Selectmen Appoint Clemons Lister Amid Objections
Manchester selectmen appointed former Sister Walter S. Clemons to fill a vacancy from Henry B. Robinson's resignation. Motel owner Richard Bartholomae criticized the appointments citing past listing procedures as illegal and immoral. The board also eyed school district funding practices and sewer tax handling, while town officials discussed incidents near Manchester Elementary School and planned regional meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Walter S. Clemons
Henry B. Robinson
Dorothy Brophy
Robinson
Bartholomae
Fowler
Clemens
Clemons
Debris Fire Ignited by Winds Burns Hoosick Falls ruin
A deliberately set fire to clear debris at the demolished Colasta Co. building in Hoosick Falls intensified with high winds. Firefighters from Hoosick Falls and neighboring towns battled the blaze for about an hour, with smoldering resuming overnight. The fire threatened nearby Hoosick Wood Products and Falls Hardware. Fire crews guarded the scene through the night due to wind. Property owner Edmund Skorupsky arranged the incident. Hose from Village Works failed when winds rose. The blaze remained smoldering the following morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Colasta Co
Hoosick Wood Products
Falls Hardware Co
North Hoosick
Hoosick
Hoosic River
Edmund Skorupsky
Village Public Works Department
Skorupsky
Kenneth Lester
Colasta Company
Cullinan to Run as Write-In for District 49
Arlington store owner Cullinan announces he will be a write-in candidate for Vermont District 49 representative. A lifelong Arlington resident, he operates Cullinan's Store and the Cut-Leaf Maples Motel with his wife. He cites familiarity with local government, schools, and growth, and remains active in the Arlington Lions Club and local associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Orlando Cullinan
Cullinan
Sandgate
Sunderland
U.S. 7
Arlington cooks homemade bread to cut school lunch costs
Arlington hot lunch workers are baking homemade bread using surplus commodities to lower bread expenses. The program needs more bread pans and invites homemakers with extra pans to donate, with collection at Fisher Elementary School on school days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Fisher Elementary School
Fire destroys storage barn at North Pownal dairy farm
Firefighters battled a late night blaze at Harvey Burdick Jr.s North Pownal farm destroying a 50 by 30 foot storage barn and about 800 bales of hay along with a tractor mowing machine and other machinery. The fire believed caused by an electric fence was kept from spreading to the main barn housing the milking herd. About 60 to 70 volunteers from multiple towns fought the fire with tankers supplying water from a river and a pond. Fire crews were aided by mutual aid from nearby departments as they worked into the early hours with hot coffee provided by Burdick family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Harvey Burdick Jr
Burdick
North Pownal
Charles Kokoras
Pownal Center
Charles W. Betit
Kenneth O’dell
North Bennington
Bennington Village
Bennington Rural
Human cannonball dies in Lucknow circus blast
In Lucknow, 25 year old Shan kar Prasad known as the human cannonball of the Gemini Circus was killed when a cannon charge exploded before he left the barrel. Two circus hands were injured in the blast.
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New Delhi
UPI
Shankar Prasad
Gemini Circus
India
Lucknow
Prasad
Children's Week at McCullough Library festival of books
North Bennington notes Children's Week at McCullough Library features a vivid window display of juvenile titles and a Books Please theme. The event highlights new books for all ages from picture books to teens and adults, with selections from Rebecca Caudill, Jane Thayer, Peggy Parish, Ruth Manning Sanders, and others. Friday program invites Grades 1 and 2 from North Bennington School for a special viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
McCullough
Charley
Rebecca Caudill
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Jane Thayer
William R. Morrow
Gus
Hazel
Amelia Bedelia
Peggy Parish
Harper and Row
Ruth Manning Sanders
E. P. Dutton and Co
Lucy Doane
Rutland
Falls Pool Fund Totals Rise in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls urged residents to support the town swimming pool project as pledges reached 35 700 dollars with 440 dollars added in the past week. Philip Leonard announces tax exempt status approved by the Internal Revenue Service and bathhouse standards approved by the county health board. He invites the public to visit the athletic field to view progress and asks for weekend volunteers.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Swimming Pool
Philip Leonard
Department of Internal Revenue
Rensselaer County Board of Health
Leonard
Weekend Food Guide Washington Market Harvest Report
The fall harvest appears in markets with fair to good supplies of meats vegetables and fruits. Rump and cuck roasts headline beef offerings while pork shows bright spots in bacon and roast cuts. Lamb broiler-fryers and turkeys are plentiful with baskets of cabbage carrots celery lettuce onions potatoes and radishes. Apples grapefruit grapes oranges pears bananas and canned salmon nationwide offer strong value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPD
USDA
Five Day Forecast for New England Temperatures
UPI reports five day outlook from the U S Weather Bureau finding temperatures near seasonal normals. Sunday warm, cooler Tuesday, warmer again Wednesday with Boston normal max 54 and min 40. Rainfall expected above half an inch Monday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
Worcester
Nantucket
Providence
R.I
Concord
N.H
Burlington
Maine
Portland
Eastport
Greenville
Caribou
Ostade Painting Acquired by City Art Museum
The City Art Museum in St Louis has acquired Adriaen Jansz van Ostade’s Peasants Dancing in an Inn, a 1659 Dutch scene bought in London. The work portrays the lively, boisterous life of rustic revelers and was painted by Ostade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Louis, Mo
API
City Art Museum
Adriaen Jansz van Ostade
London
Ostade
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Four Winds Motel
Selectmen
Board of Selectmen
Stanford Zecher
Donald R. Shanks
Shanks
James L. Woodard
Clara May Hemenway
Green Peak
Hanley Farm
Selectman
Orrin Beattie
Stowe
Vermont Municipal League
Woodard
Thompson
Springfield
The
Pownals
Vera Langlais
John C. Barber
Center School
Board of Civil Authority
United States
Vermont
Orlando G. Cullinan
Beaumont
Frederick
No. Bennington
Elm St
Upper Main St
UE Ka Homes
North Bennington, VT
GO Modern
Dial
AON Anniversary
Main St. Dial
Bennington
North Street
Bennington, VT
Cannonball
McCullough Library
E. P. Dutton
Miss Pickerel
McGregor
Pontill
McGraw-Hill
Jean - Pierre
Jean-Pierre
Paul Gallico
Doubleday
Gioia Flammenghi
Paris
France
Snelling
Snelling — Snelling
LING
Snelling Snelling
Pelier
Falls Pool Fund
Weekend Food Guide
Walker
Paul Bohne III
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