Manchester Chamber Backs Zoning Law at February Meeting
Manchester Chamber of Commerce directors unanimously supported the proposed zoning ordinance to be considered at town meeting. They also approved a New England Telephone survey to study free Valley exchange service, aiming to save about 200 monthly for the Four Area Association. Plans for Manchester Bargain Days February 22–24 proceed, with brand-name sales planned and a spring dinner replacing the winter ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Colburn House
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
New England Telephone Company
Manches
U S Hires New Forester for Manchester
Sidney B. Davist, district ranger, announced the creation of an additional central district to expand Green Mountain National Forest work. Alfred W. Laber, formerly of Flathead National Forest Montana, will supervise timber stand improvement from Manchester. Laber holds a B S and M S in forestry from Montana State University and has two years with the Forest Service. He and his wife with three children live in Dorset. The appointment brings permanent Civil Service staff to eleven at the Manchester office.
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Manchester
Green Mountain National Forest
Sidney B. Davist
Alfred W. Laber
Flathead National Forest
Montana
Laber
Montana State University
U.S. Forest Service
Dorset
Byrne Warren
Civil Service
Burlington Cop Awaiting Trial
Former patrolman Harry J. Muir Jr., 26, faces trial in Chittenden County Court on charges of burglaries while on duty in uniform. He is the sole acquitted among five ex‑officers. four pleaded guilty, with two receiving four to six years, and two free on $3,500 bail awaiting sentencing. The Burlington Board of Aldermen considers a $4,000 survey of the police department by the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
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Burlington, Vt
Harry J. Muir Jr
Chittenden
Muir
Board of Aldermen
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Mikesmen Edge UVM 66-61 In Tight State Clash
St Michael's defense stifled Vermont as Walt Baumann and Ed Fitzgerald keyed an 66-61 victory. Fitzgerald and captain Al Baldini led with 17 points each while Benny Becton managed four in 21 minutes. Norwich beat Middlebury 87-74.
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Burlington
St. Michael’s
Vermont
Walt Baumann
Ed Fitzgerald
Knights
Fitzgerald
al Baldini
Benny Becton
Norwich
Middlebury
Brown Aims for $60 000 Win in Ortiz Bout in Vegas
Houston AP reports lightweight champion Joe Brown plans to return about $60 000 from his February 24 bout with Carlos Ortiz in Las Vegas. This would be his 12th title defense. Brown was briefly jailed on bond after police found a .22 pistol in his car. he claimed a friend returned the gun and he forgot it was there.
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Houston
Joe Brown
Las Vegas
Brown
Carlos Ortiz
New York
Vegas
No Volunteers No Mothers March In Shaftsbury
Mrs. Fred Stacy local chairman for the New March of Dimes regrets that due to lack of volunteers a Mother’s March could not be organized in Shaftsbury this year. She urges residents to mail contributions to James A. Bow treasurer County National Bank Bennington.
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Shaftsbury
Fred Stacy
James A. Bow
County National Bank
Bennington
Arlington Study Group Reports On Progress Toward Union School
Arlington members of the Bennington Southwest School Planning Board and the Arlington School Board held a reporting session Monday night. Mrs. Hirsch Mrs. Marsh and John Moore since year and a half attended planning meetings. The group studied regional school options, with Dr. John E. Marshall advising. They reported progress on enrollment representation curriculum buildings and finance and planned to confer with Sunderland on unionizing elementary grades.
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Arlington
Union School
Bennington Southwest School Planning Board
Arlington School Board
Martin Hirsch
C. Lee Marsh
John Moore
John E. Marshall
Hirsch
Marsh
Moore
Sunderland
Beaver Brook
Wayne Fajans
Harold Wheeler
Dover-Wilmington
Price of
Whitingham
Leonard Johnson
Earlene Willard
Icebound Actor Paces Colby Packmen
Colby College goalie Frank Stephenson stars for the White Mules with a 2.06 goals against average over 18 games as the team pursues NCAA play. The Canadian senior also leads in acting as Powder and Wig president and will star in Julius Caesar after the season.
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Stephenson
Colby College
Colby
Terry Sawchuk
Detroit Red Wings
Frank
Mules
Powder and Wig Dramatic Society
Brutus
Trinity High School
Port Hope
Ont
Bowdoin delays meet to accommodate Williams captain
Bowdoin College will push back a swimming meet with Williams by two and a half hours on Saturday to allow Williams captain Ton Herschbach to take a law school admissions test. Malcolm E. Morrell, Bowdoin athletics director, said the gesture is to face Williams’ best team and swimmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Maine
Bowdoin
Williams
Malcolm E. Morrell
Ton Herschbach
Charlie Butt
New England Bankers Meet at Mt Snow
Vermont will host this year's meeting of the New England Chapters of the American Institute of Banking on August 4 at Mount Snow. It marks the conference's first time in Vermont. Conference co chairmen are Jean Hubner of Vermont National and Savings Bank Brattleboro and Leslie G Seaver of Northfield Savings Bank Northfield.
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Brattleboro, Vt
Vermont
New England
American Institute of Banking
Mount Snow
Jean Hubner
Vermont National and Savings Bank
Brattleboro
Leslie G. Seaver
Northfield Savings Bank
Northfield
Skates Sought at Manchester Thrift Shop
Manchester thrift shop requests skates of all sizes as well as children's and men's clothing and shoes. Donations accepted during weekly hours 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Buyers may find bargains while donating.
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Manchester
Manchster Thrift Shop
Three College Girls Named to Mademoiselle Board
Ellen Bernstein Cynthia Keyworth and Susan Merrill from Bennington College join 805 students from 335 colleges chosen for Mademoiselle national college board. Each will complete a project showcasing writing editing fashion advertising or art for one of 20 guest editorships awarded in May.
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New York
Bennington College
Mademoiselle
National College Board
Ellen Bernstein
Cynthia Keyworth
Cass
Susan Merrill
Waldorf Astoria
Arlington Library Board Elects Officers for 1962
The Arlington Martha Canfield Board elected Mrs C Lee Marsh chairman with Mrs Christian Schafer as co chairwoman and Finley Ellingwood as treasurer. Several members were re elected to 1965 terms and Mrs Jean Frank joined the board. Honorary memberships were given to two resigning members. The report notes 11 857 books in circulation and 4 000 circulations this year aided by local schools and gifts. A new children's room is planned for National Library Month.
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Clifford Wilcox
Rogers Burnham
Sandgate
Sunderland
Mack Molding Company
Martha Hedger
Simon Barendse
Vermont Life
Herbert Congdon
National Library Month
Knights in Armor Parade at Cub Scout Meeting
Arlington Cub Scout Pack 34 held a Knights of Yore meeting led by cubmaster Joe Higgins who portrayed King Arthur. The patrols staged skits, awarded Bear Bobcat Silver Arrow and Gold Arrow honors, and a tilt-board joust crowned John Davis and Den 5 won the ring-spear event.
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Shining
Knights OF York
King Arthur
Fisher School
Arlington
Knights
Cub Pack
Joe Higgins
Knights of Yore
The
Round Table
Pack
Cubs
Kieth Rice
Mark Albee
Michael Hayden
Peter Kendall
Steve Coulman
Michael Keough
Den 1
Sir Cries-a-lot
Sir Woody Woolpecker
Dens
John Davis
Den 4
Den 5
Local family notes and social visits reported
Miss Paula Gartin rests in New York City while Miss Lyda Ward stays at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Several families visit relatives in Vermont and New Hampshire including Park-Moyer and McWayne households. 4 H Maplewood girls meet to craft items. Ada Nichols hosts a surprise birthday party. Stork shower for Mrs Reynolds with gifts and refreshments.
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Paula Gartin
New York City
Lyda Ward
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Josiah Allen
New York
Barrow’s Heights
Raymond Park
Ernest Moyer
Middletown Springs
Park
Moyer
George McWayne
Inlaw
Howard Johnson
New London
N.H
Mary Margaret Williams
St. Johnsbury Academy
Nelle Williams
Maplewood Girls Club
Henry Leach
Morrisville
Ada Nichols
James Lee
Nini
Tommy Parsons
Hoosac School For Boys
Hoosick
N. Y
Carl Parsons
Kimball Tifft
Miriam
Paul Ennis
East Arlington
Mount Snow
West Dover
Woodburn Tifft
Easton
Mass
Byron Hazelton
David Reynolds
Wells
George Streeter
Grace Casey
Streeter
Man uses touch to choose Valentine rose gift
Clarence Briggs of Searsburg identifies a rose by touch saying there is a flower on it. His wife Maria and their two children stay with her mother in Sorocco New Mexico until he joins them in April.
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Clarence Briggs
Searsburg
Maria
Sorocco
N.M
Valentine
Sled Dog World Championships Set for Feb 23-25
The world championships of sled dog racing will be held in Laconia New Hampshire February 23 to 25. Top prize is 1000 dollars for the 60 mile three day event. Sponsoring organization is the New England Sled Dog Club Inc.
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Laconia
N.H
The
New England Sled Dog Club, Inc
West Hoosick Community Notes Include Meetings and Birth
The Gleaners Society met at the church to work on scrapbooks and bandages with Mrs. Roger Moseley and Mrs. Wells Eddy in charge. The Home Demonstration Unit met for a business meeting and a lesson on Parental Discipline by Mrs. Paul Moseley. A new son, Richard Kevin Pine, arrived Jan. 24 to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Pine. A party honored Carl Piritz recently discharged from the Navy, with attendees listed.
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Gleaners Society
Roger Moseley
Wells Eddy
West Hoosick
Robert Higgins
Petersburg
Lloyd Pine
Dawn Baker
Cazenovia College
West Hoosick Youth Fellowship
Gayle Brownell
Carol Moseley
Linda Sherman
Judy Filkins
David Filkins
Carl Brownell
Ronald Eddy
Robert Hunt
Burton Pine
Charles Filkins
Hugh Pine
Richard Kevin
Margaret Bowers
California
Harold Moseley
Florida
Arlington PTA and town committees schedule February events
Arlington residents read about a PTA meeting at Fisher School on Monday February 12 at 8 p.m. hosting Phillip and Mrs Viereck with Alaska photographs. A fathers night and refreshments planned. Also notices of Republican and Democratic town committee caucuses on February 13 at Memorial School and related pre caucus gathering on February 12 at the Community House.
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Alaska
Phillip Viereck
PTA
Fisher School
Republican Town Committee
Memorial School
Hermon Benjamin
Don Kendall Jr
Thurston Hulett
Fred Ehrich
Maynard Grout
Democratic Town Committee
Higley Hill Home Demonstration Group Meetings Note Health Care Tips
The Higley Hill Home Demonstration Group met at Mrs. Bertram Adams residence with 15 members. They voted to sponsor a citizenship award for a 6th grade boy and girl. Nurse Barbara Mason spoke on scalp and hair health and proper care. Refresments followed. Next meeting will cover modern banking procedures.
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Higley Hill
Bertram Adams
John Moore
Barbara Mason
Hockey Scores Tie Between Boston and Toronto
National Hockey League results show Boston 2 Toronto 2 in a Wednesday tie and New York 2 Detroit 2 in an exhibition matchup.
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National Hockey League
Boston
Toronto
New York
Detroit
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Chamber
Valley Lines
Greater Manchester
Ben Wrobel
U.S
Mikesmen Edge Uvm
Ortiz
Colby Packmen
Waterville
Mt. Snow
Manchester Thrift Shop
Arlington Library Board
Fisher
Fred McGuire
Carl Henning
Dorothy Fisher
Book of the Month Club
Knights In Armor
Miriam Tifft
Mountain Towns
Carlo Walter Tel
Jean Pine
Ann Marsh
GOP
Allan Angney
Richard Wood
Philip Linde
Mary Hess
Evelyn Cole
Dem
Wilmington
Dover
Carlo Walter
Tel
Nicholas Harvey
Sunset Hill
Peter Ash
Prentice Strong
Harvey Clifford
Jean Rose
Harvey
Muvry Carmody
Harold Kramer
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Williamstown
Hoosick Falls
North Bennington
Liam Andrick
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