Bingo devotions bloom in Queens amid floods and feuds
The article caps a social portrait of Astoria Hall bingo patrons led by middle aged women as flood repairs and pets aside, they pack 300 to 500 weekly players. Max Holman notes transport from Philadelphia and snowstorms, while experts cite 40 million admissions and 42 million in profit from New York groups. The scene highlights intense loyalty and fierce seat envy fueling a booming, at times unruly, pastime.
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Tom Tiede
Peoria
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Lawrence Welk
Queens
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Max Holman
Philadelphia
New York State
New York City
Leonidas Kalavacos
Lamme
Brooklyn Bingo Night Sparks Tales of Luck and Superstition
A Brooklyn bingo hall story details a near scare when a player tipped chips, followed by calm as the crowd resumes games. Regulars describe complex rituals, memory feats by an Astoria regular, and superstitions tied to star signs, fear, and devotion to the noon and evening sessions.
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Brooklyn
Atlantis Quest Reignites Myths with Ocean Floor Find
Scuba divers off Cadiz Spain report sighting man-made rods and columns on the sea floor. Expedition leaders say the items may be remnants of Atlantis, the ancient island sank beneath the Atlantic after a cataclysmic quake millennia ago.
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Land of Oz
Remembering Rickenbacker and early automakers in Illinois
The writer recalls a Williamson County circuit clerk with a Rickenbacker bearing the Hat in the Ring emblem from Eddie Rickenbacker’s WWI squadron. He compares its fate to the Edsel and Tucker while recalling rural mail routes, Ford on the running board, and antique clocks made by early American craftspeople.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
Johnston City
Ford
Pierce-Arrow
Reo
Locomobile
Peerless
Chalmers
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