Town Officers To Meet Again In Manchester
Manchester hosts annual Town Officers Educational Conference on March 23 at Manchester Elementary School with morning sessions, discussion groups, and afternoon sessions. No separate overseers or justices of the peace sessions this year. Director Andrew E. Nuquist has scheduled eight more sessions in March at Bellows Falls Woodstock Barre Swanton New Haven St Johnsbury Orleans Johnson.
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Manchester
Town Officers
Andrew E. Nuquist
Bellows Falls
Woodstock
Barre
Swanton
New Haven
St. Johnsbury
Orleans
Johnson
Fred Friendly Lecture Postponed at Williams College
Williamstown residents learn that CBS broadcaster Fred Friendly's Williams College lecture scheduled for Monday evening March 13 has been postponed. A new date will be announced later.
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Williamstown
Mass
Fred Friendly
CBS Television
Williams College
Ford Grant Supports RPI Professor in Transport Study
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute receives a $25,000 Ford Foundation grant for an urban transportation planning study led by adjunct professor Roger L. Creighton. The project aims to compile existing planning material with new data into a comprehensive volume for practitioners and students, showcasing computer simulations for testing system performance during peak hours. Creighton, active in planning since 1950, has directed transportation planning in New York State and advised boards across eight states.
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Ford
RPI
Troy
N. Y
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ford Foundation
Roger L. Creigh
Creighton
Harvard School of Design
New York State Department of Public Works
North Bennington PTA to Host Dr James Toolan Speaker
Dr James Toolan of Bennington psychiatrist with United Counseling Service will be guest speaker at the March meeting of the North Bennington Parent Teacher Association scheduled for Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the school. His topic is Developmental Aspects of Adolescence. All PTA members and others interested are invited.
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North Bennington
James Toolan
Bennington
United Counseling Service
North
North Bennington Congregational Women’s Fellowship Weathered Out
The Congregational Women's Fellowship had two meeting cancellations due to Tuesday storms and will try again at 7 30 p m in the church social rooms. Parents John Francis Jr Ryan and Mrs Cathryn Miles attended a Vermont library workshop with librarian colleagues and education officials discussing National Library Week and library access. Federal ESEA funds totaling 211000 dollars will be distributed to school districts to build central libraries and expand book collections.
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Congregational Women’s’ Fellowship
Cathryn Miles
McCullough Library
Arthur Wickenden
McCullough Library Board
Proctor
Hoosick Falls locals noted in hospital and wrestling results
Ralph Bullock and Jessie Curtice hospitalized after stumbles in Hoosick Falls and Cambridge home incidents. Howard Harrington placed second at 168 pounds in New York State Wrestling Tournament with wins in Schenectady and Niagara Falls before a defeat to Glen Bateman. Bill Miller also competed, Coach Rich Turi present. William Murphy wins Adirondack District PTA Fellowship for a second year, plans summer study at Albany State College while teaching economics at Hudson Valley CC.
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Ralph Bullock
Classic St
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Jessie Curtice
Wilder Ave
William Gilchrest
Hoosick Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Howard
Pete) Harrington
Howard Harrington
White Creek
New York
Niagara Falls
Harrington
Schenectady
Lindenhurst
Long Island
Elmira
Glen Bateman
Maryvale
Bill Miller
HFCS
Rich Turi
William Murphy
Main St
Adirondack District
PTA
Hoosick Falls Central School
Murphy
Hudson Valley Community College
Albany State College
Adirondack
One Act Plays Begin This Week in Vermont
The Vermont Headmasters Association and Vermont Drama Coaches Association sponsor a state one act play festival with 47 schools across 12 districts. District hosts include Hartford High Wells River Brattleboro Randolph Chelsea and others. Regional finals occur April 1 and 15 leading to the New England Drama Festival in Durham, N H April 21 22.
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New England Drama Festival
Durham
N.H
Hartford High School
Wells River
Brattleboro Union
Randolph- Braintree
Chelsea
Bellows Falls High
Thetford Academy
Springfield
South Royalton
Arlington Memorial High
St. Michael’s of
Bonnet Sale Supports Hoosick Falls Pool Fund
Hoosick Falls New York Ladies Auxiliary of the Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks held a Wednesday social meeting featuring a new Easter bonnet sale to raise funds for the Weir Reynolds Swimming Pool Fund. President Mrs. Edwin Webster led a business session approving full payment of a $450 pool pledge for a commemorative plaque. Plans for an initiation on April 12 and officer elections with nominating committee were set, with installation in May. Refreshments were served by the social committee.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Lodge of Elks
Ernest Malo
Weir - Reynolds Swimming Pool
Edwin Webster
William Rourke Jr
William E. Burns
William Andrick
Charles Crowley
Malo
George Scott Jr
George McEvoy
Benedict Nowik
James Martelle
Economics Editor Speaks Tonight At Williams College
John G. Gurley editor of the American Economic Review will speak on Economic Development of Communist China at Williams College Center for Development Economics. The talk at 8 p.m. is open to the public. Gurley is a Stanford economics professor. The center is at Main and South Streets. In St. John’s Parish North Bennington St Patrick’s Day is observed a day late with a supper of corned beef or ham and cabbage Saturday at 5 30 p.m. Proceeds go to parish hall debt.
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Williamstown
Mass
John G. Gurley
American Economic Review
China
Williams College
Center For Development Economics
Gurley
Economics
Stanford University
The
North Bennington
St. Patrick’s
St. John’s
The Rich Lumber Company and Its Manchester VI Railroad 1912 1919
Manchester G Murray Campbell, retired B&O VP, authored The Rich Lumber Company and Its Manchester VI Railroad 1912 1919 in The Northern Logger and Timber Processor February issue. The East Mountain railroad ceased after a fire destroyed saw mills at Lye Brook Hollow, East Manchester. Campbell serves as Burr and Burton Seminary trustee and leads Manchester Village and the Mark Skinner Library.
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G. Murray Campbell
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Rich Lumber Company
Manchester, VI
Northern
Lye Brook Hollow
Manchester
Campbell
Burr and Burton Seminary
Manchester Village
Mark Skinner
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William McMartin
Andrew Kipp
Baptist Memorial Hall
Kasmer Stempek
Beaumont
Toolan
Elizabeth Dwyer
John F. Ryan
Cohoes, N.Y
John Francis Jr
Vermont Department of Education
Free Public Library Service
Eleanore Harmon
Barbara Hubbard
America
Edith Beaumont
Astolt
Good Housekeeping
Joanna
Nicholas II
H. Greenberg & Son
Main Street
Lumber
Vermont
Bonnet Sale Benefits Pool Fund
Cannon
Carlton Winslow
Manchester Lions Club
Roy W. Barstow
Anne Kollender
Mary Mattison
Susan Miller
Lions International
Ringheiser
Williams
Chet Ringheiser
P.O. Box
del Monte
Walker
Lewis
Adams Clothes Shop
E. T. Williams
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