Kaiser plant’s long arc from Rubber Co to Kaiser Aluminum
The plant grew from a 1200 worker operation to 3000 by 1930 and 2000 during World War II, shifting product lines from rubber goods to canvas footwear, wire and eventually Kaiser owned. Postwar fears faded as Kaiser invested in new wire making equipment, with future prosperity tied to market conditions and the plant’s evolving role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubber Company
Samuel P. Colt
US Rubber Co
US Rubber
Mechanical Rubber Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Bristol
Signal Corps
Kaiser Aluminum
Kaiser
Arket
The
Rubber Co
Isabella Day for D of I Hope Circle No 70 events
Daughters of Isabella Hope Circle No 70 outlines upcoming activities in Bristol and surrounding areas. A cake sale chaired by Ann Fiore is set for April 19 at Almacs from 9 30 am to 2 pm with Gloria Varela and Josephine Vento on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Circle
Isabella
Ann Fiore
Almacs
Gloria Varela
Josephine Vento
Bristol
Christopher Columbus
America
Town Council
Silver Creek Nursing Home
Helen Horton
Angie Pacheco
Louise Casemira
Ann
Hope Circle No 70
K of C
Veronica Toth
Alice Gomes
Onion King at Century of Tales Retains Busy Life
The Onion King is described as a rubber worker, farmer, shoemaker, and Herreshoff painter. He married a Nova Scotia visitor and has 11 children, eight living in town. Now he runs greenhouses selling plants retail and wholesale, stays active to avoid rust, and jokes about turning 101 again next year. He mentions wanting to see Mrs Frances Merriman Gray at Benjamin Church Manor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onion King
Herreshoff
Nova Scotia
Frances Merriman Gray
Benjamin Church Manor
Budget clashes over town salaries in hard times
Budget analysis continues as council weighs a pay line for town workers amid layoffs in the private sector. Nunes seeks seven percent raises for fairness while state aid to education may drop 300000. The outcome hinges on the General Assembly decision expected soon as authorities balance costs and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabcae
Gablinske
Nunes
Noel
General Assembly
Caniha
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Isabella Day
Adler
Chessman
Lee
Donmoor
Izod
Don Juan
Robert Bruce
Fabah
Thorays
Banson's Cloth
County Rd
Barrington
N.Y
Rome
Florence
Naples
Venice
Capri
Dick Holden
Debbie Drohan
Peter Jannitto
Barrington Shopping Center
Wilbur Ave
Rt. 103
Mass
Quito’s Shellfish Co
Quito's
Thames St
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