Christmas season events in Manchester and surrounding area
The Manchester Fire Department quelled a grass fire behind Robert W. Stokes residence on Prospect Street Saturday afternoon. Lions Club members supervised the annual Christmas party for local youngsters at the Cinema with a movie and treats, and another group arranged Nativity figures on the Village Green. Rev. B G Lewis, a summer resident, recently had surgery in Lackawanna, N Y. The First Congregational Church choir and spouses hosted a Christmas dinner at Orvis Inn, with entertainment by Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Overton at their West Road home.
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Manchester Fire Department
Robert W. Stokes
Prospect Street
Manchester Lions Club
Donald Riker
Roy W. Barstow
Court House
B.G. Lewis
Ways Lane
Lackawanna
N.Y
First Congregational Church
Orvis Inn
Carlton B. Overton
West Road
Burglars Trigger Tear Gas Bomb in Freeport Safe
Police sought thieves who triggered a tear gas device while opening an insurance company safe in Freeport Illinois. The burglars left a note reading I cried a tear over you, reflecting the raid and escape. No injuries reported, authorities said.
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Freeport, Ill
UPI
French Christmas At Pine Cobble School
A French Christmas was the theme of Pine Cobble School in Williamstown Massachusetts as students performed traditional songs and scenes showcasing French culture and festive spirit.
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Pine Cobble School
Williamstown
Mass
Christmas Homemaker Group Lunch and Holiday Program
Mrs Edwin Austin hosts the Lake Paran Homemaker Extension Group for a luncheon with seasonal centerpieces and a menu including creamed chicken with broccoli and molded Christmas tree salads. A brief meeting followed with gift exchange and a mystery package won by Mrs Irene Wilson. An annual Christmas production featuring instrumental music French carols and The Legend of St Nicholas was presented on Friday night transforming the Carriage Barn into a French village.
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Edwin Austin
Lake Paran Homemaker Extension Group
Irene Wilson
Austin
Grace Reed
St. Nicholas
Carleton Howe Named Officer of Arts Council
Carleton G. Howe president of the Southern Vermont Art Center was elected vice president of the Vermont Council on the Arts at the December trustees meeting. Prof. Edward J. Feidner of Burlington director of the Arena Theatre at UVM was named president and Mrs. Barbara Bausch Shelburne sculptress and art patron secretary. Trustees approved an arts calendar for winter, a workshop for arts personnel, a traveling art show of 50 paintings by Vermont schoolchildren, and a series of Vermont business art exhibitions chosen by a panel of Vermont artists.
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Manchester
Carleton G. Howe
Southern Vermont Art Center
Vermont Council On the Arts
Edward J. Feidner
Burlington
Arena Theatre
UVM
Barbara Bausch
Shelburne
Vermont
Five Day Boston Forecast Sees Warmer Temps Next Week
The Weather Bureau reports five day outlook in New England with average above seasonal norms. Daytime highs range from the upper 20s to mid 30s in the north and mid 40s in the south, while nightly lows drop to the mid teens north and upper 20s south. Warmer Tuesday, cooler Friday. Precipitation totals about a quarter to half an inch, mainly rain in the south and rain or snow in the north around Thursday and again Saturday.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Weather Bureau
Dorset Granville Bands Share Musical Christmas
Dorset and Granville high school bands joined a Christmas program at Dorset Elementary where about 60 primary students watched a joint performance. In a reciprocal gesture, Dorset’s 20 member band, barely a year old, treated Granville students to a concert.
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Dorset
Granville
Granville High School
Dorset Elo
Mentary
Small Protest Question After Deer Season Ends
A Milwaukee boy phoned police to ask why deer are shot, sobbing that he sees deer on cars after Wisconsin's deer hunting season ends. The Granville Band performed with age and experience, while Dorset's band under George Wheeler delivered a spirited march and a poignant Silent Night. Theda McWayne of Dorset is noted as a band member.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
Police Aid Bureau
Wisconsin
Granville Band
Theda McWayne
Paul McWayne
Dorset
George Wheeler
Poultney
Blood donors at Hoosick Falls exceed prior collection record
Rensselaer County Red Cross Bloodmobile in Hoosick Falls drew 85 of 92 registrants with six ineligible, falling just short of a 100 donor goal. Kiwanis Club sponsorship, Baptist Memorial Hall hosting, luncheon and refreshments boosted community spirit as donors including Francis Fox and local volunteers contributed to the six hour drive.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Rensselaer County Red Cross
Helen Adams
County Red Cross
Christmas party at nursery school hosted by Miss Burdick
Miss Marcia Burdick held a Saturday morning nursery school Christmas party on December 9 with Santa Claus guest Roger Wilcox. Children receiving gifts included Donald and Robert Blake Wendy Leland Tammy and Gerald Burdick Lorie and Lisa Jelley. Assisting Burdick were Jo-Anne Hurley Barbara Buck and Jean Hurley.
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Marcia Burdick
Roger Wilcox
Santa Claus
Donald
Robert Blake
Wendy
Leland
Tammy
Gerald Burdick
Lorie
Lisa Jelley
Miss Burdick
Jo-Anne Hurley
Barbara Buck
Jean Hurley
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Beaumont
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Harriette Lyon
Tim Powers
Lawrence Powers
King’s College
Wilkes-Barre
Bulova
John Sellers
Michael Fedotowsky
North Adams
Reinhard Wobus
Ukelele
Winsor Copeland
Pine Cobble
Carleton Howe
Arts Council
Atkins É
Atkins and Gould
Jewelers
Main ST
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Rockwood
Rockwood’s
Francis Fox
The
Hoosick Post
American Legion
Roger Moseley
Anabel Moseley
Kenneth Betit
Bender Laboratory
Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad
HFCS
Southworth
James Keegan
Red Cross
Guy H. Phillips
Philip Martinez
Newton Krundieck
Cambridge
Robert Maderer
Martinez
Lawrence Olsen
Frank Reynolds
Harold Rice
Samuel E. Shaw
Michael Rodak
Leonard Liporace
William Areson
Kasmer Stempek
Harry Harrison
Anthony Wirmusky
Fred McGuire
William Bohmer
Hugh Dorr
Ernest Malo
Ronald Seifert
Gilbert Wright
Vera Langlais
YMCA
Vogue & Vanity
Bennington, VT
Walbransen
Duntame. Furniture Inc
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EL Street
Your Merry Christmas Store
Miralux
Lady Pepperell
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