Worth doing to excess The Old House Journal founder clem labine
New York profile of Clem Labine a Brooklyn publisher and his wife Claire Wood Labine detailing the creation of The Old House Journal in 1973. It covers the couple restoring a brownstone at 199 Berkeley Place, the journal’s growth 20000 subscribers, editorial team, and business focus on practical old house restoration guidance for enthusiasts and professionals. It notes Labine quit McGraw Hill in 1972, the minimalist budget, early marketing through flea markets and free samples, and ongoing diversification projects.
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Nora Kerr
New York
Clem Labine
Brooklyn
Labine
Park Slope
Ebbets Field
Berkeley Pl
Prospect Park
Claire Wood Labine
McGraw Hill
Hawaii
Alaska
McGraw-Hill
Old House Journal
Brooklyn Academy
IBM Selectric
Berkeley Place
Carolyn Flaherty
Paul McLoughlin
Peggy Scaglione
Joan O'Reilly
Ireland
Labines
Sabine
Old-House Journal
The
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N.Y
Investment group buys Newport estate for museum
An nine-member Massachusetts Rhode Island group led by Edward F. Sughrue bought Hammersmith Farms in Newport Rhode Island for 825000. The closing is planned for the second week of October with 39 acres set to become a Kennedy era museum while seven luxury homes will be built on the remaining 15 acres. Mrs Auchincloss keeps 10 acres and will live in a 1720 farmhouse once rented by Robert Redford during The Great Gatsby film era.
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New York
UPI
Newport, R.I
Jacqueline
Hammersmith Farms
Edward F. Sughrue
Whitinsville
Mass
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Kennedy
Sughrue
Newport
Auchincloss
Manchester real estate transfers and redevelopment note
Real estate transfers filed at the town clerk’s office include the Wehrhane estate land on West Road to Mary Hale Gano and John Franklin Hale on Aug 3, distributions to the First Church of Christ Scientist from Mary Lincoln Beckwith’s estate on Aug 5, corrected deeds for Beech Street properties to Allie Hart Jr. on Aug 9, and to Leaond and Dolly Chabot. Aug 15 transactions record sale of a Beech Street corner house to Harry and Anne Barton for 40000 dollars, and sale of 33 acres with a barn on Route 7 to Christopher and Jo Ann Bryant for 43500 dollars. plus Frederick H. Clymer Jr.’s Murray Hill townhouse sold to John and Helen Hurley for 56500 dollars. The Greek Revival building redevelopment, begun under the Boston Redevelopment Authority, features supervising architect Benjamin Thompson of Cambridge and includes designs at Mt. Anthony Union High School, the North Bennington fire station, and Williams College Bronfman Science Center.
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Boston Redevelopment Authority
Benjamin Thompson
Cambridge
Mass
Thompson
Mt. Anthony Union High School
North Bennington Fire Station
Williams College Bronfman Science Center
Carter fears crises may force fuel conservation
President Carter warns that voluntary energy saving has failed to capture public attention. He says the lack of visible oil shortages reduces concern and may require a series of crises to spur Americans to quit wasting fuel, warning of increased imports and a severe trade deficit.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Paper firm signs contract at Erving and Brattleboro
More than 460 employees of Erving Paper Co plants in Erving Massachusetts and Brattleboro Vermont approved a two year contract with a 20 percent wage rise. The pact provides 10 percent this year and 9.5 percent next year plus pension increases and a twelfth paid holiday. ERVING Industrial Relations Director Parke H. Sickler called the settlement fair and equitable.
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Erving, Mass
UPI
Erving Paper Co
Erving
Brattleboro
United Paper Workers International
Erving Industrial Relations
Parke H. Sickler
Social Security covers more married women workers
S. S. notes almost half of married women now work in jobs covered by Social Security, with over 22 million women employed outside the home. He explains benefits eligibility, retirement ages, disability rules, and Medicare start for most at 65, plus provisions for dependents and early eligibility under certain conditions.
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Rutland
Robert E. Normandie
Social Security
U.S. Department of Labor
Normandie
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Investment Group
Newport Estate
Sotheby Parke Bennet International Realty
Janet Auchincloss
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Lee Radziwill
Sotheby Parke
Boston Globe
Manchester
Calla Wehrhane
West Road
Mary Hale Gano
John Franklin Hale
Mary Lincoln Beckwith
First
Church of Christ Scientist
Allie
Annie Hart
Allie Hart Jr
Beech Street
Leaond
Dolly Chabot
William
Claire Head
Barnumville Road
Harry and
Anne Barton
Clyde
Margaret Bryant
Christopher
Jo- Ann Bryant
Frederick H. Clymer Jr
Murray Hill
John and
Helen Hurley
South Market
Boston
Quincy Market
Faneuil Hall
Ele
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Grand Union
I Muiaielae
ORTHO
Tuttle
Bennington
Progressive
Paper Firm
S. S
R.D
Harwood Hill
Bennington, VI
Elk's Hall
Bennington, VT
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