Nightclub Pioneer Defies Tradition to Make Money
New York impresario Ralph Watkins thrived by flouting norms. He built venues on lean steaks and single‑drop vermouth rules, installed redhead and brunettes lines, added a bebop era bleachers for teens with ice cream sodas, timed door closures, no reservations, and chose failure‑tested sites, proving profit from bold bets.
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New York
Avon Women to Join Soldiers Abroad in 1951-52
Mrs Barbara Kingman Kunzi will leave May 10 to join Lt Stanton Kunzi in Japan where he serves after twelve years in the Army with time in Germany Guam and Korea He was wounded in November 1951 and is now in Hokkaido Their child and Mrs Kunzi live with her brother on Detroit Road Avon She expects to be gone a year Also note of a Peter Nisson family learning their daughter and granddaughter have arrived in Germany to join Ist Lt Samuel Altenburg stationed there They expect to return to the U S in 1954 A Scout camp project is planned in Wolfes woods Avon with lumber donated by Abberond Lumber Company and a 16 by 16 tent frame The group meets at Haag s greenhouse for floor assembly and work progress Items also mention visits and a birthday event for Glenn Clawson with classmates and refreshments
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Avon
Barbara Kingman
Kunzi
Stanton Kunzi
Japan
Germany
Guam
Korea
Hokkaido
Marlene Kingman
Detroit
Elyria
Peter Nisson
Center Road
Marian Altenburg
Susan
Bad Golz
Samuel Altenburg
Altenburg
United States
Lee McCullough
Avon Boy Scouts
Wolfe's Woods
Abberond Lumber Company
Haag
Morris Family Ten Day Florida Trip Report
Mr and Mrs W J Morris and their son returned home after a ten day motor trip to Florida. They visited George Ames in St Petersburg and stayed with Mrs Harvey Chambers and daughter, then dined with John Carpenter and family in Bradenton. They also visited Mattie Prosser in Eustis and spent Easter with the Fridenstine family in Alexandria Virginia attending church services.
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W. J. Morris and
Florida
George Ames
St. Petersburg
Harvey Chambers and
John Carpenter
Bradenton
Mattie Prosser
LaGrange
Eustis
Donald Fridenstine
Alexandria
The
Baptist
Easter guests and family gatherings in Montville area
A parish scene outlined a busy weekend with numerous Montville families hosting and visiting relatives from Elyria Washington D C and Lorain. Highlights include Kangas hosting guests and Marjory Kangas born at St Josephs Hospital with Harvey Kangas Jr returning from Ann Arbor. John Stannois and Paul Tommer family visits plus a Florida Texas Mexico West coast trip by Harland Johnson and wife.
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lCan
Willoughby
Andrew Charny Jr
Washington, D. C
Euclid
Paul Tommer
John Stannois
Laurie Kangas
Montville
Kangas
Perfume Palace of Alexander the Great Recalled
A passage recalls Alexander the Great as king of Macedonia enjoying fragrant oils, perfumed tunics, scented floors, and burning resins for pleasure amid ancient royal luxury.
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Alexander the Great
Macedonia
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