Pownal Scouts Launch Christmas Kit Fund Drive
Pownal Boy Scout Troop 347 began a fund raising effort by visiting homes with Christmas kits containing ornaments cards wrapping paper gifts stationery and stocking stuffers. Proceeds support local scouting expenses and summer camping fees. Orowanl voters can check eligibility to vote at the Board of Civil Authority meeting in the town office Saturday 10 to 12 with lists posted at Gardner's Store Dave's Market and Champney's Barber Shop.
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Pownal
O—rownal
Board of Civil Authority
Gardner’s
Pownal Center
Dave’s Market
South Pownal
Champney’s
North Pownal
BCA
Student earns nurse's cap at D'Youville ceremonies
Susan Ann Nowik, 15 Abbott Street Hoosick Falls, was among 97 in the 1970 junior nurse class capping Sunday Oct 11 at Church of the Holy Angels on D'Youville College Buffalo. Rev. William M. Smith and Rev. Martin D. Keely presented caps. Nowik, a 1968 St Marys graduate, is a third year nursing student aiming for a 1972 BS degree. Family attended including parents Benedict and Mary Nowik and brother Jim. Her grandparents are Mrs Anthony J. Nowik and Mrs James J. McGarvin. A dinner followed with Miss Nowik and fellow grads Tricia Reitmeir and Mary McGeever.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Susan Ann Nowik
Abbott Street
Hoosick Falls
Church of the Holy Angels
D’youville College
William M. Smith
Department of Theology
Martin D. Keely
Miss Nowik
St. Mary’s Academy
Nursing
Benedict A. Nowik
Jim
Susan
Anthony J. Nowik
James J. McGarvin
Tricia Reitmeir
Mary McGeever
School Night for Scouting in Hoosick Falls Districts
Hoosick Falls area groups hold a Wednesday October 21 meeting at 7 p.m. to introduce Boy Scouts for boys 8 to 12. Leaders George Holbrook William Johnston and William Irwin coordinate Pack 63 Troop 63 with Kiwanis. St Marys Academy attendees meet at St Marys Elementary School to join units and register with the national organization. Scouting aims to develop physically fit, mentally awake, morally straight youth.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick
Washington County
Boy Scouts of America
Hoosick Falls Central School
George Holbrook
William Johnston
William Irwin
St. Mary’s
National
Sheep Herdsmen March Through Rome Demanding Loans
Shepherds drove hundreds of sheep through Rome streets to the Agriculture Ministry to press for government loans and free access to winter grazing pastures amid the city’s traffic chaos.
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Rome
UPI
Agriculture Ministry
Riehle Attacks Population Rights At Manchester Garden Club
Theodore M. Riehle Jr., former Central Planning Office director and Vermont political figure, delivered a blunt environmental critique at the Manchester Garden Club October meeting. He urged population control, argued for tighter environmental laws, and warned that gains reliance on material comfort threaten life, calling for church leaders to confront ecological duty.
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Manchester
Manchester Garden Club
Vermont
Conservation Committee
Theodore M. Riehle Jr
Central Planning Office
Chittenden County
Deane C. Davis
Riehle
Caribbean
Prouty says no heating fuel shortage expected
Vermont Senator Len Prouty asserts New England should have enough home heating fuel for winter, citing a projected arrival of 105000 barrels daily, well above normal 25000. The remarks follow Gov. Davis call for more oil from Canada and South America amid federal discussions.
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Prouty
New England
Liberty Union
Dennis Morrisseau
Vermont
Vincent Naraimore
Morrisseau
Naramore
St. Michael’s College
Democratic Party
Noted Around North Bennington Community Updates
Saturday night smorgasbord supper at the Baptist Church raises funds for the Sunday School Building Fund. Pac 328 Cub Scouts meet at Joe Curran’s home. 23 boys in three dens with Webelos led by Steve Churchill. Pack events include a Nov 12 meeting, a Christmas party, and candy sales November 12–16. Dr J C Armstrong’s office closed until further notice due to illness.
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The
Baptist Church
Sunday School Building Fund
Pac 328
Joe Curran
Steve Churchill
Webelos
Margery Surdam
Margery Kenyon
Den 1
Curran
J.C. Armstrong
Coffin thief charged in Italy piggy bank theft
In Padua Italy police charged funeral parlor employee Renzo Paccagnella with stealing 960 dollars in cash and an 800 dollar check from an empty coffin used as a piggy bank by his boss.
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Padua
Italy
UPI
Renzo Paccagnella
Bennington planning group hears Act 250 briefing
Bennington County Regional Planning Commission members heard from environment coordinator Ken Senecal on Act 250 rules for Vermont lands. He said most violators will be detected in winter and explained inspection methods via town clerks permits and land transfer records. He urged voluntary compliance to protect Vermont heritage and environment. The panel discussed disputes in Landgrove and Shaftsbury and clarified when stricter local or regional rules apply. The meeting also approved an equal employment opportunity policy and agreed to broaden representation to county interest groups. HUD requirements push two thirds local officials and one third citizen reps by Oct 1 1971, with plans to use OEO and VISTA for candidate recommendations.
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Charles Bonenti
Arlington
Bennington County Regional Planning Commission
Ken Senecal
Vermont
Senecal
W. Byrd LaPrade
Landgrove
Thomas W. Hall
Shaftsbury
LaPrade
Hall
Commission
Environment Boards
District Commission
Environment Commission
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
John Simpson
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Pownals
Susan Nowik
Hoosac
Pownal United Methodist Church
Margery Hurley
Marion Harris
Helen Gray
Simplicity Patterns Co
Waterbury Hospital
Eye Fund
Pownal View
King Lion
John L. Mason
East Pownal
Town of
Helene Thompson
District Three
Bennington-Rutland
Arlington Civil Defense
Robert Lindsey
Arlington and
Rutland
Mount Equinox
Arlington Memorial High School
Candle Mill
East Arlington
Arlington Garden Club
Audubon Society
Bailey Hall
Bruce Caler
Green Mountain National Forest
Caler
Jay Cravens
Cravens
National Forest System
Prince’s Restaurant
New York
Comecore Oinners Casino
East Main Street
Bennington
Water Resources Board
Connecticut River
Salisbury
Addison County
Philip H. Hoff
Senate
Hoff
Washington
Gus Hall
Communist Party
United States
Daily World
North Bennington
Adams, Tchad
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Bennington, VT
John T. Fitch
Ford
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