🌱 Patch AM: How Norwich’s Hamilton Standard factory helped power Allied aircraft in WWII

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In today's newsletter:

• How Norwich's Hamilton Standard factory helped power Allied aircraft in WWII

Also on today's calendar: A Vote of Her Own: The Fight for Women's Suffrage in Connecticut and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 69 and low of 41 degrees.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 60, low: 37.
• Wednesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 65 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The First 25 Years of Hamilton Standard, Part 4: Hamilton Standard Goes to War (vintageaviationnews.com) — Hamilton Standard's WWII expansion included opening a major propeller factory in Norwich tying the city directly to the wartime aviation boom. The article explains how rapidly growing demand for aircraft transformed the company from a small East Hartford operation into a nationwide and international production network that supplied most U.S. propellers during the war.
   

📸 Around Norwich

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Norwich

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 5
• Girl Scouts Meeting →
  First Congregational Church of Norwich, 81 E. Town Street, Norwich
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Other local events

Monday October 5
• A Vote of Her Own: The Fight for Women's Suffrage in Connecticut →
  Otis Library, 261 Main St, Norwich
  5:00 pm
• City Council →
  Norwich, CT Calendar, 100 Broadway 3rd Floor, Norwich
  7:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• GHC Meet 5 →
  Norwich CT
• Romantasy Book Lover Event - For the PLOTT →
  These Guys Brewing at American Wharf, 1 American Wharf Road, Norwich
• Vinal RVT at Norwich RVT →
  Norwich RVT, 7 Mahan Drive, Norwich
  3:45 pm
• Ignite Your Business in Q4 →
  Foundry 66, 66 Franklin Street, Norwich
  5:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Ending the Silence for Families (Virtual Program) →
  Otis Library, 261 Main St, Norwich
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Preserving Family Recipes Virtual Program: How to Save and Celebrate Your Food Traditions →
  Otis Library, 261 Main St, Norwich
  5:30 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Starting Your Family Tree: A Beginner's Guide to Genealogy →
  Otis Library, 261 Main St, Norwich
  5:00 pm
Monday October 19
• What is Bigfoot? with Expedition Bigfoot's Ronny Leblanc →
  Otis Library, 261 Main St, Norwich
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 24
• Halloween Pub Crawl →
  Downtown Norwich
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in NORWICH CT S31822 in Norwich. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Ledyard

• Ledyard Finance Committee To Consider Higher Bulky Waste Fees, Over $45K In Tax Refunds (patch.com)

New London

• The Cheapest Beautiful Towns To Live In Connecticut (worldatlas.com)
• Billy Joel / Turnstiles 50th Anniversary Edition (superdeluxeedition.com)
• Lynchburg Men Place 16th at Running of the Cows National Preview (lynchburgsports.com)

Ok Norwich! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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