McCullough Mansion shows growing use by groups across region
McCullough Mansion in North Bennington drew praise at the McCullough-Park Foundation quarterly meeting on January 23 for expanding use by Vermont and neighboring states. The Civil War era house hosts dances, lectures, classes, concerts, films, art displays and planning sessions, attracting visitors from New England and beyond. Executive director Mrs. L. John Isselhardt urged broader participation and continued recruitment, noting a lecture on Bunker Hill by Douglas Adams preceded a covered-dish supper.
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McCullough
North Bennington
L. John Isselhardt
McCullough-Park Foundation
Vermont
New England
Isselhardt
Bunker Hill
Douglas Adams
Lucien M. Hanks
Elmer Loemker
George Holt
Oakley Frost
Loemker
Harold Henningsen
Hall W. Cushman
Douglas P. Adams
Wallace P. Scott
Ninety Second Nudity Rules Stir Film Industry Debate
SAG orders advance notice for nude scenes and bans on on-set nudity photos. Marianne McAndrew defends nudity as a career path while noting limited contemporary film work. She cites Russ Meyer projects and TV roles as contrast to stage a star image. Police report a Manchester two-car crash with $1,000 damage and minor injuries. Scout groups in Shaftsbury and Hoosick Falls mark charter ceremonies and Scout Sunday events with details on pins, awards, and breakfasts.
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Hollywood
UPI
Screen Actors Guild
Marianne McAndrew
Dolly
Miss McAndrew
Vestal Virginis
Marianne
Russ Meyer
Marilyn Monroe
Lana Turner
Rita Hayworth
Raquel Welch
North Pownal Fire Auxiliary elects officers tonight
The North Pownal Fire Department Auxiliary holds its monthly meeting at the firehouse starting at 7 30 PM to elect officers. Refreshments will be served by Mrs Leonard Duval and Miss Lynn Duval after the business session.
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North Pownal
Robber Tries to Drain 1956 Philadelphia Bank
John Watson opened a savings account with a 10 cent deposit in 1956 at Philadelphia Savings Fund Society. On Wednesday he returned to withdraw about 4000 dollars but the balance proved a dime. Brandishing two knives, he demanded cash, but employee John Velluto triggered an alarm and three officers nabbed him outside the bank.
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Philadelphia
UPI
John Watson
Philadelphia Savings Fund Society
Watson
John Velluto
Velluto
Rescue squad re elects officers for another year
Hoosick Falls New York. Thomas A Nugent was reelected president of the Hoosick Rescue Squad at the annual meeting. Other officers re elected include John Griffin vice president Shirley Howard treasurer William Gaillard captain and Ruth Brenenstuhl replaced as secretary. The squad announced upcoming meetings officer appointments executive board positions and first aid classes with dates in February and March.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Thomas A. Nugent
Town of
Hoosick
John Griffin
Shirley Howard
William Gaillard
Betty Lepew
Ruth Brenenstuhl
Royal Howard
al Ferrannini
President Nugent
Robert Hebert
Joan Rogers
Gladys Knapp
Dennis Callahan
New York State Volunteer Ambulance and
First Air Association
William French
Henry French
Richard Severson
Jack Griffin
Miss Howard
Rensselaer County Ambulance and
First Aid Association
Warren Roberts
Edward O'Malley
Mary Morin
Thomas Nugent
Andrew Kipp
Second Street
Williams CES in limbo after resignations
Williams College Center for Environmental Studies loses director Andrew Scheffey and assistant Carl Ridel as they complete three year terms. Provost Stephen Lewis fears political activism, while Schweighauser notes leadership void and complex search for successors under faculty committees' scrutiny.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Center For Environmental Studies
CES
Charles A. Schweighauser
Andrew J.W. Scheffey
Carl H. Ridel
Scheffey
Williams
Stephen R. Lewis
Legion Post 69 Joint Meeting With Auxiliary
American Legion Post 69 to hold its monthly meeting in Legion Rooms with the auxiliary. Guests include John Campbell department commander and Kenneth Baker county commander. meeting set for Thursday at 8.
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American Legion Post 69
Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
John Campbell
Kenneth Baker
Hoosick Falls notices and local events summary
Hoosick Falls notices report an eight year old injured in a street fall near St Marys Academy, later released from Putnam Memorial Hospital. Catherine Reilly is hospitalized in Cambridge for treatment at Mary McClellan Hospital. Local officials discuss fire department activity, youth programs, and community meetings. A Village Board special session and Youth Advisory Council meeting are planned, with plans for a community dance and mental health service partnerships explored. A London England item notes a billing dispute over a girdle and tights found during drain clearing, with a Barnsley local twist.
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Peter Cusack
Mrs. Cusack
First Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
St. Mary’s Academy
Hoosick Falls
Barnsley
England
UPI
Audrey Kenn
Rent a Drunk service debuts in Salisbury pubs
Pub manager Colin White, 33, launched a Rent a Drunk business after a joking idea drew attention. An ad offering services at 3 dollars per drunk has drawn interest and two jobs, with seven professionals on call including White's wife Ina, 29. Drunks may tell stories, play music, sing, or strip if desired, with limits.
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Salisbury
England
UPI
Colin White
White
Arlington Area Plans Day Care Site Meeting
West Arlington and Sandgate residents set for Monday February 8 at 7 30 p m at the Arlington Community House to discuss locating a proposed day care center with required first floor access bathrooms and ample play space plus state fire rules.
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Arlington Community House
West Arlington Methodist Church
Shaftsbury Reappraisal Clears Way for School Budget
Selectmen Merton Snow Tony Altobell and Roy Whitman announced that the state sisters completed the town reappraisal and a rebate of 17500 dollars is expected but will go to the school board to cover an overpayment in the Grand List. They discussed moving the Eagle Square brick building and noted others' auditing plans while joking about Groundhog Day.
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Merton Snow
Tony Altobell
Roy Whitman
State Sisters
Snow
Whitman
Eagle Square
Cole Hall
Altobell
David
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