Hoff Outlines Goals At Dorset Coffee Hour
Rep Philip H Hoff of Burlington outlines his gubernatorial aims at a Dorset gathering. He cites his background, shifts from Republican to Democrat, and urges outreach to ethnic and liberal voters. Hoff calls for state aid to education, medical aid for the aged, jobs, industry growth, tourism, reapportionment and opposes abandoning the Rutland Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep. Hoff
Dorset
Philip H. Hoff
Burlington
Stephen Alexiev
South Dorset
Hoff
Vermont
Democratic Party
Joseph Tornabene
North
Pownal
Tornabene
Honor Students Awarded by Hoosick Kiwanis
At a Kiwanis luncheon in Hoosick Falls NY Charles Hill of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp spoke on the companys growth and community impact. Awards were given to Central School valedictorian Sandra Yerkee and salutatorian Charles Filkins and to St Marys Academy valedictorian Patricia Le Blanc and salutatorian Barbara Wrubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Kiwanis
Hoosick Falls
Kiwanis Club
Charles Hill
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Sanford Cluet
Arthur Taylor
Men’s Fellowship Council
First Baptist Church
Sandra Yerkee
Charles Filkins
Central School
Patricia LeBlanc
Barbara Wrubles
St. Mary’s Academy
Philip Leonard
John J. Lamond
St. Mary’s
20 8th Graders To Be Graduated At Dorset School
Twenty 8th graders from Dorset and East Dorset will graduate in the Dorset Elementary School auditorium on Friday June 8 at 6 45 p m Seats for families are reserved with public seating available The graduates plan the program themselves and a reception follows hosted by the 7th grade class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
East Dorset
Manchester
Weekend Visits Span New York and Connecticut
Sandgate residents Caroline Haas Jr. and Mrs. Harry Shumilok stayed at home for the weekend while Walter Redman of New York visited his Rupert Road residence. Henry Hallenbeck returned to duties at Manhattan Ear and Eye Hospital after time at Hallenbecks Acres. Charles Leonard and J. Matthew Nehren were in Troy on Sunday. The Roy McBride family from Brooklyn and Mr. and Mrs. James F. Rees with two children from Norwalk enjoyed a weekend at their camps. Stanley Lincoln returned from a week fishing trip in Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Krach visited friends in New York for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Leonard
J. Matthew Nehren
Troy
Roy McBride
Brooklyn
N.Y
James F. Rees
Norwalk
Conn
Stanley Lincoln
Canada
Rupert Valley Home Demonstration Meeting June 12
The Rupert Valley group plans a June 12 gathering at Camp On Dawa Sunderland. Members should bring a hot dish salad or dessert and rides may be arranged via Mary Nelson or Mary Laurie. Barbara Armstrong recuperating at home after surgery. Jay Moore finishes first UVM year at parental home. Anthony Grange to host Thursday Grange Hall session with State Master Clayton Fish expected.
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Rupert Valley
Camp Ondawa
Sunderland
Mary Nelson
Mary Laurie
Barbara Armstrong
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Jay Moore
UVM
Horace Moore
Anthony Grange
Grange Hall
Clayton Fish
Dousing Woods Fire Cost State 358.65
Bennington selectmen approved a state reimbursement request for 358.65 to cover payments to 69 men who fought a woods fire off Gore Hill Road. Workers were paid three hours at 1.75 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Gore Hill
Pownall Tax Sale Highlights Local Property Transfer
A small parcel owned by Leonard Smith near Carpenter Hill was sold at public auction in the town clerk’s office to Breard Hawks for delinquent taxes and costs totaling 111 dollars. Hawks is a Bennington realtor with a summer home in the Carpenter Hill area.
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Leonard Smith
Con
Carpenter Hill
Breard Hawks
Hawks, Bennington Realtor
Smith Land
Janet Barton Wins 1962 Arion Music Guild Award
North Bennington NBHS senior Janet Barton daughter of David and West Street will receive the 1962 Arion award from the Parents' Music Guild for outstanding high school music work. Olive Rice won honorable mention. Barton has been active in band glee club mixed chorus and choir and performed solo in the Christmas pageant. She earned all state band honors at Vermont and New England festivals and received an Amherst music scholarship in 1961. Award selection reflected scholarship cooperation attendance and musicianship across four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Barton
David Barton
West Street
Parents’ Music Guild
Olive Rice
Catherine Corcoran
Marjorie L. Porter
Kendall Rich
Barton
NBHS
Glee Club
Vermont
New England
North Bennington
Amherst
National Union Foundation
Arion
Parents Music Guild of
North Bennington High School
Guild
James Bow
North Bennington Personal Notes Highlight Graduations and Visits
North Bennington residents report graduations and family visits. James Paquin graduates from the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis. His brother William C Paquin, a 1960 UVM alumnus, earned pilot wings and will serve on a B 52 at Minot AFB North Dakota. Mrs Ceccio and baby Philip return to Miami after visiting relatives. Toni Vance returns to UVM for summer work at a local bank. Ellen Centerbar returns from the University of Miami for summer with her parents. Clarissa Peacock and daughter Hilda attended the wedding of Barbara Mosher and Frederick Teeter at St Josephs Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Paquin
The
University of Vermont
Reese Afb
Texas
Minot Afb
North Dakota
Toni Vince
UVM
Ellen
Bunny) Centerbar
University of Miami
Prospect Street
Carl Centerbar
Clarissa Peacock
Hilda
Barbara Jean Mosher
Frederick J. Teeter
St. Joseph’s Church
Shaftsbury Plans Bigger July 4th Celebration
Shaftsbury announces a bigger and better Fourth of July party with ferris wheel merry-go-round and other rides for families. The event ends with a fireworks display at Shaftsbury School grounds. Local clubs may sponsor booths by contacting Edwin Colvin or Gerald Mattison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury Fire Company
Edwin Colvin
Gerald Mattison
Cocairman
Canfield Library Reopens After Renovation Saturday
The Martha Canfield Library in Arlington will reopen at 2 30 p m Saturday after a two week renovation. A new children's room opens in the basement, replacing the former space now used for young adult books on the first floor. The expansion was funded by the Canfield family in memory of James Canfield, brother of Dorothy Canfield Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Martha Canfield
Canfield
James Canfield
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Fire Destroys Barn in North Bennington on Knapp Nursery Site
A large barn on the former Knapp Nursery property in North Bennington, now owned by pianist Stell Anderson, burned to the ground with about three tons of straw and farm machinery at Hall Farm also lost. Fire Chief Martin W. Percey said the cause is undetermined as the blaze, spotted by a passing motorist, had a head start.
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Knapp Nursery
Stell Anderson
Hall Farm
Stor
Martin W. Percey
North Bennington
Hoosick Board Aims to Take Over Athletic Field
Hoosick Falls Town Board approves a resolution to take over the athletic field for all residents. The only restriction allows ongoing use by Hoosick Falls Central School and St. Mary’s Academy as needed. The board’s intention must still be finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Hoosick
Mystery ride and community notes across Hoosick area
Mothers Club members enjoyed an annual mystery ride from Wilmington to Whit ingham Readsboro and ended at Heartwellville Lodge for dinner. A Flowers on the Bridge collection by Home Demonstration Group raised 4.28 dollars. A mass invasion brought unexpected guests to the Berry home, including residents from Ludlow Springfield and Northampton Massachusetts. Complaints about junk yards and used car lots prompted a study by Town Attorney Ivimey. Niagara Mohawk PSC study found no basis to force an office in Hoosick Falls. Public hearings will be scheduled after contract renewals with North Hoosick and West Hoosick Fire Districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers Club
Wilmington
Whitingham
Readsboro
Heartwellville Lodge
Town of
New York State Public Service Commission
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls and Cambridge Local Notes
Edith Beaumont of Hoosick Falls admitted to Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge. David Cornell, son of Ira and Mrs. Cornell of West Hills, graduated from Cobleskill Agriculture School. A son born Monday to Mr and Mrs Roy Day of Smithtown Long Island. Mrs Day formerly Johanna Butkas of Hoosick Falls. couple has one other daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Friel
Main Street
Mary McClellan
Cambridge
David Cornell
Ira Cornell
West Hills
Cobleskill
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Williams College
Navy
Cornell Univer
Sity
State Health Department
Mary Torrey
Malcolm Cooper
Richard Finlay
Sandgate
Caroline M. Haas
Walter Krach
New York
Rupert
Janice Moore
Dousing Woods
State
Vera Langlais
Robert L. Wilcox
Sanborn Tenney
Women’s Republican Club of
Pownals
Charles Comar
East Pownal
Red Cross Swimming
Red Cross
Barber's Lake
Anna Thompson
Pownall and
Methodist Church
Jesus
Albert Thomason
James H. Bagley
Arion Music Guild Award
Elizabeth Dwyer
Anchors Aweigh
Edward Paquin
White Creek Road
Annapolis
James
U.S. Naval Academy
Joseph Ceccio
Philip
Miami
Fla
Peter Panos
Ceccio
Antonia Panos
ARIES
Salem’s
Men's Shop Shaffe’s
Main St
Bennington, Vt
Dial Bennington
Jennie Yett
Bennington, VI
Quinlan’s
TIVEX
Hoosick Board
Dover
Carle Walter Tel
Mystery Ride
Leo Berry
Homer Cole
Herbert Gates
Ludlow
Mass
Raymond Gates
Myrtle Cole
Springfield
Francis Gagnon
Marcia
Florence
Grant Gagnon
Lorenzo Dragon
Northampton
Union Free School District No. 1
Ivimey
North Hoosick
West Hoosick Fire Districts
Edith Beaumont
Noveck-Shultz, Inc
CTIA
Quinlan
Dial
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