Seal Tree Named Historical Site in Arlington
At a selectmen’s meeting it was announced that the state seal tree near Route 313 by West Mountain Farm is designated a state historical site. A bronze marker will be placed once parking for at least two cars is provided, with Ivor S. Pelsue to be contacted about the parking area.
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Arlington
Selectmen’s
Route 313
West Mountain Farm
Betty Trachte
Arlington Garden Club
Vermont
Trachte
Bennington
Ivor S. Pelsue
Miller Elected Rifle Club Head
Thomas Miller of South Pownal was elected president of the Pownal Valley Rifle and Pistol Club Inc. Other officers are William Cameron North Pownal vice president George Pratt South Pownal secretary treasurer Anson Pratt South Pownal executive officer and John Burdick North Pownal chief instructor. The club plans a summer league at Mason Hill South Pownal and turkey shoots later. Dues are 2 dollars annually.
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Pownal
Thomas Miller
South Pownal
The
Pownal Valley
William Cameron
North Pownal
George Pratt
Anson Pratt
John Burdick
Mason Hill Range
New England
Antique Barn Fire Destroys Dorset Shop and Contents
An 85 year old red barn on Morse Hill in East Dorset housing the Old World Antique Fair was destroyed by a one hour blaze starting about 2 45 p m Monday. No one was hurt. Fire crews from East Dorset Dorset and Manchester battled the flames until late evening. Contents were not saved and the value of the antiques owned by Ivan and Mrs Combe was not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Morse Hill
Carleton Howe
Manchester
Leslie
Wilma) Taylor
Taylor
East Dorset
Ivan Combe
Scarsdale
Green Peak
Joe King
Sunderland Green Up Day clears Route 7 in ten hours
Nearly 75 volunteers, led by Selectman Don Violette, cleaned all Route 7 and secondary roads in Sunderland in ten hours. The effort involved seven trucks and 12 cars with direction from Mrs Barbara Mattison and Mrs Paul Ennis. The Sunderland School Association provided refreshments while merchants and citizens funded a snack bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunderland
Don Violette
Barbara Mattison
Paul Ennis
Sunderland School Association
Town House
Martha Bowen
Barbara Goddard
Anna Ennis
How High They Fly At Hoosick Grange Meeting
Hoosick Falls Hoosick Grange hears a bird program by Robert Yunich of Schenectady under Master Carleton Philpott. A bus trip to Lindenwall Grange is planned for April 25. Resolutions of respect for Harold Pine were drafted. Next event is a card party on April 25 and a May 21 chicken barbecue. The April 22 meeting features a program titled Have You Heard.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Grange
Robert Yunich
Schenectady
Carleton Philpott
Hoosick
Ralph J. Grinswold
Ernest Haas
Donald S. Hewitt
Harold Pine
Ralph D. Griswold
Grange
Omer Brenenstuhl
Helen Bradley
Shaftsbury Sixth Graders Fund Drive for Boston Trip
Shaftsbury sixth graders plan multiple fund raising events to fund a trip to Boston, including a May 8 big day with cake sales, a May 2 car wash, and a April 29 card party from 7 30 to 10 p m at the school. Earlier efforts include an April 17 bake sale. The trip will cover visits to the Boston Science Museum, Hayden Planetarium, and Boston Aquarium. The Shaftsbury School Association will host the card party with a one dollar admission and all proceeds go to the students. The Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship will screen the alcohol education film Let's Think It Over on April 23 at 7 p.m with a guest speaker. all members and teens are invited.
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Shaftsbury
Boston
Mass
Boston Science Museum
Hayden Planetarium
Boston Aquarium
Shaftsbury School Association
Junior Methodist
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
The
Baptist Church Youth Fellowship
Mohawk Theatre
North Adams
Norman Marchegiani
School Street
Kevin Sprague
Shaftsbury visit by Manske Niles and Niles families
White Creek Mr and Mrs Raymond Manske and Mr and Mrs James Niles of Shaftsbury were Sunday guests of Mrs Mabel Niles.
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Raymond Manske
James Niles
Shaftsbury
Mabel Niles
Green Up Day Clean-Up Shows Townspeople Active
Readsboro volunteers join Vermont statewide Green Up Day clearing roadsides. Students teachers and local residents filled three one ton trucks with papers bottles and cans. Robert Birch donated time driving the village truck and 7th grader Marlin Murdock and 8th grader Joseph Buckley aided alongside firemen.
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Readsboro
Vermont
Robert Birch
Marlin Murdock
Joseph Buckley
Readsboro Visits and church notices and events
Readsboro residents visit relatives in Lenoxdale and North Adams. St. Joachim's Church lists weekly services with a speaker from Stamford on stone and wood sculpture and a Sunday Mass at 9 30. CYO radio tickets, Baptist Youth Fellowship trip, Monroe 4 H Club Mother's Day gifts and Green Up Day plans. Village road repairs and a minor car collision in Hoosick Falls precede a spaghetti supper fundraiser at the Family Center opening the bazaar.
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Robert Birch
Main Street
Josiah Welleys
Lenoxdale
Mass
Harold Reynolds
Peggy DeSaints
St. Joachim’s
St. Joachim’s Church
St. Anne Society
Emilia Cassatti
Lena Eccher
Lena Comai
Albert Prince of
Stamford
Monroe
Henry Tower
Holy Name Society
Arlington Green Up Day cleanup succeeds across town
Arlington co chairmen Mark Riley and Rick Lawrence praise 125 students and residents for removing trash from 45 miles of streets. They thank contributors including those with pickup trucks, the Rescue Squad, and the women who prepared and served meals.
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Mark Riley
Rick Lawrence
Arlington
Riley
Dollars for Scholars Drive Is This Weekend
Arlington prepares for the Dollars for Scholars door to door drive this weekend as high school students aid the effort. Kenneth Clayton, chairman, notes sections must submit donor lists to him or Mrs. Jeanne Walsh. Applications are at AMHS for seniors and graduates seeking aid. next meeting is May 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Kenneth Clayton
Clayton
Jeanne Walsh
AMHS
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Selectmen
Alan Mattison
John M. Moore
Bennington County Planning Commission
Richard Hagelberg
Miller
Rifle Club
Bennington Armory
By Joe Swayze
Tuohy
William Edgerton
Elizabeth
Taylor House
Manchester and Dorset
Swayze
Triple ‘‘S
Grand Union
Wise Women Shop
Save-Way Supermarket
Mammoth Mart
Waltar & Son Funeral
Main St
Dhone
NEDA
Eleanor Niles
Roadsboro
Elizabeth Birch
CYO
CYO Treasury
Larry Lemaire
Rizier Comai
James Nadeau
Raymond Bowen
Dennis Comai
Lawrence Lemaire Jr
South Hill
North Hill
Betty Collins
Christian Mentiply
George Mentiply
Spring Street
George Daugherty
Holman’s
Mfg. Co
Lower John Street
Mary McClellan Hospital
Town of
A&P’s
Helene Thompson
Fienberg
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Olds
Oldsmobile
Cutlass
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