Unequaled Support Reported for Dorset Nursing Association
Dorset Nursing Association trustees met December 22 at Mrs Edith Snare’s home and learned funds exceed 3000 dollars. Vice president Mrs Lester Leake Riley cited 98 percent community support and 17 solicitors noting unprecedented cooperation. Absent summer residents responded 51 percent. special gifts committee reported 85 percent participation. The group’s federal grant request was filed November 18 with the Office of Economic Opportunity in New York City, aiming to qualify for federal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Dorset Nursing Association, Inc
Edith Snare
Lester Leake Riley
Riley
Lawrence King
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
New York City
The
North Bennington Adorns Homes for Holiday Display
North Bennington enjoys a festive holiday amid blue skies as dozens of houses are decorated from cellar to rooftop. Chuck and Gail Batease celebrate their first Christmas in Harvest Hills with rooftop lights while the Cy Bluto house, the Ed gar Mattesons porches, and the David Bartons and Charles Toomeys showcase bright displays along Water Street and Royal Street, reflecting village wide cheer.
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Chuck
Gail Batease
Harvest Hills
Cy Bluto
Water Street
Royal Street
Edgar Mattesons
David Bartons
Charles Toomeys
Maurice Ball
Hillhaven
Carl Jolivettes
William Dailey Srs
Walter Murphy
Bank Street
Bob Peckham
Edna St. Vincent Millay
East Arlington Sunderland community notices and gatherings
The Enterprise Society of Federated Church will host a covered dish luncheon in Bailey Hall on January 5 at 1 p.m. Hostesses are Mrs. Angelo Carbonti and Mrs. Walter Koenig. Afterward, officers will be installed including President Mrs. Keynith Knapp and others. Also noted are local Christmas visits, Sunderland Schools meeting, and a Forest Service Alaska film program with refreshments led by Mrs. Fred Lyons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Society of Federated Church
Bailey Hall
Angelo Carbonti
Walter Koenig
Keynith Knapp
Harry Hayden
Elizabeth Johnston
Harold Best
Clyde Dunlap
Robert Given
Gerald Monroe
Greenfield Center
N.Y
Frank Labadie
East Arlington
Edward Curran
James Benjamin
Middlebury
Long Island
Ed Curran Jr
Parents and Friends of
Sunderland
Office of Forest Service
Manchester
Alaska
Fred Lyons
Christmas Lights Adorn South Cambridge Homes
Clifford Waters visits Glens Falls relatives while Roger Fillmore returns to SUNY Plattsburgh for holiday recess. Floyd Pratt comes home from California on 15 day leave. Residents attend Leon Galloway’s funeral in Hoosick Falls. Daughn Austin, Mary Hitchcock nurse student, visits parents in town. Homes glow with wreaths, garlands, and Christmas trees, creating a festive scene across the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Waters
Glens Falls
Edgar Phillips
Roger Fillmore
SUNY
Plattsburgh
Edwin Fillmore
Floyd Pratt
Port Hueneme
Calif
Wilson H. Pratt
Leon Galloway
Hoosick Falls
Daughn Austin
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
N.H
James D. Austin Jr
West Arlington Vermont Holiday Visits and Travel Tales
Miss Janice Zimmerman visits in San Francisco for two weeks while her Kane sas college break, meeting nephew Matthew for the first time. Family holiday gatherings include Pat Hess, Walter Blucher family purchases on Battenkill, and students returning to Syracuse and Denver universities. Notables include Ray Hoffman in Arabia and local ties to Arlington, Essex, and Bennington counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Zimmerman
Thurston Hulet
East Arlington
Kanesas College
Zimmerman
San Francisco
Matthew
Pat Hess
West Arlington
Hoosick Pastor To Retire From Active Pastoral Work
Hoosick N Y Rev Taylor B Light pastor of Hoosick and West Hoosick Baptist churches will retire from active pastorate effective April 30 He will be available for supply and interim work in the area Mrs Light will continue teaching at Hoosick Falls Central School He began as West Hoosick pastor April 15 1955 and Hoosick First Baptist October 1 1956 He has been active in county and state Baptist associations.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Taylor B. Light
West Hoosick
Light
Hoosick Falls Central School
Christmas visitors and local incidents in Cobleskill area
White Creek residents Eleanor Niles Raymond Niles and others from A and T University Alfred University and Norwich University are home for Christmas. The Towarts moved into a former Foster home in North Bennington. The Murphys’ car burned in the garage on Christmas week. origin undetermined but garage saved. A New Year’s Eve church program at Jermain Church features an 8 pm service and refreshments with several local attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Niles
Cobleskill A
T. University
Richard Niles
Alfred University
Thomas Nesbitt
Norwich University
Joel Towart
North Bennington
William Foster
Francis Murphys
White Creek Fire Co
James Black
Red Rock
N.Y
Charles Niles
Jermain Church
Hoosick Grange Names Chairs for New Year's Eve Party
Mr and Mrs George Sigmund and Mr and Mrs Delton Hewitt were named chairmen for the annual New Year s Eve Party to be held in the hall Dec 31. Residents are invited and asked to bring a covered dish for midnight service. Christmas guests at Harold Austin home included George Mattison from Burlington and Robert Young and Colleen from Nantucket Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sigmund
Delton Hewitt
Grange
George Mattison
Burlington
Robert Young
Colleen
Nantucket, Mass
Harold Austin
Christmas program at Jer main Church features Santa visit
The Jer main Church Christmas program highlighted by a Santa visit included a recitation by Cary Woodcock and a Beginners Class song. A pageant The Light of the Ages was staged by the choir and older students with a clarinet quartet and a saxophone solo enriching the musical portion.
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Jermain Church
Santa
Cary Woodcock
Light of the
Donna George
Linda Niles
Linda Ogert
Anita Niles
LaVern Perry
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Elizabeth Dwyer
East
Arlington
Amelia Lawrence
South Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
West
Sandgate
Betty Trachte
Walter Blucher
Battenkill
Watson Wykoff
Montreal
Can
Syracuse University
Denver University
Melinda Pelham
Boston
Mrs. E. T. Pelham
Carl Hess
Roger Bolster
Springfield
George Hess
Kenneth Wilcoxes
James Thompson
Arnold Wilcox
Harry Pickering Jr
Parris Island, S.C
Beth
Fay Stroffoleno
Robert Stroffoleno
Fay
Castleton State College
School of
Nursing
University of Vermont
Elva Morrison
San Diego
Parker
Guam
Ray Hoffman
Arabia
Hoffman
Danny
Grant
Manfred Ehrich
Peter
Rirchard Hays Jr
Terry
Guy Roberts
Jennifer
Wilbraham
Mass
Paul Bedell
George Linkletter
Don Trachies
Richard Ellington
E.E. Jannicky
Chunks Brook Road
Hoosick Pastor
Rock OF Ages
Granite
Barre Guild
D.E. Carver
Washington Avenue
Bennington Lanes
Bennington Bookshop
Main St
Humane Society
Woodford
South Shaftsbury
Shepherd
West Shaftsbury
Bennington County Humane Society
Helene Thompson
American Legion Post
Paul Pike
Frederick Hirsch
BSA
Harvey Harbur
Mark Albee
John Ulery
Larry Sheff
Fred Hirsch
Joseph Galli
Bill Moore
Mike Lindsey
Sterling Harrington
Mike Keough
Robert Masi
Main St. Bennington
Eleanor Niles
Mie Lake
Jeanne Ogert
Earl Perry
Marshall Ogert
Keith McCart
Chris Hansen
Timo My Tudor
Laurie George
Melanie Harrington
Susie Tracy
Pownall Vera Langiais
Our Lady of Lourdes
Pownal
John Welch
U.S. Army
Ernest Welch
North Pownal
Fort Lee
Rolland Roy
First Baptist Church
Solomon Wright
Bennington
Ane
Fienberg
Bennington, VT
By Charles M. Schulz
Solarius
Blondie
Johnny Hart
She
By Chie Young
Steve Canyon
Milton Caniff
General Hondo
Judge Tendyn
Mrs. Hondo
MR. Ludlow
Heart of
Juliet Jones
Wroz Fairlie
By Stan Drake
Black & White
Beagle
Dorothy Gibbons
King Laundry
Automotive Agencies
Sprite
Vic & Paul’s Motor Sales & Service
State Road
North Adams
Toyota
Spike
S. Call
Monument Motors
Volkswagen
Vermont
AL _, A. CHEVROLET-CADILLAC INC
Chevrolet
Leblanc’s
Wicory Ford Bennington
Pleasant St
North
Bennington Rd
Chrysler
Karl’s Motors
Hunt & Depot Streets
Monarch Auto Body Shop
Manchester Depot
Morgan’s Esso
North St
Burt Rockwood
Benn
N. Benn
Shaftsbury
Carlson & Ludin Artesian Wells, Inc
South Londonderry
Bernie’s Trucking
Albert Watson
Harman Road
Milton Mackey
Williams & Bugbee
Williams & Bugbee, Inc
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