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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1951
Page
2
A New York City teacher describes teaching a class to illustrate the flaws of socialism. He imagines grading shifts that would redistribute points, showing how high achievers lose incentives and the system risks collapsing into compulsory labor, revealing how freedom and enterprise suit a market economy.
The YMC A touch football league opens on the Common at 330 Wednesday afternoon with four Cracker League teams. Games run each school day, postponed games to Friday. Regular schedule ends Oct 31, playoffs begin Nov 1 with top two teams in a best three of five series. Captains include Rudy Cabral, Tony Bettencourt, Marion Botelho, and Santo Matrone.
Amos S Gorham collector notes 1951 taxes payable in Burnside Memorial Building office from Sept 24 to Oct 1 with four installments due by Oct 1 1951 Jan 2 1952 Apr 1 1952 and July 1 1952. Interest 7 percent from Oct 1 1951 on late payments. Arrears collected per law.
Bristol area notices include the Bristol Girl Scout Council meeting at 2 p m on Thursday at Mrs Sidney Kallberg's Beach Terrace home, Rotary Club talk by Frederick T Goff tomorrow noon at the White Rail, and several visits and personal milestones. Judy driftmier visits Shenandoah relatives. a Rhode Island Hospital operation recovery for Joseph Quartaro. birth of Thomas Burton to Mrs Loring A Gray. seniors return to URI. high school class reunion display at Knotty Pine. St Marys Mothers Club opens tomorrow at 3 30 pm.Misses Breen and Garlista fly to New York. addresses updated for Gilbert Hoover family. Mrs Samuel A Hall attends New England Conference of Womens Clubs. students Lola Romano and Catherine Malloy return to studies in Boston. Frederick M Tingley to begin senior year at Providence Country Day. Open House today 4 to 6 pm. Co Marcel Co Club meets Sunday at Guiteras House with speaker Harry Ebert of Fall River Firestone.
Miss Elisabeth Wolcott Howe daughter of Mr and Mrs George Locke Howe of Fulton Maryland married Henry Francis Colt Jr son of Mr and Mrs Henry F Colt of Brookline Massachusetts at St Marys Chapel Washington Cathedral. The ceremony was led by Rev Philemon F Sturgis and Rev Halsey DeWolf Howe with a reception at Holly House. The couple will reside in Pittsburgh with Colt a Harvard graduate and Howe a nurse from St Timothys School.
Miss Hilda Alves daughter of Mr and Mrs Manuel L Alves 20 Baker Street wed George Douglas Delmage Jr son of Mr and Mrs George D Delmage Ter race Avenue Warren in a nuptial mass at St Elizabeths Church The Rev Henrique R Rocha officiated The bride wore an ankle length white lace gown with V neck and short veil The matron of honor Mrs Julie V Laroche wore blue and carried a colonial bouquet Best man Albert A Laroche attended The couple plan a reception at the Alves home and a wedding trip to Niagara Falls and Canada before settling at 20 Baker Street The bride works for C A Corp and wore a grey going away outfit The groom’s mother wore black and a white rose corsage
Miss Mary Louise Pacheco daughter of Mr and Mrs Manuel Pacheco of 22 DeWolf Avenue wed Edward Joseph Alves Jr son of Mr and Mrs Edward Alves of 5 Orchard Avenue Warren at 8 30 am Saturday The Rev Luiz A Pacheco assisted and said the nuptial Mass The altar featured gladioli Miss Anna Peters assisted comments end with more wedding details to follow
Miss Mary Terra daughter of Mr and Mrs John M Terra of 26 Thompson Ave wed John Edward Figueiredo son of Mrs Rose Figueiredo of 7 Asylum Road Warren in a Saturday 8 am ceremony at St Elizabeths Church. Rev Henrique Rocha officiated. The couple will reside at 38 Bay View Ave after a two week trip south.
Kathryn Frances Cristiano Troiano 56 widow of John B Troiano died suddenly at 707 Hope Street She was born in Newport March 20 1895 daughter of Madeline Cristiano and the late Marco Cristiano She lived in this town since 1919 and was active in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and its Altar Society She led her late husbands tailor shop at 301 Hope Street since December 1945 Survived by three sons Henry of Woonsocket R I Marco C Jr and John R B Jr of this town a brother five sisters and three grandchildren Funeral from her home Thursday at 9 15 a m with Mass at 10 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Burial in St Mary's Cemetery Sansone Funeral Home in charge
James Lincoln Bullock of Thames Street died Saturday at Davis Park Veterans Hospital Providence after a long illness. He was 61, husband of Alma McPherson Bullock, born March 18 1890, son of the late James L. and Sarah E. Bullock, a Gardener by trade and WWI veteran with the 73rd Coast Artillery Battery. He leaves wife two daughters a brother two sisters and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be con-
The funeral service is held at the Charles M. Connery Funeral Home at 57 Burton Street at 2 pm with Reverend George H. Smith of First Baptist Church presiding. The burial follows at North Cemetery, with military honors.
Manuel Luiz Alves 69 of 100 Franklin street died suddenly at home. Born February 13 1882 in St Michael Azores he came to the United States 32 years ago and lived here. He is survived by his wife Mary (Tavares) Alves a daughter four sons and 14 grandchildren. Funeral from Sansone Funeral Home to St Elizabeths Church with mass at 9 and burial at St Marys Cemetery.
The funeral of Bertrand Cecile Sawyer 63 of Lindberg Avenue Bristol Narrows was held Saturday at 8 am from Charles M Connery Funeral Home with a high Mass at St Marys Church. He died Thursday at Veterans Administration Hospital Providence a World War One veteran. He leaves three sisters and four brothers. A local guard firing squad fired a volley and sounded taps at the grave. Burial at St Marys Cemetery with committal services read by Rev Charles C Curran. Bearers named.
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