News From Home

During World War II, a committee of mostly WMW employees produced a newsletter called News from Home, starting in November 1942 and ending in December 1945.
This was sent to the town's service men and women serving around the world. I have included them here because I think that they belong aside the
SPINDLE and it's important that today's generations see them. They give an interesting insight into how things were at that time. Viewers from Northbridge and the surrounding area are bound to recognize some of the names in these issues.

Many of the issues were scanned by me. After scanning, I donated the originals to the
Museum of World War II - Boston. Other issues were provided by Linda Bouley.

After the last issue of NFH, the committee decided it had another goal to achieve. With funds left over, an album was put together and sent off to a publisher and the result is shown below. Most households in town had a copy of this book. I was fortunate enough to receive a “like new” copy from Spaulding Aldrich while I was Veteran’s Services Director. After a long and hard decision, I decided to sacrifice this copy to scan and provide for all to see. I had to dissect pages to get the best scan. I knew that Spaulding would approve as he would have wanted it made available.

Northbridge Service Men’s Album
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November 1942

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January 1943

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December 1942

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February 1943

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April 1943

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March 1943

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May 1943

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July 1943

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June 1943

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August 1943

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October 1943

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September 1943

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November 1943

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January 1944

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December 1943

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February 1944

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April 1944

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March 1944

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May 1944

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July 1944

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June 1944

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August 1944

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October 1944

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September 1944

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November 1944

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January 1945

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December 1944

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February 1945

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April 1945

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March 1945

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May 1945

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July 1945

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June 1945

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August 1945

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October 1945

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September 1945

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November 1945

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December 1945