Fire damages Elm Street store and apartment in Hoosick Falls
A two alarm fire at 51 Elm St in Hoosick Falls gutted the upholstery shop in the rear of the first floor and damaged the front store and upstairs apartments. Tenants escaped and residents were relocated as two engine companies battled the blaze from 2:15 to 3:50 p.m. Firefighters contained the fire, with nearby gas tanks removed for safety.
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Elm Street
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Elm St
Kenneth O’dell
Rensselaer
Charles Klaer
Walter Hoffman
Bernice Granger
Bennington
Lydia Stevens
Glen Banks
Hoffman
Blue Flame Gas Service
Seniors Win In Arlington One Act Contest
Arlington high seniors won first place in the one act contest for Moliere The Doctor in Spite of Himself Freshmen took second with The Happy Journey to Camden and Trenton Third went to juniors for Play goers and fourth to sophomores for The Women Folks Judges honored Maribeth Albee as best actress and Carl Benjamin as best actor Maribeth Albee earned honorable mention for her freshman mother role Curl Albee was named for best freshman characterization Neil Knapp chosen for best sophomores portrayal Curt Albee led the juniors as the benevolent husband in a Christmas style plan Carl Benjamin starred as the doctor in spite of himself showing strong medical knowledge.
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Arlington
Camden
Trenton
Thorton Wilder
Arthur Pinero
John Kirkpatrick
William Gilbert
Dorset
Eugene Franck
Curt Albee
Carl Benjamin
Arlington Church Speaker Will Discuss Mission Work in Africa
The Sodality of St. Columbans Church invites all for an illustrated talk by Rev. William Murphy of the Maryknoll Fathers at 8 p.m. Monday November 5 at Fisher School. Murphy spent seven years in Africa and plans to return to the United States in January.
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William Murphy
The
Maryknoll Fathers
Sodality of St. Columbans Church
Fisher School
Father Murphy
Africa
United States
Arlington
Mildred Nelson Maynard
Donald
Mildred
James Nelson
Bellows ‘Falls
Maynard
Lampson
Springfield
Federated Church
New York
U.N
Voters Cleared for Pownal Election Day Participation
The Board of Civil Authority updated the voter list for Pownal ahead of the general election. 799 residents are eligible to vote, 20 names added, 1 deleted, 15 absentee ballot approvals, and home visits planned for those unable to attend polls. Polls run 10 am to 7 pm at Town Hall under Constable Robert Wilcox. Incumbents face Democratic challengers in town representation and justice positions.
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Pownal
Board of Civil Authority
Ralph Mattison
Harold Andrews
Lauriston Wilcox
Jay Buck
Martin Lingner Sr
Rolland Roy
Rachel Mason
Norman Strobridge
A. Coleman Mason
Burton Peckham
Marcel Langlais
Harold Hicks
Ellen Lillie
Walter Towslee
James Sincluice
Henry Brown
Robert Wilcox
Pownal Re-elect Sheriff John H Maloney and Local Justices
On Election Day vote for Democrat Justices of the Peace Harold Marshall Walter Towslee David Adler and Walter Pollett. For transportation to the polls call Valley 37336.
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Harold Marshall
Walter Towslee
David Adler
Walter Pollett
Telephone Valley
ADV
College Student Begins Dance Classes Today
NORTH BENNINGTON The Bennington College dance faculty will have Harriet Frand teach modern ballet to five to eight year olds from 4 to 5 p.m. on five Mondays, Nov 5 through Dec 10 in the New Studio. Registration available today between 2:30 and 5.
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North Bennington
Bennington College
Harriet Frand
Miss Frand
Martha Graham
Helen Tamaris
Fraad
Arlington Students Win Cash in Why We Should Vote Essay
Two Arlington Memorial High School students won prizes in an essay contest on voting. Bonnie Wilkins took first place and Robert Grimm finished second, judged by Carl Fortune and Gerald Browe. Prizes were $25 and $15, funded by local party committees.
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Arlington
Arlington Memorial High School
Carl Fortune
Arlington Republican and
Democratic Town Committees
Fortune
Gerald Browe
Bonnie Wilkins
Robert Grimm
Orlando Cullinan
Towns Democratic Party
Eric Ericksen
GOP
Eric Ericson
North Bennington Women Meet for Church Fellowship
The Women's Fellowship of the Congregational Church in North Bennington will gather Tuesday at 7 20 p m in the church social rooms. Mrs Robert McWaters and Harold Shepard will join a panel on Our Church's Mission and Persons of Special Need.
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North Bennington
Women’s Fellowship
The
Congregational Church
Robert McWaters
Harold Shepard
LeRoy Watson
McWaters
Maurice Ball
Berkshire Symphony concertmaster wows at Chapin Hall
Williamstown Massachusetts readers heard the Berkshire Community Orchestra with a new concertmaster whose violin tone stood out distinctly. The review notes the poised performance and evocative phrasing that rivaled a major ensemble. The setting was Chapin Hall and the moment highlighted the soloist's refined technique.
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Williamstown
Mass
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Berkshire Community Orchestra
Chapin Hall
Boston Symphony
Silverstein Shines in a Russian Orchestral Afternoon
The performance featured Silverstein in a lyrical Andante amid Shainman conducting Irwin Shainman led an Orchestra with strength in strings and winds. The program centered on Russian works including Glinka’s overture and Rimsky Korsakov’s Le Coq dOr. The audience enjoyed lively playing. expectations rise for the next local concert.
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Silverstein
Glinka
Ludmilla
Rimsky-Korsakov
Shainman
Arlington Calendar highlights for Nov 5 to Nov 10
Schedule lists events in Arlington with groups and times including Sodality talk by Rev Murphy at Fisher School on Monday, Library Board at Community House, Election Day Tuesday, Arlington Chorus at Finney's Studio, Enterprise Society at Bailey Hall, Federated Church meeting, Smorgasbord at Bailey Hall, PTA fashion show at Memorial School, and deer season opening on Saturday official holiday.
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Sodality
Fisher School
William Murphy
Library Board
Community House
American Legion
Legion Rooms
Arlington Chorus
Finney
Enterprise Society
Bailey Hall
Federated Church
Smorgasbord
Arlington Pta
Memorial School
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Union Street
Ustomer
Philco
Olympic
Seem Nerish
Ann Marsh
Pownals
James Louns
John H. Maloney
Manchester
By Bonnie Wilkins
Massachusetts
North
Music Review
Berkshire Symphony
By Lisa Tate
Vera Langlais
Jo Silverstein
Erich Leinsdorf
BSO
Fine Orchestra
Charles Munch
Byron E. Towslee
Randolph
Byron W. Toslee
Vermont Technical College
Young Towslee
Towslees
Richmond A. Young
George Aiken
Robert E. Rudd Jr
North Pownal Graded
Rudd
Motor Vehicle Department
North Pownal
Parent - Teacher Club
Methodist Bazaar
Pownal Methodist Church
James Quinn
Harry W. Beals Sr
Henry W. Bassen
Jackson Ostrander
Otis Dorman
Warren Mason
Harry W. Beals Jr
Henry J. Bassen
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Ladies Aid Society
First Baptist Church
Benefit Party
Pownal Center
Oak Hill
Alfred Davis
Joseph Comar
Ralph Bishop
Alfred Chenaille
Vivacity
Irwin Shainman
Bennington Bookshop, Inc
Main St
Bennington, Vt
Benrus
Fienberg
Main St. Bennington
Arlington Republican Committee
Keyser
Sawalei
SALEM
Republican
U.S
Foote
Stafford
AIKEN
Eugene V. Clark
Reid Lefevre
R. Marshall Witten
Howard G. Marsden
Claude A. Rich
William H. Fox
District of
Margaret Lillie
Arlington Bennington
Landgrove
Peru
Readsboro
Rupert
Allan Angney, JR
Joe Caracciola
William T. Burns
Edith Bauer
George Heaslip Daulton Mann
Kenalone Collins
Bob Grap
Woodford
Sandgate
Shaftsbury
Searsbury
Stamford
Winhall
Sunderland
Charles Bentley, JR
Tracy Kenyon, JR
Doris Rice Leroy Lawrence
Daisy Myers
Arthur Bissel
Harriet Stone
Norman Strowbridge
Bennington County
Republican Committee
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