CPO Johnson to explain regional planning at Pownal meeting
Bernard Johnson of the Vermont Central Planning Office will speak at a Pownal PTA meeting to explain regional planning and its cost and benefits. Voters will decide in March whether Pownal joins the Southwestern Vermont Regional Planning Commission, with a two year plan costing 695 dollars if key towns join.
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Pownal
Bernard Johnson
Vermont Central Planning Office
Regional Planning Commission
Central Planning Office
CPO
Mrs. Jackson Withdraws From Race in Manchester Tax Contest
Manchester tax collector candidate Mrs. Sarah J. Jackson has withdrawn, citing ill health in a letter to Town Clerk Clara May Hemenway. The race now features Eugene Collette and auditor Paul Todtschinder, who is stepping back after serving again. Jackson has served Manchester as tax collector for 24 years.
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Manchester
Sarah J. Jackson
Clara May Hemenway
Pomona Pomona Grange Hears Education Talk and Plans
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange met at Taconic Grange hall hosted by Bennington. Franklin Frantz, Mt. Anthony Union School Board member, outlined new curriculums, teacher needs, speech and hearing issues, transport, and other school operations. A vocational training center is set for Feb 1 1967.
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Ethan Allen Pomona Grange
Taconic Grange Hall
Bennington
Franklin Frantz
Mt. Anthony Union School Board
Pomona
Bennington Catholic High School
Florence Hattat
Grange
Kermit Richardson
Barre
State Grange
Stamford
Elden Bucklin
Woodstock
Home Economic and Youth Committees
Shaftsbury Cub Banquet Set Feb. 15
Shaftsbury announces a Blue and Gold banquet for Pack 31 Cubs and families at the Grange Hall on Tuesday February 15. A pot-luck supper accompanies the program Strong for America with awards and messages from committee guests. Invitations extend to Scoutmasters and district officials.
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Shaftsbury
Grange Hall
Pack 31
Cup Scout Committee
America
Henry Freely
Harold Shepard
Joseph Hart
Joseph Baffa
William E. Dailey
Weekend Food Guide Highlights Fresh Produce and Meats
Washington based food guide from U S Departments of Agriculture and Interior notes fresh fruits and vegetables coming from the South and Southwest with prices possibly easing after a cold snap. Apples bananas cabbage lettuce potatoes and other vegetables are plentiful while veal is uneven and pork and fish remain good buys with canned tuna and salmon widely available.
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U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior
United Press International
Washington
UPI
California
Operetta Set Tonight At Dorset
Students at Dorset Elementary present Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel tonight at 8 with another show next Friday. The three act piece is co directed by Miss Lynda Langworthy and Jonathan Corbin. Lead roles include Frances Baird Gretel and Thomas Cooper Hansel with Dennis Burden Peter and Anita Rosencrantz Gertrude and Lisa Maceria the witch.
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Hansel
Thomas Cooper
Gretel
Frances Baird
Humperdinck
Hansel and
Dorset
Ringheiser
Lynda Langworthy
Dorset - Manchester
Jonathan Corbin
Dore
Dennis Burden
Peter
Anita Rosencrantz
Gertrude
Lisa Maceria
the Witch
William Bairns
Sandman
Ann Tarbell
Dawn Fairy
Angels
Falls Elks Auxiliary Hears Reports and Purchases
Hoosick Falls New York Ladies Auxiliary of the Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks met Wednesday night at 7 with a smorgasbord dinner. The group announced donations of four banquet tables 42 chairs and a Vegematic for the kitchen. A new ruling offers free paid-up membership for members 65 and over. Members heard reports on past dinners and a white elephant sale planned for March 9 during the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks
Joseph Hayden
Charles Frazier
Walter Wirmusky
Benedict Nowik
Joseph Cullen
Thomas Hyland
Margaret Hoffman
Joseph Graney
Morgan Burke
Beef pot pie supper at Harned Fowler VFW_post hall
The auxiliary of Harned Fowler Post No. 6471 VFW will host a beef pot pie supper at the post hall on February 12 at 6 30 p.m. Donations collected for the post.
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Harned Fowler
VFW
Pownal Community Notes Include Church Choir and Elections
The Junior Choir of the North Pownal Congregational Church will sing at the 10 a.m. service. Scoutmaster Rolland Roy and Nicholas Kokoras attended a Roundtable in Manchester. The Pownal Pioneers 4-H assisted the Sweet family with foods. John C. Sweet died Monday. Eighth graders plan to register March 4 for Bennington Catholic High School exams. The LWV breakfast moved to March 4 at Mt Anthony CC with reservations due Feb 22. Bennington league invites attendance at a general meeting Feb 28 at the Bennington Free Library. FBI course graduates from Pownal plan a Heartwellville Lodge dinner. Town clerk Rachel Mason will be in Saturday afternoon to assist voter registration. Town meeting Feb 28 7:20 p.m. at Pownal Center Firehouse with ballot voting March 1 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
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North Pownal Congregational Church
John C. Hatch
Earle V. Church
Rolland Roy
Nicholas C. Kokoras
Pownal
Manchester
Pownal Pioneers
Sweet
John C. Sweet
Colleen
Alice Sweet
Bennington League
Bennington Free Library
Vermont
Hurley
John C. Barber
Doris Mason
Arthur E. George
Joseph Dan
Town Hall
Booklet on Pownal planned by local Voters unit
A Bennington League of Women Voters group met at Wright Library to organize an informational booklet titled Know Pownal. Fifteen members formed research committees on history government finance education public safety and more with a March 30 submission deadline.
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Pownal
Bennington
Gayle Edwards
Marcel A. Langlais
A. Coleman Mason
Norman R. Strobridge
John L. Maeson
Henry W. Bassen
Robert E. Rudd Jr
Donald Rogers
Philip Thompson
Harriet Beals
Hurley
Masor
Fannie Collins
Edward McKeever
Doris Maeson
Powe Nal
Saratoga Arts Center Nears Final Goal
Saratoga's fund drive for a new Performing Arts Center nears its $3.61 million goal with about $290,000 left. A $100,000 pledge could be validated by a three to one matching gift if in hand by June 1. Support comes from racing figures, summer residents, and regional campaigns in Albany, Schenectady, and Troy, with seat endowments offered to corporations and individuals.
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Saratoga
N.Y
Saratoga Racing
Capital
Albany
Schenectady
Trojan
Troy
Tri - City
West Arlington Maple Syrup Prep and Local Notes
Area farmers ready equipment for maple syrup season as they gather wood for boiling. James Linkletter Jr., a former West Arlington resident, arrived in Viet Nam Feb 3 and serves with the military air police stationed at Offutt AFB. James C. McCabe discusses Arlington history with the Lions Club, sharing his long tenure and work on the local library collection with Dr. George Russel. Mr. and Mrs. George Linkletter, now in Hanover NH, plan a 10 week summer stay in Climax Colorado for molybdenum work, routing a western trip with a Wisconsin visit to relatives.
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James Linkletter Jr
West Arlington
Viet Nam
Linkletter
Military Air Police
Offut Air Force Base
Omaha
Neb
James C. McCabe
Arlington Lions Club
Arlington
McCabe
George Russel
Dorothy Canefield Fisher
George Linkletter
Hanover
N.H
Dartmouth Graduate School
Climax
Colo
Wisconsin
Five Day Boston Forecast From UPI
The New England region will see temperatures 4 to 8 degrees above normal from Saturday through Wednesday. A cooler start Saturday gives way to a warming trend Sunday and Monday before a turn to colder conditions Tuesday. Normal highs and lows for Boston and nearby cities are listed, with precipitation averaging over half an inch mainly as rain Monday and snow or rain Wednesday.
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Boston
UPI
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
Worcester
Nantucket
Providence
R.I
Concord
N.H
Burlington
Maine
Portland
Eastport
Edith Craig Reynolds Returns to Hendrick Hudson
Edith Craig Reynolds has returned from Samaritan Hospital in Troy to her suite at the Hendrick Hudson and is now recuperating. Forrest Reed of 35 River Street was moved to Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge on Wednesday night.
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Edith Craig Reynolds
Samaeritan Hospital
Troy
Hendrick Hudson
Forrest Reed
River St
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Card party to aid Putnam Memorial Hospital in Arlington
The Enterprise Society of East Arlington Federated Church sponsors a card party Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall to benefit the Women’s Auxiliary of Putnam Memorial Hospital. Streetcleaners in Nottingham to receive orange fiberglass wheelbarrows for better visibility by motorists.
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The
Enterprise Society of the East Arlington Federated Church
Bailey Hall
Women’s
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hoosick Falls Elks Western Night Sellout Dinner Dance
Reservations closed with a sellout for the Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks Western Night Dinner and Dance Saturday. A steak dinner precedes round and square dancing with Earl Darfler’s Orchestra providing music. Co chairmen John Delarey and Charles Frasier oversee arrangements. Edward La Porte leads kitchen duties.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks
Earl Darfler
John Delarey
Charles Fraszier
Edward la
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