Playground Opens Monday in Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury School Association announces the summer playground program begins Monday at 9 a.m. and runs through Aug. 24. Open to area children ages 5 to 12, the activities include baseball, chess, drawing, wood carving, clay modeling, and photography under supervisor Paul Wigger. Programs run 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at Shaftsbury Elementary School grounds.
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Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury School Association
Paul Wigger
University of Buffalo
Hogansburg
N.Y
William Barber
North Bennington
North Ben
Nington
Shaftsbury Elementary School
Faculty Concerts At Lyndon Center Start Sunday
Lyndon Center Vermont July 15 4 p m junior conservatory faculty schedule second in six afternoon concerts at Lyndon State College Manor Vail lobby open to the public no charge runs Sundays and Mondays through August 12 13 featuring Reynaldo Rayes Philippine pianist performing Beethoven Sonata Opus 101 and Bartok Suite Opus 14 with a soprano soloist and faculty String Quartet plus director Grace Newsom Cushman.
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Lyndon Center
Manor Vail
Lyndon State College
Grace Newsom Cushman
Conservatory
Reynaldo Rayes
Bartok
Music School
University of the Philippines
Dance Critic Walter Terry to Lecture at Jacob's Pillow
Walter Terry the New York Herald Tribune dance critic will lecture at Jacob's Pillow in Lee Massachusetts on Saturday July 15 at 830 p.m. The talk titled The Art of Partnering includes a demonstration by Igor Youskevitch and Natalie Krassovska.
Arlington family attends tapping out ceremony at Camp Sunrise
Mr and Mrs Edward Doyle attended the Order of the Arrow tapping out ceremony at Camp Sunrise in Orwell on Wednesday. Their son John Doyle was tapped out and belongs to Explorer Post 34 of Arlington. Betty Tynan public health nurse departs Cap Cod for a week vacation. Mrs Donald Brown will serve as nurse in her absence.
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Edward Doyle
Camp Sunrise
Orwell
Order of the Arrow
Doyles
John
Explorer Post
Arlington
Betty Tynan
Cap Cod
Donald Brown
Red Cross Opens Water Safety Program Across Three Towns
The Red Cross sponsors swimming and life saving courses in Manchester at Rotary Pool North Bennington Lake Paran and Arlington. Manchester classes began July 2 directed by Virginia M Clarke. North Bennington tests concluded yesterday and Arlington pool is being built for July 30 start with Peter Ehrich and Peter Marsh coordinating instruction.
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Red Cross
Lake Paran
Ian MacDonald
Shaftsbury
James Durand
North Bennington
Mark Tetreault
Jeff Clawson
Peter Durand
John Barber
Old Bennington
Alan Campbell
Tim Powers
Dale Whitman
Laura Pratt
Gail Riley
Nora Breen
Dawn Knapp
Pat Riley
Peter Marsh
Peter Ehrich
Arlington
Edmunds
Monument Ave
Manchester
Rotary
Lions Club
Red
Shage
Harvard University
Ehrich
School Merger Group Meets in Arlington
Arlington committee on merging elementary schools in Arlington and Sunderland will meet Monday July 16 at 8 p.m. at Arlington Memorial High School. Reports from curriculum legal and finance panels are to be heard. Meeting is open to the public.
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Arlington
Sunderland
Arlington Memorial High School
Gardeners Prepare For Flower Show in Arlington
Arlington Garden Club schedules a 2 p.m. July 31 meeting at Mrs. Robert M. Smiths home. A pre show demonstration on flower arrangements will be given by Mrs. Chester Way of Middlebury, the state flower show chairman. All members urged to attend.
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Arlington
Arlington Garden Club
Robert M. Smith
Chester Way
Middlebury
Keyser to Debates Hoff Under Conditions in Vermont
Gov. Keyser welcomed a potential series of debates with Democratic challenger Rep. Philip Hoff but set conditions. He demanded responsible statements and detailed proposals before accepting, while Hoff proposed Lincoln-Douglas style debates.
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Montpelier
Keyser
Philip H. Hoff
D.burlington
Democratic Machine
Hoff
Funeral services held for Ralph F. Kirby WWII veteran
Funeral services for Ralph F. Kirby, a World War II veteran who died at Albany Veterans Hospital, were held at Mahar & Son Funeral Home and St. Francis de Sales Church. Attendees included relatives from Massachusetts and New York, with delegations from New England Telephone Co and the Trainmens' Association. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery, Pownal.
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Ralph F. Kirby
Veterans Hospital
Albany
N.Y
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. Francis de Sales Church
Francis B. Flanagan
North Adams
Pittsfield
Waltham
Weston
West Springfield
Mass
Hudson, N
Bennington Man Fined After Two Car Crash in Hoosick
A Bennington man and a New York woman were injured in a two car collision at Routes 7 and 22 in Hoosick at 3 15 p m Thursday. Patrick Murphy 26 of 333 Grove St Bennington pleaded guilty to failing to keep to the right and was fined 10 Caroline Church 18 of Petersburg was treated for shock at Samaritan Hospital after the eastbound collision as Murphy driven west crossed a double white line and struck the Church car state police reported
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Bennington
New York
Hoosick
N.Y
Patrick Murphy
Grove St
Justice of the
Howard Shaw
Caroline Church
Petersburg
Samaritan Hospital
Hoosick Falls
Church
Murphy
Troy
Boston Pops at Tanglewood Benefit School Details
Arthur Fiedler previews the Boston Pops at Tanglewood in Lenox Massachusetts on August 2 to benefit the Berkshire Music Center. Pianist Earl Wild performs Gershwin Concerto in F with Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever also on the program. Tickets go on sale July 30 at the Berkshire Festival Box Office.
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Berkshire Music Center
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Summer School of Music
Tanglewood
Earl Wild
George Gershwin
Tangerwood
Boston Pops
Sousa
E! Cid
Massenet
Josef Strauss
Rome
Respighi
Leonard Bernstein
Hornet Arrives in Japan to Boost Pacific Submarine Defense
The aircraft carrier Hornet has arrived at Yokosuka Japan to bolster U S antisubmarine defenses in the western Pacific.
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Yokosuka
Japan
Hornet
U.S
Western Pacific
Christmas in July Sale at St James Church
Arlington reports the St James Church women host a Christmas in July summer sale on Saturday July 21 with activities starting at 11 a.m. on the church lawns and indoors if needed. Organizers include Mrs James Wyman Mrs James Putnam Mrs Joseph Kreel and many others manage tables of gifts toys dolls and clothes plus a silent auction and tea from 2 to 5 p.m. Church men contribute cutting boards doll beds and more.
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Arlington
Women of
St. James Church
James Wyman
James Putnam
Joseph Kreel
Lathrope Pope
Guy Kagey
Lawrence Brush
Melinda Pelham
Debbie Grout
Ben Oakland
Emmett Mattern
Joseph Keene
James McKee
Jesse Squiers
Lucy Wheeler
Arthur Moody
Pierce Squiers
Carl Towery
Herbert Wheaton Congdon
Clement Belcher
Robert Miller Smith
Richard Stolz
Ben Halbur
Clifford Wilcox
County Forest Group to Make Area Tree Tour
Manchester The Bennington County Forest Association will sponsor a tour for all interested on Saturday July 21 at 10 a.m. starting at the Swezey Lumber Co Manchester Depot. Stops include a log debarking demonstration at Swezey mill Otter Creek Corp plant No 2 slab and edging prep for shipment a 30 year old red pine plantation a timber stand improvement project and a harvest cut in a white pine stand. Attendees should bring a box lunch to Camp Onoda Sunderland where cold milk will be served.
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Manchester
Bennington County Forest Association
Swezey Lumber Co
Swezey
Otter Creek Corp
Camp Ondawa
Sunderland
Pollution survey continues with economical methods
Thieme of the company says experiments are under way to find the most effective and economical means to address the pollution problem. He adds the company is pursuing a reasonable approach to the issue and progress is being made.
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Pany
Thieme
King Co to Open Bennington Coin-Operated Dry Cleaning
Bennington prepares to unveil its first automatic coin operated dry cleaning plant at 311 Main St. by August 1. William M. Grant, treasurer and manager, says the unit will offer 25 minute turnaround at 2 dollars per eight pounds, with an attendant for customer assistance. King Co. has served Bennington since 1925 and 1936 at the current address, offering fur storage rug cleaning repairing alterations and moth proofing.
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King’s
Bennington
King Co. Cleaners and Dryers Inc
Main St
William M. Grant
Grant
King Co
King Co. Inc
King Co., Inc
Edmunds
Excursion Train Debuts in Keene N H Steamtown Start
In Keene New Hampshire the Monadnock Steam town and Northern excursion train began with about 300 aboard for two daily runs during the week and three on Saturdays The inaugural run to East Westmoreland covers 20 miles with a 26 mile leg to Westmoreland Depot Local officials and the Keene Summer Theater cast joined F Nelson Blount at the ribbon cutting for the Steamtown U S A project and the 1913 locomotive’s first trip.
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Keene
Monadnock
Steamtown & Northern
East Westmoreland
U.S.A
F. Nelson Blunt
Dublin
Steamtown Museum
Blount
Keene City
Scout Council Plans Fund Drive for 63 Campaign
Rutland leaders outline Funds for 63 drive to start in October with Alfred J. Beauchamp as campaign chair. Col James K. Mitchell and Robert Edson named district chairs for Otter and Taconic districts. Town chairs spread across Vergennes Pittsford Brandon Shoreham Benson Dorset Manchester Poultney Benneton and more. Target is 28000 to support 1953 operating budget across towns outside Rutland City.
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Rutland
Scout
Alfred J. Beauchamp
Council
Col
James K. Mitchell
Pittsford
Otter
Robert Edson
Manchester Depot
Taconic
Harrison Edwards
Vergennes
Ferrisburg
Paul Wheeler
Pitsford
Crittenden
Ted Griffin
Brandon
Win Dibble
Shoreham
John Trutor
Benson
Taconic District
Dick Finlay
Dorset
Stanley Hakley
Manchester
Howell Roberts
Poultney
S. Whitney Dickey
Benneton
Rutland City
Rutland Community Chest
Green Mountain Council
Camp Sunrise
Obituary: Mrs Helen Shelds in Old Bennington
Mrs Helen Anderson Shelds widow of the late Howard Hart Shelds died suddenly Friday at her home in Old Bennington. Private funeral services will be held at 2 am Tuesday at her residence. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery Troy NY officiated by Rev Frederick B Wolf of St Peters Episcopal Church.
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Helen (Anderson) Shelds
Howard Hart Shelds
Old Bennington
Oakwood Cemetery
Troy
Frederick B. Wolf
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
N H Priest and Youth in Crash Reported Improving
Officials at Putnam Memorial Hospital said two New Hampshire men a priest and a youth injured in a Wednesday Route 7 collision near Hoosick New York were in good condition and improving on Friday afternoon. Both were traveling alone in opposite directions and could not be questioned due to injuries.
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New Hampshire
Potter Hill
Route 7
Hoosick
Putnam Memorial
New York State
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To Make Area Tree Tour
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