Fire Sends Williams College Students to Inn Annex
Fort Hoosac House, Harley Procter’s 45 room Williams College residence, burned in sub zero temperatures. Twenty five seniors were left homeless and stood in knee deep snow as flames destroyed the building. Students are housed in the Williams Inn annex while the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Fort Hoosac
Harley T. Procter
Williams Inn
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Williams College
Thomas W. Wagstaff
Shawnee Mission, Kane
Edward H. McGowan
Arlington Freeze Delays School and Fire at Ruins
Arlington Memorial High School and Fisher Elementary canceled classes as extreme cold halted buses. A church fourth quarter conference was set for Bailey Hall East Arlington Saturday at 8 p.m. Gale Hose Co and volunteers aided a fire response joined by Adams North Adams and Pownal departments. Fire crews remained on site late Thursday night battling the blaze with the building said to be insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Memorial High School
Fisher Elementary
Methodist
Bailey Hall
The
Federated Church
East Arlington
Gale Hose Co
Adams
North Adams
Pownal
Pownal Church Adopts Budget for 1968
At the annual meeting the Congregational Church adopted a 4006 budget for the coming year. Treasurer reported a 337.08 balance as of Dec. 31, 1967. Appointments set for deacons deaconesses trustees clerk treasurer and Sunday School superintendent. Enrollment 25 pupils with five teachers in church school. Pastor Hunsicker said progress since July 1, 1967, and added 100 for parsonage repairs. Attendance averaged 37, with 62 house calls and 20 hospital visits in six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer
Linda Pudvar
Church
Hunsicker
John
Dorset Marden Skinner and Bermuda Return
Mr and Mrs Lawrence King return from Bermuda to Dorset Village for a short stay before heading back to warmer weather. Mrs Irving Jones has taken over paper delivery for 69 Benners from Doug Tarbell and Tom Burke, covering Dorset Village West Road Kirby Dorset Hollow East Rupert and P Street as bikes freeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Jones
Jones
Douglas Tarbell
Tommy Burke
Grange Meeting Reports Weather Impacts and Donations
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange met Mt Equinox Grange in Manchester Center on a frigid evening with low attendance. Bennington Grange won the attendance gavel. donations were made to IFYE and Grange Educational Aid Fund. Deputy State Master Mrs Ellen Bronson and State Grange Princess Miss Jean Gerard attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethan Allen
Pomona Grange
Mt. Equinox Grange
Manchester Center
Bennington Grange
Ifye and Grange Educational Aid Fund
Ellen Bronson
State Grange
Jean Gerard
Bridport
Pomona
Virginia McKenna
Educational Aid Fund
Rye
Helen Platt
North Bennington
Decker
Taconic Grange Hall
Shaftsbury
Bennington
East Dorset Pastor Assigned To Derby Line
Rev Joseph F Connolly will leave East Dorset and Danby churches to become pastor of St Edwards Derby Line next week. He has eight years of service in Vermont and holds roles with the Vermont Council of Catholic Nurses and the Priests' Benefit Fund. Fr Francis Nugent will assume the Dorset pastorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Dorset
Joseph F. Connolly
St. Jerome’s
Holy Trinity Church
Danby
St. Edwards
Derby Line
St. Edward’s
Cashel County
Tipperary
Ireland
Our Lady of Sorrows School
Long Island
Long Island; Bishop Loughlin’s
Brooklyn
N.Y
Irish Christian Brothers
House of Philosophy
Montreal
St. Augustine’s Seminary
Toronto
Can
Thomas E. Molloy
Connolly
Poultney
St. Albans
Bennington
Rutland
Vermont Council of Catholic Nurses
Priests’ Benefit Fund
Father Connolly
Dorset Nursing Association
Francis Nugent
Fair Haven
Father Nugent
College of St. Joseph
North Bennington School Expands Sports Programs
North Village School sports plans grow under Principal Robert W. Kellogg who leads an intramural tournament for three teams in March open to the public with trophies. Volunteer assistants David Buxbaum John Van Orman and Charles Lyon aid grades 4 5 and 6 on Saturday mornings. A varsity team will face Shafts bury and Bennington, and a girls team is forming with a need for a woman coach after school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Robert W. Kellogg
David Buxbaum
John van Orman
Charles Lyon
MAUHS
North Bennington School
Shaftsbury
Bennington
Kellogg
No Parking Measure Approved In Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls village board approved emergency no parking on one side of business streets during snow removal with temporary signs. Trustees advanced physical exams for new fire department members and addressed corrections with the New York Fire Insurance Rating Organization. Commercial dump users will pay yearly instead of by the load to simplify clerical work.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
William Baker
Highway Committee
Howard Wright
Fire Committee
Fire Department
Wright
New York Fire Insurance Rating Organization
Edwin Schneider
Manchester schools close for weather again and coaches shift
Manchester Elementary School closed for the third time this week due to sub zero temperatures while Mount Laurel School shut for the second time this week. Fire crews were sent to the Rogers home on Barnumville Road for smoke in the chimney but found no fire. John Garneau becomes girls PE instructor and basketball coach after Catherine Ambrose resigns to move to Newport. The girls beat Arlington 25 23, and BBS girls lost 20 18 at Whitingham. A missed basket often decides games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Elementary
Mount Laurel
Fred M. Rogers
Barnumville Road
John Garneau
Catherine H. Ambrose
Newport
Arlington Girls
BBS
Whitingham
Pownals Notice Miss Kemmelein retirement and church events
Miss Mildred Kemmelein, formerly of Huntington L I NY, now resides on Northwest Hill South Pownal after retiring January 1 following years as a Half H Hollow Hills School District secretary. Arthur E George announces surplus food distribution January in town office. Prayer meeting at South Pownal Baptist Church Sunday 5 30 then hymn sing at 6. Youth rally January 27 at North Pownal Church for ages 13 up with Moody Institute film City of the Bees in cooperation with eight churches across three states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Kemmelein
Huntington
Northwest Hill
South Pownal
Half-Hollow Hills
Long Island
Kemmelein
Pownals
South Powewal
Arthur E. George
Board of Selectmen
Baptist Church
Congregational
North Pownal
Moody Institute
Greater Bennington
Fillmore Johnson Wedding Attended by Local Crowd
Margaret Aiken from South Cambridge and Harvey Bailey, patient at Mary McClellan Hospital, were among attendees from the area at the Fillmore Johnson wedding held at Kingsbury on December 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Bailey
Mary McClellan Hospital
Fillmore-Johnson
Kingsbury
Nine Named at Falls For Special Jaycee Award
Hoosick Falls New York names nine candidates for a distinguished service award offered by the local Jaycees. The list includes community volunteers from various groups as nominees for the special recognition.
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Falls
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
The
Hoosick
Derby Club Installs Officers in Hoosick Falls
More than 40 Derby Community Club members attended the installation at the American House. William J. Murphy was re elected president, with Charles Scarey as vice president Albert Waytkus secretary and Richard Hubbard treasurer. New directors include Edward Gorman and Henry Marchand. John A. Mahar joined as a new member. A hot roast beef dinner preceded the meeting. The Valley Jaycees announce leadership awards for 1967 with nominees from Kiwanis Lions Elks Derby Club Eagles Village Board West Hoosick Fire Department and VFW. James Shaw leads the judging for a January 22 ceremony at Baptist Memorial Hall.
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Pownal
John L. Mason
Center School
Arthur Thompson
Amos Heap
William Paradise
Robert E. Rudd Jr
John S. Patterson
Heap
Florence Harries
North Pownal
George H. Daley
David Adler
Donald Roy
James Quinn
William Segalos
William Freeman
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Derby Community Club
John Jenuskevice
William J. Murphy
Charles Scarey
Albert Waytkus
Richard Hubbard
Jenuskevice
Edward Gorman
Henry Marchand
John A. Mahar
DSA
National
Jaycees Organization
Shaftsbury Snowmobile Derby Set
Shaftsbury Vermont hosts the first snowmobile derby on January 21 near Shaftsbury village along U.S. 7. The Shaftsbury Fish and Game Club sponsors a free admission event from 12 to 4:30 p.m. with open rider times until 2 p.m. Dealers may exhibit and later demonstrate models. a powder puff derby may occur if interest grows. In storm, January 28 is the alternate date. racing requires crash helmets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Vermont
Shaftsbury Village
U.S. 7
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John Mason Williams
Inn
Pownal Ptg
Arlington
Helene Thompson
Pownal Church
Dorset
Marden Skinner
Mrs. Lawrence King
Bermuda
Grange News
Battenkill
Taconic
Mt. Equinox
Viola Wilcox
Mt. Equinox Granges
Belle Decker
Rose Gleason
Ethan Allen Pomona
Valentine St
North Village
Manchester
Michael Miller
P.O. Box
ANK OF
ORTH
Ennington
Vera Langlais
Biel
North Adams, Des
Atkins
Your Diamond Center
Main Street
South Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
Grand Union
Bmypw
Triple
Grand Union Empire
Bennington County
Clifford B. Harwood
Manchester Town
GOP
Harwood
Frank Drake
James Kennard
Austin Rumney
Ira Whitney
Leroy Lawrence
Stamford
James L. Oakes
Brattleboro
Dwyer
Derby Club
Shaftsbury Snowmobile Derby
Esso
Winslow
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Packers
Motorola
Free Service
RADIO
Morgan ST
DIAL
Ana
North ST. Bennington, VT
Wala E Roy
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