“It’s been like a funeral in here,” she says.

Like many of the customers, Bob Landers has made Billings & Stover part of his lifelong routine. For the last 60 years, Landers has come into the store almost every morning at 6:15 a.m. to open up. He used to work as a pharmacist, but ever since Billings & Stover stopped selling drugs, he “mostly putters around,” as he puts it. Every morning he cooks up chocolate chip cookies, makes the coffee and helps Madanian set up the fudge and baked goods.

The store opens at eight o’clock on time for its “coffee and newspaper regulars,” Madanian says.

“Not many people come in for the soda fountain in the morning,” Landers says.

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Miss Harvard-Radcliffe: Students of Both Sexes Strut Their Stuff

Saturday, October 6, 1951

The Charms About Linda

Beauty has its rewards. The young lady pictured here won tributes from nine Square merchants after six discriminating Crimson editors tabbed her Miss Radcliffe 1955. The name: Linda Bartlett. The address: Bertram Hall. The phone number: EL 4-8374. Home state: California. Linda’s charms yesterday won her flowers from the University Florist, a meal ticket from the University Luncheonette, a Harvard scarf from J. August, stationare from Bob Slate’s, a book from Harvard Book Store, a record from Briggs and Briggs, tickets from Brattle Theatre, perfume from the Coop, and cigarettes from Philip Morris company.

Miss Bartlett was chosen from a field of five lovelies at a P.B.H. tea dance yesterday afternoon.

Monday, March 18, 2002

Man Wins Miss Harvard Title

By LAUREN R. DORGAN

Self-proclaimed “queen” William L. Adams ’04 won the Miss Harvard title—silver crown and crimson sash included—and along the way garnered several standing ovations, roses and even articles of clothing from a capacity crowd at Leverett House dining hall Friday night.