Hoosick Falls Play to Aid Grandma Moses Fund Drive
Hoosick Falls Little Theater Group plans its spring production See How They Run with 18 set flats built. Proceeds support the Grandma Moses Memorial Fund at Hoosick Falls Health Center. Rehearsals start March 12. workshops run weekly at Ronald Badgeley’s home starting March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Little Theater Group
Anthony Wirmusky
Church Street
Cathy Salluzzo
Charles Cappelino
Ronald Badgeley
Hoosick Falls Central School
Grandma Moses
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Badgeley
Pittstown
Morris 3
Local residents greet visits and moves in the area
Dorset Alan Wood returns to Middlebury College after visiting his parents Mr and Mrs F C Wood. Albert and Mrs Eddy move into their new Church Street home formerly owned by Miss Elizabeth Sykes. Whittemores visit Norton Massachusetts relatives. McFall family tours New Rochelle and plans NYC sightseeing. Schramm and family reside at Hollow Pound Ridge. Edith Finey visits Essex Junction. Little Debbie Warren stays with grandparents the Warens in Manchester. Levi Tifft now with sister Evelyn Jones. Harridge family from Schooley's Mountain stay with the Park family. Leonard visits Boston. Barrows family from Elsmere relax in town. Gayle Baker visits from Salem High School. Geoffrey Parsons family from Burlington visit relatives. Marion Benford visiting Burr Phillips. she teaches in Waterford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
N.Y
New York City
August Schramm
Pound Ridge
the Hollow
George Finey
Edith
Essex Junction
Debbie Warren
Manchester
Thomas Warren
Levi Tifft
Kenneth
Londonderry
Evelyn Jones
William Harridge
Schooley
N.J
Russell Park
Robert Leonard
Boston
Mass
William Barrows Jr
Elsmere
Gayle Baker
Salem, N.Y. High School
Harry Baker
Geoffrey Parsons
Burlington
Marion Benford
St. Johnsbury
Burr Phillips
Waterford
Arlington Club Calendar Highlights Local Meetings
Arlington activities list committees and events for Feb 26 to Mar 1 including Senior Girl Scouts meeting at Mrs. Lawrence Brush home, Blue and Gold Cub Scout supper at Fisher School, Arlington Chorus at Finney's Studio, firemen meeting at the fire house, kindergarten and next year's parent meetings with a Stanley Brush party at Community House, Buxton School performance at Memorial School, and FHA spaghetti supper at Fisher School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Brush
Fisher School
Arlington Chorus
Finney
Firemen
Firehouse
Stanley Brush
Buxton
Memorial School
Shaftsbury Senior Choir Rehearsal Changes This Week
The Shaftsbury Methodist Church senior choir will skip this week’s rehearsal but resume next week at the usual time. A choir rehearsal for the senior Meth Con Fellowship is set for Wednesday February 28 at 7 30 p m all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Snowed In Mountain Towns Struggle To Reach Roads
After a sunny Friday the town woke to a snow storm closing streets and trapping residents. Snow drifted high against doors and windows while a two man shovel crew works to clear access routes and resumes normal travel plans.
Dorset Players Vote 1500 for Workshop Space
Dorset Players Inc held a February meeting with about 100 members at the playhouse. They voted to enlarge the dressing room and add workshop space at an estimated cost of 1500 dollars. The building committee includes Ernest Mills and others. New members joined and plans were announced for upcoming productions and readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Dorset Players, Inc
Playhouse
B.S. Bennett
Ernest Mills
Edith Snare
Fred Whittemore
Robert Haley
Lucretia Dibble
John Sawyer
Elizabeth Beckwith
Manchester
Dorothy Divine
Kurt Wieneke
Christopher Frye
Eugene Franck
John Brown
Burr and Burton Seminary of
E. H. Henry
O. Henry
Norman Rockwell
Prospect Reports Good Snowy Weekend at Ski Area
Prospect Mountain ski area drew about 300 visitors on Saturday and nearly 500 on Sunday after a Friday night and Saturday storm dumped about 10 inches of fresh snow. The area will stay open all week with daily ski school except today. A family relay race planned for March 10 was postponed due to Saturday morning snow. New ski school rates are posted at the area or with Mrs Frank Howlett of Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodford
Prospect Mountain
Prospect
Frank Howlett
Bennington
Home Dem Sessions On Color This Week
The County Extension Service hosts color guidance meetings for Bennington County leaders on Feb 27 in Manchester and Feb 28 in North Bennington. Beth Munger from Rutland County leads with Marion Harris. Public invited. 4-H leaders urged to attend as a preview for March sessions on paints and wallpapering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
County Extension Service
Bennington County
Manchester
Legion Auxiliary Rooms
North Bennington
Library Hall
Beth Munger
Rutland County
Marion Harris
Bennington
Hoosick Falls Elks and Masons Host CommunityEvents
Hoosick Falls Elks raised funds for the Elks National Foundation at a Saturday smorgasbord dinner with proceeds to the cause. The Elks 45s tournament dinner honored late Leo Mahar and John Mull McGarvin with a moment of silence, and next year’s captains Edward Wiggy Shea and Joe Graney were announced. Washington Birthday Banquet at Van Rensselaer Lodge F AM featured Ray Calhoun and speaker Frank Brownell, with Red White and Blue decor and Paul Krieger Trio music. Paul Fink, back from Israel, spoke at Baptist Church events. he has dates listed across March. St. Mary’s hospital patient Kevin Gorman noted. St. Mary’s Smorgasbord tickets available. Lions Club discussed Brownie Troop sponsorship and March 3 Ladies’ Night at Mt Anthony CC. dinners moved to new format with George E. Dougherty Jr. chairing. Lincoln Von Haggin named program chairman for March 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Styles Smith
Charles Frazier
Lincoln von Haggin
Frank Kennedy
Elks
Leo Mahar
Mr. Mahar
John
Mull) McGarvin
Edward
Wiggy
Shea
Joe Graney
Grange
Hoosick
Washington
van Rensselaer Lodge
F & AM
Eastern Star
Ray Calhoun
Frank Brownell
Arlington
Brownell
Masonic Lodge of
Vermont
Town of Hoosick Lions Club
Joseph P. Vinck
Youth Commission
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Bennington
Atty
George E. Dougherty Jr
Two Minstrels Delight Audiences Norshaft Arlington
North Bennington and Arlington host the eighth annual Norshaft Lions Minstrel shows with full casts, elaborate costumes, and a mix of traditional songs and novelty acts. The North Bennington performance featured endmen in blackface, a lively interlude by Jim Bow, and standout numbers by Earl Harris, Jean Powers, and Bob Woodworth. Arlington offered a polished 10th annual show led by George Albee with a large chorus, soloists like Cecil Parks and Mary Jeanne Walsh, plus a battery of dance and tap numbers from local schools and groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Norshaft Lions
Rutland
Jim Bow
Earl Harris
Mr. Bones
Barney
Danny Fager
Hambone
Danny
Shirley Flood
Maggie Dailey
Bob Woodworth
Stephen Foster
Janet Barton
Roberta Kline
Alison Nowak
Penny Rich
Nancy Thompson
Sage City
Woodworths
Ronnie
Laurie Hyman
Helen Woodworth
Charlie Thompson
Brad Riley
Betty Riley
Geri Thompson
Arlington
Lions Club
George Albee
Bones
Cecil Parks
Georgia Brown
Jeanne Walsh
Michitabelle
al Jolson
Mammy
Skip Grover
Rastus
George Zimmer Sr
Mary Jeanne Walsh
Nellie Keene
Ques
Donna Keene
Linda Lake
Carol Paul
Howland Brothers
North Adams
Cecilia Green
Beverly Gates
The
Riverside
22 Voices
Darktown Strutters
Women Show Interest in US Marines in Niagara Falls
Local Marine recruiting office reports inquiries have doubled since Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. orbited Earth with most callers being women seeking to join the Women Marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
N. Y
John H. Glenn Jr
Earth Orbit
Brush Family Awaits Niece from Pakistan and India
Arlington resident Mary Jo Brush, granddaughter of Rev. George R. Brush and niece of Larry and Marjorie Brush, tours India and Pakistan with the Maine Masque from the University of Maine. The educational troupe performs six times weekly and includes lectures by Professor Bricker. they left New York Feb. 2 and plan to return mid May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Brush
India
Pakistan
Mary Jo Brush
George R. Brush
Larry
Marjorie Brush
Mary Jo
Maine
University of Maine
State Department
Highlands
Campobello
New York City
London
Paris
Geneva
Cairo
Ankara
New Delhi
Bricker
Supper overfilled as 145 served at church event
The Thursday night public supper by the Congregational Church School Guild surpassed plans. About 80 meals were expected but 145 were served, requiring extra food and volunteers. Names listed include Evelyn Greene, Marie Nye Johnson, Frances Kershaw, and others. Next Guild meeting set for Feb 26 at 8 p.m. at the Howes. John Willard recovering at home after a brief illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church School Guild
Evelyn Greene
Marie Nye Johnson
Marie Johnson
Frances Kershaw
Elsie Poor
Beth Smith
Vern Howe
Peg House
Pamela Johnson
Madge Hitchings
Kathie Preston
Dorset Women Hold Work Session
Fourteen ladies attended the Women's Fellowship meeting in the church vestry. Miss Helen Bryan led devotions and Mrs. G. A. Dickson presided. The Reading Group will meet Tuesday Feb 27 at 3 p.m. at Miss Katherine Child's home. $172 was cleared from the recent chicken pie supper. A six week Lenten Bible Class will begin in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Bryan
G. A. Dickson
Katherine Child
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Miriam Tifft
Alan Wood
Middlebury College
Mrs
F. C. Wood
Albert Eddy
South Londonderry
Elizabeth Sykes
F. O. Whittemore
Fred Russell
Norton, Mass
Robert McFall
FHA
Shaftsbury
Fran Stacy
Tel
Mountain Towns
Carlo Walter Tel
Searsburg
Ely
Dunhams Furniture, Inc
Elm Street
Prospect Reports
Edith Beaumont
Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks
Elks National Foundation
Fink
Paul Fink
Israel
Youth Department
Jewish Agency and
Young Judea
Philathea Society
First Baptist Church
Men
Providence
R.I
Leominster
First United Church Sunday School
United Church
Anna Meagher
Walter Hartman
Miami
Fla
Kevin Gorman
John Gorman
Abbott Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
Troy
St. Mary’s
Immaculate Conception
Merrimack College Glee Club
Olixir
Permanent Savings & Loan Association
Capano’s Market
Henry Marcoux
Lions
Norshaft Arlington
Elizabeth Dwyer
Porks Chops
Lincoln
Brad
Harold Shepard
Tambo
Robinson Crusoe
Charlie Becker
Sambo
Lazy River
Sage City Belles
Ann Marsh
Barbershop Quartet
Lester Brush
Gordon Hard
Fred Grout
Larry Clayton
Batarsi Quartet
Louise Harris
Crawford
Brush Family of
Wilmington
Dover
Sherbert
Salem’s
Ontainer
RCA Victor
Limelighters
Living Stereo
Noveck’s
Main St. Benn
Javery
South
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
Main Street
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