Williamstown Theatre season sets attendance and income records
Williamstown Mass 1971 proved the theatre's most successful year with record attendance and total income. Cyrano sold out before opening, and Hedda Gabler Mother Courage and Plaza Suite boosted box office. Musicals required high payrolls and royalties, leading to reconsideration of future musical seasons.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williamstown Theatre
Nikos Psacharopoulos
Hedda Gabler
Psacharopoulos
West Arlington Church Open House and Garden Club Auction
The West Arlington Methodist Church will open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday for visitors to view a newly redecorated New England church. Worship committee members will greet guests and answer questions while Arlington Garden Club hosts an auction and bake sale on the Green.
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West Arlington Methodist Church
The
Arlington Garden Club
Tree limb causes North Bennington power outage
A large tree limb fell onto power lines on Water Street in North Bennington during wind and rain Saturday night, cutting the village’s electricity. Central Vermont Public Service restored power in about 50 minutes. An open house for Mr and Mrs Lynn Rudd of West Rupert on Sept 5 marks their 50th wedding anniversary at Rupert Methodist parsonage.
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North Bennington
Central Vermont Public Service
Water Street
Green Mountain Furniture Co
North
Central Vermont
Lynn Rudd
West Rupert
Rupert Methodist Parsonage
Mrs. Rudd
Two Surprise Parties Honor Foxs Golden Anniversary
Hoosick Falls residents Mr. and Mrs. William J Fox of 27 Third Street were feted at two surprise parties at their Babcock Lake cottage marking 25 years of marriage on August 7. The couple, with son William Fox Jr., were joined by lake friends and Foxs relatives who presented gifts. Mrs Fox, formerly Susan Bevis of Bennington, works at Grand Union in Hoosick Falls while Fox is retired from the Hoosick Falls Post Office due to disability.
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William J. Fox
Third Street
Babcock Lake
New Pomona Grange officers elected and praised member
Miss Cathy Prebble lecturer Mrs Everett James Flora and Wesley Hall elected to three year terms on the executive committee. Arba Brenenstuhl and Ralph J Griswold acted as tellers. Mrs Wilfred Knapp received a National Grange certificate. A trespassing resolution was read and sent to the District Attorney and legislators. Floor finishing postponed due to illness. refreshments served by Mr and Mrs Donald Hewitt Sr. and committee.
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N. Clifford Cottrell
Rensselaer County
Pomona Grange
Pomona
Donald S. Hewitt Sr
Columbia County Fair set to open in Chatham Thursday
The 131st Columbia County Fair in Chatham opens at 5 p.m. Thursday and runs through Labor Day. Highlights include Jose Chitwood’s auto thrill show, harness racing, an auto destruction derby, a Volunteer Fireman's Parade, fashion models, and performances by Big Tiny Little. The fair offers free grandstand admission, half a million dollars in midway rides, and space for 2,500 on-site cars.
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Chatham
N.Y
New York
Jose Chitwood
Big Mr. Little
Lawrence Welk
Labor Day
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg review by Lynn Salomon
Lynn Salomon reviews Joseph Chilton Pearce's The Crack in the Cosmic Egg, a 184 page study arguing reality is fluid and culturally shaped. The author, a choral teacher from Williamstown, contends perception reflects expectations and a higher state of consciousness enables new realities through faith and creativity.
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Joseph Chilton Pearce
Julian Press
N.Y
Lynn Salomon
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Williamstown
Mass
Pearce
Christ
Jesus
Cosby and Carmen MacRae Set for SPAC Double Bill
Comedian Bill Cosby and vocalist Carmen MacRae join for a double concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Saturday September 4 at 8:30 p.m. Cosby returns to SPAC after a one season absence. he is renowned for I Spy and Emmys. MacRae brings a broad song repertoire and TV appearances. Tickets are on sale at SPAC box office and Ticketron.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Bill Cosby
Carmen MacRae
Voices
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Cosby
S.P.A.C
America
NBCTV
Ticketron
TV wife swap sparks Hollywood dialogue in CBS lineup
UPI reports on Dick Van Dyke starring beside a new bride Hope Lange on a CBS half hour while Mary Tyler Moore debuts on another show. Lange defends the arrangement, noting viewer perception and actors versus characters, with past anecdotes about Audrey Meadows and Sheila MacRae.
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Dick van Dyke
Mary Tyler Moore
CBS
van Dyke
Mary
Rod
Laura Petrie
Moore
Hussy
Hope Lange
Hope
Jackie Gleason
Audrey Meadows
Sheila Macrae
Alice
Miss Joy Hamilton Attends Weekend Wedding in Ithaca
The report notes Miss Joy Hamilton traveled to Ithaca to take part in a wedding over the weekend. Kenneth L. Aiken has returned to Western Michigan University to begin his senior year. Church services are set for Sunday at 9 30 a m at North Hoosick United Methodist with Rev Oswald A Muller in charge. Sunday school resumes September 12. Pleasant Valley Grange met in August with Master Ernest Trinkle presiding. The program theme was Brotherhood with readings by Yolanda English, Anne Greenwood, and Ada Cronk, plus a skit by Rodney Brown and Vera Mae Trinkle. The group sang Count Your Blessings, and the day’s thought was Remember it takes both black and white keys to play the Star Spangled Banner.
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North Hoosick United Methodist Church
Oswald A. Muller
Pleasant Valley Granges
Ernest Trinkle
Brotherhood
Yolanda English
Anne Greenwood
Ada Cronk
Rodney Brown
Vera Mae Trinkle
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Waterville Valley
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Route 313
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Christie Whitman
Johnson College
Burlington
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UVM
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Hoosick Falls
Edith Beaumont
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Carol Volheimer
State University College
Geneseo
Charles Crowley
Rachael Lipace
Trinity College
Burling On
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Miss Scare
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Elm Street
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Henry A. Volkheimer
West Hoosick
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C. Stuart Crowley
Waldron Avenue
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Leonard Liporace
Richmond Avenue
Jayne LaPorte
Edward LaPorte
Walton Avenue
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
Troy
Walter Shea
Main Street
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George Carney
Hoosick Grange
Ralph Philpott
David Cornell
Allen Cornell
Kendal Baker
Edna Durkee
Almon Hewitt
Ralph
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Book Review
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Hollywood
Wise Women Shop
Miss Moore
Carefree
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Arizona
Tyler Moore
Save-Way Supermarket
Bennington
Mammoth Mart
United Counseling Service
South Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
Joy Hamilton
Ithaca
Kenneth L. Aiken
Western Michigan University
ToTile
BET Cte
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
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RTE
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Mildred D. Spargo
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