Veteran Skunk Handlers Build Odd Montague County Trade
In New Harp Texas two neighbors, Walter Poteet and John Anderson, run a skunk farming business. They breed and deodorize skunks for pets with peak seasonal demand in July, mostly shipped to California and England. The pair share hunting duties, divide catches, and use volunteer gatherers as the trade grows.
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New Harp
Tex
Montague County
Texas
Fort Worth
Walter Poteet
John Anderson
Anderson
California
West Coast
Poteet
England
Dorset Legion Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
Leon Edgerton was elected commander of the McBride Harwood Post 62 American Legion at the annual meeting. Other officers include Charles Smith first vice commander Irving Jones second vice commander Peter Brooks third vice commander William Burns adjutant and John N. Stannard finance officer. The group improved the Legion Headquarters formerly the North District schoolhouse and hosted a reception for Rev. William Chace leaving for Easthampton Massachusetts. Mrs Chace and their sons received a purse from church members with gifts from Robert McFall. The vestry featured blooms from Mrs. Janet Codman and Mrs. Leland Palmer arranged by Ann Logan. Dr and Mrs Ken Macdonald and Miss Elspeth Macdonald plan a six week Dorset stay after cooling off from Charleston West Virginia.
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Leon Edgerton
McBride- Harwood
American Legion
Charles Smith
Irving Jones
Peter Brooks
William Burns
John N. Stannard
Legion
Old North District
William Chace
United Church of
Dorset and
East Rupert
Easthampton
Mass
Chace
Mark
Paul
Joel
Robert McFall
Janet Codman
Charleston
W.va
Ken Macdonald
Elspeth Macdonald
Birmingham
Ala
Dr. Macdonald
Dorset Hollow
Swedish girl hurt by plane awarded medical degree
Birgitta Ahlberg of Sweden earned a Doctor of Medicine degree in Stockholm after a 1958 Greensboro plane propeller accident. The Carolinas fund financed medical bills and 11 plastic surgeries, supporting her education and treatment. She plans to specialize in psychiatry and praised American generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birgitta
Greensboro
N.C
Sweden
North
South Carolina
Birgitta Ahlberg
Carolinas
Saratoga Harness Entries Full Card of $600 $2580 Races
A dense list of harness races at Saratoga with multiple entries per division. Horse names include Olive Song Miss Lyndon Seaway Captain Shadydale Flutter and many more, paired with drivers and stables such as G Smith M Akoury Sr J Van Dreason and Rowland.
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Olive Song
G. Smith
Babe Dares
R_ Reisenweaver Jr
Joseph Hanover
M. Akoury
Sr Mint T Miss
H. R. Dancer
Murrigan
J. Dodge
Peg Hi le
R. Ward
Pam C. — J Randall Sr
Terry
R_ Dunn
Saki Hanover
J. Falboatson
J. van D
W. G Watts
F. Tingley
A.C Volo
J. Somerville
Vermont Rose
T. Laurie
Miss Lyndon
D_ Huff
J. Morrill
Jack Chips
C. Radick
Little Chipper
F. Livingston
Shadydale
Bromiley
Blondtan
W. Bain
Flemington
R. Sillipahnt
K. Lunman
Litte
Lassie
J Gerrity
Rowelands Stable
Little Farm
Fay Farrel
M. Parshall
Meadow Della
R_ Webber
Benny Fen
Frost
Gusto
Edith’s Hobby
Ga. Garnsey
Viscount Pick
A. Abbatiello
H. Parker
Van
Celia
Ronald
A. Rodney Velvet
Dmon
H. Hoyta
Glen Song
Rodney
Delmar Kiwanis
Rebel Land
Cindy
J_ Sheldon
Hi Tone
D. Childs
J van Dreason
Shadydale Biscuit
D. Bromiey
Mr Alloway
J. Merrill
Katherine Creed
F. LaRouch Yankee
Sis
T. Valente
Yonder
Star — K. Nichols
Mickey MacPherson
Woodie
C_ Richards
Vanessa Hanover
W. Current Fine Yarn
F_Livingston
Chestnut Song
O. Cole Sue Eden
S. Ransford
Harvey
K_ Watson
Runnymede
Colin
C. Bogardus
Demon Harry
Sunny Malone
H. Shafer
Missileman
P. Dailey
J L Trail
D. Huff Imperial
Cathy
D. Bromley
Francis Dares
M. Akoury Sr, Forway
G. Bell
Topaz
Pete
Senior Citizens Meet Wednesday In Woodstock
Senior Citizens and Golden Agers from across the state gather in Woodstock for the 10th Annual Governor's Day and Picnic. Gov. F. Ray Keyser Jr. will attend as a guest. performances include Woodstock Club play Gone Tomorrow and Candy-Cane Babes Step Out by Montpelier. Life of Stephen Foster by Brattleboro. a reading in Bradford and a surprise in Burlington. Rutland and other clubs join in square dancing. event is hosted by the State Board of Recreation with 11:30 registration and noon picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Woodstock Club
Stephen Foster
Bradford
Burlington
Rutland
Bellows Falls
Springfield
Chester
Pittsford
State Board of Recreation
Britain to assess Tristan da Cunha return of residents
A Britain surge team will visit Tristan da Cunha this fall to evaluate if 264 residents can return after the October 1961 volcanic eruption forced their departure from the South Atlantic island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Tristan de Cunha
South Atlantic
Lipizzaner Stallions to Air Live via Telstar July 23
Vienna’s Lipizzaner stallions from the Spanish Riding School will broadcast a 45 second horsemanship performance to the United States via Telstar as part of a six country Eurovision live program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
United States
Telstar
Eurovision
Rice harvest under way in southern China with variable yields
Red China's southern provinces begin rice harvest with expectations of improved output in some areas but widespread crop losses reported in many sections, Radio Peiping reports.
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Tokyo
Red
China
Radio Peiping
Hinsdale Entries Lead in Fast Dashes and Miles
A list of Alsatian pacing races shows Hinsdale entries dominating multiple divisions. Horses such as Happy Dan and Campus Belle race for $400 purses with jockeys Gilman, Faucher, and O Neal among others. The event features nine classes from First to Ninth place in mile and pace events, with several entries carrying AE marks for exhibition.
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D. Mile
Happy Dan
E. Gilman
Unce
Boy
N. Watson
Shadydale
Tomwyn
M. Beckwith
Hazel Long
W. Blake Hatfield
Belle
J. Field
Plainsman
H Harp
Ophelia
Silk Barbette
E. Jacques
AE. Evelyn's Comet
P_ Lynaugh
Pace
Campus
J. Foster
Senator's Dream
W. Faucher Windale
Lady
M. O'Neal
Dyna
Yellow Brook
R. Muntz
Katrina van — T. Prisco
Jack — J Moore
Margie — J. Simeszky
Jim — C. Vogellus
Sharon Bess
W. Venn
D. Buswell
W. Silk
Shadydale Nugget
K. Gagne
Esquire
R. Pease
Junk Rosecroft
W. Dulin
Char
E_ Gilman
Candie
Pete
W_ Venn
Star Santa
J Siewierski
Jane Oaks
Borderview
Carrie
P. Constantino
Diamond Spirit
Clever Watts
O. Sheldon
Ebon Pinion
H_DeWolf Sr
Lakeside
George — R._ Corneilier
Leatherwood Ho — C. Vegullas Little Quickey
P. Constantino Terry
C — H. Lamb
Sandy Lee
W. Faucher
Billy Brooks
W_ Collins Timely
Adam Brewer — J. Field Frisky
Jon — O. Burgoyne
H. Bushway
Magic Lad
Pershing'’s Lad
Mighty Moody — B. Davis
Lebanon Boy
AE. Miss Fayre
Brook — O Sheldon
Hemline Status Quo Maintains Fall Couture Stance
New York fashion week shows for the New York Couture Group keep skirt lengths at the knee with no dramatic silhouette shifts. Designers favor familiar shapes, offering shoppers a wide range while drawing on Far Eastern influences, including Taj Mahal turbans and harem panting dresses, though Ceil Chapman’s Byzantine trend stands out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Couture
Jacques Tiffeau
Donald Brooks
Ceil Chapman
Middle
East
Industry shifts view on alcohol abuse in the workplace
A June article details how major firms treat alcoholism as a health issue and cost factor rather than a fault. It cites Allis-Chalmers WW II inspired program with AA on site, Dupont psychiatry support, and Consolidated Edison funding NYU center with 80 percent recovery rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allis - Chalmers
Dupont
Wilmington
Del
Consoldated
Edison
New York University
Arnold Entner
Nelson B Boone Receives Friendly Return On Lookout Mountain
Louisville man Nelson B Boone got a five dollar ticket for driving wrong way on a one way street in Lookout Mountain Tennessee. Two weeks later souvenir shop owner William Bennett sent him a five dollar bill with an apology for fog obscuring the one way signs.
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Louisville
Nelson B. Boone
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Boone
William Bennett
Local notes from Hoosick Falls and beyond
Hoosick Falls residents Edith Beaumont and Miss Edith Gigel plan visits and vacations in Columbus Ohio and Hampton Beach New York. Scout activities include Ralph Moll Jr and family at Wakpomonee Scout Camp. The Ehmler family, former Hoosick Falls residents, vacation at Hedges Lake after years in Europe.
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Ralph Moll Jr
Wakpomonee
N. Y
Edith Gigel
Mary Walsh
Catherne Hughes
Hampton Beach
Philp Houston
Elva Gigel
Gaspee Bay
Chris Ehmiler
Elsie Ehmler
Hedges Lake
Ehmlers
Res Dents
Hoosick Falls
Europe
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Son
Dover
Carlo Walter
Roger Marchand
John of
Court
Switzerland
Bueche
Charlie Bueche
The
Lions Club
Old Red Mill
Robert LaMorder
Paul Allen
Haynes
Baker's Field
Aact
Milton Wolf
Ralph Howe Jr
Victory Grange
Marie Taylor
Olive Evans
Dummerston Center
Dorset
Marden Skinner
Ann Logan
Leland Palmer
W. Va
Stockholm
Brgitta Ahlberg, M.D
North and
Saratoga
Lipizzaners
North Adams, Mass
Hinsdale
Leleene — J Moore
K. P. — F. Hodgkins
Billy Laird
Drummin
Man — A_ Wilsey Jr
Low Coast
D_ Devine
Orb't Vole
C. McQuigge
Barry Jay Hanover
M_ O'Neal
Joy Miller
AP Women’s
New York
Mabel
India
Pakistan
By Bernard Gaver
Allis-Chalmers
New York Times
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Great Northern Railway
Consolidated Edison
Eastman Kodak
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Kennecott Copper
Mielearek
Alcoholics Anonymous
Family Circle Magazines
Dorrel
Dunhams Furniture Inc
ELM Street
KODAK
Main Street
Noveck Shultz
Dial
You
Bennington
Vermont
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Edith Beaumont
William Scheneski
Edward Loomis Jr
Columbus, Ohio
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