Arlington Vermont Community Calendar Highlights
Arlington activities week include VFW Auxiliary meetings AA sessions and Grange gatherings at local halls. Sports feature Arlington games against Leland Gray and Proctor with events at Legion rooms and Masonic Temple. Fire department and library hours listed for East Pownal and Solomon Wright Library. Quam and East Pownal Volunteer noted.
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VFW
VFW Rooms
Manchester
Arlington
Leland & Gray
St. Margaret Mary's Hall
Battenhill Grange
Grange Hall
West Arlington
FOE
Eagle Rooms
Arlington Lions Club
Legion Rooms
Fisher School
Arlington Fire Co
Pownals Fire Department and school board notices
The Pownals Fire Department will meet at 7 tonight at their firehouse. Reservations for the senior citizens luncheon at Wednesday noon at the Pownal Baptist Church may be made by calling Rose Mattison at 323-7282 at least 24 hours in advance. The Pownal School Board will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Pownal Elementary School.
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North Pownal
Pownal
Pownal Baptist Church
Rose Mattison
Pownal League Holds Meetings. Thanks Umpires and Sponsors
The Pownal Recreational Community Center will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Center. A thank you goes to umpires Jim Rhodes Dick Johnson Barry Burdick John Burdick and Bill Lipscomb and coaches Lyle Jelley Dan Horan Paul Clark Milton Hattar Dave Johnson Dick Bisson Bill Leonard Carlton Leonard Terry Livingston Gary Niles. A later meeting for all last year’s umpires and coaches is set for Monday Jan 12 at 7 30 p.m. at Pownal Elementary School. Bill Leonard and Dick Bisson depart after many years. volunteers to coach or umpire are urged to attend as the league seeks reorganization and new ideas.
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Pownal
Hoosick Falls Girl Patient at Mary McClellan Hospital
Miss Hazel Hill of Eagle Bridge is a patient at Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge according to local reports. More than 1500 people attended Reynolds Gilchrest skating rink by December end, with December having more skating days than last year.
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Hazel Hill
Eagle Bridge
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Reynolds- Gilchrest
Philip Leonare
Patrolman White Named to Sheriff Department
Albert H. White of Hoosick Falls Police Department is named to the criminal division of Rensselaer County Sheriff's Department by Sheriff Eugene Eaton. He begins new duties Jan 1. White is a Portchester, Conn., native who moved to Petersburg in 1938 and later lived in Hoosick Falls.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Albert H. White
Rensselaer County
Hoosick Falls Police Roundup Burglary Snowball Vandalism and Accidents
Hoosick Falls police report a December 29 collision on Elm Street near 11:15 a.m. between a vehicle driven east by Joseph Davendanis and an opening truck door driven by Douglas J. Vanfranken, who sustained finger lacerations. A December 30 burglary at 133 Church Street yielded $45 in food stamps and $40 in cash, with no signs of forced entry and no leads. Snowball damage cracked windows at 7 High Street and 55 Elm Street on December 30. January 1 saw a suspicious person around Haynes Bros. Garage with no issues found. Melvin W. Weeden was arrested January 1 for driving while intoxicated, posted $50 bail. January 2 accidents on Main Street involved Anna Griffin and Lee Whalen vehicles with minor damage. Griffin cited for sun impairment. A subsequent collision at 1:30 p.m. damaged several vehicles near Home Savings Bank. Dodge Industries alarm was triggered by high winds January 3. Irving Ketchum was arrested for unregistered vehicle and lack of insurance, later released after posting bail. January 3 snowball complaints and property damage reports followed. A fire at Town of Hoosick Highway garage caused by heating backfire prompted a smoke-filled building with no damage. Mount Washington, MA, noted as the smallest Massachusetts town in a Boston UPI dispatch.
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Elm Street
Joseph Davendanis
Church St
Douglas J. Vanfranken
Stillwater
Vanfranken
Tim Wilmot
Elizabeth Kearney
High St
Joseph Slavis
Elm St
Haynes Bros
Melvin W. Weeden
Petersburg
William Fitzpatrick
Anna Griffin
Willow Street
Main Street
Home Savings Bank
Lee Whalen
Carr St
Whalen
Griffin
Durxee
Lee F. Whalen
Raymond Cottrell
R.D
Hoosick Falls
Cottrell
Dodge Industries
River Road
Irving Ketchum
Bennington
High Street
Rensselaer County
John Mahar
Ketchum
Griffin Avenue
John Button
First Street
Wood Memorial Park
Town of Hoosick Highway
Walter Sprague
Fire kills elderly woman in Newport building blaze
State police investigate a three story Newport fire that killed 90 year old Clytie Blake trapped on a third floor. Beatrice Gage and Joseph Bushey received smoke inhalation treatment and were released. Damage estimated up to 75000 dollars.
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Newport
UPI
Clytie Blake
Beatrice Gage
Joseph Bushey
Central 1
Vermont Colleges Chief Seeks More State Aid
William Craig chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges system criticizes Gov. Salmon for not including an additional 123000 in a 2 million supplemental bill to cover a deficit after a faculty pay raise. An unnamed governor's office source hinted possible approval before the bill's release. Udall says he may run in Vermont presidential primary with Carter already committed. Legislature to act on a March 2 primary.
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Burlington
UPI
William Craig
Vermont State Colleges System
Thomas Salmon
Craig
Salmon
Montpelier
Morris Udall
Vermont
Udall
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Ford
Burlington Water Warning Sparks City Demur
Burlington Mayor Gordon Paquette clashes with state Health Commissioner Anthony Robbins over a viral infection risk from the city water. Officials insist no danger proven as water engineers study the system and plan new treatment facilities within two years. An autopsy is set for Windham College student Jeffrey Arthur of Gloucester, Mass., found dead Sunday, state police said.
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Burlington
UPI
Gordon Paquette
Anthony Robbins
Paquette
Robbins
Putney
Windham College
Jeffrey Arthur
Gloucester
Mass
City Hall Cites Special Session Aims To Fire Democrat
In New York the Republican led city council plans a special session early this week to fire a Democrat appointee. Mayor William O’Neill, named chief officer last week, says he will convene after GOP talks. Minority Democrats blocked a rival appointment last Friday.
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Troy
William O’neill
W. Brian Sullivan
C. Frederick Verleger
Sullivan
Mayors take oaths in seven western Massachusetts towns
In Berkshire seven western Mass communities swore in new mayors including Pittsfield's Evan S. Dobelle and North Adams' Joseph R. Bianco. Dobelle began a second term with an inaugural address detailing plans and city conditions, while Bianco started a fourth term amid a low-key ceremony. Federal and state police also raided 18 locations across the region seeking gambling activity, with no arrests.
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Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Evan S. Dobelle
Joseph R. Bianco
North Adams
Dobelle
Bianco
Commonwealth
Mildred G. Manson
Berkshire County
Lenox
Lee
Dalton
Westfield
Agawam
Longmeadow
Springfield
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