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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1939
Page
3
The article describes religious services and customs marking Rosh HaShanah. It notes the reckoning of past actions, proper conduct for the new year, the greeting May a good year be inscribed for you, and the sweet apple and honey rituals symbolizing hopes for sweetness and goodness.
Nerone with 14.9 points tops the SC Mary's Church horseshoe league. Russell Bullock follows with 14 points and Charles McGinn with 13.9 as the top three. Plans are under way for a fall and winter bowling league formation.
Rain postponed the first game of the Little World Series between Bristol and Warren. Both teams are to meet Sunday at Guniteras Athletic Field for the rescheduled contest.
Employees of Paragon Toys Inc prepare a Halloween party for the latter part of October. A committee including Miss Caroline Squatrito Mrs Naomi Jacome Mrs Angelina Teixeira and Mrs Caroline Garvin will select the site and date.
Principessa Elena Lodge Sons of Italy and Recordacoes da Patria Club held outings at Hilltop Farm Metacom Avenue though rain slowed Boccia. Town officials attended a clambake prepared by local volunteers while First round boccia results listed winners and team members.
The article notes filtration began in London around 1829 and has since evolved to a scientific process. It explains sedimentation, the formation of floc on filter beds, and how water percolates through sand and gravel before filters are washed by reverse flow to maintain purity.
Judge William T. O Donnell placed Antonio Almeida of 217 Wood Street on one year probation after his wife petitioned for plea in the interest of children. The court also fined and scheduled violators for various traffic and license offenses in a morning session.
Eleanor Mae Medeiros daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Medeiros 267 Wood Street married John T Sylvia son of Patrolman Henry J Sylvia in St Elizabeths Church Rex Henriques Rocha officiated. Attendants included sister Mrs Joseph Moreira and matron of honor in aquamarine. A wedding breakfast and reception followed with a bridal trip to New York and the World’s Fair. Mr and Mrs Sylvia will reside at 267 Wood Street.
Town records list Manuel Costa and Brandina Costa with Metacom and Poppasquash roads along with John Joseph Sylvia and Eleanor Medeiros on Metacom and Wood streets. Additional names include Ursulina Andrade, August Luthardt, Claribel Huntington Hunt, Mary Julia Golden, Evelino Oliveira with Bristol streets and Ridgewood New Jersey entries.
WPA plans rapid shifts in employment and projects to cushion Europe war impact in the United States. Deputy Commissioner Howard Hunter says flexible program will surge jobs in expanding industries and reduce demand in rural areas. Emphasis on highways, airport facilities, and possible Army Navy construction to bolster national defense.
Mass at St Mary s Church launched the 1939 40 academic year for St Mary s parochial school with Rev Michael L Ryan officiating Enrollment stood at 207 children near last year s figure Fr Flynn superintendent projected rises to about 220 in a few days Teaching staff includes Sister Mary Pauline principal and seventh grade teacher and sisters for grades six through first with various dutiesAll names and roles mentioned but no city or event details beyond St Mary s parish
A miscellaneous shower was held at Miss Mary Carvalho’s home 341 Metacom Avenue East Warren in honor of Miss Josephine Paina of Franklin Street. About 150 friends from Warren Bristol Providence and New Bedford attended a program of games after gifts were presented. The bride to be Josephine Paina is to marry Edmund Silva of 17 Asylum Road East Warren in a September 16 ceremony at St Mary’s Church Bristol.
Reba Rebekah Lodge I O F plans its annual harvest supper for October 5 in lodge rooms on High Street. After last year’s hurricane delays, the group aims to stage its best ever event with a planning committee led by Elizabeth Gladding Elizabeth Pettle and several other members including Nettie Gorham Katherine McKay Barbara LeClair Martha Hill Metta Williston Hannah Myers May Belle Remieres Harriett Talbot Dorothy Mott and Evelyn Bingham.
Funeral services for Olympia Langello Coccio 23 who died after a long illness were conducted at her Bristol home and Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church. Burial followed in St Mary's Cemetery. She was a native of Bristol and worked as a winder for Collins and Aikman. Survived by husband, son Domenic, two brothers, two sisters and parents Carmine and Anna Langello.
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