Hoosick Falls Captain Aids Viet Nam Air Base Opening
Hoosick Falls Captain John J. Griffin Jr. helped activate Binh Thuy Air Base near Can Tho in the Mekong Delta. As aircraft maintenance control officer he keeps O 1E Bird Dog planes ready for forward air controllers and missions. Griffin and his unit aided base expansion, mechanics performed guard duties, and locals assisted with sandbags and revetments as ground fire and snipers persisted nearby. He is a 1950 graduate of St. Marys Academy and husband of Nina Griffin.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
John J. Griffin Jr
U.S. Air Force
Binh Thuy
Can Tho
Mekong Delta
Griffin
John J. Griffin Sr
Willow St
U.S
Viet Nam
Cpt. Griffin
Delta
St. Mary’s Academy
Siena College
Loudonville
Arkansas
Arlington Library Boosters Sell Books at Festival Stall
Arlington Street Fair sponsors the Martha Canfield Library fundraiser with F F Ellingwood and Harry Burgess restoring their wagon bed book stall for the Antiques Festival and Flea Market on U S 7. They plan a preview sale with hundreds of second hand, clean books gathered from area homes.
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Arlington
Martha Canfield
F. F. Ellingwood
Harry Burgess
Charles Canfield
U.S. 7
Burgess
Ellingwood
Martha Canfield Library
Washington County NYC Wins Grant
The Washington County Office of Economic Opportunity has been notified of a $67,000 allocation for a Neighborhood Youth Corps proposal covering Oct 3 1966 to Aug 31 1967. County supervisors and school officials must submit estimated youth participant numbers and survey townships for NYC approved jobs with a July 18 deadline. Employers seek interested local supervisors or counselors. Barbara Comfort, exhibiting at SVA, is staying in Landgrove. Mrs. Charles K. Etherington is in town for the summer.
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Hudson Falls
N.Y
Washington County
Office of Economic Opportunity
Walter Bartlett
Economic Opportunity Council, Inc
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Nyc
Barbara Comfort
SVA
Landgrove
Charles K. Etherington
Proposed Swimming Pool At Falls To Be Discussed
Falls HOOLICK New York residents are urged to attend a public meeting Monday at 7 30 pm in the Municipal Building to discuss a proposed community pool. Philip Leonard and a committee have studied the plan which would be built on the old athletic field. The project requires a 160 by 160 foot area and an eight foot cyclone fence linking to a bathhouse. The pool design includes three connected sections as a central feature for public use.
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Hoolick Falls
N. Y
Philip Leonard
Leonard
Head Start topic discussed at Wilmington Lions Club meeting
Richard K. Fox spoke to 18 Wilmington Lions about Head Start needs in Windham County Southwest Supervisory Union including Wilmington, Whitingham, Readsboro, Halifax and Stamford. New president Porter Farwell presided. 68 children already enrolled. Lions auction set for July 23 at 10 a.m. Haynes Building. donations welcome via Gene Karwoski and Lensey Cole.
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Wilmington
Richard K. Fox
Bellows Falls
Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc
Wilmington Lions Club
Long Jim Inn
Fox
Windham County
Southwest Supervisory Union
Whitingham
Readsboro
Halifax
Stamford
Robert LaMordier
Porter Farwell
Francis Sweeney
Southwest District
Haynes
Gene Karwoski
Lensey Cole
Hoosick Falls Youth Attends Boys State Convention
Douglas Redden returned from Boys State at Morrisville State University College with enthusiastic reports. Daily assemblies featured speakers including Secretary of State John Lomenso. Cities formed per county elected officials, Redden elected a policeman and firefighter, nominated for city clerk and treasurer. Reveille, calisthenics, and inspections followed by sports and evenings with Marines. The youth thanks Hoosick American Legion Post C40 for making attendance possible.
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Douglas Redden
State University College
Morrisville
Redden
John P. Lomenso
Reveille
Marines
Navy
Air Force
American Legion Post
C40
Hoosick
Women's Association Meets in Wilmington for Bazaar Prep
The Women's Association of the Congregational Church of Wilmington met at Mrs. Wayne Timmerman's home with ten members. Members brought lunches and desserts were served. Gifts were prepared for the Aug 4 5 summer bazaar at the vestry, and thank-you notes from the Red Cross and acknowledgments from Church World Service and United Church Board for World Ministries were read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Association of the
Congregational Church of Wilmington
Wayne Timmerman
Red Cross
Church World Service Clothing Center
United Church Board For World Ministries
Women’s Association
Bennington graduate enters Army basic training at Fort Dix
Pvt. Fred Bishop Jr., a 1965 Bennington High School graduate, is in basic training at Fort Dix after choosing motor transport specialty. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bishop Sr. Summer sale plans were discussed to feature inexpensive gifts and a mix of items. Donations are welcomed at the July 27 meeting.
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Pvt
Fred Bishop Jr
Bennington High School
U.S. Army
Fort Dix
N.J
Bishop
Fred Bishop Sr
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Woodsman
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