Three Candidates for Pownal Selectman Stress Orderly Growth
A three way race for the three year selectman post in Pownal features John G. Munro Arthur E. George and Henry W. Bassen. Munro lists broad experience from real estate to construction and urges planning zoning building codes and regulated trailer parks to guide orderly growth. George seeks a third term focusing on town needs and potential rescission of a trailer park ordinance while backing town owned equipment and expansion plans. Bassen pursues first time office backing zoning and a mobile home code with strong local ties and leadership roles in libraries lodging associations and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
John G. Munro
Carpenter Hill
Pownal Center
Arthur E. George
South Pownal
Henry W. Bassen
Citizens Caucus
Huntington
Long Island
N.Y
University of Alabama
New York University
Williamstown
Mass
Grace Southgate
George
Warren Wire Division
General Cable Corporation
United Steel Workers
Bennington County Labor Council
Vermont Labor Council
AFL- Clc
Greenberg
Brooklyn
Bassen
Ladd Brook
Kiwanis Members Back Plan for Hoosick Falls Renewal
Kiwanis Club heard Hoosick Falls Realty Corporation details for upgrading the village business district. Plans include purchasing Shapiro’s Department Store, a Church Street service station, and the K of C building, with options on additional properties and a mid street mall to ease access to stores. More than half the funds come from Kiwanis members with shares limited to 200 at $1,000 each. two more weeks are set for fuller discussion assisted by corporation officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Realty Corporation
Kiwanis Club
Henry Volkheimer
National Commercial Bank and Trust Company
Spokes
Joseph Liporace
Volkheimer
Shapiro’s Department
Church Street
Church and
Elm Streets
K of C
Main Street
Grand Junction
Colorado
Arlington Church Mass for Charles LaBatt in the morning
Arlington church mass at 6 45 a m Thursday will honor Charles LaBatt requested by Mr and Mrs Ralph Wyman. Arlington P A R monthly meeting set for March 4 at 7 30 p m at the Community House. James Conroy of Bennington to show travel slides with refreshments. Local Heart Fund collectors listed by Florence Field town chairman doubtlessly aiding drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Charles LaBatt
Ralph Wyman
Arlington
American Association of Retired Persons
James Conroy
Bennington
Jeffery Hard
Burlington
Edgar Blair
Gordon Hard
Florence Field
Sunderland Pre Town Meeting on Feb 27 and March 3
Sunderland will hold its Pre Town Meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday evening Feb 27 in the Town House School The regular business session will be at the same time and place Monday March 3 The polls open Tuesday March 4 from 10 a m to 7 p m for town officer elections and beverage license votes The main topic is a proposed 10 acre Burton Snow farm purchase for 10000 The town already has an option on the site for a new elementary school decided by voters February 8.
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Sunderland
Town House
Burton Snow Farm
Hoosick Falls Woman Named to General College Dean's List
Edith Beaumont of Hoosick Falls has earned a place on the General College Dean's List for the fall term at the University of Minnesota. Helen L. Kearney reports her daughter is the daughter of Mrs. Watson White of Hoosick, N.Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen L. Kearney
Watson White
Hoosick, N.Y
General College
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis- St. Paul, Minn
Pownal School Study Committee Recommends Building Program Now
The Pownal School Study Committee urges the School Board and residents to acquire land and begin a building program soon to address overcrowding at North Pownal and Oak Hill. The report cites aging buildings, rising enrollment, and inadequate facilities, calling for expansion at Pownal Center School and improved libraries, classrooms, and space for each student while outlining state aid and cost-saving advantages of acting now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Oak Hill
North Pownal
Pownal Center
Floyd and Mary Patterson
Private completes nine weeks at Fort Polk training
Army Pvt. Eugene C. Roberson 25 son of Mr and Mrs Harold G Roberson North Hoosick NY completed nine weeks of advanced infantry training at Fort Polk La His final week included guerrilla warfare exercises under simulated Vietnam conditions for five days He learned to remove booby traps set ambushes and evade enemy actions He and his wife Susan reside at 159 BenMont Ave Bennington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft, Polk
Eugene C. Roberson
Harold G. Roberson
North Hoosick
N.Y
Ft. Polk
Vietnam
Susan
BenMont Ave
Bennington
Manchester Petition Seeks New Post Office Location
Manchester Chamber of Commerce circulates a petition to Washington urging the Post Office Department to study a new site for the post office. Changes in nearby roadways proposed by the Vermont Highway Department prompt desire for a safer, more convenient location with adequate parking near Manchester Center. A copy of the petition is available at the town office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D.C
Post Office Department
Vermont Highway Department
Manchester Center
White Creek weekend events and hospital notes
White Creek week features guest speaker Bishop Wicke and a coffee house hosted by Rev. James Borden. Local residents and visitors from Gansevoort to Niskayuna are listed as weekend guests and hospital stays. 4H announces Area Demonstration Day at White Creek schoolhouse with girls demonstrations at 1 30 p.m. and boys at 8 p.m. all are invited.
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Bishop Wicke
James Borden
Paul
Geoffrey Jones
Gansevoort
Catharine Harrington
Mary McClellan Hospital
Hartvig C. Hansen
Robert Hansens
Niskayuna
N.Y
Donald George
Carol George
S.U.N.Y
Albany
Raymond Niles
Fort Dix
N.J
Charles Niles
Thomas D. Nesbitt
Gordon J. Nesbitt
Texas
Maureen Hulihan
Jeanne Mahar
Hoosick Falls
Bertha Andrews
Doris
Lanesboro
Mass
Walter Hulihans
Jolly Janes
Post Corners
White Creek
Shaftsbury Election Names Three-Year Terms For Candidates
Shaftsbury voters choose Henry Harrington for sex sectman three years while Herbert A Thom Jr secures three years and Robert Fletcher receives a one year term. Democratic candidates listed for March 4 election with POL and ADV notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Harrington
Herbert A. Thom Jr
Robert Fletcher
Pol
ADV
Manchester Receives New Police Cruisers for Fleet
Manchester replaces a town owned Ford cruiser with a 1969 Buick La Sabre leased from Smith Buick of Rutland. The vehicle arrived yesterday and joins a 1969 Plymouth bought by the village of Manchester as another new cruiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Smith Buick
Rutland
Town Board Meeting Sets Voter List Revision
The Board of Civil Authority will meet Saturday at 10 in the town office to revise the voter checklist for Town Meeting. Residents not on posted lists may register then. Absentee ballot applications must reach the town clerk by 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Civil Authority
Pleasant Valley Grange Card Party and Town Meeting Notices
The Pleasant Valley Grange will sponsor a public card party on Tuesday March 4 at 8 p.m. at the hall with seven tables and prizes. Town Meetings are set for Friday business sessions at Pownal Center Firehouse and Monday Town Hall polls for ballots. The annual town officers report for the year ending 1968 has been mailed. copies available from Town Clerk Mrs Rachel Mason or at the town office. The brochure cover features the Solomon Wright Public Library engraving and includes town officers budgets taxes and reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley Grange
George Morgan
Roy Smith
William Wallace
Alice Thompson
Ed Starr
Kenneth Hungerford
Pownal Center
Town of
Pownal
Rachel Mason
Solomon Wright Public Library
Vermont Dept. of Social Welfare
Vermont Dept. of Health
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Bennington Banner
Vera Langlais
Munro
New York City
Old Atlantic
National Association of College Stores
Katherine
New York
Solomon
Fred Stacy
Shaftsbury
Maurice Gagnon
Jean Nilson
N.H
Teresa Bove
Fresh Air Fund
Brotherhood-In-Action
Kiwanis
Hoosick Falls Realty
Edith Beaumont
Helene Thompson
Elbert Davis
Ernest Doehrer
Richard Stroffoleno
Richard Dorr
Donald Simson
Lawrence Pratt
Paul Pike
John Secor
Alan Angney, Jr
Alden Lane
George Walsh
Robert Macksey
Gregory Cullinan
Abbie Baker
Fred McGuire
Maynard Grout
James Macksey
Earl Howard
Burton Snow, Jr
Hugh Dollard
Scott Campbell
Andrew Webb
Jerry Sargood
James Thompson
Glenn Motor CO
North
Bennington Rd
Pleasant St
Peru
Alice Dibble
Chris Alden
Rita Alden
Weston
Bromley
Southern Council
Vermont
Jovie Larson
Larson
Londonderry
Southern Vermont
Central Vermont
Northern Vermont
Middlebury
Stratton
Jim Pluff
Nick Schen
Bill Ashe
Dave Grett
Frances Hellman
Debbie Tarinell
Pat Hellman
Bromley Ski Club
Flood Brook
Beth McWilliams
Mike Hedges
Landgrove
Beth
Mike
Elizabeth Cass
Mary Cass
Jill Larson
Gail Miller
Jeffrey Smith
Bill Porter
Mike Doane
Arnold Norse
Janice Finkbohner
Gwen Littleton
Monica Daley
Cindy Rockwell
Jimmy DeWolfe
Steve Rawson
Danny Kelly
Dennis Rockwell
Gordon Dustin
Brad Nute
Rodney Batchelder
Dick Rockwell
Dorset
Angus Black
Polly Myhrum
St. Timothy’s School
Maryland
Anna Dibble
Cambridge
Massachusetts
UVM
Cassie and
Daulton Mann Jr
Byrd LaPrade
John Myers
Cis Dibble
Washington
Big Bromley
Charles Rounds
Earl Lillie
Bernard Bisson
Wilhelm Strohmaier
Harvey Carter
John Munro
Tuesay
Harry Andrew
Mesdames
Dewey McCart
Maurice Perry
Don Byars
Howard Robinson
Danbury Educational Council
Johnsonville
Michael Miller
P.O. Box
Salem S
Choice Beef
Chuck
Boston
Orern Tan
Super Market
Main St
The
South Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
Ve Vermont Transit Lines
Washington Ave
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