Birth of a Mountain Town item for Old Home Week
Whitingham to sell an illustrated booklet Birth of a Mountain Town as a souvenir and study guide for Old Home Week with two sections. First surveys founding and colonial era. second highlights about 200 century-old houses, nine illustrated in pen and ink, with captions by Marjorie Graves.
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Whitingham
Arthur Wheeler
Marjorie Graves
Barbara Ellis
Gerald Howatt
Jacksonville
Frog Derby Lights Up Norshaft Lions Fair
North Bennington crowds enjoy a frog derby at the Norshaft Lions Fair with 35 frogs led by Cub Lion Malcolm Hewitt. The event joins rides, games, and a water works attraction as proceeds fund local projects in North Bennington Shaftsbury and surrounding areas.
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North Bennington
Norshaft
Norshaft Water
Malcolm Hewitt
Pownal
Hewitt
Malcolm
North
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Community groups hold meetings and events in Wilmington area
The American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion Hall in Wilmington for an informal session led by Roberta Coleman who will head Deerfield Valley Fair Day on Sept 10. Jannette Brown handles savings bonds and Geraldine Boyd with Lena Emery organize dinner for installation night in September. About 45 school bus drivers attended the 11th annual clinic at Wilmington High School with speakers Charles B. Nichols and Don Dolliver.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Leegion Hall
Wilmington
Roberta Coleman
Deerfield Valley
Jannette Brown
Geraldine Boyd
Lena Emery
Wilmington High School
Jacksonville
Whitingham
Newfane
Halifax
Readsboro
Bennington
State Department of Education
Motor Vehicle Department
Department of Safety
Charles B. Nichols
Don Dolliver
Paul Allen
Shaftsbury Playground Notes
A surprise greeted playground goers Tuesday afternoon as more than 200 pieces of bubble gum were hidden on the hill behind the school. The crowd swarmed the area and Lonnie Ross with Jonel Ross took first prize with 15 pieces, Rose Bailey second with 11, and Dave Bailey, Charlotte Crawford and Priscilla Hand tied for third with 10. An unofficial contest led by Timmy Greene saw seven pieces chewed at one time. A How Many in the Jar Contest is planned, plus a pet show featuring real animals this Friday. Many thanks to volunteers who helped with rides to Lake Paran.
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Lonnie Ross
Jonel Ross
Rose Bailey
Dave Bailey
Charlotte Crawford
Priscilla Hand
Brooklyn
N.Y
Timothy Greene
Timmy
Degrees Given For Work In Russian At Windham College
The Russian School of the Institute of Critical Languages at Windham College awarded eight candidates the Master of Arts in Russian language and literature. Ceremonies were bilingual, with Dr. Marianna A. Poltoratzky presenting and President Eugene C. Winslow granting the degrees to Wanda Boulavko Irina Holt Jasna Krizanec Natalie Labrecque Margarita Lazic Maria D. Scott Kazimierz Siedlecki and John E. Sullivan. John H. Hewitt named Liberty Mutual investment officer. he is a Dartmouth and Harvard MBA graduate.
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Putney
Institute of Critical Languages
Windham College
Marianna A. Poltoratzky
Eugene C. Winslow
Wanda Boulavko
Irina Holt
Jasna Krizanec
Natalie Labrecque
Margarita Lazic
Maria D. Scott
Kazimierz Siedlecki
John E. Sullivan
John H. Hewitt
Laurel Drive
Needham
Mass
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Hewitt
Clifford Hewitt
Pownal
Dartmouth College
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
Liberty Mutual
Arlington East Arlington East Arlington East Arlington
All Yankee Doodlers and ma jorettes will meet at 12 30 p m Sunday in the kindergarten room to travel to Manchester for an afternoon performance at the Manchester fair grounds. The Arlington Street Fair was postponed to tonight at 6 30 due to rain at the Community House grounds on U S 7. Food and white elephant items are still needed. Arlington Memorial Junior and Senior High School will hold registration for new students on August 16 and 17 from 9 a m to 12 and 1 to 4 p m. Existing spring registrants may also visit the school office to discuss programs. School resumes August 31.
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Manchester
Manchester Fair Grounds
Arlington Street
Community House
U.S
Arlington Memorial
Old Home Day Draws West Arlington Visitors
Mr and Mrs George Gund traveled from Grafton NY to attend the Old Home Day in Sandgate on Sunday. Donald Woodard has enlisted in the Army and leaves Thursday for Manchester NH. Sandgate Methodist Church thanks all who baked beans cakes salads or helped. West Arlington Methodist Church suspends services Aug 14 and 21 as Rev Granville Greenwold is on vacation. services resume Aug 28 at 1130 AM.
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George Gundrum
Grafton
N.Y
Sandgate
Donald Woodard
Douglas Woodard
Manchester
N.H
Sandgate Methodist Church
West Arlington Methodist Church
Granville Greenwold
Tor
Humanities Chief Named At Windham Windham College taps Ronald D Emma for humanities head
Windham College announces the appointment of Dr Ronald D Emma as head of the humanities division starting in September. A Miltonist with a Duke PhD, he has been linked to William and Mary Central Michigan and Southern Connecticut State and serves in MLA Milton Society and NYLinguistic Society. His wife Joan Emma joins Windham English faculty. They have a daughter Tanya aged seven.
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Putney
Windham College
Ronald D. Emma
Emma
John T. Shawcross
Douglass College
Rutgers University of
Duke University
College of William and Mary
Central Michigan University
Southern Connecticut State College
Modern Language Association
Milton Society of America
Linguistic Society of New York
Joan E. Emma
University of Michigan
Mount Holyoke College
Quinnipiac College
Baldwin and Griswolds vacationing at lake area
A local social column lists Billy and Betty Ann Baldwin with relatives at West Sand Lake staying two weeks with the Griswolds. Several families from Hoosick Falls area visit Lake George and Glens Falls. City hospital care for Charles Drake Sr after a back injury. The Kusala family notes a stork shower for their third child and Francis Kusala’s fourth birthday party.
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Billy
Betty Ann Baldwin
Harry Griswold Jr
West Sand Lake
John Madill
Dorothy Joy
Sylvester James
Bennington
Lake George
George Madill
Browyn
Glenyce
Charles Drake Sr
Mary McClellan Hospital
Town of
Hoosick
Clyde W. Stophel
Jacksonville
Fla
Gordon Hoag
Richard Baldwin
Niagara Falls
Frank Kusala
Binghamton
Margaret
Ann O'Neil
Hoosick Falls
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