Manchester Neighbors Rally To Aid Crandall Trailer Family
Neighbors and strangers donate cash and goods after a December 31 trailer fire on Dufresne Pond Road leaves the Crandall family destitute. Donations collected at Manchester post offices total over 100 dollars with gifts from Rotary Club Court St Rita CDA and Church Women of Zion. a Canadian dollar arrives via the depot post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
William Crandall
Dufresne Pond
Clifford
Melissa
William
Cornell
Ter
Manchester Rotary Club
Court St. Rita
CDA
Church Women of Zion
Mary PD
Torrey
Manchester Welfare and Nursing Assocition
Donald Mattison
Canada
Crandall Fund
East Manchester
Bruce
Pauline
Cecilia
van Loon
Arlington Fire District meeting to elect clerk and officers
Legal voters of Fire District No 1 will hold their annual meeting Monday at 8 p.m. Business includes reports of officers and election of a clerk treasurer prudential committee member chief engineer two assistant engineers and an auditor of accounts. Major and Mrs Geoffrey Chapman moved to Craig AFB Alabama. Arlington town representative Mrs Edward Doyle departed for Montpelier. Martha Webb celebrated her 11th birthday at home with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire District No. 1
Prudential Committee
Geoffrey Chapman
Dorset
Craig Afb
Birmingham
Ala
Major Chapman
Edward Doyle
Montpelier
Arlington
Martha Webb
James Webb
Dorset Hosts Dance For Dor set Elementary Students
Dorset hosts a square and round dance with Dave Brooks orchestra at Dorset Elementary School tonight from 8 to 12 pm. Admission 90 cents adults 50 cents students. Proceeds aid the hot lunch program’s Hobart mixer. Also, Mrs. Michael Powers was guest at a baby shower hosted by Mrs. William Gilbert and Mrs. Judith Blodgett. The Foote family visitors from Connecticut and Montana brought festive feet and stockings for Santa, though one chicken pox and one mumps case appeared among the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman
Dorset
Dorset Square
Dave Brooks
Hobart
Michael Powers
William Gilbert
Judith Blodgett
New Teacher Appointed At Dorset School
Jonathan Corbin age 37 has been named social studies teacher at Dorset Elementary School following the resignation for ill health of Henry Kalisz. A Castleton State College graduate, Corbin completed his studies last June and student taught in Orwell and Hubbardton. He is a former Manchester resident with ties to the area and previously hosted a Sunday story hour at Mark Skinner Library, an effort that connected him with Phyllis Fenner and Arza Dean who encouraged his teaching career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Jonathan Corbin
Henry Kalisz
Corbin
Castleton State College
Orwell
Hubbardton
Manchester
Mark Skinner
Phyllis Fenner
Arza Dean
Sewing machines sought by Manchester Welfare and Nursing Assoc
The Manchester Welfare and Nursing Association asks for sewing machines for its sewing class meeting January 18 at the Mark Skinner Library hours 5 to 8 pm weekdays and 10 30 to 12 30 am Saturdays. Also notes stockholders meeting of Factory Point National Bank Tuesday at 10 am with lunch and board reorganization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Welfare and Nursing Association
Mark Skinner
Factory Point National Bank
Edward Hopkins
Edward Howard
Fiske Food
Carl Buffum
Manchester Depot
J.M. McDearmid
O.E. Gilman Jr
Woodstock
Bromley
Frederick S. Malone
Cadette
Activites
Howard G. Brophy
East Manchester
Largo
Fla
Vermont
Vermont Investment Corp
White Creek Board Cleans House and Buys Back Truck
White Creek New York residents must clean up their property within a state set time or face a $100 fine, per health officer Dr Clayton Oestreicher at a town board meeting. The board approved repurchasing for 700 dollars a 1954 truck for Saturday garbage collection and to upgrade with side racks and a ramp to aid dumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Creek
N.Y
Clayton Oestreicher
Leo Jeskie
Stuart Cullinan
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Hoffman’s
Fiesta Corners
New York
Cullinan
Association of Towns
New York City
Cambridge
Everett Updike
Kenneth Gottry
Airman Rice Completes Basic Training at Lackland AFB
Airman Rockie O. Rice son of Milford E. Rice of Hoosick Falls N Y has completed Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He is selected for aircraft maintenance training at Amarillo AFB Texas His 1963 Hoosick Falls Central High School diploma ties him to a broad Air Force training system The article also notes local Grange lectures and town meeting items with various safety themed programs and land-use discussions from Owlkill Farm to New York 22 and neighboring towns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Aireman
Rockie O. Rice
Milford E. Rice
R.D. 2
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Rice
Air Training Command
ATC
Amarillo Afb
Hoosick Falls Central High School
Waldermar Roewer
Harold Ehrenfreund
Owlkill Farm
New York 22
North Bennington PTA to hear author Phillip Viereck
North Bennington PTA invites all members to an January meeting at 8 PM at the school with guest speaker Phillip Viereck teacher and author of Eskimo Island Independence Must Be Won and The Summer I Was Lost. He will discuss how books are written and offer insights into factual research and historical accuracy. Viereck will display first type scripts galley proofs and original illustrations by his wife Ellen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Phillip Viereck
Bennington
North Bennington Pta
Viereck
Ellen
PTA
Pownal 4-H Club meets. program dates set
The Pownal Pioneers 4-H Club held its Tuesday night meeting at Mrs. A. Coleman Mason’s home. Project dates for January were announced including cooking January 16 and knitting sessions at several homes, with leaders named. Fundraising plans were discussed to help members cover 4-H Camp Ondawa fees next summer. next meeting set for February 2 with games and refreshments arranged by club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Cheryl Andrews
Linda Ricker
Judy Andrews
Edna Hurley
Ree
Coleleen Sweet
Jill Snow
Ronnie Rhodes
Hoosick Falls School Board Details Bond Plan and Additions
Hoosick Falls Central School will mail a brochure outlining a proposed 656000 bond for a new school addition to voters before a special meeting on Wednesday in the school auditorium. A January 18 vote will occur from 12 noon to 9 pm. Kenneth VanDerKar appointed school custodian, replacing Michael Restino who resigned. The district seeks one elementary teacher for an extra class and an additional music teacher. no extra buses are planned for next year. The next board meeting is January 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Kenneth VanDerKar
Michael Restino
Shaftsbury honors Frank B Orr after Air Force service
Frank B Orr, son of Floyd and family, closes a nine year Air Force career including a Viet Nam tour and commands training in Florida. He departs for Baltimore to join Commercial Credit Corp. Local updates note visits, 4-H Club additions Michael Breen and Charles Peacock, and upcoming Shaftsbury Health Association meeting with Dr. Helene Toolan speaking on Viruses and Cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Orr
Floyd Holliday
U.S. Air Force
Baltimore
Commercial Credit Corp
Orr
Air Force
U.S
Clarissa Peacock
Hilda
Rochester
N.Y
Alan Skiff
James Bromley
Skiff
Bromley
Hi-Hopes Dairy 4-H Club
Michael Breen
Charles Peacock
Fred Bishop
Ada Sue Diamond
Gail Bishop
West Shaftsbury
Pownalite Elected Director of Phelps Dodge Corp
Cleveland E. Dodge Jr. of Quarry Hill Farm was elected a director of Phelps Dodge Corp. He is also president of Dodge Fibers Corp. in Hoosick Falls and the fifth generation in the Dodge family to be associated with the copper company. He was VP of Warren Wire Co. from 1951 to 1955 and helped establish the Hoosick Falls Corporation in 1955. He is married to Phyllis Boushall and has three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Cleveland E. Dodge Jr
Quarry Hill Farm
Phelps Dodge Corp
United States
Dodge
Dodge Fibers Corp
Hoosick Falls
New York City
Hotchkiss School
Princeton University
Warren Wire Co
Hoosick Falls Corporation
Fund Drive Launched For Horton Family In Hoosick Falls
A charity drive begins after a fire destroyed the Horton home at 152 Main St. in Hoosick Falls. Ralph and Mrs Horton, parents of Holli and Todd, seek donations at National Commercial Bank or checks sent in care of Horton Fund. The family, uninsured for furniture, stays with relatives while awaiting new housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Ralph Horton
Main St
National Commercial Bank
Horton
Little Theatre to Produce Shaw Comedy in Hoosick Falls
The Little Theatre voted to stage Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, with Stephen Bick of Bennington College directing. Casting from 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mark's Parish Hall, Main Street, Hoosick Falls. Subscriptions from last year honored. production staff to be named after casting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Little Theatre
George Bernard Shaw
Stephen Bick
Bennington College
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Main Street
Charles Turner
John Case
Hoosick Falls Lions Auction Tonight on Main Street
The Hoosick Falls Lions Club holds a Community Commission Auction tonight at 7 in the former Gillespie Store on Main Street. The sale features the complete furnishings from the home of a recently deceased resident. Items will be accepted starting at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town of Hoosick Lions Club
Community Commission
Gillespie
Main Street
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Helene Thompson
Marcen Skinner
Foote
Fameilies
Santa
Riverside
Conn
Ray Foote Jr
New Haven
Janet van Loon
White Creek Board ‘Cleans
Airman
R. O. Rice
Grange
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange
Clarence Decker
Pomona
Florence Hattat
Battenekill
Battenkill Grange
Mt. Equinox Grange
Stamford Grange
Taconic Grange
Bennington Grange
North Village
The
Pownals
Vera Langlais
St. Francis de Sales Church
Shaftsbury
Fran Stacy
Shaftsbury Health Association
First Methodist Church
Helene Toolan
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Dial
Burt
VM Acrdamy Votte
Economy Auto Stores, Inc
Pownalite
Phyllis Boushall
Atlantic City
N.J
Alice
Sally
Cleveland E. Dodge III
Ibi
Hortons
Holli Horton
WTEN
Todd
Terior
William O’brien
Richmond Avenue
Ext
American Red Cross
First United Church
F.d.1.c
Edith Beaumont
Maul Aids
Brend Foret
Grand Union
Triple Os
Grand Union Empire
P.O. Box
Bennington Banner
Bennington, VT
Parofax
Esso
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