Manchester Board To Buy School Buses
Manchester Town School District votes to buy two buses from William and Oscar Johnson, each of whom had district contracts to transport MES children, paying 2750 for one bus. Board discusses salaries with the Manchester Teacher Association and plans a future meeting with a civic study group tied to politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
William Johnson
Oscar Johnson
Manchester Teacher Association
George R. Clay
Democratic Town Committee
Clay
Second Thoughts in Manchester on a Five-Man School Board
Manchester director Dr. Clifford B. Harwood opposes enlarging the school board stating qualified candidates are scarce. Chairman Ralph Fleming expressed second thoughts and hinted he may not seek re election in March while Eugene Kaydtta supports adding two members to ease workload through committees and representation at public meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Clifford B. Harwood
Ralph F. Fleming
Harwood
Fleming
School board extends bus contracts and seeks new driver
The board extended the bus arrangement with Oscar John son at 600 dollars monthly for three years and a purchase option for a new bus by September 1968. William John son will continue as driver at eight dollars per day while a driver for the second district-owned bus remains to be found. Donald Dorr interviewed for the job as the board extended last month’s business amid Manchester school problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Johnson
William Johnson
Johnson
Donald Dorr
Board of Civil Authority Begins Tax Appeal Hearings
Manchester proceedings opened with six appellants before an 11 member Board of Civil Authority chaired by Selectman Ferdinand Bongartz. Through next week the panel will hear 24 dissatisfied residents after June listers hearings, with appeals possible to the state commissioner of taxes if three members do not inspect each grievance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Civil Authority
Manchester
Manchester Board of Civil Authority
Ferdinand Bongartz
Kenneth Couch
Carl Wilson
Beartown
Frank Ford
Richville Road
Lloyd Fleming
Earl Laviana
Grand Union
Manchester Center
Carroll Bourn
BCA
Helen Gerdes
Barnumville Road
State Commissioner of Taxes
Bennington County
Manchester sailor named May enlisted quart ers honor man
Manchester Center native Terry J. Hosley, son of Mr. and Mrs. David J. Hosley, was chosen bachelor enlisted quarters honor man for May at U S Naval Air Station Jacksonville Florida. A letter from his commanding officer cited personal motivation duty and leadership. Harold Benson elected commander of Manchester Post 38 American Legion at annual meeting. New officers include Theodore Maher first vice commander Stanley Hinkley second vice commander Clarence Roberts adjutant Edward Farnum financial officer and James Roberts Sr chaplain and sergeant at arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry J. Hosley
David J. Hosley
Manchester Center
U.S. Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Hosley
Terry
Harold Benson
Manchester
American Legion
Theodore Maher
Stanley Hinkley
Clarence Roberts
Edward Farnum
James Roberts Sr
Walloomsac couple returns from fishing trip to Lake Champlain
Mr and Mrs Billy Gildea and family have returned to Spring Valley after visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Sam Gildea and family and after a fishing trip to Lake Champlain with Oscar Stewart Sr and Oscar Stewart Jr of Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Gildea
Spring Valley
Sam Gildea
Oscar Stewart Sr
Oscar Stewart Jr
Petersburg
Lake Champlain
Lake Paran Homemakers Meet at Daisy Elwell Home
The Lake Paran Homemakers Group will meet Thursday at 1 30 p m at the home of Mrs Daisy Elwell on Prospect Street A holiday visit brought Mrs Ethel Winney guests Mrs Edward Gray and family of Cambridge and Mrs Sylvester Moore of New York City Robert and Richard Domine vacationed at Salisbury Beach Mass Herbert Fields of Wilkes Barre Pa is visiting his sister and brother in law George and other relatives Carlton Shaw Bernard Saviloni visit Cana diagua Lake with Lincoln Shaw family George Rifenburg spent the weekend with Edward Prout in Center Brunswick Annette Mc Laughlin recently stayed with Mr and Mrs Ralph Menard Shoreham V I Airman C Dale E Frost and wife of Wichita Falls Tex have been visiting their parents Mr and Mrs James E Frost and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Gray
Cambridge
Sylvester Moore
New York City
Ethel Winney
Robert
Richard Domine
Salisbury Beach
Mass
Herbert Fields
Wilkes- Barre
George Sigmund
Harold G. Lohnes
Carlton Shaw
Bernard Savilonis
Lincoln Shaw
Canadiagua Lake
George Rifenburg
Edward Prout
Center Brunswick
Ralph Menard Shoreham
Annette McLaughlin
C. Dale E. Frost
Witchita Falls
Tex
James E. Frost
Danny
Dawn Marie Hunt
Thomas Hunts
Ralph Hunt
Richard Niles
Fort Lee
Quartermaster’s School
Alfred University
Art Stark
Redondo Beach
Calif
William Gulley
Howard Robinson
Duane
Mary Beth
Washington County
Telescope
Granville
Vermont
Lake St. Catherine
Marcia Godusk
Olean
N.Y
Charles Niles
James Paquin
Monterey
Edward Paquin
Paquin
U.S. Naval Post Graduate School
Harold McCart
Edward Witherell
Troy
Dorset and Area Residents Travel and Local Notices
Dorset and area residents are listed with travel plans and visits, including Mr. and Mrs. Stannard flying to Staffordshire and touring Scotland, Miss Barrows meeting her fiancé Alain Benoit in New York, and the Cooper family vacationing in Falmouth. Other items note a Grange Mystery Ride, a Telescope Folding Furniture Factory visit, naval education trips, a Cape Cod sailing cruise, and Vacation Church School at United Church of Dorset and East Rupert with contact details for transportation and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church of
Dorset
East Rupert
William Caffee
Howard Leach
North Rupert
Terry Tyler
Robert Dana
June Cotton
Gertrude Drury
Hoosick Falls airman Baker graduates and reassigned
Hoosick Falls Airman 3.C. Lawrence E. Baker son of Mr and Mrs William F Baker of 9 Fiske St has graduated from the U S Air Force technical training school at Keesler AFB Mississippi He completed the radio operator course and is being reassigned to Goodfellow AFB Texas for duty Also noted are a Huntington party for the Butkas and a Thunderbird tournament at the Hoosick Falls Country Club with prizes and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence E. Baker
William F. Baker
Fiske St
U.S. Air Force Technical Training School
Keesler Afb
Miss
Air Training Command
Goodfellow Afb
Tex
Baker
Hoosick Falls Central High School
Hudson Valley Community College
Manchester Village approves 45600 annual budget
Manchester voters approved a 45600 dollar village budget and set a tax plan to raise about 34249 dollars plus minor deficits and matched state aid for road work. They discussed speeding on Prospect Street and West Road, considered installing 12 residential street lights, and postponed action on replacing existing lights after a trustee motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Bennington County
North Shire Court House
U.S. 7
Equinox House
Board of Trustees
G. Murray Campbell
Campbell
Richard Rockwell
Wells Real Estate
Dillingham Avenue
Francis E. Smalley
Stephen Bresko
Bernice B. Reynolds
Francis Harrigan
George F. Hoag
Cochrane
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Taconic Avenue
Robert Palmer
Ethel Wells
Hospital Lists Area Patients
Cambridge area admissions and discharges for the week ending July 9 were announced by Mary McClellan Hospital officials. Admissions include Alfred M. Becker Donna M. Crawford Harry R. Dempsey John J. Murphy Sr Ann M. Tesar Mary H. Woodock Cam bridge Steven C Borichevsky West Pawlet Wilma Eddy Buskirk Rita P Greenwood G Daniel Scott Jr Patricia A Shaw Hoosick Falls and June M. Hunt Eagle Bridge. Discharges include Steven C Borichevsky Florence Broadhead Eloise M. Canzeri Ethel S. Chapin Donna Marie Crawford Lloyd Germain Denise Watkins Mary H. Woodcock Joyce T Gates Rita P Greenwood G Daniel Scott Jr June M. Hunt Karen Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
N.Y
Mary McClellan Hospital
Bennington Area
Alfred M. Becker
Donna M. Crawford
Harry R. Dempsey
John J. Murphy Sr
Ann M. Tesar
Mary H. Woodock
Steven C, Borichevsky
West Pawlet
Wilma Eddy
Buskirk
Rita P. Greenwood
Daniel Scott Jr
Patricia A. Shaw
Hoosick Falls
June M. Hunt
Eagle Bridge
Bennington
Steven C
Borichevsky
Florence Broadhead
Eloise M. Canzeri
Ethel S. Chapin
Donna Marie Crawford
Lloyd Germain
Denise Watkins
Mary H. Woodcock
Joyce T. Gates
G. Daniel Scott Jr
Karen Manchester
Berlin
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By Michael Miller
Peter E. Wendland
Stratton
Vermont Development Department
New England
Mt. Snow
West Dover
American Craftsmen’s Council
Nichols
Chatham
Michael Miller
Monon
H. Greenberg
Main ST
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
North Bennington
Lake Paran Homemakers Group
Daisy Elwell
Prospect Street
Hoosick
Ada M. Breer
Marden Skinner
Richard Stannard
New York
Staffordshire
England
Falmouth
Cooper
Eleanor Niles
Cape Cod
Timothy Baker
Catskill
Palmer ER
Javery
South
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
New York State
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Discover America
Edith Beaumont
Albert A. Butkas
Babcock Lake
Albert W. Butkas
Syracuse
Butkas
June Hansen
Charles Capellino
Donald Smith
Paul LaPorte
Frank Carelli
Joseph Carelli
Manchester Village
By Nancy H. Otis
Don B. Otis
Justin Mueller
Roy W. Barstow
William Resor
Resor
Kelvinator
Fienberg
Nook
Main ST. Bennington ,Vt
Blue Hill
Monument Ave
Bennington, Vt
Omay Pty
Oldsmobile
Y.E.S
Thurber’s Garage Inc
Bennington, VI
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