Pownal Auxiliary President Wins State Trophy
Rutland Vermont reports at the Vermont State Firefighters Association convention Bennington County units led by Shaftsbury and Pownal earned multiple trophies. Shaftsbury won best appearing marching unit without apparatus and most men in line of march while its auxiliary also received a participation trophy. Pownal captured first in wet hose laying and second in midnight alarm with Chief O'Dell and a team including Ralph Bishop Edward Coulter Daniel Pratt Jr. and others. Mrs. Ralph Bishop was re elected state auxiliary president and honored as most outstanding member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Vermont State Firefighters Association
Bennington County
Bennington Village
Shaftsbury
Charles O. Becker
Enosburg Falls
Wallingford
Pownal
Kenneth O’dell
Ralph Bishop
Edward Coulter
Daniel Pratt Jr
Francis Haley
Harold Rhodes Jr
Bruce LaBonte
James Sincluice
Glenn Sweet
O'Dell
Wilfred LaBonte
James Rhodes
William Sulle
George M. Renner
Fireman Apprentice Hewson Serves Aboard USS Salisbury Sound
Robert P. Hewson USN son of Mr and Mrs William Hewson of Riversides Drive stations in the South China Sea aboard the USS Salisbury Sound seaplane tender of the Seventh Fleet. The ship repairs parts furnishes services to fleet seaplanes off Viet Nam as part of state auxiliary and community service award considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Hewson
USN
William Hewson
Riverside Drive
South China Sea
Seventh Fleet
Salisbury Sound
Viet Nam
Rummage Sale To Benefit Mary McClellan Hospital
HOOSICK FALLS NY Women’s Auxiliary of Mary McClellan Hospital hosts a rummage sale Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm at White Presbyterian Church Main Street Cambridge NY 22 Donations welcome Hoosick Falls pickups contact listed volunteers Mrs Areson Woodward Hudson Gavagan and others with assignment details and steering committee chairs named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Mary McClellan Hospital
White Presbyterian Church
Main Street
Cambridge
William Areson
Jean Gavagan
Audrey Hudson
Eagle Bridge
Charles Clark
White Creek
John Barnewall
B. L. Woodward
Kenneth Gottry
Areson
Woodward
Hudson
Gavagan
Frank Sisson
Frank Higgins
Marjorie Lewis
John Jancek
Hoosick Falls Graduates Airman Hynick From Amarillo AFB
Edith Beaumont of Hoosick Falls reports Joseph Shaw of 40 River Street returned home Monday from Samaritan Hospital in Troy after an eye injury suffered in a local baseball game two weeks earlier. Airman 3.C. Glenn E. Hynick, son of Mr and Mrs Glenn M Hynick, has graduated at Amarillo AFB Texas from the training course for U S Air Force aircraft mechanics. Airman Hynick is a Hoosick Falls Central School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Shaw
River St
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Glenn E. Hynick
Glenn M. Hynick
Amarillo Afb
Tex
U.S. Air Force
Hynick
Hoosick Falls Central School
Ceramics Demonstration at Weston by Mrs Esther Young
Visitors can view a ceramics demonstration by Mrs Esther Young of North Hartland this weekend at the Old Grist Mill. The event, hosted by the Vermont Guild of Oldtime Crafts and Industries, runs Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 2 to 4 p.m. with free admission. Young, who runs her own firing kiln and teaches others, makes animals vases ashtrays lamps plates figurines and other items sold in Vermont shops and shown at Craft Shop near the Old Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Esther Young
North Hartland
Vermont Guild of Oldtime Crafts and Industries
Young
Vermont
Grange News from Battenkill Grange Social and Plans
After a short business meeting Battenkill Grange members and families enjoyed a hamburger roast on the dance platform supervised by past masters with Sidney Crofut as chef. Worthy Master Roy Crofut appointed members to run a concession at the Arlington Street Fair on Aug 11 and reported Clean Up Day around the Grange property and local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battenkill Grange
Grange
Sidney Crofut
Roy Crofut
Arlington Street Fair
Crofut
West Arlington
Laedies Aid Society
George Cooledge
Jesse Harrington
Larry Clayton
Belle Decker
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange
WGY
Taconic Grange Hall
South Shaftsbury
Bennington
Everett Squires
Ladies Aid
Charles Bentley
Horologist Bates to Exhibit at Weston Antique Show
British clockmaker Joseph R. Bates of Newfane and Boston named as a new exhibitor at Weston seventh annual show and sale at Town Hall August 16 to 18. Bates, a British Horological Institute Craft member and U.S. rep for Thwaites Reed and E. Dent, runs a full-service clock repair workshop in Newfane and is launching an apprenticeship program. Other new exhibitors include Mary F. Harnett, Mrs Hall Henry, Golden Chances, and Ann Lippa. A cocktail party August 15 previews 12 antique dealers. The show runs August 16 11 am to 9 pm and August 18 6 pm closing, with luncheon daily noon to 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Town Hall
Joseph R. Bates
Newfane
Boston
Bates
British Horological Institute
London
U.S
Thwaites & Reed, Ltd
E. Dent & Co. Ltd
Bates Workshop
Vermont State Industrial Relations Department
Weston Community Club
Mary F. Harnett
New Canaan
Manchester
Battle Day Celebration Honors Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac
Town of Hoosick marks the anniversary of the Battle of Bennington with a special celebration at Battlefield Park in Walloomsac. The event honors history and features community activities at the historic site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick
Bennington
Walloomsac
Battlefield Park
Walloom
Falls Banker Named College Supervisor
Ralph L. Moll of Hoosick Falls is named supervisor of accounting at Union College. He will report to the college comptroller for general accounting and payroll, financial reports, and special studies. Moll is an Air Force veteran with a Hartwick College accounting degree, graduate work at Springfield College, and prior teaching and auditing roles. He has been assistant auditor at Troy Savings Bank since 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N.Y
Harold C. Martin
Ralph L. Moll
Hoosick Falls
Union College
Moll
Hartwick College
Springfield College
Cobleskill
American Institute of Banking
Albany
Troy Savings Bank
Dorseter to Lecture at Woodstock on Africa Wildlife
Alouise Baker of Dorset will present a color slide talk titled Africa a last strong hold of wild game at the Community Theatre Woodstock on August 15. The show uses narration sound effects on tape and special projectors for dissolving slides. Sponsored by the Country School of Photography admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Alouise Baker
Dorset
Africa
Miss Baker
The
Country School of Photography
Rudd Family Elects Falls Man President of Descendants
Hoosick Falls Mrs Isa belle Marshall presided at the Descendants of Lt Joseph Rudd annual reunion at Wayside Picnic Grounds Potter Hill with 65 attendees. Officers chosen Everett James president Gard ner Rudd vice president Leland Rudd treasurer Mrs Muriel Gageway secretary and Mrs Florence Eldred historian. Prizes awarded for oldest married couple youngest girl and boy and longest distance traveled. Next reunion set for August 7 1967 at Wayside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick
N.Y
Isabelle Marshall
Joseph Rudd
Wayside Picnic Grounds
Potter Hill
Rudd
Bennington
New England
George III
Everett James
Hoosick Falls
Gardner Rudd
Dalton
Mass
Leland Rudd
Arling
Douglas Rudd
Lansing
Mich
National State Arts Officers To Confer In Manchester
Three ex executives of the Arts Councils of America join Vermont officials at the Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester for a noon meeting to discuss program directions and new activities. Vermont trustees Alan Carter William Bales Harlow Carpenter Edward Feidner Arthur Williams and Frank Hensel expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
SVAC
Arts Councils of America
Vermont Council On the Arts
Southern Vermont Art Center
Carleton G. Howe
Art Center
Howard Adams
Omar K. Lerman
Joe Farrell
Vermont Council
Vermont Council of the Arts
Alan Car
West Arlington Sandgate Family Gatherings at Brinkerhoff Home
Mrs Barlow Goff and her son David arrived by train from Berkeley to visit her parents Mr and Mrs John Brinkerhoff of Sandgate for a two week stay. Starr Brinkerhoff and Mr and Mrs John Brinkerhoff Jr with children joined the gathering over the weekend. Edgar Reynolds of Mt Kisco NY and wife and campers were on Sandgate Road. Mrs Guy Eddy traveled from Buskirk for Sandgate’s celebration. Leon Mears of Sandgate is expected to be released from hospital Monday after weeks confinement. he is a native who retired here and served as Sandgate town representative to the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buskirk
Sandgate
Leon Mears
Mears
Barbara Buck Celebrates 12th Birthday At Home
Miss Barbara Ellen Buck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Buck, was guest of honor at her 12th birthday party Saturday afternoon at her home. Twelve guests gave gifts and joined in dancing, sports, and games, with a life-saver relay. Prize winners included Lois Burdick, Jane Champney, Alan Langlais, Linda Bisson, and brothers Michael and Joseph Buck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Ellen Buck
Robert J. Buck
Lois Burdick
Jane Champney
Alan Langlais
Linda Bisson
Michael
Joseph Buck
Art Appraising Is an Art Too Art Appraising Is an Art Too
San Francisco dealer Edward J. Cory says art appraising requires judging who painted it and whether the artist is alive, when it was painted, last sale price, art school, and current market trends. He notes older works by deceased artists often command higher value and that condition sharply affects price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
API
Edward J. Cory
Cory
Western Union extends service at Manchester Center office
The Western Union desk at Ralph Fleming’s Mobil Station in Manchester Center will now operate 7 am to 10 pm, matching its hours, with emergency access at Fleming’s Barnumville Road home, 362-1284. Nearby notes cover local vacations, campers at Camp Ech-O and Camp Thorpe, a return from Atlantic City, and a church family picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Ralph Fleming
Mobil
Manchester Center
Banner
Fleming
Barnumville Road
Manchester Sale Opens Saturday
Manchester residents will find varied attractions at the Green beside the First Congregational Church Saturday after 11 a.m. Co chairs Mrs. Louis Soderberg and Mrs. G Murray Campbell organize the annual sale with lunch noon to 1 p.m. Tea table opens in the afternoon, then a barbecue at 6 p.m. arranged by Mrs Alton Hicks. Booths managed by multiple committees cover aprons, books, children'swear, gifts, curiosity shop, food, jam and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
First Congregational Church
Louis Soderberg
G. Murray Campbell
Pilgrim Fellowship
Lawrence Pennell
Henry Stepp
Alton Hicks
Harold Childs
Evelyn Burroughs
Mason Barney
Isabel Wilkins
Ray Brown
Miss E. Wilcox
Milton Rockwell
E. Roger Wilcox
Russell Rode
John Wilmott
Carl Keatch
Albert Wessner
Harold Harwood
Clifford Harwood
Laura Meredith
Hugo Rush
Bernice Wilcox
F. G. Lawrence
Edwin Treat
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Manchester Fair
Jules E. Gillette
Pittsfield
North Shire
Chow
Jules Jr
Otis
Pownal Fire Dept
Avon, Conn
North Bennington
Elizabeth Dwyer
Green Mountain Siren
Alfred Koltonski
Williamstown
Edith Beaumont
Grange News
Adam
Breer
George Rifenburg
Kenneth Johnson
Germany
Elizabeth Brown
Johnson
West Point Army Hospital
Edward M. Shaw
New York City
Lillian Savaia
Brooklyn
Harry E. Cipperly
Ada M. Breer
Susan Cottrell
Swindon
England
UPI
Doris Wright
Falls
Sac
Joseph Barber
Hoosac Constabulary
Constabulary
Hoosac - Walloomsac
DAR
Barber
Daughters of Patriots and Founders
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mohican Council Boy Scouts
Town of
Second
New York Guard
Hugh M. Flick
New York
Flick
Alexander Flick
Wesleyan University
Marlboro College
Albany County Historical Society
American Historical Association
New York Historical Association
Willard J. Walsh
31St Internal Security Battalion
Second New York Army Guard
Anna Cunningham
State Department of Education
Cpl. J. Jeffrey Hard
Gordon Hard
Marine Corps
Cherry Point
N.C
Dorseter
Ter
Middlebury College
William Bales
Bennington College
Harlow Carpenter
Bundy Art Gallery
Edward J. Feidner
UVM
Arthur Williams
Fayston
Council
Frank Hensel
Stowe
Ree Cent
Betty Trachte
Pownall Vera Langlais
Hunt
Harte Theatre
Madame X
Technicolor
Walt Disney Productions
School of Art
Maurice Pennock
Jill
New Jersey
Dean Davis
Sidney Davis
Kirk Robinson
Audrey Robinson
Steve Carman
Nelson Carman
Ech-O
Brandon
Young Carman
Allan Wilcox
Camp Thorpe
Francis
Pete) Pierce
Grand Union
Atlantic City
N.J
Gary
Diana Wilcox
Altamont
Dana L. Thompson
L.E. Nicholson
First Baptist Church
Bonnet Street
Battenkill Valley Aerie
FOE
Mt. Equinox Grange Hall
School Street
Smokey Greene
Green Mountain Boys
le Beed
Martin Rackin
Pidt
AYANK
Columbia Pictures
Carl Foreman
Richard Widmark
Sidney Poitier
Bedford
Robin Crusoe
U.S.N
RUN
Apaloosa Run Ag
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