Anchorage earthquake relief letter from Shaftsbury family framed
Mrs. Rupert Harwood in Shaftsbury reports son Raymond and family in Anchorage survived the earthquake without injuries. The letter from Elmendorf Air Force Base describes shaking, damaged dishes, toppled furniture, cellar freezer damage, and continued operations at MATS. Additional notes mention barracks damaged and ongoing food, heat, and light.
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Shaftsbury
Rupert Harwood
Raymond
Anchorage
Raymond Harwood
Elmendorf
Air Force Base
Harwood
Ray
Grandma Montgomery
Easter recess among Shaftsbury students and locals
Shaftsbury College students visiting home for Easter include Roberta Kline Harriet Howard Ronald Gratz Gilbert Harrington and Gale Harrington all listed with their parent or school affiliations. Community members attend gatherings for anniversaries visits and a fire company auxiliary meeting plans note ongoing social and civic events.
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Roberta Kline
Robert Kline
State Teachers College
Castleton
Harriet Howard
Arthur Howard
UVM
Ronald Gratz
Ernest Gratz
RPI
Gilbert
Gale Harrington
Gerald Harrington
Vermont Technical Institute
Norwich University
Luella Wilson
Everett Dimick to Speak at North Bennington Graduation
North Bennington High School officials announce Everett Dimick of Brattleboro will be the commencement speaker for the June graduation. Dimick taught social studies at NBHS and served as guidance director at Bennington High School before moving to Brattleboro. The Rev. Frederick B. Wolf will deliver the Baccalaureate address, with seniors handling other commencement plans.
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North Bennington
North Bennington High School
Everett Dimick
Brattleboro
Dimick
Bennington High School
Vermont Education Department
Frederick B. Wolf
St. Peter’s Church
Bennington
North Bennington Fire Dept Supper Set This Thursday
The North Bennington Fire Department schedules its annual supper for Thursday at the local firehouse. Newly elected officers include Earl J. Harris president Mare tin W. Percey chief Richard Lasher first assistant Earl Hed ding second assistant Gordon Sweet third assistant Philip Ostrander secretary Royal Crosier treasurer and Robert Keough trustee. The event raises funds for a proposed master communications system, with the change from Saturday to Thursday to avoid conflicts with weekend socials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Khennington
North Bennington
Fire Departement
Arlington Little League Registration and Easter Visit Highlights
Registration day for Arlington Little League for first time registrants is set for Saturday April 4 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Little League field. An Explorer Scout basketball tournament will be played Thursday April 2 at Arlington High School with Manchester and Arlington Walilingford. Easter visitors include Paul Jones and family of Long Meadow Mass with Mrs Gaynell Jepson and Mr James Webb. Well Baby Clinic opens April 2 at Community House 2 30 to 5 p.m. transportation call Arlington 375 6616.
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Arlington
Little League
Arlington High School
Manchester
Wallingford
Arlington American Legion Post 69
Paul Jones
Long Meadow, Mass
Gaynell Jepson
James Webb
Adler elected Harvard junior fellow in theoretical physics
Stephen L. Adler, son of Dr. and Mrs. Irving Adler, is named to the Society of Fellows at Harvard University for a three year term beginning in September. A Harvard College summa cum laude graduate, he holds Woodrow Wilson and NSF Fellowships and is a Princeton PhD candidate in theoretical physics. He will join Bell Laboratories this summer as a technical staff member.
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Princeton University
Phi Beta Kappa
Sigma Xi
Adler
Bell Tele
Society of Fellows
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Lowell
Anna Parker Lowell
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Family Welcomes Carolyn Fenn McKee Born in New Haven
Dorset Marcen Skinner and Mr and Mrs Richard B McKee II announce the birth of an eight pound daughter Carolyn Fenn McKee on March 27. Grandparents include the Fenns of Church Street and Mr and Mrs Richard B McKee. Easter visitors and local residents appear in town headlines with several up from Florida and New York. A robin from Florida checks in the Skinner meadow.
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Richard B. McKee II
New Haven
Conn
Carolyn Fenn McKee
Carolyn
Toni Fenn
R. S. Fenn
Church Street
David Humphreys
Fayette Dunn
Hollow
Robert Sheridan
Rochester
N.Y
Clark Mattigan
Ogden Pleissner
New York City
Katharine Harding
Danby Mountain
Local Notes From Manchester Area and Nearby Events
Lt. Jack E. Giddings recently returned from a seven month Mediterranean tour aboard the USS Independence and is stationed in Norfolk Virginia. Easter visits include Katie Leary of Chateaugay who is a vocal supervisor and elected vice president of the Franklin County Music Education Association. A minor fire near the Equinox House horse barn was reported with unknown origin. A two car collision on Routes 11 30 and U S 7 caused $350 in damage. Snow and slick roads caused a single vehicle slide on East Manchester Road with minor damage.
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Jack E. Giddings
USN
United States
Independence
Mediterranean
Harold E. Giddings
Giddings
Norfolk, Va
Katie Leary
Paul Leary
Katie
Chateaugay
N.Y
Franklin County Music Education Association
Tupper Lake
Barbara Nawrath
UVM
William C. Nawrath
Equinox House
L. E
Keyes
Bovey
Joseph Farnum
Harold A. Wisell
Manchester
Lay Life and Work Program at East Arlington Church
On Wednesday April 1 at 1 pm the Enterprise Society of East Arlington Federated Church will host a program in Bailey Hall. Mrs Roy Grout will lead the talk on Lay Life and Work followed by a buzz session. Desserts and coffee served by Mrs Keynith Knapp Mrs Leland Rudd and Mrs William Graves.
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Enterprise Society of the East Arlington Federated Church
Bailey Hall
Roy Grout
Keynith Knapp
Leland Rudd
William Graves
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Fast Mail
Eileen
Fran Stacy
Buskirk
Helen Hall
Harry McClellan
Richard Rowe
Granville
Kenneth McClellan
Hoosick Falls
Elton Hayner
Valley Falls
Edward Sherman
Melrose
William Yale
Selma Johnson
Roscoe Green
Geneva
Donna Pratt
University of Massachusetts
Michael Marx
Appalachian
Charles Marx
Rexford
Fred
University of Plattsburgh
Ford Marx
Willard Flynn Jr
Willard Flynn IT
Beverly Welk
Buffalo
Linda Unmack
Dunkirk
Miami
Fla
Harley Allen
Charlotte
William Allen
Eleanor Hawkins
la Percey
Ashland
Mass
Albert Mattison
William Percey
William Strong
Lanesboro
Timothy Michael
Timmy
Billy
Jesse Strong
Shaftsbury Fire Co
Alice Bunk
Marion Becker
North Village Fire Dept
Helene Thompson
West Arlington
Hagelberg
Donalyn Hagelberg
International Farm Youth Exchange
Mary Jeanne Walsh
Donald Crofut
Burlington
Donald
Merwin Crofut
James Keene
Joseph Keene
James
Terrance Riley Jr
Hartford, Conn
His
Mrs
Terrance J. Riley
Stephen L. Adler
Murray Hill
N.J
General Electric Research
Dorset
Marcen Skinner
Mrs. Curley
Martha
Bridgeport, Conn
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Osborne Halsted
T. Wylie Kinney
Henry Belin IV
Waverly
Fred Burghard
Rumson
Schenectady
General Telephone and Electronics Laboratories
Bayside
Physical Review
Physica
Nuovo Cimento
Judith Ann Curtis
Madison, N.J
Los Angeles
Mel Torme
Judy Garland
Hamburg
Walker
TNA
Deli
Beader
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Constance M. Jordan
East Arlington
Sunderland
Carl Towery
Bromley
Stephen Gilman
Sally Pabst
Fred Pabst Jr
Bromley Mountain
Sleno GW
Schenley Imports CO
Price
MacNaughton
Toolkraft
ARBOR
Greenberg
H. Greenberg & Son, Inc
Main ST
Volkswagen
Bosworth Motor Sales, Inc
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