North Bennington Community Notes Include Travel, Visits, and Meeting
North Bennington residents report a trip to California for a national transit mix convention by Mr. and Mrs. William E. Dailey Jr. Miss Carole Hayes visited from Washington at Mrs. Betty Hayes’s Sage Street home. Mrs. George Young hosted niece Mrs. Bradford Klock of Carmel, New York, and her daughters Janet and Helen. The Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the church Social Rooms. Mrs. Harold Riemann plans the program featuring Mrs. Theodore Thomas Sr.’s Puerto Rico trip. Devotions by Mrs. Arthur Wickenden, with hostesses Mrs. Milton Mackey, Mrs. Edrie Jones and Mrs. Joseph Nadeau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Dailey Jr
California
Carole Hayes
Washington
Betty Hayes
Sage Street
George Young
Houghton Street
Bradford Klock
Carmel
N.Y
Janet
Helen
Women’s Fellowship
The
Congregational Church
Harold Riemann
Theodore Thomas Sr
Puerto Rico
Arthur Wickenden
Milton Mackey
Edrie Jones
Joseph Nadeau
Union Junior High District Proposal Seeks Voter Approval
Manchester Sunderland and Dorset Peru voters are asked to approve forming a union junior high district. The article notes the request was signed by school board members and filed with the Board of Selectmen, aiming to establish a new district to oversee junior high education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Sunderland
Dorset
Peru
Board of Selectmen
UWG Installs New Officers At Manchester
Newly elected officers of the United Women s Group of the First Congregational Church were installed at a January meeting in Manchester with names including Jeromer Hevey Jr Roy Barstow Harold B Childs and others. The next meeting is Feb 21 to view A Time for Burning with discussion. An invitation urged church women to join a new union school proposal across four towns with state education officials to explain legality and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
United Women’s Group
First Congregational Church
Don Riker
Jeromer. Hevey Jr
Roy Barstow
Harold B. Childs
Kenneth Hill
Raymond Brown
Milton Rockwell
Bernice Wilcox
Laura Meredith
Reading
Albert Wessner
Howard Hill
House
Harold Harwood
Evelyn Burroughs
Transportation
Sherman Hitchcock
Sunshine
Clifford Harwood
Joseph Meyer
Joseph Fowler
Crea
Arlington and Sunderland announce February caucuses and meeting
Arlington Republicans and Democrats announce caucuses for February 7 at 8 p.m. at Arlington Memorial High School. Sunderland Association to tour Europe with Frank Brownell as narrator on February 6 at 8 p.m. at Sunderland Town House. Taxi service noted. community updates include Mrs. Bernard Cullinan's recovery after a Christmas Eve fall and a visit from five friends with sunshine baskets. Army Pvt August W. Smith, 17, assigned January 19 as mechanic in Company B 538th Engineer Battalion in Korat Thailand. Smith enlisted in June 1966, previously at Ft Belvoir Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manfred W. Ehrich Jr
Republican Committee
G. Orlando Cullinan
Democratic Committee
Arlington Memorial High School
Sunderland School Association
Europe
Frank Brownell
Sunderland Town House
Stuart Thompson
East Arlington
Bernard Cullinan
Archie Hess
August W. Smith
Korat
Thailand
Smith
Army
Ft. Belvoir
Hoosick Falls Residents Headed To Florida Vacation
Hoosick Falls and nearby residents embark on a one month Florida vacation while local hospital updates note Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Greenwood as patients. In Elks news, about 120 members attended a stag party, a roast beef banquet closes the 45 tournament, Joseph Graney’s team won by 36 games, and Elk of the Year and Past Exalted Rulers events are planned with over 130 attending the card party for the Swimming Pool Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks News
Joseph Graney
Joseph Saluzzo
Harold Crowley
Elks
Ladies Auxiliary
Town Clerk Seeks Widows for Poll Tax Exemption
The office of Town Clerk Clara May Hemenway asks widows of honorably discharged veterans to call 362-1315 so the Board of Sisters can verify eligibility for poll tax exemption. Veterans with disability exemptions must file VA papers. those aged 70 by April 1, 1967 should inform the clerk to avoid current year tax assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara May Hemenway
Veterans Administration
Board of Sisters
White River
Dinner Planned at St Johns Parish in North Bennington
St Johns Parish will hold a spaghetti supper in the parish hall on Feb 11 starting at 6 p.m. The menu features Italian spaghetti and meat balls garlic bread tossed salad and a variety of desserts. Children’s tickets will be available at a special price. The supper is the second in a series led by chairwoman Mrs George Young with a committee including Mrs Betty Hayes Mrs Fred Green Mrs Donald Knapp Mrs Merton Snow Jr Mrs William Crosier Mr and Mrs Edward Paquin Miss Helen Flood Miss Mary Mosher Frank Nash and Charles Toomey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
St. John’s Parish
George Young
Betty Hayes
Fred Green
Donald Knapp
Merton Snow Jr
William Crosier
Edward Paquin
Helen Flood
Mary Mosher
Frank Nash
Charles Toomey
Shaftsbury Deficit Clarified By Selectmen At Meeting
Shaftsbury board outlines 1966 deficit of 9074 dollars funded by bank loans. explains current borrowing from school district until reimbursement and future bank borrowing. Announces 1967 property appraisals at 50 percent of fair market value, lowering tax rate from 2.80 to about 1.15 with grand list changes. Articles 1 through 18 set, plus one new item on a fallout shelter. cemeteries and Memorial Day budget adjusted to 1200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Board of Selectmen
Selectmen
Joseph Murphy
Board of
Listers
Glen Linihan
Civil Defense
North Bennington Spur Survey Prompts Local Questions
Vermont highway surveyors examined area around Main Depot and Houghton Streets as preliminary measurements support a North Bennington spur linking VT 67 with US 7 near Overlea Road. The project, slated for demolition of the old station and post office, targets an early 1970s completion with questions about post office relocation and crossing Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Houghton Street
Vermont Highway Department
Overlea Road
Highway Department
Manchester Youth Sunday Dialogue Set
Manchester observers Youth Week at First Congregational Church with a dialogue sermon on Created To Be Human in a Broken World. Participants include Peter Riker Melanie Otis Aaron Hill Francis Coburn and Don Otis with Selah-Lyn Fowler providing offertory and Linda Day guiding scripture. Usher pairs are Errol Hill Kenneth Hill John Hill and Howard Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
First Congregational Church
Peter Riker
Melanie Otis
Aaron Hill
Francis Coburn
William Day
Don Otis
Sally Ameden
Linda Day
Roy Johnston
Shara-Lyn Fowler
Taconic Grange observes centennial candle lighting event
Taconic Grange 491 held a centennial candle ceremony on January 24 with a white candle on a blue base made by Eunice Myers. Pomona Lecturer Belle Decker and Assistant State Master Helen Platt, assisted by Harold Cross, Francis Peters, and Chaplain Lenora Longtin, led songs, games, and readings. Clarence Decker won a prize for naming Vermont ski areas. April 25 deadlines were set for first and second degree grange examinations. Next meeting is February 28. members are asked to bring a Valentine. Lunch committee listed. Edith McCarthy and Helen Jones reported ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taconic Grange
Eunice Myers
Pomona
Belle Decker
Helen Platt
Harold Cross
Francis Peters
Lenora Longtin
Clarence Decker
Vermont
Grange
Platt
Edith McCarthy
Helen Jones
Taconic Grange 491
Valentine
Theresa Wood
Laura Montgomery
Ruby Montgomery
Barbara Crawford
Edmund Bruso
Credit Union Stockholders Hold Annual Meeting
North Bennington report on Colonial Credit Union annual meeting at the Fire House. About 75 members and guests enjoyed a buffet by Mrs. Rose Hulett, then dancing to The Keynoters. Officers include Carlton Couch president and Robert Peckham VP. Directors include Edgar Matteson and Earlon Rackliffe. Dividend of 4 percent on savings shares approved and 10 cents of the Vermont Credit Union League assessment underwritten. Corporate growth noted with assets at 20,600 dollars and 114 share accounts. Loans numbered 143 for 1966 with 454 since formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Colonial Credit Union
Rose Hulett
Credit Union
H. T. Cushman Mfg. Corp
Carlton Couch
Robert Peckham
Gary Carpenter
Thelma Gaul
Edgar Matteson
Earlon Rackliffe
C. E. Bluto
Richard Bruce
James Moore
Leon Pellerin
Edith Prandini
Elaine Mayer
William Carroll
Sherman Hoffman
Library of Congress advisor reads poetry at Williams
James Dickey, Library of Congress poetry advisor, will read his poems Friday at 4:30 p.m. in the Berkshire Prospect Lounge at Williams College. The event, sponsored by the English Department, follows his National Book Award winning Buckdancer's Choice and multiple honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library of Congress
Williams
Williamstown
Mass
James Dickey
Berk
Williams College
Department of English
Dickey
Poetry Society of America
Poetry Magazine
Sewanee Review
Atlanta
Vanderbilt University
Rice Institute
University of Florida
Reed College
San Fernando Valley State College
University of Wisconsin
Chairman Will Resign as Democratic Leader in Manchester
Mrs. Berry Wall announced she will resign as chairman of the Democratic Town Committee at a meeting Tuesday night at 8. The session at Mt. Laurel School will elect a new party chairman and nominate two party members to the Board of Civil Authority while considering candidates for town offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Berry Wall
Democratic
Mt. Laurel School
Board of Civil Authority
Wall
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Nancy Dunlap
Castleton State College
Miss Dunlap
Castleton
Ringheiser
Union Junior High
UWG
Union
Rupert Spencer
State Department of Education
Arlington
Helene Thompson
Geoffrey S. Cornish
Manchester Country Club
Manchester Golf Committee
Hoosick Falls
Franklin Tate
Buskirk
Florida
John Murphy
McCaffrey Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
William Greenwood
Redmond Street
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Monica O’brien
William O’brien
Richmond Avenue
Ststvine
SS Howard , Joansons Restaurants
Fran Stacy
North
National Council of Churches
Errol Hill
Kenneth
John Hill
Howard
Shenry M. Tuttle CO
Depot St
Bennington, Vt
Montgomery Ward
South St. Bennington
Boston
the Friendly Hotel
Billy Sullivan
Jerome Saphirstein
Lee Oe
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