Arlington Selectmen Name New School Board Appointee
Arlington Board of Selectmen appoint Mrs Janet Keough to the Arlington School Board to fill a vacancy from the resignation of Mrs Eleanor Owen. Keough active in civic affairs and a mother of two, with service to APT Cub Scouts and local health nursing. Also notes junk car cleanup donations, sewer survey, ambulance service change, Memorial Day appropriation, and elm disease signage near Chiselville Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Selectmen
New School Board
Arlington
Board of Selectmen
Janet Keough
Keough
Eleanor Owen
Arlington Fire Department
North Road
Carl Tift’s
Crow Hill
Thurston Hulet
Steven Bliss
Hulet
Dean Hanson
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
Selectmen
American Legion Post 69
Chiselville Bridge
Sunderland
Arlington Town Line
Seven from Bennington County Named to State Church Offices
Dorset hosts weekend actions with multiple Bennington County residents elected to Vermont Conference of the United Church of Christ posts. Gladys Lodge of Dorset named second vice president. Melanie Otis Manchester to United Church Youth Cabinet. Milton Pinsker Bennington to Churchmen's Fellowship Cabinet. Mrs. Harold Reiman North Bennington to Department of Christian Education. Mrs. Theodore Thomas North Bennington to Department of Church and Ministry. Mrs. John Irons Bennington and Rev. William Abernethy elected to Board of Directors. Rev. James Dailey Burlington named conference president. Mrs. James Gilmore Hyde Park elected vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
John Irons
Bennington
William Abernethy
James Dailey
Burlington
James Gilmore
Hyde Park
Manchester
Garden Club of Manchester
Dorset
Fire Company Auxiliary Meets at Shaftsbury Firehouse
Shaftsbury firehouse hosts the Fire Company auxiliary meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m Hostesses are Mrs Elsie Carlisle and Mrs Myrtle Corey Plans are made to participate in the Memorial Day parade here
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Company
Elsie Carlisle
Myrtle Corey
Community Notes From Hoosick Falls Area
Manchester Michael Miller reports from White River Junction VA Hospital in good spirits after a visit. St. Margaret's Guild hosts a 2 PM food sale at Masonic Hall entrance on May 29. Center Lanes top bowlers include Vincent Cepela 243 Tim Lindsey 231 and B Bacon 607 across games. Purdy's led in both one and three game totals. J Wyman and H Cepela lead women rollers with 199 and 198, Jan Cameron 509 in three. Five Flys named top team. Local church delegates attended the Vermont Conference meeting in Derby. Hoosick Falls alum Kenneth Rowe attended opening ceremonies with Giants manager Alvin Myers. Dr. and Mrs. Harry Harrison toured Pennsylvania for a 25th dental school reunion. William Waterhouse leaves for basic training at Lockland AFB. Seven Hoosick Falls Elks plan NY State Elks Grand Lodge event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Cepela
Tim Lindsey
B. Bacon
Purdy’s
J, Wyman
H. Cepela
Jan Cameron
Kenneth Rowe
Ticonderoga
Hoosick Falls
Giants
Alvin Myers
Hoosick
Harry Harrison
Richmond Avenue
Pennsylvania
Bennington area open house and local events summary
Open house honors Supt and Mrs Leon Wagner set for Sunday at North Bennington School from 2 30 to 5 00 pm with local teachers and staff sponsoring. Troop 347 BSA meets tonight at 7 in the Scout Hut led by Rolland Roy. Camp Sunrise trip planned June 30 to July 6. Pow nal Pre School Clinic session two set for June 11 at South Pownal Fire House. Over 100 children treated last week by Dr Ruth Steinman and Dr Dorothy Hagar with nurses Green and Howes. Mt. Anthony Junior High art exhibit runs Friday 3 15 to 8 00 pm in the multi purpose room with student artwork and slides. Ernest R Langlais US Navy celebrated 21st birthday at a family party May 5 while at sea. he is with USS Albacore AGSS 569 based out of Portsmouth NH and active in submarine science work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Southwest
North Bennington
Leon E. Wagner
BSA
Rolland Roy
Camp Sunrise
Orwell
Pownal
South Pownal
Ruth Steinman
Dorothy Hagar
Madalyn Green
Alice Howes
Ronal
Mt. Anthony Union Junior High School
ENFN
Ernest R. Langlais
U.S. Navy
Langlais
Great Lakes
Ill
Submarine School
New London
Hoosick Falls to Hold Fraternal Memorial Service
Hoosac Walloomsac Chapter DAR to conduct graveside memorial for the late Mrs. Hattie Cottrell Baker at Maple Grove Cemetery Sunday at 4 p.m. Exalted Ruler John Delarey and officers attend. Regent Mrs. Henry R. Sheldon and Chaplain Miss Hazel M Hill lead service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry R. Sheldon
Hazel M. Hill
Six Area Students Win UVM Degrees
Six area graduates earned University of Vermont degrees at the Sunday commencement in Burlington. Arlington residents Richard T. Pelsue and Judith S. Pike, Manchester’s Robert G. Harrigan, Peru’s Nandor G. Thoma, Shafsbury’s Jonathan P. Fineman, and South Dorset’s Christine B. Rosencrantz were named among the 900 degree recipients. Pelsue earned a B.S. in business administration, Pike a B.S. in nursing, Harrigan a B.A., Thoma a B.S. in electrical engineering, Fineman a B.S. in electrical engineering, and Rosencrantz a B.S. in home economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
University of Vermont
Arlington
Manchester
Peru
Shaftsbury
South Dorset
Richard T. Pelsue
R.T. Pelsue
Judith S. Pike
George L. Pike
B.S
Robert G. Harrigan
Frank E. Harrigan
Pine Cobble House Tour Leaders Named
Williamstown mass Pine Cobble School Parent Teacher Group selects Mrs Thomas W Hall of Shaftsbury and Mrs Francis Jenkins of Williamstown as chairmen for the October 12 house tour to benefit the school. The event features paintings by regional artists and local crafts, with a large committee handling luncheon business manager house contacts advertising arts and crafts program editors patrons tickets floral arrangements publicity and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Thomas W. Hall
Shaftsbury
Francis Jenkins
Norton Cushman
John MacFadyen
Kenneth Brown
Charles Hoffman
Barbara Greene
George Hamilton
Burton Shapiro
Louise Larus
Charles Tilgner
Warren Lowry
John Kennedy
John Ortman
John Sprague
Robert Cowing
Local Youths Place In Science Fair
A Pine Cobble School science fair in Williamstown attracted a large crowd during Family Day. 27 entries competed with Glenn Lowry winning first for Levels of Friction Between Different Materials. Williamstown riders Mark Meachem and Diane DeMailly finished second and third, with Brad Davis Bennington fourth, Charles Cowing Williamstown fifth, a tie for sixth between John Sprague and Whitney Dickey, and David Anderson of Bennington in eighth. Judges included Dr. Fred Fawkes, Prof. Reinhard Wobus, and John S. Gail. The Pine Cobble Amateur Rocketry Association staged rocket launches at Clark Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Pine Cobble School
Glenn Lowry
Mark Meachem
Diane DeMailly
Brad Davis
Bennington
Charles Cowing
John Sprague
Whitney Dickey
David Anderson
Fred Fawkes
Sprague Electric Co
Reinhard Wobus
Williams College
John S. Gail
Pine Cobble Science Department
Pine Cobble Amateur Rocketry Association
Clark Field
Rutland Book Wagon Visits McCullough Library
The Rutland Regional Book Wagon visited McCullough Library on Friday offering a new selection of books for all ages. Mrs. Ida Goodman of Los Angeles is visiting the Irvin Lyon family. she is Harriette Lyon's mother and on her first Vermont visit after two weeks with two daughters in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
McCullough
Ida Goodman
Los Angeles
Calif
Irvin Lyon
Balloon Travel Enthusiasts Plan Return of 80-Foot Balloon
Arlington is abuzz as Gilbert C. Lewis of Delmar New York owner of an 80 foot tall balloon plans another visit with help from Howell family who recently hosted a tethered display over Howell's Campground. Lewis holds federal balloon pilot licenses and the craft has a 1200 pound lift capacity and 17000 foot ceiling. The Howells and Lewis seek knowledge of Vermont landing sites and local ordinances as they eye future rides and further exposure from appearances on national programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Howell
Lewis
New York State
Howells
Vermont
Mississippi
Connecticut
United States
Auguste Piccard
Callifornia
The
Banner Monday
Fifth Dimension
Johnny Carson
Arlington graduates two women at Boston University ceremony
Arlington residents Helene Thompson and Ann Mahala Brush of Arlington earned bachelor of science degrees Sunday at Boston University. Thompson and Brush were enrolled at Sargent College during the 97th commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Mahala Brush
Arlington
Boston University
Sargent College
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Mary’s Academy
Pittsfield
Beaumont
Helene Thompson
Bennington County
Walter Read
Spec
Thomas Read
Vietnam
Read
H. Co
11Th Armd Cav
A.P.O
San Francisco
Garden Club
Denby’s
Troy, N.Y
Bennington Area
Enterprise
Fran Stacy
Oxford
Adams Clothes Shop
Michael Miller
P.O. Box
Gordon J. Bentley
Manchester Center
Veterans Hospital
White River Junction
St. Margaret’s Guild
Masonic Hall
Kenneth Hill
River Road
Jerome J. Hevey Jr
Derby
First Congregational Church
Vermont Conference of the United Church of Christ
William Waterhouse
William Waterhouse Sr
Classic Street
Air Force
Lockland Afb
Tex
Vera Langlais
Edith Beaumont
St. Mary’s Auxiliary
Blessed Mary
Sharon Hoag
James Sennett
Diane Deluca
And
Carl Kempf
William Fitzpatrick
Raymond Delarey
Richard Keeley
Margaret Wirmusky
Brian Valentine
Chuck Carelli
Stanley Butkas
Jonathan Fineman
Judith Spike
Richard Pelsue
Nandor G. Thoma
Christine Rosencrantz
Harriette Lyon
Lane
Haynes
Kane Inc
Dial
Main St
Thaacas
N.F.D.A
Mahar
Main
Dhone
Bennington, Vt
Fleischmann
Bol Wiskey
T. Oernus
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!