Collins and Aikman plan factory on Wardwell site Bristol
Collins and Aikman Corporation plans a factory on the Wardwell Lumber Co site in Bristol. Treasurer Charles B. Rockwell asked for a special town meeting to approve selling the lower end of Bradford street to enable the Namquit project linking to harbor front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardwell Lumber Company
Charles B. Rockwell
Collins and Aikman Corporation
Rockwell
Bradford Street
Thames Street
Collins and Aikman
Constitution Street
Edward L. Leahy
W. J. deRocha
Lumber Company
Bradford
Halfway Hill
Warren
Bristol
deRocha
Townspeople urged to support Legion 1940 Christmas Basket Fund
Kearney Post Committee seeks community donations to fund Christmas baskets for families with several children. The group emphasizes careful spending and fair distribution after fourteen years of service. Contributions should be sent by December 14, with names submitted to the Chairman. last year’s list will not be reused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney Post Committee
Members Football Team Guests At Hockey Match
Frank Rene hosted the Colt High football first team guests at a Providence Indianapolis hockey game held at the R I Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rene
Colt High
R. I. Auditorium
Special Town Meeting Deals Land Purchases and Zoning
Friday December 20 is set for a Special Town Meeting where taxpayers will vote on selling a small Bradford Street harbor edge land to Collins and Aikman Corp and rezoning a Half Way Hill strip from residential to business per W J deRocha treasurer of Wardwell Lumber Co.
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Rockwell
deRocha
Collins and Aikman Corporation
Bristol
Franklin Street
Wardwell Lumber Company
Bradford Street
Constitution Street
Huestis
W. J. deRocha
Half Way Hill
Major to Speak at Boy Scout Testimonial Dinner
Dr Harold Major of the National Association of Manufacturers will headline the Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps testimonial dinner on Tuesday evening December 17 at the Colonial Hotel. A Citizen Committee of about seventy local business and professional men sponsors the event to honor the corps for its record in New England and at the World's Fair.
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Harold Major
National Association of Manufacturers
Colonial Hotel
New England
Major
American Legion
Westerly
Bristol
R. F Haffenreffer
Buffington’s
Scout
J Harold Williams
Haffenreffer
Annual Appeal for Funds Promoted by Italian Socialites Club
Mrs Ruggiero explains the Third Annual Appeal for Funds to be launched December 8. About 500 letters will be mailed chiefly to Italian community members. The drive funds eleven charities, medical and food programs, and a gala Christmas effort, with a $500 budget. The group emphasizes no salaries and urges broad support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vasta Lar. Ruggiero
Ways and
Italian Socialites Women's Club
Wage Earners May Obtain Record of Wages
Any wage earner can check Social Security Board wage records by filing a wage inquiry card at the 307 New Post Office Annex Providence Rhode Island. The board will send a sealed envelope to the home with a statement of wages recorded for 1937 1938 and 1939 if desired.
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Social Security Board
New Post Office Annex
Providence
R. I
the Inquirer
Committee Appointed to Confer With U S Rubber Over Bristol Mfg
A Bristol meeting led to forming a three member committee to pursue options to keep the Bristol Manufacturing Company in Bristol. The panel includes Lucien Capone, Anthony R. Parshley, and L. H. Callan. The motion authorizes further efforts to secure the plant’s future.
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Reynolds School
Bristol Manufacturing Company
Bristol
Henry Wood
Wood
Lucien Capone
Anthony R. Parshley
L. H. Callan
Bristol Aerie, F.C
Joseph F Paisione
Manuel Perry
Aerie of Eagles
Bristol Mfg
Roswell S Bosworth
Planning Board
U. S. Rubber Company
Pannone
Anthony
Bristol study finds US Rubber buildings not for sale
Final report by the Special Industrial Committee to Bristol Council concludes the US Rubber Company buildings are not for sale and remain available to rent. Bristol Manufacturing Co. has not negotiated a lease or extra space. the panel cites ongoing efforts and includes exhibits and correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Parshley
Carr Manufacturing Company
US Rubber Company
Canon Parshley
J Floyd Huestis
Pannone
Henry Wood
Wood
US Rubber
Carr Mfg. Corp
Daniel W. Coggeshall
Bristol Mfg
Bristol
Rubber Company
U. S. Rubber Co
Rhode Island
Charles B Rockwell
Benjamin F Lindemuth
Herbert F. Newman
Bisbane
Warren
Newman
Holmes
The
Providence Chamber of Commerce
Hackett
Rockwell
Cobb
U S. Rubber Company
Bristol Mfg. Co
U. S. Rubber Company
Submarine Advances Force Change in British Convoy System
The article explains how German U boats now use listening devices and magnetic torpedoes, allowing underwater stealth and direct hits. It argues air patrols will bear the main burden of submarine detection, with flying boats patrolling the Newfoundland to Land’s End route and convoys possibly aided by catapulted planes.
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Great Britain
Newfoundland
Land’s End
England
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C&a
Wardwell Lumber CO
Legion
Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland
Travel
Maureen O’hara
Louis Hayward
Lucill Ee
Virginia Field
Ralph Bellamy
Ene Autry
Tenderfoot
Menamee
Warren Boy Scout Bugle
Bristol Corps
U. S
New York
Council
Special Industrial Committee
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