Pownal Horse Barn Fire Destroys 75-Year-Old Structure
A Sunday fire at the Byron M Barber property in East Pownal destroyed a 75-year-old horse barn and storage shed. A mare valued at $3,000 was believed lost, while equipment and a year’s hay supply also burned. Firefighters battled the blaze as a second fire damaged a storage garage. Replacement costs exceed $10,000.
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Pownal
Pownal Center
Byron M. Barber
Ruby Gar
Pownals
Barber
Ernest Cady
Green Mountain Park
L. L. Orr
Manchester Explorer Post 33 hosts covered dish supper and court of honor
Community activities fill the week with a Grange Hall supper at six, a work day for Christ at First Congregational Church Friday morning, and a DAR talk in Glens Falls with Citizenship as My Responsibility. Rally Sunday set for Oct 18 at 11 a.m. with buses collecting children an hour late.
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Explorer Post
Grange Hall
Harold Childs
Manchester Depot
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Burlington
First Congregational Church
Ted Day
Sunderland
Howard O’donovan
East Dorset
G. Murray Campbell
Junior American Citizens Committee
The
National Society
DAR
Jane McCrea
Glens Falls
N.Y
Campbell
Burr and Burton Seminary
Wilmington Fashion Show Benefits Sunday School Fund
Spectators from Wilmington and surround areas filled the Congregational Church basement for the annual fashion show by the Church School Guild. Models showcased sportswear and gowns from local shops while Harriete Hamilton coordinated. About $98 was realized for the Sunday School Fund.
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Wilmington
Congregational Church
Church School Guild
Deerfield Sports Shop
Mann’s Department Store
Dunham’s
Brattleboro
Mr. Mark
Ethel Childs
Charlotte Peck
Lola Gavette
Claire Timmerman
Nancy Willard
Cathy Preston
Lisa Wolf
Jane Kershaw
Harriete Hamilton
Patricia Menton
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Rita Staib
Joy Moyer
Elsie Poor
Evelyn Greene
Ruth Hall
Dea Chase
Thumb Box Show Opens at Weston Playhouse
The Thumb Box Show, a Weston exhibition of small paintings and sculpture by area artists, opened Friday in the Weston Playhouse lobby and runs through the fall. About 50 works, including Samuel Ogden Jr. metal sculpture, will be sold with part of proceeds to the Playhouse Building Fund. Artists include Harris Baldwin, Churchill Ettinger, Dorothy Bennett, and others from Weston and surrounding towns. pieces range from oils to serigraphs and are modestly priced as Christmas gifts. The opening coincides with Springfield Players’ production of South Pacific and October events such as a Peter Serkin piano recital on Oct. 24 and a Holmes biography on Oct. 31.
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Weston
Weston Playhouse
Samuel Ogden Jr
Manchester
Weston Playhouse Building Fund
Harris Baldwin
Churchill Ettinger
Dorothy Bennett
Deus LaVallee
Hazel Kitts Wires
Thomas Dibble
Peru
Harry Shokler
Londonderry
Margaret Pitcher
Landgrove
Norma de Castillia
Charlestown
N.H
Betty Jeanne Bassett
Paul Lewis
Claremont
James T. Wainwright
Pawtucket
R.I
South Pacific
Springfield Players
Peter Serkin
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
William Paterson
Hoosick Falls Rescue Squad Drives One Night Collection
Hoosick Falls Rescue Squad, Inc. launches a one-night coin card collection Monday at 7 p.m. Village wards, led by captains Shirley Howard and others, will solicit remote areas while Fire sirens signal the drive across West Hoosick and neighboring towns. The eight year program includes 40 members, two ambulances, and about 400 calls annually.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick
Town of
Shirley Howard
Mary Morin
Joan Pokines
Vivian Smith
Marylyn Cook
Joan Rogers
Buskirk
Eagle Bridge
Manchester National Chairman At DAR Diamond Jubilee
Mrs G Murray Campbell national chairman Junior American Citizens Committee attended the DAR Diamond Jubilee events in Washington and Fairfax County Virginia including pilgrimages to Mount Vernon Gunston Hall Pohick Church and the George Washington Masonic Memorial The highlight was a Mayflower Hotel dinner for the National Board The Manchester Vermont figure will speak in Glens Falls New York on citizenship duties and on the national celebration at the next Ormsby Chapter meeting.
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Washington
D.C
National Society
DAR
National Board of Management
Manchester
Washington Masonic National Memorial
Alexandria
Mayflower Hotel
National Board
Campbell
Glens Falls
N.Y
Ormsby Chapter
Searsburg Tax Deadline Notice And Meeting Schedule
Searsburg town clerk Mrs. Julia France warns residents that November 1 is the annual tax deadline. Unpaid taxes after Nov 1 go to the tax collector, while payments on time receive a 4 percent discount on town taxes. The Board of Civil Authority met Friday, approving a 53 voter checklist. Another meeting is set for October 30 at 7 30 p.m.
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Julia France
Searsburg
Board of Civil Authority
Williams College Calendar Lists Musical Events
Williams College in Williamstown Massachusetts posts an eleven concert calendar from the Department of Music with free admission to most events and paid Berkshire Community Symphony Orchestra concerts conducted by Irwin Shainman. The schedule runs from October through May in Chapin Hall, Thompson Memorial Chapel, and Prospect Lounge with collaborations among Williams ensembles and regional groups.
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Williamstown
Mass
Department of Music
Williams College
Berkshire Community Symphony Orchestra
Irwin Shainman
Williams
Robert G. Barrow
Robert Barrow
Kenneth Roberts
Nathan Rudnick
Roberts
Berkshire
Springfield
Albany
Jesup Hall
Schubert
J.C. Bach
Chapin Hall
Thompson Concert Committee
Lenox Quartet
Simmons College Glee Club
Burton Cleaves
Williams Glee Club
Thompson Memorial Chapel
Pasquier
Colby Junior College Choir
Henry Wing
Netherlands
Wells College
Crawford Thoburn
Barrow
Williams Brass Ensemble
Williams Clare Inet
Francis Cardillo
Prospect Lounge
Dorset and Dorset Hollow Residents Departures and Local News
Dorset and Dorset Hollow residents report moves and visits as families plan to relocate to Lee Massachusetts to farm at Highlawn Farm. Ketchums spent the weekend here. Winter visits from Northfield School student Jacqueline Winter. Wieneke family updates include Florida visit and son Capt Kuhrt Wieneke Jr in Germany with the 82nd Airborne. Village Board lowers speed limit to 30 mph. Community Choral Society meets tonight at Embury Methodist Church at 7 30.
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Raymond Mc Wayne
John Hubbard
Dorset Hollow
Lee, Mass
Highlawn
Richard Ketchum
Tom
Dorset
Jacqueline Winter
Gibson Wineter
Northfield School
Dorset Hole Low
Kuhrt Wieneke
Bradenton
Fla
Capt
Kuhrt Wieneke Jr
Germany
82Nd Airborne Division
Army
Community Choral Society
Embury Methodist Church
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