Brattleboro Firm Wins Skinner Library Addition Contract
Brattleboro based H. Loney Construction Co. Inc. won a 209 835 bid to add The Given Wing to the Mark Skinner Library in Manchester. Work includes a new adult reading room, remodeled spaces, upgraded electricals, a basement meeting room, and a slate roof.
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Manchester
H. Loney Construction Co., Inc
Brattleboro
Mark Skinner
G. Murray Campbell
Irene Heinz Given
John LaPorte
John L. Given
Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson and Abbott
Boston
Rescue Squad Groundwork Is Started In Manchester
Initial plans for a town rescue squad to man the forthcoming ambulance began at the Elementary School with about 15 attendees including Andre Betit and Alfred Pinsonneault of the Bennnington Rescue Squad sharing tips. An instructor will be chosen, eight to ten instruction meetings planned, and incorporation set for the first meeting next week at the rear of the current building. Also noted is the Mark Skinner Library’s growth from 12,000 to over 30,000 volumes since 1897, with a new wing anticipated to draw more patrons and a long-serving librarian Miss Anna B Buck continuing leadership alongside a board of trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Andre Betit
Alfred Pinsonneault
Bennington
Campbell
Mark Skinner
Frances Skinner
Anna B. Buck
James B. Campbell
Walter Shaw
Earle E. Storrs
Henry B. Robinson
Sarah G. Larson
Paul H. Bullock
G. Stewart Bennett
Walter R. Hard
Stanley B. Ineson
Manchester Car Accident Nears Beckwith Farmhouse
A two car crash Sunday at 7:40 near Beckwith farmhouse River Road left no injuries. A 1964 Ford sedan owned by Bul llard Co Bridgeport and driven by Frank M Clark New Hartford backed into a 1957 Plymouth driven by Mrs Vincent Bushee causing left front damage estimated at 400 to Bushee and 200 to Bullard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Beckwith
The
Bullard Co
Bridgeport
Lt Watt Returns Home on 14 Day Furlough
Lt Lewis C Watt of the U S Marine Corps arrives home for a two week furlough after 13 months abroad including Okinawa the Philippines Korea Japan Formosa and China He will report to Pensacola Florida for flight training to pursue a military career
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Lewis C. Watt
U.S. Marine Corps
Watt
Okinawa
Philippines
Korea
Japan
Formosa
China
Pensacola
Fla
Fine Arts Quartet Set to Perform Beethoven and Bartok
Williams College Chapin Hall hosts the Fine Arts Quartet in a program of Beethoven and Bartok next Thursday at 8 30. The concert, free to the public, is presented by the Thompson Concert Committee with members Sorkin Loft Stanick and Sopkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Fine Arts
Beethoven
Bartok
Chapin Hall
Williams College
Thompson Concert Committee
Leonard Sorkin
Abram Loft
Gerald Stanick
George Sopkin
American Broadcasting Company
Fine Arts Quartet
George Sorkin
Order of the Arrow Elects Arlington Chiefs
The Manchester Taconic Chapter of Green Mountain Councils Order of the Arrow met last Friday at Burr and Burton Seminary to elect Neil Knapp of Explorer Post 34 Arlington as chapter chief Bert Hinkley vice chief and Ted Day secretary both from Explorer Post 33 Manchester Green Mountain Council Memphremagog Lodge Chief David Edson spoke on upcoming unit elections to be held in each Boy Scout troop and Explorer Post in the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Robert E. West
Order of the Arrow
Lake of Isles
North Stonington
Conn
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Troop
Rudy van Veghten
Donald Hinkley
Ricky Harwood
Roger Fowler
Post
David Edson
Ted Day
Mike Nawrath
Bert Hinkley
Dennis Edson
Bob McFall
Steve Rosencranz
Tom Rumney
Don Kinney
Poultney
Adrian Welch
Ken Clayton
Arlington
Russell Holton
Neil Knapp
John Secor
Shaftsbury
Ian McDonald
David Disque
Ray Lovely
Scouting elections set for May 31 in Pownal units
Pownal units must elect candidates for the national Scouting Camper's Society Order of the Arrow by May 31. Rules vary by unit size, requiring active registration, 15 days and nights of camping, and first class rank for induction. Fire training session gathers twenty at the Pownal Firehouse with regional firemen.
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National
Scouting Camper's Society
Order of the Arrow
Charles Becker
Pownal Firehouse
Shaftsbury
North Bennington
Pownals
Cushman Company Worker Retires After 45 Years
North Bennington resident Alton E. Hill of Main Street retires after 45 years at H. T. Cushman Mfg. Co. He was honored by 35 fellow workers with gifts at a steak dinner held at Delaney's Hotel in North Hoosick last Wednesday.
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North Bennington
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Co
Alton E. Hill
Main Street
tAl’’ Hill
Delaney’s
North Hoosick
Fire department aids truck with smoldering brakes on Searsburg Mountain
At the first blast of the fire whistle the Wilmington Volunteer Fire Department responded with fifteen men led by Chief Harold Lackey to aid an International truck from Syracuse, NY, with smoldering brakes on Searsburg Mountain. The driver extinguished the fire with snow en route to Wilmington. This was the second call in about a week. A Searsburg Town Meeting correction notes beer and wine sale approved 19-8, not 19-18. Charlotte was re-elected auditor for three years. There were 29 voters present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Harold Lackey
Syracuse
N. Y
Searsburg Mountain
Searsburg
Charlotte
Charles Dearcopp
Retirement party for Cushman Co. worker Helen Buskirk
A card party hosted by the Cushman Co. auxiliary to honor Helen Hall Buskirk marks her retirement after many years with the company. The March 14 event at Odd Fellows Hall includes a dinner and a film by David Barton Alaska life, with gifts and good wishes. Hill plans to relax and enjoy lawn chair life while others return to work.
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Auxiliary of the Fire Company
Odd Fellows Hall
Cushman Co
David C. Barton
Bennington County Forester
49Th
Alaska
Hill
Two Meetings For Teachers Scheduled
The Southwest District Teachers Association plans two meetings. A pre-assembly meeting March 24 at 8 p.m. at Pownal Center School will present committee reports and agenda items. An invite to Bennington Village teachers on March 16 at 8 p.m. at Bennington High School features Harold Will discuss Gov Hoff Education Task Force implications for Vermont teachers.
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North Bennington
Southwest District Teachers’ Association
New Pownal Center
Southwest District
Bennington Village
Bennington High School
Harold
Gov. Hoff
Teachers of
Vermont
Scout Troop 28 to Meet at Fire House Wednesday
Beavers and Flaming Arrow Patrols of Boy Scout Troop 28 plan a 7 p.m. Wednesday meeting at the fire house. The note mentions upcoming events and a community interest in local scouting activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Troop 28
Hoosick Falls Airman Reassigned for Training
Airman John W. Danfort of Hoosick Falls N Y is reassigned from Lackland AFB Texas to Amarillo AFB Texas for technical training as a United States Air Force supply specialist. A 1962 Hoosick Falls High School graduate he recently completed basic training and attended the Maritime College in Bronx N Y.
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Lackland Afb
Texas
John W. Danfort
Franklin W. Danfort
Bovie Road
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Amarillo Afb
Tex
United States Air Force
Danfort
Air Force
Hoosick Falls High School
The
Maritime College
Bronx
Hoosick Falls Theatre Recasts With New Auditions
Hoosick Falls Little Theatre shifts plans after Finian's Rainbow cast fell short by five roles. With May opening, producers move to pygmalion by Shaw and plan tryouts tonight and Thursday at Hoosick Falls Central School seeking a 12 person cast and musical backing from My Fair Lady. Local turnout praised and hoped for again.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Little Theatre
Finian
George Bernard Shaw
Hoosick Falls Central School
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Ing
Quinlan’s Drug Store
Main ST. Bennington
Mr.Sinworth
Elvin R. Haworth
President
Council On Physical Fitness
Washington
Conneil
Newspapre
Pxecutives Asociation
Hoosick
Ada M. Breer
Williams
Son
Australia
New Zealand
Hawaii
U.S
University of Wisconsin
University
School of Fine Arts
Order of the Arrow Scouts
Vera Langlais
North Pownal
Pownal
Harvey Burdick Jr
Robert Pudvar
Pol
ADV
Cushman Company
Carlo Wolfe
Buskirk
Helen Hall
Vermont National
Brmont
MAIN
Elizabeth Dwyer
St. John’s Sodality
Library
Lake Paran Home
Edith Burns
NBHS
Benhi
Ports CO
Nauters
Smlajesty
Bennington Area
Rainbow
Finast
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Aeen
Zestier
Oldsmobile
Ninety
Starfire
Thurber’s Garage, Inc
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