[NJARC] Fwd: Put Your Thinking Caps On

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Ray,
 
    Some other items made by Lionel would be a nautical  life saving device 
and I believe they also manufactured a ships compass.   As I recall hearing 
some years ago, the now gone GM plant in Ewing made parts  for the Brewster 
Bomber.  The Trenton-Mercer Airport, across the street,  was a Naval Air 
Station at the time.
 
    Let's not forget the railroads and their radio  equipment that served 
the State and Nation at the time.  PRR, Reading,  Jersey Central, 
Erie-Lackawanna, and the Lehigh Valley were the larger ones  with many smaller lines as 
well.  The B&O had trackage rights through  NJ via the Reading and Bound 
Brook line. 
 
    On another thought, food was produced here as  well.  Campbells Soups 
in Camden comes to mind.  Anyone else have any  thoughts along this line? 
 
    The NJ State Library would be a source to consult  along with the NJ 
State Museum archives for more information.  
 
I hope this helps.  Happy New Year to all.
Joe Devonshire
 



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Sent: 12/28/2009 8:16:17 P.M. Eastern Standard  Time
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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
> Reply All = Everyone
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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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