Arlington Blood Bank Collects 78 Pints Despite Shortfall
Arlington donors totaled 78 pints on a midweek blood bank day as cold and flu kept regular donors away. New donors joined the honor roll, several locals moved into higher gallon clubs, and Explorer Scouts assisted with setup and takedown while Jim McCabe and team thanked all volunteers and donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Mrs. Bicknell
Mary Kent
Keith Armstrong
Kenneth Coates
Alden Grout
Bruce Hodgman
George Mone
John T
Jim McCabes
Christmas Day Social Roundup in East Arlington
Families and friends across East Arlington and Sunderland shared holiday visits over Christmas. Pfc Gary Grover spoke with his parents from Orleans France while Lt Dorothy Squires hosted guests in Bainbridge Maryland. Also visiting were the Grizwolds in Schenectady and Squires family in Arlington with other locals enjoying meals and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medric Grover
Pfc
Gary Grover
56Th Army Aviation Detachment
Orleans
France
George Albee
Baltimore
Albee
B. L. Fisher
Dorothy Squires
U.N
Fred Wellings
Mattapoisett
Mass
Mason
Clarissa Peacock
Robert Young
Buffalo
N.Y
Young
Bob
Geneva
Peacock
Michael Jarrett
Burlington
Annual meeting and holiday activities in Arlington churches
The Enterprise Society of the Federated Church plans its annual meeting with a covered dish luncheon in Bailey Hall on Wednesday at 1 p m. Christmas Eve caroling by St Columba s St James and the Federated Church group featured sleigh ride imagery with hay filled truck bells and hot cocoa for shut ins. Donald Kendall NT and Charles Gardener accompanied by their grandfather left New York for California to attend the Rose Bowl game Tournament of Roses parade and Disneyland during their vacation
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Enterprise Society of the Federated Church
Bailey Hall
St. Columbans
St. James
Federated Church
R. K. Miles
Donald Kendall NT
Donald Kendall Jr
Charles Gardener
Walter Gardener Jr
Donald Kendall Sr
New York
California
Disneyland
Taconic Chapter De Molay Installs Officers Tonight
Installation of officers of Taconic Chapter De Molay will be held at 8 tonight at the Masonic Temple in Arlington. Parents and friends are invited to attend.
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Arlington
Taconic Chapter de Molay
Masonic Temple
Widow of Senator Bridges Reveals Age
Mrs Deloris Bridges widow of the late Senator Styles Bridges disclosed her birth date May 28 1916 in Minnesota making her 45. The admission came in a Concord Monitor interview with political writer Leon Anderson.
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Concord
N.H
Deloris Bridges
Styles Bridges
Leon Anderson
The
Concord Monitor
Minnesota
Hoosick Falls News: engagements and community notices
Engagements announced for Doris Kramer and Mary Ruth Andrew withCarl Edleston and John F. McMahon, detailing school and employment backgrounds. Kiwanis honors Frederick J. McGuire at a meeting. 1962 officers to be installed. Local residents attend college holidays, Christmas reflections, and multiple service members report training and assignments. Outdoor Christmas lighting contest winners named with addresses and prizes.
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Theodore Kramer Sr
Eagle Bridge
Doris
Carl Edleston
Cambridge
Philip and
Doris Edleston
Miss Kramer
Hoosick Falls Central School
Nancy Shoe Co
Edleston
George W. Andrew
Mary Ruth
John F. McMahon
Frank J. McMahon
Park Ave
Albany
Andrew
Cambridge Central School
Samaritan Hospital
N'sing
Troy
Mr. McMahon
Vincention Institute
Cornell University School of Agriculture
Mizpah Circle to Meet at North Bennington Home
The Mizpah Circle of the North Bennington Baptist Church will gather Tuesday night January 2 at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Mae Bromley with Mrs Clara Cherbonneau as assistant hostess.
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Mizpah
North Bennington Baptist Church
Mae Bromley
Clara Cherbonneau
Womens Fellowship
The
Congregational Church
Disabled Trawler Cambridge Towed to Safety
The Coast Guard cutter Evergreen brings the disabled trawler Cambridge into port after towing it from about 140 miles southeast of Boston light. Earlier two patrol boats assisted the 60 foot scalloper Little Infant off Race Point Provincetown, towing it to Provincetown harbor.
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Boston
Coast Guard
Evergreen
Cambridge
Race Point
Provincetown
Provincetown Harbor
No Gambling Stamps Sold in Vermont
New England gamblers paid the government 66000 in wagering excise taxes in the last fiscal year with Massachusetts Connecticut and New Hampshire leading the totals Maine and Rhode Island also involved and Vermont reporting zero collections. Massachusetts paid 31000 Connecticut 23000 New Hampshire 6000 Maine 5000 Rhode Island 1000. Vermont had none.
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Washington
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Maine
Rhode Island
Vermont
Internal Revenue Service
St Michael's College Adds Soccer and Bowling as Varsity
St Michael's College expanded athletics by adding soccer and bowling as varsity sports this past year, reflecting a push to broaden competitive programs and student opportunities. The news notes growth within the college’s sports offerings and investment in new varsity teams.
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St. Michael’s College
Auto Sales At Record In Oct Nov 1961 Outlook
AP reports 1961 ends with record October and early November auto sales, amid labor peace and optimism for 1962. Buckets seats dominate, intermediate size class grows, six cylinder engines rise to 45 percent. Chrysler and Studebaker-Packard profits slip while AMC adopts profit sharing in union contract.
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Detroit
Ford
General Motors
United Auto Workers Union
Plymouth
Dodge
Chevrolet
Chry
Sler
Studebaker-Packard
American Motors
Trapped Meo wife keeps vigil at Vientiane airport
A Meo tribesman's wife in a black turban and velvet dress sits daily at Vientiane's military airport foot of the control tower. She waits for her husband amid 2,000 Meo dependents evacuated as government troops press Pathet Lao in the mountains. She refuses rides, hoping to return to the hills and her mate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane, Laos
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Outlook for 1962 Steel Industry Faces Labor Woes
Pittsburgh AP report notes 1961 ended with a modest production pace after a slump. Labor tensions in autos and ongoing price disputes loom over 1962 contracts. Demand remains firm but inventoried stock-ups, tech displacement, and competition pressuring prices create a cloudy outlook. USW wage hikes and leadership proposals feature in bargaining aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Kennedy
United Steelworkers
USW
Freezing Weather Grips Eastern Half of the Country
The Associated Press reports a broad cold spell across the eastern half of the United States with near zero readings in Kentucky and Tennessee and frost forecasts extending to southern Florida. Cold persists in the Midwest with some relief noted, while New England sees rain and limited snow reducing total coverage.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Gulf Coast
Florida
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Crossville
Tenn
Louisville
New England
North Atlantic States
Appalachians
Ohio Valley
Jimmy Fund Nets Over $600000 in 1961 Drive
The 1961 Jimmy Fund drive raised $612216 for child cancer research, bringing total contributions since 1948 to $6.5 million. Ted Williams served as honorary chairman and thanked donors for supporting children's health.
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Boston
Jimmy
Children’s Cancer Research Foundation, Inc
Boston Variety Club
Ted Williams
Parolee Confesses Tying Minister in Burning Home
Lynn E. Houck, 28, after a lie detector test, admitted tying the Rev. Roy R. Decker and leaving him to die in a farm house fire near Brooklyn Michigan on December 26. He claimed the blaze started when he plugged in an electric heater and denied dousing Decker with inflammable liquid. He also confessed stealing the minister's car key and $40 before fleeing in the car. Decker and his wife had moved to Tecumseh after retiring from Grace Methodist Church in Meadville.
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Jackson
Mich
Lynn E. Houck
Roy R. Decker
James MacDonald
MacDonald
Houck
Decker
Grace
Michigan
Grace Methodist Church
Meadville
Brooklyn
Tecumseh
Congo Turmoil Awaits Katangan Assembly Action
In Leopoldville the Congo government and U.N. Congo mission delay moves until January 3 when Katanga President Tshombe’s Assembly meets to decide adherence to the Kitona accord. Tensions rise in Elisabethville as Katanga deputies in Kinshasa debate secession end terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo
Leopoldville, the Congo
U.N. Congo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Leopoldville
Elisabethville
Tshombe
Kitona
Moon Spaceship Faces Heat Wall On Return Trip
A moon returning spacecraft must endure a heat wall up to 90 000 degrees as it enters Earths atmosphere. Air around the ship reaches 18 000 to 27 000 degrees Fahrenheit while the rocket travels about 36 000 feet per second. Scientist Peter H. Rose from Avco Everett Research Laboratory explained the shock wave and radiant heating to the American Astronautical Society during the AAAS meeting.
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Denver
Colo
Earth
Peter H. Rose
Avco
Everett Research Laboratory
Everett
Mass
Rose
American Astronautical Society
American Association For the Advancement of Science
U.S. Economy Seeks Confidence in 1962 Outlook
U.S. economy moves into 1962 in buoyant mood with expected increases in consumer and government spending, modest profit gains, and more jobs. Automakers plan record first-half output, while experts warn of inflation risk or a steel strike.
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New York
U.S
Stormy Atlantic delays salvage of dredge Cartagena
Weather off the New England coast worsened and halted salvage as the tug Foundation Vigilant faces heavy seas. Four crewmen remain aboard the abandoned Cartagena to maintain power for lights radio and heat while salvors reassess. the dredge had broken tow gear Christmas Day and is not taking on water.
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Halifax
N.S
New England
Cartagena
Foundation Maritime Ltd
Foundation Vigilant
Quebec
Baltimore
Foundation Maritime
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East Arlington
Sunderland
Robert Shuffleton
Ann Marsh
Sen. Bridges
Jimmy Durante
Marge
Mrs. Durante
Hoosick Falls
Edith Beaumont
McGuire
Frederick J. McGuire
Trict of Kiwanis Club
International
Arthur D. Taylor
Carl Beck
and Lake
Carol Elliott
Keuka College
John Elliott
North Hoosick
Pauline Arasim
State Teachers College
Congress Street
Donald Amering
Immaculate Conception Church
Benedict Nowik
Abbott Street
Fr. Amering
Order of St. Augustine
Ann Kaufman
Bertilla Hayes
Eugene W. Hughes
Albert Bacherz
Nixon St
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Alfred Bingham
Edward Binghams
Rutland
Army
Leo R. Burke
John J. Burke
Madison Street
Central
Howard Reynolds
Munsell Street
Ext
North Bennington
Elizabeth Dwyer
McCullough Library
Women’s Fellowship
David Barton
New Times
Leroy Watson
Florence Pratt
Frederick Simmons
Mildred Wallace
John Briggs
Greenwich Street
AP Automotive Winter
Thu Duc
Saigon
Laos
David J. McDonald
Associated Press
Rockies
Plateau
North Pacific Coast
Edwin Houck
United Nations
Kamina
Moon
John Barbour
AP Science
By Nate Polowetzky
GNP
National Association of Manufacturers
Atlantic
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