Manchester Man 90 Collapses As Fire Destroys Home
George Parkinson aged 90 collapsed at his seven room Manchester Lorrette Avenue home when a blaze gutted the structure. Firefighters fought flames with river water and booster tanks. a rekindle halted at 1 30 pm. No injuries from the fire. modest insurance and losses cited.
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Manchester
Parkinson
Lyn Bourn
Clinton Cole
Cole
Harry Towne
Bourn
Swezey’s Mill
George Parkinson
Sargent
Community Fundraiser Totals and Local Notices
The West Dover Ladies Aid Society bazaar and supper totaled 369.33 with a July 31 house and lodge tour planned. Lions Club and fire department events raised funds including a July 20 auction at 741.03. Local groups announce a street bazaar August 17 and a dance for the West Dover Fire Association, with incorporation underway.
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West Dover
Alpstetten
Wayne Timmerman
Wilmington Lions Club
Dovers
West Dover Fire Association
Blue Brook Lodge
Charles Fredericks
Wilmington Volunteer Fire Department
Adelaide Ross
Ruth Lehmann
Barbara Look
Edna Carpenter
Doris Adams
Hazel Nelson
Rena Wheeler
Doris Rice
Eva Wheeler
Rosie Howe
Daisy Marsha
Earlene Fitch
Marie Taylor
American Legion Auxiliary
Baker’s Ball Field
Eugene Look
Jeffrey
Danny
Richard
Bangor
Maine
The Fourposter at Dorset A Minor Theater Masterpiece
The Dorset Playhouse revival of The Fourposter by Jan de Hartog features Miss Elizabeth Franz and Mr. Fred Carmichael in a two character tour de force. Directed by Patricia Carmichael with George Blanchard on lights and Judith Page Murray on set, the production earns high praise as a subtle, engaging study of marriage and bedside life.
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Jan de Hartog
Dorset Playhouse
Caravan Theatre
Patricia Carmichael
Dorset
Elizabeth Franz
Fred Carmichael
Caravan Company
Mae West
de Hartog
Miss Franz
Mr. Carmichael
Nique
George Blanchard
Judith Page Murray
Cambridge Troop 62 Boys Win Camp Wakpominee Honors
Ten Cambridge Boy Scout Troop 62 members attend Camp Wakpominee in Fort Ann. Under Scoutmaster Norman Hendrickson, they win first place in camp inspection with two firsts and four seconds, earn Nature Badges for five scouts, complete the one mile swim, and advance Chip Austin from Tenderfoot to Second Class with the Soil and Water Conservation Badge.
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Cambridge Boy Scout Troop 62
Fort Ann
Jon Raymond
Chip Austin
Bobby Hendrickson
Tim Dwyer
Bob Bloom
Charles Dawley
Tom McMorris
Bill McCarty
Tom Shiland
Steve Parrish
Norman Hendrickson
Cambridge
Tenderfoot
Lions Auction Nets $1700 at July Club Meeting
At the Lions Club gathering in Manchester the auction yielded 1700 dollars. The club plans its annual antique show at the elementary school gym next Tuesday through Friday with 35 East exhibitors. Hours are 1 to 10 pm daily and Lions wives serve as hostesses. A Lions picnic is set for August 14 at Camp Onawa Sunderland. New officers preside: Kenneth Hill president, Milton Rockwell first VP, E H Nickerson second VP, Harry Barber third VP, Oscar Johnson Jr tail twister.
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Manchester
Lions Club
Worthy Inn
East
Lions
Harry Barber
Fred Colbath
Floyd Eastman
Muriel Hicks
Kenneth Hill
Edgar Johnson
Oscar Johnson Jr
Fred Jones
Nathan Kamber
Anthony Lombardy
E.H. Nickerson
Milton Rockwell
Sunderland
Ondawa
Ers
Lion Tamer
John Guidera
Williamstown Airman Reassigned to Keesler AFB
Airman James M. Casey son of Mr and Mrs James J Casey of Williamstown Massachusetts is reassigned from Lackland AFB Texas to Keesler AFB Massachusetts for technical training as a United States Air Force communications operations specialist He has completed basic training and is a Williamstown High School graduate with an A S degree from Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield Massachusetts
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Lackland Afb
Tex
James M. Casey
James J. Casey
Cole Ave
Williamstown
Mass
Keesler Afb
United States Air Force
Casey
Air Force
Williamstown High School
Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield
Co-ops Flourish In the Arctic
In Cape Dorset the Arctic co op system expands from subsistence to commerce. Eskimo crafts sold 123810 dollars in 1962 with 47000 dollars in local wages paid and a 61 member Cape Dorset co op now leads 16 Eskimo co ops across the Canadian Arctic.
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Oshaweetuk
Cape Dorset
Forbisher Bay
Arctic
Canadian Arctic
miniature electric trash cart saved two to three workers
In Claremont California two city officials designed a small electric garbage cart operated by one man. The cart empties cans into its bin, then returns to the main truck, reducing yard labor by two to three workers. City Manager Richard Malcolm and Associate City Engineer Byron Johnson led the project.
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Claremont
Calif
Park Department
Richard Malcolm
Byron Johnson
Searsburg Fire Dept Clam Bake Saturday at Legion Home Wilming
The Searsburg Volunteer Fire Department will hold a clam bake at 1 p.m. on Saturday on the American Legion Home grounds in Wilmington. Tickets are available at Jig's Gas Station and Mount Snow garage.
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Searsburg Volunteer Fire Department
American Legion
Wilmington
Jig’s
Mount Snow
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