Boat Builders Show Highlights Growing Trade and Boating
The New York Coliseum hosts a trade show with 450 boats and thousands of engines and accessories signaling boating’s rising economic impact. Plastic leads in materials while Chris Craft and Hatteras showcase top models, illustrating how demand fuels lumber, metal, and textile suppliers worldwide.
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New York
New York Coliseum
Chris Craft
Florida
Stephen's
California
Richardson
Pompano Beach
Fla
Altonac
Mich
Holland, Mich
Hayward
Calif
Salisbury
Philippines
Southeast Asia
Shea Named to State Agency in Vermont Education Division
Thomas M. Shea of Pittsfield Massachusetts was named assistant supervisor in the Vermont Department of Education Alcohol Education Division. His position was created by the 1961 Legislature which raised the Alcohol Education allocation from 13500 to 20000. Shea formerly taught social studies at Winooski High School and graduated from St Michael's College.
New Acts Added To Hillbilly Show At Armory
The Ameri can Legion Hillbilly show on Sunday Jan 28 at the State Armory will feature Dick Small and his Hillbilly Pals Smokey Currier and his son Fran Dupee and his Hillbillies Douglass Sweet and his guitar Bob Sourcliffe and his guitar Joe Guetti's Green Mountain Boys Bob Welch and his Wonder Valley Gang Don Mylott and his group formerly of Manchester Big Daddy Frazier and his guitar for the March of Dimes benefit.
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American Legion
Anonymous gift funds Middlebury Ski Lodge completion
Middlebury College receives an anonymous $26,690 gift to finish the Snow Bowl Ski Lodge and plans an architecture study for 1962. The Snow Bowl features trails a 50 meter jump and a 3185 foot rope tow lift for long term use.
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Middlebury
Middlebury College
County 4-H calendar encourages fair season prep
Vermont National and Savings Bank sponsors the Bennington County 4-H calendar program with small member calendars distributed to all county 4-H homes. The calendar shows a Midwestern 4-H family journey to the county fair and the challenge of transporting livestock and equipment. White Creek 4-H Club splits membership to about 20, led by Alfred Armstrong and Don Laurie with dairy, garden, and conservation projects. An Automotive Club meeting in Manchester drew only one leader and one potential member amid interest in highway safety and car care. I will aid organization if needed and will attend UVM Friday for the State H recognition Committee and represent Bennington County Monday and Tuesday as program coordinator. All County 4-H'ers 14+ will get a survey about an exchange tour with Orleans County as a likely partner.
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Bennington County
Vermont
Bennington
Sis
White Creek 4H Club
Rupert
Alfred Armstrong
Don Laurie
West Rupert
Manchester
UVM
Orleans County
Bennington Republicans Seek Extension of Polling Hours
Bennington Republicans propose longer polling hours for general elections and town meetings to boost turnout. James B. Gibney says changes follow 1961 legislative rulings and suggest 6 am to 7 pm for elections and 11 am to 8 pm for town meetings.
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Bennington
GOP
James B. Gibney
Gibney
Republican Town Committee
Obi Silhouette Debuts in New York Fashion Show
Parisian designer Jacques Tiffeau presents the obi silhouette for Monte Sano and Pruzan in New York couture week. The collection features wide suede and fabric belts that cinch waists and rise under the bosom, with kimono inspired sleeves and gathered yokes, signaling a daring yet restrained spring line.
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New York
Jacques Tiffeau
Monte Sano & Pruzan
Fire destroys Musical Arts Center in St Louis
The Musical Arts Building in St Louis was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. Estimated damage ranged from 175000 to 250000 dollars. The building housed a plush restaurant on the ground floor and had patrons escape uninjured while two firemen suffered minor injuries. Helen Traubel studied there and Tennessee Williams and William Inge staged early works nearby in Gaslight Square.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Musical Arts
Opera
Helen Traubel
Tennessee Williams
William Inge
Gaslight Square
Sinatra to Wed Juliet Prowse in Private Ceremony
Hollywood AP reports Frank Sinatra will marry Juliet Prowse, calling her “one of the nicest girls I have ever known.” Sinatra, 46, said the wedding may be delayed while Prowse, 25, calls the shots, noting this would be her first marriage and his third after Nancy Barbato and Ava Gardner.
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Frank Sinatra
Juliet Prowse
Hollywood
Miss Prowse
Nikita Khrushchev
Sinatra
Hillcrest Country Club
Nancy Barbato
Ava Gardner
Gold Service For King Saud Banquet Shipment
A gold dinner service valued at $50,000 is being shipped from San Francisco to Boston for a January 17 banquet honoring King Saud of Saudi Arabia. The piece, one of the oldest and most complete collections in the United States, moves from the Sheraton Palace Hotel to the Sheraton Plaza in Boston.
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San Francisco
Boston
Saud
Saudi Arabia
United States
Sheraton Palace
Sheraton Plaza
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Legislative Branch
Obi Silhouette
By Joy Miller
AP Women’s
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Walker’s Food Mkt
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