Grandpa Walton's free spirit shines in Hollywood and Stratford
UPI reports Will Geer, 72, famed as Grandpa Walton, as a unconventional actor with a Hollywood mistress and another in Stratford. He jokes about three marriages, spends time with Ellen Corby on set, and moonlights as a roaming performer touring readings and music. He gardens in Topanga Canyon and raises truck farm produce in Connecticut.
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Hollywood
UPI
Will Geer
Stratford
Conn
America
Geer
Ellen Corby
Hoosick Falls Auxiliary to Nominate Vice President Feb 20
The Hoosick Falls Aerie 2467 FOE Ladies Auxiliary will hold a special meeting on Wednesday Feb 20 at 8 p.m. in 35 First St to nominate a vacant vice president. Election is set for Wednesday Feb 27 at 8 p.m., the regular meeting date. The article also profiles actor Geer and his self produced repertory company Folksay with family members and notable past collaborators.
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The
Hoosick Falls
Hiim
Geer
Topanga
Ellen
Kate
Larry Linville
Raleigh
Ian Flanders
Old Globe Theater
God
George Washington
Satan
Robert Frost
William Faulkner
Thoreau
Burl Ives
Pete Seeger
Woody Gutherie
Cleavon Little
Tony Musante
New York
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Walter Huston
James Barton
Ethel Barrymore
Weaving show at Big House by Green Mountain Weavers Guild
The Green Mountain Weavers Guild hosts a public showing and sale of members work at Park McCullough House North Bennington. Dates include Feb 23 critique by Margaret Carter and Feb 24 25 27 28 2 1 schedule with varied hours. Exhibits include rugs pillows yard goods upholstery scarfs hangings and items by beginners and professionals. The event aims to show progress and raise public awareness of local weaving. Membership open. call Marge Lincoln at 442 2774 for details.
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Green Mountain Weavers’ Guild
Park- McCullough
North Bennington
Margaret Carter
South Charlestown
N.H
Springfield
Mass
Green Mountain Weavers
Marge Lincoln
Grange Meeting Notes From Ethan Allen Pomona
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange met with Bennington Grange hosts at Beech Street Fire House on Feb 12. Program included Pests in the Garden, Spring Arithmetics, a skit, Know your Herbs, readings on George Washington and the One Dollar Bill, and a flower quiz. Reports from Bennington Home Economics and Mt Equinox officers. sewing quota discussed. Next meeting March 12 at 8:15 p.m. with Mt Equinox hosting. Battenkill Grange to bring exchange program Feb 25. Boston weather outlook predicts showers with temps in 30s and 40s.
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Ethan Allen Pomona Grange
Beech Street
Bennington Grange
Roll Call
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Bennington Home Economics Committee
Mr. Equinox Grange Officers
Belle Decker
Mt. Equinox Grange
Manchester Center
Battenkill Grange
Mt. Equionox
Arlington urged to fund BOC service coordinator
Arlington voters are asked to approve 2215 dollars in revenue sharing to finance a one year Arlington social service coordinator. The appointee would spend one day weekly in Arlington from April 1 to March 30, 1975, coordinating local social and human services for the young, elderly and disadvantaged as federal support ends.
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Arlington
Bennington Opportunity Council
BOC
Arlington Social Service
All Opportunity Councils
Pownal Volunteer Fire and Library Meeting Notices
Community notices list meetings for the North Pownal and East Pownal fire departments at their respective firehouses Tonight at 7. The Solomon Wright Library will be open Monday and Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. The Pownalions Club board will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Charles Kokoras's home. Marine Pfc David L Grusendorf, son of Mr and Mrs Lyle F Grusendorf of Church Street Pownal, is on a training cruise in the Caribbean with the 2nd Battalion 2nd Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune NC.
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North Pownal
Solomon ‘Wright
East Pownal
South Stream Road
Pownalions Club Board of
Charles Kokoras
Ame Marine
David L. Grusendorf
Lyle F. Grusendorf
Church Street
Pownal
Caribbean
2Nd Battalion
2Nd Marine Regiment
Marine Corps
Camp LeJeune
N.C
Boy Rides Freight Train to Erie to Retrieve Cat
Mark Emchick, 11, of Cleveland, boarded a Penn Central freight car near his home to fetch a pet cat. The car began moving and he rode for about two hours, ending up at Union Terminal in Erie. Police contacted his parents as he was safely returned after the train was stopped.
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Erie, Pa
UPI
Mark Emchick
Cleveland
Ohio
Penn Central
Harold
Shirley Emchick
Union Terminal
Erie
Ralph Williams
Young Emchick
UVM hires former state planner Huffman for Vermont study
The University of Vermont named Benjamin Huffman, fired by Gov. Salmon for refusing highway cooperation, as research associate directing a Vermont transportation study funded by a private gift for six months. The move follows Huffman’s earlier career with state planning and environmental work.
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Burlington
UPI
University of Vermont
Benjamin Huffman
Salmon
Highway Department
Vermont
Huffman
UVM
State
High School Drug Use Survey Planned for March
A countywide survey by Rensselaer County youth bureau will report in March on drug use among high school students. Twelve schools participated with 25 percent of each school's students interviewed to map the extent of the issue for targeted education and treatment programs.
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Troy
Bureau of Drug Education and Prevention
Rensselaer County
Residents protest environmental rules at Berkshire ski preserve
Berkshire residents label parts of the Environmental Protection Act ridiculous as ski competition sponsors endure a seven page assessment for the Pittsfield and Hancock Preserve. Boy Scouts face similar paperwork for a forest camporee while regional supervisor Douglas Poland defends the red tape saying it protects trails. In North Adams a Syracuse man, Albert Bidwell, 31, is jailed on $2,000 bail after a Friday arrest for allegedly raping a 9 year old girl and facing further charges after a Bracewell Avenue altercation.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire
Pittsfield and
Hancock
Boy Scouts
Douglas Poland
North Adams
Syracuse
N.Y
Berkshire County
Albert Bidwell
Bracewell Avenue
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Woodstock
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Yvonne Cummings
Bradenton, Fla
Ethan Allan Grange
Boston
National Weather Service
FOC
Main ST
Bennington
Pat Barr- Webster
Mary Farrington
Ethel Townsend
Marion Racine
Gary Sweet
Eleanor Brown
Phyllis Lloyd
East Arlington
Gerald Raftery
Martha Bowen
Lewis Fleishman
Sunderland
Opportunity Council
Arlington Day Care Center
Super Duper
Pamela Blakeman
Mary Jean
Hink
Plymouth Duster
Volkswagen
Paulins Garage, Inc
Plymouth
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Shaftsbury, Vt
Chrysler
U.S
State of Vermont
Caroline Nickerson
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council
Pact Organization of
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Patricia Walker
St. Albans
Danville
State Supreme Court
Flora Fifield
Fifield
Danville School Board
Supreme Court
Miss Fifield
Collins
George Aiken
Albany
Gasoline Retailers Association of
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Federal Energy Office
James Benton
Benton
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