Festa di San Rocco 1934 The Aliquippa Gazette THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED ON THE SOUTH SIDE Aliquippa, PA., Friday, August 17, 1934 TENTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF ST. ROCCO IS TWO DAYS        Tomorrow and Sunday, August 18 and 19, the committee of St. Rocco, under the auspices of the Aliquippa Italian Political and Musical club will hold the tenth annual celebration of St. Rocco. This gala festival will be featured with a grand parade, delightful band concerts, sports events and various other entertainments. The sponsor officials are: President - Frank Vallecorsa Vice President - Tony Guira Treasurer - Pete Testa Secretary - Frank Rossi Chairman of the Sports - Siver Montini        The committee has planned a brilliant program and assures the public two days of dissipating enjoyment.        Tomorrow afternoon, at two o’clock, the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation band, under the direction of Walter Iacobucci, will start the two-day ceremonies by marching over Plan 11 streets, then proceeding to Plan 7 and McDonald Heights.        Tomorrow night, from 7 until 11:30, the band will give a concert at the stand on Third avenue, Plan 11, where the holiday is being celebrated. At 9 o’clock, there will be a dance at the Polish hall, Fourth avenue.        Sunday morning, at 7 o’clock, the J & L band will march through the streets on Plan 11. At 9:15, the grand parade will form at the Polish hall on Fourth avenue, led by the Sons of Italy band and the J & L band, the parade will march down Fifth avenue to Sheffield Avenue, along Franklin avenue to St. Titus R. C. church, where high mass in memory of St. Rocco will be at 10:30. After the mass, the parade will return to Plan 11.        At four o’clock, the following athletic contests will be staged: Boys’ race - 12 to 16 years Young men’s race - 16 to 20 years Boys’ shoe scramble - 12 to 16 years Fat men’s race Three-legged race - 12 to 16 years Young girls’ race - 12 to 15 years Young women’s race - 16 to 20 Pie eating contest Spaghetti eating contest        The final event will be a rope-pulling contest. A prize will be given each winner, the prizes being donated by a number of merchants of Aliquippa.        At 7 p.m., a splendid concert will be given by the Sons of Italy band, under the direction of Carlo D’Atri, from West Aliquippa. At 7:30 the J & L band will take the stand. The bands will alternate, each offering some favorite selection.        Fifteen prizes will be given away at the bandstand at 9 o’clock. This event will be very interesting due to the various assortments of prizes.        After the prizes, the public will again be entertained by the two bands. The gay celebration will come to a close at 11:30 Sunday night.        The committee in charge of the celebration is as follows: Pietro Montini, Luigi Montin, Arnaldo Mansueti, Ugo Alviani, Gino Alviani, Ernesto Alviani, Natale D’Alessandros, Sarafino Falluca, Enrico Iacobucci, Tony Tucci, Emilio Sperduti, Dan Barletta, Tony Tomei, Sarafino Salvati, Valentino Calalucca, Eduardo Tolfa, Leo Mansueti, Ernesto Barbati. If you have any photos you wish to have scanned into our database, or believe you have additional information concerning photos already posted, please feel free to contact us. Thank you for visiting... please stop back! Return to History Page - 1934 Return to San Rocco Events Page