Hoosick Falls seniors plan further education
Guidance office lists three HFCS seniors headed to higher education. Diane Hayden will study secretarial science at SUNY Cobleskill starting September. David F. Hall will pursue Liberal Arts with a social science major at SUNY Oneonta. Laurene Benkoski will enter Beauty Culture training at Colonna Beauty School in Albany this July.
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Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Central School
Diane Hayden
John W. Hayden
SUNY
Cobleskill
N.Y
Hayden
HFCS
Library Club
Officials Club
David F. Hall
Helen Hall
RD 2
Forrest Hall
Oneonta
Hall
National Honor Society
Laurene Benkoski
William Benkoski
Mechanic St
Colonna Beauty School
Albany
Benkoski
Union Sees Gains In Hale Negotiations
Arlington Hale Co. furniture workers union leader Lawrence Ott reported substantial progress in weekend contract talks with Hale Co. officials. Advances included contract language settlements, but the main obstacle remains job posting and promotions to vacant jobs. Eight weeks into the strike, 112 workers remain off the job. no future meeting date set.
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Arlington
Lawrence Ott
Hale Co
Ott
Cambridge youths injured in car crash on Johnson Hill Road
Two Cambridge youths were injured when their car left Johnson Hill Road, struck a tree, and rolled. Owner Michael Gibbons, 18, suffered a fractured nose and leg lacerations. passenger Steven Ashton, 18, had facial cuts. Both were taken to Mary McClellan Hospital by Hoosick Rescue Squad. Gibbons was charged for driving too fast for conditions.
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Hoosick Falls
Cambridge
N.Y
Johnson Hill Road
Michael Gibbons
Steven Ashton
Mary McClellan Hospital
Hoosick Rescue Squad
Gibson
Thomas Restino
Arlington Historian Explains 18th Century Vermont Ledgers
James M. McCabe, retired Arlington postmaster, explains how early ledgers and account books from Sunderland North Bennington Pownal and other towns reveal Vermont’s economic life from 1757 to 1833. He used 11 ledgers in the George Russell Collection and notes this history alongside other Vermont History features including a diary on 1916 Mexican border guards and a sketch of Lucius Chittenden.
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Arlington
James M. McCabe
Vermont
Flavius Fillmore
McCabe
George Russell
Vermontiana
Martha Canfield
Pancho Villa
Harold Newton
Springfield
Lucius Chittenden
George Washington
Royall Tyler
Vermont Historical Society
Vermont History
Fire Destroys Mt Snow Summit House in Vermont
Fire gutted the four story Summit House atop Mt Snow causing about 100000 dollars in damage with no injuries. Officials cited lack of hoses and a heavy cloud cover delaying discovery while a favorable wind kept flames from reaching the gondola terminal and nearby forest. The 1956 building housed a restaurant a warming area and storage with 80 percent consumed before discovery around five am. Equipment for the state highway department and Vermont Educational Television Network was destroyed. Permanent reconstruction will wait until spring while a temporary building is planned.
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Green Mountain National Forest
Mount Snow
State Highway Department
Vermont Educational Television Network
Walter Schoenknecht
Mt. Snow Development Corp
Mt. Snow
Highway de
Dairy marketing meeting in Pawlet by Extension Service
The University of Vermont Extension Service for Rutland and Bennington Counties hosts a Jan. 21 dairymen’s milk marketing meeting at the Pawlet Grange Hall. Speakers include George Price on Class I Bases at 11 a.m., Fred Webster on Collective Bargaining in Agriculture at 1 p.m., and David Dickinson on Nearby Differentials at 2 p.m. A ham dinner for $2.00 is offered by the Pawlet Fire Dept Ladies, with a 2:30 p.m. closing discussion on milk marketing.
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Pawlet
University of Vermont Extension Service
Rutland and
Bennington Counties
Pawlet Grange Hall
George Price
Vt. Dept. of Agriculture
Collec
Fred Webster
University of Vermont
David Dickinson
Rutland Dairy Emergency Council
Ladies of Pawlet Fire Dept
Hoosick Rescue Squad reports 1968 activity totals
Hoosick Falls tally shows 13 658 miles covered by two ambulances and 463 calls in 1968. Volunteer man hours reached 828 hours 55 minutes with 291 daytime calls and 172 at night. Emergency calls numbered 276, with 80 transfers and 30 services not needed on arrival.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick
Shirley Howard
Bennington Hospital
Cambridge Hospital
Albany Medical Center
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Albany Veterans Hospital
Hudson State Hospital
Leonard Hos
Milne Defeats HFCS In WRGB Competition
Hoosick Falls Central School students on WRGB Little Red Schoolhouse show were defeated by Milne School of Albany with a total score of 350 to 150. Two HFCS busloads traveled to Schenectady to cheer, accompanied by Warren Eastwick, the faculty advisor. The show was taped on Thursday night.
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Pital
Troy
St. Mary’s Hospital
N.Y
Ellis Hospital
Schenectady
St. Peters Hospital
Glens Falls Hospital
Albany Memorial Hospital
Melrose
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Hoosick Falls Central School
WRGB
Milne School of
Albany
HFCS
Warren Eastwick
Battenkill Grange Confers First and Second Degrees
Battenkill Grange Ladies Degree Team conferred the First and Second Degree on Wednesday. Candidates Daelene Whitman and Joseph C. Galli. Rehearsal for the Third Degree set for Feb 22 at 7 pm. Fourth Degree to be conferred by the Ladies Degree Team the same evening. A visiting Deputy to inspect rather than the regular deputy. Refreshments by Roy Crofut Alford Randy Clayton and Jesse Harrington. Lois Hilliard received flowers from Ceres. Miss Dan Hoffman reported ill. Fish and Game Club meets Jan 20 in the hall. Arlington Choral Group meets Jan 21 in the hall.
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Battenkill Grange
Daelene Whitman
Joseph C. Galli
Jesse Harrington
Arlington
Grange Legislative Committee
Roy Crofut
Alford
Randy Clayton
Colledge
Lois Hilliard
Ceres
Dan Hoffman
Fish and Game Club
Too Much Loot Fails Robber OKLAHOMA CITY
A bandit attempting a bank hold up got overwhelmed by a teller who stuffed a sack with cash too large to pass through the window. Miss Mary Ann Van Landingham alerted police, and the suspect fled but was caught nearby. Federal charges of attempted bank robbery were filed against Walter Pittie Davis.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Mary Ann van Landingham
Irven Box
First National Bank and Trust Company
Cuba
Walter Pittie Davis
House Committee Members Named From District 25
Mrs Ruth Cole District 49 representative from Arlington Sunderland and Sandgate reappointed to the House Commerce Committee headed by Rep Hollis Putnam of Springfield She also named to the Republican Steering Committee Another Commerce member is Rep William T Burns of Dorset representing District 25 The names of both Mrs Cole and Burns were omitted from a list of House committee members from Bennington County in last week’s Banner account.
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Arlington
Ruth Cole
Arlington, Sunderland
Sandgate
House
Commerce Com
Mittee
Hollis Putnam
Springfield
Cole
Republican
Commerce Committee
William T. Burns
Dorset
Williams adult course on American foreign policy begins Jan 30
A 10 week Williams College program led by Professor Fred Greene covers contemporary American foreign policy with focus on Western Europe the Soviet Union and Communist China. Lectures start 8 p.m. on Jan 30 and continue for nine Thursdays in Griffin Hall with a $30 fee and mail registration to Hopkins Hall.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Fred Greene
U.S. State Department
Vietnam
Europe
Soviet Union
China
Griffin Hall
Hopkins Hall
Miss Bromley 1969 Crown Goes To Ingrid Grinfelds Of Yorktown Heights
Ingrid Grinfelds, a 19 year old Kings College student from Yorktown Heights New York, was named Miss Bromley 1969 at Big Bromley Manchester Vermont. She wins a ski outfit and season pass and will preside at Washington's Birthday events.
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Yorktown Heights
New York
Bromley
Ingrid Grinfelds
Kings College
Big Bromley
Manchester
Vermont
Nancy Lapham
Richard Lathrop
Washington’s
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange Meets With Battenkill Grange
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange and Battenkill Grange met Tuesday with Education as the theme. Readings, songs, and donations to Salvation Army and Boys Town were noted, with two bicycles sent to Kurn Hattin. Mt Equinox district regional meeting set for Feb 10 and Washington Pomona 75th anniversary banquet Feb 22 in Middletown Springs.
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Ethan Allen Pomona Grange
Battenkill Grange
Rose Gleason
Bennington Grange
Florence Hattat
Gleason
Hazel Hogan
Everett Lillie
Helen Platt
George Cooledge
Salvation Army
Marshall
Washington
Pomona
Ladies of Saint Anne Church
Middletown Springs
Harold Potter
Montpelier
Bennington
Washington Pomona
Mt. Equinox Grange Hall
Accountant plans 250 ft aerial to deter low flights
In England near Goldstone, accountant Ernest Kingsley fights nuisance from planes flying low toward Gatwick. He intends to build a 250 foot TV aerial with warning lights to deter pilots from approaching his home and reduce noise and disturbance.
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Goldstone
England
UPI
Ernest Kingsley
Gatwick
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