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Philanthropic centenarian on the eve of life milestone
Lester H. Nichols age 84, longtime Sennington merchant and 50 year Mason, is celebrated for decades of philanthropy to Brown University Putnam Memorial Hospital and the American Baptist Convention. He survived depressions TB and two wives and eyes plans for his store as a family memorial while eyeing a 100th birthday.
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Lester H. Nichols
E.L. Nichols
Sennington
Brown University
Altman’s of
Bennington
Burlington
Grand Lodge of Masons
Putnam Memorial Hospital
American Baptist Convention
Grand Lodge of
Vermont
Nichols
Mt. Anthony Lodge No. 13
F&am
Masons
New England
Sen. Goldwater
Johnson
Eisenhower
Limelighters
New York
Main Street
Florida
Cuba
YMCA
North Street