Shipyard Welding

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He grew up with nothing, then collected everything. Auction tells of life well-lived.

Pioneer Press 15 Sep 2018

He welded a “top-secret project” for the U.S ... He later learned metal and welding at Dunwoody in Minneapolis, working at Cargill in Savage welding in the shipyard ... After Vic and Bernice married on Sept, 1, 1951, they started a company called Vic’s Arc & Gas Welding out of the garage of her folks’ place in Rosemount. “He was one of the first people around here who could weld aluminum and stainless,” his grandson said....

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Nick R. Meyer, 94

The Capital Journal 14 Sep 2018

Nick R. Meyer, 94, passed away at a local nursing home on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Nick Robert Meyer was born on October 9, 1923 at home in Lake Preston, SD. He lived in the Lake Preston area until 1928 when his family moved to a farm west of Blunt ... He attended country schools in Sully County, then worked on several farms before moving to the state of Washington to weld in the shipyards ... They were married on October 22, 1948 ... 16 ... .......

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Faith V. Pendergrass

Record Delta 06 Sep 2018

Faith was the youngest of seven children born to Lee and Retta Hershberger, of Hubbard, Oregon. The family later resided in Independence and Canby, where Faith attended school and graduated from Canby High School in 1940. In 1944, Faith married Lawrence “Larry” Pendergrass ... They did not see each other for over a year. During this time, Faith worked as a welding inspector at the Portland Shipyards ... She climbed Mt ... ....

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Arnette serves others for 75 years

South East Sun 29 Aug 2018

“He’s one of the most loyal, dedicated and conscientious Christian men I’ve ever known” Enterprise YMCA Director Richard Pipkin said ... Arnette was born on Oct ... After finishing high school, Arnette was eligible to apply for welding school in the Navy ... The Navy sent Arnette to school in Portsmouth, Va., and the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. It was there he completed numerous welding schools, learning various types of welding techniques ... ....

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Ingalls Shipbuilding Partnering With Local High Schools To Construct Talent Development Labs

Stockhouse 23 Aug 2018

“Our employees are partnering with the schools and instructors to teach these students how to weld, use machinery and other shipyard crafts,” Cuccias said ... “Our students now have access to an up-to-date welding lab that is in line with the expectations of the shipyard, giving our graduates advantages that did not exist prior to this last ......

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Kenneth Boynton - Brookings

Record Delta 08 Aug 2018

He left home at an early age, and began working in the shipyards. Because of his size, he was placed inside small areas of the ship, where he learned the art of welding ... His skill of welding and design helped many truck drivers in the Brookings area....

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Setzer, Willie Augusta

Hickory Record 24 Jul 2018

CLAREMONT Willie Augusta Setzer, 95, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 23, 2018, at his home in Claremont. Born Oct. 2, 1922, in Catawba county, he was the son of the late William A. and Etta Campbell Shook Setzer ... Willie and Johnsie were married Nov ... He attended Lenoir-Rhyne College before working in the shipyards in Baltimore, Md., welding ships during part of World War II and later serviced in the Navy in the Seabees ... ....

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South African Cop Death Squad Whistleblower Lands Back in Greece

The National Herald 20 Jul 2018

Danikas fit right in, having had so many police officers as customers and was welcome into special training, welcomed all the more because his brother, cousin and uncle had been on the force in Greece, and the bond was made ... TOO MUCH TO TAKE. But he went on ... His father was an expert in metal welding techniques and was a supervisor at a shipyard on the island of Syros and when that business wasn’t doing well the family moved to Athens ... ....

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China blasts 'largest trade war' as US triggers tariffs

Press TV 06 Jul 2018

China pledges retaliation as US tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese imports take effect, putting the world's two biggest economies on a high-stake road towards all-out trade conflict. ... Ok? So we have 50 plus 200 plus almost 300," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday. A worker is welding steel at a shipyard in Nantong, China on on May 19, 2018. (Photo by AFP) ... ....

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Trump fires first salvo in trade war versus China

The Manila Times 05 Jul 2018

WASHINGTON. Steep American tariffs on Chinese goods worth tens of billions of dollars took effect when the clock struck twelve Thursday night as US President Donald Trump fired the first salvo in a trade war between the world’s top two economies. This file photo taken on May 19, 2018 shows a worker welding steel at a shipyard in Nantong in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. AFP PHOTO ... US ‘firing at itself’ ... ‘Better than ever’ ... Loading ... ....

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Washington state maritime labor headed for a retirement cliff

Albany Democrat Herald 19 Jun 2018

When Capt. Ken Penwell's son was looking for a job, Penwell offered to get him work as a deckhand. Penwell captains hopper dredges for Seattle's Manson Construction, sucking up dirt and clay from river beds. But Kyle Penwell didn't want to go into his father's career ... Vigor Industrial, the dominant shipbuilder in the Northwest, has been struggling for years to find enough job applicants for welding, pipe-fitting and other shipyard jobs....

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45 years

Democratic Underground 25 May 2018

Yesterday I received a certificate for my 5 years of service at my current job. I work in the public sector with and for blind people. As they read off the 5,10, etc year times of service there were "golf claps" for each person ... Getting to know Morton in brief conversations, he grew up in Newport News near the shipyard ... The Apprentice school at the shipyard still trains people in everything from sheet metal to welding to ... ....

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Maine shipyard group preps for hiring push that could add hundreds of jobs

Bangor Daily News 10 May 2018

The Seacoast Shipyard Association seeks to increase understanding and local partnerships to keep the educational feeder tubes, that send workers to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, well-oiled ... The shipyard has two apprenticeship programs ... Students in the welding program finish with industry certifications from the American Welding Society, and each year, four or five apply for the shipyard’s apprenticeship programs....

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