Farm Bureau Chief Seeks Market Price System at Brattleboro Meeting
Charles B. Shuman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, urged a return to the market price system to guide production and warned government price fixes create surpluses. He outlined dairy program goals, noted local tax burdens as a key issue, and emphasized improving income and farm freedom while maintaining world peace. Representatives from New England states attended, with Vermonters from most counties.
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Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
New England Workship
Brattleboro
Farm Bureau
New England
Fake Mortgage Racket Nipped By 4 Arrests
El Paso Texas AP report on Billie Sol Estes and three Superior Manufacturing Co. officials charged with conspiring to move fraudulent chattel mortgages. Four men released on bonds of 25 thousand dollars each. Estes faces bond hearing as federal cases probe loans totaling about 22 million dollars in West Texas.
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EL Paso
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
U.S
Wayne Speck
R. E. Thomason
Pecos
United Elevators, Inc
Lamesa Tex
Superior Manufacturing Co
Amarillo, Tex
Dallas
West Texas
Texas
Estes Enterprises
Pacific Finance Co
Los Angeles
House Government Operations Committee
Agriculture Department
Cambridge Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Meeting
Cambridge residents share family visits and travel updates. Mr and Mrs Walton Swarthout Miss Ruth Beoker and others are listed among recent guests and patients. The Kitchen Konference 12 plans its April 2 meeting at the Welling home with Mrs Skalwold as co host.
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Walton Swarthout
Charles Rundel
Florida
Harold Ehrenfreund
Kitchen Konference
Sherman Welling
South
Cambridge
Hans Skalwold
Ruth Beoker
Cambridge Road
McClellan Hospital
Jack Norray
Albany
Malcolm Hamilton
South Cambridge
Donald Moeller
Portland, Maine
Valerie Moeller
Gerald France
Loudonville
Mary Parrish
John Lindlof
Kenneth
9 Day Forecast for New England and Rhode Island
The U S Weather Bureau expects the next five days Tuesday through Saturday to run 2 to 5 degrees below normal. Tuesday brings a touch of cold in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with a slight warmup on Wednesday. The latter part of the week turns colder and total precipitation should be two tenths of an inch or less, with light showers or snow flurries mainly Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
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Boston
U.S. Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Gaslights Added to Historic Ryman Auditorium
Nashville reporters note four sidewalk gas lights and one niche light at the 1891 built Ryman Auditorium, home of the Grand Ole Opry, have just been installed marking a return of gas illumination to the venue.
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Nashville, Tenn
Ryman Auditorium
Grand Ole Opry
Arlington Calendar entries list community meetings and events
Arlington Calendar lists events for April including Martha Canfield Library Board meeting April 2 at 8 p.m. at Community House, Arlington Chorus April 3 at 7 30 p.m. at Finney's Studio, and April 4 events at Bailey Hall with an enterprise dessert luncheon at 1 p.m. a dedication of a women's gift box and a First Aid Course at the fire house.
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Martha
Enterprise
Bailey Hall
Former Area Student on Arizona Dean List
TUSCON Ariz Frank D Easton of Pownal son of Mr and Mrs Clarkson Eaton formerly of Bennington and a sophomore at the University of Arizona has received highest rating in all four sciences thus placing him on the dean s list there Although not studying music at Arizona Eaton has surpassed all upper classmen and other music students for his clarinet playing He is a former student at the Juilliard School of Music His sister Roberta is also at the University of Arizona on a music scholarship
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Tuscon, Ariz
Frank D. Easton
Pownal
Clarkson Eaton
Bennington
University of Arizona
Arizona
Eaton
Juilliard School of Music
Roberta
Battenkill Grange Holds Degree Work and Contests
Arlington Battenkill Grange met Thursday with Worthy Master Alford Clayton presiding. First degree conferred by officers. second degree by ladies team. New members Noel Alden Linda McEckron Donna Crofut Richard Whitman Gregory Wright. others received on expired demits. Spring rehearsals set for April 1. dairy princess and talent contests planned. Refreshments by executive committee. Next meeting April 4 dues supper at 6:30 by home economics committee.
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Arlington — Battenkill Grange
Alford Clayton
Belle Decker
Noel Alden
Linda McEckron
Donna Crofut
Richard Whitman
Gregory Wright
Daniel Hoffman
Leroy Davis
Home Economics Committee
Ex Williamstown girl featured in Seventeen magazine
Robin Strasser of New York City, an ex apprentice with the Williamstown Summer Theatre, is highlighted in Seventeen’s April issue. The feature notes her theater credo and cites her roles in Five Finger Exercise and Toys in the Attic while she continues at the High School of Performing Arts.
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Williamstown
Robin Strasser
New York City
Williamstown Summer Theatre
Ralph Renzi
The
High School of Performing Arts
Bennington Library Presents Frost Film Thursday
The Bennington Library shows a 7 30 p m program featuring a film about poet Robert Frost with scenes from Ripton and college lectures. It includes Frost reading familiar poems for a intimate portrait. The program also screens Dancers World by Martha Graham highlighting student dancers.
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Poet Frost
Heartbeat monitor translates heart action into sounds and light
A battery powered device from Chemetron Corporation lets doctors and nurses hear or see a patient heartbeat during surgery and recovery. It translates heartbeats into beeps or flashing lights when strapped to a person or animal.
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Chicago
Chemetron Corporation
Dorset Girl Named VP of UVM Group
Rae Gleason of Dorset was elected vice president of the University of Vermont Women’s Student Government Association. She also serves as Panhellenic Council treasurer and Pi Beta Phi scholarship chair, with campus roles in Cynic reporting and John Dewey Philosophy Club publicity. Phyllis Levine and Nancy Davis elected other officers.
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Burlington
Rae Gleason
Sherman Gleason
Marbridge
East Dorset
Westwood
East Dennis
Mass
Women’s Student Government Association
The
University of Vermont
Miss Gleason
Panhellenic Council
UVM
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Cynic
New School For
John Dewey Philsophy Club
College of Education
Peace Corps
Phyllis Levine
Wyoming
Ohio
Nancy Davis
Norwich
Conn
Hoosick Falls Hosts 25th Anniversary Celebration
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pokines marked 25 years of marriage with a Saturday party at 17 Albany Street hosted by Mr. Pokines six brothers and wives. Guests enjoyed cards and a silver motif banquet with a three tier cake and anniversary gifts.
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Charles Pokines
Albany St
Pokines
Marr Wins Azalea Open In Sudden-Death Playoff
Dave Marr, 28, of Sun City Arizona, defeats Jerry Steelsmith of Glendale California on the 362 yard par four extra hole at the Azalea Open in Wilmington North Carolina. Marr earns 20000 first prize and 2800 for the win while Steelsmith collects 1900 as runner-up after a 281 tied score.
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Wilmington
N.C
Little Dave Marr
Sun City
Ariz
Jerry Steelsmith
Glendale
Calif
Marr
Steelsmith
Cape Fear
PGA
Augusta
Well Baby Clinic Opens Season in Arlington
The first Well Baby Clinic of the season will be held Thursday April 5 from 230 to 5 pm at the Arlington Community House with Dr. Dorothy Hager in attendance Transportation help available by calling CR 56616 Fire department responded to a grass fire on Red Mountain Road behind Theodore Weinz home extinguished with neighbor help Town fire warden Earnest Mattison Sr urges permits for fires unless burning in metal container with a half inch screen Fire Chief C Lee Marsh says 15 people are taking the first aid course led by Robert Holt of Pownal in the fire department Poultney honors former Arlington resident Dean Houghton for 10 years service to youth and as Poultney High coach His team won Vermont Class M Champs Banquet featured flowers candles place cards baseball shape Awards jackets and a gold plaque presented by Albert D Potter Dean attended by his wife Charlotte and family PTA and community leaders attended the event including Edson E Phelps Little League president Michael DeBonis Bill Winters Gaylord Fish and others A movie of the championship game was given to Dean who is son of Mr and Mrs William Houghton of East Arlington and a 1944 Arlington Memorial School graduate now married to Charlotte King with three children"}
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Arlington Community House
Dorothy Hager
Red Mountain Road
Theodore Weinz
Red Mountain
Earnest Mattison Sr
C. Lee Marsh
Fire Department
Robert Holt
Pownal
Poultney
Dean Houghton
Arlington
Poultney High School
Vermont
Dean
Edson E. Phelps
Charlotte
Little League
Michael DeBonis
Bill Winters
Rutland Herald
Deans
Gaylord Fish
Albert D. Potter
Robert J. Alpert
William Houghton
East Arlington
Arlington Memorial School
Springfield College
Charlotte King
John King
Houghton
King
Whisky history predates Kentucky's statehood
In Louisville, the whisky industry in Kentucky is noted as older than the state itself. A historic anecdote recalls Gen. George Rogers Clark in 1780 impressing a keg of whisky for his soldiers in the frontier era. Kentucky achieved statehood in 1792.
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Louisville
Kentucky
George Rogers Clark
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Frost
Martha Graham
Dorset
UVM Group
Hoosick Falls
Edith Beaumont
Milford Cook
Abbott Street
Ambrose Brown
Hoosick Street
Albany City Hospital
Michael C. Burke
Debbie
Valdosta
Morgan Burke
Elm Street
Greenberg
Haynes
Kane
Main ST. Bennington
DIAL
Palmer
Javery
South Street
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
Peterson
Dunhams
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