MacBride analyzes War of Independence in Dorset talk
Dorset GOP candidate Roger MacBride presented an Independence era analysis at the United Church of Dorset and East Rupert. He framed the war’s why’s as current events while spectators watched 28 Dorset veterans parade in uniform led by McBride-Harwood Post 44 color guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Roger MacBride
United Church of
East Rupert
MacBride
McBride - Harwood Post 44
Robert McFall
Peter Brooks
Kenneth Nichols
Fred Bovey
James Stannard
South Dorset
Flagpole Dedicated to Chaffee Girls at Pownal
A flagpole donated by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chaffee in memory of their two daughters who died in a September car crash was unveiled during Memorial Day ceremonies at the Pownal War Memorial. Fletcher Hall gave the dedication address as Peter Roy and Alan Palmer led the flag raising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Lawrence Chaffee
Pownal War Memorial
Fletcher Hall
Peter Roy
Alan Palmer
Diane
May Chaffee
Chaffee
Town Hall
Boy Scouts
Troop 47
Rolland Roy
Lyle Grusendorf
William Nichols
Richard Orr
Randall Moore
Pownal community church fund donation and local meetings
The Women's Fellowship of Pownal Center Community Church donated $100 to a church repair fund. The Pownal Fire Department Auxiliary meets at 8 pm. refreshments follow. Scout Troop 47 discusses June bazaar plans. Dorset Historical Society hosts a summer event with papers on local families and colonial furniture. A Dorset school year ends June 17 with eighth grade graduation. The North Bennington study committee meets at 7:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Fellowship
Pownal Center
Pownal
Pudvar
Manchester Pianoforte Recital Highlights Local Pups and Duets
Nearly 30 pupils of Mrs. Althea L. Barstow performed at Burr and Burton Seminary. Youngest participant was Judy Dressler of East Dorset. Duets by parents and children drew special attention, with prizes awarded for perfect attendance and near-perfect attendance as lesson counts ranged from 15 to 278.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Althea L. Barstow
Burr and Burton Seminary
Judy Dressler
East Dorset
Dean
Donald Riker
Dori
Staneley Hinkley
Joan
Kenneth Stacy
Debbie
Robert J. Fisk
Pam
Kayatta
Verna
Richard
Janice Farley
Linda
Lisa Johnson
Scott Porter
Kelli Graham
Debbie Warren
Michele
Louise Zoufaly
Debbie Fisk
Virginia Ritchie
Lauren
Dukce Bongartz
Joan Thompson
Alison
Melanie Otis
Susan Smalley
Linda Day
Dorothy Goodell
Linda Hill
Meriden Family Spends Memorial Day at Searsburg Ski Cabin
Jim Nesci and his son David from Meriden Connecticut visited a Searsburg ski cabin over Memorial Day weekend. They arrived Thursday afternoon and left Saturday to dodge holiday traffic. Nearby residents include the Braisted and Preston families from Clos ter New Jersey who returned home Sunday after a weekend at Vermont Route 9 summer homes. Jean and Jacqueline Cleary of Woodford are home for the summer from UVM with Jacqueline high in home economics and on the dean's list while Jean pursues dental hygiene studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Dorset Historical Society
United Church of
Dorset
East Rupert
Farwell
Edith Harwood
Barrows
William Barrows Jr
Vermont
Eugene Bond
Dorset Inn
William Horeridge
Schooley’s Mountain
N.J
Stamford
Conn
David Teniers
John Crome
Jules Dupre
Eugene Fromertin
Jean Charles Cazin
Jean-Louis Meissonier
Jean Leon Grome
Davison Art Center
Jim Nesci
David
Meriden
UVM
Jacqueline
Jean
Mink-lined checkbook offered by Rhode Island bank
Providence report notes Industrial National Bank of Rhode Island, founded in 1791, introduces a mink lined checkbook priced at 89.95 dollars plus tax. The novelty targets women customers seeking luxury financial accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I.upd
Industrial National Bank of
Rhode Island
Area visitors and family gatherings span weekend across towns
Families travel among Charlotte Castleton Manchester Essex Junction and Granville over the weekend. Kenneth Benson returns from New Mexico with Harley Allen family. Roberta Kline visits Castleton State College. Jason Daniels hosts guests from Oradell New Jersey and Albany. Ralph Reed family visits North Bennington. OES district deputy attends Manchester meeting. Mattison families visit mother Mary Mattison. camps on Lake Champlain prep for summer season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Allen
Donna
Steve
Charlotte
William Allen
Kenneth Benson
New Mexico
Allens
Hareley
Roberta Kline
Castleton State College
Robert Kline
Jason Daniels
Louis Cook
Ralph Reed
Essex Junction
David Rowland
North Bennington
Ivan Elwell
Reed
OES
Eastern Star
Manchester
A. R. Mattison
Wooster College Commencement Set for June Eight
North Bennington notices Elizabeth Dwyer Elwell biography and The College of Wooster, Ohio announces its 94th commencement on June 8. Also covered are Officers for the Parents' Music Guild and Villagers' Home Demonstration Club planning events and officer elections for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villagers’ Home Demonstration Club
Robert McWaters
Arthur Wickerden
Royal Crosier
Milton Mackey
Arlington Area Weekend Socials and Local Sports Report
Arlington residents hosted family gatherings including Mr. and Mrs. Charles LaBatt and relatives from East Arlington Gardiner and Cambridge. A Memorial Day Indians Pirates game ended 5 2 with Steve Coulman and Billy Moore Homerun pace. John Elwell recovers from a heart attack.
North Bennington Pastor to Observe 25th Jubilee
Rev. Walter F. Miller pastor of St. John the Baptist Church will mark the silver anniversary of his priesthood on June 3 with a 7 30 PM High Mass of thanksgiving. A Jubilee reception follows June 7 at Bennigton Catholic High School from 4 to 8 PM with buffet and parish entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Walter F. Miller
St. John the Baptist Church
North Village Memorial Day program at North Bennington School
North Bennington School students from kindergarten to seniors gathered on the lawn for the Memorial Day program led by NBHS band. Recitations by Barbara Kenyon Judith Houran Charles Harrington and Richard Shaw accompanied by singing The Star Spangled Banner and The Battle Hymn of the Republic concluded with The Lord's Prayer and Taps from David Wickenden and George Plue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
NBHS
Philip van Orman
Barbara Kenyon
Judith Houran
Charles Harrington
Flamders Field
Richard Shaw
America
David Wickenden
George Plue
Pine Cobble Closes School This Week
Pine Cobble School in Williamstown closes different grades this week. Grades 9 hold exercises Friday at 10:30 in Sabin Carriage Barn with Norton Barber of Bennington as guest speaker. Diplomas and awards are presented by Mrs. Frederick C. Copeland. Nursery to Grade 4 close June 3 after a brief assembly and class picnics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Sabin
Norton Barber
Bennington
Jonathan Barber
Frederick C. Copeland
Watershed Council Elects North President in Connecticut River Meet
John A. North former Phoenix of Hartford president was elected president of the Connecticut River Watershed Council at its annual meeting at Winding Brook Lodge. Edward W. Miller of Fellows Gear Shaper Co was named vice president. William Tompkins of the Massachusetts Dept. of Fisheries and Game spoke on pesticide effects on fish and wildlife, noting public health concerns are not indicated but stressing ecological impacts. Massachusetts licenses for pesticide use beyond owner property take effect Sept. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation of
Rutland
William Tompkins
Mass. Dept. of Fisheries and Game
Tompkins
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Westboro
Connecticut River Watershed Council
Farmington Westfield River Watershed Association
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
Flock Joins Memorial Day Parade in Arlington
In Arlington a row of 14 ducklings marched along after a Memorial Day parade drawing attention from Mr. and Mrs. William Kelley and their daughter Betty. Richard Stroffoleno of the Arlington Fish and Game Club collected the birds and will monitor them until they are old enough to act as a proper marching unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
William Kelley
Betty
Weekend Visitors Fill Sunderland Area Homes
East Arlington and Sunderland greet guests over Memorial Day weekend. Richard Bentley and family from Albany join others visiting Lake Champlain area while Charles Marchman from Connecticut stays with Mrs. Daisy Schwarzkopf and Sidney Bustard for fishing. Families from Springfield Chicopee Falls Washington D C Gardner and beyond share summers at local camps and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bentley
East Arlington
Raymond
Albany
Lake Champlain
Charles Marchman
Bloomefield
Conn
Daisy Schwarzkopf
Sunderland
Sidney Bustard
Florence Wellspeak
Ethel Bennett
Springfield
Mass
Charles Poore
Chicopee Falls
Alice Marie
Wellspeak
Janice Zimmermann
Richford High School
Thurston Hulet
Ivah Arnold
Washington, D.C
Everett Squires
West Arlington Sandgate Residents Tour Weekend Moves
Mr and Mrs Merrill and daughter Elizabeth of Scarsdale NY stayed at their West Sandgate home. John Brinkerhoff and family from Locust Valley NY visited their Sandgate residence. C L Austin of New Canaan CT vacationed in Sandgate. Edward Kimball family of Rye NY and Marian Phillips of Pelham biked nearby camps. Tim Warner and parents enjoyed days at their Battenkill area home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill. Freeman
Elizabeth
Scarsdale
N.Y
West Sandgate
John Brinkerhoffs
Locust Valley
Sandgate
C.L. Austin
New Canaan
Edward Kimball
Rye, N.Y
Marian Phillips
Pelham
Tim Warner
Mrs
Robert Warner
Battenkill
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Haned-Fowler Post
VFW of
Mannchester
American Legion Post
Pownals
Vera Langlais
Marden Skinner
Norshaft
Norshaft School
Carlo Walter HO
Alfred Scott
North Bennington Baptist Church
John J. Ryan
Stacy
Shaftsbury
Fran Stacy
Roger
Oradell, N.J
Frank Topping
Daniels
Granville
D. L. Mattison
Theodore Maher
Mary Mattison
Albert Mattison
Stella Hawkins
Leonore Bradley
William Gleason
Owen Bay House
Dunwarkin
Catherine R. Elwell
George H. Elwell
Prospect Street
College of Wooster
Wooster
Ohio
Elizabeth Dwyer
Lege
Parents’ Music Guild
Albert White
Arthur Wickenden
Harold Robinsky
Guild
Helene Thompson
Lewis Harrington
Binghamton
David Sodon
New Brunswick
John Elwell
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Betty Tynan
Frances Langlois
Bethlehem
Norman Langlois
Thomas Langlois
Indians
Pirates
Steve Coulman
Arlington Field
Billy Moore
Jeff Brown
Chareles LaBatt
Carol Frost
Eugene
Ore
Orlando LaBatt
Maureen
Tienna
Harold
Earl LaBatt
Lisa
Mitzi
Claude LaBatt
Gardner
Joseph Berkley
Daniel
Dennis
Long Beach
Calif
Guy Eddy
Sanford Ames
Merry
Marsha
Cheryl Lintz
Cambridge
Nedra Russell
Hoosick Falls
Frost
F.A. Simemons
Newport
Father Miller
North Village
Fienberg
Main ST
Grant CO
Watershed Council
East
Robert Shuffleton
Roger Martin
Gardner, Mass
Roger Jr
Patricia
Gladys Wiswell
Wiswell
Frank Nichols
Clyde Dunlap
Sunderland Hill
Marlyn
Lake Hortonia
David Bort
New Jersey
Paul Ennis Jr
Paul
Orwell
West
Betty Trachte
Barracuda
New England Plymouth
Whitney’s Garage
Bennington, Vt
Leo’s
Chrysler
Mela Ee
Manchester Center
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