Manchester Moves Town Office Today
Manchester officials begin moving into the new town office on Vermont 11-30 at 8:30 a.m. Full operation to start by day end. Police furniture already moved. $30,000 building staged for acceptance. Further inspections planned by selectmen and the town architect. clerk’s office may delay move due to shelving shipment.
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Manchester
James L. Woodard
Selectmen I
Stanford Zecher
Ferdinand Bongartz
Orrin Beattie
Henry B. van Loon
Blood drive announced at First Congregational Church
Blood Bank Chair man Mrs. Charles S. Smith Jr. announces May 25 blood drawing at the First Congregational Church from 12 30 to 6 p.m. Volunteers include Mrs. Osborne Halstead as teen chairman and registrars Mrs. William Gilbert Mrs. R S Fenn and Mrs. William G Barrows Jr.
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Red Cross
First Congregational Church
Blood Bank
Charles S. Smith Jr
Osborne Halstead
Camteen
William Gilbert
R.S. Fenn
William G. Barrows Jr
Burr and Burton Seminary Commencement Set June 12
Codman Hislop of Dorset, recently retired from Union College, Schenectady, will be the commencement speaker at Burr and Burton Seminary on June 12. The school's alumenia newsletter, mailed Monday, lists him giving the invocation and benediction at the graduation ceremony.
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Burr and Burton Seminary
Manchester
Codman Hislop
Dorset
Union College, Schenectady
Burr and Burton
Alumenia
What To Dump and How To Dump It Makes Quandary of Town Clean-Up
Manchester reports show lower than expected refuse pickups on the first Cleanup Day. Town Manager James L. Woodard notes restrictions on size and wrapping, plus a question of what items were allowed. Officials will decide actions before the nextCleanup Day on May 23.
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Manchester
James L. Woodard
Woodard
Manchester Garden Club
G., Murray Campbell
Dodge Fibers Corp Hosts Employees Dinner Dance
Dodge Fibers Corp held a dinner and dance for 260 employees and guests at Mt Anthony Country Club in Bennington. President Cleveland E. Dodge Jr announced plant expansions at McCaffrey Street and River Road, boosting future employment. A 10-Year Club was formed, with three members, and company bowling trophies were awarded to multiple departments.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Dodge Fibers Corporation
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Bennington
Peter DeMeo
North Adams
Cleveland E. Dodge Jr
McCaffrey Street
Circuit Material Division
River Road
Tape Department
Dodge
Wilson Pratt
Ralph Prouty
Essay Cartoon Winners and a Queen Reign At Farm Bureau Meeting
Bennington High School student Cathy Noyes and Shaftsbury Elementary pupil Timothy Viereck won county honors in the conservation cartoon contest held during April. They received trophies and $25 bonds at the Bennington County Farm Bureau spring meeting at Mt. Equinox Grange Hall. Winners in each supervisory district were also announced, with local businesses contributing to prizes. Other activities included the Dairy Queen king for 17 year old Judy McKeighan, go kart racing notes, and plans for the Friendly Town Fresh Air Fund hostings. Principal speaker William E. Bensley of Springvale, NY urged market system agriculture and opposed farm price supports.
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Soil Conservation
County Farm Bureau
Bennington County Soil Conservation District
Barbara Ackerman
Shaftsbury
Bennington Southwest Supervisory Union
Roger Harwood
Manchester
Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union
Timothy Viereck
Cathy Noyes
Bennington High School
Joan Walker
Ben
Farm Bureau
Susan Miller
Manchester Depot
Bennington County Farm Bureau
Mt. Equinox Grange Hall
Joyce Hill
Wanda Lawrence
Miss Miller
Burr and Burton Seminary
Joyce
Wanda
Ringheiser
Bennington
Bennington Farm Equipment
Salem Farm Supply
George Jolly
Salem
N.Y
Brown and Hitchcock Hardware
U.S. Gypsum Co
T. Southworth Machinery Co, Inc
Albany
Dairy Queen
Judy McKeighan
Rupert
Salem Central School
Pownal
Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund
New York City
Bennington County
Harry Andrews
Edward Dufresne
Walter Bartlett
Po ‘Ral
Marcel A. Langlais
Lynda Beattie
William E. Bensley
Springvale
New York State Farm Bureau
Bensley
Symphony seats selling for Weston performance this Saturday
The Vermont State Symphony Orchestra performs at the Weston Playhouse at 8 15 p m under the Weston Community Club. Conducted by Alan Carter the program features Bach Mozart Schubert and Holst. Tickets remain in balcony and front orchestra with box office opening Saturday at 10 a m. Contact Mrs O T Simmons or Mrs Carl Oswald for reservations.
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Weston
Vermont State Symphony Orchestra
Weston Playhouse
Weston Community Club
Alan Carter
Bach
Mozart
Schubert
Holst
O.T. Simmons
Symphony
Carl Oswald
J.S. Bach
Gustav Holst
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Chet Ringheiser
Explorer
Rutland
Ethan Allen Council
BSA
Explorers
David Brown
Calvin Coolidge
Green Mountain
GOP
Dorset Town
Republican Committee
Bongartz
Robert C. Dressler
Dana Thompson
George F. Hill
Thompson
Paul McClintock
Princeton University
Thomas Blackman
Ohio University
Vermont
Fran Stacy
Charles B. Lack
Thomson Mfg. Co
Dodge Fibers Corp
Albert Ray
Dodge Fiber Bowling League
Robert Grobuski
Forman
Edward McMann
John Moore
Joseph Waytekus
Leo Surdam
Richard Bogardus
Joseph Smith
Charles Tornadone
Robert Calder
Kay Filkins
Pat Marsh
Linda Boupton
Mary Ann Barber
Doris Mason
William McMartin
Gram
Robert L. Clayton
Zion Episcopal Church
Margaret Finnegan
Henry Finnegan
Miss Beattie
Burtonian
Octopus
Lynda
Green Mountain Horse Association
Zion Church
John Eckhardt
Bald Mountain
James B. Murray
St. Paul Catholic Church
H. Henry
Equinox House
the Pownals
The
Vera Langlais
Pownal Center
Barber’s Pond Road
John Foster
Gokarters
Brittany
Williamstown
Mass
Nichols
Noveck - Shultz, Inc
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