New England Vignettes On Home Pianolas Rise In Demand
In New England homes a basem ent recreation room trend brings back the player piano era with families and groups singing together. Industry figures note a rise in demand for pianolas and rolls as old machines are revived, while manufacturers adapt with modern spinet and console models. Pianola owners seek live at home entertainment and income for pianists, with Liberace example cited as high earner. Meanwhile, local oddities include a kitchen sink theft and a church pastor delaying retirement by parishioner request, all amid regional notes from Boston to Stonington.
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Boston
New England
Home Handy Man
Bernard E. Houle
Central Falls
R.J
Hardman and Peck
New York
Hallet and Davis
Houle
Alfred E. Crowley
Seekonk
Mass
Glu sniffing linked to juvenile crime wave in Perrine
State investigators probed glue sniffing after a tag party led to arrests. In Perrine, sheriff's deputies cracked five juvenile gangs amid burglaries and car thefts, with 33 boys taken into custody. Officers said many were in the exhilarated stage after sniffing glue.
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State Attorney's
Perrine
Miami
Town famed for clam chowder cited in court case
Judge Reynolds noted the town is famous for clam chowder while Chief Prosecutor Wilensky expanded the spectacle by a rig saying not only clam chowder but all seafood. In South Royalston Massachusetts 50 handicapped children at Camp Caravan celebrate a Christmas in July tradition now in its 16th year.
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John M. Reynolds
Hyman Wilensky
South Royalston
Mass
Research on unborn baby heart action led by Dr Edward M Southern
A Maine Heart Association project at Thayer Hospital Waterville and Colby College studies fetal heart action through maternal abdominal electrodes to relate heart changes to labor and conditions. The aim is early diagnosis of oxygen-related brain damage, continuing two years in Maine after earlier work in New York and England. The New England Council urges unified effort to study the Penn Central merger impact on regional rail transport, outlining possible structures and noting economic consequences.
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Edward M. Southern
Waterville
Maine Heart Association
Thayer Hospital
Colby College
Southern
Maine
New York City
England
Boston
New England Council Today
New England
Richard D. Hill
NEC Transportation Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England Council
New England Governors’ Transportation Committee
Commission
New Haven
Boston and Maine
Boston and Albany
Penn-Central
Albany
Hill
New Haven Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston & Albany
New York Central
Boston & Maine
New England Terminal Railroad
Ivania
Pennsylvania
Delaware & Hudson
Miami Youth Glue Sniffing Alarms Officials
In Miami Florida juveniles under the legal drinking age are using glue vapors to feel a drunken high. They squeeze glue from tubes into paper sacks then inhale, causing dizziness euphoria and vivid dreams. Long range risks include weight loss and altered behavior.
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Miami
Fla
Greater
Used Cars Include Chevies and Mopar for Sale
Several listings show vehicles with radios heaters and transmissions. A 1957 Chrysler Windsor four door with radio heater and automatic transmission. A 1957 Plymouth four door sedan with V eight engine radio and heater. Prices range from 695 to 1295 dollars with notes on miles and options.
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Laconia
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Nova Scotia
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Stonington Town Hall
Twilight
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Bangor
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Agent Ferry Road
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Alfred Street
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Ddeford
Maling
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