Woodford voters face four contested town offices
Four seats on Woodford's town boards are open at March Town Meeting. Incumbent selectman Joseph W. King is not seeking re election and John W. Clary is the sole candidate for his seat. Harrington’s school board seat is contested by Fred Smith. King’s seat has Clary as the only nominee. Other races include first constable and cemetery commissioner with multiple challengers. Balloting is by secret ballot on March 6.
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Woodford
Board of Selectmen
March
Joseph W. King
Lawrence E. Harrington
King’s
John W. Clary
Future Party
Avis Hurley
Citizens? Party
Harrington
Mauhs Board
Bennington
Rosalie Wright
Citizens' Party
William Rogers JI
Richard France
Peoples Party
Wright
Rogers
Helen Clary
Citizens’ Party
Erelyn Smith
The
Choir Rehearsal at Pownal United Methodist Church
Pamela Blakeman and others are invited to choir rehearsal at Pownal United Methodist Church on Thursday. Contact 823 5514 for details.
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the Pownall Pamela Blakeman
Pownall United Methodist Church
Vermonter POW list may misstate colonel home state
North Vietnam released a list of early POWs that included Col Harvey S. Stockman of Manchester though a Manchester New Hampshire check found no local Stockman by that rank. Bennington area Stockmans deny knowledge of the officer, and officials warn the New England list may misstate his home state across towns named Manchester in four states.
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Manchester
North Vietnam
Harvey S. Stockman
Stockman
New
Bennington
Air Force
New England
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Youth dies in mishap at White River mill
Bernardston Mass. youth Raymond Zepherin Lewis aged 18 died after being injured while cleaning a double edger saw at the White River Valley Hardwood C. Marys Church area roller mill. He was treated at Rockingham Memorial Hospital but died at 2 25 p m. State medical examiner Dr Charles Cunningham investigates. Born May 6 1954 in Montague City he lived with his parents Donald R and Agnes Bouchard Lenois and had worked 30 weeks as a trim saw operator. Burial in parish cemetery in spring after funeral at St. church.
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Joseph Baumeister
Raymond Zepherin Lewis
Turners Falls Road
Berardston
Lenis
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Densmore Ambulance Service
Richard A. Sanctuary
Charles Cunningham
Springfield
Lenois
Montague City
Mass
Donald R
Agnes (Bouchard) Lenois
Bernardston
Greenfield Vocational School
North Bennington Boy Scouts Meet Thursday Evening
North Bennington Troop 328 will meet Thursday at 7 at the North Bennington school. A board of review for 2nd Class Scouts will be held. Bruce Knapp, a former member and one of the few Blagle Scouts, has joined as a senior adviser to help develop the troop this winter.
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Boy Scouts of America
North Bennington School
Bruce Knapp
Runaway bull kills 11 year old boy in Houston
In Houston, Bennie L. Cooper, 11, died after a runaway bull dragged him a block. He had tied a rope around his waist to restrain the animal on Monday but the bull bolted and halted, then surged forward again.
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Houston
UPI
Bennie L. Cooper
Arlington Thrift Shop Hours and Donation Items
The Arlington Thrift Shop opens Thursdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations are accepted at the shop next to the Arco station on Route 7. Items needed include sweaters dresses pants and more. contact 375-8772 for this week’s sale items.
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Arlington Thrift Shop
Arco Station
Shaftsbury Democrats name challenger for selectman
In Shaftsbury incumbent Republican Anthony Altobell faces a March challenge from Democrat Ursula Scott for a three year selectman seat. Democrats also nominated Irving Adler for moderator and multiple town posts at Cole Hall caucus. Republican slate includes Thomas Hall as moderator and Cathy Harwood as town clerk with various other offices filled.
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Shaftsbury
Anthony Altobell
Ursula Scott
Cole Hall
Scott
Irving Adler
Kathy Harwood
Clinton McDonald
Westey Bump
Winston Beebe
Leo Harrington
Paul Jepson
Donald Brown
Cathy Harwood
Westley Bump
Win Beebe
Hussell
Veteran Shaftsbury road commissioner to step down
Shaftsbury veteran Leo L. Harrington will not seek another term prompting a potential floor fight at March Town Meeting to fill the post. Arthur Carman of Twitchell Hill is poised to run if Harrington declines, while a caucus committee searches for candidates after 16 years of service by Harrington since 1956 as road commissioner for the east side then consolidated duties.
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Clyde Bryant Sr
Steele
Herold Wisell
Oakley K. Porter Jr
Martha Pelton
Barcumville Road
Shaftsbury
Leo L. Harrington
Shaftsbury Road
Missioner
March
Calleys
Arthur Carman
Twitchell Hill
Harrington
Karrington
Pound Ridge
N.Y
Carman
Village Prudential Committee
Missing will of signer found in New York Public Library
Northampton County register Eugene Hartzell found the missing will of colonial attorney George Taylor, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, in the New York Public Library. Taylor’s will vanished from the county courthouse in 1971 after a South Carolina man requested a copy. A 1925 note by registrar Herbert Snyder claimed the original had been taken by someone unknown.
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Easton
Northampton County Register of Wills
Eugene Hartzell
New York Public Library
Hartzell
George Taylor
Catasauqua
Taylor
South Carolina
Herbert Snyder
Registrar of Wills
Mt Equinox Grange Notes From January Meeting
At the Jan 15 regular meeting letters were read by the secretary. Committees reported on activities and a plan to rebound the Bible was discussed. A safety circus and fire prevention slides entertained members while a Creamery Association dinner drew good attendance. Mt Equinox residents attended a Poultney regional meeting, and Mt Laurel School girls seek donated cooking and sewing equipment for classes. Next meeting set for Feb 5 at 8:15 PM.
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Home Economics
Brandon Training School
Grange
Citizens For Safety
Creamery Association
Marton Thompson
Evelyn
Sharon Snow
Mt. Equinox
Manchester
Orange Home Ee Committee
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Laanina
Sondechind
Arlington
Dana Thompson
Eugene Gaiotti
Dorset
William Gilbert
Well Baby
Elizabeth Byrnes
Board of Civil Authority
Atking & Gould Jewelers
Monument Plaza
Bennington, YT
White River Mill
Rockingham
Eens River Valley Hardwood
North Bennington
Griffin Electric
Gibson Appliances
Griffin Electric Co., Inc
Main St
Dial
Bannington
Caressa
E.t.wrights
Pedwin
Buster Brown
Dragons
Bennington, VT
Democrats
Bob Kline
Bernard Whitman
John Clawson
Peter Cross
Alfred Thibodeau
Anthony Altobes
Public Funds
George Delaney
Signer
Rvice Discount Department
Mar
Vermont
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