Honorary State Regent Speaks at Ormsby DAR Picnic
Mrs. Bern ard Dooley of Putney honorary state regent and national flag committee vice chair spoke at Ormsby Chapter DAR picnic on Taconic Road. She highlighted patriotic symbols the flag the Liberty Bell the Statue of Liberty and the cross linking worship and freedom. Guests included Mrs. Grace Shannon Mrs. Earle Fowler Miss Laura Meredith Miss Elsa Allard and others. Regula Schmidt of Bern Switzerland and Ethel Reagan of Poultney attended as guests under a living program.
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Manchester
Bernard Dooley
Putney
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
United States
National Society
Dar
Ormsby Chapter
L.R. Soderberg
Taconic Road
Dooley
France
London
Assembly of
Pennsylvania
Allentown
Helen Pearson
Grace Shannon
Earle J. Fowler
Laura Meredith
Elsa Allard
Edwin L. Bigelow
R. Ray Brown
George C. Skillman
New Jersey
Middletown Springs
Ethel Reagan
Poultney
Regula Schmidt
Bern
Switzerland
Experiment In
Regent
Soberberg
G. Murray Campbell
Walter Bebee
Earle E. St
First SPAC Festival Attracts 169255 Attendees
Saratoga Springs reports its first summer season at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center drawing 169,255 attendees for seven weeks. The New York City Ballet performed 22 times with 85,747 ballet attendees and the Philadelphia Orchestra gave 14 performances with 83,508 attendees. Opening ceremonies were July 7 and July 9. Total costs reached 710,000 with 530,000 income. a 180,000 deficit occurred in the first year.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
New York City Ballet
Philadelphia Orchestra
Rockefeller
SPAC
Vollmer Associates
New York
Lincoln Kirstein
State of New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Laurance S. Rockefeller
Williamstown Theatre Tops 20 000 Mark in 12th Year
Williamstown Massachusetts reports its 12th season ended with a record attendance over 20 000 and higher capacity at 80 percent a two percent rise from 1965. Executive director Nikos Psacharopoulos notes a break even financial picture with grossing of 57 000 dollars up 2 500 from last season amid rising costs in lumber canvas and printing.
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Williamstown
Mass
Nikos Psacharopoulos
Psacharopoulos
Double in Diamonds premieres at Dorset Playhouse over Labor Day weekend
Dorset The Dorset Playhouse hosts the world premiere of Double in Diamonds by Fred Carmichael from September 1 to 4. The comedy, set in the British West Indies, features Kyle and Michael Kinton with a diamond necklace caper. Cast includes Patria Carmichael, David Siever, Steve Dunn, Barry Jenner, Donna Lee Wilson, Peter von Mayrhauser, Faith Catlin, Sydney Meachem, Betsy Wells, and Miriam Wolkove.
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Dorset
Dorset Playhouse
Caravan Theatre
Fred Carmichael
British West Indies
Carmichael
David Siever
Steve Dunn
George Wooster
Barry Jenner
Donna Lee Wilson
Peter von Mayrhauser
Faith Catlin
Maxine
Sydney Meachem
Betsy Wells
Miriam Wolkove
Caravan Company
Samuel French, Inc
Europe
Asia
Africa
Old Sturbridge Village
Mass
Jody Briggs
Wooster
Patricia Carney
Pownal Road Rhubarb Draws New Meeting
A second meeting is planned to discuss town acceptance of a road in West Meadow Development after a protest by 12 property owners at a selectmen's meeting. Harry Andrews will arrange with homeowners, the selectmen, and developer Harry Niles of Pownal Center.
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Pownal
West Meadow
Harry Andrews
Harry Niles
Pownal Center
Manchester
Arthur E. George
Niles
Leonard Horton
Stanley Bratcher
Cecil Green
Victor Damour
Charles Goodman
Robert Barber
Eugene Scarbo
Mrs Monroe family returns home to Greenfield Center N Y
Arlington Mrs Gerald Monroe and children return to their home in Greenfield Center New York. Two of her children Lauren and Andre Rogers stay with grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank La Badie for the winter. Mrs Katherine Kinney of North Bergen New Jersey visits family and niece. Keoughs Barber Shop to be closed Saturday September 3. ADV.
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Gerald Monroe
Greenfield Center
N.Y
Lauren
Andre Rogers
Frank LaBadie
Katherine Kinney
North Bergen
N.J
Nora Dion
Kinney
Peter Serkin At Art Center Sunday Night
Pianist Peter Serkin, 19, will perform at the Southern Vermont Art Center Sunday at 8 30 p m. He will play three Beethoven sonatas and Bach two sinfonias after intermission. Tickets are selling fast. call 802 362 1405 between 10 and 5. The 37th annual member exhibition runs through Oct 12 with a Sept 10 trustees meeting at 2 p m and a reception to open the fall show.
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Manchester
Peter Serkin
Southern Vermont Art Center
Serkin
Cleveland
Chicago
London
Budapest
Toronto
Baltimore
France
Pablo Casals
Puerto Rico
Art Center
Music Pavilion
Burr and Burton seniors register. calendar set for year
Burr and Burton Seminary lays out registration by grade for the new term in the school gym with seniors 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. juniors 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday sophomores 9 to 11:30 a.m. freshmen 1 to 3 p.m. Classes start Sept. 6 and end midweek before final exams. Fees listed include athletic five dollars and yearbook three dollars along with other charges.
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Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary
Burtonian
Area Lions Greet New President
Area Lions welcomed International President Edward M. Lindsey of Lawrenceburg Tennessee to Montpelier for District 45 events marking the 50th anniversary of Lionism with a peace theme. A worldwide peace essay contest for ages 14 to 22 aims to award $1,000 to eight winners and a $25,000 final scholarship in Chicago.
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Montpelier
Bennington County
Lions
Edward M. Lindsey
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Search For Peace
Pownal Democrats Meet For Judge Of the Peace Nominations
The Pownal Democrats plan an 8 pm meeting at the Town Hall to nominate a slate of candidates for justices of the peace. Chairman David Adler urged all interested Democrats to attend. Regular community notices include a 11th birthday celebration for Jonathan Rounds, a Scout Troop 347 planning meeting, and voter checklist revisions ahead of the Sept. 13 primary election. A clambake at Barber's Pond and a Fall Picnic for rural carriers are announced, with details on absentee ballots and upcoming postings. A reception for Vice-Consul Vernon D. Penner Jr. highlighted post assignments and international service, while a fire at a Johnson home is under investigation with insurance coverage noted.
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Pownal
Rachel Mason
Warren Wire Division
General Cable Corp
Barber’s Pond
Vermont State Rural Letter Carriers Association
Charlotte
Bennington County
Charles W. Rounds
New Orleans
Grange Initiates Nineteen Members In Hoosick Chapter
Nineteen candidates including six from Johnsonville Grange and an international student in Berne New York join the Hoosick Grange class in the third and fourth degrees. Master Omer Brenenstahl presided. A covered dish supper led by Mr and Mrs Delton Hewitt preceded the meeting. The third degree was conferred by a team headed by Arlden Olson. Dances begin September 10 and card parties September 16. Next meeting is September 14 with annual election to follow. Miss Florence Durkee and Miss Janet Hall reported on youth leadership training at Delhi and Thilo Hatzius praised the Delhi program for grange training.
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Johnsonville Grange
Brunswick
Berne
N.Y
Hoosick
Hoosick Grange
Omer Brenenstahl
Arlden Olson
Delton Hewitt
Librarians Attend Bellows Falls Library Institute
Mountain Towns Carlo Walter HO 4-3993 Mrs Lettie Wheeler and Mrs Margaret Greene librarians at Wilmington Pettee Memorial Library attended the five day Library Institute at Bellows Falls Monday through Friday. Sixteen studied How to Use Books concentrating on references. Instructor was Miss Dorothy Cole associate professor of the School of Library Science Albany NY.
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Lettie Wheeler
Margaret Greene
Wilmington Pettee Memorial Library
Bellows Falls
Dorothy Cole
School of Library Science
Albany, N.Y
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