Vermont Planes Flood Control Projects Under Watershed Act
Vermont communities move under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act with plans for Ne shobe River at Brandon and Jewell Brook at Ludlow. Stevens Rugg Brook at St Albans has a work plan. Browns River and Upper Castleton River Watersheds weigh options. The act supports flood protection plus water management and habitat projects. The law was sponsored by Sen. Aiken and Rep. Hope in 1954. By January nationwide planning reached 819 watersheds with 451 projects, 74 completed and 203 under construction.
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Vermont
L. J. Peet
Brandon
House Agriculture Committee
Jewell Brook
Ludlow
Stevens- Rugg Brook
St. Albans
Browns River
Castleton River
Peet
George D. Aiken
Clifford Hope
Soil Conservation Service
Amur Maple Suggested for Vermont Use
Vermont extension horticulturist Harrison L. Flint says the Amur maple Acer ginnula should be more widely used in Vermont. It grows about 20 feet tall with a 15 to 20 foot spread, has a tidy round form when mature, is very hardy, and suits small spaces as an accent or focal point.
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Vermont
Harrison L. Flint
Canada
Ski Weekend Garners Snow and Social News in West Arlington
West Arlington readers report visits from Stamford and Weston guests, Iran and Endicott College ties, and a Vermont ski weekend marked by cold weather. Local residents Ed Reynolds and Ed Kimball join Dr. William Young in skiing, while Mrs. Tudor leads a West Arlington Home Demonstration meeting at noon Wednesday with luncheon and a food prep discussion.
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Marge Trachte
Endicott College
Gwen Buschmeyer
Louisville, Ky
Vermont
Shahla Ansarib
Teheran
West Arlington
Ed Reynolds
Mt. Kisco
N.Y
Ed Kimballs
Rye
William Young
Huntington
Long Island
West Arlington Home
Ralph Tudor
Arlington Town Meeting Sees Budget Votes And Elections
Arlington holds its town meeting Monday March 4 at 7 30 p m in Memorial School gym with articles 1 through 17 on the agenda Balloting continues Tuesday for appropriations and town and school officer elections Polls close at 3 p m The meeting will consider officers reports road commissioner choice a town spray program cost up to 3800 and a 900 civilian defense appropriation Tax and school tax levels are proposed for 3 01 and 7 97 respectively with increases expected The following Tuesday articles 19 through 30 cover usual appropriations including Kindergarten 700 Arlington Community Health Nursing Service 650 tree warden 200 Martha Canfield Library 1500 East Arlington Library 200 fire and light district 300 and a used fire pumper at 4050 with 2186 from a sinking fund The remainder 1864 is to be voted The vault and town records storage building is proposed at 25000 amortized over 20 years Arlington also elects two school directors for one year Frederick Grout Don Trachie and George Walsh are candidates for the first term Donald Kendall Jr and Arnold Wilcox seek the second term Walter Corey runs unopposed for the three year term
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Arlington
Memorial School
Arlington Community Health Nursing Service
Martha Canfield
East Arlington Library
Frederick Grout
Don Trachie
George Walsh
Donald S. Kendall Jr
Arnold Wilcox
Walter Corey
Local residents visit as winter lingers and routines resume
East Arlington and surrounding towns see multiple visitors from Woon socket to San Francisco with vacation hardships noted. Residents like Miss Hayden and Miss Mattison return to college and studies while Elanor Hayden remains bedbound and church services proceed amid a harsh winter pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Mattison
Castleton College
Philip Mattison
Arlington High to Administer National Merit Qualifying Test
Ten Arlington High School students will take the 1963 National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test at 9 a.m. on March 5. The three hour exam is the first step in a national competition for four year merit scholarships funded by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation and sponsors. Semifinalists, winners, and commendations flow to colleges, with stipends ranging from 100 to 1500 dollars and averages around 845 for 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Arlington High School
George K. Bicknell
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Merit Corporation
Mission at St. John’s to Open for Parish Ladies
Rev. Edward J. Hartnett of the Eastern Mission Band of the Holy Cross Fathers will open a mission at St. John the Baptist Church Sunday at 7 30 for the parish ladies. Masses are at 6 and 7 30 a.m. with instruction, then an evening sermon and benediction. The ladies mission ends Wednesday, followed by a three day mission for men and boys. Non Catholics are invited to attend any or all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Hartnett
Eastern Mission Band of the Holy Cross Fathers
St. John the Baptist Church
Fr. Hartnett
Hoff Opens Farm Bureau Drive for 63 Membership
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff proclaims Farm Bureau Week and launches the 1963 membership drive with a state quota of 6350. County solicitors will visit farmers after January county meetings and a letter push, using a Hyde formula to set quotas for Addison to Windsor counties and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoff
Farm Bureau
Montpelier
Philip Hoff
Farm Bureau Week
Vermont Farm Fiureau
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Sandgate
Betty Trachte
Arthur Ferris
Stamford, Conn
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Clifford Ferris
Ralph
Richard Stolz
Ben Jenkins
Weston Mass
Boston
Tel
Iran
Shahla
Endicott
New York City
England
Bromley
Guy Roberts
Philadelphia
Paul Bedells
Thruway
Clifford McKee
North Adams
Triple “S
Grand Union
FORD
Radio & Heater
Liggett Bosworth
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vt
East
Sunderland
Robert Shuffleton
Anita Garneau
Woonsocket
R.L
Camelia Garneau
Edward Garneau
Neil Montgomery
East Hardwick
University of Vermont
Mrs. H. W.hayden
Elanor Hayden
Ivah Arnold
Washington, D.C
Lester Norbohm
Dorothy Squires
Port Deposit
Everett Squires
Federated Church
Jesus
Manchester Baptist Church
Clyde Dunlap
William Aussicker
Ballston Lake
Donald Davis
Sheila Boynton
Rutland
Albert Boynton
Thomas Mattison
Main Street
Benning
American Gem Society Diamonds
Walker
Sinks
Bennington
Cuno
Vers
N. Bennington
Elizabeth Dwyer
ST. John’s
Bernard McCarthy
Mrs
Dennis McCarthy
Bron:, N.Y
Cy Blutes
Burlington
Michael Jarrett
Adams St
Sheri Lee
Mary Meagher
West Brookfield
Mass
Houghton Street
Mark Kenyon
Burton Davis
George Young
Bradford Klock
Carmel
Addison
Caledonia
Chittenden
Essex
Franklin
Grand Isle
Lamoille
Orange
Orleans
Washington
Windham
Windsor
Arthur Hyde
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