Manchester Damage Slight In Spite of Downpour
Manchester town officials report minimal damage after heavy rain. Washouts occurred on Glen Road Three Maple Drive and Bentley Hill Road but two were repaired by morning. Bentley Hill Road washout is temporarily maintained by Dailey Construction Co under a town agreement.
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Manchester
James L. Woodard
Glen Road
Maple Drive
Bentley Hill Road
Bentley Hill
Dailey Construction Co
Bennington
Woodard
Bread price panel finds industry not to blame
Washington UPI reports a House subcommittee concluded after four days of hearings that the bread industry from wheat growers to retailers was not earning an unconscionable profit. The inquiry notes rising costs of baking and distributing as major factors while consumers often buy the most expensive brand. Safeway vice president William S. Mitchell said store bread can be cheaper yet not always chosen by shoppers.
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Washington
UPI
House
Graham Purcell
D-Tex
William S. Mitchell
Safeway Stores Inc
Safeway
Local notes on storms and 4H fair highlights in Shaftsbury area
Shaftsbury residents report heavy rainfall causing washouts on Union Street and flooded areas near Equinox Country Club. Town crews will grade dirt roads. long construction work continues for Mt Equinox charter house site. Northern Livestock and Hoosick Home Makers 4H Club held July 31 picnic at Calhoun home with contests and showmanship awards at Schaghticoke Fair Grounds.
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Mt. Equinox
Charterhouse
Carthusian Foundation
Union Street
Equinox Country Club
Woodard
Northern Livestock and Hoosick Home Makers 4H
John Calhoun
Calhoun Pool
Terry Hoag
Schaghticoke Fair
Schaghticoke Fair Grounds
Jeffery Herrington
Bobby Shaw
Joann Herrington
Beth Calhoun
Guernsey
Gov Hoff Visits Manchester Fair
Governor Philip H. Hoff traveled from Montpelier to Manchester for the county fair. About 50 people gathered in the paint-peeling grandstand but Hoff continued with a brisk visit, eating a hot dog, shaking hands with fair officials, and greeting attendees with a smile.
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Manchester
Philip H. Hoff
Montpelier
Hoosick Falls Event Highlights Local Outings And Fair Visit
Hoosick Falls residents attended a Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad transport after a heart attack at a summer cottage. The Hoosick Women’s Republican Club hosted an outing at Elwal Pines with a birthday cake for Mrs War ren Gooding and prize for Mrs Elizabeth Ely Walker. A Kiddie Karnival at the Athletic Field on upper Main Street promoted a proposed community swimming pool with games and contests, doll and fish events, balloon and hammer throws, a fortune teller, and refreshments. Governor Hoff spoke at the Manchester Fair about Vermont’s value of such events, noting many license plates from outside the state, and left after a brief reception.
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Town of
Philip Houston
Carr Street
Hazel Hill
William Gilchrest
Hoff
Manchester
Stanley Hinkley
White Creek Hosts Visit for Old Home Day
White Creek welcomed Mr and Mrs Don Eldridge and daughter Vicki of San Diego California Mrs Blanche Jones of Gansevoort and Mr and Mrs John Graham and daughter Tracy of Argyle as weekend guests of the Paul Jones and attended Old Home Day activities Sunday The Ladies Auxiliary of the White Creek Fire Company will hold a food sale Friday August 1 at the Gillespie Store in Hoosick Falls
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Don Eldridge
Vicki
San Diego
Calif
Blanche Jones
Gansevoort
John Graham
Tracy
Argyle
Paul Jones
White Creek Fire Company
Gillespie
Hoosick Falls
New Pic 'N Pac submarine shop opens on U S 7
The Pic N Pac on U S 7 officially opened last Thursday. It will operate daily from 10 a m to 10 p m offering various combinations of popular sandwiches. Miss Cathy Tornabene, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Tornabene Jr, is a patient at North Adams Hospital.
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Pic ’N Pac
U.S. 7
Cathy Tornabene
Charles Tornabene Jr
North Adams Hospital
Breen Family Returns From Gaspe Fishing Trip
Mr and Mrs George B Breen and family have returned from a combined fishing trip tour of Gaspe Peninsula. The state Highway Department announced surface retreatment work is planned next week August 15 to 20 on Vermont Route 11 between Manchester and Londonderry with traffic to be maintained.
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George B. Breen
Sean
Jim Martin
Gaspe Peninsula
State Highway Department
Manchester
Londonderry
Desperate Hours thrilling Dorset stage at Caravan Theatre
The Caravan Theatre presents The Desperate Hours by Joseph Hayes at Dorset Playhouse with Patricia Carmichael directing and Anthony Dingman designing the set. The 40 hour siege unfolds as Glenn, Hank, and Robish threaten Dan Hilliard's family, while Eleanor and Cindy endure coercion and fear as police close in. Barry Jenner, Fred Carmichael, Miriam Wolkove, Edward Powell, David Siever, and Elizabeth Hoagland deliver strong performances, with Jody Briggs lighting heightening the tense, compact suspense. The production is praised as a powerful, humane thriller with standout ensemble work, intensified by a clever upstairs downstairs set.
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Dorset Playhouse
Caravan Theatre
Patricia Carmichael
Anthony Dingman
Jody Briggs
Tom Winston
David Hurt
Jessie Bard
Edward Powe
Harry Carson Howard Enoch
Eleanor Hilliard
Miriam Wolkove Ralphie Hilliard
Thomas Cooper
Dan Hilliard
Fred Carmichae
Cindy Hilliard
Elizabeth Hoagland
Glenn Griffin
Barry Jenner
Hank Griffin
James Seymour Robish
David Siever
Chuck Wright Warren Knowlton
Mr. Patterson
Arthur Jones
Carl Fredericks
Peter von Mayrhauser
Miss Swift
Pamela Reichert
Cindy
Indianapolis
Glenn
Terre Haute
Hank
Robish
Eleanor
Dan
Ralphie
Fred Carmichael
Miriam Wolkove
Edward Powell
Jesse Bard
Dorset
Malcolm Cooper
Dorset Hollow
Rinehart
Pownal Tax Bills Total 256287 Dollars. Major taxpayers named
Tax bills totaling 256287 dollars go to Pownal residents covering town, school and poll taxes. Top taxpayers include Taconic Racing and Breeding Association, Pownal Tanning Co., and Warren Wire division of General Cable. North Pownal district debt notes and 1966 merger details noted. Taxes due by Oct 30 to Town Clerk Rachel Mason.
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Pownal
Taconic Racing and Breeding Association, Inc
Pownal Tanning Company
Warren Wire Division
General Cable Corp
Pownal Town
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union
Rachel Mason
North Pownal
Summer food sale and lodge anniversary events in Vermont
The Women's Fellowship of the Baptist Church will hold a summer food sale Saturday in North Bennington village park starting at 10 a.m. Tucker Lodge 48 F&AM will attend the Marble Lodge 76 hundredth anniversary in Danby on Aug. 21 with a 10:15 a.m. program and 11 a.m. church service at the Danby Congregational Church. A 12:30 p.m. dinner, 1:30 p.m. rededication, and 3:30 p.m. guest presentations lead to a 4 p.m. closing. Donations for Eastern Star Home Day due to Mrs. Opal Lindsey, Mrs. Anna Caracciola, or Walter Whitman. Home Day on Aug. 28. Also notes visits by Mr. and Mrs. Claude Reynal and son from New Britain Conn., and a tale of the Lake Paran staff welcoming back director Bernard Leamy after six weeks studying in Hawaii with Hawaiian-themed dress and a luau improvised with Hawaiian spaghetti.
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Women’s Fellowship of the Baptist Church
Village Park
Tucker Lodge
F&am
Marble Lodge
Danby
Danby Congregational Church
Katharine Chapter
CBS
OES
Tucker Chapter
Eastern Star
Opal Lindsey
Anna Caracciola
Walter Whitman
Claude Reynal
New Britain, Conn
Royal Crosier
Heart Ailment Delays Speck's Transfer to Cell
CHICAGO UPI Richard Speck the 24 year old accu sed of slaugh ter ing eight nurses on Chicago s south side will remain in his iron bed in the Cook County jail infirmary for at least two or three more days Warden Jack Johnson said a lingering heart ailment has delayed Speck s transfer to an isolation cell within the jail complex He s not in a serious condition or anything like that Johnson said All other physical reports are good but there is a slight problem with the EKG Johnson said doctors ordered almost constant bed rest for Speck who has been recovering from an inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart Johnson said the increased physical activity involved in Speck s transfer he would have to walk about a half a block might aggravate the heart condition
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Chicago
UPI
Richard Speck
South Side
Cook County
Jack Johnson
Speck
Johnson
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Bud) Leamy
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