Music Festival at HFCS Brings AQO Students On Stage
Hoosick Falls Central School hosted the 15th annual Rensselaer County Music Festival drawing 700 attendees and 400 students from 10 schools. The All County Elementary Chorus and Junior High Band opened, followed by the All County Senior High Chorus, under directors Doris Walsh and Cleveland Howard. Miss Hope Carey managed. Schools participating included Averill Park, Berlin, Brittonhill, East Greenbush, Hoosick Falls, Hoosic Valley, Lansingburgh, Schodack, Van Rensselaer, and Watervliet.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Rensselaer
William Gaillard
HFCS
Richard Rowe
Cleveland Howard
James Lazenby
Hope Carey
H. Luther Everly
4FCS
Rensselaer County School Music Association
Daniel Stry
Averill Park
Berlin Central
Brittonhill
East Greenbush
Hoosic Valley
Schaghticoke
Lansingburgh
Schodack Central
van Rensselaer
Watervliet
Doris Walsh
Rensselaer County
Hoosick Falls Central School
Sally Park
Beaumortt
African Violet Show Saturday in Troy NY
The Uncle Sam African Violet Society of Troy announces its 10th annual show titled Anniversaries with Violets. It runs March 11 from 1 PM to 9 PM and March 12 from 11 AM to 8 PM at the Masonic Temple Troy. Features include horticultural displays decorative arrangements an education table and a plant sale from Lyndon Lyon grows of Dolgeville NY.
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Uncle Sam African Violet Society of
Troy
N.Y
Violet J. Carey
Jane Baniak
Cochairman
Masonic Temple
Third Street
Manchester Parents and Teachers food sale raised 91.35
The Manchester Parents and Teachers food sale raised 91.35 on town meeting day, with Mrs. Rob ert L. Clayton as chair. Committee members included Mrs. Leo Charbonneau Jr. and others, and volunteers handled telephone solicitations. Principal Donald R. Shanks and teachers attended a reading conference at Castleton State College. Ralph Fleming Jr. was elected chairman of the school board at a special meeting.
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Manchester
Robert L. Clayton
Leo Charbonneau Jr
Fred Heinel
Edgar Johnson
Thomas Martin
Ferdinand Bongartz
David Robertson
Jack Bell
Joseph Markey
Jesse Ameden
Mason O. Barney
Eugene Collette
R. Carrano
Emil Zoufaly
Douglas Shaw
Stanford Zecher
Clayton
Leo Charbonneau
Althea Barstow
Theresa Zullo
Castleton State College
Ralph Fleming Jr
Worthy Inn
Lions International
Nancy Otis
The
Banner
Donald R. Shanks
Manchester Lions Club
Roy Barstow
Burr and Burton
Hoag Named Police Head in Manchester
Manchester village police chief George Hill resigns, to join Hartford Insurance Group as a claims adjuster. George F. Hoag of Bennington is named successor after appointment by Village Trustees and a corcorane committee. Hoag formerly served in Granville New York and sought Bennington County sheriff two years ago.
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Hoag
Manchester
Manchester — Village
George Hill
George F. Hoag
Bennington
Hill
Hartford Insurance Group
Manchester Claims Office
Thomas J. Corcorane
The
Globe Union Inc
Granville, N.Y
Bennington County
Arlington Board Sets Bond Study Meeting After Defeat
Arlington school leaders met with Superintendent Wagner and principals Manross and Towner to discuss the failed 312000 bond vote for building additions. The board voted to convene with the Citizens' School Study Committee on March 16 at 7 30 p.m. at the high school home economics room to talk over future plans.
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Citizens’ School Study Committee
Hoosick Falls Council Of K of C Meeting Tonight
Hoosick Falls Council of K of C will meet at 7 30 p m tonight in the parish hall of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. All officers, members and those interested in joining are urged to attend.
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Hoosick Falls
Peru School Board Resigns Over Union Junior High Vote
Peru residents voted 43 to 33 against joining the union junior high district and cut the town budget, prompting the entire Peru school board to resign. Members include Mrs Daulton Mann, chairman, John Shuell, and Mrs Leroy Norse. Mann also serves as Windham district secretary. The board urged a new directorate to reassess Peru school needs and keep the union concept alive for the town's children. Mann plans to stay on the Tri-Valley Study Committee and hopes Peru may join a union district in the future.
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Peru
Union
Union Junior High
Daulton Mann
John Shuell
Leroy Norse
Mann
Shuell
School Revote Possible in Four Towns
Manchester, Peru, Sunderland, and Dorset boards may seek a revote on forming a union junior high district after Tuesday’s town meeting. Dorset and Sunderland approved, Manchester and Peru rejected. Peru board resigned en masse. revote could occur in spring after public information effort.
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Manchester
Neil E. Cross
Peru
Sunderland
Dorset
Manchester Lions Announce Peace Essay Winners
Miss Anne Kollander a Burr and Burton Seminary senior won first prize of 100 in the Manchester Lions world peace essay contest. Susan Miller a BBS senior took second with 25 and Mary Mattison another BBS senior gained third with 25. Awards were announced at a
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Manchester
Anne Kollander
Burr and Burton Seminary
Manchester Lions Club
BBS
Susan Miller
Mary Mattison
Williams College ranks high in medical school accepts
Williams College placed eighth in a national study by the Association of American Medical Colleges on 1964 medical school admissions, with 72.9 percent of Williams applicants accepted. Rice, Brandeis, Carleton, Amherst, and others also show strong results, while 1965 and 1966 trends rose further.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
The
Association of American Medical Colleges
Williams
Rice University
Brandeis
Carleton College
Amherst
University of Chicago
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
Brown
Yale
West Arlington Jrs 4H Club Meet Held
Arlington reporter Debbie Cole covers the West Arlington Jrs 4H Club meeting led by president Molly Pratt with ten members present. The pledge was led by Maria Infante. Secretary Sandy Jennings read thank-you notes. Two demonstrations showcased orange coconut crisp cookies and Waldorf salad demonstrations. Members delivered Easter seals around town after the meeting.
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Debbie Cole
West Arlington Jrs
Molly Pratt
Maria Infante
Sandy Jennings
Donolyn Hagleberg
Marion Hardy
Nancy Hagleberg
Ann Coley
Leslie Pratt
National Grange Sewing Contest Opens Entries for 1967
National Grange sponsors a sewing contest with top prizes including a 1967 sports model car worth 3000 dollars and a mink store, plus 2500 dollars in prizes from fabric and sewing-aid merchants. The event closes April 30 and judging occurs in June in New York City.
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Washington, Dc
National Grange
New York City
Lurie’s Store Will Remain In Business
HOOLICK FALLS NY Persistent rumors that the M Lurie Department Store is closing were denied by manager Frank Leary. The second floor merchandise has moved to the main floor for customer convenience and the store will operate exclusively from the main floor. Shoes are being closed out but other merchandise will continue. some large items may be ordered in limited quantities. A Sunday meeting with Louis Lurie of Schenectady clarified the store’s status amid prior sale advertising and “sold out” notices.
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Hoolick Falls
N.Y
M. Lurie Department
Frank Leary
Leary
Louis Lurie
Schenectady
Stamford Vetoes Zoning Again
Stamford voters soundly rejected zoning changes at town meeting with 141 to 120 tally amid cold stormy weather. Incumbent Albert Jangrow won re election as tax collector and town constable 193 to 68. Stephen Boisvert elected to three year term as sister replacing Lloyd Shippee. George L. Quinn chosen as school director replacing Fred H. Whitman. turnout deemed surprisingly good by town clerk Roberta Ruebesam.
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Stamford
Albert Jangrow
Harold Bilger
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Arlington Board
Arlington
Walter Corey
Jean Kendall
Lawrence Brush
Charles Canfield
Arnold Wilcox
Leon Wagner
AMHS
William Towner
Fisher School
Ira Manross
Heith Beaumont
Peru School Board
Tri-Valley
Dodge
Dodge Boys
Ay C
Battenkill Dodge
Manchester Depot
Dullsville
Cross
Manchester Lions
Walloomsace
Bertha Hoag
Joyce Ann Hoag
John Hoag
St. Joseph Business College
Andrea Hoag
Thomas Wilson
George E. Wilson
Ruth Freemyer
Anna Lippert
Town of
Hoosick
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Tri-County
Schaghticoke Fairgrounds
Farmers of America
Edward McNeil
David Mosher
Richard Bain
Terry Hoag
Eleanor Calhoun
Joanne Herrington
Baptist Memorial
Alice Dibble
Claude Squires
Springfield
Squires
Theodore Miller
Winhall
Miller
Martha Lyon Fuller
Monte J.B. Fuller
San Francisco
Northfield Seminary
Thomaston
Conn
Fuller
First Congregational Church
St. Petersburg
Fla
Robert S. Brennan
Minerva Norris
Winter Park
Mark Ib Fuller
Albany
Helene Thompson
Lurie’s Store
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