[NJARC] Put Your Thinking Caps On

[John Ruccolo]

Hi Ray,

Regarding NJ companies:

According to my Dad, many Vineland-area clothing factories made uniforms during the war. I'll have to see if I can get the names of some companies. Most were started (and staffed by) Italian immigrants. Torsini was one. I believe all those companies are defunct now.

And don't forget Lionel (HQ was in NYC, but factory was in Irvington). They made code keys, relays, etc.

Regarding movies:

Woody Allen's "Radio Days" is a great flick in this regard.


Regards,

John

--- On Mon, 12/28/09, Ray Chase <raydio862 at verizon.net> wrote:

> From: Ray Chase <raydio862 at verizon.net>
> Subject: [NJARC] Put Your Thinking Caps On
> To: "NJARC" <njarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Monday, December 28, 2009, 10:40 AM
> Just remember 
> Reply = Poster
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> _________________________________________________________
> Hope that everyone had a pleasant holiday.  Now some
> thoughts for the new year.
> 
> InfoAge is currently designated a WWII Living Memorial by
> Monmouth County and the surrounding towns.  We would
> like to be the official WWII Living Memorial for the entire
> state and recent discussions with the new governors staff
> have been positive in that regard.  The memorial should
> not be just to the military personnel who participated but
> also recognize the New Jersey industries that also made
> great contributions.  To add more weight to our quest
> for this designation it would be nice to be able to list a
> lot of the NJ industries who made those contributions. 
> I have a small list of radio manufacturers but we should
> list ALL those who contributed to the war effort; but how to
> do it?  Fred Carl has been thumbing through magazines
> of the period noting NJ companies who advertised their war
> efforts.  That's one way; perhaps there are others that
> you can think of.  In any event, how about sending me
> names of companies that you are aware of, where they were
> located and perhaps wh
>  at they did in very general terms.  I'll sort out
> duplications, don't forget institutions such as Bell Labs,
> etc.
> 
> While I might have your attention, here is another
> interesting proposition.  The NJ Historic Divers group
> is thinking of having "Movie Nights" at InfoAge where they
> will show feature films of sea disasters and so forth. 
> Well can we come up with feature, or not so feature, movies
> that are radio related?  The newly released story of
> Orson Wells I understand would be a good one.  Can you
> think of others?
> Cheers, Ray
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