New England Vignettes Mix Industry and Oddities
A regional snapshot covers New England's electronics leadership and shoe making still producing about 194 million pairs yearly. Other items include a bank security drill by state police, a Portland bank merger tie to James Ott Jr., mass coin box thefts in Springfield, and a Far North boat registration mishap involving the Foley family traveling miles for renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Calogero
Associated Press
Boston
New England
Boot and Shoe Recorder
Shoe Business
Reading Notes on The Bookshelf Burlesque Review
A comic relief column mentions a Highlander wife second sight and a diabolical teenager alongside Tiger Clyde a spoof agent from Home Secretary briefing. The piece praises the novel’s relaxed British sophistication and casual finesse urging evening reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiger Clyde
Home Secretary
Bond
Albania
Tiger
Miles A. Smith
Tips For Teens By Elinor Williams
Advice column excerpt guiding teens on date boundaries and healthy relationships. It covers avoiding older partners, verifying parental presence, and safe dating practices. It also offers strategies to keep a boyfriend interested without daily contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elinor Williams
Miss Williams
Ans
Reme
Elinor
Men Like Home Furnishings To Be Uncluttered
Mary Morrison Kennedy, an architect and interior designer, describes hotel rooms tailored to men. She notes men prefer cheerful colors, dislike clutter, favor fewer multiuse pieces, and seek one striking piece to impress. Antiques and regional styles appear, with updates in fabrics and materials to keep rooms current. A final note covers a 1947 sunspot measuring 200,000 miles across.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Morrison Kennedy
Rehue
Kennedy
Minneapolis
Paris
New Orleans
Washington
Boston
New York
Sheraton System
Puerto Rico
Caracas
Hawaii
Chicago
San Francisco
Houston
Louisville
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Also Mentioned on This Page
Provident ‘Institution For Savings
Temple Place
Eel
James H. L. Ott Jr
Gorham
Maine
Canal and
National Banks of
Portland
Ott
Canal Bank
Springfield
Mass
Massachusetts
Wilton Waugh
Division of
Motorboats
John T. Foley
Nahant
Foley
Foleys
Revere Ware
Ios
T.M
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Aluminum
China
Fecteau
Main ST
Biddeford
THE
Leon
Green Street
Eon Grover
Beaupre
Gas & Electric
Alfred Street
Don & Bob
Tv, Inc
Hill St
City
Dial
Admiral
Hubert St
Kennebunk Rd
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