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Gundalow-f(Continued from put one)The ribbons decorating the champagne bottle used by .the sponsor of the ‘eraft were from other famous launchings. They included ribbons from the clipper ship Nightingale* launched at Eliot June 16, 1851, and those from theInibotovtpalRoion1HEMary Colon, launched Aug. 10, _hB1001 Vlti___ _ rm : ... 511C1882, at Kittery* They were given by Fred Pickering of Newington.noc -1 alia Cei gul i per pos loo] fret on I:fiecBesides the several hundred people who drove to the Adams* home for the launching ceremony,70 persons sailed to the Point aboard the Kiboko, which was anchored in; the stream during the ceremony. ;•The Driftwood is approximately one-third the size of. gundalows which plied-between-the-ports ofthe seacoast region. It is 63 feet, nine inches long, a beam of 13 2feet, 1G- inches arid a draft of two! feet, which makes it practical -for Great Bay navigation.. 'Planking runs- fore and aft and everything wa#'hand-hewn by thecaptain -and members of his family. The keel was laid more'than 30 years ago and all .lumber used in •theconstruction. camei from the forests within a 20-mile radius of the Adams’ home.Edward McIntosh and his brother, David, both of -Dover, supervised the launching arrangements.Reservists-(Continued. from page one)t:in a and conl ing the it, I R. of IstreiWorPccharmanon.tous service Jn the marine corps reserve, will not be called with the exception of a few needed specialists. ’The reduction of officers to be called is the result of. the larger than expected number of .officers of the organized reserve who answered the initial call to duty. The marine corps said that every effort was being made to give as much advance notice as possibleto reservists yet to be called so;.they could’ plan their affairs- ae-| cordingly.TrNlt;M;vEle;tionTrai] Ruth to wrious -Mi tary grad in G degxi homi ton S and
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Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US
Mon, Oct 23, 1950
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