Hoosick Falls Sewage System Plans Okayed
Hoosick Falls has approval for a village sewage project costing 1 050 000 dollars from the federal government after years of talks. Mayor Leo Albowicz hopes 85 percent of the cost is covered by state and federal funds, leaving about 150 000 to be locally raised. The bond issue would run 30 years. Plans and specifications were prepared by Morrell Vroo Engineers of Gloversville.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Leo Albowicz
Apval
Morrell Vroo- Engineers
Gloversville
Burgess Brothers win Hoosick Falls school demolition contract
Hoosick Falls Central School Board awarded Burgess Brothers Inc of Bennington the demolition contract for the Walter A Wood high school project. The bid of 6500 was the lowest from five bidders, with completion set by April 1. Other bids were Archie Garrison & Sons 6700 Globe Construction 8250 Jackson Tree Service 9500 Becker Wrecking 11900.
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Oosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Central School
Burgess Brothers, Inc
Ennington
Walter A. Wood High School
Burgess
Archie Garrison & Sons, Inc
Waternet
Globe Constructionompany of
Amsterdam
Ackson Tree Service
Schenecade
Becker Wrecking and Salvage Corporation of
Albany
Pownal Poet Wins Pen Women Award in Manchester
Kitty Parsons of Rockport Massachusetts addressed the Southern Vermont Branch of the National League of American Pen Women at the Avalanche Motor Lodge in Manchester. Kate Hearne of Townshend chaired the contest awarding cash prizes and certificates to poets Marion Fowler Pownal first Mary Newton Baldwin Montpelier second Valina Burns Brattleboro honorable mentions and Marion Gleason Burlington third.
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Manchester
Kitty Parsons
Rockport
Mass
Vermont
National League of American Pen
Miss Parsons
B.C
Kate Hearne
Townshend
Marion Fowler
Pownal
Mary Newton Baldwin
Montpelier
Valina Burns
Brattleboro
Mary Lillie
Bellows Falls
Avalanche Motor Lodge
Martha Loomis Williams
Helen Hartness Flanders
Frances Stockwell Lovell
Mrs. Williams
Woodstock
Richard Reichin
Manchester Doctor to chair church campaign drive
Dr Robert Treat of Manchester will chair the upcoming campaign for First Congregational Church volunteers. Mrs Florence MacDougall has moved from Manchester Center to Sarasota Florida to live with her sister.
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Robert Treat
First Congregational Church
Florence MacDougall
Manchester Center
Sarasota, Fla
Silent March Truce Amid Dark Remembrance in March
In a March scene Marion Fowler recalls a cautious march crossing a hollow with white flags signaling a tentative peace protest against war. Participants move in silent dusk, seeking reprieve after betrayals and bloodshed remembered from Novembers past.
Pownal Scout Meeting Aids Reactivation Effort
A special meeting for Scouts of Pownal Troop 347 with first class rank and higher is set for Monday at 7 30 in the Scout Hut. Former Scout master Rolland Roy will assist in reactivating the troop which was once among the state’s most active groups.
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Pownal
Rolland Roy
Roy
Rachel Mason
Charles W. Rounds
Ethan Allen Council
BSA
Rutland
Bennington
Addison
Windham
Windsor
Randolph
Northern Berkshire Arts Council Formed
Williamstown mass a Northern Berkshire Arts Council is formed with a 10 man board to provide arts and crafts lessons at lower rates offer free lessons to worthy students and act as a clearing house for community arts efforts to expand access and foster local culture.
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Williamstown
Mass
Berkshire Arts Council
Names of Planets Come From Gods of Antiquity
New York UPI reports the origin of planet names from classical myth, noting earth as the lone nonclassical name. Mercury Venus and Mars derive from mythic figures with moons Phobos and Deimos. Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune round out the ancient naming tradition, with historic label shifts by Herschel and Le Verrier.
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New York
UPI
Solar System
Earth
Mars
Phobos
Jupiter
Saturn
Heaven
Neptune
Pluto
Uranus
Sir William Herschel
England
George III
Britain
J. E. Bode
Coelus
Johann Galle
John Couch Adams
France
A. J. Leverrier
Bennington County residents honored at VEA proceedings
Betty Bolognani of Readsboro and John M. Moore of Arlington were among 27 honored at a Layman's Awards ceremony during the Vermont Education Association convention in Burlington. Recipients recognized for decades of service to schools were cited for community leadership, with Bolognani noted for 4-H work and school board service, and Moore for years as a teacher, principal, school director, and Arlington School Board chair.
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Burlington
Bennington County
Vermont Education Association
Betty Bolognani
Readsboro
John M. Moore
Arlington
Windham Southwest Teachers’ Association
Southwestern Vermont Education Association
Vermont
Bolognant
Ira D. Whitney
Stamford
Bolognani
Drury High School
North Adams
University of Vermont
James
John Moore
Arlington School Board
Fisher
Moore
Woodsman Basis For TV Characterization From Ken Curtis
UPI reports Ken Curtis of Gunsmoke recalls his Fort Bent County jail life as a child with his father sheriff and a shotgun wielding mother. He says Festus Haggen mirrors real jail stories and Cedar Jack inspired quirks. Curtis, a Colorado College alumnus, is tall but soft spoken and once sang with Tommy Dorsey. He joined CBS-TV four years ago after Dennis Weaver left.
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Hollywood
UPI
Ken Curtis
Festus
Las Animas
Colo
Ken
Bent County
Cedar Jack
Curtis
Colorado College
Ter
Jim Arness
Tommy Dorsey
Shep Fields
Dennis Weaver
Miss Henry Speaks at Bald Mt 4-H Dinner in Bailey Hall
Miss Jean Henry president of the Benington County Humane Society will be guest speaker at the Bald Mt Horse 4-H Club banquet in Bailey Hall East Arlington Saturday at 7 30 p m Annual trophies and awards will be presented Plans were set at the club s last meeting at Cheryl Wyman s home with discussion of points for awards and projects The next meeting is November 5 at 2 p m at Barry Gore s home Chapel Road Bennington with a horseshoeing demonstration by Debby Mattison
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Manchester
Jean Henry
Bennington County Humane Society
Bailey Hall
East Arlington
Cheryl Wyman
Miss Wyman
Barry Gore
Chapel Road
Bennington
Debby Mattison
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Michael Miller
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Permanent Press
Drysdale’s
Atkins
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By Marion Fowler
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Vera Langlais
Camp Plymouth
Camp Sunrise
George H. Daley
Northern Berkshire Arts Council
Owl
Thomas Dibble
Peru
Bromley
Hank Parker
International Astronomical Union
Franklyn M. Branley
Hayden Planetarium
Moon
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Lucifer
New Council
Paul Clermont
Adams
Lane Faison
Williams College
Andrew Flagg
North Adams State College
George Hamilton
Neighborhood Music School
New Haven
Anson Piper
Charles Reid
South Adams Savings Bank
Ralph Renzi
Charles T. Samuels
Burton Shapiro
Andre Speyer
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Robert Barden
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Barden
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UVM
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Raymond C. Calhoun
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Masonic Temple
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Woodsman
By Vernon Scott
Hollywood Correspondent
Searsburg Mountain
Carlo Wolter
Cricket Frog
Miss Wolter
Mr. Frog
Miss Henry
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FDIC
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Parmesan
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