Warde Class of 1976 Reunion Chairman Hosts 'Lounging With Lombardi' This Evening on Internet

Warde 1976 30-year Reunion Chairman Tony Procaccini, pictured at the left, will substitute for John Lombardi on his show "Lounging with Lombardi," this evening, Wednesday, March 30, at 5 o'clock. This week's segment will focus on the great entertainer Louis Prima (1910 - 1978).

Tony's guest will be author Lou Miano of Queens. Miano is the world authority on crooner Russ Columbo (1908 - 1934) and is presently finishing a book on Prima. Procaccini will add personal recollections of his years performing with local legend Benny Rae. Rae, nicknamed "The Little Louis Prima," performed with Prima and Keely Smith in the late 1940s. He was honored with "Benny Rae Day" in his hometown of Bridgeport, CT, in November of 2007.

The broadcast will run live on the Internet, at this link: http://centannibroadcasting.com.

The show will emanate from Giovanna's Restaurant in Manhattan, at 1567 Lexington Avenue, between 100th and 101st Streets. If you miss the broadcast, you can listen to it at any time in the future, since it will be archived on Centanni's Website. Centanni Broadcasting has a Facebook page.

Enjoy the show, everyone!

Annual Andrew Warde High School Science Fair Made Headlines 49 Years Ago This Week

The annual Andrew Warde High School Science Fair made headlines 49 years ago this week. According to the Tuesday, March 27, 1962 edition of The Bridgeport Telegram, the two-day event was held Thursday and Friday, March 29 & 30, 1962.

The exhibit featured a radio telescope, a model of a solar system, a demonstration of a silk worm, fall out shelters, an atomic reactor, a Van de Grass generator, a rocket, and a micro wave transmission.

Winners were awarded a year's subscription to the Scientific American or a complete Science library. They also entered their exhibits in the Southern New England Science Fair at the University of Bridgeport.

Paul

Arrival of Two New Vending Machines Made Crimson Crier Headlines 35 Years Ago Today

Two operating vending machines finally arrived at Andrew Warde High School 35 years ago this month. That was the headline story in the March 16, 1976 issue of The Crimson Crier.

According to the article, the machines were originally scheduled to be installed before the February vacation, but problems with a gate delayed the opening plans. The school council voted to support a committee to look into the possibility of getting vending machines in the Fall of 1975. The committee, chaired by Sam Sylvetsky, worked closely with headmaster Mr. Robert Genualdi.



You can read the story as well as the entire issue of The Crimson Crier by visiting our archive by clicking here. Twenty-four Andrew Warde High School Crier newspapers are available for download at andrewwarde.com. The quality is outstanding, and the text and photographs may even be enlarged if you so desire.

Paul