Stockbridge Hardware Outlet Becomes Country Store
In Stockbridge on Main Street Williams & Sons convert their hardware shop Buckler’s into a New England style country store with penny candy, a pot bell stove, antique cash registers, and bulk butternuts. The owners, William and Esther Williams, modernize interiors, retain hardware section at rear, add garden area and a rental space for Stockbridge Imports. They plan a mail order catalog for items under ten dollars and have three children aged 13 to 19.
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Buckler's
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New England
Stockbridge Library
Willard J. Buck
Old Town
Cat and Drum
Image Gallery
Glendale
Williams
Esther
Mainain
Williams& Sons
A. BE. Gray
Austen Riggs Center
Stockbridge Imports
Orrin Noon
Noons
Europe
Vaughn Gray
Williams & Sons
Yankee Magazine
Susie
Billy
Chris
Berkshire County
William E. Williams
Private Interests Sponsor Renewal of Clarendon Park in Boston
Judge Charles F. Mahoney and Eliott Jacobsen announce Clarendon Park Associates plan to invest about 2 million dollars to restore and redevelop an 11 block area around Copley Square Boston into a private residential community with elderly housing, a village mall, and new town houses.
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Boston
Charles F. Mahoney
Eliot Jacobsen
Clarendon Park Associates
Boston Redevelopment Authority
Copley Square
Campbell, Aldrich & Nulty
Stanley Underhill
Mahoney
Charles Bulfinch
Massachusetts Statehouse
Jacobson
Claren
Don Park
BRA
Georgetown
Unit Heats House Plus Tap Water
Heating engineers have developed a home heating system with a built in water heater in the boiler. The device supplies hot water for bathing laundering cooking and cleaning while heating the home. A compact hydronic boiler circulates separate hot water to baseboard units, potentially lowering fuel costs.
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National
Better Heating Cooling Council
Council
Primer Advice for Metal Surfaces from Industry Group
The National Paint, Varnish & Lacquer Association warns that all iron or steel surfaces should be primed with a rust inhibitive primer before painting to prevent corrosion and extend durability.
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The
National Paint, Varnish & Lacquer Association
Sparks Ignite Peoria Redevelopment After Sears Move
After Sears, Roebuck leaves downtown Peoria, a 20 local leaders group funds a Sears tower rebuild and a new county courthouse. The $4.5 million courthouse uses no federal funds, while private firms add a 50 million of new downtown construction including a 20 story building and a Voyager Inn project.
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Sears, Roebuck & Co
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Public Buildings Commission
Caterpillar Tractor Ca
Peoria Savings & Loan
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Federal Savings & Loan Association of
Security Savings & Loan
Caterpillar
Central Business District
Magnetic weather stripping seals cold drafts on steel doors
United States Steel engineers report a flexible magnetic strip once used to retain cold air in refrigerators is now applied to steel residential doors. The stripping grips upon closing to create a positive seal against cold drafts and heat loss in apartments and houses.
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Pittsburgh
UPD
United States Steel Engineers
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Pittsfield Supply
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Culligan Water Conditioning
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