Everyone a Winner at CDA Poetry Contest
Cash awards honored local poetry contest winners under Mrs. Edward O Malley grand regent Court St Mary Hoosick Falls. At St Marys Academy winners spanned grades with first second and third division placements including Helen Wirmusky James Thurber Karen Nowak Christine Sprague Jean Hewson Andrea Hoag and Elizabeth Cullen. Local judges were Mrs George Wolfram Mrs Elizabeth Kearney and Miss Mary Doyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CDA
Edward O'Malley
Grand Regent
Court St. Mary
Hoosick Falls
St. Mary's Academy
Front Row
Helen Wirmusky
James Thurber
Karen Nowak
Christine Sprague
Jean Hewson
Andrea Hoag
Charles A. Bauman
James Gorman
Margaret Wirmusky
Elizabeth Cullen
O'Malley
George Wolfram
Elizabeth Kearney
Mary Doyle
Bennington Tax Cut Fails to Cut Local Bills in 1965
Bennington County residents face higher after tax payments despite federal tax cuts as incomes rise. Local IRS data show 1964 filings at about 4.75 million dollars, with Vermont residents contributing 7.42 percent of state taxes. Preliminary 1965 earnings suggest about 4.93 million, up 180 thousand, while national receipts edge down 3.5 percent overall but rise expected next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bennington County
Uncle Sam
Mately
Internal Revenue Service
Vermont
United States
Hilltop Girls 4-H Club Meets. Extension Meeting Next
Twenty six Hilltop Girls 4-H Club members attended a Saturday meeting and were reminded that they and their parents are invited to the Bennington County Extension annual meeting in Arlington on Monday. Officers Linda King and Alexis Breese reported. The next business meeting is April 24 at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilltop Girls 4-H Club
Bennington County
Arlington
Linda King
Alexis Breese
Hoosick Falls Elks Honor Robert Brew on 70th Birthday
Robert Brew, voted Elk of the Year by Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks, received a birthday cake from T. Fred Casey during an informal club house gathering. Mrs. Mabel Nelson marked her 86th birthday on Sunday. A Hoosick Falls Central School spaghetti supper funds a World’s Fair trip for the school band Tuesday evening. Court St Mary CDA sponsors a Friday food and rummage sale at 11 a.m. in the former Mae Kyer store, with the rummage continuing through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Brew
Hoosick Falls
Mabel Nelson
River St
Hoosick Falls Central School
Court St. Mary, Cda
Mae Kyer
Main Street
Shaftsbury Pastor Praised for Progress
The Fourth Quarterly Conference honored Rev. Angus J. MacDonald of First Methodist Church for strong leadership as progress at the church reached an all time high. Renovations to the sanctuary annex and first floor rooms were completed along with parsonage updates including a new linoleum floor and electric stove. Treasurer Mrs. Edward Armstrong reported bills paid with a substantial balance despite a higher budget and apportments. Meetings included reports from WSCS music and education committees and confirmation of a second annual church meeting next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Angus J. MacDonald
First Methodist Church
Lawrence Larrowe
Troy
John Millington
Edward Armstrong
Sec
Easter Parade Brings Spring Fashions to Shaftsbury School
A capacity crowd at Shaftsbury Elementary enjoyed an Easter themed fashion show featuring outfits from toddler to parent, with spring flowers on stage. Miss Diane Whitney served as commentator while Patricia Kelley portrayed the radiant bride and a North Bennington High mixed choir opened the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Diane Whitney
Margaret Dailey
Patricia Kelley
Andrea Kenyon
Gwen Montgomery
Carol Elwell
Kenneth Harris
Flower Girl
William Kelley
Merton Snow Sr
North Bennington High School
Harold Robinsky
Hallelujah
Alicia Hysek
Joyce Hill
Alvin Lawrence
Santa Lucia
Sharon Reed
Pamela Thompson
Herbert Ware
Mark Harrington
Shaftsbury School Association
Fashion Show Committee
Grass Fire Quenched Near Manchester Village Line
Firefighters from Manchester extinguished a grass fire Sunday at the Frank Brownell residence near Westerman's Curve south of the village line. Separate notice lists Pastoral Committee members at the First Congregational Church as dinner guests of the Rev and Mrs Jerome J Hevey Jr at The Manse on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Fire Department
Frank Brownell
Westerman’s
First Congregational Church
Jerome J. Hevey Jr
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Economy Auto
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Dia
Hansel
Gretel
Billy Brown
Kathi Hall
Billy
Susan Brandalik
Sheila Ogilvie
Witch
Donald Hall
Sandman
Michael Chapman
Kathi
William Tisdale
Music Department
Smith
Beaumont
POT
Begonias
ORDER
W.T. Grant CO
N. Bennington RD
Bennington, Vermont
W. T. Grant CO
North Bennington Road
Fran Stacy
Edith Beaumont
Vinnie and the Vikings
Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary
Vinnie Kayatta
Fred Malone Jr
Phil Zandy
Paul Hill
Dan Leary
Jim Henry
Tom Martin
William Bell
Otis
Retary of Stewardship
Larrowe
WSCS
Ardella Morin
Eleanor Lawrence
Ernest Gratz
Raleigh Fleetwood
MYF
Kathy Farnham
Emma Hoyt
MacDonald
Ralph Burgess
Stella Hawkins
Miss Hawkins
Millington
Eleanor Hawkins
President’s Committee On
Washington, D.C
Jackie Breen
Bennington Garage
Bennington
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