Manchester Town Fathers Ponder Problem of New Town Highways
Manchester selectmen debated taking over new roads as town highways amid growth and budget pressures. They weighed a Dow property road with trailer homes and drainage issues, and a Barnumville Road site needing future standardization. Other items included bridge work, garden club requests, polling place protections, a new police cruiser, and traffic controls.
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Manchester
Board of Selectmen
Frederick S. Malone
Bernard Dow
Manchester Depot
Ferdinand Bongartz
Oakley K. Porter
Dow
Manchester Center Bridge
Ford Agency
Dana L. Thompson
Thompson
Porter
Bongartz
Barnumville Road
State Highway Department
Ivor Pelsue
Community notices from Manchester and Zion Church events
Manchester residents can obtain hunting licenses from Town Clerk Clara Hem enway at her Barnumville Road home or the town manager’s office this weekend. Zion Episcopal Church hosts a film series on family life for adults only, with “From Generation to Generation” and “How Much Affection?” at the Parish House as the first event of the 1964 65 season. Foster Colvin, Charles Thompson, and James Phalen were discharged from Rutland Hospital this week. Junior Girl Scouts plan a court of honor at Zion Church Parish House under Mrs. Stanley Hinkley. Carmen Wessner will represent UVM at the 19th annual Invitation Debate Tournament, featuring 40 colleges and a topic urging a federal public works program for the unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara May Hemenway
Barnumville Road
Zion Episcopal Church Paresh House
Church Women of Zion Parish
Zion Presents
Charles Thompson
James Phalen
Stanley Hinkley
Zion Church Parish
Carmen Wessner
J.P. Wessner
East Manchester
UVM
Falls Hotel Changes Hands In Dougherty Family
HOOSICK FALLS NY Lincoln D Von Haggin buys Dougherty's Hotel on John Street, a family business since 1902. The new owner and his wife Nancy plan to keep the hotel name and operate as before with minor alterations. George E Dougherty Sr. had run the hotel since 1933 and will semi retire.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Dougherty’s
John Street
Lincoln D. von Haggin
Munsell Street
Nancy
Hoosick Falls Central School
William H. (Kelly) Dougherty
George E. Dougherty Sr
von Haggin
New Bank Approved For Manchester
Vermont Bank & Trust Co of Brattleboro won state approval to open a branch in Manchester facing competition for Factory Point National Bank. The decision noted 711 Manchester depositors with nearly 1.2 million dollars in assets and that the area is under-banked per Federal Reserve data.
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Manchester
Factory Point
Factory Point National Bank
Cummings
Federal Reserve Bank
Boston
Vermont
Vermont Bank and Trust
Commissioner
Arlington Party Visits Friends for Ten Day Stay
Arlington Mr and Mrs Val Clifford of Freemont Ohio and their two children are spending the next ten days with Mr and Mrs Robert C Benedict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Clifford
Freemont, Ohio
Robert C. Benedict
Stream Pollution Abatement Led by Hoosick Falls Industry
Hoosick Falls N Y Wood Flong Corporation a leading maker of newspaper printing matrices leads in stream pollution abatement The project approved by Rensselaer County and New York State Health Departments includes a chemical treatment feeder and 50 000 gallon clarifier foundations laid for a 1 million gallon per day effluent treatment plant Expected completion early 1965
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Wood Flong Corporation
Ralph B. Millington
Rensselaer County
New York
Hoosick River
Joseph Breault
Troy
Vision Tests Draw Interest Of Manchester PTA Members
Manchester PTA discusses eye testing at a Wednesday meeting in Manchester Elementary School. An ophthalmologist and optometrist speakers are planned as interest grows. Teachers report high parent turnout at conferences with 92 percent attendance and Annabelle Ellison's room winning the attendance banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Pta
Manchester
PTA
Trict
Thomas Martin
Bradford Smith
Mary Miller
Robert Jordan
Donald Shanks
Annabelle Ellison
Christmas Sale Opens At North Bennington Church
North Bennington Women of the Congregational Church invite the public to a Christmas sale Saturday 2 to 5 pm in the church social rooms. Homemade articles and foods will be sold and Indians crafted items from Rev Charles Parsley family showcased. Local scouts visited Williams College planetarium Wednesday night to learn astronomy. St Johns Church clothing drive yielded 1900 pounds of clothing and blankets for overseas distribution. Norwich University soccer team member Simeon Crosier participates in Atlantic Regional matches at Tufts University. Baby Lynn Marie Wade born Nov 14 weighing 4 pounds 2 ounces. Mrs Wylie Kinney left town for Yale Harvard game. Albert Knowles discharged from Putnam Memorial Hospital to home.
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Congregational Church
India
Charles Parsley
Cadette
Williams College
Robert McWaters
McWaters
Harold Shepard
Edgar Matteson
Joseph Curran
Richard Dwyer
St. John’s Church
Bishop’s
Ice Young
Philip Roach
Leo Keough
Robert Flynn
Charles Austin
John Powers
Robert Keough
Edward Austin
George Shea
Gay’s Express
Brooklyn
Simeon Crosier
Royal Crosier
Norwich University
Tufts University
Medford
Mass
Norwich
New England
Sim
NBHL
Molly Stark
Floyd Wade
Lynn Marie
Walter
Peanut
T. Wylie Kinney
Cambridge
Albert Knowles
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Lenox Quartet Brings Contemporary String Pieces to Williams Hall
The Lenox Quartet presented a program of contemporary works at Chapin Hall under the Thompson Concert Committee. Peter Marsh and Theodora Mantz violins, Paul Hersh viola, and Donald McCall cello demonstrated sharp ensemble and fearless reading of Webern Five Movements, Schuller String Quartet No. 1, Kirchner Quartet, and Ravel string quartet. The performance highlighted intense rhythm, clear texture, and occasional slips in high register. Grinnell College hosts the quartet for 14 weeks yearly, suggesting Berkshire-Bennington audiences would benefit from a local Berkshire-Bennington quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Thompson
Williams College
Lenox
Chapin Hall
Williamstown - Bennington
Peter Marsh
Theodora
Mantz
Paul Hersh
Donald McCall
Gunther Schuller
Bartok
Leon Kirchner
Ravel
Grinnell College
Iowa
Berkshire - Bennington
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Bennington Banner
Hanley Farm
Orrin Beattie
Manchester Garden Club
Stanford Zecher
Ford
Ral- Jerich Corp
Grand Union
Hill’s
McWayne’s
Keith’s
Manchester Center
Otis
Jackie Breen
Emo
Simon
Drysdale’s
Armory
Arlington
Helene Thompson
Bennington County
Dis
North Bennington
Elizabeth Dwyer
Dorset
Marden Skinner
Music Review
Lenox Quartet
Anton Webern
Five Movements
Kirchner
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Triple
Grand Union Empire
Robert Greene
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Robert
County St
R & H Auto
Liggett Bosworth Sales & Service
North Bennington Road
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