Oregon the battleship fades in Yokohama salvage yard
The once famous Oregon battleship is decaying in a Yokohama salvage yard after a chain of sales from U S government to a Guam salvage firm and then to a Japanese company. Built in 1848, it once steamed from Pacific to Atlantic to battle Spain, and its final fate is to yield high grade steel rather than be scrapped as a war relic.
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Oregon
Yokohama
Pacific
Atlantic
Guam
United States
Busiler
Massey Supply Corporation of
Cuba
Straits of Magellan
South America
Beniestitn
San Francisco
Spain
Puget Sound
Charles E Clark
Admiral Dewey
Golden Gate
Callao
Peru
Clark
Caribbean
Cape Horn
Robert Milligan
Temerario
Punta Arenas
Chile
Rio de Janiero
Dewey
Manila Bay
Cape Verdes
Jupiter Inlet
Florida
Cervera
Portland
Piemontese Family Reunited After Long Immigration Hold
Bristol sailor Matthew D Piemontese welcomed his wife Carmen and infant daughter to New York after a six month delay caused by a minor health issue. The Naples native, married in Italy, had support from Sen Theodore Francis Green and Joseph Sansone. The couple reunite aboard a US Navy destroyer in Newport.
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Bristol
Matthew D Piemontese
New York
Naples
Italy
Carmela Piemontese
Sen. Green
Mr Sansone
Michelay Dsl
R. I. Committee On Refuge Relief
Hugo L. Ricci
Breakwater Plea Reaches U S Army at Newport Hearings
At a Newport hearing on Narragansett Bay hurricane protection the Bristol harbor commission urged an amendment to the Army Corps study and cited hurricane damage. Navy officials opposed a proposed 100 foot opening. local officials from Newart Portsmouth Tiverton discussed alternatives while Newport’s council favors a north south breakwater in Newport Harbor.
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Bristol
Newport
US Army Corps of Engineers
Narrapansett Bay
Frank J Murphy
Harbor Commission
US Navy
Navy
Jamestown
Newart
Portsmouth
Tiverton
Maurice Borden
Bristol trio returns from 9000 mile California trip
Mr and Mrs Sidney Herreshoff and Mrs Elizabeth Church Chase returned Tuesday night from a month long auto journey to California visiting Ensign Halsey Herreshoff and Nathanael G Herreshoff in Westtown Pa. The travelers, three Bristolians, passed through 24 states on the voyage totaling 9000 miles.
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Sidney Herreshoff
Elizabeth Church Chase
California
Herreshoff
Ensign Halsey . Herreshoff
States
Nathanael G Herreshoff
Westtown
Senator DaPonte backs state sewer on Metacom Ave
Senator Anthony DaPonte pledged continued effort to secure state cooperation with Bristol on sewerage from the U I Veterans Home. He spoke at a Republican meeting in Dld Fellows Hall outlining local and state issues and endorsing Bristol Harbor development, tax controls, and toll reductions.
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Sen. DaPonté
Metacom Ave
Anthony DaPonte
Sewer Commission
U. I. Veterans Home
Dld Fellows Hall
DaPonté
West Warwick
Bristol Harbor
Bristol
Bristol County
T‘o
Ferry Road
Indian Summer and the Edict of God's Perfect Day
The poem reflects on an Indian Summer scene painted with frost and foliage, contrasting vivid beauty with sorrow for its passing. A brook, moon, and dew voice mute, powerful natural imagery while an implied edict deems beauty transient, leading to a hopeful, evolving divine day and the poet Etna deRohan Dahlgren Rhett, October 1956.
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Etna deRohan Dahlgren
Rhett
Plan Driver Training As Part of Night School Plan
The School Committee approved a driver training program for the evening school, limited to 20 students with a $10 fee. The course spans 23 classroom hours and 24 in-car hours, plus observation, with schedules from 7–9 pm for classes and 3–5 pm for driving.
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Edward J. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Core Jewelry
Bristol
Francis J Murphy
James C Ruggiero Teague Heads King Philip Little League
After the election of officers James C Ruggiero was named president succeeding Joseph E Goulart. Other officers include Stephen Mascena vice president Joseph Cavallaro treasurer Joseph A King secretary Albert A Nutini legal advisor and Roger W Pigeon player agent. The league seeks volunteers to work at the Little League field Sundays 10 to 12.
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Ater
King Philip Little League
James C. Ruggiero
Joseph E. Goulart
Stephen Mascena
Joseph Cavallaro
Joseph A King
Albert A. Nutini
Roger W Pigeon
Little League
Colt Players Named to All Class Schoolboy Team
Herculano Okie Falco Tony Nastri and Jim Palreiro of Colt were named to the second all class schoolboy football team after coaches panel voting. Selection follows Colt 13 North Kingstown 6 win, based on Saturday performance against North Kingstown.
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Herculano
Okie” Falco
Tony Nastri
Jim Palreiro
Colt
Bristolians
Bristol High School Athletic Association elects new officers
Anthony Nastri was elected president of the Bristol Senior High School Athletic Association on Wednesday. Other officers include Anna Mae Squatrito as vice president, Joyce Squatrito secretary, Anna Cavallaro treasurer, Julia Card assistant treasurer, Cynthia Burke senior representative, Rosalind Matherson junior representative, and Peter Sansone sophomore representative. Carl Carlson serves as advisor. Sophomores Maria Oliveira and Patricia Biancuzzo were elected cheerleaders joining seniors Vickie Balzano and Marcia Murgo and juniors Marie Maturie and Mary Lou Cavallaro. The Legion meets tonight at 8 p.m. at the post home on Franklin Street, with a joint officer installation tomorrow at 8 p.m. The public is invited.
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Anthony Nastri
Bristol Senior High School Athletic Association
Anna Mae Squatrito
Joyce Squatrito
Anna Cavallaro
Julia Card
Cynthia Burke
Rosalind Matherson
Peter Sansone
Carl Carlson
Maria Oliveira
Patricia Biancuzzo
Vickie Balzano
Marcia Murgo
Marie Maturie
Mary Lou Cavallaro
Legion
School Committee Rejects Condemnation of Bosworth Perry Land
The School Committee debated condemning land south of the Bosworth Perry House for a school site. Opponents argued costs and lack of present need. only Benjamin Hazen supported condemnation, while Murphy favored preservation of the Bosworth Perry home and renewal of discussions with town officials.
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Bosworth Perry House
Alfred Rego
T. Thomas Balzano
Francis J Murphy
Benjamin Hazen
Murphy
Bosworth- Perry House
Teachers Group Endorses Rhode Island Bond Issues
The Bristol Teachers Association met in the Andrews School model suite and welcomed four new teachers Alphonse Almeida Phyllis Murray Patricia Foster and Mary Flanagan The group endorsed two ballot measures a 5000000 bond for University of Rhode Island construction and a 1600000 bond for Rhode Island College of Education The social committee led by John L Burke James E Sullivan and Mrs Alice Pahline organized refreshments.
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Bristol Teachers Association
Andrews School
Alphonse Almeida
Phyllis Murray
Patricia Foster
Mary Flanagan
University of Rhode Island
Rhode Island College of Education
John L. Burke
James E. Sullivan
Alice Pahline
Narragansett Sewage Association to Meet October 18
The October meeting of the Narragansett Sewage and Wastes Association will be held Tuesday evening October 18 at 7 30 p m in the Blackstone Valley Plant in East Providence. A panel forum on plant problems will feature a discussion period.
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Narragansett Sewage & Wastes Association
Blackstone Valley
East Providence
Kingsmen Paper Drive Schedule and Drop Sites
The Kingsmen Bugle and Drum Corps continue waste paper and rag collection with a townwide drive on October 20 and 21. Bundled paper may be left outside Scout Hall at any time and corps members will pick up the debris.
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Kingsmen Bugle
Scout Hall
Fire Prevention Night at Scout Meeting
Fire Prevention Night will be observed at the Troop scout hall next Monday evening at 7:15. A tribute will be paid to Christopher Columbus whose birthday is celebrated next week, and second and last class scouting skills will be featured during instruction.
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Evene
BSA
Christopher Columbus
Roundtable Thursday for King Philip District Scouts
The first full roundtable of King Philip District Boy Scouts of America will be held next Thursday at 7 30 p m in the parish house of the White Church in Barrington. A large delegation of Scouts, Cubs, and Explorers from this town is expected to attend.
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King Philip District
Boy Scouts of America
White Church
Barrington
Civil Defense Stores Portable Hospitals in Rhode Island
Civil Defense contemplates storing 10 portable hospital units sent from federal sources near Providence. Each hospital valued at 28000 dollars with five rooms and portable generators. CD Director Nelson Beals says space must be found within communities at least 1 mile from Providence and will confer with local councils to secure storage.
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Bristol
Nelson Beals
Beals
Rhodessland
Palicenye
Providence
Ted
One Council
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Lorenzo Piemontese
Bay View Avenue
Carmella, Anne and
Matthew Piemontese
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Freedom
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Rad
Cal
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Log
Mt. Bridge
South Shore Highway
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Paul A
Millemanel
Raymond A. Walker
Ralph T. Church
Louis Castriotta
Anthony H. Rego
Luke H. White
Raymond J Rodrigues
George T. Ingram, Jr
Walker
Bristol Women's Republican Club
J. H. Taplin
Gibson Road
Samuel H. Ramsey
Congress
Rhode Island
Eisenhower
Odd Fellows Hall
Republican Town Committee
Ramsay
Eisen- Shower
Federal Council On Aging
Anthony Deponte
Manuel Arts
Yarga
Anthony C. Almeida
Committee For Action
Audubon Society of
Kathryn M Bray
Alfred L. Hawkes
Bristol and
Bayberry Garden Clubs
Alexandrina Férnandes
James D. Sullivan
James R. Gromling
Ralph K. Nash
Natale Candelmo
Helen Cofidon
Margaret F. Nerone
Alma Jones
Augustine Nerone
Raymond Sartini
Anthony Carlone
Carmela Paull
James Ruggiero Teague Head
Kearnley Post No
American Legion
Franklin Street
Raymond Thomas
Anthony S. Thomas
Thomas
Hazen
Frank L. Martin
Marti
Martin
Balzano
Aun
Celure Née
Gould
Adi
Phoenix
Pete
Tae & Schohl
Wigan
Arseenld
Seabe
Alec
Kingsmen Paper Drive
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