinner dance, and December bazaar at church auditoriums.
A Tuesday Phoenix report corrects an earlier label stating pumpkins pictured were grown by James Rega. The pumpkins were raised by Joseph Brum and a son living on Meta com avenue.
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