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The mysterious disappearance of Leonora Piper

The mysterious disappearance of Leonora Piper

By Bill Lombardi
Hometown Weekly Contributor

In the early 1900s, people worked long, hard hours, and with the lack of nutrition and medicine, life expectancy was short. Many turned to spiritualism for consolation. It became very popular and a large number of psychics were exposed as frauds. 

Leonora...

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Survivor Bunai remembers shark attack horror

Survivor Bunai remembers shark attack horror
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By Bill Lombardi Hometown Weekly Correspondent I met Bob Bunai many years ago. Bob was one of the survivors of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis in World War II. It sank in shark infested waters. I was so interested in learning about it that he invited my wife and me up to his house...
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In the wake of RMS Titanic

In the wake of RMS Titanic
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By Bill Lombardi Hometown Weekly Correspondent The year was 1912 when 54 year-old Tim McCarthy from Boston boarded the Titanic, never to return home to his family. He worked for Jordan Marsh as a buyer and had traveled extensively in Europe. After two months in Europe, Timothy was very anxious to return home. On April 11,...
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Remembering the Cocoanut Grove blaze

Remembering the Cocoanut Grove blaze
By Bill Lombardi Hometown Weekly Correspondent Saturday, November 28, 1942, was a cold night when 28 year-old Alice Ruth Brady and friends arrived at Cocoanut Grove in Boston. Brady lived at 274 East St. in Walpole and was a graduate of Walpole schools. She worked as a press feeder for a Walpole newspaper. Her destination was a nightclub...
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