Colt Farm proposal eyed as Rhode Island state park
Local officials and the RI Development Council discuss transforming Colt Farm into a state park. The plan envisions an 18 hole golf course, marina, seawalk, picnic grounds, and more to attract public recreation and spur economic growth along the Bay. The council notes Goddard Park draws 25,000 visitors on summer weekends and argues a Colt Farm park would similarly benefit residents from Pawtucket to Newport.
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Colt Drive
RI Development Council
Goddard Park
Bay
Bristol
Colt Farm
Rhode Island
Pawtucket
Newport
General Assembly
del Sesto
United States
Poet Fduwar A Guest Dies. Poet of the Plain People
Fduwar A Guest famed poet and newspaperman died in his sleep after a cerebral hemorrhage in England born. He was linked to the line It takes a heap o livin to make a house a home and spent years at the Free Press in Detroit as reporter writer editor and columnist before devoting himself to poetry. In declining health he wrote poems about death including one urging readers to serve fellow men and to use gifts divine.
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Fduwar A. Guest
England
Mr Guest
Free Press
Detroit
Guest
If I Had Lived My Years In Vain Edgar Guest
Poem lines express fear of a wasted life and hope that deeds give meaning after death. The speaker, reflecting on mortal years, imagines a happier spot saved by cheerful voices and a life of toiling for good.
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God
Edgar
Double Bills and a Rockefeller Romance Stir Headlines
The piece notes Narragansett Electric’s sixty day bills provoking discomfort among homeowners while oil dealers offer monthly plans. It then highlights the surprising wedding of Steven Rockefeller to Anne Rasmussen, a story that displaced other front page news and drew commentary on publicity and Rockefeller pioneering spirit.
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Narragansett Electric Company
Steven Rockefeller
Anne Rasmussen
Nixon
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Boston
Anne
Steven
New York
Rockefeller
Salvation Army Bristol annual appeal launches drive
The Salvation Army Friendly Annual Appeal for Bristol is under way with Maurice C. Smith III chairing local efforts. About 20 percent of gifts stay in Bristol for local needs such as food clothing fuel medical dental optical care and vacations. The rest funds regional services including Red Shield Clubs for servicemen and women unwed mothers Memorial Home and Hospital Summer Camp Prison Work Disaster Service League of Mercy and Rural Welfare Service. Donations go to campaign treasurer Mrs. Alice Briggs at 96 Constitution St Bristol.
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Salvation Army
Bristol
Maurice C., Smith III
Bristol Service Fund
Red Shield
League of Mercy
Alice Briggs
Constitution St. Bristol
Canteen Dances Begin Tonight at Rego Pavilion
Alfred R. Rego Dominican Consul announces teenage canteen dances at Rego's Pavilion on Metacom Ave starting tonight. All teenage girls admitted free. Boys may attend only by invitation of a girl.
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Alfred R. Rego
Rego
Metacom Ave
Toots Shor Birthday Toast At Last June Wake In NYC
The Scribe notes a June gathering in New York honoring Toots Shor at his soon-to-be-demolished establishment to make way for a major hotel. About 300 guests from sports, politics, press and show business toasted the saloon keeper, with guests including Gleason, Ameche and others sharing memories and jokes about Shor’s career and past parties.
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Toots Show
New York
Hy Gardner
NY. Herald Tribune
Toots Shor
Toots
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