Citizens Committee Plans Telephone Campaign in Arlington
A Arlington Citizens Advisory Committee, aided by the Arlington Parent Teachers Organization and room mothers, organizes a two day telephone blitz Sunday and Monday to urge voters to approve a bond issue for two school additions next Tuesday. Prominent telephone chairmen include Mrs. James Woodard, Mrs. John Bentley, Mrs. Richard Wood, and others. The group and the Arlington School Board have mailed two notices to local taxpayers detailing the school situation, including an illustrated brochure and a state Board of Education report on high school minimum standards issued Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Citizens Advisory Committee
James Woodard
John Bentley
Richard Wood
Kenneth Smith
Earl Howard
Eric Erickson
Patricia Wilcox
Marge Macksey
Lorraine Moody
Ruth Skarka
Citizens’ Group
Arlington School Board
State Board of Education
Montpelier
George Zimmer Sr
Martha Canfield
Wagner
R. K. Miles
Dorseters Consider Zoning Plan Hearing in East Dorset
East Dorset Zoning Committee met at the Municipal Office with Wallace Farnum of the state Central Planning Office to review an ordinance. The panel plans broad resident distribution before a mid December public hearing and includes Leon Edgerton as chair along with Rep. Burns Dressler Lee II and Mrs. McWayne. Citizens Advisory Committee members Send notices via WGY and WBTN to publicize the proposal.
Manchester airman reports Saigon posting and base life
2 C George H Mattison of Manchester arrived safely in Saigon Vietnam and works in the publications office for the 7th Air Force at Tan Son Nhut. He rooms in a Quonset hut with 17 other airmen. Mrs Edna T Wrights Grade 8 class toured the town office. Burr and Burton Seminary held open house with 10 minute classes and refreshments led by Mrs Paul H Bullock Sr and Mrs Frank Squires as movies of the new wing were shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H
Buster) Mattison
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Robert W. Mattison
7Th Air Force
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Edna T. Wright
Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary
Paul H. Bullock Sr
Frank Squires
Arlington Voters College Bond Debate Focuses on School Needs
Arlington residents weigh a 330000 to 340000 bond to expand the school system amid mixed views on state aid, library expansion, and hot lunch programs. Taxpayers express concern over cost, local control, and the operation expenses of planned additions, with many urging careful consideration before Tuesday’s vote.
Arlington voters weigh cost of school additions and new classrooms
Residents debated a bond issue to fund additions at Fisher and the high school, with Supt. Wagner citing 23000 dollars for a new teacher, librarian, heat, lights, and a part time custodian. Some argued the plan is expensive and ill considered, while others urged timely investment to maintain small class sizes and local schooling.
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Miles
Wagner
Fisher School
Fisher
Arlington
Merwin Crofut
Hoosick Falls Plans Redevelopment Of Main Street
Hoosick Falls village and town planning boards heard that the village retail district is obsolescent and needs drastic change. consultants Allen Dresdner and John Matthews of Candeub Fleissig proposed a long range master plan calling for elimination of buildings on Main Street from the post office to John Street as part of redevelopment efforts.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick
Allen Dresdner
John Matthews
Candeub Fleis
Sig and Associates Planning Consultants
Albany
Norshaft Lions Hear Larry Pratt
Lawrence J. Pratt of the U S Department of Agriculture spoke to the Norshaft Lions at the Congregational Church in North Bennington. He outlined how the soil conservation office assists landowners and farmers, noting that any owner of an acre or more is eligible for advice. New member Victor Harwood was welcomed, and plans for Ladies Night on December 3 at Heartwellville Lodge Readsboro were announced with entertainment and a buffet. Tickets available from Moriarty, Lucas, and Bluto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Lawrence J. Pratt
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Bennington County
Norshaft
Congregational Church
Pratt
Merritt Hewitt
Victor Harwood
Shaftsbury
Lion Eric Adler
Tom Bluto
Heartwellville Lodge
Readsboro
Brad Riley
David Moriarty
Peter Lucas
Bluto
Barrows Leaves J K Adams for Dorset Real Estate
William Barrows Jr sales manager at J K Adams Co since July 1963 plans to leave after year end to join Dorset Real Estate Co a family run business since 1936. Proposed area plan urges traffic relief work along Church Street and lower Classic Street expansion to ease congestion with future development targeted to Hoosick Falls and nearby hamlets including Hoosick North Hoosick and Walloomsac. Copies of the plan were circulated to boards ahead of a joint master plan meeting on December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
William Barrows Jr
J. K. Adams Co
Dorset Real Estate Co
Barrows
Burr and Barton Seminary
Church Street
First Street
N.Y. 22
Upper River Street
Hoosick Falls
Hoosick
Bazaar at St Mary’s Auxiliary Opens Today in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls residents attend the annual St Marys Auxiliary bazaar in the parish hall featuring handmade crafts, decorations, floral items, and a white elephant table. Mrs Richard Powers Sr leads as general chairman. Hours are 4 to 9 today and 10 to final sale Saturday. The Town of Hoosick considers surveying John Filkins land for a new town garage with a 9.2 acre option at 5000 dollars. Delarey Sales & Service awarded 8400 dollar contract for a heavy duty highway truck with a 1963 International taken in trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Auxiliary
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Richard Powers Sr
Town of Hoosick Board
John Filkins
River Road
Wilson Hill Road
Delarey Sales & Service
Highway Department
Hilltop Girls 4-H Club to Meet at Shaftsbury School
Shaftsbury Hilltop Girls 4-H Club schedules a Saturday 10 30 a.m. meeting at Shaftsbury Elementary School. The gathering covers club activities and plans, inviting members and parents to attend.
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Hilltop Girls
Shaftsbury
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Lyle H. Salter
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Donald S. Kendall Jr
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the Taxpayers
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