Manchester Hosts Visitors Amid Housewarming News
Jackie Breen and Mrs. Mary D. Torrey visited Middletown Connecticut last week and entertained relatives from Wallingford. Mr and Mrs Robert J Torrey joined the gatherings. A housewarming for Mr and Mrs Ed Sargent who recently moved into Manchester Depot from Middlebury. Sargent works for Central Vermont Public Service Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary D. Torrey
Middletown
Conn
Wallingford
Robert J. Torrey
Ed Sargent
Manchester Depot
Middlebury
Sargent
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Local items note residents and return from trips
Rex Sheldon of South Dorset saved the party. Donald R. Shanks, principal of Manchester Elementary, spent the weekend at his home and will return to the University of New Hampshire for two more weeks of summer school. Mr and Mrs Don B Otis and family have returned from a Cape Cod vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Sheldon
South Dorset
Spone
Donald R. Shanks
Manchester
University of New Hampshire At
Durham
Don B. Otis
Cape Cod
Mass
Manchester Teens Raise Funds for Community Teen Center
Manchester youth organizers hailed a Saturday street dance as highly successful, netting over 300 dollars toward a proposed teen center. The event capped weeks of planning with tickets, banners, and newspaper promotion, as the teen committee sought street closure approval and explained the need for a local center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Jazz Quintet To Perform In Manchester Tonight
The Roy Burns Jazz Quintet will play at the Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester at 8 30 p m Saturday. The group features Roy Burns on drums Arnie Lawrence alto sax Art Davis bass Ware ren Chaisson vibes and Derek Smith piano Burns has played with Benny Goodman Duke Ellington Count Basie and others Lawrence joins from California Davis is cited as a leading bassist Chaisson previously played with George Shearing Smith is praised as a swinging New York pianist Students and locals helped organize the event and more dances are planned with Teen Center inviting barns or buildings to host future shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Roy Burns
Southern Vermont Art Center
Arnie Lawrence
Art Davis
Wareren Chaisson
Dereck Smith
Benny Goodman
Burns
Goodman
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Teddy Wilson
Woody Heremen
Charles Mingus
California
Red Mitchell
Archie Green
Clark Terry
Derek Smith
New York
London
England
Smith
Chiasson
George Shearing
Chip Stokes
Sunderland
Stokes
Roger M. Partridge
Proctor
Anne Elizabeth Rice
Weston
Kathe
Lisa Dillmann
Constance Killian
Bene Nington
John W. Secor II
Donald Trachte Jr
Arelington
Three Fires Reported At Manchester
In Manchester the weekend saw three fires within 24 hours reflecting a local superstition. The worst blaze damaged the unoccupied Ray Wilbur house on Richville Road in Manchester Depot. cause undetermined though electrical disturbances were reported nearby. A prior incident at B M Toomey Chevrolet in Manchester Center shorted the gas pump’s electrical system and was quickly doused. A grill fire at Mountain View Diner during breakfast hour was also controlled promptly. One fire truck left the Wilbur alarm and slid into a ditch, but there were no injuries and only minor vehicle damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Wilbur
Richville Road
Manchester Depot
B. M. Toomey Chevrolet, Inc
Manchester Center
Mountain View
New Manchester Bank Assistant Returns to Mortgage School
Harold L. Cross assistant cashier at the First National Bank of North Bennington will attend the National Mortgage School session August 15 21 at Ohio State University Columbus. 208 bankers will take part in the one week program co sponsored by the university and the American Bankers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Harold L. Cross
First National Bank of Northam
National Mortgage School
College of Commerce and Administration
Ohio State University
Columbus
Cross
American Bankers Association
Association
Bank
Manchester
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Jackie Breen
Main ST
Bennington, YT
the Vermont Bank, and Trust Company
Bellows Falls
Chester
Brattleboro
Rutland
Bennington
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation
Mt. Laurel School
Equinox House
Hunter Ricky Pabst
Philip Pabst
Carroll Farrell
Jimmy Farrell
Equinox Golf
Equinox Pool
Rinehart
Breen
Mary Benson
Nelle Ryan
Mike Bentley
Cody Taylor
Frank Mone
John Benson
Patty Norse
Wayne Norse
Darlene Fielding
Peggy Phillips
Sharon Ryan
Nini Lee
Mary Mattison
Cathy Mattison
Jack Towsley
Mark Roberts
Kenny Smith
Barbara Bardin
Box 411
By Charles M. Schulz
B.C
Rif Beach
Beager
BaeAt
Blondie
Steve Canyon
Heart of
Juliet Jones
Dad
Paul
Pam
Cos
Charlie Brown
Johnny Hart
Chic Young
Dagwood
Milton Caniff
By Stan Drake
HE Doesn
Stewart-Warner
DIAL
New Manchester Bank
Genith
E. T. Williams
OLD Soldiers Home Phone
Dinette
Bennington, VT
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