Manchester Receives Gift Ambulance From Dorset Benefactor
A contract with Putnam Memorial Hospital funds a donated fully equipped ambulance for Manchester. The town will own the unit with a 10 year $150 monthly subsidy from the donor’s fund. service will be free to all and the donor may accept gifts. An independent rescue squad will operate, with demonstrations scheduled at Casey's Garage Saturday.
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Manchester
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Norton Barber
Dorset
Joseph G. Davidson
Board of Selectmen
Davidson
Manchester Fire Department
Fire Department
Casey
Flynn Shaftsbury Farmer Wins Conservation Award
Robert Flynn of Shaftsbury received the Bennington County Soil and Water Conservation District Outstanding Conservationist Award at the district's ninth annual meeting at Mount Anthony Country Club. Presented by Lawrence Pratt, Flynn's progress on the former Murphy farm included strip cropping, contouring, obstruction removal, lime fertilizer, and better seed mixtures. Flynn's father aided in remodeling, and Pratt cited his willingness to seek help, learn from experience, and stay determined.
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Robert Flynn
Shaftsbury
Bennington County
Merritt Hewitt Jr
Lawrence Pratt
The
Soil Conservation Service
Pratt
Flynn
Murphy
West Shaftsbury
Robert Graf
Pawlet
National Association of Soil and Water Districts
Elmer Towne
Vermont
Hood Foundation
Alan Wilcox
Catpillar Tractor Co
Washington's Birthday observance closes library in North Bennington
The McCullough Library will be closed all day Saturday for Washington's Birthday. The Baptist Church social rooms will host a baked ham supper from 6:30 PM to raise funds for repairs. A former resident, Mrs. Lottie Biddle, had successful surgery this week at Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, and her niece Mrs. Lillian Wynn lives on Alabama Drive in Charleston.
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McCullough
Washington
The
Baptist Church
Lottie Biddle
Roper Hospital
Charleston
S.C
Eastern States Farmers and GLF Merge in Major Cooperative
Raymond H. Robinson reports that the Eastern States Farmers Exchange and the Grange League of Farmers voted 471 to 17 to merge. The combined co op handles about 300 million dollars in annual sales and covers Maryland Delaware southern Pennsylvania New England New York New Jersey and northern Pennsylvania. The merger aims to boost marketing power and buying leverage for Northeastern and central Atlantic farmers.
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North Bennington
Raymond H. Robinson
Hall
Eastern States Farmers’ Exchange
Springfield
Mass
Robinson
Eastern States Group
GLF
Grange League of Farmers
Eastern States Co - Operative Group
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New England
New York
New
Jersey
Atlantic
Naval Officer Serves Aboard Missile Frigate Gridley
Lieutenant junior grade James E Paquin, son of Mr and Mrs Edward H Paquin Sr of White Creek Road North Bennington VT, is aboard the guided missile frigate USS Gridley operating from Long Beach California Gridley is conducting refresher training off Southern California and is the first Pacific Fleet guided missile frigate capable of launching Terrier missiles from bow or stern.
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USS
Gridley
Navy
James E. Paquin
Edward H. Paquin Sr
White Creek Road
North Bennington
Long Beach
Calif
California
Unique Prizes To Be Featured At Ski Race
Brattleboro hosts a Washington's Birthday cross country race from West Dummerston bridge to Brattleboro. Entrants get autographed copies of 36 Miles of Trouble by Victor Morse. each of 30 class winners receives an inscribed spike from the old railroad. The fastest time earns the Simon's Trophy. First start at 10 30 a m.
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Brattleboro
West Dummerston Covered Bridge
Victor Morse
E. G. W. Barradale
Brattleboro Outing Club
Brattleboro Ski Patrol
Pizza Palace
Three Bridges
Glenn Orbit and Gemini Apollo Plans Mark U.S. Space Era
Cape Kennedy outlines early unmanned Apollo tests as NASA moves toward manned flights. John Glenn’s orbit two years ago helped spur Gemini and Apollo programs while younger pilots are tapped for future moon missions. An Apollo Command Module section and Saturn I first stage arrive for May flight tests.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Earth
Glenn
Scott Carpenter
Walter M. Schirra
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Cooper
Air Force
Peru Church Invites World Day of Prayer Worship
Members of the Peru Congregational Church were invited to attend the World Day of Prayer service at the Londonderry church. An infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Daley died last week at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington after birth weighs 1 lb 14 oz.
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Peru Congregational Church
Londonderry Church
Francis Daley
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Arlington Pre Town Meeting Set
Arlington announces pre town meeting at 8 p m February 25 at Arlington High School auditorium with floor voting on all articles. A March 2 business meeting at 7 30 p m will cover floor votes and discuss three items not on the ballot. Polls on March 3 run 10 a m to 6 p m for Australian ballot voting.
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Arlington
Arlington High School
Rutland
Norshaft Lions Hear John Page
NORTH BENNINGTON The Nor shaft Lions Club met for a meatloaf dinner with forty two members and two guests. Guest speaker John Page described his summer trip through the west and south with humorous insight. Committees report the annual minstrel show Feb 28 and 29 at North Bennington School gym, with advance ticket sales strong. Ladies' Night is set for April 11, inviting wives to arrange babysitters and outfits. Lions promise to wear their usual attire.
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North Bennington
Norshaft Lions Club
Congregational Church
John Page
Bennington County
West
The
United States
John Maxmillian
South Pownal
Honolulu
Hawaii
Islands
Las Vegas
Nev
Los Angeles
Calif
St. Joseph College
Bennington
Barbara Patterson
Floyd Patterson
Bonnie Barber
John C. Barber
Pownal Center
Sandra Powell
Benjamin L. Powell
North Pownal
Jean Hahn
Williamstown
Fire Department
Howard van Horn
Pownal
Oklahoma City Faces Sonic Boom Tests Suit Filed
In Oklahoma City the sonic boom laboratory tests began February 3 and eight booms daily cause 655 calls in the first week. Plumber Woodrow W. Bussey, on behalf of his 5 year old daughter Julie, sues FAA head Najeeb Halaby claiming the tests harm hearing and started without consent. U.S. Attorney B Andrew Potter notes it is the first suit of its kind with tests on an announced schedule.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Federal Aviation Agency
Woodrow W. Bussey
Bussey
FAA
Najeeb Halaby
Julie
U.S
Manchester Vacation Visit for Edith Roy at Beattie Home
Edith Roy of Bennington spends part of her school vacation with her cousins Mr and Mrs Orrin Beattie and family at Manchester Center enjoying time with relatives during the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Roy
Bennington
Mrs
Orrin Beattie
Manchester Center
New Boot Is On Missile Ship
Fred Sheldon, son of Mrs Leona Sheldon, has joined the USS Long Beach a new guided missile cruiser He graduated February 7 from boat training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center Illinois Attached to the commissary department Sheldon studies to be a meat cutter and chef He is a 1963 graduate of Burr and Burton Seminary Manchester and entered the Navy last November.
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Sunderland
Fred Sheldon
Leona Sheldon
Long Beach
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Ill
Sheldon
Burr and Burton Seminary
Manchester
Navy
Middlebury Receives Dana Foundation Grant
Middlebury College has been awarded a 300000 dollar challenge grant by The Charles A. Dana Foundation for a proposed Language Center. Dr James I Armstrong says the grant requires the college to raise 500000 dollars from other sources to complete the project by September 1965.
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Middlebury
Middlebury College
Charles A. Dana
James I. Armstrong
Dana Foundation
Cheney Library Seeks Garden Books and Donations
The Cheney Public Library in Hoosick Falls announces a collection of gardening books for locals planning gardens. It requests a used tank type vacuum cleaner and a folding table for displaying books, with librarians saving Triple S stamps for the latter.
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Cheney
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Peru
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Frigidaire Sales—Service
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Connelly Sr
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