Horse Owners Named Hoff Advisors
Two Bennington County Morgan horse owners, John H. Hamlin and Keynith Knapp, were named to Vermont’s Morgan Horse Advisory Committee. They were invited by Gov. Philip H. Hoff to attend the first meeting with VDC Commissioner Elbert G. Moulton in Middlebury. Knapp owns Bald Mountain Farm and the famed stallion Easter Twilight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
Morgan
Morgan Horse
Vermont Development Department
Philip H. Hoff
John H. Hamlin
Town Line Road
Keynith Knapp
Arlington
VDC
Elbert G
al) Moulton
Middlebury
Vermont
Party Doll
Hamlin
Helicon Farm
Vermont Horse Association
Knapp
Bald Mountain Farm
U.S. 77
Harwood to retire in June after Germany service
Shaftsbury Lt Col Victor Harwood, home from Germany where stationed, plans to retire in June and return with his family to live in Shaftsbury. Meanwhile his parents, Mr and Mrs Rupert Harwood, host his visit before he departs again for duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Harwood
Germany
Rupert Harwood
Shaftsbury
Edward
Ted) Toomey
Bellows Falls
William Toomey
Bennington
Wilmington White House
United Church
Water breaks leave Manchester homes without water
Three houses on Richville Road in Manchester remain without water due to a break in a privately owned water main under Lye Brook. The line, owned by Ekwanok Country Club, was damaged by an ice jam in mid February. Temporary connections froze and split, leaving the Schmollers, Buell, and Buchmayer homes without service while the club shifts to a deep well. Discussions are ongoing among the families about future supply plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Richville Road
Lye Brook
Ekwanok Country Club
Gustav Schmoller
Howeard Buell
Buchmayers
Paul J. O’leary
Club
Ekwanok
O’leary
Marlboro College Boosts Tuition by 300 Dollars
Marlboro College announced a 300 increase in tuition from 1500 to 1800 per year starting next September. Total yearly charges will rise from 2500 to 2865 with minor fee tweaks. The college will raise the scholarship budget by 40 percent to 45000 while aid distribution expands to about 40 percent of students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro — Marlboro College
Windham County
Pownall Letters Sponsor Food Sale and 4-H Club Meeting
The Ladies' Guild of Our Lady of Lourdes Church sponsors a food sale this month with Miss Melba Cooper and Mrs. Harvey Dubois handling correspondence. Miss Cooper serves as treasurer. Mrs. Cleave Roya announces the next Pownal 4-H Club meeting March 12 at 2 p.m. at the Roya home on Barber's Pond Road. New members welcome and club will vote on an official name. Rope halters to be made with instruction from Mrs. Nancy Foster and Mrs. George M. Renner. Trail rides are planned for late spring and summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Guild of
Our Lady of Lourdes
Melba Cooper
Harvey Dubois
Miss Cooper
Cleave Roya
Pownal
Roya
Barber’s Pond Road
Nancy Foster
Bennington
George M. Renner
Auditions Set for Carousel at Adams Memorial Theatre
Williams College hosts three auditions for Carousel the musical as part of Adams Memorial Theatre's 25th anniversary season. Open to all, but men favored from Williams. 40+ male and 20 female roles in acting singing dancing and extras. Auditions March 9 10 and 15 at 7 30 pm in Williams College theater with rehearsals starting early April for a May 10 opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Adams Memorial Theatre
Richard Rogers
Oscar Hammerstein
Williams College
Carousel
Cap and Bells, Inc
Williams Dramatic Society
John von Szeliski
Irwin Shainman
Robert Barrow
Elmon Webb
New York
Isabel Harper Brown
Rita Bottomley
Jack Watson
Dorset happenings mix society notices and Viet Nam news
The Dorset Historical Society meets March 8 at 8 p.m. in the United Church vestry with Capt. John Eckhardt discussing Maj. Robert Rogers guerrilla warfare. A Gospel course begins March 3 at 7 30 p.m. Read of Red Cross solicitors and Vermont Association for the Crippled volunteering efforts. Dorset residents hear of local deployments and community activities as several families report updates from Viet Nam and hospital stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Dorset Historical Society
United Church of
Dorset and
East Rupert
John Eckhardt
Robert Rogers
John
Robert Dana
Red Cross
Dorset
Vermont Association For the
BSA
Mount Laurel
John Hawkes
Wini
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Helen Howard
West
John Fay
New York City
Guggenheim Museum
Vermont
Elizabeth Overton
Joseph Chase
Nichols Hill
Chase
Walter Read Sr
East Dorset
Pvt
Rolland Read
Saigon
Phu Bai
Army
Security Agency
Burr and Burton Seminary
William McFall
South Dorset
Rutland Hospital
Stanely Paskieewicz
Boxboro
Mass
World Day of Prayer Observed Across Mountain Towns
Women from several faiths gathered at the Baptist Church for World Day of Prayer after a snowstorm delay. Leaders included Mrs. Harold Wheeler and Mrs. Harry Fisler, with scriptures read by named parishioners, a meditation by Rev. Catherine Wood, and organ music by Mrs. Walter Nelson. A vestry social followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Baptist Church
Harold Wheeler
Harry Fisler
Clinton Hall
Russell Fitch
Verne Aiken
Rowland Mahassey
Marion Corbett
Catherine Wood
Walter Nelson
Merton Rice
Helen Whitman
Rupert To Have New $56,000 Phone Facility
Rupert New England Telephone plans a $56,000 central office building on Vermont 153 to house modern dial equipment. The project aims to give Rupert customers faster service. completion is expected in June with 129 customers receiving new numbers and lettered instructions before the change-over. Long distance calls will be handled by Rutland operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert
New England
Vermont 153
Rupert Telephone
Robert E. Eaton
Local Telephone Company
Rutland
Vacation Break Delights West Arlington Ski Kids
Last week's break brought joy to local children and ski enthusiasts. Many students skied nine days in a row and were sad it ended. Some area pupils worked the week to boost dwindling funds, while others likely nursed colds and minor ailments that had troubled them.
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Hoff Advisors
Blanche Center
Hilltop 4-H Club
Vermont Association For the Crippled
P.O
Fran Stacy
Marlboro College
Peru
Alice Dibble
Vera Langlais
George H. Strong
Cynthia and
Dexter
E.S. Nickerson
Del
Delaware
Earl Batchelder
California
San Francisco
Disneyland
Bruce Smart Jr
Fairfield
Cesar Bertheau
Bertheau
Louise Clark
Darien
Conn
Warren Clark
Byrd LaPrade
Richmond
Gilbert Bryson
Canada
Stowe
Marcen Skinner
Orla Reeds
Rex Sheldons
Paskiewicz
Burr and Burton
Viet Nam
Charles Gaiotti
Spec
Densmore Gaiotti
Phuoc Vinh
LeRoy Dupree
Gaiotti
Joseph Bessey
Brendan Behan
Karl Garlid
Janet Bell Fowler
Schumacher Waverly Thorpe
Imperial Galligan
Nancy Warren
Bellemare
North BennIngton Rd
Carlo Walter HO
Gerti Carpenter
Ernest Carpenter
Edward Woods Jr
Hazel Nelson
Joseph Southworth
Charles Staib
Henry Peck
Lions Club
Peck
Henry Meyer
John Mumford
Bryan Johnson
Ralph Howe III
Ralph Staib
Steven Rowell
Douglas Rogers
Allen Boyd
David Gavett
Christopher Allen
Martin Wheeler
John Wheeler
Richard Look
Gary Fuller
Bartley Ramo
Scott Boyd
Mark Moore
Allen Earle
Randall Godnow
Philip Moore
E.T. Williams
Bett Saving
West Arlington
Sandgate
Betty Trachte
Burt Bros
ICC
Economy Auto Stores, Inc
Ennington
Washington, D. C
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