Shaftsbury Fire Dept Plans July Fourth Gala with Helicopter Rides
Shaftsbury plans a two day Fourth of July gala at Shaftsbury Elementary School led by Fire Chief Charles O Becker. The event includes 9 am to dusk helicopter rides piloted by Walter L Glass Jr of Industrial Flight Service plus a hillbilly jamboree, games, fireworks and square dancing to raise funds for fire equipment and station needs.
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Shaftsbury Fire Dept
Shaftsbury
Charles O. Becker
Walter L. Glass Jr
Industrial Flight Service, Inc
Schenectady
N.Y
Arthur Jones
Shaftsbury Fire Co
Shaftsbury School
Vermont Aeronautics Commission
Fire Company
Leonard J. Black
Bennington Area
YMCA
Rollie Fleetwood
School Board
Vermont Aeronautical Commission
Air Corps
Friendly Towns Sought for Fresh Air Fund Quota
Shaftsbury seeks 20 more host families by July 4 to reach 100 invited children arriving July 14 for two to six weeks. Manchester leads with 21 invites, followed by Bennington 12 and Hoosick Falls 11. The notice lists participating households and urges donations to Mrs. Luise Horne while detailing recent Scout and firefighter Auxiliary activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Manchester
Bennington
Hoosick Falls
Sive
Arlington
Pownal
North Bennington
Wilmington
Readsboro
Thomas Hurley
Leroy Bostwick
William Jay Smith
Sherman Hitchccock
East Dorset
Sterling McKeighan
Rupert
Marshall Peters
Godfrey Parker
Robert West
Dorset
William McCoy
Leon Conquest
David Gauthier
Morton Howe
Theodore Geers
Robert Breeze
Frank Pemrick, Jr
Richard Chesney
John Ausettin
Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund
New York City
Fran Stacy
Luise Horne
Margaret Lane
Bennington County
Brakes Fail During Pursuit Damages Hoosick Falls Police Car
Hoosick Falls Village police car driven by Sgt. William Murphy was heavily damaged Friday after brake failure caused a turn mishap at Routes 2 and 67. The 1964 Falcon, driven by Andreas Wischlburger, was stopped the next day. he faced multiple fines and license revocation while Murphy suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
William E. Murphy
North Hoosick
Murphy
Frank Demick
Leigh Morrison
East Greenwich
Andreas Wischlburger
Salem
Natick
Mass
Wischlburger
Robert K. Shiland
Renseselaer County
Town Fathers Declare War On Gypsy Moths
Pownal selectmen call a tri state meeting with New York and Massachusetts towns to discuss caterpillar outbreaks along the border. Aerial photos will be shown. forester David Barton argues sprays can control pests with reduced risk, though state funds are nearly exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Massachusetts
Vermont
North Adams
Williamstown
Clarksburg
Mass. Petersburg
N.Y
Stamford
David Barton
Bennington County
Botanists and bird lovers take busman's holiday in Vermont
Forty members of the Vermont Botanical and Bird Clubs meet at Colburn House for a summer session over Thursday to Saturday mornings. Professor James W. Marvin notes the event is a busman's holiday, attracting professional botanists and ornithologists from New England to Maine, with amateurs and scientists joining. The club, founded in 1895 at Stratton Mountain, consolidated with the bird club in the 1920s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Vermont Botanical and Bird Clubs, Inc
Colburn House
James W. Marvin
UYM
Botanical Club
New England
Washington
Maine
Marvin
The
Stratton Mountain
Bird Club
Floral Arranger's Magic Seen by Garden Clubbers
Nearly 100 Garden Club of Manchester members watched Mrs. Henry M. Kistner demonstrate creative floral arrangements at Zion Church Parish House. She outlined key tools and offered practical tips while guests were greeted with individual arrangements. A Vermont garden tour and Independence Day proclamation were noted for upcoming community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Garden Club of Manchester, Inc
Zion Church
Henry M. Kistner
Kistner
Garden Club
William F. Hayes
Robert W. Higbie Jr
Dorset
Vermont State Garden Club
Flowers and Services Inc
Vermont
Richard A. Carney
North Bennington Community Picnic and Botanical Club Events
The North Bennington Fire Department Auxiliary plans a 7 p.m. picnic at Lake Paran with the dessert and beverages supplied by the committee and attendees bringing their own suppers. Dr. Dodge, a plant specialist on Antarctic flora, noted no plant life at the South Pole during a three week visit two years ago. Professor Herbert M. Vogellmann of UVM presented bird films and natural area surveys in Vermont with attendees including Mrs. Beatrice Guyett and Dr. Carl Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred LaBonte
George M. Renner
Ralph Bishop
Edgar Senecal
Harvey Dubois
Vermont State Fire Fighters’ Auxiliary
Bennington
Willow Road
Vermont
Dorset Hollow
Pawlet
Anton G. Hardy
Manchester
UVM
Washington University
St. Louis
Fire Department
Lake Paran
Orwin Coonz
Dodge
Antarctic
South Pole
Herbert M. Voglemann
Manchester Welfare and Nursing
Beatrice Guyett
Ferrisburg
The
Bird Club
Carl Wilson
Dartmouth Colege
Lewis Flint
Louisiana State University
Bullhead Pond
Glebelands
Mrs. Hardy
Mt. Equinox
Shaftsbury Boy
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Shaftsbury Elementary School
Joel T. Whittemore
Jones
Ed Colvin
Don Farrar
George Delaney
Henry M. Tuttle Co. Inc
Depot St
J. H. Winslow Plumbing & Heating Supply Co. Inc
Main St
Vera Langlais
Boy Scouts
Troop 47
Rolland Roy
Lyle Grusendorf
Camp Sunrise
Orwell
Michael Pratt
Leonard Duval
Thomas Langlais
David Walsh
Robert St. Pierre
Michael Walsh
Bruce Hurley
Alan Strobridge
Richard Orr
Peter Roy
John Grusendorf
Thomas Frost
Michael Lewis
Paul Foster
Edward Pratt
Robert Pudvar
Dexter Moore
Richard Champney
First National Stores
North Bennington Rd
Bennington, Vt
Duvkamek Furniture Incorporated
ELM Street
HOWARD _Dansons
U.S
Chase Falls
Fienberg
Garden
Constance M. Jordan
Board of Selectmen
Elizabeth Dwyer
Ralph B. Norton
Ocean
Manchester Center
Natural Bridge
Sandler
Boston
the Clinic Shoe
Selva
Purdy
Carlisle
Volkswagen
North Benn. Road
Bennington,Vermont
Khas
Dofale
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