Social Hour and New Books At Dorset Library
Dorset reports ongoing Thursday social hour from 3 to 5 in the Memorial Reading Room with open library days for book exchanges. A winter series introduces many new books including fiction titles by Cronin and Cheever and Murdoch, non fiction works by Hamerskold and Chaplin, and mystery titles by Ambler Christie and Butler.
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Dorset
Elam Miller
Cronin
Hammerskold
Sartre
Kieran
Chaplin
Ambler
Freeling
Christie
Salt
Butler
Subscription sign up for The Banner in Cambridge
In Cambridge, residents interested in subscribing to The Banner may place orders this month with Mrs. Henry S. Bates Jr. at 8 North Park St. Phone calls to 677 3421 should be made between 6 and 8 p.m.
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Cambridge
Henry S. Bates Jr
North Park St
Falls Auxiliary Celebrates Yule in Hoosick Falls
HOOSICK FALLS N Y The American Legion Auxiliary of Hoosick Falls Post 40 held its annual Christmas party in St Mark s parish hall with St Hilda s guild serving a turkey dinner. Mrs Donald Bogarcus led entertainment including baton twirling tap and ballet numbers. Santa distributed gifts as Mrs Josephine Beaumont. A brief business session planned hospital gifts for veterans and a visit to Albany Veterans Hospital to wrap presents.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
American Legion Auxiliary
Hoosick Post No. 40
St. Mark’s Church
St. Hilda’s Guild
Donald Bogarcus
Troy Post
Hoosick Falls Local Notes and Events
Hoosick Falls was not seriously affected by the weekend storm though Eagle Bridge lost power for 14 hours Saturday and seven hours Sunday with restoration by noon. Buskirk remained without electricity Monday afternoon. Van Rensselaer Lodge 400 F and AM voted to host a turkey dinner December 15 at 6 30 under Past Master Guy Phillips with a $1 fee and reservations by December 10 via James Kristiansen. The meeting also heard the secretary and treasurer reports and elected officers. Saul C. Levine, Mobil station operator at River and Church, drew praise again after delivering his noted speech first given at a New England Mobil Dealers Convention. He spoke before the Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club, introduced by Dr Fred Harter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Eagle Bridge
Buskirk
van Rensselaer Lodge No. 400
F&am
Guy Phillips
James Kristiansen
Saul C. Levine
Mobil
Corener
Church Streets
New England
Concord Hotel
Kiamesa Lake
Decorator Has Dorset Students Agog at Christmas Craft
Dorset Elementary School hosted Mrs. Harold Boswell of East Dorset as a guest speaker. She demonstrated simple methods to craft decorations using cones, ribbons, pine boughs, and styrofoam, drawing cheers from students as they created place cards, corsages, pomander balls, and door swags. Mrs. Boswell, a 10-year East Dorset resident, is long active in Garden Club work and conservation committees in multiple states.
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Elmer
H.H. Boswell
East Dorset
Manchester Garden Club
Dorset
Harold Boswell
Boswell
Shaftsbury Authors Adler Guests on Around the Corner
Irv ing and Ruth Adler appeared as guests on New York Channel 2 program Around the Corner. The half hour educational show features authors artists and scientists conducting unrehearsed lessons for New York City elementary students. Produced by Ethel Burns and directed by Bill Bryan, host Molly Scott sings and guit ars.
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Shaftsbury
Irving
Ruth Adler
New York
Channel 2
Columbia Broadcasting System
New York City
Ethel Burns
Bill Bryan
Molly Scott
Hilltop 4H Club Adds Two New Members
Gail Cross and Wanda Greene joined the Hilltop Girls 4H Club at the elementary school meeting last week. The group plans candy sales to fund Camp Ondawa next summer and will host a Christmas party December 19 at 7 30 p.m. All members are invited for a gifts exchange. The next meeting is January 9 at 10 30 a.m.
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Gail Cross
Wanda Greene
Hilltop Girls 4H
Ondawa
John Jay to Present Persian Powder at Pine Cobble
John Jay, America's ambassador of skiing, visits Williamstown December 15 to present his color film Persian Powder at Chapin Hall on the Williams campus. Pine Cobble School sponsors. tickets via Pine Cobble students Bennington House of Walsh. The 90 minute feature showcases Swiss skier Fred Iselin, Stein Eriksen, Mt. Snow, Aspen, Vail, Winter Park and Innsbruck sequences, and Olympic history moments.
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John Jay
Williamstown
Mass
America
Pine Cobble School
Chapin Hall
Williams
Jay
Bennington
Pine Cobble
House of Walsh
Fred Iselin
Stein Eriksen
Mt. Snow
Aspen
Vail
Winter Park
Innsbruck
Buddy Werner
Grange Notes Include Christmas Gifts and Meeting Plans
Battenhill Grange held its regular meeting in West Arlington with Master Clarence Deck Sr presiding. Donald Smith received a wedding present. The Home Economics chair urged food for Christmas baskets. Youth Committee chair Elaine Decker asked for donations and toys to be left at specified homes. The Youth Committee and Mrs Roy Corfut will buy gifts for grange and junior grange children for a December 16 Christmas party at 7 30 p.m. An open meeting will include the home economics committee refreshments and adult gift exchanges. Mr and Mrs Clarence Decker Sr and Mr and Mrs George Coolidge attended Teago Grange’s 60th anniversary in South Pom fret. Ethan Allen Pomona meets December 8 at 8 15 p.m. in Stamford Valley with a Stamford Grange Christmas program and gift exchange led by Betty Lillie and the youth committee.
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Clarence Decker Sr
Battenhill Grange
Grange Hall
West Arlington
Donald Smith
Viola Coolidge
Elaine Decker
Danny Hoffman
Donna Crofut
Roy Corfut
Grange
Home Economics
Ments
George Coolidge
Teago Grange
South Pomfret
Ethan Allen Pomona
Stamford Valley
Stamford Grange
Betty Lillie
Thieves Carnival by Adams Memorial Theatre Season Preview
Jean Anouilh's Thieves Carnival translated by Lucienne Hill will run three performances at Adams Memorial Theatre starting Thursday night at 8:30. The AMT production features 20 cast, three full sets by Douglas Scott Goheen, costumes Rita Bottomley lighting John R Watson Jr. music by Arthur Rubinstein and dances by Sophie Schneer. tickets now on sale with reservations via 458-3023.
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Williamstown
Mass
Jean Anouilh
Lucienne Hill
Adams Memorial Theatre
AMT
Douglas Scott Goheen
Rita Bottomley
John R. Watson Jr
Arthur Rubinstein
Sophy Schneer
Keith Fowler
Williams College to Offer Three Adult Education Courses
Williams College announces an adult education program next year with three 10 lecture courses. William B Gates Jr will teach Economics of U S development, Irwin Shainman will cover operatic milestones, and George Pistorius will explore French literature’s comic vision. Each course costs 30 dollars, starts Jan 4 5 and 6 at 8 pm, no credits or exams. Enrollment deadline Dec 20, 196? Applications to Williams College, checks to Williams College.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
U.S
William B. Gates Jr
William Brough
Center For Developments Economics
Irwin Shainman
Department of Music
George Pistorius
Gates
Griffin Hall
Shainman
Currier
Searsburg residents attend Bennington delegation meeting
Town Representative Doris Rice and her husband Gordon attended the Bennnington County delegation to the legislature meeting at Knotty Pine Restaurant in Bennington Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs Ronald Davis of Putney and their two children moved to a house on Vermont 9 in Searsburg. Davis is the son of Mr. and Mrs Howard Davis.
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Doris Rice
Searsburg
Bennington County
Knotty Pine
Bennington
Gordon
Ronald Davis
Putney
Vermont 9
Davis
Howard Davis
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Falls Auxiliary
First National Stores
Edith Beaumont
Hawkes
Uncle Sam
Bonds
U.S. Savings Bonds
7 Department
Bennington Garage
Richmond
UPI
National
Broiler Council
Monteverdi
Mozart
Bizet
Verdi
Strauss
Alban Bey
Pistorius
Carlo Walter HO
Quintin Cristy
Drysdale’s
Armory
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