Memorial Day Rites Set in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls to hold a four-division Memorial Day parade beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday led by grand marshal Thomas Restino. Units include police, village and town officials, veterans groups, local fire departments, school bands, and civic groups. A memorial program follows at Wood's Memorial Park with remarks, music, and ceremonies by the American Legion Auxiliaries.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Thomas Restino
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
St. Mary
Skyhawks Band
Pittsfield
Mass
Derby Club
North Hoosick Fire Department
No. Hoosick Fire Auxiliary
West Hoosick Fire Department
West Hoosick Fire Auxiliary
Hoosick Grange
Esther Bogardus
American Legion
Main Street
Wilder Avenue
Grand Union
John Street
Church Street
Willard Street
Wood’s Memorial Park
John Y. Elliott
Leo Albowicz
Central School Band
Skyhawks
Donald Bogardus
Tamarac Band
Co.c. Tank Battalion
St. Marks Church
Charles Bauman
Hoosick Falls Theater Group Elects Officers
Mrs Charles Turner was chosen president of the Little Theatre Group of Hoosick Falls at a meeting at River Street home. Officers include Richard Severson vice president, Mrs Carlton Shaw secretary, Mrs John Case treasurer, Harry Fink and Rev Joel Miller trustees for one year. The group canceled the Area 4 State Community Theater Association conference until further notice. The final meeting is set for June 24 with officer installation at a yet to be announced dinner venue. The Town of Hoosick Women's Republican Club postponed a Friday food sale until further notice.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Charles Turner
Little Theatre Group
Thomas Beaumont
River Street
Richard Severson
Carlton Shaw
John Case
Harry Fink
Joel Miller
Pownal Sets New Road Regulations
Pownal voters set road acceptance rules requiring 50 foot right of way along new undeveloped routes. Developers must deed the right of way to the town, mark with markers every 300 feet, and build 24 foot traveled width with 12 inches of gravel. Adequate drainage, 18 inch deep ditches, and culverts installed by developers are required. Driveways and culverts under driveways must drain properly. Morse Development on Mason Hill Road held for decision until provisions are met.
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Pownal
Powenal
Board of Selectmen
Ivor Pelsue
Morse
Mason Hill Road
Williamstown
Charles Morse
Legion Awards Scholarships Totaling 3700 Dollars
The American Legion Department of Vermont announced $3700 in scholarship awards. The top prize of 1000 went to Edward E. Griffiths Jr. of Waterbury High. Four 500 awards went to Robert L. Foster Middlebury High Frank X. Short Mt. St. Joseph Academy Bueland Betty R. Travers Hardwick Academy Thelma G. Morgan Spaulding High. Special awards of 250 went to Marie A.ee and Nancy E. Benoit 250 Enosburg Falls High. 200 to Freda E. Betts Bennington High. Alternates named Frederick W. Dame Canaan Memorial High and Cecelia E. Kane Mt. St. Joseph Academy Rutland. Committee members listed from Montpelier Fair Haven Underhill Lyndonville Montpelier and Bellows Falls.
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Charles N. Barber
Robert L. Foster
Middlebury High
Frank X. Short
Mt. St. Joseph Academy
Buteland
Betty R. Travers
Hardwick Academy
Thelma G. Moregan
Spaulding High School
Barere
Marie A
Jereicho High
Nancy E. Benoit
Enosburg Falls
Freda E. Betts
Bennington High School
Frederick W. Dame
Canaan Memorial High
Cecelia E. Kane
Rutland
Monteux II Cancels Two Berkshire Festival Conductions
Pierre Monteux cancels two Berkshire Festival conducting engagements to rest for summer preparations. Eugene Ormandy will conduct the July 19 concert with a program of Beethoven and Elgar works. Seiji Ozawa is invited to conduct August 16 featuring Hindemith, Moussorgsky, and Strauss.
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Lenox
Mass
Pierre Monteux
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Tangleswood
Hancock
Maine
Eugene Ormandy
Philadelphia Orchestra
Erich Leinsdorf
Beethoven
Ravel
Elgar
Ormandy
Leinsdorf
Seiji Ozawa
Koussevitzky
Berkshire Music Center
Ozawa
New York Philharmonic
Hindemith
Mathis der Maler
Moussorgsky
Pownal Fire Dept Softball Game Scheduled for Sunday
North and South Pownal Fire Departments will play on Sunday at 1 45 PM on the North Pownal school grounds with a practice session beforehand. South pitcher Jim Rhodes catcher Ralph Bishop. North importing a pitcher from Pennsylvania with catcher Bob Wilecord.
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North Pownal
South Pownal
Jim Rhodes
Ralph Bishop
Pennsylvania
Bob Wilecox
Pownal
Memorial Day Dinner Invite From Dorset Legion Auxiliary
Dorset veterans and American Legion members are invited to the annual Memorial Day dinner at noon Saturday in the Dorset Church vestry. Each veteran may bring a guest and his children. The invitation is by newspaper notice this year.
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Dorset
McBride-Harwood Post, American Legion
Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion
Dorset Church
Felicia Marsh
New York City
West Road
Nine New Dances to Debut at Bennington Workshop
Bennington College opens a three night Dance Workshop at 8:30 p.m. with nine new student choreographies including four senior projects. Performances feature works set to music by Orff, Lewis, Vivaldi and others, with company members and guest artists appearing on stage. Public admission is free.
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North Bennington
Bennington College Dance Workshop
Bennington College Dance Company
Karl Orff
Vittorio Fellagara
John Lewis
Blind Willie Johnson
Vera Hall
Bela Bartoli
Arnold Franchetti
Lucas Foss
Samuel Barber
Antonio Vivaldi
Tomaso Albinoni
Bennington
Bennington College Theatre
East Mountain water chlorination planned before June end
Manchester officials testified at a Public Service Board hearing that chlorination of the East Mountain water source is scheduled for before the end of June. Richard D. Hayes of the Manchester Water Company said improvements will proceed regardless of rate requests, with a focus on fire flow and safe drinking water.
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Manchester
Richard D. Hayes
Manchester Water Company
Public Service Board
Hayes
Health Department
Ernest L. Gibson III
PSB
Robert E. West
Atttorney
George Cook
Water Company
Gibson
Vere Mont Water Board Targets 66 Pollution Sites
The Vere mont Water Resources Board identifies 66 known pollution sources from single dwellings in the Battenkill River watershed in Bennington County with 10 in Manchester. A public hearing set for June 15 will consider objections to river classifications below the required class level. The board urges septic tanks and leaching systems for all non municipal sources to curb untreated domestic waste from rural towns including Dorset Sunderland Rupert West Rupert Sandgate Shaftsbury and Arlington.
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Vermont
Camden
White Creeks
Water Resources Board
Dorset
Sunderland
Rupert
West Rupert
Sandgate
Shaftsbury
Arlington
East Arlington
Fannie Hurst Named Woman of the Year by Fathers Day Committee
New York author Fannie Hurst, known for sweat shop roots and global renown, is named Woman of the Year by the National Father's Day Committee. Sargent Shriver is cited as Father of the Year. The group notes past Fathers of the Year include Gen Douglas MacArthur and John F Kennedy.
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Fannie Hurst
New York
Manchester
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Marlboro Sets Chamber Music Performance
Marlboro College announces a chamber music concert on June 4 at 8 p.m. directed by Louis Moyse. The program features works by Naudot Handel Mozart Schubert Cui Chaminade and Moyse and is open to the public.
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Marlboro
Marlboro Colege
Louis Moyse
Naudot
Handel
Mozart
Schubert
Cui
Chaminade
Moyse
Dorset Pair Honored On Anniversary
Dorset Town Manager and Mrs. James H. Beesley celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a surprise party hosted by daughters Mrs. Donald G. Johnson and Mrs. E Warren Johnson of Barnumville. Over 24 friends attended at the Johnsons home in Dorset. Ruth Johnson presented a money tree while Diana Johnson gave a corsage. Guests came from Chester Dorset Manchester and West Newbury Massachusetts.
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East Dorset
Dorset
James H. Beeslee
Donald G. Johnson
E. Warren Johnson
Barnumville
Donald Johnson
Ruth Johnson
Diana Johnson
Chester
Manchester
West Newbury
Mass
Mountain Towns Tour Adds Sunshine and Travel Dips
Mountain residents Carlo Walter HO 4 3993 and Mr and Mrs Albert Noel returned to Searsburg for summer after wintering in Key Largo and Campbellsville. Mr and Mrs Anders Olsen headed to Spring Valley for a few days. Dearcopp couple came back after visiting Walter and family. Weather ranged from 94 with high humidity to cool mid week at a World's Fair trip.
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Albert Noel
Searsburg
Key Largo
Fla
Campbellsville
Anders Olsen
South Road
Spring Valley
N.Y
Charles Dearcopp
Walter Dearcopp
West Milford
N.J
Dearcopps
Greenwood Lake
New Surfacing Method Used on Unisphere at World's Fair
At the New York World’s Fair the Unisphere showcases a Buffalo firm’s Rigidized Metals process that textures stainless steel with dimpled patterns for curved surfaces. Founder Dick Smith adapted the technique to create decorative, low maintenance metal finishes for curtain walls and other constructions, offering about 60 geometric patterns plus optional baked enamel.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Rigidized Metals Corp
Union Carbide
New York
Dick Smith
Rigidized Metals Company
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Ray Greenwood
Francis Mortarity
Fair Haven
Lloyd Woodward
Underhill
Walter Hughes
Lyndonville
Max Barrows
Edmund Lawlor
Bellows Falls
Molly Stark
Molly Stark School
Southern Vermont Industrial Arts and Homemaking
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Buckler
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Vera Langlais
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Danby Congregational Church
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John Pudvar
Ted Church
Roger Wilcox
Carl
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Theresa
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Board of Civil Authority
BSA News
Boy Scout Troop 47
Edoward McKeever
Pownal Center
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Robert Pudvar
Morgan Barber
James Harris
Fletcher Hall
Richard Champney
Marcel Langlais
Ralph Walk
Edward McKeever
Lyle Grusendorf
Dexter Moore
Pack 47
Donald Roy
Bruce Burrington
Edward Pratt
Pownal Tanning Company
North Poweral Fire House
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Arthur Green
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Eaton
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Robert McFall
South Dorset
Guy Stone
Fayette Dunn
Myanoshita
Japan
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Ellamae Wilcox
Nini Lee
James Lee II
Dorset Play House
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Carol Munter
Carla Maxwell
Anna Coffey
Moss Cohen
Clyde Morgan
Linda Tolbert
Diane Sherer
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