Dr George Russell Memorial Blood Bank Draws Arlington Donors
Arlington The Blood Bank in Dunbar Hall will be named the Dr George A Russell Memorial Blood Bank in memory of a longtime donor and physician. Donors include Mrs Louise Coulman and Mrs Richard Wood among women's leaders and Ray Little and George Walsh leading men with 46 pints each. The event runs Wednesday from 12 noon to 5 pm and aims for a record turnout as organizers recall his 60 years of service and the July birthday cake tradition.
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Arlington
Arlington Blood Bank
Dunbar Hall
Dr. Russell
George Russell
Blood Bank
George A. Russell
March Bank
Louise Coulman
Richard Wood
John Wright
O’neil
Pat
Don
Janet Keough
Larry Brushes
Ferris
John Wrights
James McCabe
Manchester Manager Elected to Vermont League Committee
Manchester Town Manager James L. Woodard wins a one year term on the Vermont League of Cities and Towns executive committee. The six member panel meets quarterly and includes Burlington and Newport City mayors. The league, formed this year, operates with the University of Vermont government research center.
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Manchester
James L. Woodard
Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Burlington
Newport City
Government Research Center
University of Vermont
Weston Thriller Wait Until Dark at Weston Playhouse
Frederick Knott's Wait Until Dark opened at the Weston Playhouse directed by Harlan Grant with Margarete Hirdes set design. The cast includes Joan Kirby Suzy Hendrix and Edmond Genest as Harry Roat Sr in a Broadway style production through Sunday with a Saturday matinee, praised for atmosphere though some pacing and child-actor issues noted.
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Frederick Knott
Weston Playhouse
Weston Community Club, Inc
Harlan Grant
Margarete Hirdes
Mike Talman
Edward LeClair
Sgt
Carline
Jay McCoullough
Harry Roat Jr
Edmond Genest
Suzy Hendrix
Joan Kirby
Sam Hendrix
Hugh Karraker
Gloria Robin Lloyd Policemen
Robert Chidsey
Karl Deirup
Broadway
Othe
Weston People
Miss Kirby
Manchester House Garden Tour Draws 600 Attendees
Garden Club of Manchester reports about 600 participants in the annual At Home in Vermont tour across nine houses gardens and churches in Manchester and The Dorsets. Temperatures rose into the 90s but showers stayed away. Visitors included guests from New York State and Albany buses.
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Manchester
Arthur D. Pierce
New York State
Albany
Southern Vermont Art Center
Bisson Named To Pownal School Board
North Pownal resident Leo Bisson has been named by the Board of Selectmen to fill the vacancy on the Town of Pownal School Board left by William Jacobsen. His term runs to the March 1969 town meeting. Bisson, foreman at Pownal Tanning, is active as organist at Our Lady of Lourdes Church and is married to Phyllis Jones. they have five children.
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Pownal
Leo Bisson
North Pownal
Board of Selectmen
Town of
Hoosick Falls Merchants Oppose County Sales Tax
Hoosick Falls merchants voiced strong opposition at a public meeting to a proposed two percent county sales tax. Town Supervisor Murphy outlined county deficits and warned property tax increases as an alternative, while some merchants urged tax fairness for welfare recipients and those unable to pay.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Troy
Leo J. Albowicz
Hoosick
Vermont
Richard A. Severson
Frank Davock
Leo Mulvihill
John A. Murphy
William Andrick
Merchant’s Bureau
Murphy
Rensselaer County Board of Supervisors
George Helft
Pownal to Vote on Zoning Items During Primary
Pownal voters will decide on interim zoning and mobile home law at the September 10 primary. The Selectmen favor gauging opinion while enabling immediate interim zoning. The mobile home rule requires 25 acres per park and 6,000 sq ft per trailer with distance and safety constraints.
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Pownal
Board of Selectmen
Arthur E. George
Selectmen
General Assembly
Pool Shutdown Averted In Hoosick Falls Swim Season
Hoosick Falls residents dodged a pool shutdown as a new 90 gallon chlorinating system flown from Georgia replaced two smaller units. Interim measures and a one year guaranteed installation kept the Weir Reynolds pool open amid hot drought days with higher attendance and strong financials.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick
Weir-Reynolds
Georgia
Philip Leonard
Voorheesville
County Health Department
Soldier LaFountain Assigned Rifleman Near Duc Pho Vietnam
Army Pfc. Paul A. LaFountain 20, son of Mr and Mrs Edward LaFountain of Milton, was assigned July 4 as a rifleman to the American Division near Duc Pho, Vietnam. His wife lives in Arlington.
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Army
Paul A. LaFountain
Edward LaFountain
Milton
Duc Pho
Vietnam
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Janette Gautier
David Siever
Rear
Anthony Dingman
Hap Lawrence
David Boorstin
Howard Enoch
Len Cowan
G. B. Shaw
Ringheiser
Bennington
Triple
Grand Union
North ST. Bennington
Nationaline
Weston Thriller
By Jon Storm
Lee Remick
Pany
Harry Roat Sr
Grant
Genest
New York
Weston
Weston Players
Shire House
Ivan D. Combe
Nethercombe
A. Basil Lyons
Kenneth Demarest
Joseph S. Bates
Bisson
Henry 4. Tuttle CO. Inc
Depot ST
Oneida
Main ST
Pool
Leonard
William H. Gilchrest
Helene Thompson
B.B.P
Bennington, VT
Heartwellville
Heartwellsville
U. S Government
South St. Dial
Bennington, Vermont
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