New England Vignettes and Notable Local Bits
Some 200 Army and Navy Legion of Valor members plan a September tour of European battlefields, with 168 New Englanders among 1,600 total. The 70th national convention opens Aug. 30 in Boston. travelers depart Sept. 2 aboard two chartered airliners, returning two weeks later. A London banquet will pair veterans with British counterparts. An earlier note: Leonard Lerner keeps in touch with Springhill miners. John Totten, once a Springhill rescuer, now home in Newton, Mass. A 33-year-old Ashland dishwasher spent heat wave days in a car trunk on beer and cookies, charged with car theft after police found him hiding in the trunk. In Portland, Maine, a proposed nine-hole golf course collapsed when the water district estimated a $45,000 cost to supply water, leading developers to drop the project.
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Walt Mears
Boston
New England
Army and Navy Legion of Valor
U.S
Legion of Valor
Paul Hines
New
Ashland
Mass
Thomas L. Wiseman
Portland
Maine
Portland Water District
Vachons Buy Ferry Road Saco Property From Steinkes
Emile and Laurianne Vachon purchased a 6 room ranch on a large lot on Ferry Road in Saco from William Steinke Jr and Patricia J Steinke. The sale was negotiated through Nicholas P vontras of 194 Main Street Saco.
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Ferry Road
Saco
William Steinke, Jr
Patricia J. Steinke
Emile
Laurianne Vachon
Cuckoo Clock Makers Go Modern in Triberg
In Triberg Germany the Black Forest clock industry shifts to assembly line work and electric razors. Local mayor Willi Foster notes rising competition from Japan Canada and North America while hand carved fronts persist. After World War II many clock makers emigrated reducing output from a peak of over 100000 clocks yearly in the 1950s.
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Triberg
Germany
Black Forest
Japan
North America
Willi Foster
Canada
United States
Keep Valuables In Safe Spot While Vacationing
A feature advising homeowners on protecting assets during trips. It covers practical steps such as informing a neighbor, stopping mail, banking valuables, storing outdoor equipment, and keeping signs of absence minimal. The piece cautions against obvious stashing and explains why leaving the house too tidy can invite break-ins.
Tontine Tavern Rates in Early 1800s New York Exchange
The informal New York sock exchange at the Tontine Tavern around 1800 charged room and board at 10 shillings per day, about twice the rate then seen in Boston and other American cities.
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New York
Tontine Tavern
Tontine’s
Boston
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Bernard W. Carson
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
Trick
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Nova Scotia
Springhill
John Totten
Newton, Mass
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Lerner
New Castle
N.H
Wiseman
New Hampshire
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RED Cross
American National Red Cross
Girl Scouts
Heidelberg
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