Roy Whitman Heads Board In Shaftsbury
Roy Whitman was elected chairman of the Board of Selectmen at a regular Shaftsbury meeting on Monday evening. L. D. Sanborn, newly elected, was named to represent the group on the zoning commission. The board discussed no parking on Church Street, junk car problems, and bulk buying of chlorine, with costs to be checked for a possible bulk shipment.
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Shaftsbury
Roy Whitman
Board of Selectmen
L. D. Sanborn
Guy Mattison
Prudential Committee
Church Street
Leo Harrington
Manchester Sister Wins Top Ski Finish in Maine Meet
Lisa Dillmann of East Manchester won first place in the York Maine seven team ski meet. The UVM girls ski team swept the four intercollegiate meets this winter with Lisa's twin Kathe among its top skiers. Other participants included Colby Junior Colby College of Waterville Cornell Middlebury Keene State UNH and Colby College.
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Lisa Dillmann
Fritz Dillmann
East Manchester
Colby Junior College
New London
N.H
York
Maine
UVM
Lisa
Kathe
Vermont
Colby
Cornell
Middlebury
Keene State
University of New Hampshire
Colby College of Waterville
UVM Agent Speaks At Father And Son Banquet
UVM Extension Agent John C. Page was guest speaker at the annual father and son banquet at the Baptist Church in North Bennington. He presented slides from a Dow Chemical plant trip in West Virginia and scenes from Vermont. The event featured pot roast, apple and cherry pie, and St Patrick’s Day decorations.
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North Bennington
UVM
John C. Page
Baptist Church
Page
Dow Chemical
West Virginia
Vermont
Bernard Whitman
James Williamson Jr
Grace Reed
John Briggs
Ray Crosier
David Kenyon
Robert Peckham
Donald Cherbonneau
Marietta Ward
Mary McClellan Hospital Names Area Patients
Cambridge NY Mary McClellan Hospital released weekly admissions and discharges for the week ending March 12. Bennington area admissions include Nora B Batley Gladys Barker Hazel Bennett Cecile Brown Bessie E Decker Jo Ann Gibbons Francis J Pemrick Sr Cambridge Daniel J Bryant Shirley Gibbons Rose Green Linda M Hanselman Evelyn S Kessler Anna O Neil Trudy A Scarff Wayne M Searby Hoosick Falls Daniel Drake North Bennington Ethel J Garrick Wells Scott L Russell Eagle Bridge Bennington area discharges include Hazel Bennett Virginia M Dunn Mary Lou LeGrys Francis J Pemrick Sr Cambridge Robin L Dickinson Hoosick Falls Mary M McCoy West Pawlet Scott L Russell Eagle Bridge.
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Cambridge
N.Y
Mary McClellan Hospital
Bennington Area
Nora B, Batley
Buskirk
Gladysi, Barker
Hazel Bennett
Cecile Brown
Bessie E. Decker
Jo- Ann C. Gibbons
Francis J. Pemrick
Daniel J. Bryant
Shirley Gibbons
Rose Green
Linda M. Hanselman
Evelyn S. Kessler
Anna O'Neil
Trudy A. Scarff
Wayne M. Searby
Hoosick Falls
Daniel Drake
North Bennington
Ethel J. Garrick
Wells
Scott L. Russell
Eagle Bridge
Bennington
Virginia M. Dunn
Mary Lou LeGrys
Francis J. Pemrick Sr
Robin L. Dickinson
Mary M. McCoy
West Pawlet
Rustles Of Spring Rustling Signs Of Seasonal Return
Edith Snare reports a first robin seen March 3 near Prentiss Pond with confirmation from Dave Baker. March 5 brings ruffed grouse drumming from north woods at 6:30 am. Grosbeaks on Kent Hill, chipmunk near porch woodpile, and squirrels at the feeder mark spring’s approach as maple tapping begins with neighbors.
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Edith Snare
Dave Baker
Prentiss Pond
Church Street
Edith
Kent Hill
Peggy Thompson
Barbara Scadding
Skinner Heads Dorset Board Sees Appointments at Meeting
Dorset selectmen held a combined regular and organizational meeting at the municipal office Monday night. Calvin Skinner was appointed chairman with Guy Stone as clerk. Other officers named include Dr Elizabeth Byrnes health officer and Harold Beebe town sign and tree warden. Lawrence King named town agent replacing resigning Frederic Whittemore.
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Dorset — Selectmen
Calvin Skinner
Guy Stone
Elizabeth Byrnes
Harold Beebe
Lawrence King
Frederic Whittemore
Kennedy Airport Welcomes New Jet Mechanic Ralph Percey
Ralph Percey Jr. began duties as a jet mechanic at Kennedy Airport New York City Monday after a stay with his parents on Sedgley Drive He transferred from Lockheed AFB Phoenix AZ where he was employed His wife Virginia joined him and will stay with the Perceys for a time before heading to New York Carl Stacy son of Mr and Mrs Fred Stacy visited his elder brother in Peabody Mass He will start work at Sprague Electric Co North Adams Monday and James Prouty son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Prouty returned home for mid term recess from Northeastern University in Boston TACONIC GRANGE Youth Committee to lead next Ta conic Grange meeting March 28 The centennial candle will be lit by Harold Cross and Mrs Eunice Myers Lunch committee includes Mr and Mrs Harold Cross James Cross and Linda Carolyn and Marilyn Landon
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Ralph Percey Jr
Kennedy Airport
New York City
Sedgley
Percey
Kennedy
Lockheed Afb
Phoenix
Ariz
Virginia
Perceys
New York
Fred Stacy
Terry
Carl
Peabody
Mass
Northeastern University
Sprague
Local youths and families visit relatives and train at Fort Leonard Wood
White Creek Gerald Taber, son of Mr and Mrs Wales Taber, is undergoing army training at Fort Leonard Wood Nev Master Mark Okerman of Hoosick Falls spent the weekend with his grandfather Gordon Nesbett Miss Catherine Baroff and Jack Cataneo of Staten Island NY were recent guests of the Maurice Tabers Mr and Mrs Jerome Robert son and Donna also Mr and Mrs Joseph Thompson have returned from a three week vacation in Florida.
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Gerald Taber
Wales Taber
Fort Leonard Wood, Nev
Mark Okerman
Hoosick Falls
Gordon Nesbett
Catherine Baroff
Jack
Jerome Robertson
Donna
Joseph Thompson
Florida
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Manchester
Chet Ringheiser
P.O. Box
Tobin
Dinty Moore
Daiquiri MIX
Hills Bros
Morton
Pascal Celery
SCOTT
Dad
Mom
Sis
Junior
Coats
ALL Weathers
SOX
Saar
Ins
Rand
Dorset
Dave
Sumac
Rupert Ridge
Gilbert
Herbert Simmons
Skinner
Dorset Board
al Are
Quinlan
Main ST
Eleanor Niles
Cataneo
Staten Island, N.Y
Maurice Tabers
Burt Bros
Kaynee
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