Manchester to Welcome Santa Parade and Gift Requests Broadcast
Santa Claus will receive the city keys as Town Manager Porter and officials greet him. A 27 foot float will lead a 3:30 p.m. parade with Scouts, bands, and the Burr and Burton ski team. Holiday lights switch on that night and stores offer previews. Santa will be available 4 to 9 p.m. for photos and gift requests broadcast to the crowd.
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Manchester
Santa Claus
Oakley K. Porter
Board of Selectmen
Sally Pabst
Greater Manchester Area
Manchester Center
The
Burr
Burton Seminary
Santa
Merchants’ Division
Chamber of Commerce
Pierce
Elks Memorial Service and Community Gift Shop Activities
Hoosick Falls hosts Elks Memorial Service with Exalted Ruler Arnold Kuebler and guest speaker Paul Lynch. American Legion Auxiliary from Hoosick Post 40 aids at Albany hospital gift shop providing 5000 gifts for nearly 1000 patients. Local gifts opened in a 13th annual shop opened by Dr. Richard Bean. Various area residents and church groups are noted for holiday weekend activities.
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Elks
Hoosick Falls
Arnold Kuebler
Paul J. Lynch
Troy Lodge
John F. Kennedy
Grand Lodge
Kennedy
Boston
Mass
Lodge of Elks
Walter Beckstein
American Legion Auxiliary
Hoosick Post No. 40
Veterans Administration Hospital
Albany
Legion
Richard B. Bean
Jean Dewar
Bruce Roys
John Button
Alice Hayes
Mae McGarvin
Fred Brenenstuhl
Ann Perreault
Victor Barrier
Roy Draper
Delton Hewitt
Samuel R. Shaw
Pleasant Valley Grange turkey card party results and plans
The Pleasant Valley Grange held a turkey card party with 18 tables. Prizes went to Ernest Taylor, John Dawley, Vera Mae Welling, and Mike Bartowski with Flora Eddy as women’s high. Second prizes to Robert Hamilton and Katherine Hulihan. South Cambridge events include a Christmas candle project at Center Cambridge town hall tonight and a December 11 Town House banquet.
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Pleasant Valley Grange
Ernest Taylor
Town House
Cambridge
South Cambridge
Town Hall
Victor Royal
John Murphy
William McInerney
Father
Christmas Bazaar Planned Saturday at Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury awaits the WSCS Christmas Bazaar at the Shaftsbury Methodist Church social room from 2 to 7 p.m. Mrs. Mildred Millington leads as general chairman with a wide range of booths including decorations, dolls, Santa activities, baked goods, fudge, and handmade crafts. Proceeds benefit church activities as families shop and enjoy the holiday offerings.
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Shaftsbury
WSCS
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Mildred Millington
Dorothy Bailey
Ruth Martin
Mary Walker
Mt Anthony High to Hold Bimonthly Board Meeting
The Mt Anthony Union High School District board will meet at Shaftsbury Elementary School Thursday at 7 30 pm to allow attendance from all towns. The 1 40 Club meets Friday at 8 pm at Mrs Florence Denio s home. The Shaftsbury Christmas Party for students through grade 8 is set for December 14 at Cole Hall 7 30 pm. The Christmas dinner is December 19 at 7 pm at the Knotty Pine Restaurant.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Shaftsbury
Florence Denio
Cole Hall
Knotty Pine
Pownal Methodist Church
Otis Dorman
Philip Pratt
Francis Rondot
Board of Finance
Henry J. Bassen
Mt. Anthony Lodge No. 13
Masonic
Marlboro College Seeks Funds to Bridge $400 Per Student Gap
Marlboro College president Thomas B. Ragle outlines the current deficit funding plan in a letter to supporters. Since July 1 donations total $5,300, reducing a $42,000 shortfall to $36,700. The college must cover $300,000 in operating costs for 100 students, about $3,000 per pupil, with tuition at $2,200 generating an $800 shortfall, further reduced to $400 per student after budget cuts.
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Marlboro
Friends of Marlboro College
Thomas B. Ragle
Ragle
Troy Conference Unit Meets in Shaftsbury
The Troy Conference Board of Christian Social Concerns meets December 6 and 7 at First Methodist Church Shaftsbury with Rev Dr Walter Kessler of Burnt Hills NY as chair. Friday 7:30 PM session open to the public. Dr Allen Bradley assistant Commissioner of Education NYS will speak on human relations topics from a Chicago conference.
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Troy
Christian Social Concerns
Walter Kessler
Burnt Hills
N.Y
First Methodist Church
Shaftsbury
Allen Bradley
State of
New York
Bradley
Chicago
Dorset Community Meeting Notes and Local Events
Dorset boards meet and society talks set for December with speakers Dr. Codman Hislop and artist Dean Fausett. Other items include a Dorset PTA dance after Kennedy's funeral, post office sack racks, and Thanksgiving weekend travels of Rep. Burns family. University endowment remarks on liberal arts education and scholarships note ongoing funding needs.
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Dorset
William T. Burns
South Dorset
Burlington
John M.B. Conant
Nancy Ellen Conant
Manchester Lions To Hear Talk On Regional Boards
Herbert G. Ogden executive secretary of the Committee for Home Rule in Vermont towns will address the Manchester Lions Club on December 11. He will outline Gov Hoff’s plan to abolish town school boards in favor of regional or county boards and to merge many town governments. Ogden is a Vermont home rule movement founder and Williams College graduate. He previously worked for the American Municipal Association in Chicago, settled in Hartland in 1938, and has led public schooling and local taxation discussions as a statewide speaker and writer. He has chaired the Vermont Farm Bureau Tax Study Committee.
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Manchester
Manchester Lions Club
Herbert G. Ogden
Committee For Home Rule
Vermont
Ogden
Gov. Hoff
Home Rule Movement
Williams College
American Municipal Association
Chicago
Hartland
Vermont Farm Bureau
Ambulance Gift From Anonymous Benefactor to Manchester
Manchester officials report a gift to Putnam Memorial Hospital to buy a town ambulance. The anonymous donor provides $150 monthly upkeep for 10 to 15 years and guarantees replacement when worn out. Dr. Joseph G. Davidson will discuss operations with selectmen this week. Transportation in the ambulance will be free to residents.
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Manchester
Board of Selectmen
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Joseph G. Davidson
Selectmen
Citi
Holiday bazaar and church activities in Wilmington area
The Congregational Church Women's Association hosts its annual holiday bazaar Thursday at 11 30 with wreaths aprons baked goods fruitcakes fancy work and a 11 o'clock luncheon. Barbie Clothes Guild sells dolls and cookies while tea is served afternoon. Victory Grange meets Wednesday at 8 to vote on bylaw changes and to drape the Kennedy memorial charter. A new State Liquor Agency in Wilmington opened this week offering extended weekend hours.
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Women’s Association of the Congregational Church
Congregational Church School Guild
Victory Grange
Grange Hall
Kennedy
Pownal Scouts Plan Candy Sale and Community Events
Rolland Roy announced Troop 47 will hold its annual candy sale on December 8 starting at 1 p.m. in four sections of Pownal with ribbon candy at 1 a box, chocolates 1.45, and tins of wreaths 1.25. Proceeds fund summer camping at Camp Sunrise in Orwell, about 350 dollars in 1964. Local leaders include Robert Pudvar, Rolland Roy, and Lyle Grusendorf. A wreath project benefits five churches.
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Rolland Roy
Pownals
Camp Sunrise
Orwell
North Pownal
Robert Pudvar
South Pownal
Pownal Center
East Pownal
Lyle Grusendorf
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Roy W. Barstow
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Edwin Kinney
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Syracuse
Francis Doughrty
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the Bronx
Joseph Bradley
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Donald Bradley
Second Street
Joseph Bradley Jr
Yorktown Heights
William Dame
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Fred Rendo
Ralston Spa
Francis Black
River Street
Paul Black
Winchester
Altar and Rosary Society of the Church of the Immaculate Conception
Kenneth J. Kennedy
Margaret Aiken
Union School Meeting
Marcen Skinner
East
Dorset Historical Society
United Church of
Dorset and
East Rupert
Eugene Bond
Codman Hislop
Union College
America
Mohawk River
Dean Fausett
Kent Tavern
Anna Gilbert
William Gilbert
Dorset Pta
Dave Brook
Robert McFall
Manchester Lions
Wilmington
Dover
Denise Allen HO
State Liquor Agency
West Main
Vera Langlais
Ventist Church
Zens
Robert C. Brewster
Brewster
Williams Street
Wyman Lane
Cottage Street
Elm Street
Manchester Depot
Beech Street
Barnumville
Barnumeville Road
Zoning Commission
Christopher Swezey
Joseph Markey
James Campbell
Stanley Hinkley
Carlton Winslow
George Heaslip
Bradford West
Louis Weismann
Clyde H. Bryant Sr
Walter F. Clemens
Orrin Beattie
Ferdinand Bongartz
Northfield Savings Bank
Northfield
F.D.I.C
North Bennington Road
Quintin Cristy
Cristy Chemical Corp
Worcester, Mass
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