A bit of a stretch for clock news - but a bit of a historical tidbit,
Stewart Prestley Blake, known as Pres (pronounced “press”), was born Nov. 26, 1914, in Jersey City, N.J., and grew up in Springfield. His father was vice president for sales at Standard Electric Time Co., a maker of clocks and fire alarms. His mother was a schoolteacher.
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Stewart Prestley Blake, known as Pres (pronounced “press”), was born Nov. 26, 1914, in Jersey City, N.J., and grew up in Springfield. His father was vice president for sales at Standard Electric Time Co., a maker of clocks and fire alarms. His mother was a schoolteacher.
Founder of Friendly’s Chain Cultivated Mentors in High Places
S. Prestley Blake, who has died at 106, built a restaurant empire with his younger brother, mostly in the Northeast.
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