Festa di San Rocco 1938 The Aliquippa Gazette THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED ON THE SOUTH SIDE Aliquippa, PA., Thursday, August 18, 1938 TWO-DAY CELEBRATION OF ST. ROCCO DAY, BY ITALIANS, STARTS SATURDAY        Italian organizations of Aliquippa announced plans today for their 13th annual celebration of St. Rocco’s Day to be held on Plan 11 Saturday and Sunday of this week. The two-day affair, which promises to surpass others since the institution of the annual celebration here 13 years ago, will feature sports, dancing, band concerts, a grand parade and special services in St. Titus church Sunday morning.        The celebration will be officially opened Saturday when the Italian band of Aliquippa will march through Logstown and Baker street proceeding to Fourth avenue, Plan 11, where a band concert will be presented at 11 a.m.        The afternoon will be spent in sports competitions form 2 to 5 p.m. when several valuable prizes will be awarded to winning contestants. Dancing in the Polish hall to the music of the Pennsylvania Ramblers orchestra will round out the evening program for both days of the event.        A grand parade will open the Sunday program with several Italian units in the line of march. The parade will begin on Fourth avenue Plan 11, at 9 a.m. and will proceed down Plan 11 hill to Franklin avenue, then to the St. Titus church where high mass will be sung.        A band concert, followed by dancing in the Polish hall, will conclude the two-day celebration. The Aliquippa Gazette THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED ON THE SOUTH SIDE Aliquippa, PA., Saturday, August 20, 1938 ST. ROCCO DAY OBSERVANCE IS UNDERWAY Italians Start Day With Parade And Band Concert        Celebration of St. Rocco Day was officially opened this morning by Italian organizations here when the Aliquippa Italian band, with several other Italian units, paraded through Baker street and Logstown proceeding to Fourth avenue, Plan 11, where a band concert was given. The 13th annual observance will continue through tomorrow.        The afternoon program for today will be rounded out with sports events from 2 to 5 p.m. with several valuable prizes to be awarded. Both days of the event will feature evening dancing to the music of the Pennsylvania Ramblers orchestra.        Tomorrow’s program will be opened with a grand parade proceeding down Plan 11 hill to Franklin avenue, then to the St. Titus church where high mass will be sung at 11 a.m. A band concert followed by dancing in the Polish hall will conclude the day’s events. 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 - 1938 Return to San Rocco Events Page