Dorset and Area Residents Share Travel and Library News
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Foote returned from Florida where they golfed and toured parts of the state. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Sykes of Stamford Connecticut spent the Easter weekend in Dorset. The couple also enjoyed a two week Texas respite. Mr. and Mrs. Fayette Dunn plan Europe travel on April 21. Mrs. John Schein the former Ann Schroder begins as map librarian at Michigan State University Library on June 1 after substituting in social studies this winter. The Dorset Public Library story hour, directed by John Corbin, was postponed for Easter and will resume this Saturday with Corbin reading The Little Prince and playing Fantasia soundtrack to match the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Foote
Florida
Gilbert Sykes
Stamford
Conn
Dorset
Texas
Fayette Dunn
Europe
John Schein
Ann Shhroder
Michigan State University Library
Dorset Public Library
John Corbin
Corbin
St. Exupery
Prince
Hoosick Falls Community Notices and Local Reports
Hoosick Falls Mrs William Rourke Sr is convalescing at 50 River St recovering from a slight stroke suffered a week ago. A food sale and bazaar sponsored by Van Rensselaer Chapter CBS will start Friday at 10 a.m. in the Thorpe Building on John Street for the building fund. A public hearing on the village budget for next year is set for tonight at 8 p.m. in the Municipal Building for taxpayers to voice support or opposition. Fire Department officers were elected with Glen Banks as chief and several assistants named. a May 22 banquet date was discussed. Searsburg selectmen report state takeover of Route 8 segment from Vermont 9 near Searsburg Mountain, dubbed Heartwellville Road, with future upkeep by the state Highway Department. Easter visitors from Fairport attended Searsburg. young Suzan passed multiple figure skating tests. Searsburg residents reminded of a May 4 hearing by the state Highway Board at River Valley Schoolhouse regarding Vermont 9 project from end of current construction to about 3.9 miles west of the Wilmington Searsburg line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rourke Sr
River St
van Rensselaer
CBS
Thorpe Building
John Street
Clyde Smith
Searsburg
Vermont 9
Searsburg Mountain
Readsboro
Crosier Cemetery
State Highway Department
Heartwellville
Highway Department
George Veillard
Jimmy
Suzan
Fairport
N.Y
Wilmington
Charles Dearcopp
Carlo Walter
George Briggs
Jacksonville
Putnam Memorial Hospital
State Highway Board
River Valley
Cole Hall Repairs Begin in Shaftsbury Polling Place
Repairs on Cole Hall move forward with a $3,000 budget. Plans include a new concrete floor, improved entrance, painted cupola, weatherproof windows, wired safety checks, and possible toilet facilities for workers. Historic notes recount 1834/1836 construction, brick or stone walls, and a 600 pound bell later scrapped for chairs. A memorial fund for landscaping in front of Cole Hall has been started after the death of Selectman Bill Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole Hall
Shaftsbury
Leo Harrington
Mary Cole Houghton
Cole
Universalist
The
Bennington Banner
William
Bill) Myers
Easter events and community notices in North Hoosick
Residents attended an Easter sunrise service at North Hoosick Methodist Church. The Pleasant Valley Grange plans a Friday 8 p.m. meeting and a May 1 ham supper at the hall. A large flock of wild geese was seen heading north last Thursday. Several locals and visitors were mentioned, including Miss Donna Aiken and Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, with various Easter weekend activities noted. A scrap paper drive continues with drop-off or contact numbers 677-3176 or 677-3049. A public card party is set for next Tuesday at 8 p.m. with eight tables last time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Hoosick Methodist Church
Pleasant Valley Granges
Malcolm Hamilton
Nels Jacobson
Dale
Louise Wren
Poughkeepsie
Foster Goodrich
Westfield
Mass
Patricia Cronk
New Jersey
George Cronk
Morris Road
Albert Tollisen
Oscar Tollisen
Hudson Valley Community College
Pleasant Valley Grange
Methodist Church
Oswald A. Muller
Nelson Pearson
Belle Welling
Ensign Aiken
The
Alfred Stannard
Vera Mae Welling
Ford Motor exec cites blood lines of Mustang rebel
A Ford Motor Co executive described the Mustang lineage, saying it was sparked by a Thunderbird and rejected by General Motors. The remark frames the Mustang as an innovation fueled by rivalry with GM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
UPI
Ford Montor Co
Thunderbird
General Motors
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marden Skinner
Hoosick Falls
Edith Beaumont
Ward Thurber
James Monahan
Thomas Downey
Carlo Walter HO
Fran Stacy
Free Universalist
Joshua Munroe
Lyman Munroe
Russell Fish
Uriah Cole
Jonathan Draper
David Millington
Samuel Cross
Denios
Mattisons
Elwells
Galushas
Otis Hayward
Howard
Mary Houghton and Son
America
OLD Hickory Distillers CO. Phila
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
South Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
Donald Harrington
Burton Welling
Gerald Aiken
Mary Aiken
Bonnie Pratt
Joy Hamilton
CORO
Liggett-Bosworth Motor Sales, Inc
Bennington Road
Bennington
Nbc-Tv
DODGE
Chrysler Motors Corporation
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!