Margaret Howland, 92; gave the needy her time, attention

Before items hit the shelves of the Thrift Shop of Boston Inc., Margaret Clarke Howland would sift through them in the back storeroom, looking for that boy’s size 6 pair of navy pants or whatever item a customer had requested, foraging through mound after mound of clothing until she found it. Her persistence in helping people get what they needed ... (Full article: 779 words)

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