Community role in child and elder welfare stressed
Dr. Hans Huessy, Burlington psychiatrist, urged Manchester listeners to share responsibility for emotionally deprived children and neglected elders. He warned privation during infancy and early years leads to underachievement, delinquency, and costly later treatment, calling for regular caring visits by individuals to raise emotional levels in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Hans Huessy
Burlington
Huessy
Russia
Manchester Welfare and Nursing Association
Pownal Anniversary Celebration Honors Blake Couple
Mr and Mrs Herbert E Blake Sr celebrated 45 years of marriage with a surprise dinner at the River Road home of Mr and Mrs Robert Harrington. They wed Jan 18 1919 at St Raphael's Williamstown and have 11 children 30 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Pownals
Donald Courtot
Anne Cook
Lena Nolli
Eva Pratt
Doris Haley
Shirley Jones
Carol Harris
Judy Harrington
Herbert E. Blake Jr
Albert Nolli
Stories on Stone epitaphs in graveyard inscriptions
Area historian reviews the book Stories on Stone by Charles L. Wallis, which collects over 750 epitaphs from 48 states. It highlights graveyard inscriptions from Hoosick Falls and nearby towns, including Ruth Sprague’s 1816 grave deciphered by a student, and other local stones with literary and historical value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Sprague
Maple Grove
Hoosick Falls
James Torpey
N. Y
Hoolick Falls
N.Y
America
Charles L. Wallis
Oxford University Press, Inc
Hoosick
Bennington
Bristol
Danby Four Corners
Lyndon Center
Pittsford
Stowe
Wilmington
Roderick R. Clow
Manchester residents plan Florida trip and Vermont sports bills
Mrs. Jennie Griffith and Mrs. Marion Bryant depart Sunday for Florida visiting relatives in Delray Beach with return planned Feb 4. Southern Vermont Federation of Sportsmen directors met in Manchester to discuss pollution controls and dam flow bills, with an open meeting set in Londonderry mid February to explain the proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Griffith
Marion Bryant
Florida
Southern Veremont Federation of Sportsmen
Manchester
Montpelier
Vermont
Londonderry
Leon E. Wiley
Education talk on Vermont school district plan at Manchester
Mrs. Carl Towery invites residents of East Arlington and Sunderland to hear A John Holden Jr. speak tonight January 21 at 8 p.m. at Manchester Elementary School. Sponsored by the Manchester Rotary Club, the talk covers the school district reorganization bill and general education in Vermont, followed by a question and answer period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmisr. of Education
A. John Holden Jr
Manchester
Mobilehomes Again Targeted in Manchester Zoning Hearing
Manchester officials held a final selectmen's hearing on a proposed zoning ordinance affecting mobilehomes. Trailer owners attended seeking reassurance they may remain on their land and possibly upgrade to newer trailers if the ordinance passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Mobile home zoning debate in South Cambridge and Shaftsbury firefighter service memorial
South Cambridge resident Margaret Aiken reports Town Clerk Clara Hemenway proposed changes to mobile home rules to ease residency expectations while requiring screening landscaping and foundations. Anton Hardy warns against influx of non taxpayers. In Shaftsbury Chief Charles Becker and nearly all members attend funeral services for Frank W Hoyt who led the volunteer fire department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara May Hemenway
Planning Commission
Board of Adjustment
Miss Hemenway
Anton G. Hardy
Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury Fire Dept
Charles Becker
Frank W. Hoyt
Hoyt
Veterans’ Hospital
Albany
N.Y
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
Community Notes From Hoosick and Bennington Area
Ada Breer visits in Bennington as Verda Philpott guests at the Moses home. Grange party awards for pinochle and pitch go to Quigley with Filkins and Goodermore with Foster, next party Feb. 1. Irving Stevens and daughter Elinor visit Adolph Marker in Eagle Bridge. Baptist Ladies Aid meets Friday with Frances Prince. Sunday guests include Joyce Goodermote and family from Berlin and New Ashford visitors at the Stevens home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verda Philpott
Frank Moses
Bennington
Katheryn Quigley
C. Warren Filkins
Harold Pine
Lloyd Pinelow
Edward Goodermore
Howard Foster
Delton Hewitt
Mark Gardner
Irving Stevens
Elinor
Stevens
Adolph Marker
Eagle Bridge
Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church
Frances Prince
Edward Goodermote
Joyce Goodermote
Robert Oswall
Richard
Berlin
Grace Goodermote
Forrest White
New Ashford
Mass
Emma_ Spencer
Stella
Roy Warren
Rensselaer
Ellsworth Stevens
Charles Prebble
Harriet Wolfrum
Hoosick Falls
Kendall Speaks To Realtors At Bennington Meeting
Donald Kendall, president of Mack Molding Company, spoke to the Bennington County Board of Realtors about the company’s expansion and a new Cavendish plant. He urged Vermont development support via funds and legislation amid regional competition. Herbert Douglas announced a forthcoming course on Fundamentals and Law of Real Estate for local professionals, at a nominal cost, once an instructor is secured. The group emphasized zoning as essential to keeping Vermont attractive to tourists and buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Donald Kendall
Mack Molding Company
Bennington County
Vermont
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Rachel Mason
Arthur James
Harry Beals Jr
Charles W. Rounds
A. Coleman Mason
Carpenter Hill
Henry W. Bassen
South Pownal
Frank L. Haley
Beverly George
George Renner
Kathleen Little
Cheryl Ostrander
Robert Dorman
Barbara Roy
Deanna Beals
Gardner’s
Pownal Center
Champney’s
North
Powell’s
Edith Beaumont
Ruth Sprague Dau
Gibson
Elizabeth Sprague
Roderick B. Clow
P.M. Armstrong
Peleg Sweet
Desier
Walloomsac Cemetery
Jedediah Dewey
Nancy Otis
Burr and Bureton
Pruedence Humphreys
Otter Creek Ramblers
UVM
Burr and Burton
Barton Hilliard
Manchester Depot
Rutland Hospital
Stannard Wilcox
E.E. Wilcox
North Adams
Russell Bacon
Williamstown
North Adams Hospital
East
Sunderland
Mrs
Carl Towery
Manchester Center
East Arlington
Porterhouse
U.S
NBC
A.C. Clark CO
Arlington, VT
Conver, Vt
Beneficial
Beneficial Finance Co
Main Street
John Seng
NBC TV
Fran Stacy
Vance Stacy
Fred
Kenneth Stacy
Chester Taft
Sally LaFarge
Archie Eaton
Chester Taft Jr
Farnum Southwick
Roy Lucius
Ellenburg Depot
Fred C. Adams
Robert Davis
Barbara Warren
Roland Chevalier
Plainville, Conn
Keith Stockwell
South Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
Norman D. Bott
Ada M. Breer
Kendall
Drysdale
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