Lightning Storm Sparks Fires Across Vermont
An electrical storm in Montpelier Tuesday night caused at least three fires from lightning and dropped nearly an inch of rain. The Bailey home in Essex Junction burned after lightning jumped from a power line. the family escaped with a small child. A hay barn on Joe Parentteau’s Colchester farm and 13,000 bales of hay valued at $6,000 owned by O. J. Thibault were also destroyed. A small barn burned in Charlotte. No injuries were reported as the storm extended into New York and New England states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPS
John Bailey
Essex Junction
Joe Parentteau
Colchester
Winooski
O. J. Thibault
Parentteau
Charlotte
New York
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Vermont Trustees and McCune dispute resigning terms
Dr Shannon McCune confirmed trustees asked him to re sign as University of Vermont president July 29 eight days before the resignation was accepted He declined comment on alternatives He will take a research professorship next year and study in the Far East The board named Lyman S Rowell to succeed him Marab?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
McCune
Lyman S. Rowell
Mature Returning Students program at Troy Hudson Valley CC boosts women’s reentry
In New York, Troy Hudson Valley Community College introduces MRS Mature Returning Students to help mature women return to school or work. Starting this fall the program offers individual counseling career planning classes and short term courses to train and retrain women for scarce skilled jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Hudson Valley Community College
Berkshire 4-H Fair heads to Hancock Shaker Village
The Berkshire Company 4-H Fair, the oldest youth run fair in the state, becomes the feature at Hancock Shaker Village this weekend with about 250 youths aged 9 to 21 exhibiting sheep cattle crocheted sweaters and canned pickles. Hours: Friday 2 to 7 30 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event returns to Shaker Village for a second time at the invitation of Village trustees staff and president Mrs Lawrence K Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Berkshire Company
Hancock Shaker Village
Shaker Village
Lawrence K. Miller
Oakes Proposes Public Good Certification for Schools
Republican attorney general candidate James Oakes of Brattleboro called for a simple reform of education law to curb educational frauds. He urged requiring every college university and secondary school to obtain a state public good certificate before operations, akin to licensing public utilities, to ensure proper aims sound finances and honest management. He praised the Education Department for action against misrepresentation as three small private colleges face state scrutiny and a founder faces charges for falsely advertising a degree granting institution. In Dallas Texas Brewster County remains the largest by area at 6 208 square miles roughly matching Connecticut and Rhode Island combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Board
Oakes
Republican
Education Department
Dallas
UPI
Texas
Brewster
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Liquor Price Drop Considered by Massachusetts ABCC
Massachusetts may see liquor prices fall 50 to 65 cents per quart if the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission enacts a law compelling distributors to charge the lowest nationwide price. A $10,000 fine is proposed for violations as the measure advances toward formal drafting and state approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
ABCC
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vermont
Marin
Middlebury
Puerto Rico
Luis Munoz Marin
Middlebury College
Francisco Garcia Lorca
Hispanic Institute
Columbia University
Hoff
Hudson Valley
Maddlone
Coxsackie
Herbert S. Maddlone
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
San Antonio
Tex
Gloria Chappell
Hoosac School
Hoosick
Hoosac
Board of Trustees
Down In
Berkshire
North Adams
Whitingham High School
Arthur R. Kelts
Chamber of Commerce of
Greater North Adams
Pittsfield
Philip J. Tully, Jr
William F. Coyne
A&p
A&p Brand
P.S
Ned Sk
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc
Jane Parker
Jane Parker Peach
Pie
A&p New Plaid
MARS
Muskateers
Hunt Club
Bey
ICN
Neve Dea Tects
Charm Asst
Haddock
Starkist
Dovalettes
Aha
CHEER
B. Jars
SFC
Maine
Attorney General’s Office
Governor’s Council
Commission
Caracas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!