Lightbearers Pageant to Grace North Bennington Students
The Lightbearers Christmas pageant will be presented by grades 7 through 12 at North Bennington School on Wednesday at 7 15 p m. The district will close for Christmas vacation after Thursday noon and reopen January 3. The McCullough Library plans a December 20 to December 27 floor refinishing period. A 200-strong St John the Baptist Parish crowd joined the annual Christmas party featuring carols, Santa and refreshments. Local notices share addresses for Richard LaMountain and Butch Kipp among friends.
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North Bennington
McCullough
St. John the Baptist
Louise Harris
Santa
St. John’s Sodality
Diverse Vermont and New England Social Notes and Schedules
A roundup of local visits and travels from Dorset to Rutland and Bennington. Residents attend weddings, family visits, and hospital stays. Cross chapter election results. post office hours and mailing schedules. church music and lack of Sunday school. residents plan trips to California and Oregon to visit relatives.
Hoosick Falls Bank Promotes Two National Officials
Frank Buswell moved from assistant cashier to assistant vice president and Robert Brett promoted from loan clerk to assistant manager at the Hoosick Falls office of the National Commercial Bank and Trust Co of Albany. Announcement by Arthur A. McLinden at a Christmas party. Buswell born in Chester Vermont and came to Hoosick Falls in 1956. Brett a native of Hoosick Falls started banking in 1946. Both married with three children.
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Frank Buswell
Robert Brett
Hoosick Falls
National Commercial Bank and Trust Co
Albany
Arthur A. McLinden
Mt. Anthony
Bennington
Buswell
Chester
Proctor Trust Co
Poult
Vermont Transient Aid May Exceed Funds
Social Welfare Commissioner John Wackerman warns Vermont transient aid costs could top the $300,000 two year appropriation by as much as 200,000. He cites rising hospitalization and medical costs which account for about 60 percent of aid. He notes unemployment relief delays and non resident recipients driving demand and suggests revising eligibility standards.
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Montpelier
John Wackerman
Vermont
Wackerman
General Assembly
Dover Teachers Seek 500 Dollar Annual Raise
In Dover New Hampshire the public school teachers demand a minimum annual raise of 500 dollars. The salary committee urged raising the top salary from 5500 to 6000 or more and discussed advancing teachers on the salary schedule. About 50 teachers are currently behind schedule.
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Dover
N.H
Dover Public
Birth and social notices from Walloomsac area
Word has been received of the birth of a daughter Lori Ann to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baldwin at Niagara Memorial Hospital on Dec. 8 Baldwin a former Walloomsac resident. Various local visits, entertainments and gatherings are reported including members visiting relatives in Utica Schenectady and North Adams. A Walloomsac Home Dem Unit Christmas greens session took place with corsages made for Hoosick Falls Health Center patients.
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Lori Ann
Richard Baldwin
Niagara Memorial Hospital
Baldwin
Walloomsac
Frederick Luke
Harold
Utica
N.Y
Jennie Weir
Hoosick Falls
Forrest
Schenectady
Charles Arnold
Karl Christensen
North Adams Hospital
T. Christensen
Pittstown
Edward Barringer
Troy
Gordon Hoag
Charleen Arnold
Diana Lynn
J.B. Kaping
Enid
Oklo
Battenkill Grange Plans Christmas Party Tomorrow
The Battenkill Grange will hold its annual Christmas party tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the Grange Hall West Arlington. Santa Claus will attend with gifts for children and refreshments will be served.
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West Arlington
Battenkill Grange
Grange
Santa Claus
Area Holsteins Set Production Records
The Holstein Friesian Association of America reports Bennington County Holsteins completed official production records. Double TT Ormsby Pam 15410 pounds milk 612 butterfat in 305 days. Isis Farm Madcap Dandy 15297 milk 584 butterfat in 323 days. Bromley Super Constance 18383 milk 633 butterfat in 365 days. UVM supervised weighing and testing.
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Brattleboro
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Bennington County
Merritt S. Hewitt Jr
Double TT Farms
North Bennington
Isis Farm
Hall Park McCullough
Bromley Super Constance
S. Bruce Smart
Peru
U.S
UVM
Motorists Exchange Accident Injuries in Boston
In Boston on Monday night an icy street crash involved Morris Saltzman and his son Barry after Hession skidded into pedestrians. Moments later Saltzman’s vehicle struck Hession as he stood by his car, sending him to Carney Hospital with injuries to both legs and one arm.
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Boston
Saltzmans
James Hession
Hession
Morris Saltzman
Barry
Cambridge Area Women prepare for church officer installation
The Cambridge area Women’s Association of Vilage United Presbyterian Church plans a 8 p.m. Tuesday December 19 meeting in the chapel to install Mrs. Dorothy Johansen as president and fellow officers. Fellowship Circle names include chairman Pauline Brownell and program chair Mary Parrish. Dec 27 will see an investiture service and dinner for masters-elect of Saratoga Warren and Washington District.
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Women’s Association of the Vilage United Presbyterian Church
Dorothy Johansen
Mary Lee . Woodward
William Phelps
Esther Nichols
Fellowship Circle
Pauline Brownell
Ethel Chapin
World Service
Mary Parrish
Melba Fuller
Arlene English
Sandra Bell
Clara Zimmerman
Saratoga-Warren and
Washington District
Masonic Temple
Fort Edward
Malcolm Hamilton
South Cambridge
Spink
Ruth Norray
Albany
William Spink
Schenectady
Charlton
Schuylerville
Women’s Association of the
First United Presbyterian Church
William T. Daley
0. K
$132,000 Grant For Summer Study
The National Science Foundation approved a $132,000 grant to the University of Vermont for summer institutes for high school mathematics and physics teachers. The fifth year institutes will be held at UVM and enable 110 teachers to attend the two-part program. Vermont was among 274 colleges and universities receiving grants totaling over $25 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Vt
National Science Foundation
University of Vermont
Vermont
Miss Susan Jannicky Returns Home for Holidays
West Arlington notes Miss Susan Jannicky daughter of Mr and Mrs E Ellsworth Jannicky has returned home from Colby Junior College where she studied during the term and is spending holidays with her parents. She is a senior majoring in the liberal arts program at the New Hampshire women's college.
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Roy Tifft
Shelton
Hardwick
Mass
Ann Shroder
Briarcliff College
Briarcliff Manor
N.Y
J. Ford Shroder
Kent Hill
Fred Gilbert
la Habra
Calif
Roy Verdery
Portland
Ore
Inlaw
Fred Holling
Susan Jannicky
E. Ellsworth Jannicky
Colby Junior College
Miss Jannicky
New Hampshire Women’s College
Republicans Eye Victory in La in 4th District
Northwest Louisiana's 4th District elects a congressman to succeed the late Overton Brooks in a race between Democrat Joe Waggonner and Democrat-turned-Republican Charlton Lyons. About half of 95,221 registered voters were expected to vote, with the winner serving until January 1963.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Joe Waggonner
Charlton H. Lyons
Overton Brooks
Brooks
Fred McClanahan
Christmas party and dances mark Wilmington events
About 70 children and parents attended the West Dover Ladies Aid Christmas party at the Sunday School building with a tree trimmed by John Long and Santa distributing hand sewn stockings. The article notes other local events including a candy cane dance at Wilmington High School and a Brattleboro women’s basketball loss, plus a fondue party at Snow Mountain Inn and holiday observations around town.
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West Dover
Henry Peck
Constance Corvan
Barbara Willms
Shirley Meade
Bunty Long
Wilmington High School
Carl Kingsley
Keene, N.H
Jean LaRock
Linda Forbush
Joanne Sullivan
Barbara Jacobs
WHS
St. Michaels of Brattleboro
Brattleboro
Charlemont
Mass
Wilmington
Snow Mountain Inn
Paul Walden
Orchestra
Amherst
Walter Franz
Mt. Snow
Mid Vermont junior ski races scheduled across seven venues
The Mid Vermont Junior Skiing Council announces seven Saturday morning races for the coming season. Okemo Mountain Ski Club coordinates the schedule, with events at Killington Pico Peak Ascutney Middlebury Big Bromley Woodstock Okemo Middlebury.
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Ludlow
Mid-Vermont
Vermont
Okemo
Ascuthey
Middlebury
Big Bromley
Woodstock
Veteran judge continues polling duty in Prince Edward County
Long-Termer J B Elam, 82, starts his second 50 years as a judge at the polls in Spring Creek precinct Farmville Va He has missed only one general election in 52 years and that was when he was a justice of the peace ineligible to serve.
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Farmville
J. B. Elam
Spring Creek
Prince Edward County
65th Year for Priest Rand in Brattleboro Vermont
Rt. Rev. James P. Rand pastor of St. Michael's Church marks the 65th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. At 88 he is believed to be one of the oldest active Roman Catholic priests in the United States. Rand hails from Burlington.
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Brattleboro, Vt
James P. Rand
St. Michael’s Church
Msgr. Rand
United States
Burlington
Christmas Cheer Snags and Cub Scouts Deliver Cookies
Local shoppers endure radio and TV sermons on holiday countdowns as stores decorate early. Cub Scout Pack 34 carolers distributed homemade cookies to shut ins, with moms aiding in can decorating and filling. Mr and Mrs George Garrecht and two daughters visited New York to see Arnold off on the Queen Elizabeth, as he returns to Germany after five weeks in the United States.
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Cub Scout Pack 34
George Garrecht
New York
Mr. Garrecht
Arnold
Germany
Buffalo Honors 25 Former Presidents and 30 States on Streets
In Buffalo New York the city names streets after twenty five former presidents and thirty states honoring notable figures and places. The announcement highlights a broad civic tribute reflected in the urban street grid.
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Buffalo
N.Y
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Elizabeth Dwyer
St. John Children’s Party
Richard LaMountain
William L. Dignan
St. John’s Rectory
Fr. Dignan
John O’donnell
Alderton Street
Rego Park
L.I. N.Y
Butch Kipp
S.R. Charles A. Kipp Jr
U.S.N.R.T.C. Co
22Nd Battalion
1St Regiment
Great Lakes
Dorset
Miriam Tifft
Robert Vassar
Ruth Clough
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Ruby Lindholm
Rutland
Harry Baker
Goose Pond
Bertha Shaw
Springfield
George Streeter
Malcolm Cooper
Red Cross Chapter
Mary Bushee
Pittsford
George McWayne
Pittsfield
Whittlesey-Clark
Howard Johnson
New London
N. H
Colby
Johnson
Mrs
Ernest Mills
Edith Beaumont
East Hoosick
East Hoosick Home
Richard Powers Sr
Agnes O’hearne
Frank Reynolds
Powers
Mapletown
Troy-Bennington Road
Lucy Lohnes
Yale
William Benkoski
Mary
Raymond Rogers
Joseph
Helen Brady
William Ogilvie
Raoul Begin
Edward Mclendy
Joseph Fleming
Luke Fleming
Frank Kennedy
Edward O’malley
Wood Flong Corp. of
Niversary
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Thornton Hall
Arthur Taylor
Bertha Hoag
Battenkill
Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
David
Donald B. Mesick
Robert R. Mesick
Greenwich
Lulu Chase
Frank Knownell
Philip B. Fisher
Vancouver
Wash
Marion Bedell
Carle Walter
Tel
Ladies Aid
Nicholas Harvey
Sunset Hill
Herbert Long
Highley Hill
Yale Party
Higley Hill
the Baptist Church
Leon Brasser
Gilbert Boyd
Elton Cross
John Moore
Richard Moore
Snow Mountain
Harold Young
Ambherst
Massachusetts
The
Northfield School For Girls
Jack Frost
Robin
Masons Yale
Mayflower
CBS
Masonic Hall
Alice Whitney
Margaret Hall
Margaret Carner
Kitty Mills
Dawn Hicks
Gertie Carpenter
Calista Stone
Louis Smith
Dale Harris
Mid Vt
Council
H. Greenberg
Main St
Dial
Arlington
Ann Marsh
Cub
Carolling
Buffalo’s Heritage
Triple “S
Grand Union
Ose
Drysdale’s
PLAID
Burt Bros
Renue Ato
Ichfield
Maine
Florida
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