Arlington Rejects R R Station and Kindergarten Plan
Town Meeting votes by paper ballot against acquiring the Arlington Railroad station for a town office and against including a kindergarten in the public schools. Station house: 65 yes 265 no. Kindergarten: 75 yes 259 no. Voters approve a town building for records, raise kindergarten funding, set taxes, fund a literacy specialist, and grant a 20 percent pay raise for town officers. Prosper E. Deschenes receives a standing ovation for long service.
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Moral Re-Armament Leader To Speak At Williams College
Peter Howard of England will address Williams College on Thursday March 5 at 7 45 p m in Jesup Hall sponsored by the college lecture committee Howard leads the Moral Re-Armament movement and is on a U S speaking tour arriving from Harvard where he spoke the night before The author and columnist has sold over four million copies and his plays are staged worldwide
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Pownal Community Calendar Highlights Local Activities
The Pownal Fire Department Auxiliary meets tonight at 8 to finish plans for a teen dance Friday with a four piece band from North Adams. North Pownal 8th graders sell seeds door to door to fund their class treasury. Boy Scout Troop 47 plans a winter survival camp out March 7 and 8 at Sucker Pond. A Lenten Mass is at Our Lady of Lourdes Church Wednesday at 7. The 4 H wood Working group meets Wednesday at 7 at A Coleman Mason's home. Lyle Jelley of North Pownal, Navy crew member on USS Sellers, invited to World’s Fair after Mardi Gras visit. Town Meeting attendance high, but many old faces absent. North Pownal PTA meets Wednesday at 8 with Harold Pratt.
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Lyle P. Jelley
U.S. Navy
New Orleans
Green Mountain Park
Parent- Teacher Club
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Community church notices and local troop meetings in North Bennington
The Mizpah Circle meets tonight at 7 30 p.m. at the parsonage. Women from the Congregational Church visit on Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. Transportation calls go to Mrs Harold Riemann at 26846. Tucker Chapter 38 meets Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Masonic Temple with initiations expected. Boy Scout Troop 28 does not meet. patrol leaders and a scribe gather Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Scoutmaster Harold Shepard's home. The North Bennington Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the firehouse for the annual meeting. North Bennington PTA executive board meets Wednesday at 7 30 in the home ec house.
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Shaftsbury Meth-Con Youth Fellowship to Attend World’s Fair
All members of the Meth-Con Youth Fellowship planning to attend the World’s Fair should attend the regular meeting at an arranged time to confirm plans and travel details.
Arlington Eagles win and reach top in Molly Stark era
Arlington High School celebrates a strong basketball season with a Molly Stark League title and a near top finish in the Class M Tournament. Seniors Curt Albee Tim Lindsey Frank Hall Bruce Grover and Alan Fisher depart as coaches and students applaud early spring plans.
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Manchester Town Meeting Tackles Budget and Tax Rate
Taxpayers voted to fund town and school budgets by specific amounts rather than a single tax rate on the Grand List. A motion to cut the selectmen’s budget faced a tight defeat. Voters set aside 200 for a municipal forest and approved the Memorial Day appropriation for American Legion Post 38.
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Manchester
Max Y. Seaton
Seaton
Anton G. Hardy
Joseph G. Davidson
American Legion Post 38
Bruce Shapes First Page of Newspaper
Bruce crafts the opening page of a newspaper, outlining layout decisions and story emphasis. The piece highlights editorial process and design choices guiding readers to key events and names on the debut section.
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Americans Spend More In 1963, Commerce Reports
Washington AP notes Americans increased spending on goods and services by an average $94 per person in 1963, totaling $17.7 billion. The rise marked a 5 percent boost from 1962 and matched the gain in disposable personal income.
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