Stanley to divest Amerock. Eagle Square becomes Stanley Tools
The FTC orders The Stanley Works of New Britain to divest Amerock, a 1966 cash acquisition worth 32 million dollars, due to potential competition limits in cabinet hardware. Eagle Square Mfg Co in Shaftsbury will be liquidated as a separate entity and merged into Stanley Tools, Eagle Square Plant, with no change to town relations.
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Federal Trade Commission
Stanley Works
New Britain
Stanley Tools
Eagle Square
Paul J DeConinck
DeConinck
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
de Coninck
Selectmen
Gifts and Promenade Donations for Hoosick Falls Health Center
Presentations at Hoosick Falls Health Center include an upright piano donated by Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Wheaton. Two patients, Mrs. Margaret Harrison and Mrs. Helen Kristiansen, perform on piano to entertain others. Junior Prom decor geraniums were given by the junior class to the center. Sylvan Kessler of Cohoes Mill End Shop donated 15 thermal blankets and 60 place mats as lap robes, while Barclay Home Products of Cohoes supplied six bed pillows.
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Hoosick Falls Health Center
Lawrence A. Wheaton
Wilder Avenue
Margaret Harrison
Helen Kristiansen
Central School
Sylvan Kessler
Cohoes Mill
Barclay Home Products of
Cohoes
Bank to purchase K of C building in Hoosick Falls
Home Savings Bank of Albany to buy the Knights of Columbus building for about 16000 dollars on Main Street Hoosick Falls. Demolition planned, site kept vacant while bank sizes new local building. Community concert planned at Center lawn with Central School Junior Band and chorus.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Knights of Columbus
Main Street
Home Savings Bank of Albany
Edward Behan
K of C
A.J. Wirmusky
Permanent Savings and Loan Association
Savings Bank
Central School
William Gaillard
Youth Hostels Train Leaders On Bicycle Tours
In Shaftsbury area, about 2 bicycles with young riders paralleled a Vermont tour by American Youth Hostels trainees. Led by Tonda Taylor and Al Ell, the group conducts lectures and camping safety, planning to lead teens on bicycle camping trips from coast to coast and abroad.
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Shaftsbury
Vermont
North Bennington
New York City
Cape Cod
Europe
Africa
Tonda Taylor
al Ell
AYH
New York
Bennington
White Creek
Wallace Scott
Trumbull Hill
Cambridge
N.Y
Taylor
Charlotte
N.C
Eli
New Yorker
America
Chapman
Returns to duty after home visit
Shaftsbury sergeant Robert Baldwin son of Mr and Mrs Harold J Baldwin departed May 27 for Berlin Germany on duty with the US Army His wife Shirley resides at their Greenwood Missouri home and will join him overseas as soon as possible When on leave in May he was a guest
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Shaftsbury
Robert Baldwin
Harold J. Baldwin
Berlin
Germany
U.S. Army
Shirley
Greenwood
Baldwin
Farewell party honors Sgt Baldwin with large turnout
A farewell party for Sgt Baldwin drew about 100 guests from Greenwich, Salem, N Y, Las Vegas, WIlliamstown, Bridgeport and nearby areas. The event featured a buffet, cards and money gifts from friends and family. His brother Edward Baldwin enlisted in the Air Force and began basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas, the same day as their father’s birthday, May 21.
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Greenwich
Salem
N.Y
Las Vegas
Nev
Williamstown
Mass
Bridgeport
Kelleher to speak at Flag Day event in Hoosick Falls
Neil W. Kelleher assemblyman for the 101st District will address Hoosick Falls Flag Day services sponsored by the Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks at 7 p.m. in front of the clubhouse. The public is invited as Hoosick Falls Central School Band and National Guard members participate.
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Kelleher
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Neil W. Kelleher
101St
Lodge of Elks
Jane Frank
Roanoke
St. Augustine’s School
Lansingburgh High School
Detroit
New York City
Cliffside, N.J
National Guard
Elks
NYC councilman to address Hoosac graduation class
Carter Burden, New York City councilman from Manhattan, will give the commencement address at Hoosac School's 82nd Prize Day Exercises on Saturday June 12. The day begins with a corporate communion at 10 a.m. led by Rt. Rev. Allen W. Brown, bishop of Albany. The 11 a.m. commencement will feature Burden speaking to graduates.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Carter Burden
New York City
Manhattan
Hoosac
Allen W. Brown
Diocese of
Albany
Burden
Fourth District
East Side
East Harlem
Pownal Rummage Sale Nets 272.16 and School Field Day Report
The Wesleyan Class of Pownal United Methodist Church raised 272.16 from a Saturday rummage sale chaired by Daisy Dorman with Charles F. Mason and others assisting. A sunny Wednesday field day at Pownal Elementary for 445 pupils and 50 parents featured events and three ribbons classes, with 900 hot dogs and 600 hamburgers served. State aid for highway work totals about 18,000 with 4,000 for Jackson Road relocation and Mason Hill resurfacing. over 13,000 for gravel and ditch work and North Pownal bridge specs expected this summer. Additional items note York State campaign work by a coordinator, and community meetings including a commencement dinner and a Manchester School Board meeting on June 14.
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Pownal
Mason Hill Road
Route 7
State Line Drive
State Highway Department
North Pownal
Hoosic River
Fire destroys mobile home family's belongings in Arlington
A fire last Saturday on Crow Hill Road gutted a mobile home belonging to Mrs. Colleen Stratton and her four children. The family, now in a tent, seeks clothes in children's sizes 12 14 for boys and 8 10 for girls plus beds and coverings. Donations contact 375-6974 or 375-2761. Fire officials suspect faulty heater wiring caused the blaze. Arlington Fire Department responded.
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Arlington
Crow Hill Road
Colleen Stratton
Arlington Fire Department
New field house to be dedicated at Williams College
Williams College in Williamstown Mass will dedicate the Herbert S Towne Field House during alumni reunion weekend. Speakers include Williams President John E Sawyer and Herbert Towne Class of 1921 whose gift funded the twin domed facility. The program starts at 2 30 p m and Towne is visiting for the 50th reunion.
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Williamstown
Mass
Herbert S. Towne
Williams College
Williams
John E. Sawyer
Peter P. Welanetz
Frank R. Thomas Jr
Towne
Los Angeles
Calif
Lansing Chapman
New England
Frank Antonell
New York
Lockwood Greene Engineers
Gordon and Sutton, Inc
North Adams
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Elm St
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Chicago
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Schenectady
Hoosick Falls Central School
Calvin Pedersen
Joanne Pederson
Eloise Canzeri
Wickes
Frigidaire
North Street
Save Way
Mammoth Mart
Oute
Manchester
Southeam
U.S.A
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Troy
U.S. Navy
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New York Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
I. Greenberg
Benning
Surrey
Pepsi Cola
Beshara
Monthru
Nyc
Robert F. Kennedy
Columbia Law School
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Pownals
Vera Langlais
Green Mountain Park
General Cable and
Pownal Tanning Co
Board of Selectmen
Jackson Road
Royal Pine Villa Mobilehome
Portsmouth Priory School
Harvard
New York Bar
Amanda Mortimer
Memorial
Richard L. Kesel
Presbyterian Church
Pittsford
John Kesel
All Saint’s Church
Manchester School Board
Manchester Elementary School
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Blue Flame Gas Service
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