Vermont Boy Chosen for Disneyland Presidential Trip
Nine year old Shane Becker of North Bennington, Vermont, was one of six nationwide grade schoolers selected for a My Weekly Reader sponsored weekend trip to Disneyland in Anaheim. The group, including Shane’s mother, toured the park, met Winnie the Pooh and heard a mock presidential discussion, while polls in North Bennington showed Carter ahead of Ford.
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Williams College
Fire probes continue into Sunderland mill blaze
Arlington Fire Chief asks selectmen to pressure for full prosecution of those who set the Groat Mill fire and four other arsons on Saturday night. State Police Detective Horton says he is pursuing leads and suspects, ruling out two groups and noting gasoline siphoning from a car as the ignition source.
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Arlington
Harry Pickering
Sunderland
Pickering
Mack Molding
Miles Lumber Co
Robert Horton
Jerry’s Gulf
Route 7
Shaftsbury Tax Deadline Mixup Sparks Inquiry
Treasurer Clinton MacDonald corrected the Banner error noting the Shaftsbury school tax deadline is November 6, not December 6. State’s Attorney Raymond Bolton may be asked for an inquest. Arlington firefighters considered a reward for information but the idea stalled. Residents express repugnance, anger, and frustration over the mill fire. Fred Grout calls it a rotten shame and questions prevention and punishment.
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Shaftsbury
Clinton MacDonald
Raymond Bolton
Arlington
Fred Grout
Marguerrite Frappier Retires After 30 Years at Putnam Hospital
Miss Marguerite Frappier R N retires after more than three decades at Putnam Memorial Hospital. She began in 1943 as a general duty nurse and later led dietary and pharmacy services while holding multiple nursing roles. Born in Proctor, she trained in Burlington and plans wintering in Florida before moving to Rutland, with travels to visit Vermont friends and family.
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Putnam
Proctor
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Burlington
Vermont State Sanitorium
Pittsford
Goshen
Caverly
American Nursing Association
County Registered Nurses’ Association
E. Anne Hendee
R.N
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Marguerite Frappier
Tucker Chapter 38 Meets in North Bennington with Grand Officers
Tucker Chapter 38 CBS will meet Thursday November 4 at 8 p.m. at the Masonic Temple in North Bennington. Tucker Chapter will join Mt Anthony Chapter 1 in entertaining grand officers in Bennington on Wednesday November 3. Supper at 6:30 p.m. meeting at 8 p.m. Weekly McCullough Library story hour runs 10 to 11 a.m. each Wednesday for area youngsters aged three to five.
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CBS
Masonic Temple
North Bennington
Mt. Anthony
Bennington
McCullough Library
Hoosick Grange Notes on World Theme and Meetings
Hoosick Grange conducted a meeting with the theme Men of the World and voted a donation to the Town of Hoosick Community Center. N Clifford Cottrell read the canal history installment. next meeting November 10 on Safety Problems with members bringing issues. Thanksgiving program planned for November 24. refreshments by Rev. and Mrs. Taylor B. Light and committee.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Men of the World
N. Clifford Cottrell
Panama Canal
Ralph J. Griswold
Taylor B. Light
Grand jury requested in Manchester bar murder case
State's Attorney Raymond Bolton asked a grand jury be convened over the killing of bartender Harry Cirelli outside the Palace Hotel in Manchester. Three suspects, Minckler, Martin, and Bonnie Kinney, pleaded not guilty to first degree murder. Kinney released on bail. Minckler and Martin, arrested after a citywide search, face additional charges including armed robbery and fugitive from justice. Grand jury could be convened in two to three weeks after juror lists and hearing dates are set.
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Ogg
Manchester
Bennington District Court
Richard Minckler
Merchants Row
Rutland
Michael J. Martin
North Clarendon
St. Albans House of Corrections
Bonnie Kinney
Ursula Kinney
St. Albans
Minckler
Martin
Harry Cirelli
Palace Hotel
Bardwell Hotel
Rutland District Court
Elizabeth King
Arlington Leo Club Dance Night Benefits Community
The Arlington Leo Club hosts a community dance Saturday November 6 from 8 to 11 p.m. at a local venue with Ridgerunners band admission set at $1.25. Proceeds support community efforts and fun for attendees.
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Arlington Leo Club
Ridgerunners
Livestock Loan Window Ends December Thirty First
Livestock producers facing financial hardship have until December 31 to apply for loans under the Emergency Livestock Credit Act of 1974. The program, started as a temporary measure by the Farmers Home Administration, offers emergency assistance to eligible producers.
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College Station, Tex
UPI
Farmers Home Administration
Falls School Taxes Lag In Hoosick Falls District
Hoosick Falls Central School District collected about 87 percent of its $669,000 tax levy by the Oct. 5 deadline. Tax collector Marilyn Robinson said payments were not as high as in past years, though she would still accept taxes postmarked by Nov. 1 with penalty. Residents had until Oct. 5 to pay without penalty and until yesterday with penalty.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Central
Marilyn Robinson
Planners Back Ned Elwell Store Near Wallies Route 7
Arlington planners gave general approval to Ned Elwell plans for a 26 by 50 foot store beside Wallies on Route 7. Tom Ryan will lease the store for Mortar and Pestle Pharmacy moving from East Arlington Road. Parking concerns were raised and a traffic expert may be consulted. state law requires three square feet of parking per one square foot of selling space, which initial plans appear to meet.
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Arlington
Arlington Planning Commission
Ned Elwell
Wallie’s
Route 7
Tom Ryan
East Arlington Road
Elwell’s
Blood drive urges Arlington donors to act now
Four month deadline looms for Arlington residents to donate blood with a Wednesday drive at St. Margaret Mary s Parish Hall Route 7 open 1 to 6 pm. Eligible donors 17 to 65 walk in with ample parking snacks drinks provided staff and registrars named.
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Arlington
Ingrid Hirsch
Betty Tynan
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Frank Carrigan
James P. O’neil
Dorothy Dusha
Charlotte Dunlap
Nellie Hayden
Mary Houghton
Christine MacKenzie
Marjorie Macksey
Barbara Mahler
Lorraine Moody
Isabel Pope
Jane Rice
Marjorie Brush
Natalie Caler
Muriel Linde
Bag
Dorothy Squires
Marian Squires
Deborah and
Leah Wood
Thrift Shop to close in North Bennington sale week
The North Bennington Thrift Shop will close on Tuesday November 30 after years of service. From now until closure all departments are on sale and no more donations will be accepted, said shop manager Mrs Kay Luce who thanked donors and patrons from the north village and western New York communities.
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North Bennington
North Village
New York
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