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1891

January 2 8 S t a r t p l a n s f o r f r e i g h t house a d d i t i o n200 x 11 5 , ( T h i s i s t h e p a r t o f t h ef r e i g h t house i n wh ich t h e f i r e e n g i n eroom i s l o c a t e d , )

February 9 - D e s i g n i n g s i l k s p i n n i n g f r a m e .

24 - G e n e r a l E l e c t r i c Company o f Lynn s t a r t sp u t t i n g i n t h e e l e c t r i c a l equipment f o rthe L inwood S t r e e t R a i l w a y. H a r r yHeselden i s d o i n g t h e w o r k .

March 3 0 - D e s i g n 1 6 " C a r d C o i l e r ,

A p r i l 1 - F i r s t pneumat ic t i r e d b i c y c l e comes i n t oTown. H i g h Whee l .

9 - P l a n s made f o r O s c a r O w e n s house o n H i l lS t r e e t .

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5 - George L . G i b b s , p r o m i n e n t bus iness man, d i e s .

27 - Drawings made f o r 6 " f i r s t b o t t o m connect ionsto w a t e r w h e e l p e n s t o c k ,

28 - W o r s t e d looms f o r P a c i f i c M i l l s d e s i g n e d .

J u l y 2 0 - R a i l w a y Head des igned s o t h a t t h e c a n t a b l emotion does n o t h a v e t o b e c u t i n t o t h e f l o o r ,

August 1 4 - S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s house f i n i s h e d , c o r n e r o fHigh and C h e s t n u t s t r e e t s .

1692

January 1 3 - D e s i g n v e l v e t l o o m .

" 2 7 - D u l l t i m e s i n Shop.

June 3 - F i r s t 3 , e v e r h e l d i n Memor ia l H a l l .

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February 1 8 - W h i t i n v s , D r a p e r s p i n d l e c a s e b e i n g t r i e di n Boston .

May 1 5 - T r o t t i n g P a r k ( L a s e l l ) s t a r t e d .

September 1 9 - Bus iness d u l l i n t h e Shop .

October 2 7 - S h o r t t i m e - f i v e d a y s o f s e v e n hours..

December 3 - Shop s t a r t s f u l l t i m e a f t e r s i x weeks o f 4 0hours a week ,

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May 6 - D e s i g n "Wamsutta D r a w i n g Frame" .

J u l y 8 - P l a n new F r e i g h t House ( F i r e Eng ine Room

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1896

4 - Made P l a n s t o change o v e r f o u n d r y s t a c k sfrom c o a l t o coke f u e l ,

7 M a k e p l a n s f o r new f o u n d r y " P l a i n f i e l d3 e c t i o n . "

- P l a n Power House W e s t S e c t i o n ) .

- S t a k e o u t Ashwor th House o n Church S t r e e t .

- W i l l i a m C o l e d i e s . ( H e was Foundry f o r e m a n ) .

30 - Power House c h i m n e y, 1 2 0 ' h i g h , S t d i a m e t e r ,f i n i s h e d . L a t e r t a k e n down.

November 6 - M c K i n l e y e l e c t i o n c e l e b v a t e d .

December 7 - Shop s t a r t s o n s h o r t t i m e - 5 0 hours a w e e k .

20 - B i g f i r e i n t h e c e n t e r o f U x b r i d g e .

22 - 2 5 0 Horse Power C o r l i s s E n g i n e i n Power Houses t a r t e d ,

1897,

March 1 - G r i p p e Ep idemic

30 - D e s i g a i n g combing mach inery.

November 3 - Shop f l o o r s p a c e 1 3 - 1 / 3 a c r e s ,


January

February

March

1898

January 7 - Most o f t h e s h o p r u n n i n g o n l y 3 2hours a w e e k .

February 1 6 - U n i t e d S t a t e s b a t t l e s h i p " M a i n e "blown u p i n Havana H a r b o r.

A p r i l 1 9 - War d e c l a r e d a g a i n s t S p a i n b yUni ted S t a e s , ,

J u l y C o n g r e g a t i o n a l Church c o r n e r s t o n el a i d ,

August 6 - Odd F e l l o w s B u i l d i n g s t a r t e d , .

October 2 8 - - S h o p s t a r t s r u n n i n g f u l l t i m e a g a i n °

December 2 5 - C a t h o l i c Church f i n i s h e d °

1 - J o h n Donovan's f u n e r a l . ( H e wasdoorkeeper f o r y e a r s . )

20 - H e n r y Woodmancy d i e s , ( H e a d o f s p i n d l edepartment a n d i n v e n t o r . )

31 - F i r s t C i t i z e n s Caucus.

A p r i l 3 - S t a k e o u t J . M . L a s e l l s b a r n .

May - C o n g r e g a t i o n a l Church d e d i c a t e d .


January 1 E l e c t r i c passenger c a r s s t a r t r u n n i n gto W h i t i n s s t a t i o n .

A p r i l 2 2 R o b e r t S p r o a t , Foreman B l a c k s m i t h Shop,f o r y e a r s , d i e s ,

J u l y 2 7 P l a n b u i l d i n g f o r e l e c t r i c ; c a t ' s o p p o s i t eGrove S c h o o l .

August 3 - E l e c t r i c c a r s come i n t o Town f r o m Wo r c e s t e r,

7 . Power s t a r t s i n 2 3 0 ' x 1 0 2 ' e a s ta d d i t i o n t o # 1 Shop.

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June 1 5 - B l u e E a g l e I n n opened,

September 6 - P r e s i d e n t M c K i n l e y s h o t .

9 - R e s e r v o i r Dam, B r e a k Neck s t a r t e d .(Lower Dam)

1902

January 1 0 - Tw e n t y cases o f s m a l l p o x i n R o c k d a l e .

13 - S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s O f f i c e e x t e n s i o n .s t a r t e d .

I! 1 3 - Doc to rs v a c c i n a t e a l l t h e shop employees.

23 - P l a n e x t e n s i o n t o c a s t i r o n room betweenBlacksmith Shop and F o u n d r y.

February 1 2 - P l a n i n d u s t r i a l r a i l w a y f o r shop y a r d(24 i n c h g a u g e ) .

October 9 - G r e a t c o a l s h o r t a g e o n account o fminer ' s s t r i k e , S h o p s e l l s We lch c o a la t $ 1 5 . 0 0 a t o n . •


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22 - Make p l a n s t o e n l a r g e M r . G . M . W h i t i n ' ss t a b l e ,

9 - Shop s t a r t s h a v i n g h a l f h o l i d a y o nSaturday.

14 - P l a n lumber sheds f o r C a r p e n t e r Shop.

L. - Ye l l o w Day - caused b y smoke f r o mf o r e s t f i r e s .

19 - S t e v e n D u r e l l s t a r t s managing t h eBlue E a g l e I n n ,

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20 - S t a r t " d i p p i n g " c a s t i n g s i n p a i n t i n gdepartment .

7 - Steam p i p e i n Foundry b u r s t s a n d b u r n stwo men b a d l y .

11 - S t a r t making c a r d L i c k e r i n w i r e .

28 - S t a r t .making R e v o l v i n g F l a t C a r d s , C a r df l a t c l o t h i n g s t e e l s t r i p s .

8 - F i r s t N o r t o n G r i n d e r p u t I n t o Shop,

9. - Brush making dspar tment s t a r t e d ,

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31 - Work g e t t i n g s h o r t i n t h e Shop .

19 - S t o r e b u i l d i n g o n c o r n e r o f H i l l a n dChurch S t r e e t s t o r n down.

15 - F o u r mad dogs k i l l e d i n Town.

11 - Sand House b u i l t a t t h e w e s t e n d o fCarpenter Shop.

12 - F i r s t b u z z p l a n e r s t a r t e d i n C a r p e n t e r Shop.

18 - F a t h e r O ' R e i l l y , c a t h o l i c p r i e s t i n Townf o r y e a r s , d i e s

21 - C o a l t r e s t l e b a c k o f e l e c t r i c c a r b a r n f i n i s h e d . -(On s i t e o f p r e s e n t P a t t e r n S t o r a g e B l d g , )


1906

March 2 9 - Bank B u i l d i n g opened.

A p r i l 4 - F r e i g h t HOU38 a d d i t i o n 1 7 0 ' x 11 5 's t a r t e d .

June 4 - B u i l d i n g f o u n d r y sand house o nDouglas Road .

6 - I n s t a l l i n g Dust Exhause System i nCarpenter Shop,

September 3 - New H i g h S c h o o l B u i l d i n g o n LinwoodAvenue f i n i s h e d .

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1907

23 - Shop S t o p s

10 - S t a r t s o u t h a d d i t i o n t o M a i n O f f i c e . ,

21 - S t a r t e x c a v a t i n g f o r new f o u n d r y 2 0 0 ;x 5 0 0 ' .

30 - B . L , M . S m i t h , R o l l Job Foreman, l e a v e sthe Shop .

1 - P o s t O f f i c e o p e n s i n Bank B u i l d i n g -leaves s m a l l wooden b u i l d i n g c o r n e r o fF o r e s t S t r e e t .

23 - Eugene Johnson, Paymaste r f o r y e a r s ,d i e s .

13 - S t a r t n f e k l e p l a t i n g i n t h e Shop,


January

February

March

August

September

1908

29 - F r e i g h t House a d d i t i o n 1 7 0 ' x 11 5 'f i n i s h e d .

7 - Cyrus T a f t , f o r m e r l y Agent o f t h eShop, d i e s ,

16 - Shop goes o n s h o r t t i m e , 4 5 h o u r s aweek.

3 - T a k e - o f f f i r s t h e a t i n new 2 0 0 ' x 5 0 0 'foundry. 2 6 t o n s .

23 - S t a r t a n n e a l i n g i n new f o u n d r y.

1909

January 2 8 - H o t w a t e r h e a t i n g ( 1 s t i n s t a l l a t i o ni n F r e i g h t House) s t a r t e d .

March 8 - B l a c k s m i t h Shop f o u n d a t i o n s t a r t e d ,

18 - F i r s t a u t o sand m i x e r s t a r t e d i nFoundry,

A p r i l 1 0 - M r . G . H . W h i t i n o p e r a t e d o n f o ra p p e n d i c i t i s .

30 - S t a r t t e a r i n g down o l d Foundryto b u i l d new shop 4 2 1 ' x 1 3 5 ' .

June 3 - P a t t e r n L o f t B u i l d i n g f E a s t o fFoundry) s t a r t e d ,

J u l y 1 2 -Move i n t o new B l a c k s m i t h Shop

21 - R i c e a n d S a r g e n t e n g i n e i n PowerHouse s t a r t e d .

December 1 5 - S t e e l w o r k o n 4 2 0 ' x 1 3 5 ' # 1Shop f i n i s h e d , ,


January 1 - W i l l i a m T a f t , f o r m e r l y S u p e r i n t e n d e n tof t h e Shop, d i e s ,

February 2 7 - M e t h o d i s t Church b u r n s ,

December • 4 - Sunday i n s p e c t i o n o f t h e shop s t a r t e d , .

29 - Exhaus t System p u t i n t o F l y e r P o l i s h i n gJob.

A p r i l 3 - A u s t r a l i a n b a l l o t adopted f o r e l e c t i n gTown O f f i c e r s i n N o r t h b r i d g e .

26 - H e r b e r t B a r n e s , m a s t e r mechanic a t t h eShop, d i e s c

June 2 - Foundry r u n s o n l y f i v e d a y s a w e e k ,

October 1 9 - New M e t h o d i s t Church d e d i c a t e d .

27 - Shop r u n n i n g o n l y 4 5 hours a week.,

1912,

January 1 4 - 2 8 0 b e l o w z e r o .

A p r i l 9 - E l e v a t o r a c c i d e n t i n Shop - s i x menh u r t .

May 2 0 - Town buys a r o a d r o l l e r .

June 4 - V e n t i l a t i n g System i n s t a l l e d o nSpinning R o l l J o b ,

October 3 0 - H e n r y C a b o t Lodge speaks i n Town H a l l .

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August 5 - S t a t e s t a r t s b u i l d i n g r o a d s o u t h i n t oTown f r o m G r a f t o n L i n e .

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October 2 6 - D r . G r e g g preaches h i s l a s t sermon i nCongregat ional Church .

November 2 - R e v . Commons, n e w C o n g r e g a t i o n a l M i n i s t e rs t a r t s P a s t o r a t e .


1914

August 5 - L e v e r e t t Remington, Foreman o f t h eSpinning Frame J o b , d i e s .

1915

March 1 - New P r e s b y t e r i a n Church f i n i s h e d .

November 3 - Shop s t a r t s s e l l i n g Loom F e e l e r M o t i o n s .

1916

February 1 5 - 2 6 0 b e l o w z e r o ,

May 2 5 - West e n d o f F r e i g h t House a d d i t i o nbeing e r e c t e d .

J u l y 3 - F i r s t i r o n poured i n Foundry s o u t ha d d i t i o n 5 0 0 x 1 0 0 ' .

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August 1 2 - Shop O f f i c e M e n have Clambake a tRocky P o i n t . 1 1 5 a t t e n d e d

16 - S t a r t i n g b l o w e r chang ing o v e r C a r p e n t e rShop e x h a u s t s y s t e m .

October 2 0 - R e v. J o h n R . T h u r s t o n , P a s t o r o f t h eV i l l a g e C o n g r e g a t i o n a l Church , d i e s ,

November 4 - Whole shop s t a r t s w o r k i n g S a t u r d a ya f t e r n o o n s .

December 7 - 1 2 9 t o n s m e l t e d i n Foundry.• ( A r e c o r dm e l t . )

26 - B o i l e r House c o a l t r e s t l e f i n i s h e d .


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8 - McMyNni Locomotive Crane a r r i v e s .

February 2 1 - Men a l l o w e d t o smoke i n Foundrynoons,

March 3 - Shop s t o p s r u n n i n g S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n s ,

A p r i l 5 - War d e c l a r e d o n Germany b y U . S . A .

June 1 - S t a r t e x c a v a t i n g f o r new A d m i n i s t r a t i o nB u i l d i n g f o r t h e Shop .

J u l y 3 1 - Foundry and Shop s t o p s o n accountof h e a t ,

September 1 7 - B u i l d i n g N i c k l e P l a t i n g Shop.

November 1 - Time c l o c k s p u t i n t h e Shop..

December 2 9 - M r s . J o h n C . W h i t i n t s f u n e r a l .

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January 5 - F o x B l o c k , C h u r c h S t r e e t , b u r n e d ,

10 - M e l t 1 0 7 t o n s i n F o u n d r y. .“

21 - Ehor, c l o s e o f o r f l 7 P r3skys b y o r d e ru , a , F u e l AdmIn tF : t ra t ion o n

account o f c o a l s h o r t a g e s .

February L . - o r L o t . C . F l .a . tcher, manyyears i n FoundryCore Room,

5 - 2 0 ° b e l o w z e r o .

6 - w ! P i n g t o w e l s i n p l a c eof c o t t o n was te i n Shop.

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25 - Shop s t a r t s r u n n i n g Mondays a g a i na f t e r f i v e Mondays c l o s e d b y U S .Fuel A d m i n i s t r a t i o n .

L. - Z i p p i e r t u y e r e s s t a r t e d i n Foundry.

21 - F a r e w e l l r e c e p t i o n i n Memor ia l H a l lg iven s o l d i e r s g o i n g t o w a r .

30 - A l l c l o c k s i n ' the C o u n t r y s e t onehour ahead - - D a y l i g h t s a v i n g scheme

A p r i l 6 - L i b e r t y Loan Parade i n Town, 2 0 0 0i n l i n e .

27 - P u b l i c i n s p e c t i o n o f new A d m i n i s t r a t i o nB u i l d i n g w h i c h i s j u s t c o m p l e t e d .

May 9 - Many men a r e l e a v i n g t h e s h o p a t t r a c t e dby h i g h w a r wages.

16 - A l l a u t o m a t i c Loom p a t e n t s s o l d t oDraper Company,

J u l y 3 - F i r s t Forements m o n t h l y mee t ing i n t h eA d m i n i s t r a t i o n B u i l d i n g Assembly Room,


September 6 - A l l churches i n Town c l o s e d o naccount o f i n f l u e n z a •

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15 - New a r c h b r i d g e be tween Meadow andshop ponds n e a r l y f i n i s h e d .

30 - J . Cu W h i t I n house opened a s ah o s p i t a l f o r i n f l u e n z a e p i d e m i cfrom wh ich many a r e d y i n g . S t a r t sw i t h 1 2 p a t i e n t s ,

3 - F o u r d i e o f i n f l u e n z a i n Town.

26 - C l o c k s s e t b a c k t o w i n t e r t i m e ,

7 - Shop c l o s e s o n account o f f a k estatement t h a t Germany s u r r e n d e r s ,

11 S h o p c l o s e s t w o days t o c e l e b r a t eGerman s a r r e n d e r , B i g peaceprocession i n e v e n i n g .

15 - Power House a s h p o c k e t f i n i s h e d ,

19 - S t a r t c l o s i n g s t a i r w a y s t h r o u g h o u tthe Shop,


January 7 - John F i s h e r , c a r p e n t e r shopforeman, d i e s ,

18 - F i r s t i c e made i n I c e Mak ing P l a n t .

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12 - Town v o t e s a g a i n s t g i v i n g BoxingE x h i b i t i o n l i c e n c e s .

20 - 1 6 i n c h e s o f snow f a l l s .

28 - Wages c u t 15% i n Shop - f i r s t c u tsince 1 8 9 3 .

3 - F i r s t s t a n d a r d S p i n n i n g S i d e R a i l smade o n R o l l e r M o A i n g Mach ine .

23 - L a s t c o n c r e t e p o u r e d o n # 1 3 C a r p e n t e rShop,

28 - O i l R e c l a i m i n g Department s t a r t s .

18 - S c r a p p i n g 2 5 0 HP C o r l i s s E n g i n e i nPower House - I n s t a l l e d 1 8 9 6 .

22 - W h i t in Machine Works b a r n s t r u c k b yl i g h t n i n g a n d burned - 2 5 h o r s e s b u r n e d .

9 - # 1 3 C a r p e n t e r Shop s t a r t s i n o p e r a t i o n .

5 - S t a r t D i g g i n g f o u n d a t i o n s f o r P y t h i a nH a l l .

11 - B l a c k s m i t h Shop l i pound a i r b u r n e rsystem s t a r t e d ,


1921 cont..,

August 1 - Ts k i r , " f o u r e i n t i o r f o r 2 5 0 HPC o r n s Eng ine i n Power House.

5 - Mercury t r u c k b e i n g t r i e d o u t i nfoundry.

6 - J o h r C o t t e r , f o r e m a n i n Core Roomdies s u d d e n l y.

15 - S c r a p p i n g 7 5 0 HP H a r r i s C o r l i sEngine - i n s t a l l e d March 1 9 0 1

20 - A l l 6 0 c y c l e e l e c . equipmenti n s t a l l e d i n shop - r e p l a c i n g 4 0cyc le

27 - Shop s t a r t s o n s h o r t t i m e - 5 days aweek.

September 8 D i g g i n g f o r Town Sewer i n f r o n t o fPower House.

21 - Ta k e f o u r H o t Wa t e r H e a t i n g b o i l e r sout o f w e s t b o i l e r house .

October 6 - Thomas P r e s t d i e s - many y e a r s amolder i n f o u n d r y.

10 - 2 0 0 0 KW G e n e r a l E l e c t r i c t u r b i n e comesi n t o shop y a r d .

19 - Ta k e o u t 7 5 0 HP e n g i n e f o u n d a t i o n o u to f Power House.

21 - F l a s k making depar tment moved t o w e s t2nd f l o o r o f f o u n d r y.

22 - B i g m i l i t a r y f u n e r a l i n town f o r RaymondBuma - k i l l e d i n F rance .

November 9 - F i r s t snow s to rm o f w i n t e r .

28 - Wo r s t s l e e t s t o r m i n h i s t o r y o f Town.Trees b r o k e n down - l i g h t s o u t - shopstopped f o r power - E l e c t r i c r o a d s o u tof b u s i n e s s .

December 4 - Condenser I n t a k e s p u t i n t o Power House

12 - 16% o u t down i n Shop.

16 - P o u r i n g cement t o p f o r t r u c k i n f r o n t o fPower House .


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1.2?2

January I I - k d o l e t , e t o p f u r w a t e r Whet.:.t rench f i n i s h e d .

30 - S e t t i n g 2 0 0 0 KW t u r b i n o s t e e lsupport .

February 4 - Power House f i r e pump i m . t a l l e li n new b u i l d i n g , n o r t h e a s t c o r n e rof Power House,

10 - Emory Burbank, f o r m e r shop f o r e m a nd i e s .

March 1 - New 2 0 0 0 KW t u r b i n e p u t i n pl_ace o ni t s s t e e l s u p p o r t .

A p r i l

27 - F i r s t mach inery s t a r t e d o n s p i n d l ejob i n # 1 3 s h o p .

16 - John C . W h i t i n Lodge House b e i n gt o r n down.

19 - S t a r t e x c a v a t i n g f o r 0 . M, W h i t i ngymnasium.

20 S t a r t d i g g i n g f o r garage a n d t i r es t a t i o n ,

29 - P y t h i a n H a l l d e d i c a t e d ,

May S p i n d l e Job moved t o t o p f l o o r # 1 3Shop.

25 - 2 0 0 0 KW t u r b i n e maims i t s f i r s t s t a r t . .

June 5 H . E , S a l z b e r g C o . s t a . . t s b r e a k i n g u p1000 KW R i c e a; S a r g e n t e n g i n e i nPolNer House.

J u l y 1 - 7 5 0 f t . I n g e r s o l A i r Compressor movedto permanent l o c a t i o n i n n o r t h e a s tcorner o f t u r b i n e room.

3 - 2 0 0 0 KW G e n e r a l E l e c t r i c C o , t a r b i n es t a r t s c a r r y i n g shop l o a d .

8 - James Ferguson, o n e o f t h e o l d e s t shopmen d i e s ,

August 8 - F i r s t s t e e l e r e c t e d o n b o i l e r house,

14 - C o a l s h o r t a g e owing t o m i n e r s s t r i k e -coal d i s t r i b u t o r s a p p o i n t e d b yGovernor,


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Janua ry

F e b r u a r y

19,/ ,

1921

October 2 3 - 2 - 6 2 4 Horse P o w e r Edge M o o r b o i l e r se r e c t e d .

November 8 W o r l d Wa r S o l d l e r s monumr.)nt d e d i c a t e d ,Gene ra l Edwards s p e a k s ,

19 - C o m m u n i t y Fo rum opens i n C o n g r e g a t i o n a lChurch

22 - B i g h o t w a t e r s h o p h e a t e r s t a r t e d .

24 - F i r s t s n o w s t o r m .

28 - S t a r t u s i n g e x t r a c t i o n v a l v e o n 2 0 0 0 KWt u r b i n e i n Power H o u s e .

December 1 4 - W h i t i n Mach ine Wo r k s c a p i t a l i z a t i o ni n c r e a s e f r o m $ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 t o $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .

21 - F i r s t h e a t p u t i n t o # i 4 S h o p .

31 - C u t P o w e r House c h i m n e y f o r new b o i l e rsmoke f l u e ,

1 - V e r y l i t t l e s n o w o n g l , o u n d .

L. - 1 8 " o f s n o w o n t h e l e v e l .

10 - 2 0 " o f snow o n t h e l e v e l .

15 - 2 4 " o f snow o n t h e l e v e l .

19 - A r t h u r C . M o o r e , C . E . o f . 5 o u t h b r i d g e ,Mass, d i e s - h e w a s f o r y e a r s c o n s u l t i n ge n g i n e e r f o r W h i t i n Mach ine Wo r k s .

30 - F i r s t f i r e s t a r t e d u n d e r Edge M o o rb o i l e r s i n Power H o u s e . .

6 - P o w e r House c o a l h a n d l i n g s y s t e m s t a r t e d ,

17 - G o t s t e a m u p o n 6 2 4 HP Edge M o o r b o i l e r .

23 - Good s l e i g h i n g .


March

A p r i l

May

June

J u l y

August

September

25g3 Cont i .

1 - Edge Moor b o i l e r c a r r y i n g P a l l l o a d ,

2 - T e x t i l e E x h i b i t i o n a t Roskda le o p e n s .

7 - B i g snow sto•!....m o o s c h o o l ,

12 - ? i r s t w o r k s t a r t e d i n # 1 4 Shop ( o p p o s i t e31ue E a g l e i n n ) .

20 - W h i t i n Gymnasium swimming p o o l u s e d f i r s tt ime • M . J . B r i n e s t a k e s f i r s t p l u n g e .

29 - C l o c k o n # 1 4 Shop s t a r t e d .

•5 - Garage a n d F i r e S t a t i o n

20 - Whi lAn Gymnasium openedi n s p e c t i o n ,

29 - C a r p e n t e r Shop shav ingsb o i l e r s .

21 - Two boys drowned i n pond.

- John Leach d i e s - a n o l d r e s i d e n t .

28 - S t a r t f o u n d a t i o n f p r h e a t t r e a t i n gb u i l d i n g .

5 - New c a s t i r o n s t o c k room s t a r t e d i n#14 Shop,

11 - M r . S w i f t r e t u r n s f r o m C h i n e ,

f i n i s h a d .

to p u b l i c f o r

put i n t o now

7 - G , M . W h i t i n Gymnasium d e d i c a t e d - 1 7 0 0a t t e n d ,

3 - P r e s i d e n t H a r d i n g d i e s

18 - Shop Ya r d between Foundry a n d F r e i g h tRouse b e i n g cemented.

22 - G . B . H a m b l i n made W o r k s Manager o f Shop.

6 - Crane i n Power House e r e c t e d .

12 - F i r s t p u b l i c dance i n G . M . W h i t i n Gymnasium.


1923 r ! o n t ,

Oct r,ber 8 - 8 5 0 mem'oers i n G . M . W n i t i n Gymnasium.

November 6 - W h i t i n Mach ine Works b u y s W h i t i n s v i l l eC o t t o n M i l l p r o p e r t y

8 F i r s t s n o w s t o r m .

13 - 5 " h i g h p r e s s u r e s t e a m l i n e f r o m PowerHouse t o O f f i c e f i n l a h e d . •

26 - P u t t i n g wood b l o c k p a v i n g i n newA n n e a l i n g Room,

19214.

•

J a n u a r y 1 - F o u r i n c h e s s n o w o n g r o u n d .

7 - U n i t S team H e a t e r s s t a r t e d i n F o u n d r y.

F e b r u a r y 2 - N o s n o w i n s i g h t .

22 - Good s l e i g h i n g .

March 1 - Shops s t a r t o n f i v e d a y : I c h e d u l e .

12 - 1 6 " s n o w o n g r o u n d .

20 - A l b e r t H . W h i p p l e , ' S u p t . o f Shop s i n c e1897, d i e s .

A p r i l 3 - F o u n d r y s t a r t s o n f o u r d a y s a w e e k .

16 - B i g f i r e a t Manchaug - C a t h o l i c C h u r c h ,S c h o o l , a n d many d w e l l i n g h o u s e s b u r n e d .

May 5 - To w n s t a r t s r e s u r f a c i n g s t r e e t i n f r o n to f S h o p .

26 - Who le Shop o n f o u r d a y s c h e d u l e .

June 2 - O p e r a " P i n a f o r e " g i v e n o n s t a g e b o a ta t P i c n i c P o i n t .

J u l y 7 - A u t o t r u c k l o a d i n g room i n F r e i g h t Housep u t i n t o s e r v i c e .

September 1 - Shop c l o s e d down f o r t h e w h o l e w e e k -f i r s t t i m e i n many y e a r s .

18 - F o u n d r y o n t h r e e a n d o n e - h a l f d a y w e e k .


November

December

(1923)

192k cont .

9 - F i r s t Snowfa l l .

4 - S t a r t i n s t a l l i n g new Holyoke WaterWheels i n W h i t i n s v i l l e Cotton M i l l .

4 - J . M , L a s e l l residence p a r t i a l l ydestroyed b y f i r e ,

16 - S t a r t 3000 f t . I n g e r s o l Rand A i rCompressor i n Power Nouse.

22 - Par ish Soc ie ty o f V i l l a g e CongregationalChurch dissolved - 9 0 years s inceorganized.

31 - SOth anniversary o r Presbyter ianChurch org4ninat ion.

MEAORANDUM ( 1 9 2 3 )

The main l i n e s h a f t i n g on the northwest s ide o f

Ed Ranny.'s j o b , i n #14 B l d g . , was s t a r t e d Thursday, J u l y 19 ,

at 1 : 0 0 P.M.

The main l i n e s h a f t i n g on the southeast s ide o f Ed.

Hanny's Job, I n #14 Bldg, was s t a - t e d Fridays J u l y 20,

at 7 : 0 0 o 'c lock A.M.

W. F . Hewes


J a n u a r y 1 - C o l d b u t n o snow o n t h e g r o u n d ,

13 - C h i e f E n g i n e e r H e n d r i c k s o n s t a r t snew s y s t e m I n D r a f t i n g Room,

14 - C h a s . T . B u r l i n t 2 5 y e a r s ForemanB l a c k s m i t h , r e s i g n s ,

24 - 9 8 d e g r e e e c l i p s e o f t h e s u n a t9 : 1 2 A i . . M a n y g o t o Connoac t i cu tt o s e e t h e f u l l e c l i p s e , B i t t e r c o l dd a y.

F e b r u a r y

March

June

14 - R o b t . B r i t t o n , f o r e m a n o f S c r e wMachine J o b , d i e s .

26 - New Wa t e r Whee l i n o l d W h i t i n s v i l l eC o t t o n M i l l s t a r t e d . 1 .ep laces w h e e lp u t i n I n 1 8 9 4 .

24 - F i b r e D e v e l o p m e n t C o . s t a r t s m a k i n gy a r n i n t h e o l d W h i t i n s v i l l e c o t t o nM i l l ,

A p r i l 1 - D r . W i l l i a m s l o c a t e s i n To w n .

9 - A u t o b u s s e s c a r r y i n g 1 8 p a s s e n g e r s s t a r tg o i n g t h r o u g h t h e v i l l a g e , t a k i n g o npassengers f o r W o r c e s t e r & P r o v i d e n c e .They h a v e b e e n r u n n i n g t h r o u g h PIUMMOr3b e f o r e , b u t o n l y c a r r i e d t h r o u g h p a s s e n g e r s .Looks a s t h o u g h t h e y w o u l d p u t t h e e l e c t r i cca rs o u t o f b u s i n e s s a s t h e y t a k e l e s st h s n h a l f t h e t i m e f o r t h e t r i p . F a r e t oWo r c e s t e r 5 0 c a n t s - t o P r o v i d e n c e t 1 . 0 0 .

17 - I n g e r s o l - R a n d 3 0 0 0 f o o t s i r c o m p r e s s o rs t a r t s o n r e g u l a r s e r v i c e I n Power 11.011060

24 - $ 5 f 0 0 0 0 0 0 m a r k p a s s e d f o r d e p o s i t s i nW h i t I n o v i l l e S a v i n g s B a n k ,

28 - K i u K l u x K l a n r i o t a t Adams C o r n e r .

6 - H o t t e s t J u n e 6 t h o n r e c o r d - t a r m e l t si n t h e s t r e e t s _


V I P tune 1 0 - A u t o busses r a n h o u r l y t o Worces te rfrom New V i l l a g e .

27 W h i t i n s v i l l e G o l f C lub opens i t s newgrounds o n F l e t c h e r S t . - 1 0 0 membee.s.

J u l y 2 7 - ?ped a e n d r i e k s o n made Read D r a f t s m w land Harmon Ne lson Who h a s h e l d t h ep o s i t i o n f o r f i f t e e n y e a ' , made aConsu l t ing E n g i n e e r,

Novem*er 2 7 - F i r s t Snow Storm.

December 9 - A l f r e d Wh i te d i e s - workea i n d r a f t i n groom f o r a b o u t f o u r t e e n y e a r s ,

January

February

1925 c o n t ,

30 - T h r e e i n c n e s o f snow o n t h e g r o u n d .

1926

1 - Two i n c h e s o f snow o n t h e g r o u n d .Shop b u s i n e s s d u l l - - F o u n d r y and muchof t h e p e a t o f t h e Shop o n f i v e d a y s •a week.

7 - No snow o n t h e g r o u n d .

18 - New Yo r k & New Haven R . R . s t a r t srunning h o u r l y a u t o busses be tweenProvidence and Wo r c e s t e r s o p p i n gat W h i t l r e v i l l e .

2 - C o a l S t r i k e makes i t a l m o s t i m p o s s i b l et o g e t a n t h r a c i t e c o a l - b u r n i n g s o f tc o a l .

4 - E i g h t e e n I n c h e s o f snow f e l l - - h e a v l o s tso f a r t h i s w i n t e r .

A p r i l 1 8 - L e w i s D i c k i n s o n d i e d . W a s w i t h t h eWMW for many y e a r s .

- 2 3 -


1926 c o n t .

May 2 6 - Foundry r u n s o n l y f o u r days 8 w e e k

une 2 3 - H . T , Comber, S h o p Salesman, d i e ssuddenly.

J u l y 1 1 - D r . W a l t e r Commons 7.esigns e s p a s t o rof V i l l a g e C o n g r e g a t i o n a l Church .

22 - Shop a n d Foundry s h u t s down on accountof h e a t .

December 3 - N e w e l l W. Wood, many y e a r s S u p p l y D e p t .head, d i e s s u d d e n l y.

6 - E i g h t i n c h e s o f snow o n t h e grounds

January

February

192_7

1 - Wm. B r e w e r g o t t h r o u g h a s a s s i s t a n tto M r . E . T . C l a r y and W a l t e r C a i nhss t a k e n o v e r h i s w o r k .

- A r t h u r Coburn k i l l e d f r o m e l e c t r i cshock o n No . 5 e l e v a t o r . H a wasr e p a i r i n g t h e s w i t c h b o x a t t h e t o pof t h e w e l l .

15 - P e r c y C , Houghton d i e s . H e was f o r m e r l ythe fo reman o f t h e Wood P a t t e r n Job,,

March 9 - John Loughran, a y a r d employee, h a d h i slegs s e v e r e l y crushed b y a c a r i n t h ef r e i g h t y a r d a n d d i e d a t t h e h o s p i t a ls h o r t l y a f t e r w a r d s ,

June 1 3 - Tu r n e d t h e f i r s t c a r d c y l i n d e r o n t h enew 6 0 " , # 5 1 9 6 , t u r n i n g l a t h e .

August 1 - Henry Owen l e f t t h e Shop.

November 3 - Heavy r a i n s to rm o r " c l o u d b u r s t " w h i c hdid a g r o a t d e a l o f damage i n Nsw a l g l a n d ,The c e l l a r o f t h e Shop was f l o o d e d a n di t was necessary t o s h u t down o n F r i d a yand S a t u r d a y.

December S h o p purchases t h o Cash iko Machine Companyo f Wo r c e s t e r,


December 2 1 - C h a r l e s R , Wprd , s m s 4 d e r l t c ftown f o r a good many y e a r s , d i e s .

January 2 - O s c a r Owen d i e s .

February

March

A p r i l

J u l y

September

1927 c o n t .

192.8

7 - Foppa F o r t u i n , r e t i r e d m i n i s t e r o fthe C h r i s t i a n heformed Church a n d ar e s i d e n t o f t h i s t o w n f o r a goodmany y e a r s , d i e s .

23 - The H o n . A r t h u r F . W h i t i n , d i e s .

29 - L . T . B a r n e s h a s worked i n t h e Shopf o r t w e n t y f i v e y e a r

- T h e f i r s t s i t t i n g o f t h e C o u r t was h e l di n t h e M e m o r i a l H a l l , w i t h Judge T h a y e rp r e s i d i n g . T h e f i r s t c a s e was adrunkenness c h a r g e . T h e second casewas a n au tomobi le a c c i d e n t w i t h JohnDurham o f Uxbr idge h a n d l i n g t h e c a s ef o r t h e p l a i n t i v e s o M r . F a h e y and Mr4Shaughnessy o f Uxbr idge a n d M r. P r o c t o ro f Worces ter f o r t h e d e f e n d a n t , M r .f loyette o f U x b r i d g e .

8 - Shop w o r k i n g f o u r days p A r week,

10 - S t a r i ; e d making p l a s t e r p a r i a c y l i n d e r si n t h e new room u n d e r t h e Shop H o s p i t a l .

16 - Mark B a k e r, a n employee i n t h e C a r p e n t e rShop and a n o l d r e s i d e n t o f t h i s Town,d i e s .

20 - B e r t . M e r r i l l d i e d a t A r t i e , H . I .

25 - Had one c y l i n d e r and t w o d o f f e r s r e a d yto p o u r a n d M r. E m i l e S c h n e i d e r o f t h eCashiko Machine Company came down f r o mWorcester a n d poured t h e f i r s t o n e .

6 - D r , Ba lcom d i e s ,

4 - Thomas Donahue, f o r e m a n o f t h e P a i n tDepartment, d i e s


September

A p r i l

May

January

Pebruary

1928 c o n t .

8 - The Shop I n c e r. c r ? . i s r . n r 1 r - ni l s h o r ttime a l t h o u g h depar tments w o r k i n g o nwoolen machinery a r e w o r k i n g n a i l t i m e .Card p r o d u c t i o n i s dawn t o f i v e p e r week.

192.9.

1 - A l . F l e t c h e r r e t i r e d f r o m t h e Shopa f t e r f i f t y - t w o y e a r s * s e r v i c e .

- A r c h i e Cooper, A g e n t a t t h s RockdaleM i l l s , d i e s .

June 9 - 13dward J . D r i s c o l l o f t h e P a y r o l lDepartment, d i e s .

September 1 - Foramen p u t o n s a l a r y .

October 1 1 - Wins low P. T i b b i t t s p a n o l d r e s i d e n tof t h i s t o w n , d i e s .

November 1 - C h a r l e s Snow, Manager o f t h s ArcadeCompany, s e l l s o u t t o Maroney B r o t h e r s .

December 1 - M r . E . T . C l a r y , Manager o f t h e P r o d u c t i o nDepartment, w a s a p p o i n t e d A s s i s t a n t WorksManager.

Mr. W . B . C a i n assumed t h e d u t i e s o fManager o f t h e P r o d u c t i o n Depar tment .

28 - Business i s d u l l s T h e Shop i s w o r k i n gfour days p e r week .

1 - F r a n k W i l l i s r e t i r e d a s foremen o fthe Wood P a t t e r n J o b . H a r r y Lees i st a k i n g charge o f t h i s w o r k .

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October

November

December

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February 1 - Robe z.'e D e a / l e e Leee,%wee.e i l i . 'D i o kB r i t t e n is Depar tment , b o t h t o o l j o b s ,combined, w i t h D i c k B r i t t e n i n Charge .

Har ry D r i n k r e t e r i n D e p a r t t e n t t n d L .G i l l i s Depar tment eordi iped, w i t hHarry D r i n k w a t e r i n c h a r g e .

Thompson Boyd 's Departme&it a n d Dav idM a r s h a l l ' s Depar tment ce.mbinedp m i t hThompson Boyd I n c h a r g e .

David M a r s h a l l h a s , o n e t o work. f o r M rCain i n t h e P r o d u c t i o n Depar tment .

March 1 0 - M r . W . O . A l d r i e h a p p a n t e d P l a n t E n g i n e e r.

The d u t i e s o f t h e Super in te ls6ent w e r et e m p o r a r i l y t a k e n o v e r b y h r . E . T . C l a r y .

11 - B u e l n e s s i s v e r y d u l l . T h e Shoe A.sworking o n l y h e and f o u l , days p e rweek w i t h f e w m e r.

A p r i l 1 - Shop w o r k i n g t h r e e days p e r meek w i t h t h eexcept ion o f a f e w depar tments .

September 2 9 - The Shop I s o f f e r i n g t w o cords e f woodto a f a m i l y ; t h e men t o do t h e c h o p p n gthemselves.

1 e A l l s a l a r i e d h e l p g i v e n a temporary 10%c u t , d u e t o t h e b u s i n e s s d e p r e s s i o n .

1 - George W i l m o t , f o r y e a r s i n charge o fthe F r e i g h t House, r e t i r e s . M r . K e a r n a nhas b e e n p u t i n charge o f t h i s Depar tment .

17- Due t o l a c k o f w o r k i n t h e S h o p . t h sworking hours h a v e b e e n changed f r o mnine h o u r s p e r d a y t o seven; s t a r t i n ga t 8 : 0 0 A . M . a n d c l o s i n g a t 4 : 0 0 P M , ,th ree , f e r a n d f i v e d a y s p e r week .

16 - The F a l e s & Jenks Machine Company andthe Woonsocket MRchins P P r e s s Companyhave b e e n purchased b y t h e W h i t i n MachineWorks.

17 - H e a v i e s t snow s torm o f t h e y e a r . 1 0 " o nthe l e v e l .

31 - John E n g l i s h , t o w n p o l i c e o f f i c e r , k i l l e dWhile o n d u t y i n Rockda le .


193),

: a n u a r y 5 - R o b e r t S H r l e y k i l l e d b y a n au tou lobT l . :a t W i l k i n s o w , i l l ab i c y c l e .

- Speae e t e a s t e n d o f l a r g e e x p e r i m e n t /room t a k a n t o make r o o m f o r M e s t e r L i s tDepa r tmen t , M r . R . K . B r o w n , 7 n , I , : : , t obe i n c h a r g e .

F e b r u a r y 3 - T i m e a n a o n e - h a l f f o r o v e r t i m e d i s c o n t i n u 3 d .

21 - M e r r i l l K e i t h , C h i e f o f P o l i c e , r e s i g n e d .

Joseph B u t l e r , W o r c e s t c r t MaS3 . a p p o i n t e dC h i e f o f P o l i c e .

A p r i l 1 6 - C h a r g i n g c r a n e s i n F o u n d r y Headhouses t a r t e d .

j u n e 6 - A l F l e t c h e r d i e d . H e f o r m e r l y was i ncharge o f t h e m a c h i n e d i v i s i o n o f t h eCard J o b .

August 7 - H e a v y r a i n s t o r m - h a i l s t o n e e l a r g e a sm a r b l e s - c e l l a r f l o o d e d .

September 1 - E d . A n d r e w s , f o r e m a n o f D e p t . 4 1 1 , g o tt h r o u g h .•

Dave M a g i l l a p p o i n t e d f o r e m a n o f D e p t . 4 1 1 .

_October 1 2 - 105 c u t I n wages .

17 - H a r o l d P l r t h d i e d a s t h e r e s u l t o f a na c c i a e n t o n t h e t i n c y l i n d e r d e p a r t m e n t .

November 1 0 - M r . H . T . W h i t i n d i e d .

December 1 - F o r e m e n , E n r i n e e r i n g D e p a r t m e n t a n dP r o d u c t i o n D e p a r t m e n t t a k e n o f f s a l a r y .Shop r e c e i v e d 5 -10% r e d u c t i o n wages .

7 - Shop w o r k i n g 3 5 h o u r s - 8 t o 1 2 - 1 t o 4 -5 d a y s .


January

February 1 2 '

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4 - L inwood M i l l s t a r t s u p a f t e r a s i x t e e nweek shutdown.

- N o r t h b r i d g e C e n t e r Church b u r n s dawn.Oldest Church i n Town - b u i l t 1 8 3 5 .

22 - C y l i n d e r j o b went f r o m f o u r days o f sevenhours e a c h t o f o u r days o f n i n e h o u r seach.

May 1 9 - 2 0 0 men l a i d o f f .

June 3 - B i l l Hewes w e n t S o u t h t o i n s t a l l newSouthern R e p a i r Shop.

13 - W a l t e r S c h u s t e r, E a s t Doug las , d i e d .

18 - 3 0 0 men l a i d o f f . C y l . j o b down t o 2 men.

Work v e r y s l a c k i n a l l depar tments . S h o pworking f o u r day3 o f seven hours e a c h w i t ha w o r k i n g f o r c e o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y 11 0 0 men.

J u l y 1 - A p p l e t o n B a l l r e s i g n e d .Lawrence R . B a l l , h i s s o n , a p p o i n t e dEngineer.

September W e e k end ing S e p t . 3 v a c a t i o n week . W h o l eShop s h u t down.

October

December

19 - F o r e m e n ' s s a l a r i e d r e t u r n e d w i t h 10% c u t .General r e d u c t i o n i n wages o f 15% i n t h eShop. H . E . K e e l e r ' s j o b combined w i t hA. B a i r d ' s . M r . B a i r d i n c h a r g e .

Frank Ba tes r e s i g n e d . T o m Boyd a p p o i n t e dforeman o f s p i n n i n g .

26 - C y l j o b s t a r t e d n i n e h o u r s , f i v e d a y s a ' week . '

Men b e i n g c a l l e d b a c k t o work - b u s i n e s s l o o k sgood.

17 - C o l d e s t d a y - 1 0 0 be low z e r o . M r . C . W. •L a s e l l d i e d - Shop s topped f r o m e l e v e n t oone o ' c l o c k o n t h e 2 0 t h f o r t h e f u n e r a l .


- John J . Regan , watchman, d i e s .

- Banks c l o s e d f o r one week .

January 5

March 3

A p r i l 8 - B e e r l i c e n s e s g i v e n t o t h i r t e e n peoplei n Town.

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August

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Shop w o r k i n g t h r e e d a y s , s e v e n h o u r s ,wi th v e r y f e w e x c e p t i o n s .

5 - Shop d o i n g b e t t e r - f i v e d a y s , 9 h o u r s .

12 - J o e Champigny s e l l s f i v e - c e n t b e e r a tQuabin C o r n e r.

Shop s t a r t e d w o r k i n g 4 0 h o u r s a w e e k w i t h45 hours p a y.

December 2 9 - 1 4 ° b e l o w z e r o - 1 0 degrees b e l o w a th igh noon.

February

1934

, J a n u a r y 2 2 • M r . J . A l b e r t C u l l e n a p p o i n t e d C h i e f o fP o l i c e .

19 - 1 8 " -of snow f e l l .

21 - George G l e a s o n , f o r e m a n o f D i p Room, d i e si n H o s p i t a l ( S h o p ) v e r y s u d d e n l y.

A p r i l 1 - C a r d Job v e r y l o w on o r d e r s - w o r k i n g f o u rdays, e i g h t h o u r s e a c h .


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J u l y 4 - Shop s h u t down f o r one w e e k .

August 1 3 - F r a n k A . C r o s s d i e d .

Beptember S h o p s h u t down L a b o r Day week .

3 - G e n e r a l T e x t i l e S t r i k e s t a r t i n g i n t h eSouth.

1935

- Joseph A . Johnson) Town C l e r k , d i e s .

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27 - Wa r r e n S m i t h , 2 y e a r s o l d , drowned i n p o o lon M r s . G . M . W h i t i n ' s E s t a t e .

October 1 3 - H e n r y Brown, c l e r k a t B l u e E a g l e I n n , s h o th i m s e l f .

January 2 2 1 8 " o f m o w f e l l .

- E d . Barnes d i e d .

- 2 4 ° b e l o w z e r o .

S t a r t e d w o r k i n g f i v e d a y s - p l e n t y o f work o ncards a n d speeders .

- F r a n k C r o c k e t t , comber e x p e r t , h u r t a t h i sfarm - h i t o n t h e h e a d .

Mr. L . M . K e e l e r d i e s a t F l o r i d a .

Ed. Drohan dropped dead i n N o . 1 O f f i c e .

- M r . L . M . K e e l e r t s f u n e r a l - Shop s h u tdown a t n o o n .

- A l b e r t H . W h i t i n d i e d i n P a r i s .

- Chas . Snow p u t . i n charge o f F r e i g h t HouseWhile M r . W i l l i a m Kearnan t a k e s a s i x month 'sleave o f absence d u e t o p o o r h e a l t h .

- C a r d Jobs w o r k i n g 4 5 h o u r s p e r week - w o r k i n gSaturday morn ing .

Nor thbr idge C e n t e r Church r e b u i l t .


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••• .1935 c o n t .

28 - B . R . G r a v e s , o n e t i m e foreman o fComber Job , d i e s .

1 N e w e l l P. Sherman, S u t t o n , M a s s . ,convicted o f murder i n t h e f i r s tdegree f o r drowning h i s w i f e .E l e c t r o c u t e d Aug . 3 , 1 9 3 6 . H e f o r m e r l yworked o n t h e R i n g J o b .

24 - John J . K e l l i h e r , f o r e m a n o f P o l i s h i n gJob, d i e s a t h i s w o r k .

1 R e v . T . M . H o u s t o n , P a s t o r o f t h eP r e s b y t e r i a n Church, r e s i g n s a f t e rcomplet ing 4 2 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .

19 - Judge F . A . T h a y e r d i e s i n B lackstonea t t h e a g e o f 9 0 y e a r s .

1 - S t a r t e d o n a n i n e - h o u r d a y.

1936

2 - Geo . Seagraves d i e d .

19 - B i g Snow Storm - 8 " f e l l .

19 - ? l o o d i n c e l l a r - 1 5 " o f w a t e r i nroom - j o b o u t t w o days ( K e e l e r ' s ) .

N

18 - Wm H a r k e m a d i e d .

1937

March 9 - F r e d Burroughs d i e d .

June 2 1 - George W i l m o t d i e d .

Henry B a i l e y was a p p o i n t e d t o t h eS u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s O f f i c e .

1 - P h i l i p P o t v i n pensioned o f f .

12 - H e r b e r t D u d l e y d i e d - Town Tr e a s . f o r40 Y r s .

Dudley 's S t o r e a u c t i o n e d o f f - J o e D e Vr i e spurchased i t


October 2 5 - J . J . S h e r l o c k d i e d .

New f r e i g h t m o t o r purchased b y W h i t i nMachine Works , t o h a u l f r e i g h t t o W h i t i nS t a t i o n .

March •

A p r i l

1937 c o n t .

B u i l t new p a r k i n g space b e h i n d Shop o nthe l a n d w h i c h was f o r m e r l y t h e A r t h u rW h i t i n E s t a t e .

New P o s t O f f i c e b u i l t .

Par t o f Pearce Farm a u c t i o n e d o f f I n t h eF a l l o f t h e y e a r . I t was d i v i d e d i n t ohouse l o t s .

Water p i p e s l a i d o v e r N o r t h b r i d g e H i l land a t t h e Plummer& F l a t s .

1938

2 - F l o o d s i n Los A n g e l e s , C a l i f o r n i a ,caused many l o s t l i v e s a n d heavy p r o p e r t ydamage.

6 - D a v i d M a r s h a l l , f o r m e r l y foreman o fDept . 4 2 1 , d i e d .

7 - H . E . K e e l e r , s e l e e t m a n , d i e d . F u n e r a lheld o n March 1 0 t h was one o f t h e l a r g e s tever i n t h e Town a n d was a t t e n d e d b y Townand County O f f i c i a l s .

12 - Germany invaded and o c c u p i e d A u s t r i a .

1 - S t a r t e d i n s t a l l i n g c a s t i r o n f l o o r p l a t e sIn gangways i n Foundry.

Cather ine M u n t Pearson r e s i g n e d h e rp o s i t i o n a s s e c r e t a r y t o M r. S w i f t . M r s .Pearson worked f o r t h e company f o r a l m o s ttwenty y e a r s .

1 - U . S . Hof fman vacuum c l e a n e r a r r i v e da t t h e Shop.

2 - S t a r t e d t o c l e a n Foundry Head Housetoday. T h e F r a n k L , Adams Co. . i s d o i n gthe w o r k . .


1938 c o n t .

A p r i l 1 5 - A w o n d e r f u l d i s p l a y o f n o r t h e r n l i g h t swhich l a s t e d f o r s i x h o u r s .

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17 - S t a r t e d d i g g i n g f o r f o u n d a t i o n o f 81 s a n dm u l l e r and c o n v e y o r f o r l a r g e r o l l o v e rmachine i n Foundry.

25 - M r s . S n i v e l y , w i f e o f t h e E p i s c o p a l m i n i s t e rdied a t Cape Cod u n d e r p e c u l i a r Circumstances.

I n s t a l l e d c r a n e s o n mezzanine f l o o r o f g l oBldg. t o d o u b l e d e c k b a r r e l s I n s t o c k rooms

4 - H e a v y f r o s t causes r a t h e r h e a v y damage.

3 - F o u r - d a y w o r k i n g week b e g i n s ,

8 - R e g u l a r w o r k s t a r t e d t h r o u g h Cadmium P l a t i n gRoam.

12 - F i v e t h u n d e r showers w i t h a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 " o fw a t e r f a l l . L i g h t n i n g s t r u c k t h e house o f M r .Colby I n Plummers d o i n g s l i g h t damage.

14 - S t a r t e d t o r e b u i l d D r y House w a l l s .

11 - A v i a t o r Hughes o f New Yo r k f l e w t o P a r i s -from t h e r e a r o u n d t h e w o r l d - a r r i v i n g i n NewYork i n l e s s t h a n f o u r d a y s .

18 - Wrong-way C o r r i g a n f l e w f r o m New Yo r k t oI r e l a n d i n s t e a d o f t o C a l i f o r n i a .

17 - . - H e a v y r a i n s caused f l o o d s W h i c h d i d muchdamage.

'September 2 1 - A h u r r i c a n e t o o k a v e r y heavy t o l l i n l i v e sand p r o p e r t y. L i g h t s and communications w e r ecut o f f f o r a number o f d a y s . S h o p employees w e r easked t o h e l p i n c l e a n i n g up and w o r k i n t h eshop was p r a c t i c a l l y s topped f o r a f e w d a y s .W h i t i n Machine Works sawed a p p r o x i m a t e l y _ 7 9 0 0 0 , 0 0 0f e e t o f l u m b e r a s a r e s u l t o f t h e h u r r i c a n e .

23 - 1 1 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y o f M e t h o d i s t Church -observed w i t h a p p r o p r i a t e ce remonies .

We purchased i n t e r e s t s i n t h e U . S . T e x t i l eMachine Company, S c r a n t o n , P e n n s y l v a n i a .

Linwood M i l l purchased b y M r. E a r l L i b e r t yfrom t h e A r t h u r W h i t i n e s t a t e .


January 1 - Purchased new f i r e t r u c k .

January 2 3 - 2 7 - 1 0 0 - 2 0 0 be low z e r o .

February 2 - Had a v e r y b a d s l e e t s t o r m .

21 - J . DeJong - f o r e m a n o f D e p t . # 4 2 1 -t r a n s f e r r e d t o S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s O f f i c e .

March

June

1 - H a r o l d W r i g h t a p p o i n t e d foreman o f D e p t .#421.

11-13 - Ve r y c o l d w e a t h e r and h e a v i e s t s n o w f a l lo f t h e w i n t e r - 1 2 " o n l e v e l , d r i f t s 6 f e e t d e e p .

A p r i l 1 - F i r s t h i g h - s p e e d warp k n i t t i n g machine b u i l tcomplete b y W h i t i n Machine Works .

20 - F r a n k P a r c h e r - member o f M a i n O f f i c e f o r c e -died w h i l e a t w o r k .

May F r a n k Leonard o f t h e P o l i c e F o r c e d i e d a tthe r g e o f 4 3 .

23 - Submarine Squa lus s u n k o f f I s l e o f Shoalswith a l o s s o f 2 6 l i v e s .

8 - K i n g George a n d Queen E l i z a b e t h o f B r i t a i na r r i v e i n Washington and a r e e n t e r t a i n e d b yPres iden t a n d M r s . R o o s e t e l t .

28 - M r . R . G i b s o n was a p p o i n t e d T r a f f i c M a n a g e rf o l l o w i n g t h e r e s i g n a t i o n o f M r . Wm. K e a r n a n .

J u l y 1 2 - A v e r y heavy h a i l s t o r m damaged f r u i t t r e e s .

September 1 - Germany i n v a d e d P o l a n d .

3 - Ongland a n d France d e c l a r e w a r o n Germany.

8 - J o s i a h M . L a s e l l o W.M.W. o f f i c i a l s d i e d .

15 - C . W. L a s e l l ' s o l d T r o t t i n g P a r k was t u r n e di n t o t r a i n i n g q u a r t e r s f o r r u n n i n g horses .

26 - P o t t m a s t e r W m . L . C a r r i c k d i e d .


October

November

S t a r t e d chang ing o v e r e l e c t r i c h a r d e n i n gfurnaces t o g a s . T h e s e s h o u l d b e c o m p l e t e l ychanged o v e r b y O c t o b e r 1 9 4 0 .

Pres iden t R o o s e v e l t changed o u r t r a d i t i o n a lThanksgiving f r o m t h e l a s t Thursday i nNovember t o one week e a r l i e r .

1 - M r . P . B . Wa l k e r was a p p o i n t e d S u p e r i n t e n d e n to f a l l o u t s i d e w o r k .

December L . E l m e r H i l t - fo reman o f D e p t . 4 1 2 - d i e d .

12 - L . T . B a r n e s , member o f S u p e r i n t e n d e n ' t ss t a f f . d i e d .

28 - Wm. D i x o n - r e t i r e d fo reman o f S m a l l To o l sDept . - d i e d ,

1940

January 1 9 - W i l l a r d E . Burnap , S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f W.M.W.yard, d i e d .

February 1 - H . R . B a i l e y h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d A s s i s t a n tTr e a s u r e r o f U . S . T e x t i l e Machine Company,Scranton, P e n n s y l v a n i a .

5 - John J . R a u t h , W.M/W, e r e c t o r , d i e d i nNorway.

12 - A l . Swenson, f o r e m a n o f Southern R e p a i rShop, d i e d .

14 - H e a v i e s t snowstorm o f t h e w i n t e r - r o a d sblocked f o r t w o o r t h r e e d a y s .

March 1 - Town o f N o r t h b r i d g e purchased new D i e s e lroad s c r a p e r .

23 - I . O . O . F. H a l l burned - damage e s t i m a t e d a t$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 .

A p r i l 1 - Hugh S . Fe r guson - f o r m e r l y a member o f t h eSuper in tendent ' s O f f i c e - d i e d .

9 - Germany occupied Denmark and Norway.

May 1 - F r e d Cas ton r e t i r e d f r o m P o l i c e F o r c e . S . Woodappointed i n h i s p l a c e .

10 - Germany i n v a d e d Belg ium a n d H o l l a n d °


June S t a r t e d u p a i r c o d d i t i o n i n g system. T h i ssystem has b e e n i n s t a l l e d i n t h e M a i n O f f i c e ,P a y r o l l D e p t . , P r o d u c t i o n D e p t . , S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' sO f f i c e , W , O . A l d r i c h ' s O f f i c e , a n d t h e C o s t D e p t .

1 - S t a r t e d e x c a v a t i n g f o r new A & P S t o r e .

4 - M r s . George M a r s t o n W h i t i n t w i d o w o f G . M . W h i t i n td ied .

10 - I t a l y d e c l a r e d w a r o n F rance a n d England.

17 - F r a n c e s u r r e n d e r e d t o Germany.

1 - S t a r t e d t e a r i n g down r e s i d e n c e o f J . M . L a s e l l .

1 - I n g e r s o l l machines f o r Bosque t ' s Dept0 s t a r t e d u p ,

8 - New t w o - s t o r y a d d i t i o n b u i l t o n back o f 1/8 B l d g .

30 - New beach s t a r t e d a t F i v e Oaks - sponsored b yKiwanis .

J u l y

August Hearing o n L a f e r r i e r e c a s e h e l d t h i s month .This c a s e was b r o u g h t a b o u t b y L a f e r r i e r e b e i n gl a i d o f f i n t h e F o u n d r y.

19 - Broke ground f o r new ' b u i l d i n g between Dickman,sand Johnson's B l o c k .

27 A & P S u p e r Marke t opened a t t h e c o r n e r o fChurch & Cross S t r e e t s ,

September 2 - S t a r t e d l a y i n g w a t e r p i p e s o n Linwood Avenuefrom t h e H i g h School B u i l d i n g t o t h e newdevelopment o f homes.

3 - S t a r t e d t e a r i n g down o l d H a r r i n g t o n B l o c k t oe r e c t new b u i l d i n g o n same s i t e .

9 - S t a r t e d t u r b i n e i n Power House.

11 - M r . W, H . Hoch , A s s t . T r e a s u r e r , f l e w f r o mC a l i f o r n i a t o New Z e a l a n d o n t h e Pan-Amer icanc l i p p e r . T h i s was a " f i r s t - f l i g h t " t r i p .

16 - F r e d Cas ton opened a r e s t a u r a n t a t U x b r i d g e .

October 1 - Completed chang ing o v e r f u r n a c e s i n t h e A n n e a l i n gRoom. T h e s e a r e now o p e r a t e d b y gas r a t h e r t h a nby e l e c t r i c i t y .

November 2 5 - S c h w e i t e r - Wi n d e r depar tment s t a r t e d u p .


February 1 0 - C o n t r a c t s i g n e d t o manufacture t o r p e d op a r t s f o r N a v a l Torpedo S t a t i o n .

May

1941

26 - New f l g g p o l e e r e c t e d i n p a r k .

26 - New a d d i t i o n made t o t h e F o u n d r y.

28 - M r . George Newbegin r e s i g n e d h e r e t oaccept a p o s i t i o n i n M a i n e .

June 2 2 - Germany d e c l a r e d w a r o n R u s s i a .

August 1 5 , C o n t r a c t n e g o t i a t e d f o r t u r b i n e w o r k w i t hGeneral E l e c t r i c Company.

September 2 7 - P r o d u c t i o n o n s team eng ines f o r B . F .S t u r t e v a n t Company begun.

October 1 6 - F i r s t t o r p e d o p a r t s produced f o r N a v a lTorpedo S t a t i o n .

16 - M r . R . W. R a w l i n s o n ass igned t o work o ndefense o r d e r s , i n # 2 O f f i c e „

November

December

• • •

27 - M r . H a r r y M i t c h e l l a p p o i n t e d a s s i s t a n tgeneral s u p e r i n t e n d e n t .

7 - C o n t r a c t r e c e i v e d o n 3 7 M/M s h e l l s .

F i r s t s t e a m t u r b i n e s f o r n a v a l v e s s e l sproduced b y t h e w o r k s .

7 - Japanese a t t a c k P e a r l H a r b o r w i t h o u t w a r n i n g .

8 - War d e c l a r e d o n Japan .

18 - M r . A r b o r Noyes, Works paymaster f o r manyyears , d i e d .

22 - Wins ton C h u r c h i l l a r r i v e d i n Washington.


December 2 2 - Wa t e r f l o w e d o v e r t h e new Works damat 2 : 1 5 P. M .

January

February

March

A p r i l

1942,

A new a d d i t i o n i s b e i n g b u i l t o n t h e b a n k .

5 - M r . H . R . B a i l e y was a p p o i n t e d A s s i s t a n tSuper in tendent .

21 - New pump added t o t h e F i r e Depar tment .

26 - Foundry s t a r t e d w o r k i n g f i v e d a y s i n s t e a do f s i x .

Changes h a v e b e e n made i n t h e EmploymentDepartment t o accommodate t h e C r e d i t U n i o n .

15 - F i r s t s h e l l s manufactured f o r Ordnance Dept , .

21 - S t a r t e d p r o d u c i n g s team eng ines f o r U . S .Mar i t ime Commission.

1 - M r . O l i v e r Chute moved i n t o # 2 O f f i c e t otake c a r e o f s team e n g i n e w o r k .

1 - S t a r t e d manufacture o f 2 0 m/m b a l l p r o j e c t i l e s .

11 - M r . P o t t e r moved u p s t a i r s t o t a k e c h a r g e o fmagneto w o r k .

16 - C o n t r a c t f o r manufacture o f magnetoes s i g n e d .

May 4 - D e Vr i e s Steam S h o v e l Company s t a r t e d t a k i n gup t h e c a r t r a c k s o n Church S t r e e t .

June 1 6 - M r , R . M i l l s a s s i g n e d t o # 2 O f f i c e S t a f f ,

30 - M r . A . S p e n c e r ass igned t o General E l e c t r i ct u r b i n e w o r k i n # 2 O f f i c e .

J u l y M r . James O r r e l l l e f t C M , W , t o a c c e p t ap o s i t i o n i n M a i n e .

27 - S t a r t e d b u i l d i n g new c a f e t e r i a n e x t t o t h egymnasium.

August E x c a v a t i o n s f o r new conveyor system i n Foundrybegun.


AumIs t New r e s t rooms f o r M e n O f f i c e b e g u n .

L. - S t a r t e d t o r a i s e r o o f o f # i 4 B u i l d i n g f o rMagneto D e p t . r e s t rooms

17 - S t a r t e d m a n u f a c t u r i n g quimby Pumps f o r t h eU. S . M a r i t i m e Commission,

September 1 - Purchased t w o f i v e - t o n d r i l l s f o r Foundry HeadHouse.

1 - Shop bought second-hand ambulance f o r M r. C a r r .

1 - I n s t a l l e d t w o 2 0 , 0 0 0 - g a l l o n o i l t a n k s a t Shopgarage.

10 - S t a r t e d new b r i c k c o r e ovens i n t h e F o u n d r y.

October 5 - M r . George B l i p s a s s i g n e d t o g o v e r n o r w o r ki n # 2 O f f i c e .

November 7 - Awarded M a r i t i m e "M" f o r e x c e l l e n t p r o d u c t i o nof steam e n g i n e s a n d b l e e d e r p l u g s a n d f l a n g e s .

8 - F i r s t magnetoes produced f o r Army A i r F o r c e s .

g - Work week changed t o b e g i n S a t u r d a y i n s t e a d o fMonday.

December 1 9 - M r , W. H . Greenwood, i n c h a r g e o f o u t s i d e e r e c t o r s ,died s u d d e n l y o f a h e a r t a t t a c k .

24 - M r . George McRoberts a p p o i n t e d s u p e r v i s o r o fouts ide e r e c t o r s .

1943

January 9 M r . O . Honnors , c h i e f i n s p e c t o r d i e d .

22 - M r . F . K . H e n d r i c k s o n , c h i e f e n g i n e e r, d i e d .

26 - M r . E . Murch was a p p o i n t e d c h i e f i n s p e c t o r, .

February 1 - M r . C . I . F a h l s t r o m was a p p o i n t e d Personne)Direetor.„

3 - T h e n e w C a f e t e r i a was opened t o t h e p u b l i c .

March 3 - M r . Wm. S t e e l e was a p p o i n t e d foreman o f D e p t . 4 4 1 1 .


1943 c o n t .

f t M a r c h 3 - M r . J . R a n k i n e added t o # 2 O f f i c e s t a f f .

A p r i l 3 - Smoking a l l o w e d i n shop o n s p e c i a l a r e a son each d e p a r t m e n t .

22 - M r . H a r r y M i t c h e l l was a p p o i n t e d g e n e r a ls u p e r i n t e n d e n t .

9 - M r . E . T . C l a r y , g e n e r a l s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ,d ied s u d d e n l y.

17 - M r . E d g a r P e t e r s , w o r k i n g o n t h e Tu r b i n e J o b ,cut h i s f i n g e r o n A p r i l 9 a n d d i e d e i g h tdays l a t e r . T h i s i s t h e f i r s t c a s e o f t h i skind t o o c c u r i n t h e Works .

May 1 - J o b E v a l u a t i o n program was b e g u n .

15 - M r . J o h n D a l e , a v e t e r a n o f f i f t y - s i x y e a r sserv ice a t t h e Works , d i e d sudden ly w h i l eworking i n h i s V i c t o r y g a r d e n .

16 - M r . E . Adams, p h o t o g r a p h e r i n W h i t i n s v i l l efoe many y e a r s ( S i ) , d i e d .

19 - Wins ton C h u r c h i l l sppks b e f o r e Congress f o rthe second t i m e .

June 1 6 - M r . D . C . L a s h came t o t h e Works a s s u b c o n t r a c t t n gs u p e r v i s o r.

21 - Speak ing system d e d i c a t e d .

28 - M r . H a r r y Lees a p p o i n t e d t o # 2 O f f i c e t o w o r kon r e p a i r s .

J u l y 1 0 - Honor R o l l f o r Wor is Wa r # 2 d e d i c a t e d ,

13 - M r . L . B a r n e s a p p o i n t e d foreman o f D e p t . # 4 1 7 .

17 - New conveyor u n i t i n Foundry made t r i a l r u n ,

22 - R e c e i v e d a n o t h e r s t a r f r o m U . S . M a r i t i m eCommission f o r c o n t i n u e d e x c e l l e n t p r o d u c t i o n .

August M r , H . D u n f o r d moved t o # 2 O f f i c e t o work o nt u r b i n e s .

25 - G r e a t War C o u n c i l h e l d i n Quebec.


aovember

December

1943 c o n t .

September 8 . I t a l y makes u n c o n d i t i o n a l s u r r e n d e r ,

9 - Shop a n d Church b e l l s r a n g t h e o p e n i n g o fthe T h i r d War L o a n .

23 - A v o t e was t a k e n i n Foundry t o d e t e r m i n ewhether o r n o t i t c o u l d b e a Foundry b e l o n g i n gto t h e U n i o n . T h e v o t e was a g a i n s t u n i o n i z a t i o n .

27 - M r . K . E . B e n n e r was a p p o i n t e d s u p e r v i s o r o fJob E v a l u a t i o n , w o r k i n g f r o m # 2 O f f i c e .

28 - M r . Gordon Spence was p u t i n charge o fDept . 4 9 3 .

October 1 - F o u n d a t i o n soundings were t a k e n f o r t h enew shop o n Douglas Road.

19 - The new s i x t y - f i v e t o n D i e s e l e l e c t r i clocomotive h a u l e d t h e f i r s t f r e i g h t f r o mLinwood S t a t i o n t o t h e Works .

1 - M r . R . E . G i b s o n r e t i r e d .

8 - M r . J o h n Wasiuk was a p p o i n t e d T r a f f i c M a n a g e r.

24 - M r . J . C . R a n k i n e was a p p o i n t e d a s s i s t a n tsuper in tendent .

1 - M r . J o h n Heys, f o r e m a n o f S p i n n i n g Depar tment ,r e t i r e d .

6 - P r o d u c t i o n s t a r t e d o n "merry -go- round" u n i ti n Foundry.

12 - M r . C . B r i t t e n , f o r e m a n o f Dept . . 4 5 4 , d i e d .

13 - Purchased new Snow L o a d e r.

16 -18 - E x h i b i t i o n o f w a r p roduc ts was g i v e n a t t h egymnasium.

20 - M r . R . B a k e r was a p p o i n t e d foreman o f D e p t . 4 5 4 .

22 - A n o t h e r s t a r was added t o t h e M a r i t i m e "M" F l a g .


1244

j e u u a r y 1 k r . l i . 3 . Wa l k e r r e t i r e d .

14 - M r. . C . 1 . P a h l a t r o m r e i n e d .

February 1 0 - P r o d u c t i o n o u s h e l l s s t o p p e d , T o t a l produced -4 . 0 3 9 ' 1 6 1 .

A p r i l

May

1 - M r . T . G . B u t t e r , c h i e f e l e c t r i c i a n , r e s i g n e d ,

5 - M r . 3 . A . R u b l e a p p o i n t e u c h i e f e l e c t r i c i a n .

6 - T h e new i n c l n e r a t u r waa s l a i r t e u .

10 - P r o d u c t i n n o n t u r b i n e s s t o p p e d . T o t a lcompleted - 2 5 6 1 .

1 - M r . W. T . N o r t o n , Employment Manager, r e t i r e d .

5 - T h i r d s t a r added t o t h e M a r i t i m e "M" a w a r d .

22 - M r . H e n r y Crawford a p p o i n t e d employmentmanager.

22 - M r . J . C . R a n k i n e a p p o i n t e d P e r s o n n e lD i r e c t o r .

June S t a r t e d r e b u i l d i n g Reed l a t h e s a t B o t w i n i kB r ( t h e r e .

Shop, w i t h e x c e p t i o n o f b o t t l e n e c k s , t oclose o n Sa turdays f o r t h e summer.

Tennis c o u r t s s t a r t e d o n W h i t i n E s t a t e .

2 - 9 0 , 0 0 0 s h a r e s o f 0 1 0 0 p a r common s t o c k o fW h i t i n Machine Works u p f o r s a l e .

L. R o m e f e l l t o A l l i e s .

4 M r . B . H . B . D r a p e r o f D r a p e r C o r p . d i e d .

6 M a s s I n v a s i o n o f Europe begun .

28 - G o v. Dewey o f New Yo r k nominated f o rRepubl ican p r e s i d e n t i a l c a n d i d a t e .

28 - P r o d u c t i o n o f s team eng ines s t o p p e d . N u m b e rcompleted - 1 0 , 7 9 1 .

26 - M r , J . Hugh B o l t o n a p p o i n t e d A s s i s t a n t G e n e r a lManager.


J u l y

August

September

1944 c o n t .

Rearrangement o f p l a n t b e g u n .

Product ion c o n t r o l s u r v e y s t a r t e d .

Wage i n c e n t i v e program approved b y W. L . B .

1-Mr, G e o r g e F u l l e r t o n a p p o i n t e d I n d u s t r i a lEngineer.

31 -Mr. M , M a c i n t y r e r e s i g n e d .

1 5 - I n v a s i o n o f Southern F r a n c e , be tween N i c eand M a r s e i l l e s

Mr. B o l t o n went t o Eng land , a s a member o f t h eU.S. T e x t i l e Commission.

L i b e r a t i o n o f H o l l a n d begun .

1-Main w a t e r and sewer l i n e s i n s t a l l e d o nDouglas Road f o r new s h o p .

1-New P r o d u c t i o n O f f i c e s t a r t e d .

14-Hurr icane a g a i n h i t s New England . D a m a g ein Massachusetts n e g l i g i b l e .

1 9 - To i l e t a n d shower f a c i l i t i e s i n s t a l l e d f o rm i l l w r i g h t s .

20-Concrete s i d e w a l k s I n s t a l l e d i n Memor ia l P a r k .

2 - N e w e l e v a t o r i n s t a l l e d i n Foundry.

28-Alan B l i z a r d a p p o i n t e d foreman o f D e p t . 4 5 0r e p l a c i n g F r e d e r i c Matthewman.

1 - F. Matthewman, f o r e m a n o f D e p t . 4 5 0 , r e t i r e d .

4-New n a r r o w gauge l o c o m o t i v e r e c e i v e d .

12-Basements o f # 1 3 , # 1 4 , a n d # 1 5 b u i l d i n g s w e r er e p a i n t e d ,

16 -Erns t a n d E r n s t s u b m i t t e d f o r m a l r e p o r t s o nProduct ion a n d I n v e n t o r y c o n t r o l .

30-Mr. F . T . P o t t e r moved b a c k t o N o . 2 O f f i c e i ncharge o f p r o d u c t i o n .

30-Mr. H a r r y Lees was a p p o i n t e d a c t i n g a s s i s t a n tproduct ion manager.

1 -Mr. H . W, Johnson o f Lombard Governor Companyjo ined t h e s t a f f o f N o . 2 O f f i c e .


January

February

1944 c o n t .

November 1 5 - E r e c t i o n o f N o . 2 7 B u i l d i n g e x t e n s i o nstopped.

20 - S i x t h war l o a n d r i v e b e g u n .

26 - A l o n z o G i l l , 7 3 , c u t o f f h i s hand o n t h eM i l l i n g Depar tment .

26 - M r . Theodore P e l o q u i n , o n e o f o u r r o a dmen drowned i n Upton R i v e r .

29 - James McGinniss d i e d .

December 1 - Magneto C o i l Department b r o k e n u p .

1 - M r . Wm. Montgomery, Amos A l l a r d , R e i n Workman,and C h a r l e s Newton r e c e i v e d t h e i r f i f t y - y e a rp ins .

4 - M r . H . W. Johnson r e s i g n e d t o t a k e c h a r g e o fH o l l i s t o n Machine Works .

21.1. - S . F r i e s w y k r e s i g n e d a s foreman o f D e p t . 4 2 9 .

26 - - E . Benner a p p o i n t e d foreman o f D e p t . 4 2 9 .

29 - The P r o d u c t i o n Department was moved' t o I t snew l o c a t i o n .

1945

1 - Magneto Department h a r k e n upo .

20 E . Hammond a p p o i n t e d foramen o f D e p t . 4 1 4r e p l a c i n g M r . C . S locomb.

22 - Wa l l a c e C l a r k e e n g i n e e r s b e g i n work o n p l a n tl a y o u t .

25 - R i c h a r d Dav idson a p p o i n t e d f o r m a n o f C a r p e n t e rShop r e p l a c i n g George McGra th .

1 - W i l l i a m F u l l e r t o n , f o r e m a n o f D e p t . 4 2 3 , d i e d .

16 - Had 2 2 - i n c h s n o w f a l l . F o u n d r y c l o s e d downcomple te ly and o n l y o n e - t h i r d o f e n t i r e shop .worked.

23 A u s t i n Lynch, w e l l - k n o w n and w e l l - l i k e d d r u g T i s t1/4 d i e d a t t h e a g e o f t h i r t y - s e v e n y e a r s .


March 3 - N i n t h Army up t o t h e R h i n e .

8 - R o l l t o p desks exchanged f o r f l a t t o p s i nSuper in tendent ,s O f f i c e .

10 - Two week v a c a t i o n s g i v e n t o employees Whohave worked f o r f i v e o r more y e a r s , a n d oneweek v a c a t i o n s t o t h o s e who have b e e nemployed f r o m s i x months t o f i v e y e a r s .

30 - Thompson Boyd, f o r m e r Magneto D e p t . f o r e m a n ,died s u d d e n l y.

A p r i l

May

June

194.5

12 - P r e s i d e n t R o o s e v e l t who h e l d h i s o f f i c e f o rtwelve y e a r s a n d t h r e e months d i e d sudden lyt o d a y.

Harry Truman, v i c a - p r e s i d e n t , was t o d a yinaugurated a s p r e s i d e n t .

1 - B e n i t o M u s s o l i n i h u n g .

B e r l i n f e l l t o t h e R u s s i a n s ,

Adolph H i t l e r a l l e g e d l y k i l l e d .

2 - N a z i s i n I t a l y s u r r e n d e r u n c o n d i t i o n a l l y.

3 - U n i o n e l e c t i o n h e l d i n Foundry, a n d t h eUnion won 1 5 6 t o 1 3 2 .

8 - V - E D a y c e l e b r a t e d t o d a y.

19 - 7 t h War Bond r a l l y a t M e m o r i a l S q u a r e .Veterans s p o k e , a n d v a r i o u s w a r r e l i c s wered isp layed .

24. - Pa t te rnmakerse U n i o n e l e c t i o n was h e l d andunion won 1 7 t o 6 .

7 L i n w o o d M i l l s o l d t o Raytheon C o r p o r a t i o n ,Which w i l l employ a b o u t t h r e e hundred w o r k e r s .We must f i n d o t h e r s t o r a g e space f o r o u rmadhinery.


June

J u l y

August

September

1945 c o n t .

20 - Founda t ion begun f o r new s t o r a g e b u i l d i n gI n t h e u p p e r y a r d .

21 - A new system o f o f f i c e e v a l u a t i o n workedout b y E r n s t a n d E r n s t h a s b e e n approvedby t h e Wa r L a b o r B o a r d .

22 - S a l v o s o f 1 9 4 5 was p r e s e n t e d , w i t h a l l t h emembers o f t h e c a s t i n t h e armed s e r v i c e s .Object was t o s e l l more w a r bonds.

19 - W h i t i n i n f o r m a t i o n manuals d i s t r i b u t e d t oa l l W h i t i n employees.

25 - Shop u n i o n e l e c t i o n h e l d . R e s u l t s w e r e a sf o l l o w s : C I O - 1 3 11 v o t e s ; A F L - 9 1 v o t e s ;No u n i o n - 6 o 1 v o t e s .

26 - S e v e r e e l e c b r i c a l s t o r m m u s e d a s m a l l f i r eon t h e G e a r Depar tment .

6 - F i r s t a t o m i c bomb dropped o n H i rosh imaand a l m o s t w iped o u t t h e c i t y .

8 - R u s s i a d e c l a r e d w a r o n Japan .

Second a t o m i c bomb dropped o n Nagasakir e s u l t i n g i n a n ear thquake w h i c h showedon e a r t h q u a k e r e c o r d e r s i n M a r y l a n d .

Subcontract D i v i s i o n o f 1/2 O f f i c e moved t oold Methods D e p a r t m e n t .

14 - J a p a n accepted peace t e r m s . T h e r e was atwo-day c e l e b r a t i o n , d u r i n g Which t h e p l a n twas c l o s e d down c o m p l e t e l y.

19 - D a y o f p r a y e r f o r p e a c e .

31 - M r . W . B . C a i n , P r o d u c t i o n Manager, a n d M r .J a i n K o o l s t r a t I n s t r u c t o r o f a p p r e n t i c e s ,resigned t o d a y.

L. - M r. F . T . P o t t e r was a p p o i n t e d a c t i n gProduct ion Manager.


September

October

November

December

January

1945 cont.

21 - Foundry A . F. o f L . U n i o n walked o u ton s t r i k e a t 7 : 4 5 a . m .

25 - Foundry r e t u r n e d t o w o r k .

1 - A . F . o f L . F o u n d r y c o n t r a c t a g r e e dupon and s i g n e d , t o b e e f f e c t i v e a so f t h i s d a t e .

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26 - M r . W. J . Wa r d , f o r e m a n o f t h e CoreRoom, was a p p o i n t e d A s s t . s u p e r i n t e n d e n to f t h e F o u n d r y, i n charge o f p e r s o n n e l .Mr. G . E b b e l i n g was a p p o i n t e d foreman o fthe C o r e Room.

19 - A b o o k e n t i t l e d " I n T h i s Q u i e t V a l l e y "was d i s t r i b u t e d t o employees. I t g i v e sa p i c t o r i a l r e v i e w o f t h e W h i t i n MachineWorks' a c t i v i t i e s d u r i n g t h e w a r .

21 - C . I . O . s t r i k e v o t e was t a k e n w i t h t h e

f o l l o w i n g r e s u l t s : 1 5 6 3 - y e s ; e 4 - n o ;4 - v o i d ; t o t a l v o t e - 2 0 5 1 . 3 8 d i d n o tv o t e .

26 - M r . F r a n k N . S t o n e was a p p o i n t e d P e r s o n n e lD i r e c t o r , r e p l a c i n g M r. James R a n k i n e .

31 - Work ing hours o f t h e shop were c u t t of o f t y - f i v e h o u r b a s i s .

31 - Te n p e r c e n t r a i s e was g i v e n c l e r i c a l h e l p .A f i v e c e h t r a i s e was g i v e n p i e c e w o r k e r s ,and a seven c e n t r a i s e g i v e n d a y w o r k e r s .

2 - A p p l i c a t i o n was made f o r p r i c e r e l i e f .

OPA n o t i c e s o f r e n t i n c r e a s e s were s e n t o u t .

14 - C . I . O . c a l l e d s t r i k e a t 12&01 a . m . t o d a y.• O n l y one w o r k e r b roke t h r o u g h t h e p i c k e t

l i n e s . T h e m a j o r i t y o f o f f i c e w o r k e r s w e r eal lowed t o come i n .


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