Dorset Eyes Flood Control Project for Mad Tom Rivers
Dorset town officials and state federal soil and water experts discussed a potential flood control dam plan for the Mad Tom and Little Mad Tom rivers. Feasibility was noted from sketches by the Soil Conservation Service, with a follow up site visit planned for April to study run off and land contours. Federal aid may support the project depending on plan details and river damage. The rivers feed into the Battenkill and caused major damage in 1947 and earlier in 1910, delaying development along U S 7 in Dorset and damaging roads in Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Mad Tom
Little Mad Tom
John Browne
Browne
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Jack Barrick
Kenneth Wilson
The
Soil Conservation Service
John Cerutti
Donald Webster
Vermont Water Conservation
Harold H. Boswell
J. Ford Schroder
William Burns
Battenkill
Manchester
See How They Run Next Hoosick Play March 9 10
Hoosick Falls Little Theater Group will stage See How They Run March 9 and 10 at 8 15 p m in the Hoosick Falls Central School auditorium. The farce features an American actor and actress in England and a cockney maid amid four clergymen and other comic mixups. The London production drew praise for its humor and lack of offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
London
Little Theater Group
Hoosick Falls Central School
Theater World
Skiers Douse Blaze In Wilmington Cabin
A minor fire in a ski cabin on Higley Hill owned by Max Granich was reported to the Wilmington Fire Department about 8 p m. Skier occupants extinguished the flames before firefighters arrived. The fire damaged the wall ceiling and chimney area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Max Granich
Higley Hill
Public meetings discuss Sewage and politics in Wilmington
Wilmington residents are invited to a public meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday February 13 at the town hall to discuss sewage problems with engineers from the state Water Conservation Board. A Windham County Democratic meeting at River Bend Inn Newfane featured Anthony C Buraczynski and Rep Philip H Hoff with several attendees and a social hour. Mount Snow ski church services Sunday include Protestant 9 10 a m and Catholic 7 45 a m at Sundance Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windham County
River Bend Inn
Newfane
Anthony C. Buraczynski
Philip H. Hoff
Burlington
John M. Spencer
Cuttingsville
L. Samuel Miller
Weston
River End Inn
Mount Snow
Base Lodge
Henry Peck
Robert Powers
Sundance Lodge
Local Cambridge Notices Report Illnesses and Meetings
Cambridge area residents report chickenpox confinement for Richard Hamilton and Frank Baker in South Cambridge. Church groups set meetings on Feb 13 and 14, including North Cambridge Methodist Church, home demonstration units, and Nite Owls. A ham supper is planned Feb 22 at Pleasant Valley Grange with tickets from members or at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hamilton
South Cambridge
Frank Baker
Preili Sa
Foster Thayer
Bennington
Gertrude Aiken
Men's Brotherhood
North Cambridge Methodist Church
Lee Thomas
Leonard Finning
Oswego
N.Y
Thomas Buckley
Gloversville
Kathryn Buckley
John Barnewall
James
White Creek
Metuchen
Neal Gummoe
Kenneth LeGrys
Maurice Santerre
Allen B. Chamberlain
Town Hall
Center Cambridge
Pleasant Valley Grange
Cambridge
Pleasant Valley
Man Walks In With Jar Of Dimes To Pay Birth Costs
Memphis AP report describes Con rad Ray entering Methodist Hospital carrying 24 pounds of dimes in a jar to fund expenses for his newborn son Jonathan Keith Ray born that Sunday. The coins total about 360 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Conrad Ray
Methodist Hospital
Jonathan Keith Ray
Snake Hunters Count 131 Rattlers in Georgia Roundup
In Whigham Georgia snake hunters spent Sunday tracking through woods from dawn to late afternoon. The count reached 131 rattlers plus a few coachwhips and other non poisonous species. The roundup, started last year after a teenager suffered a severe snake bite, aimed to reduce the area's snake population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whigham, Ga
South Georgia
Shaftsbury Woman's Society meeting set for Feb 13
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church will hold its regular meeting Tuesday February 13 at 8 p.m. at the parsonage. Co-hostesses are Miss Stella Hawkins and Mrs Mildred Millington. Nuriel Morgan will present a condensation of the second chapter in the new study book. Members due payments may settle dues at this time. Every woman is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church
Stella Hawkins
Mildred Millington
Nuriel Morgan
Dorset Church Plans Curriculum and Activities
The Religious Education Committee and eight teachers met at United Church of Dorset. Gertrude Gilbert Drury was elected Sunday school superintendent with Robert McFall resigning. Curriculum uses The Group Graded Theory from Pilgrim Press in upper classes and United Church material in nursery and kindergarten. Palm Sunday gift boxes and Children's Day June 10 with perfect attendance awards and Bible gifts. Junior and Senior Vermont Congregational Conference Camp plans announced in Northfield with a possible church representative. Family picnic at Emerald Lake discussed. Enrollment around 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
United Church of Dorset
Gertrude Gilbert Drury
Robert McFall
Pilgrim Press
United Church
Vermont Congregational Conference
Wihakowi
Northfield
Emerald Lake
Haig Named Director of Southern Vermont Art Center
The Southern Vermont Art Center appoints Theodor Haig of Arlington as director for the 1962 season, replacing Edward Miller of North Bennington. Haig will start full time in June with part time duties before, and will continue as a concert pianist with engagements in several cities. Mme. Marina Svetlova, a former center performer, is his wife. Reappointments include Mrs. Hope Seamans as gallery manager and Mrs. Emily K. Johnson as publicity director. the season opens June 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Carleton E. Howe
Southern Vermont Art Center
Theodor Haig
Arlington
Edward Miller
North Bennington
Art Center
Haig
Kansas City
Buffalo
Worcester
Miller
Amenia
N.Y
Center
Burlington
Mme
Marina Svetlova
New York City
Howe
Hope Seamans
Emily K. Johnson
Danby
Dorset residents host visitors and local events in Vermont area
Dorset residents report visitors from New York City renting Edgerton House for skiing season. Mrs. J Ford Shrader chairs Vermont Cancer Drive with Mrs. R S Fenn Jr as county chairman. Mrs. James Lee and daughter Nini enjoyed My Fair Lady in New York and backstage access with costumes. Local Legion Auxiliary met and planned a sale. Maplewood 4H delayed meeting to February 19. Taber family from Montana occupies Warren House while Taber transfers to Green Mountain National Forest central district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Sykes
Westwood
N.J
J. Ford Shrader
Vermont
R. S. Fenn Jr
Dorset
George Nelson
Party of Friends of
New York City
Leon Edgerton
James Lee
Nini
New York
Mrs. Lee
Joseph Burden
Barrow
F. O. Whittemore
Boston
Mass
Charles Harwood
Waterbury
Olive Dern
Women’s Auxiliary
The
American Legion
John Stannard
Robert McFall
Maplewood
Alfred W. Taber
Montana
Byrne Warren
Taber
Flathead National Forest
Green Mountain National Forest
Hoosick Falls Observes Boy Scout Week Across Troops
Hoosick Falls marked Boy Scout Week February 7 to 13 with Troops 63 64 65 67 and 68 and Cub Packs 63 64 67. Leaders include Kiwanis Lions Grange sponsors and district officials while a Court of Honor at the community center showcased troop achievements across the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
The
Kiwanis Club
Ben Harrison
Clarence Hall
Harold E. Robson
Donald White
Kiwanis
Leonard Liporace
Jo-Ann Harrison
McGuire
Marie Cluett
Philip Lanoue
Church of Immaculate Conception
Richard Severson
Benedict Nowik
William Gorman
Joseph Cullen
Charles Scarey
Elaine Morin
Joseph Dwyer
James McGuire
Lions Club
Donald Colegrove
Myron Hall
Robert Gardner
Robert Hall
Hoosick
Hoosick Grange
Carlton Philpott
Randall James
Harold Prebble
the Grange
Roger Hall
Anna Holzhauer
Raymond Sharkey
Explorer
James Frost
North Hoosick
Flygt Corporation
Arthur George
Fred Allen
Charles Buck
Carlton Burt
Hudson Falls
Jack Halstead
Ernest Malo
Harold Robson
David Kessler
Court of Honor
Maple Makers Meet Tuesday in Barre Vermont
The Vermont Maple Sugar Makers hold their annual meeting in Barre Tuesday with a 10:30 a.m. program featuring a plastic tubing movie. A Maple Queen will be crowned before the noon banquet, followed by speeches from Phil Bisbee and Robert Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre
Vermont
Phil Bisbee
Vermont Maple Service, Inc
Robert Moore
Grimm Co
Betty Perley Davis
Arlington Calendar Highlights Week Schedule
Arlington events list includes PTA Fathers night at Fisher School 8 p.m. and Democratic pre caucus at Community House. Tuesday brings Republican caucus at Memorial School and Democratic caucus at Memorial School followed by Arlington Chorus at Finney Studio and a firehouse work bee. Friday features Memorial High School dance and senior class minstrel practice. Basketball matchup Arlington versus St Michaels at Brattleboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Fisher School
Community House
Memorial School
Arlington Chorus
Finney Studio
Firemen’s
Arlington
St. Michael’s
Brattleboro
Memorial High School
Sixth Day Rainstorms Batter California Areas Hit Hard
Los Angeles faces record flooding as cloudbursts flood streets and homes. A house at Beachwood Drive was uprooted, weather drains fail, water fills Sunset Boulevard intersections, and Hollywood Hills report rising waters. Authorities tally more than 20 deaths amid eight inches of rain since last Wednesday.
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Los Angeles
Sunset Boulevard
Pacific Coast Highway
Vermont Avenue
88Th
90Th
Hollywood
Wreckage Found of Vietnamese C47 Plane
Searchers recovered burned scattered wreckage of a Vietnamese military C47 transport plane that carried 10 men including eight Americans and two Vietnamese on a leaflet dropping mission. Nine bodies were found near the wreckage 80 miles northeast of Saigon. the 10th was presumed dead. The fate of the aircraft whether crash or shootdown remained undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Army
Air Force
South
Viet Nam
Miss Beckwith Plans No Birthday Observance for Abe Lincoln
In Manchester Vermont AP Mary Lincoln Beckwith 63 Mary Todd Lincoln descendant runs a 1000 acre dairy farm at Hildene and says she plans nothing for Abe Lincoln birthday. She notes pride in her Lincoln lineage but avoids public tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Beckwith
Abe
Manchester
Mary Lincoln Beckwith
Lincoln
Robert Todd Lincoln
Robert Lincoln
Vermont
Mary Todd Lincoln
Harvard
Stephen Douglas
Brandon
Brandon Academy
San Douglas
Mary Lincoln
Hildene
White Creek Grange Notes From March Meeting
White Creek Grange held its regular meeting with Worthy Master Gordon Byars presiding. A $15 profit from the Stanley Party was reported and Anne Kyer received thanks for her demonstration. Safety talks by Ray Andrew and Gordon Byars followed, plus notes on farm shop safety and Wood Flong Company’s newspaper mats. The program closed with a piano solo by Carol George and a thought for the Grange. Next meeting is March 2 with a long refreshment list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Creek
Gordon Byars
Anne Kyer
Ray Andrew
Bernard Whitman
Don Peters
Leonard Black
Ed Kyer
Wood Flong Company
Hoosick Falls
Carol George
Andrew
Grange
Bob
Eileen Flynn
Maurice
Alice Taber
Satie Bouplon
Philip Murphy
Alice Paquin
Harry Russell
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Dorset Eyes
Dover
Carle Walter
Tel
Susan Clough
Lynde Kimball
Wilmington Grange Hall
Margaret Aiken
Vets
Hoosick Barracks
Shaftsbury
Fran Stacy
Miriam Tifft
Maple Makers
Esther
Dunham’s
Elm Street
California
Art Ristau
Lincoln Isham
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Lincoln Beckwith
Virginia
Springfield
Nichols
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