Lou Costa Collection - Printed Materials

This series contains predominantly text-based items in printed formats that are not associated with other series, and includes materials printed for public distribution by local Fox Point institutions, newspaper clippings, various invitations and announcements, and funereal documents, as well as some personal papers and unpublished remembrances. For personal items, the author is noted in the title when known.
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Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 20

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 20

Providence Public Library

Community newsletter produced during World War II about Fox Point to be sent overseas for servicepeople from the neighborhood. This issue includes news and updates about Fox Point servicepeople, mail they send to the Ramblings, and where they are stationed.

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 2

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 2

Providence Public Library

Community newsletter produced during World War II about Fox Point to be sent overseas for servicepeople from the neighborhood. This issue includes mention of Sgt. Bill Powers scoring high on an officer candidate test and being selected to train at the Army Signal. School. This issue also includes news from the various gathering places in the point, letters from deployed servicepeople to the Ramblings, and sports.

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 19

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 19

Providence Public Library

Community newsletter produced during World War II about Fox Point to be sent overseas for servicepeople from the neighborhood. This issue includes news and updates about Fox Point servicepeople, mail they send to the Ramblings, and where they are stationed.

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 18

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 18

Providence Public Library

Community newsletter produced during World War II about Fox Point to be sent overseas for servicepeople from the neighborhood. This issue includes news and updates about Fox Point servicepeople, mail they send to the Ramblings, and where they are stationed. This issue is dedicated to the three Fox Pointers who are at the U.S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Ill. This issue includes Boy Scout news, a thank you note from a Private who won the Fox Point Package, and the winners for the next Fox Point Packages.

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 17

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 17

Providence Public Library

Community newsletter produced during World War II about Fox Point to be sent overseas for servicepeople from the neighborhood. This issue includes news and updates about Fox Point servicepeople, mail they send to the Ramblings, and where they are stationed. This issue is dedicated to the three Fox Pointers who are stationed at Camp Rucker, Alabama. This issue includes news from the various gathering places in the Point. There is a section about C.Y.O. news that discusses Friday night dances and basketball. There is note that the dances are sparse due to deployed servicepeople and brief mention of Zoot suits.

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 16

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 16

Providence Public Library

Community newsletter produced during World War II about Fox Point to be sent overseas for servicepeople from the neighborhood. This issue includes news and updates about Fox Point servicepeople, mail they send to the Ramblings, and where they are stationed. This 6 page issue includes news from the various gathering places in the Point. It is a a tripage fold out. This issue is dedicated to George M. Cohan, a Vaudeville actor orignially from Fox Point; he was known as the premier "Song and Dance Man" of America. Cohan was known for writing standards such as "Over There," "You're a Grand Old Flag," and "Give My Regards to Broadway." He was celebrated with the addition of a historical plaque on his home and birthplace on Wickenden Street. This issue also includes an update on the Fox Point mayoral race, general election results for the First Ward, and a request from a deployed serviceperson asking for information on the latest swing music records.

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 15

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 15

Providence Public Library

Community newsletter produced during World War II about Fox Point to be sent overseas for servicepeople from the neighborhood. This issue includes news and updates about Fox Point servicepeople, mail they send to the Ramblings, and where they are stationed. This issue includes news from the various gathering places in the Point. This issue is dedicated to Fox Point servicepeople in the Air Corps. This issue includes news about Boy Scout Troop 31, an anecdote about Halloween mischief, and a poem sent in by the manager of Jamaica Theatre in Jamaica Plains, Mass (where copies of the Ramblings are located) by a U.S. Marine "Somewhere in the Pacific."

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 14

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 14

Providence Public Library

Community newsletter produced during World War II about Fox Point to be sent overseas for servicepeople from the neighborhood. This issue includes news and updates about Fox Point servicepeople, mail they send to the Ramblings, and where they are stationed. This issue includes news from the various gathering places in the Point. This issue is dedicated to Fox Point servicepeople in the Navy in honor of Navy Day. There is a poem written by J.J. Doyle called "Since our Boys Went Away" and a prose piece called "Ye Good Ol' Days" by a person credited as Old Tymer.

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 13

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 13

Providence Public Library

Community newsletter produced during World War II about Fox Point to be sent overseas for servicepeople from the neighborhood. This issue includes news and updates about Fox Point servicepeople, mail they send to the Ramblings, and where they are stationed. In this issue, there is a retort by mayoral candidate, John J. Doyle to his opponent, "Old Man" Donnovan, responding to a poem he wrote in the previous issue. There is a message from the pastor of Holy Rosary Parish thanking the servicepeople for their service. This issue includes news from the various gathering places in the Point.

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 12

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 12

Providence Public Library

Community newsletter produced during World War II about Fox Point to be sent overseas for servicepeople from the neighborhood. This issue includes news and updates about Fox Point servicepeople, where they are stationed, and mail they send to the Ramblings. This issue is dedicated to the servicepeople stationed at Camp Hood, TX. This issue includes news about a Fox Point scrap drive; the Ramblings being on display in the lobby of the Jamaica Theatre in Jamaica Plains, Mass.; Boy Scout news and an Ode to mayoral candidate, John Doyle, from his opponent "Old Man" Donnovan.

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 11

Fox Point Ramblings, Vol. I No. 11

Providence Public Library

Community newsletter produced during World War II about Fox Point to be sent overseas for servicepeople from the neighborhood. This issue includes news and updates about Fox Point servicepeople, where they are stationed, and mail they send to the Ramblings. This issue is 6 pages and is a tripage foldout. This issue is dedicated to the servicepeople stationed at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. In this issue, there is a thank you note to the Ramblings from servicepeople who received a care package, news about the Church of the Holy Rosary catching fire due to an arsonist, a fire in the Historic Infantry Hall, the outcome of the World Series, and news from the gathering places in the Point.