A FORMER Bolton man has appealed to the BEN for help in tracing old school friends. Bernard Blower, 73, now lives in San Jose, California, and has contacted the Evening News via the Internet in a bid to track down old pals.
He was born in Waterloo Street in 1922 and went to St Mary's RC school on Bridge Street. As a youngster he worked on Bolton market and helped to deliver the BEN.
His best friends were Bernard Fox and Billy Dolan. Bernard moved to London with his family in 1936. Bernard can be contacted at 1384 Heckman Way, San Jose, California, 95129, USA. His e-mail address is Bernie 1103@ aol.com.
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