Arlington Voters Reject Town Vault and Approve Fire Funding
Arlington voters on Tuesday rejected a $25,000 town vault project over 20 years, with a 196 to 219 tally, while approving added funds for a fire engine pumper and district fire fighting costs. Elections named Mrs Donald Trachte and Arnold Wilcox to the school board. grand jurors Angney Cullinan Whalen elected. town officers listed. overall 424 votes cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Wilcox
Trachte
Donald Trachte
Arnold Wilcox
Fred Grout
George Walsh
Donald Kendall
Allan Angney
John L. Whalen
Gregory Cullinan
Angney
Cullinan
Hazelton Elected as Selectman in Sunderland Vote
In Sunderland a town meeting awarded Byron Hazelton 75 votes to 62 for selectman, with Hastings as a write-in. Taxes rose for town and school. school tax is 7.70 and town tax 5.95. Beer and wine passed. hard liquor approved. votes cast 149 of 289. Additional offices and funding items listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunderland
Byron Hazelton
Col. A.J. Hastings
Hastings
Rupert Votes Taxes and Reapportionment Fund
Rupert town meeting approved a $5.75 tax rate, the same as last year, and a $100 contribution to fight the federal reapportionment suit. The town remained dry, 18 yes 63 no for malt beverage and 19 yes 64 no for liquor. School tax unchanged. 86 of 331 votes cast. Re-elected officials include Francis Leach moderator and Jay G. Bebee clerk treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert
Vermont Assembly
Francis Leach
Jay G. Bebee
Robert Graf
William Laurie
Harold Higgins
Jay Wilson
Roger Leach
Raymond McKeighan
Walter Ceglowski
Woodford Votes to Empower Selectmen on Bennington Fire Funds
Voters gave their selectmen authority to decide on a 500 dollar request from the Bennington Rural Fire Department after fires in Woodford. A committee will study the issue as part of broader town actions including a 10 cent tax rise and various officer reappointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodford
Bennington
Nedra Hager
Charles Dewey
Jesse Bugbee
Helen Cleary
Olin C. Smith
Marguerite Cleminson
Marion Davis
Franklin Frantz
Mt. Anthony Union
Ogden Named Landgrove Selectman in Town Meeting
Landgrove voters choose Samuel R. Ogden Jr. as new selectman replacing Nelson S. Bigelow who did not run again. Twenty seven of 50 ballots cast with incumbents mostly renominated. Town kept tax at 7.95 while school tax was cut one dollar, and a 100 contribution to the reapportionment suit fund was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landgrove
Samuel R. Ogden Jr
New Selectman
Nelson S. Bigelow
Bigelow
Vermont
Samuel R. Ogden
Helen O. Cody
Raymond Harris
August W. Schorch
Clarence Ballantine
John Myers
Raymond Hareris
Town Village Merger Voted In Wilmington
Wilmington voters approved the town village merger by a 52 to 57 margin in a swift meeting. turnout was 214 of 1000 possible, with a tax rate set at 7.67 dollars and funds allocated for general, highways, winter roads, schools and construction. Victory Grange tax exemption for five years approved. several officials reelected.
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Wilmington
Victory Grange
Philip Ware
Russell Fitch
John Mumford
Edward Woods Jr
Robert Green
Karma Putnam
Richard Boyd
Norman Dalrymple
Dover Opens Door to Liquor For First Time
Dover voters approve liquor sales by 64 to 55 and allow beer and wine sales to continue. They also authorize bus transportation for Dover high school pupils to Brattleboro and Wilmington, empower selectmen to draft zoning ordnance, and establish the town clerk's office at West Dover School. Officials reelected include Helen Upton town clerk and treasurer Harry Spicer Charles Turner Richard Holland Verlene Belden Joan Chontos Ron Johnson and Ernest Ehsenfeld. A volunteer fire department was discussed but no action taken.
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Dover
Brattleboro
Wilmington
West Dover
Helen Upton
Harry Spicer
Charles Turner
Richard Holland
Verlene Belden
Joan Chontos
Ron Johnson
Ernest Ehsenfeld
Stamford Two Main Contests Narrow Record Vote
In Stamford at town meeting John G. New hom defeated Eugene C. Sweet for selectman 174 to 59 and Phyllis E. Blood ousted John T. Campbell as school director 155 to 74. Voters approved 71 475 for the 1963 school budget, near record turnout 238 of 302. Beer and wine defeated 122 to 110. liquor sales prospects went down 130 to 95. Residents voted to contribute 100 to a Vermont assembly fund and re-elected town officials including moderator Robert A. Costine and town clerk Fritz Ruebesam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
John G. Newhom
Eugene C. Sweet
Selectman
John T. Campbell
Phyllis E. Blood
Vermont Assembly
Robert A. Costine
Fritz Ruebesam
Albert W. Foster
Isabelle Fabricius
Dewey S. Tanner
Steven A. Boisvert
Frank Bushika
Albert Jangrow
James W
Vermont Beaver Trapping Totals Fall From 1962
The Vermont Fish and Game Department reports the 1963 beaver trapping season ending January 13 totals by county. The statewide pelts declined to 1,108 from 1,524 in 1962, with weather and low fur prices driving the drop. Windham Essex Orange Orleans Chittenden rise slightly. Addison Bennington Caledonia Rutland Windsor remaining lower.
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Montpelier
Vermont Fish & Game Department
Addison
Bennington
Caledonia
Lamoille
Rutland
Windsor
Windham
Essex
Orange
Orleans
Chittenden
Franklin
Grand Isle
Washington
Manchester votes defeat zoning and several town measures
Manchester voters rejected the zoning ordinance by 486 to 426 and defeated multiple town proposals including a $1,500 chamber of commerce appropriation, a town office building purchase, a $10,000 public works reserve fund, an $8,500 kindergarten, and a U.S. 7 bypass plan. Incumbents Clyde Bryant Sr. and Jr. were defeated, while Walter Clemons, Lloyd Casey, and Robert E. West won in contested races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Clyde Bryant Sr
Ferdinand Bongartz
Clyde Bryant Jr
Clifford B. Harwood
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
U.S. 7
State Highway Department
U.S
Bennington
West Side
East Side
Manchester Welfare and Nursing Association
Factory Point
Fire Department
Walter Clemons
Henry Robinson
Lloyd Casey
Roy Bentley
Robert E. West
Reginald Reed
Reed
Searsburg OKs Purchase of New Truck and Plow
Searsburg voters approved a 40 cent tax increase to a 5.40 rate for the coming year to buy a new highway truck and snowplow. They also funded a $100 appropriation in the fight against a federal reapportionment suit and elected town officials including Julia France as town clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont House of Representatives
Bennington
Franklin Frantz
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Searsburg
Julia France
George Briggs
Clifford Davis
Henry Davis
Frank Brown
Ward Becker
Briggs
Doris Rice
Allenson Cady
Margaret Morgan
Cora Belknap
Charles Dearcopp
Gordon Rice
Walter Johnson
Herbert Whalen
Pownal Votes Down Planning Commission and Approves Highway Projects
In Pownal 473 of 700 voters cast ballots with 202 for establishing a town planning commission and 232 against. A measure to spend 2000 dollars for a planning consultant failed 242 to 194. Arthur George won a seat on the board of selectmen defeating Charles Kokoras and Walter Towslee. Richard Champney beat Robert Rudd Sr. 9 votes. A recount left results unchanged. Voters approved Article 20 authorizing pledging state aid funds to speed state highway No. 2 and 3 projects with 386 yes 55 no. Also approved funds for fire departments 1500, rescue squad 500, insurance 300, library 500. beer and wine 372 87, liquor 319 115. A 1500 appropriation to support the landfill until March 1964 and ministerial funds for churches were approved. Officials re-elected include Mason, Mason, Pudvar, Wilcox, Devel, Smith, Palmer, sister, Langlais, Lillie, Hicks, Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Selectmen
Pownal Center
North Pownal
Barber’s Pond
Charles Mason
Rachel Mason
Richard Pudvar
Robert Wilcox
Leonard Devel
Everett Smith
Charles Palmer
Vera Langlais
Margaret Lillie
Gerald Hicks
Daniel Mason
Dorset
Guy Stone
Helen O’donovan
Ada Towslee
Robert Dressler
James Bebee
Russell Parks
Rex Sheldon
Leon Edgerton
Nathaniel Terry Tyler
Leland
Sandgate votes for higher tax rate at town meeting
At a small memorial Hall meeting voters approved a 5.75 tax rate, with 1.05 above the 1962 figure. A 4.25 town tax funds the increase while the school stays at 1.50. They rejected a 100 appropriation to aid the federal reapportionment suit and kept support for the Arlington Public Health Nurse and Martha Canfield Library. The town retained alcohol licenses by a 17 to 4 vote and listed local officials led by Fred W. Lemberg Jr. and Irma E. Renner. The session ran 10:00 to 11:45.
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Sandgate
Memorial Hall
Vermont Assembly
Arlington
Martha Canfield
Fred W. Lemberg Jr
Irma E. Renner
Lynn Woodward
Charles D. Bentley Jr
John Kenny
Millard Smith
William Lemberg
Helen Agostini
Harry Skidmore Jr
Mathilda Kenny
Edward W. Renner
Zoning Commission Named In Peru In Annual Meeting
Peru voters approved a $5.75 tax rate with breakdowns for town highways and schools. John M. Shuell led a five man zoning panel while Daulton Mann Jr. resigned as town clerk and treasurer, staying as moderator and town representative. Shirley L. Holton named town clerk and treasurer. other officers include Lewis de Schweinitz and S Bruce Smart. About 60 of 137 on the checklist attended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daulton Mann Jr
Mann
Peru
Hoosick Falls Doctor Shaw Hospitalized in Cambridge
Hoosick Falls physician Dr Clayton E Shaw prominent local citizen and personal physician to the late Grandma Moses was rushed to Mary Mc Clellan Hospital Cambridge Tuesday by the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad. He is reported seriously ill. John Church of River Road is a patient at Mary McClellan Hospital after a weekend heart attack in Petersburg. Mr and Mrs Edmund Skorupski of Hoosick Falls and Cambridge are vacationing for a month in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton E. Shaw
Grandma Moses
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Town of
John Church
River Road
Petersburg
Edmund Skorup
Hoosick Falls
Florida
Governor Hoff to Attend Governor's Day at Okemo Mountain
Ludlow Okemo Mountain announces Sunday March 10 as Governor's Day with Governor Philip Hoff and family. An 12 noon children slalom on Papoose Trail will have the governor officiating. Winners receive luncheon beside the governor and Hartness House prepares the meal. An afternoon of skiing and Sugar on Snow follows outside the Base Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludlow
Okemo Mountain
Okemo
Philip Hoff
Papoose Trail
Hartness House
Springfield
Hoff
Dorset elects five man school board defeats sharing plan
Dorset voters approved a five member school board and defeated a teacher sharing plan. Town officers were re elected and beer wine sales approved 90 70. Tax deadlines and budget controls were set and two new ordinances passed including night parking bans and septic waste handling.
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Dorset
Winhall Considers Sign Control Ordinance At Town Meeting
Selectmen to appoint a committee for a sign control ordinance after votes at the town meeting. The town approved $100 for Vermont constitution protection, lowered the tax rate to 9.75, boosted fire department appropriation by 100, approved 100 for school hot lunch, and allocated 50 to the church plus 100 to a health club. Voter turnout 33 of 110. alcohol questions split with narrow margins. Officials named include John Slade moderator and Ina Coleman clerk and treasurer among others.
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Winhall — Selectmen
Vermont
John Slade
Ina Coleman
Harold Ross
Alwin Ameden
Ailene Capen
Sylvia Bissell
Ralph Norse
Stanley Blow
Felix Siegl
Charles Sage
Vermont Farmers Face Limits Under New Retirement Plan
Vermont farmers face tight limits under the new self employed retirement program. Annual contributions cap at 2500 dollars or ten percent of net earnings, whichever is less, with a maximum 30 percent of income for calculation. Deduction for current income tax may reach only 100 to 150 dollars unless farm net income exceeds 10 thousand. Full time employees with three or more years must be included in the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Vermont
Verle R, Houghaboom
Houghaboom
Smallest Town Votes to Fight Apportionment
Stratton votes to contest federal court move on Vermont Assembly reapportionment. Town meeting raised expenses by 1700 dollars with 15 voters present as officials list budget lines for highways, town hall debt, schools, and a 100 dollar appropriation to aid small towns. Beer and wine sales approved with exact totals not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton
Vermont Assembly
Ralph Pike
Irene French
Ruth Samson
Leroy Wagner
Marie Kunz
Malvine Cole
Lee Bills
William Clark
Rose Pike
Shaftsbury Approves Fire District Funds and Beer Votes
Voters continued funding for Shaftsbury Fire District with 350 to cover fuel and insurance for firefighters and exemptions for long-time members. They directed selectmen to join other towns defending residents' rights under Henry W. Putnam's trust. Beer and wine sales passed 473 to 137. liquor sales won 351 to 244.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury Fire Department
Henry W. Putnam's Trust
Readsboro Elects Burton and Murdock to Local Posts
Readsboro voters elected Benjamin Hall school director over Richard Mure dock and John Burton Sr. as first constable over Alfred Palmer and David Dix. The ballot approved full tuition for area high schools, transportation costs, and bonds. Officials named include Sprague Ross Bolognani King Letourneau Faris Suchardewski Crosier Ross Baruzzi Ran zinelli Colford. Also approved are 54 400 for schools and 17 000 for bond interest, plus road and fire, library, Memorial Day, Vermont Constitution defense, and a new four wheel drive dump truck with up to 13 500 debt authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readsboro
Benjamin Hall
Richard H. Muredock
John Burton Sr
Alfred O. Palmer
David Dix
Vernon W. Sprague
Frank S. Ross
Girardo Bolognani
Donald King
Clarence Ross
Edward Letourneau
Anna Faris
Elizabeth Suchardewski
Perley Ross
Raymond J. Crosier
Jenny Baruzzi
Blake Ranzinelli
Leroy Colford
Vermont
First and Secord
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West Arlington Cemetery
St. James Cemetery
St. Columban’s Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery
Martha Canfield Library
East Arlington Library
Manfred Ehrich
R. Emmet Smith
Keynith Knapp
Clarence Nichols
Charlena Hilliard
Clayton Hulett
Alan Mattison
Leo Budro
Roy Grout
Hazelton
Arlington Memorial High School
Burr and Burton Seminary
Arlington Public Health Nursing Service
Ralph Bentley
Donald Ennis
Frederick Quinn
Andrew Guber
Earl Hill
Harriet R. Stone
Julius J. Hill
Donald Wood
William Johnson
William H. Bahan
Barbara Goddard
Stuart Hill
Julius Hill
Paul F. Ennis
S.R. Ogden Jr
Beaver
James B., Campbell
Harold A. Wisell
Clara May Hemenway
Edwin L. Bigelow
Dana L. Thompson
Paul Todtschinder
John G. Hutton
Sarah J. Jackson
Betty
Nathan Kamber
Searsburg Oks
Planning Commission
George
Champney
Arthur George
Board of Selectmen
Charles Kokoras
Walter Towslee
Kokoras
Towslee
Richard Champney
Robert Rudd Sr
John M. Shuell
Francis Dailey
Ahial Crandall Jr
S. Bruce Smart
R. E. Farnum
Mabel E. Whitney
Shirley L. Holton
Lewis de Schweinitz
Thomas
Edith Beaumont
Tyler
Matthew Daffney
Granville
N.Y
John Stannard Sr
Winhall Eyes
Murdock
Burton
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