Word: backes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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During the war, with the boys in the service the Limmers went back to shoe repairing. When the boys returned, the family again abandoned that mundane occupation for producing their own. "The people around here didn't like that," says Mama, "they said the Limmers were getting too independent...
When the uppers have been cut and sewn, they go, with the "last" and the original pattern, back upstairs. Here Peter, or one of the boys, performs the strategic steps in boot production. The inner sole is tacked to the bottom of the "last" and then trimmed to fit it perfectly. Next, the upper is fitted to the "last" with repeated stretching and tacking. From there, the steel sole shank and outer soles are applied and the heel is built up. Finally a corrugated rubber outer sole is applied and the finishing touches of grooving the heels and waterproofing...
...ever get to bed." When occasionally he considers his $45 boots underpriced in comparison to New York maker's, Mama claims "We don't make a lot of money but we have a good life and lots of friends." Everything would be complete for Peter with a trip back to the Old Country. "I'd like to go. You buy the tickets, and I'll buy all the beer...
Woodruff engineered the second Bellboy score by passing to Jim Noonan who spun out of the Commuter safety man's grasp to score standing up. Dudley tried to get back into the game in the second half with Dave Gilbert's running and Bob Whoriskey's passing, but Lowell's Irv Karassik stifled the Commuter threat by intercepting a pass on the Bellboy...
After a three-week layoff, the jayvee football team gets back into action tomorrow afternoon in Providence against a strong Brown junior varsity...