Zion Church Session Hosts English Headmaster
Tom Brown head master of the King's School Gloucester England spoke at Zion Episcopal Church annual meeting in Manchester Center. He outlined the school history its program and historic buildings. The parish reported a preschool pilot serving four-year-olds and five-year-olds with 35 children and teacher Mrs. Marshall Peters. The drive reports pledged gifts exceeded budget and bishop Butterfield praised missionary giving. New vestry elected with James Campbell senior warden and William Nawrath junior warden and delegates to the Diocesan convention named.
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Manchester
Zion Episcopal Church
Tom Brown
King’s School
Glouchester
England
Brown
Robert L. Clayton
Altar Guild
Daughters of Zion
Guild of St. Margaret
Church Women of Zion Parish
Marshall Peters
Manchester Depot
Harvey D. Butterfield
Vermont
Zion Church
Manchester Center
Orrin Beattie
Lester Leake Riley
Dorset
Theodore Weinz
Arlington
Paul Todtschinder
G. Stewart Bennett
Sarah
William Nawrath
Douglas Shaw
Norman Roberts
Home on Leave Seaman Gordon Lackey Visits Wilmington
Seaman Second Class Gordon Lackey, with the U S Navy medical corps in Portsmouth New Hampshire, spent the weekend at home in Wilmington with his family. He was joined by Jerrie Phoenix of Pittsfield Massachusetts who was honorably discharged from the Navy Friday.
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Gordon Lackey
Medical Corps
U.S. Navy
Portsmouth
N.H
Jerrie Phoenix
Pittsfield
Mass
Jerrie
Navy
Gordon
Lackeys
Harold Lackey Jr
Montpelier
Glen and
Jay
Breen Undergoes Surgery at Putnam Memorial Hospital
Charles Breen is a patient at Putnam Memorial Hospital where he underwent surgery on Monday. Fran Stacy and Shaftsbury staff are listed in the report with contact number 6524.
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Charles Breen
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Banner Now Sold in Hoosick Falls Stores
The Bennington Banner is now available daily at Don's Book Record and Camera Shop 5 John St Wyman's Store 1 Willard St and Murphy's Grocery 41 River St in Hoosick Falls. Home delivery to Hoosick Falls homes will begin soon announced Ezekiel S Cross Jr Banner circulation manager.
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Bennington Banner
Hoosick Falls
Don’s Book, Record and Camera Shop
John St. Wyman’s
Willard St
Murphy’s
River St
Ezekiel S. Cross Jr
Banner
Norshaft Lions Minstrel Show Set For Feb Showdates
North Bennington Lions Club announces the annual minstrel evening in the North Bennington School gym on February 23 and 24. The event features an interlocutor, amateur singers, corny jokes, vocal solos, and a chorus with surprises. Proceeds fund community betterment projects in North Bennington and Shaftsbury.
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North Bennington
Norshaft Lions Club
Norshaft
Shaftsbury
Norshaft Lions
New Commanding Officer Heads Area Air Force Unit
Col. Donald W Cadigan of Amherst named commander of the 831st Air Force Reserve Recovery group with headquarters in Springfield. The group includes the 5236th ARS Bennington Flight led by Capt. Lawrence F Powers and covers Western Massachusetts and Vermont with detachments in Springfield Pittsfield Greenfield Bennington Rutland Burlington and Newport. About 300 personnel are on standby to respond to emergencies and vacancies may be filled by qualified veterans who contact Springfield or Greenfield offices.
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Springfield
Mass
Donald W Cadigan
Amherst
University of Massachusetts
83Lth Air Force Reserve Recovery Group
5236Th
ARS Bennington
Lawrence F. Powers
Cadigan
Douglas S. Kaplinger
Air Force Recovery Program
Air Force
Sanderson St
Greenfield
Pigeon book request and local notices in Arlington
Arlington community requests pigeon books for Martha Canfield Library and lists titles sought. Local happenings include Michael Keough's return from Putnam Hospital, best wishes for Dottie Immen after a fall, a wedding invitation for Wendy Stevenson and Ted Pease in Wilmington, details of the Lumbers Convention trip, boat show in New York, and radio contact between Arlington residents the Guidas and Mount Hermon.
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Michael Keough
Putnam Hospital
Dottie Immen
Marjorie Brush
Wendy Stevenson
Ted Pease
Wilmington
Del
Ted
Ferdinand Pease
Pelham, N.Y
George R. Brush
Arlington
Arlington to vote on civil defense plan at town meeting
Arlington officials prepare a civil defense plan for the March meeting. Robert Lindsey, civilian defense director, will present the plan and request appropriations. Chiefs are estimating departmental needs and federal funds may assist. A communications fire and rescue auxiliary police warden service fiscal transportation supply and engineering structure is being organized.
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Arlington
Robert Lindsey
County Democrats Will Meet Monday in Arlington
The Bennington County Democratic Committee will meet Monday January 29 at 8 p.m. at Fisher School Arlington for an organizational session. State Chairman John Spencer and executive secretary Sam Miller are expected to attend, with special guest Rep Philip H Hoff of Burlington. Only county committee members may vote. All area Democrats are invited.
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Bennington County
Democratic Committee
Fisher School
Arlington
John Spencer
Sam Miller
Philip H. Hoff
Burlington
Jay Peak Opens New Consultation Department
NORTH TROY Vermont Jay Peak ski area opens a consultation department linked to the Walter Foeger Ski School. Foeger general manager and innovator of natur teknik offers free prompt explanations on ski mechanics techniques teaching equipment and snow reports to any skier who writes.
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North Troy
Jay Peak
Walter Foeger
Foeger
Natur Teknik
Mrs Whitman transfers to Burlington rehab center
Mrs Roy Whitman, after two weeks as a patient at Putnam Memorial Hospital, was moved last Friday to Bishop De Goesbriand Rehabilitation Center in Burlington. Her husband and son Gerald of Albany accompanied her.
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Roy Whitman
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bishop de Goesbriand Rehabilitation Center
Burlington
Gerald
Albany
Clyde Sumner
Betty
Upper Jay
N.Y
Mary Monroe Hawkins
Depot St
Bennington
Oakley Taylor
Danby
Francis Peters
Ruth Martin
Mabel Weller
West Arlington Notes and Little Local Happenings
Jerome Viault and Richard Whitman attended the Boat Show in New York City at the Coliseum. Mrs. Kenneth Wilcox returned home from Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington and is reported to feel better. Richard Gibson of Chunk Brook Road was admitted to Putnam Memorial Hospital for tests after illness. West Arlington 4H Club held a sewing meeting at leader Mrs. Robert Stroffoleno’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bailey hosted their son Robert and his wife and baby from Syracuse over the weekend. Carl Hess and family visited Springfield Vermont to see their daughter and son-in-law Roger Bolster and their new home. Spring breezes bring yellow Forsythia blossoms to Charlie’s window at Wayside Store, signaling cheer in town.
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Jerome Viault
Richard Whitman
New York City
New York Coliseum
Kenneth Wilcox
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Richard Gibson
Chunk Brook Road
West Arlington
Robert Stroffoleno
Kenneth Bailey
Robert
Syracuse
N.Y
Carl Hess
Springfield
Roger Bolster
Charlie
Wayside
Efforts Toward Hoosick Rink Finally Succeed
Hoosick Falls residents celebrate the opening of a new ice rink on Griffen Avenue near the Little League field. Dr Fred Harter and helpers led the project with support from Philip Leonard Robert Stetson George Scott Jr John Liporace Robert Gardner and Randy Schroader. The Hoosick Falls Fire Department assisted with flooding for the rink opening.
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Hoosick Falls
Noble & Wood Field
Griffen Avenue
Little League Field
Fred Harter
Harter
Philip Leonard
Robert Stetson
George Scott Jr
John Liporace
Robert Gardner
Randy Schroader
Hoorsick Falls
Music Guild Meeting in North Bennington
Members of the Parents Music Guild are urged to attend a meeting on Thursday Jan 25 at 8 p.m. at the school. The main topic is planning transportation for the band and chorus trip to Bethel, and all parents of band and chorus members should be present.
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North Bennington
Parents Music Guild
Bethel
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Ann Marsh
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Mount Hermon School
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