Manchester PTA Re-Elects West Hears UCS Talk
Manchester PTA held a year end dinner meeting at Burr and Burton Seminary where Gordon Gerrish, clinical psychologist, outlined United Counseling Service's two main areas child guidance and family counseling. He noted weekly visits to Manchester schools and emphasized parental consent for any child’s evaluation. The group honored four long serving teachers and elected officers for the coming year. An ham dinner was provided by volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
United Counseling Service
Gordon Gerrish
PTA
Burr and Burton Seminary
Gerrish
Neil E. Cross
E.H. Henry
Alison Bright
Theresa Zullo
Annabelle Ellison
Thomas Martin
Bradford West
Douglas Shaw
Eugene Collette
Burton Brown
Pownal Fishing Derby Draws 100 Kids In Wet Morning
Cloudy skies and damp clothing did not dampen spirits at White's Pond as over 100 youngsters aged 12 and under competed for the largest trout. Angie Lingner, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lingner, North Pownal, won first prize of 3 dollars. Debra Palmer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Palmer, South Pownal, took second. several tied for third. The annual derby is sponsored by the Pownal Fish and Game Club.
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Pownal
White’s Pond
Angie Lingner
Martin G. Lingner
North Pownal
Debra Palmer
Charles Palmer
South Pownal
The
Pownal Fish and Game Club
Manchester area notices and community events roundup
Tony Lorenzo returns to Veterans Hospital White River Junction for treatment and observation. Bennington County Nurses Association hosts a dinner meeting at 6 p.m. at West Manchester Mountain Farm Arlington with attendees from the area. Firefighters respond to a mattress fire in Manchester Niles Home. Niles hospitalized in good condition. Manchester Fire brief call near Center Hill behind Wilkins residence. Industrial Development Group to hold meeting at the elementary school Tuesday at 8 p.m. Notable visits and receptions include Miss Fannie Shearling and Mrs. Edward Farrell visiting Clara Hard in Manchester. Rev Donald C. Kelly honored at St Alphonsus Pittsford Florence reception. Randy Bartlett leases Four Seasons Sport Shop store to Mrs. William Weaver June 1-Oct 1. fall reopening for ski wear. Mrs. Olive Dern and Mrs. Ray Hartwell attend Castleton reunion. Local emphasis on United Counseling Service highlighting help available with no charge for first appointment. Bloodmobile at elementary school Wednesday 12:30 to 6 p.m. Manchester volunteers in charge. 17 pints used Dorset residents and 28 pints Manchesterites this year. Caroline Sargent Pawlet and John McCormick Manchester join Two-gallon Club as of Jan 27. Blood donors 18 to 21 require parental consent.
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Lynford Bourn
Niles
Manchester
Bennington Hospital
Manchester Fire Department
Seymour Wilkins
Center Hill
Bourn
Fannie Shearling
Edward Farrell
Scotia
N.Y
Clara Hard
Seminary Avenue
Donald C. Kelly
St. Paul’s Church
Florence
Pittsford Town Hall
Randy Bartlett
Four Seasons Sport Shop
Manchester, Center
William Weaver
Weaver
U.S. 7
Bartlett
Olive Dern
Ray Hartwell
Castleton State College
Edward Keyes Davis
William C. Nawrath
Manchester Center
John Wilmott
Manchester Depot
Donald Riker
Neil E. Cross
Richville
United Counseling Service
UCS
Bennington County
Red Cross
Women’s Fellowship
Pownal Center
Center
Zuron Huse
John Barber
Kenneth Gile
Ralph Mattison
Charles Gates
Frank Myers
Lawrence Chaffee
Ira Chaffee
Sanfri Kauppi
Huse
Boy Scout Troop 47
Rolland Roy
North Pownal
Florence Harries
Harold Pratt
Marcel Langlais
St. Andrew’s Church
North Adams
Hummel
Williams College
Leonard Duval
North
Pownal
Scouts of
John Grusendorf
Thomas Langlais
Duval
Village Homemakers Group Meeting on Freezer Use
North Bennington Elizabeth Dwyer leads The Villagers Homemakers Extension Group meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the library. Topic focuses on more efficient use of the freezer.
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Villagers Homemakers Extension Group
Williams Professor Named To Head College in Turkey
Dr. Dwight J. Simpson, Williams College educator and political scientist, elected ninth president of Robert College of Istanbul by its trustees. He will assume office July 1, succeeding the late Dr. Patrick Murphy Malin. Robert College, founded 1863, is the oldest American-sponsored higher education abroad with about 1,800 students, mostly Turkish, and a 230-member faculty. Simpson, visiting Istanbul professor on leave from Williams, has long served in Middle East studies and Afro Asian studies roles.
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New York
N.Y
Dwight J. Simpson
Middle East
Robert College of
Istanbul
Turkey
Grinnell Morris
Simpson
Patrick Murphy Malin
Robert
American College For Girls
University of Istanbul
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
Williams
U.S. Department of State
GOP Women Hear Federation Head at Manchester Luncheon
More than 90 women from Bennington and Rutland Counties gathered at Harvest Inn in Manchester to hear Dorothy A. Elston, president of the National Federation of Republican Women, and Mildred Perkins, New England regional director. Elston urged party unity and expanding Vermont federation membership, while identifying liberal labels as divisive. Reverend Jerome Hevey Jr. gave the invocation as hostesses and notable attendees, including former Bennington County Senator Hazel Wills, were seated at the head table.
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Manchester
Bennington
Rutland
Harvest Inn
Dorothy A. Elston
National Federation of Republican Women
Mildred Perkins
Federation
New England
Madeline Harwood
Vermont Women’s Republican Club
Elston
Republican Party
Conserva
North Pownal Youth Wins Grand Industrial Arts Trophy
A Mt. Greylock Regional High School student from Williams town won the grand trophy at Berkshire County’s Industrial Arts Fair. Carl A. Dickinson earned first prizes in mechanical drawing and design, plus a blue ribbon, for an eight piece pine and wrought iron living room suite. The bronze arts trophy will be shown at a school assembly and on display for weeks.
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Williamstown
Dickinson
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Cub Scouts
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Angel
Jane Parker
Yeersey
Save
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Cox
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Curtiss
Tony Lorenzo
Veterans Hospital
White River Junction
Bennington County Nurses Association
West
Jackie Breen
Elizabeth Dwyer
Vera Langlais
Greece
Iran
Nepal
India
Lebanon
Grantmaster
Blackwall
W.T. Grant CO
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GOP
Javery
South
Vermont
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
TORO
Jos
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