New drug store opens Monday on West Housatonic Street
Bruce R. Connor, veteran city pharmacist, opens Connor Pharmacy at 141 West Housatonic St. in the former Hashim’s Package Store site. The remodeled shop offers prescription service, patent medicines, candy, ice cream, tobacco, cosmetics, and a three bay dispensing area. Connor, Pittsfield native, is assisted by W Kevin Phair and his daughter Linda.
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W. Housatonic Street
West Housatonic St
Hashim’s
Bruce R. Connor
Mr. Connor
Flynn
Rexall
Elm Street
Hampden College of Pharmacy
Hart's Drug
Williamstown
Hashim Package
Connor Pharmacy
W. Kevin Phair
Connor
Librizst
Bruce Connor
Hazhim Package Store
Pensivy Electric Wins First Prize For Store Work
Pensivy Electric Service of Pittsfield wins first prize in the commercial class from the Illuminating Engineers Society for a Berkshire Hills Shop remodel. The project eliminates reflections on plate glass by combining incandescent and fluorescent lighting to create a welcoming atmosphere designed and executed by Robert J. Pensky.
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Pensivy Electric Service
Pittsfield
Yankee
Iluminating Engineers Society
Berkshire Hills
Illuminating Engineering
Pensky
Robert J. Pensky
Suggestions for Installation and Care Of Kiln Dried Flooring
Advice from the Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association on humidity, drying buildings, and careful installation of kiln dried hardwood flooring. Warns against damp spaces, outlines heater and ventilation steps, and notes use of metal spacers in large areas to avoid cupping and buckling.
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Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association
MFMA
Turers Association
Wacker Drive
Chicago
Ill
Carport by the Pool Offers Inexpensive Cabana Versatility
Marc Coulter of Bridgeport Brass explains Flexalum carports can serve as poolside cabanas. A concrete base with aluminum panels, lights, and grills creates a summer center for activity, keeping towels and clutter out of the house.
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Jones
Carport
Marc Coulter
Flexalum
Bridgeport Brass Co
Coulter
Vacation Home as a Wise Retirement Builder
A western home economist and Arthur W. Priaulx of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association describe vacation homes built now for later retirement. Emphasizing site near water and recreation, the plan blends live-now use with future retirement. Wood design, natural materials, and thoughtful architecture boost resale and enjoyment.
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Arthur W. Priaulx
West Coast Lumbermen’s Association
Priaulx
Priaux
Plans To Improve Yard And Home By Masonite Plans
Masonite Home Service Bureau offers a catalog of do it yourself yard and house projects. Items include a woven carport, roll away cabana, outdoor living room, children playhouse, picnic table and benches, lawn chair, chuck wagon, garden center with greenhouse, sand hoop sandbox, and inexpensive residential awnings. Any three plans may be ordered free with extras a dime each. all use Masonite hard board panels. Write 29 North Wacker Drive Chicago Illinois 60606.
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Masonite Home Service Bureau
Bureau
North Wacker Drive
Chicago
Designing a Deck That Reaches a Distant Tree
Plan a wood deck that extends toward a large tree twenty to forty feet from the house. This approach adds charm and originality to the outdoor space, creating a seamless, integrated feel with the landscape.
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DuPont
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Kelly Lumber CO
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