Enterprise Society Meeting and Hound of Heaven Broadcast
The Enterprise Society of the Federated Church East Arlington holds a 1 p.m. covered dish luncheon on January 7 with officer elections and installation after. Rock R. Rogers, radio host and performer, will interpret The Hound of Heaven at 10 a.m. on WBTN. Arlington AARP meets January 6 at the Community House with a 5:45 p.m. covered dish supper and 7:30 p.m. business session. Rogers performs as Maestro Longhair in a nostalgia singalong. Betty Tynan enjoyed stereophonic music over Christmas from gifts from friends.
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The
Enterprise Society of the Federated Church
East Arlington
Rock R. Rogers
Hound of Heaven
WBTN
Arlington
American Association of Retired Persons
Longhair
Betty Tynan
Pownall election plans and local bonds debated
The Pownal Board of Civil Authority will meet Saturday night to revise the voter checklist ahead of a special election. Polls open January 6 at the Town Hall for a $750,000 bond issue for the Pownal Center School renovation, after a November defeat. absent ballots must arrive by 9 p.m. tonight. In weather, New England faces five days of below normal temperatures with teens to 30s and light precipitation.
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Pownal
Boston
UPI
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
Area Seminar Focuses On Early Child Care In Vermont
A Vermont seminar on day care and early childhood development will be held at St. Pauls Catholic Church in Manchester on Thursday January 22 starting at 8 30 a.m. It is the fifth in a series of one day sessions under the fourCs coordinated child care program sponsored locally by the Vermont Conference of Social Concerns. Local co chairs are Mrs Eunice J Wisher and Thomas G Chesley of the Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council Inc with speakers from state health and welfare agencies UVM and Head Start among others. A 3 15 p.m panel discussion will feature Dr James Tinney Rutland schools. Reservations to Mrs Eunice Wisher Box 81 Bennington. A light lunch will be provided. Stamford England UPD Bill Ball who claims the world beer drinking record vows to quit on marriage to Lucille Kaplan. Ball set the record at 2.5 seconds for a pint.
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Vermont
fourCs
Vermont Conference of Social Concerns
Eunice J. Wisher
Thomas G. Chesley
Bennington - Rutland Opportunity Council Inc
Manchester
Daniel J. Holland
State
OFO
Joan Babbott
State Health Department
Julie Lepeschkin
UVM
Dorothy Walker
Department of Social Welfare
Peter Heinson
Department of Employment Security
Eileen Dick
Bennington
Lois McCullough
United Counseling Service
Bill Evans
Rutland
Tinney
Eunice Wisher
Bennington - Rutland Opportunity Council
Box
Stamford
England
Bill Ball
Lucille Kaplan
Ball
UVM Professors Question Use of Chemical Defoliants
Two University of Vermont professors urged the Environmental Control Commission to review Vermont Rail System use of defoliants along right of ways. Dr Charles Houston and Prof James Marvin warned chemicals may harm animals and water supplies. Hutchinson of Central Vermont Railway said 245 T has been used, applied annually by professionals from trains.
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Burlington
University of Vermont
Environmental Control Commission
Charles Houston
UVM Medical College
James Marvin
UVM
Vermont
Houston
Montpelier
Marvin
Vietnam
Fred Hutchinson
Central Vermont Railway Co
Hutchinson
Shaftsbury Considers Traffic Light Petition
Shaftsbury selectmen report Bennington District Highway Office received a petition signed by more than 100 residents calling for a traffic light at the town intersection. The note indicates ongoing discussion as the 1969 ledger closes in the black.
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Shaftsbury
Ledger
In the Black
Bennington
Hoosick Falls Community Notes and Local Updates
Hoosick Falls residents report hospital stays and recoveries including Mrs John Jenuskevice of Wall Street who undergoes surgery at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs A Dugald Maclachlan return from Boston with Mrs Maclachlan now fully recovered after treatments in Massachusetts General Hospital and Putnam Memorial Hospital. Hoosick Falls doctors relocate to Geers Hollow Lane. Town events include three New Year’s Eve parties featuring the Fort Crailo ten piece band and a teen dance at the state Armory with music by Glorious Revolution dance combo from North Adams Massachusetts. Proceeds from the dance benefit future ski trips. William Burns resigns as landfill operator citing policy changes and friction with highway supervisor Douglas Sprague. Hoosick Senior Citizens postpone Monday meeting. next session January 12. Shaftsbury petitions routing road and traffic matters advance to state officials. town finances indicate a year in the black. open burning extension requested for the town dump.
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John Jenuskevice
Wall Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
A. Dugald Maclachlan
Hoosick
Boston
Mass
Maclachhlan
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bennington
Hoosick Falls
Joseph Pender
Newton Krumdieck
Arthur Amick
Geers Hollow Lane
Amereican Legion
State Armory
Elks Club
Eagles
Legion
Fort Crailo
Church Street
William Burns
Douglas Sprague
Shaftsbury
Selectmen
Eric Adler
Thesstate Health Department
John Jay Ski Film to Play at Williams College
John Jay's latest film An Evening With John Jay is shown once at Chapin Hall Williams College on Wednesday January 14 at 8 pm to benefit Pine Cobble School Scholarship fund. The film features skibobbing speeds over 100 mph including Swiss team cliff footage and Inferno Race on Tucker man’s Ravine.
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John Jay
Williams
Williamstown
Mass
Chapin Hall
Wil
Liams College
Pine Cobble School
Tuckerman
Mt. Washington
Jay
Williams College
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Vera Langlais
William Deery Jr
Audra
Washington, D.C
William Deery Sr
Gordon Ware
Barber’s Pond Road
Deery
U.S. Army
Washington
Robert T. Pratt
South Powe Nal
Jack Andrews
Lillian Bassen
Henry W. Bassen
Arcadia, Fla
Joe Swayze
Howard Dailey
Worthy Inn
Dailey
Lynford W. Bourn
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Champ
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Main St
Edith Beaumont
Route 7
South
John Gray
Department
Artery Arcade
North Adams
Tuckerman’s Ravine
N.H
Are
Sweden
Helmut Lantschner
Guy Pertllat
la Clusaz
France
Ruedt Wyrsch
Stratton Mountain
Squaw
Nit Aia
Lel
Emith
Automobile
the Shea Agency Inc
Sound Financial Security
Arthur Roberts
Joseph A. Shea
Heritage House
Maine
Dick and
Betty Manning
North Bennington Road
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