Sagres Sailors to Visit Bristol in Daylong Program
A 24 hour official visit by the Portuguese training ship Sagres begins with harbor mooring at 10 a.m. and welcomes by Bristol officials at 12 noon. A civic ceremony proclaims July 25 1964 Sagres Day with music, prayers, and a street parade.
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Sagres
Henrique Silva Horta
William P. Sousa
Anthony J Dennis, Jr
Bristol
Henrique R. Rocha
Bristol Harbor
Saul
Special Mass for Segres Crew at St Elizabeths Church
A Mass will be held at St Elizabeths Church for the Segres ship crew at 6 30 a m before their 8 a m departure. Monsignor Rocha would lead the sermon. A parade from Town Hall to St Elizabeths Church will start about 12 20 p m along Hope Franklin Wood streets. Owners are asked to keep cars off the route for spectators and dignitaries.
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St. Elizabeth's Church
Monsignor
Rocha
Town Hall
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Hope St
Franklin St
Wood St
Sagres Skipper Honored Navy Veteran From Lisbon
Lt Comdr Henrique A. da Silva Horta, commanding officer of Sagres, born September 1920 in Lisbon, began as a 1940 cadet. His career spanned NRP Bartolomeu Dias, NRP Santa Maria, GuiNea port captaincy, and commands in Sagres and NE Sagres, with multiple international decorations.
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Sagres
Lisbon
Henrique A. da Silva Horta
NRP
Bartolomeu Dias
Santa Maria
Azores
United States
Dighton Rock to Be Visited by Sagres Delegation
A Sagres voyage party will visit Dighton Rock in Freetown Massachusetts and the Fall River statue. The delegation aims to link the rock inscriptions to Miguel Corte Real and early 1500s Portuguese exploration, noting marks matching carvings in Africa and India.
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Dighton Rock
Sagres
Bristol
Freetown
Mass
Prince Henry the Navigator
Fall River
Miguel Corte Real
Spain
Portugal
Africa
India
Boat Owners to Escort Sagres Into Harbor Tomorrow
Boat owners are urged to join a welcome procession for the Sagres tomorrow at 10 am. A Bristol coast guard tug will lead a march from Pappa squash Point around 9:30 to escort the 270-foot ship to moorings between Middle Ground Buoy and Usher Rocks Buoy.
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Coast Guard
Pappasquash Point
Middle Harbor
Middle Ground
Usher Rocks
Cavalla
Visiting hours for Navy ship visit announced
Visitors may tour the Sa gres from the state pier at Church Street to the ship tomorrow. Boats will depart between 1 and pm. please be patient and do not overcrowd the pier or the float. Youths must be accompanied by adults.
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Church St
Portuguese Navy Sagres Arrives as Bristol Honors Visit
The Independent Band will greet the Sagres with musical escort from Town Hall to St Elizabeth's Church. Bells will ring at 10 a.m. with A Portuguesa and America. The Kaiser Aluminum whistle signals mooring. King Philip Little League meets Newport Americans at 2 p.m. at Bristol Field.
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Sagres
Dom Luiz Filipe Society
Independent Band Club
Santo Christo Club
Holy Name Society
Gilbert C Hoover
Independent Club
Lincoln Club
St Michael's Church
Town Hall
St Elizabeth’s Church
America
Kaiser Aluminum Plant
King Philip Little League All Stars
Newport Americans
Bristol
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Guiteras Field
Providence
Surprise Hill
Colt Drive
Oppor
Manuel L da Silva
John F Kennedy
Washington
Silva Horta
Lincoln Hall
Bristol Sports Club
Ship
Earl Head
Portuguese Guinea
Bissau
NPR Goncalves Zarco
Far East
Naval War Institute
Ate Bortelho de Sousa
Rio de Janeiro
NE Sagres
Military Merit
Order of Aviz
Prince Henry
Naval Merit
Brazil
Order of Brazilian Aeronautics
S. Dumont
Taunton River
Plymouth
White Man's Brook
Anen
Sagres Sailors
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