Reflections on races and courage in school segregation
An editorial lauds the America's Cup tradition and Newport, then shifts to praise for a Van Buren Ark student Angie Evans who spoke for desegregation. It argues against Gov Faubus's attempt to block school integration, praising young people for challenging prejudice and emphasizing dignity of Negro citizens and the inevitability of gradual integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Sunday Express
Newport
van Buren
Ark
Angie Evans
South
Faubus
Gov. Faubus
Little Rock
Scribe Goes Yachting at America’s Cup Races
The narrator joins the spectator fleet for the first World Series yachting match aboard Luther Blount’s Explorer with 19 guests. The voyage from Warren to Newport showcases diverse craft and buoyed by anecdotes about the Captain’s skill and family tradition at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Mamie
Joe Blew
Luther Blount
Explorer
New England States
Warren
Luther
Newport
Harbor Race Weekend Notes from Narragansett Bay
A first person account covers a yacht race near Bristol with Columbia and Sceptre, describing crowds on the rocks, the large spectator fleet, Coast Guard enforcement, and the finish at Narragansett Bay. The writer lists boats home ports including Maram Beach, Cincinnati, Greenville, Warren, and Boston, and credits Capt Blount and host couple Mrs Blount and family for a memorable day aboard.
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Columbia
Sceptre
Coast Guard
Dunkirk
Maram Beach
Texas
Cincinnat
Ohio
Greenville
Michigan
Warren
R. I. Fishers Island
Boston
Larchmont
Point Judith
Marblehead
Weed’s Ark
Provincetown
Navy
Rhode Island
Prudence Island
Melville
Prudence
Explorer
Bristol Highlands
Warren River
Warren Wharf
Harold A. Pratte
Riverside
Clifford Monahan
Providence
Paul S. Shelton
Helen Lane
Warren Sherburne
Warren, Jr
Barrington
Sanford Town
Bristol
Harry Town
Tiverton
Kenneth B. Hayward
Joseph Iannucci, Jr
Noel Freeman
Cranston
Norman Carsom
Mrs. Blount
Marela
Bristol Phoenix semi weekly history price note
The Bristol Phoenix offers historical publishing notes with establishment details, editor publisher R S Bosworth, postal registration, and a yearly price reference 96 0.
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R. S. Bosworth
Bristol
R. I
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Ivy Guild
St. Michael's Church
Bristol Yacht Club
Cora
Rogers Free Library Building Fund
Colt Auditorium
NCO Club
Battery C
243Rd Bn
National Guard Armory
Mt. Hope
Corner of Hope
Bradford Sts
Mothers’ Club
Our Lady of
Fort Hay
J. T. O'Connell
Bristol Phoenix
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