Sons of Italy in Omaha History
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Columbus Day Banquet Articles
10-12-1936 Columbus Day Banquet
10-12-1940 Columbus Day Banquet
10-09-1950 CDB Sons of Italy See Red Peril
10-10-1954 Rocky Columbus Day Bnqt Delayed for Rocky
10-14-1957 Columbus Day Banquet Msgr Nicholas Wegner
10-12-1959 Columbus Day Banquet
10-11-1962 Columbus Day Banquet Marianna Distefano
10-11-1964 Columbus Day Banquet
10-11-1965 Columbus Day Banquet Dr. S.J. Carnazzo
10-09-1967 Mary Bondi Crowned Queen
10-07-1968 35th Annual Columbus Day Banquet
10-12-1970 L Finocchiaro and Debbie Nuna, Honnored
10-16-1975 CDB Mary Sutera Crowned Queen
10-11-1976 CDB Joyce Fanciullo Crowned Queen
10-09-1977 CDB We Need to Get involved in Politics
10-03-1979 CDB Troia outstanding Italian American
10-12-1980 CDB Debbie Incontro Crowned Queen
10-12-1982 Lyssa Milone Crowned Queen
Purchasing the New Hall at 1238 S 10 St.
04/03/1953 SOI Dance for building fund
09/23/1953 SOI to Buy Old Lutheran Home
10/09/1953 Announcing the Purchase of Old Lutheran Home
01/13/1954 Fundraising Drive for our New Building
02/22/1954 $1,000 Donation From Risveglio Lodge
06/06/1954 Building Permit Internal and External Building
07/25/1954 $1,000 Donation to the Building Fund
09/03/1954 Lutheran Home Sold to Order for $40,000
09/07/1954 Real Estate Transfer
09/29/1954 First Meeting in New Hall
07-27-1964 $19,000 Donated to Sons of Italy
09-26-1965 Building paid Off, Free and Clear
Godfather’s Pizza Protest
04-28-1982 Meeting Notice
04-28-1982 The Protest
05-04-1982 State Board Decides
05-14-1982 Mayor Salutes Godfather’s Scholars
05-25-1982 New York Protests Godfather’s
06-23-1983 Godfather’s Settle with New York
07-03-1983 Settlement! (Continue next Page)
10-09-1983 Settlement! (Continued)
FOOTBALL
09/10/1933 Tesar and Caniglia Coaches
09/25/1933 A Win for Coach Caniglia
11/06/1933 A Loss for Coach Caniglia
11/13/1933 A Win for Coach Caniglia
12/04/1933 A Win Championship
12/11/1933 A Tie Championship
12/11/1933 The Championship Team
11/01/1934 The Teams
11/05/1934 The Team Lineups
11/19/1934 Sons of Italy Loss
11/26/1934 Sons of Italy Loss
BASEBALL
05/26/1930 Italians beat Syrians
09/03/1980 Sons of Italy Finishes 5th out of 14
06/17/1981 Slow/Fast Pitch Standings
07/08/1981 Softball Ratings
05/27/1925 Dance
08/02/1926 Santa Lucia Festival
04/25/1926 Geting a National Charter.
08/03/1926 Cosentino’s Band Formed
08/08/1926 New Lodge Formed.
08/09/1926 New Lodge Chartered.
08/09/1926 SOI New Lodge Organized
08/26/1926 Santa Lucia Festival
12/11/1926 Feast of Santa Lucia.
10/25/1927 Women’s Lodge Organized.
08/04/1929 800 SOI members left for Italy.
08/28/1931 5,000 Attend Italian Federation Picnic.
08/31/1931 Italian Societies hold Picnic.
06/08/1932 Copy of Dante for Library.
04/06/1934 Italian Societies to Merge
01/15/1935 Large Italian Delegation
01/20/1935 Order will Accept 8 Societies
01/21/1935 Order will Accept 5 Societies
05/27/1935 Articles of Incorporation
07/15/1935 5,000 Attend 1st Anual Picnic
08/14/1935 Priest is Elected to Society Board
01/27/1936 1st Anniversary of Sons of Italy Omaha
06/25/1936 Dr. Carnazzo Installed
09/04/1936 Olympic Boxer Vinciquera Honored
06/28/1937 Louis Carnazzo Installed as grand venerable
03/23/1939 Sons of Italy Indorse Incumbents
11/03/1939 4th Degree to Antonio Pisasale
07/11/1940 Priest tells of Sorrow over war.
01/21/1942 SOI Purchase $4,500 in War Bonds
05/10/1942 Installation of Officers Joseph Vacanta(I)
08/07/1942 Two Receive 4th Degree
10/07/1942 Italians are Loyal Aliens
11/29/1943 Bond Drive
10/15/1944 SOI Offers 3 High Masses
06/03/1945 Honor War Dead of Italian Descent
06/04/1945 Honor War Dead of Italian Descent
09/07/1945 4th Degree Conferred on Paul Garrotto
05/23/1946 Mass for 40 Dead from Omaha OSIA WWII
06/01/1946 6 Lodges of OSIA Omaha were Installed
03/28/1948 OSIA will Send Anti-Communist Letters to Italy
04/05/1948 National to Send Anti-Communist Letters to Italy
10/12/1948 Interview with Christopher Columbus
09/26/1949 Former Vice Concul Vincent P. Chiodo Dies at 80
06-03-1950 Anthony J Pisasale Sworn in as Grand Deputy
11-23-1950 Mount Cassino Lodge will Sponsor a Dance
01-13-1951 Sandy A Italia new Venerable of Lodge Victoria
09-07-1951 4th Degree was Conferred on Joseph Vacanti
02-02-1952 5 Lodges Installed With all Names of Members
02-25-1952 New Venerables of five Women’s Lodges Elected
10-20-1952 Republican VS. Democrat
04-03-1953 Benefit Dance for Building Fund
02-22-1954 $1,000 Donation From Risveglio Lodge
10-15-1954 Rocky M Cut the Ribbon
10-18-1954 Rocky M Speech at Dinner
10-18-1954 Rocky M Speach at Dinner
12-19-1954 Teen Dance at the Hall
06-13-1955 Louis T Carnazzo Elected as Grand Venerable
07-05-1956 Alfred Raneri Elected as Grand Venerable
06-27-1959 Get Tough with the Mafia
03-27-1961 Sam Vacanti for City Council
03-02-1961 Endorsement for James Dowark for Mayor
06-28-1963 Anthony Salerno Elected as Grand Venerable
07-27-1964 $19,000 Donated to Sons of Italy
03-10-1967 Install Officers
01-16-1969 Columbus Bust
10-12-1970 Santa Lucia Installs Officers for 1971
09-23-1973 Queen Crown Made By Anthony Salarno
01-27-1977 John Distefano Installed as Venerable & Others
12-17-1978 Sam Maggio elected as Venerable, and Others
01-12-1979 Sam Maggio Installed as Venerable
06-06-1979 Anthony Troia re-elected as Grand Venerable
05-09-1980 Dan Lynch talks about Thursday Dinners
11-03-1980 Thursday Dinner “Butch Says”
05-29-1981 Record turnout for Thursday Dinners
09-09-1981 Ah, Smell that Sausitza!
10-10-1981 Columbus Day parade
07-24-1982 Reno Terzo makes Italian Flag for Santa Lucia
10-07-1982 Columbus Day Parade
10-31-1982 Mr. & Mrs. Vito Agosta 50th Anniversary
05-07-1983 SOI wants to buy Old St Joseph Property
10-07-1983 Santa Maria in Columbus Day Parade
09-07-1983 Spaghetti’s Back!
Obituaries
Alessandro, Marianna 1955-05-27
Alicata, Antonio 1954-03-02
Amato, Alfio C 1959-02-27
Anzalone, Nunziata 1956-04-29
Anzalone, Sebastiano 1962-02-14
Bellarino, Joe 1957-10-16
Biondi, Almida 1970-03-16
Bonaiuto, Sebastian 1982-12-13
Bonfante, Sam 1957-10-05
Bonofede, Sam 1956-06-21
Breci, Sam 1972-07-19
Bruno, Paolo 1954-01-05
Buda, Antonio 1982-06-30
Buda, Francesca 1955-08-02
Buono, Frank 1954-11-19
Cairo, Rosalle 1957-07-05
Calabretto, Andrew 1980-07-08
Calabro, Rose 1961-05-05
Cammarata, Sam 1956-12-18
Campisi, Vincenzo Francesco 1957-10-05
Caniglia, Concettina 1952-02-03
Caniglia, Gaetano (Tom) 1957-04-20
Caniglia, Gaetano 1978-10-04
Caniglia, Nunziata (Nancy) 1959-02-10
Caniglia, Sam 1953-11-01
Carnazzo, Anthony 1952-12-08
Caruso, Joseph 1968-11-06
Caruso, Lucia 1959-04-15
Catania, Alfio (Al) 1983-11-28
Catania, Sebastiano 1955-09-03
Cavaleri, Antonio 1954-01-22
Cavalieri, Luigi 1957-09-24
Chiodo, Vincent 1949-09-26
Ciminom, Sam 1959-02-13
Colomba Maria Gaetano 1955-11-12
Cormaci, Alfio 1980-07-07
Cormaci, Cirino 1952-11-11
Cosentino, Sebastian 1959-08-25
Cottone, Salvatore 1980-12-07
Cuva, John (Giovanni) 1951-07-06
Cuva, Joseph 1952-02-22
D’Agosta, Joseph 1952-04-14
D’Agosta, Salvatore 1978-04-03
DeCarlo, Peter 1980-03-03
De’Mare, Antionio 1956-12-28
Di Mari, Salvatore 1954-11-16
Distefano, Antonio 1975-05-26
DiStefano, Caremla 1957-01-02
Fanciullo, Sebastiano 1959-02-17
Ferraro, Mario 1972-08-05
Ferro, Giuseppe 1958-07-29
Finazzo, Milo 1980-09-03
Fisicaro, Cirono 1964-10-10
Franco Giuseppe 1968-08-13
Franco, Rose 1956-09-13
Gibelterra, John 1962-02-20
Gibilisco, Cirino 1956-03-28
Gibilisco, Paul 1974-11-29
Grasso, John C 1959-09-23
Grasso, Rosario 1951-08-11
Grasso, Sebastian 1979-04-26
Greco, Francesco 1974-08-02
Gudden, Benjamin 1976-10-08
Gulizia, Sebastiano 1976-03-21
Gurciullo, Lucia 1959-04-23
Incontro, Joseph T. Sr. 1980-11-13
Ingalisi, Sam 1955-02-05
Laferla, Alfio Fred 1957-11-13
LaGreca, Anna 1972-02-23
LaGreca, James 1972-12-27
LaGreca, John 1949-04-02
LaGreca, Josephine 1961-08-31
LaGuzza, Carmelo 1961-10-09
Lentini, Antonino 1956-12-01
Lipari, Charles 1980-01-10
Maddalena, Salvatore 1977-01-03
Malingagio, Sebastiano 1972-01-25
Mandolfo, Sebastiano 1968-07-21
Manganaro, Nobile 1956-05-18
Manganaro, Sebastian M 1960-11-05
Mangano, Paolo 1968-07-21C
Mannello, Antonio 1960-01-11
Mannello, Josephine (Anzaldo) 1958-04-23
Menot, Ross 1983-11-18
Miloni, Louis 1958-08-20
Mizars, (Zappala) Nunzlata 1955-03-19
Monaco, Angela 1958-11-29
Morello, Rose 1955-09-25
Nanfito, Anthony 1962-08-25
Nanfito, Giovanna 1959-08-07
Nocita, Francesco 1951-03-30
Pace, Josephine 1982-12-07
Palmesano, Concetta 1957-09-16
Parise, Guiseppe 1957-06-07
Pattavina, Alfred P 1961-08-21
Pepitone, Ignatiius (Pep)1983-07-14
Peri, Rosario 1956-12-26
Petello, Giuseppina 1957-10-26
Polito, Salvatore 1979-11-05
Ricceri, Nunziata (Nancy) 1951-07-15
Roccaforte, Angelo 1950-05-09
Rotella, Alessandro 1971-10-21
Rovetto, Marie 1952-11-30
Ruma, Alfio 1962-03-10
Ruvolo, Giovannina (Jennie) 1955-03-14
Sampugnaro, Francesca 1956-10-25
Sampugnaro, Salvatore 1977-03-19
Sapienza, Alfio 1971-03-08
Scavio, Walter 1983-04-19
Scolla, Maria 1953-07-03
Scolla, Matteo 1967-01-16
Sequenzia, Matteo 1959-06-26
Serratore, Rosario 1960-05-01
Sesto, Frank 1955-04-09
Sodaro, Francesco Gaetano 1956-09-21
Sodaro, Morris 1948-03-23
Spina, Josephine 1978-11-18Spitella (Spitale), Joseph
Stella, Fred 1978-12-02
Turco, Joseph 1950-02-14
Urrata, Cirino (Charles) 1951-08-03
Urrata, Guiseppe 1952-03-28
Vaccaro, Alfonso 1951-06-06
Vaccaro, Frank 1962-05-02
Vaccaro, Pietro 1959-05-21
Vacirca, Vito 1958-01-15
Vitale, Angelo 1964-08-14
Zappala, Canoetta 1951-03-02
Zetocha, Louis 1982-12-17
