Manchester to Send Out Overdue Sewer Bills
Manchester plans immediate billing for January through July use of the new sewer system. Charges will reflect water consumption and the town works on a sewer ordinance covering connections, deadlines, inspectors, and fees. Town Agent Hutton assisted by John West and selectmen Swezey Beattie and Bongartz led the session.
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Manchester
Manchester Center
Selectmen
John Hutton
Christopher Swezey
Orrin Beattie
Ferdinand Bongartz
Oakley K. Porter
Porter
John West
Manchester Depot
Groton
Conn
New England
E.H. Nickerson
Manchester Notables Attend Meetings And Arrangements Made
Mrs. Mary Torrey of the Manchester Welfare and Nursing Association travels to Worcester for a 45th reunion at Worcester Memorial Hospital and plans to visit friends. Mrs. Thomas Martin and Mrs. Fritz Dillmann attended the Vermont Congress of Parents and Teachers meeting. Martin becomes district PTA director in Bennington County. Arthur and Maureen Douglas sold Prospect Street property to Cutler Godfrey. Candy Stripers at Putnam Memorial Hospital include Sandra Hill and Dorothy Campbell. they take classes in Bennington. Church and Burr and Burton leaders pledge support to ringing bells for two to five minutes.
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Mary Torrey
Manchester Welfare and Nursing Association
Worcester
Mass
Worcester Memorial Hospital
Thomas Martin
Fritz Dillmann
Newbury
Vermont Congress of Parents and Teachers
Martin
Dillmann
PTA
Bennington County
Manchester
Vermont
Candy Stripers
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Sandra Hill
Dorothy Campbell
Bennington
Memorial meeting at 2 p.m. on Independence Day
The article notes a meeting scheduled for 2 p.m. on Independence Day with representatives from various organizations and buildings that have bells invited to attend.
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Ing
Burr and Burton Glee Club to Perform at Art Center
The Burr and Burton Seminary Glee Club with 125 voices, directed by Mrs Doris Rigney and accompanied by Joseph Stannard, will sing folk songs and spirituals at the Southern Vermont Art Center Thursday night at 8. The program features both the group and a special vocal number.
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Burr and Burton Glee Club
Art Center
Manchester
Southern Vermont Art Center
Burr and Burton Seminary
Doris E. Rigney
Joseph Stannard
North Adams Men Plan Dude Ranch on Barber Holdings
The Barber family holdings in Pownal will become a dude ranch in a deal over 100000 dollars. Purchaser Lee Noel heads a North Adams group including Marcia Wilcox Jeannie Goodell Gerald Wilcox and Francis Markey. Local music line up features Tom Parsons James Stannard and a piano quartet. A concert at the Art Center pavilion will offer a music program with no admission and fund contributions.
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North Adams
Pownal
Barber
Barber Pond
Lee Noel
Mass
Marcia Wilcox
Jeannie Goodell
Gerald Wilcox
Francis Markey
Tom Parsons
James Stannard
Schubert
Art Center Pavilion
Music Fund
Glee Club
Art Center
Shaftsbury Voters Consider Higher School Taxes and District Race
Shaftsbury voters face a 8.87 dollar base tax plus 1.15 dollars in a 1963 64 budget plan with state aid reductions and per pupil costs driving increases. The warning includes 500 dollar requests for United Counseling Service and Bennington Friends of Retarded Children. Incumbent Lloyd Spaulding seeks re election to the school board. Dr Arthur Faris and Barton Jenks file for Union High School District director posts.
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Shaftsbury
Union High
Shaftsbury Health Association
Bennington
Vermont
United Counseling Service
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
Lloyd Spaulding
Ellen Viereck
Arthur Faris
Union High School
Barton Jenks
Farewell party for soil scientist Dondero in Manchester
About 35 coworkers and friends at the Harvest Inn bid farewell to Louis J. Dondero of the U S Soil Conservation Service. He moves from Bennington to Rutland to supervise soil science across Bennington Windham and Rutland Counties and to assist state wide watershed projects.
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Louis J. Dondero
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
drumm@r
Harvest Inn
Manchester
Dondero
Bennington
Rutland
Norma
County Soil District
James M. Edgerton
Howard E. Wilcox
Robert Graf
Windham
Burr and Burton Seminary Baccalaureate Attendance Noted
Several locals attended the Burr and Burton Seminary Baccalaureate Service on Sunday. Conrad Beattie and Pascal Wilkins are members of the graduating class. Mrs. Mabel Williams remains a patient at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington but is recovering. James Parker spent last week at home before summer work in Connecticut. Raymond Hulett and family moved from the Kelton store apartment to a newly built house this past year.
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Burr and Burton Seminary
Conrad Beattie
Pascal Wilkins
Mabel Williams
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Henry Parker
Connecticut
Raymond Hulett
Kelton Store
Bennington College Stages Anouilh Comedy Waltz of the Toreadors
Bennington College Drama Group presents Waltz of the Toreadors by Jean Anouilh on Thursday to Saturday at 8:30 p.m. in the Theater. Rosalind Pierson stars as the general’s wife with Tom Griffin as General St. Pe and a cast including Vala Clifton Holland Taylor and Charles Caffall. The 1910-set comedy follows an aging general whose quest for youth fails as others play his games. Admission is free.
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Drama Department
Bennington College
Jean Anouilh
Sir Ralph Richardson
Mildred Natwick
Bennington
Rosalind Pierson
General St. Pe
Tom Griffin
Vala Cliffton
Mlle, St. Euvette
Holland Taylor
Mme. Dupont-Fredaine
Charles Caffall
Dr. Bonfant
Hoosac School to Present My Three Angels
Hoosac School in Hoosick N Y stages My Three Angels by Sam and Bella Spewack with direction by William A Reifsnyder. Rev Clinton H Blake Jr former St Marys in the Mountain chaplain heads baccalaureate address at St Marys in Littleton N H. Final rehearsals underway for Friday night performance with parents and friends expected.
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Hoosac School
Three Angels
Hoosick, N.Y
Clinton H. Blake Jr
St. Mary’s In the Mountain
Littleton
N.H
Blake
My Three
Two Emma Willard seniors to graduate at 149th commence
Troy New York two Emma Willard School seniors from Benninington area Diantha Hall and Judith Brown will graduate at the school's 149th commencement. Brown is daughter of Dr. and Mrs Leonard Brown of Wilmington. Brown served as class treasurer and secretary in junior and senior years and participated in chorale and council activities. Hall was a cheerleader, on dress and news committees, reporter for the school paper and a member of the Emma Willard Chorus Campus Players and the school dramatic association.
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Troy, N.Y
Emma Willard School
Bennington Area
Diantha Hall
Judith Brown
Leonard Brown
Wilmington
Emma Willard
Miss Brown
Emma Willard Chorus
Kellas House Council
Miss Hall
Campus Players
School Dramatic Association
Local Social Visits and Hospital Stay Mentioned
Bertha Hoag and Miss Leonard return to Newburg after a weekend with Mrs. Wolfrum. Mrs. Phillips of Rock City Falls visits her parents and Sonny remains in Mary McClellan Hospital for six to eight weeks. Earl Philpott helps celebrate Jennie McChesney’s 88th birthday at Van Rensselaer Manor. OConnor and Galagar visit Hoosick Falls relatives on Decoration Day.
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B. A. Leonard
Newburg
George Wolfrum
Ralph Phillips
Rock City Falls
Charles Telford
Sonny
Mary McClellan Hospital
Earl Philpott
Jennie McChesney
van Rensselaer Manor
McChesney
Breese Hollow
Fred O’connor
Troy
Margaret Galagar
Hoosick Falls
Decoration Day
South Cambridge Home Demonstration Units Schedule
Two local South Cambridge groups end meetings for the season on June 12 at the Town Hall. The 1 p.m. picnic is led by Mrs. Allen Brownell, followed by a Fabric Personalities lesson by Mrs. Nels Jacobson. Members should bring swatches, needle, magnifier, matches, and a metal ashtray for tests.
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Town Hall
South Cambridge
Allen Brownell
Nels Jacobson
Austrian boy to study at Cambridge through exchange program
Josef Manhart of Bregenz Austria will be Cambridge Central School's first American Field Service exchange student. He will enroll as a CCS senior arriving Aug. 15 in New York City and living with District Attorney George S. Morse family on South Union Street. The 18 year old skier studied in Tirol and spent summers in England. Cambridge may seek a scholarship to send a local student abroad after his year.
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Cambridge
N.Y
Josef Manhart
Bregenz
Austria
Cambridge Central School
Ign
CCS
New York City
George S. Morse
South Union Street
Glens Falls
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Germany
England
Tirol
Andrew Bell
United States
Cello Recital Set Sunday At College
Alumnae Tita Terrell presents a cello recital at the college Sunday at 8 p.m. with George Zilzer accompanying. Terrell, class of 1960, teaches and freelances with local orchestras. Zilzer teaches at Brandeis University. Program includes Eccles Fantasiestucke, Schumann, Beethoven, and Rachmaninoff sonatas. Public invited.
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Tita Terrell
George Zilzer
Briarcliff Degree Awarded To Elizabeth Hopkins
Miss Elizabeth Sabin Hopkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Hopkins of North Bennington Vermont received an associate in arts degree from Briarcliff College on Sunday. She majored in Liberal Arts and was a member of the Arts Club during college tenure.
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Briarcliff Manor
N.Y
Elizabeth Sabin Hopkins
Henry Hopkins
Main Street
North Bennington
Briarcliff College
Miss Hopkins
Concord Academy
Briarcliff
The
Arts Club
Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Honors Philathea Society at Luncheon
The Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club honored the Philathea Society for 30 years of meal service at Baptist Memorial Hall. Walter Hartman presented a plaque to Mrs. Warren Lohnes, society president, with guests from Latham, Taconic, and Texas, plus Rev. John Y. Elliott. Edward Bowmaker, Green Mountain Park publicity manager, spoke on the Vermont racetrack project and invited members to Thursday races with free passes.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick
Paul Kreiger
Taconic Club
David Smith
Texas
Kasmer Stempek
John Y. Elliott
The
Baptist Church
Elliott
Edward Bowmaker
Green Mountain Park
Arthur Taylor
Bowmaker
Vermont
Hoosick Falls Students Graduate From St. Rose
Miss Helen M. Bradley of Hoosick Falls and Miss Susan S. Butkas of Babcock Lake earned degrees at the College of Saint Rose Albany. Both graduates received B S and BA degrees respectively, with Bradley joining Rensselaer Public Schools and Butkas moving to teach English at Schuylerville Central.
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Hoosick Falls
St. Rose
Albany
Helen M. Bradley
Carl Bradley
Main Street
Susan S. Butkas
Albert A. Butkas
Butkas
Babcock Lake
College of Saint Rose
Chancellors Hall State Education
St Marys Academy Senior Holds Picnic for Classmates
Miss Judy Fleming of Abbott Street hosted a school picnic at Hoosick Falls entertaining members of both junior and senior classes at St Marys Academy.
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Judy Fleming
Abbott Street
St. Mary’s Academy
Middlebury College Degrees Ceremony Sunday for 280 Graduates
Miss Susan J. Shaw of Hoosick Falls is a candidate for a bachelor of arts degree from Middlebury College. She majors in Spanish and participates in Kaleidoscope, the college band and various committees. The 163rd commencement will feature 280 BA degrees and two advanced degrees. Dr. Samuel S. Stratton presides as president emeritus. Shaw is a Middlebury graduate of Hoosick Falls High and attended the Spanish Summer School.
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Middlebury
Susan J. Shaw
Clayton E. Shaw Jr
Wilder Avenue
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Middlebury College
Liberal Arts
Samuel S. Stratton
Miss Shaw
Sigma Kappa Sorority
Shaftsbury Elementary plans 8 pm graduation
The Shaftsbury Elementary School will hold its graduation in the multi purpose room Monday at 8 pm. The class has 26 pupils and the theme is Unfinished Business. All parents and friends are invited.
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Shaftsbury
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Nancy Otis
Arthur
Maureen Douglas
Prospect Street
Cutler Godfrey
John Page
Battenkill
James L. Woodard
Arlington
Bennington County Soil Conservation District
Rupert
John C. Page
James
Bud) Edgerton
Lawrence H. Pratt
North Conway
Mitchell
Matthew
Sunderland
Page
Louie
Amenia
Kendra
Pittsfield
Bonnie, Bonnie Plains
Hadley
Green Mountain
George Weldon
Weldon
Mae Cottrell
Brooklyn
VFW
Department of New York
Buckler
First National Stores
North Bennington Rd
Bennington, VA
Peru
Mabel FE. Whitney
Tel
Henry Brevoort Cannon
Morristown
N.J
Gordon Auchincloss
Diantha W. Hall
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
Margaret Aiken
T Errell
Marsh H. McCall Jr
Putney School
Boston Conservatory Orchestra
Cambridge Civic Orchestra
Samuel Mayes
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Zilzer
Brandeis University
Sonata
Henry Eccles
Elizabeth Hopkins Briarcliff Graduate
Kiwanis Fet@ Philathea Society
Miss Bradley
St. Mary Academy
Rensselaer
Miss Butkas
St.Mary’s Academy
Schuylerville Central
William A. Scully
Helen Bradley
Miss Susan Butkas
Edith Beaumont
Susan Shaw
Fleming
Stanley Butkas
Chuck Carelli
Jimmy Sennett
Bobby Ruditis
Legion Auxiliary Meets
Hoosick Post, American Legion Auxiliary
Delton Hewitt
Hill Road
Fran Stacy
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