Hoosick Falls Minstrel thrills crowd at 1963 show
In Hoosick Falls New York the 1963 Minstrels drew more than 1500 fans for a two hour program over Friday and Saturday nights. Marilyn Hill performed Indian Love Call with Carl Cunningham whistling while Walter Beckstein served as interlocutor and George Spendiff and Gladys Beckstein heckled as premiere ends.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Marilyn Hill
Carl Cunningham
Tarzan
Walter Beckstein
George Spendiff
Gladys Beckstein
Harrie Mahoney
Elks
Hoosick Falls Central School
Hoosick Falls Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Hoosick Falls Mr and Mrs Louis Trembley marked their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house hosted by daughter Mrs Norman Myers. Married April 21 1913 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception the couple has five grandchildren and honors from Dodge Fibers Corp England and local organizations.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Louis Trembley
Second Street
Norman Myers
Trembleys
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Trembley
Elizbeth Brahan
Pierce Brahan
William E. Brahan
Catherine (Esterbrook) Claire
Claire
Pittsfield
Springfield
Mass
Westinghouse Electric
General Electric Company
Watervliet Arsenal
Specialty Insulation Mf
Troy
Fort Edward
Bennington
Ellen
Marie
Beth
Jeanne
Patricia Myers
Second St
Mr. Trembley
England
Beaumont
Hoosick Falls News Highlights Local Visits and Travel
Hoosick Falls residents report multiple weekend visits and a 10 day Virgin Islands vacation. Francis and Frances McEvoy of Albany Street returned from St Thomas with their son Dennis a Lockhart Elementary teacher. James Rourke family, Bosworths, Dugan, Peer and others visit local relatives. Albert Brownell remains seriously ill in Cambridge hospital after three weeks as a patient.
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Francis McEvoy
Albany Street
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Dennis
Lockhart Elementary School
St. John
William Peer
Albany
Hoosick Falls
Albert Brownell
Saratoga Street
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Shaftsbury Meth-Con Youths Take D.C. Trip
Thirteen Meth-Con Youth Group members depart Shaftsbury at 4 45 a m for a three day tour to Washington DC. They stay at Temple Motel in Alexandria and plan visits to Arlington Cemetery Capitol Lincoln Memorial Smithsonian Institution and White House among others with chaperones Joan Gates A J MacDonald and Charles Parsley. Participants include George Plue Judith Houran Penny Rich Gordon Thomas Ricky Haynes Alison Nowak David Disque Gwenn Montgomery David Henderson Carl Stacy Linda Peters and Diane Peters. They expect to return late Wednesday evening.
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Shaftsbury
Methodist
Washington, D.C
Temple Motel
Alexandria
Vic
Alexandra
Arlington National Cemetery
National Capitol
Dumbarton Oaks
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Library of Congress
Lincoln Memorial
Marine Corps Memorial
Mount Vernon
Smithsonian Institution Group
Washington Monument
White House
Joan Gates
A. J. MacDonald
Charles Parsley
George
Joseph Plue
Judith Houran
Penny Rich
Gordon Thomas
Ricky Haynes
Alison Nowak
North Bennington
David Disque
Gwenn Montgomery
David Henderson
Carl Stacy
Linda
Diane Peters
Local Community Notes and Meetings Across Shaftsbury and Manchester
Little Miss Robin Wade underwent leg surgery at Putnam Memorial Hospital and faces about a week more of hospitalization. Taconic Grange appointed committees for May and reported a prize winner advancing to state Dairy Queen contest. Several clergy and organizers attended regional meetings. no dues remain for some members. A wedding in Wordsboro and church mission events were noted along with Sunday Alcohol Beverages Law discussions. Shaftsbury fires department auxiliary to meet. Four-Area Association plans follow-up meeting in Coburn House Manchester discusses Chamber of Commerce integration to streamline funding and year-round promo services.
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Robin Wade
Charles Wade
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Taconic Grange
Merton Snow Sr
John Wood
William Myers
Frances Hunt
Marilyn Landon
Carolyn Landon
Mr. Smith
Wilmington
Louise Cl
Bradford Grange
Alice Clough
Clover Leaf Grange
Taconic
Roberta Snow
Dairy Queen
Stamford
Manchester
Coburn House
Chamber of Commerce
Sally Pabst
Chamber
Manchester Editor Attends Foreign Policy Conference in D C
Manchester editor Bennett leaves for Washington to attend the National Foreign Policy Conference for editors and broadcasters at the State Department. Rod and Gun Club to hold annual meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m. No burning permits until May 12 unless rain. Mrs Campbell attends DAR congress in Washington representing Ormsby Chapter and Vermont State Society. Basic survival training course to begin May 9 at Manchester Elementary School with 12 hour six session format led by Dr and Mrs Mason B Barney aiming for 20 trainees. Garden Club luncheon features Rachel Carson talk with insecticide discussion by Page and Parsons. Campbell spoke at Rotary Club Tuesday night. Betty Treat to supervise Rotary Pool. next Rotary meeting at Colburn House 6 30 p m.
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G. Stewart Bennett
Manchester Journal
Washington, D.C
Department of State
G. Murray Campbell
Continental Congress of the
DAR
Ormsby Chapter
Manchester
Vermont State Society
Campbell
Junior
American Citizens Committee
Civil Defense
Mason B. Barney
Mrs. Barney
Lester Leake Riley
Dorset
Rachel Carson
Garden Club
Colburn House
John Page
Bennington County
Carl Parsons
Mad Tom Orchards
Rotary Club
Ilsley S. Zecher
New Zealand
Robert Brewster
Betty Treat
Rotary
Record Hop Attracts 85 Youth In Pownal
Eighty five area young people attended a record hop sponsored by the Pownal Fire Department Auxiliary. Prizes were awarded for dance contests including The Twist and Waltz. Awards went to Laura Langlais and William Lounsbury, plus June Brown and Ernest Langlais. Also noted: Pownal Pioneers 4-H Club's Demonstration Day participants and various projects. Playground equipment moved from Barber School to Pownal Elementary School. Community Church board meeting set for tonight.
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Pownal
Laura Langlais
William Lounsbury
June Brown
Ernest Langlais
George Renner
Rolland Roy
Harry W. Beals Jr
Glenn Sweet
Grace Hill
Ralph Bishop
David Woodcock
William Cameron
Sayonara Theme Highlights Bennington Varieties Night
The 1963 Varieties show at North Bennington School featured Sayonara as the closing theme. It also announced the retirement of Mrs. Marjorie L. Porter after more than 30 years directing the school music program. She will present a silver plate in acknowledgment.
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North Bennington
Marjorie L. Porter
Porter
Cappela
Poreter
Lynda Riley
Miss Elwell
Barbara Lawless
Green Mountain Wheelers
NBHS
Raleigh Fleetwood
Elizabeth James
Phillip Elwell
Peter Holden
Roberta Kline
Well-Child Conference and Library Story Hour Set
Parents of pre school and kindergarten children are reminded that the first of three Well-Child conferences is scheduled for Thursday April 25 at the school gym. Call Mrs Leo Keough at 22592 to book an appointment. The McCullough Library story hour for pre school children remains on Wednesdays at 10 30 AM.
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Leo Keough
McCullough Library
Arlington Community Calendar Highlights Local Meetings
Community listings show the week of April 22 to 26 with gatherings from the Home Demonstration Group to Lions and Rummage Sale at Bailey Hall. Mentions a 50th anniversary party for Ora Converse’s relatives and notes a Bennington radio gardening program beginning April 23 featuring Margaretta Van R. Schuyler and M. Louise Coddington.
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Mary Galli
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Arlington Chorus
Arlington Grange Hall
Red Mountain
OES
Masonic Temple
Lions
Green Mountain
Garden Clubs
Bennington County
WBTN
Bennington
Vermont
Margaretta van R. Schuyler
M. Louise Coddington
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Jane
Kay Chapman
Walt Wirmusky
Wirmusky
Jane Cappellino
Miller
Huse of
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Fort Hood
Texas
Duane E. Huse
Zuron E. Huse
Pownal Center
1St Armored Division
All Colors
Ruth Pine
Chuck Newman
Job Hunter
Georgia Brown
Barbara Powers
Mary Lyn Kyer
Steve Sorkin
Rose Marie Stuka
Jim Shaw
Andy Hackett
Rose of
Tra-Lee
Three
Echoes
Mary Ann Barber
Patty Kimpf
Noreen Hyland
Judy Fleming
John Hickey
Glenda Herrington
Moon River
Edna
Barrington Rose
Danny Boylan
Shirley Scarey
Bill Bailey
Hoosick Falls Minstrel Show
Arnold Kuebler
Frank Irick
Hoosick Falls Lodge No. 178
BPOE
Irick
Edith Beaumont
James Rourke
Lansingburg
Robert Bosworth
Slinglerlands
Floyd Taylor
Joseph Dugan
Waterford
William McMartin
John Street
D.C. Trip
Fran Stacy
A.J. MacDonald
Ian
Wordsboro
Mr. MacDonald
Miss Arden Blake
Boston
Peter Hunter
Waltham
Boards of Missions and Education of the
Methodist Church
Glens Falls
Fred Stacy
Latham
Herald Tribune Fresh Air
Crossroads
New York
Roger Marmon
New York State Fund
Homer
Mfg. MacDonald
Grant Fraser
Montreal
Emma Hoyt
Melvin McGaughey
Earl Forman
Montpelier
Commission On Christian Social Concerns
First Methodist Church
Shaftsbury Fire Department
Ruth Wetherell
Joan Wood
Marie Thompson
Area Association
Nancy Otis
Leon E. Wiley
Manchester Rod and Gun Club
George Roberts
The
Pownals
Vera Langlais
Record
Judy LaBonte
Judy
Jean Johnson
Gail Ware
Linda Niles
Lynda LaBonte
Margaret Niles
Jennifer Rounds
Barber School
David Adler
Charles Rounds
Norman Strobridge
Alfred Chenaille
Emerson Bates
Harry Andrews
John Foster
Jan Peter Smith
Williams Blanchard
Board of Control of the
N. Bennington
Elizabeth Dwyer
WELL
Library Story Hour
Arlington
Bailey Hall
Enterprise Society
Ann Marsh
Ora Converse
Main Terrace
Earl Bostwick
Rawsonville
Junia Bostwick
Eleanor Slade
Townshend
Leland Matthews
Londonderry
Patrick Ryan
Westfield
Arlington School Board
Theodore Cook
Keith Watkin
George Wheeler
Poultney
Wheeler
Walden Theatre
Williamstown
Joseph E. Levine
Mastroianni
Sion
Banal
Mercury
Bennington Garage Corp
Main Street
Rexall Eomomat
America
Look Post
Quinlan’s Drug Store
Ritter
Pillsbury
Walker
Burt Bros
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