Pownal Town Meeting Mobilizes Voters For Key Ballot
Voters in Pownal prepare for a large turnout at a Monday town meeting starting 7:30 p.m. in Town Hall and a March 3 election with 22 ballot articles. Candidates include Norman R. Strobridge Burton Peckham and John W Patterson for selectman and other races for road commissioner and town offices.
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Pownal
Oak Hill
Town Hall
Selectman
Norman R. Strobridge
Burton Peckham
John W. Patterson
Selectman Strobridge
Barnet
MelIndoes Academy
Michigan State College
Helen Blanchard
East Pownal
Donna
Alan
Air Corps
Nationwide Insurance Company
Pownal Center
Leon Peckham
Bennington High School
Long Island Agricultural Institute
Carolyn Coulter
Bennington
Sarah
Sandra
Susan
Richard Pudvar
Robert E. Rudd Sr
North Pownal
Pudvar
Big Economic Differences Between Fifties and Sixties
The piece contrasts 1920s excess with the 1960s, noting both periods faced setbacks. It compares credit expansion and market swindles of 1929 with today’s high credit, record stock volumes, and rising corporate earnings. The author, Sam Dawson, analyzes how the decades resemble and differ in optimism and risk.
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Sam Dawson
New York Stock Exchange
Brazil
Pownal Commended For Sign Board Restrictions
The Vermont Roadside Council commends Pownal for strict sign limits on U S Route 7, aided by Selectmen Norman S. Strobridge A Coleman Mason and Arthur E. George with Town Agent Vera E. Langlais. Local rules cap non luminous signs at 3 by 5 feet and enforcement has reduced violations. A January action seeks state permit changes to honor local ordinances.
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Pownal
Vermont
Norman S. Strobridge
A. Coleman Mason
Arthur E. George
Vera E. Langlais
Mason
Powna
Secretary of State
Bennington County
Green Mountain Park
Williams Carnival Theme Midwinter Night's Dream
Williams College winter carnival features 18 snow sculptures led by a giant Puck replica amid two feet of snow. Skier training and packing crews battle fresh snow as 10 college teams arrive for downhill, cross country, slalom and jumping events. Queen and two princesses will be crowned at the all college snow ball.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Puck
Ralph Townsend
Williams
Student Union
Final card party, town meetings, and church youth events
The North Pownal Fire Department Auxiliary and Parent Teacher Club host the final of a four part card series at the firehouse Saturday at 8. Prizes and refreshments in a busy community schedule with Town Meeting attendance noted.
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North Pownal
Pownal Center Community Church
James H. Bagley
Pownal Methodist Church
Charles Becker
Pownal
Pownal Center
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