Board of Abatement Meets in Shaftsbury
The Shaftsbury Board of Abatement met Thursday night and abated taxes for a resident claiming overlisted land while rejecting two value complaints. The session, chaired by Mrs Frances Stacy, ran 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Delinquent taxes from 1961 were reviewed, with talk of poll tax rebates if death occurred before November and warnings about nonresident hunting licenses.
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Shaftsbury
Board of Abatement
Alfred W. Wade
John J. Murphy
David B. Mattison
Bertha Thomson
William Overlock
Lorenzo Sanborn
Roy Whitman
Merton Snow Sr
Elizabeth King
Clinton McDonald
Frances Stacy
Paul Jepson
McDonald
Jepson
Battenkill Grange hosts Variety Program and gifts
The Battenkill Grange meeting featured a Variety Program by Clarence Decker Sr and performances on mistletoe poinsettia and Safety at Christmas by Mrs Crofut. A Christmas spelling bee, two round-table discussions on Grange Conditions and who runs the school system, and gift exchanges were planned. Clarence Decker Sr was named Deputy State Master of District 27, Bennington County.
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Roy Crofut
Clarence Decker
Crofut
Clarence Decker Sr
Bennington County
Battenkill
Grange
Dan Hoffman
Doris Wright
Pownall Scouts Plan Christmas Events and Meetings
Weather postpones the Saturday hike for Troop 347 and a second-class completion date is to be set later. Cub Scout Pack 347 holds its first meeting Wednesday at 7 30 pm at North Pownal Fire House, with a Christmas party, games, refreshments, den mothers assisting the men's executive committee, and registration fees due.
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North Pownal Firehouse
Pownal Center
Pownal
John L. Mason
John Kelly
Charles Betit
Pauline Frost
Pownal Center Community Church
Joseph Tomasello
Pownals
John Armstrong
Herbert Lewis
Katherine Roy
Louis Otero
Allene Otero
Kelly Mattison
Roseanna Garrett
Brownie
Ronald Martin
North Pownal
Den
Jill Levin
Den 4
Mary Moriarty
Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary
Frances Stacy
Cole Hall
Dorset Christmas Tree Event Seeks Local Children
The annual Community Christmas Tree occurs December 18 at 7 30 p m at Dorset Congregational Church. Dorset children ages 2 through 11 are invited to receive a present from Santa Claus. Call Mrs Terry Tyler to include any new children in town.
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Dorset
Dorset Congregational
Santa Claus
Terry Tyler
Williams Prof Receives Research Grant
Williams College associate professor of physics C Ballard Pierce has earned a $5000 grant from Research Corporation of New York City to fund atomic model research on table salt and crystalline halides. Pierce joined Williams in 1966 after roles at Sandia and Los Alamos, with a PhD from Illinois in 1960.
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Williamstown
Mass
C. Ballard Pierce
Williams College
Research Corporation of
New York City
Pierce
Williams
Sandia Laboratory
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
New Mexico
University of Richmond
University of Illinois
Yale Program Scheduled For Christmas Event
North Bennington school plans its annual Christmas program on Wednesday at 6 30 p m in the school gym with students reporting to their home rooms at 6 15 Parents and friends are welcome The school will close for Christmas vacation at end of day Friday and reopen Monday morning January 6.
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North Bennington
Hoosac School Christmas Pageant Cast Revealed
Hoosac School presents selections from the Boars Head and Yule Log Pageant at St Pauls Episcopal Church Troy at 9 30 a m Sunday Dec 15 The procession features the Three Kings and King Wenceslas led by the Star of the East Torch bearers include Christian Michale Dock Caspar and Krongyos Suwannakorh Cast members include John Knight Ford Edwards Al Riga Charles Walsh Don Cable Tim Campbell Nick Samstag and others as torch bearers
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Hoosick
N.Y
Hoosac School
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Troy
Three Kings
King Wenceslas
Christian Michale Dock
William Dock
Caspar
Krongyos Suwannakorh
Thailand
Melchior
John Knight
Philadelphia
Ford Edwards
San Francisco
Calif
al Riga
Wilbraham
Mass
Charles Walsh
Delmar
Balthazar
Page
Don Cable
Brewster
Tim Campbell
Sarasota
Fla
Nick Samstag
Shaftsbury Sidewalk Plow Freezes Up Delays Route 7 Snowwork
In Shaftsbury on Sunday the sidewalk plow driver Guy Mattison ran out of gas due to heavy snow from Route 7 plowing and suspects water in the gas line caused freezing. He plans to finish Monday. Also note a meeting to revive Troop 331 with a Tuesday turnout for leadership help, plus a calendar of Scout and school events through Thursday in Cole Hall and local homes.
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Guy Mattison
Mattison
Edwin Colvin
Boy Scout Committee
Richard Boyd
Christmas Candlelight Service at West Arlington Church
West Arlington Methodist Church plans a candlelight carol service on Sunday December 22 at 7:00 p.m. Pastor Rev John Geer will conduct the service with choir girls lighting candles as the congregation walks out singing the final carol. Refreshments follow at the West Arlington Community House, with a Christmas tree for children. Decorations are being arranged by Mr and Mrs Frederic Jones.
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West Arlington
Frederic Jones
Arlington couple celebrates 25th wedding anniversary in Pittsfield
Mr and Mrs Joseph J Mooney of Pittsfield Mass observed their 25th anniversary with an anniversary Mass at St Marys Church in Pittsfield Dec 8. A surpriseopen house followed hosted by their children Maureen Joseph and Thomas with Patrick away in Florida.
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Helene Thompson
Joseph J. Mooney
Pittsfield
Mass
St. Mary’s Church
Maureen
Joseph
Thomas
Patrick
Florida
Mooney
Arlington
St. Columban’s Church
John Ready
James Deough
Wilbur Corey
Edward Scully
George Zimmer Jr
Arnold Wilcox
Rita Degrenier
Mendota
Ill
George Cassidy
Cassidy
Betty Keough
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