Wilmington Delaware church groups prep Christmas plans
Wilmington fire officials met to finalize the town Christmas party setup with trees on Parmelee Howe Drugstore corner and inside Memorial Hall. A $100 donation was approved for three area churches. Mt Snow Ski Area opened novice trails with 40 to 50 skiers, rising to 300 to 400 on Sunday ahead of a Dec 14 official opening.
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Wilmington Fire Department
Wilmington
Deerfield Valley
Parmelee & Howe Drugstore
Memorial Hall
Raymond Lavoy
Fred Look Jr
Leonard Johnson
Peter Barton
Leland Pike
Mt. Snow Ski Area
Local church events and community notes from North Hoosick
Weekend visits of Miss Donna Aiken and others are noted along with a Methodist Church board meeting Monday at 8 p.m. The 1963 pledges are due December 31 and a new electric organ was donated. A Farm Bureau meeting occurred December 2 with Kenneth Hungerford presiding. Christmas Eve candlelight service, a baby baptism, and Women’s Society Christmas dinner are listed. 4-H party plans and a Christmas charity effort are included with upcoming meetings.
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Finance Commission of
The
Methodist Church
Farm Bureau
Kenneth Hungerford
Ben English
North Hoosick Circuit
North Hoosick Church
Shaftsbury 4-H Club plans Christmas party visit
The Hilltop Girls 4-H Club held its third meeting. Mrs. Center read a letter about the annual Christmas party hosted by Mrs. Walter Hysek. Members will sing carols, then gather at the Hyseks for refreshments. Proceeds from a candy sale fund next summer’s camp. New members Melissa Johns and Bonnie Adams join. Open to Shaftsbury children through eighth grade. party Dec 14 at 7:30 p.m. Cole Hall with Santa and gifts.
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Baptist Ladies Aid
Harry Fisler
Russell Fitch
Alice Robinson
Barbara Look
Hilda Minor
Hazel Nelson
Doris Adams
Marjorie Johnson
Gertie Carpenter
Claire Woods
Gertrude Batchelder
Adelaide Ross
Earlene Fitch
Crystal Clover 4-H Club
Town Hall
Hilltop Girls 4-H
William Center
Walter Hysek
Shaftsbury
Hyjeks’ House
Melissa Johns
Bonnie Adams
1-40 Club
Cole Hall
Dr. Green Wins Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary Award
Rev. Dr. Robert L. Green of Wilton Connecticut and a Dorset summer resident is among 22 winners of Sports Illustrated Magazine's 1963 Silver Anniversary Award for college football alumni notable in mature citizenship. The Harvard graduate and rector of St. Matthew's Parish served in the Navy during World War II and earned a doctorate at the Episcopalian Theological School in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Dorset
Robert L. Green
Wilton
Conn
Sports Illustrated Magazine
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Henry van Deusen
Union Theological Seminary
New York
W. L. Lyons
Brown-Forman Distillers
Louisville
Mr. Green
Harvard
St. Matthew’s Parish
Navy
Cambridge
Mass
The
Episcopalian Theological School
Buskirk Christmas Program at Reformed Church
Children of the Sunday School classes will present a Christmas program at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Re formed Church with refreshments after. Mrs. Ellis Jones Jr. chairs. Buskirk Volunteer Fire Co. members are invited to radio training Thursday at 7 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall. Charles Stover is instructor. The Women's Guild held its annual Christmas party at Mrs. G. Webster Pratt’s home with refreshments by Mrs. Cecil B. Dyer and Mrs. Brainard W. Hall. Dec 22 awards will be given to primary and kindergarten classes.
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The
Reformed Church
Ellis Jones Jr
Buskirk Volunteer Fire Co
Odd Fellows Hall
Charles Stover
Women’s Guild of the Reformed Church
G. Webster Pratt
Clarence Burch
Alfred Rogge
Cecil B. Dyer
Brainard W. Hall
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Dover
Denise Allen
Nicholas D. N. Harvey
New York City
South Cambridge
Donna Aiken
Utica
Mrs
Kenneth Aiken
Vera Mae Welling
Schenectady
Mr. and
Mrs. Burton Welling
Foster Goodrich
Westfield, Mass
Patricia Cronk
New Jersey
George Cronk
Morris Road
George F. Miller Jr
Margaret Aiken
Michele Lee
Alfred Stannard
Belle Welling
Troy
Women’s Society of Christian Service
North Hoosick
Cambridge Central School
James Eddy
Peter Matcovich
Bonnie Pratt
Joy Hamilton
Fran Stacy
Children’s Party
Union ST
Nichols
Mr. Thompson
Bennington
Dr. Green
Magazine
Merry Christ
Chris
Buskirk
Helen C. Hall
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