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Issue: 1945 January - Page 3

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Army-Navy “ E” Awarded to
Arthur H. DuGrenier, Inc.
Arthur H. DuGrenier, Inc.,
peacetime manufacturers of
the Champion Cigarette Mer­
chandiser and Candyman 5^
Candy Bar Machine, was ad­
vised on December 9, in a let­
ter f r o m Undersecretary of
W ar Patterson, that they were
awarded the Army-Navy “ E”
in appreciation for the w a r
work they have been doing.
DuGrenier, under the very
c a p a b l e leadership of Miss
Blanche Bouchard, Administra­
tive H ea d ; Frank DuGrenier,
in charge of Engineering; Bip
Glassgold, W a r W ork Coordin­
ator; has been engaged in the
manufacture of small arms,
R a d a r Airborne equipment,
and numerous other equipment
used by the Army, Navy, and
Air Corps.
The actual presentation of
the a w a r d by high-ranking
Army and Navy officials, has
taken place on January 5, in
Haverhill, Massachusetts, the
home of the company’s main
plant.
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Award
Carl Johnson, vice-president
and manager of the Rudolph
Wurlitzer Company’s N o r t h
Tonawanda Division, announ­
ces that the plant has been
awarded a second white star
for its Army-Navy “ E” Flag.
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The l e t t e r of notification
came from Under-Secretary of
W ar Robert P. Patterson prais­
ing the company’s “ continued
excellence in production” .
Formerly manufacturers of
automatic phonographs, t h e
firm is n o w engaged in war
work, the nature of which can­
not be divulged other than that
it utilizes W urlitzer’s long ex­
perience in the production of
intricate electrical and mech­
anical equipment.
PRESENTING —
Mr. and Mrs. Perry W achtel,
Mount Vernon, N e w Y o r k ,
proudly announced the present­
ation of the “ shE” award for
excellence in the production of
Lynne Ivy, 6 lbs., 6 ozs., Janu­
ary 3, 1945, Jewish Memorial
Hospital. The announcement
was made in the form of a novel
birth card, appropriately de­
signed with flag and all. Con­
gratulations to the proud par­
ents.
Mr. W achtel is well known
in the industry, serving as ad­
vertising counsellor for several
firms.
AUTOMATIC AGE
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