Maine earmuff startup aims to revive regional craft
Farmington Maine entrepreneurs George Wehman and Larry Bisbee launched the Maine Earmuff Co inspired by Ches ter Greenwood who created the ear muff. They note Greenwood closed his factory in 1937 and lament that earmuffs are now bought from Boston, despite local roots. The piece also swerves through brief notes on John Irving mothers, consumer complaints, and Ringo Starr’s Hollywood fire losses.
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George Wehman
Larry Bisbee
Farmington
Maine
Maine Earmuff Co
Chester Greenwood
Warmington
Greenwood
Bisbee
Wehman
Boston
Lorain County approves $300,000 bond for Progressive Plating plant
Lorain County Development Corp clears a $300,000 issue for Progressive Plating Corp to move to Sugar Lane Industrial Park. Plans call for land 45,000, construction 165,000, and equipment 90,000 in a 4,800 square foot building with 10,000 square feet of parking, creating 30 to 45 jobs and a $525,000 payroll. The plant will use cyanide safely and may receive later funds from the Ohio Water Development Authority for environmental gear.
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Lorain County
Progressive Plating Corp
Sugar Lane
Lorain County Economic and Industrial Development Corp
Atty. Jd. C
William Tattersall
Ohio Water Development Authority
Cigar Smoking Causes Cancer Like Cigarettes
The article explains that cigar smoke contains same cancer-causing tars as cigarette smoke and, despite not inhaling, smokers have higher rates of lip mouth tongue and upper airway cancers. It notes cancers can localize in mouth or throat rather than lungs. It also covers the risk of second primary cancers in colon rectum breast and ovary after initial cancer.
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Laura Nader
Ms. Nader
University of California
Brother Ralph
Consumer Files
Psychology Today
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SYULA
John Irving
Irving
Garp
Rolling Stone
National Parks
William Whalen
Yosemite National Park
Ringo Starr
Hollywood Hills
Starr
Deep Throat
Linda Lovelace
Ms. Lovelace
Long Island
N.Y
Kenny Kings
Colonel Sanders
Kenny Kings Family
Dee Lem
County Corp
Progressive Plating
Neil Butch
S. Abbe Rd
Tattersall
Butch
Hills
First
Elyria
Cleveland Street
Bendix Westinghouse
Lorain
Homewood Dr
Sandusky
Perkins Plaza
Perkins Ave
Columbus Ave
Paul G. Dyment
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
Cancer Information Service
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
Toshiba
FBI
Sues. & Sat
Stewart's
Cleveland St
Currier & Ives
Northeran Orther Savings and Loan Company Middle
Midway Mall
Moran
Elyria Center
Ridge Road
Root Road
North Ridgeville
T . Elyria
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