Rifle Safety Talk At Burr and Burton
More than 100 Burr and Burton Seminary students attended a rifle safety lecture by John Eckhardt of the school math department. He demonstrated weapons including a .22 Woodsman, a .38 semiautomatic, a .44 magnum, and a 1911 .45 auto, and allowed students to handle the firearms in a supervised session. Eckhardt, a former All American Pistol Team member at West Point and a captain in the U S Army Reserve Special Forces, spoke on hunter safety and target identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary
John Eckhardt
Eckhardt
U.S. Military Academy
U.S. Army Reserve
Fort Devens
Mass
Lock MA
Sheila Reynolds
Burr and
Burton
Teenaged driver nabbed after mailbox crash in Manchester
A 16 year old Danby youth was arrested by police Friday night after crashing into a mailbox on the East Manchester corner near the site of last April’s fatal teenage crash. Town officials identified the mailbox owner and police tracked the vehicle to Center Hill where the driver was detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Danby
Donald Kapusta
Harold Wisell
Richville Road
Wisell
H.G
Brophy
Roy Bentley
Center Hill
Thunder
Smith
Rutland
Lloyd Casey
Pat Rogers
Casey
Lawrence R. Smith
North Street
Arlington community clubs and meetings listed in calendar
Arlington calendar lists events from Choral Society and firemen auction to Little League, Legion Auxiliary, and Ladies Aid turkey supper. Garden Club annual meeting reports prize, new officer slate, and plans for East Arlington park. Local residents welcomed. notes on PTA meeting, fund drive, and Grange work parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Choral Society
West Arlington
Arlington
Albert Shaw
Shushan
N.Y
Arlington Garden Club
Donald Trachie
Wilfred Racine
Arlington Club
East Arlington
Prosper Deschenes
Richard Stolz
Alan Robertson
Robert Macksey
Norris Tibbets
C. Robert Given
Theodore Weinz
Mountain Towns Visit Washington and Gettysburg Highlights
Mountain Towns Mr and Mrs Merton Rice of Searsburg with Mr and Mrs Leonard Farrington of Bennington toured Washington DC visiting the White House the Capitol the Smithsonian Institute and the mint. In Gettysburg they saw the battlefield and other points of interest. The new home of Mr and Mrs George Bugbee of Woodford nears completion overlooking the Molly Stark Trail. Weekend visitors included Mr and Mrs Walter Wasmer and Andrea of Chappaqua NY at the home of Mrs Wasmer's parents in Searsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton Rice
Searsburg
Leonard Farrington
Bennington
Washington
D.C
Gettysburg
White House
Capitol
Smithsonian Institute
Mint
George Bugbee
Woodford
Molly Stark
Woodford Mill
Walter Wasmer
Andrea
Chappaqua
N.Y
Women’s Society meets at Baptist Church tonight
The Women’s Society of the Baptist Church will meet at 7 30 this evening in the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of the Baptist Church
Forest Service Prepares for Fire Crisis Resources and Plans
Forest Service officials outline a coordinated attack on forest fires including trained personnel, standby crews in Danby and Peru, and a on call air tanker program using a TBM bomber. Dispatcher systems, weather data from Mt. Tabor and Boston, plus town wardens and local operators form the frontline defense for 50 000 state acres and 125 000 National Forest lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Laber
Lionel Dulac
Ed Risdon
Mt. Tabor
Gertrude Stacy
Manchester
David Fielding
Robert Beraudo
Jack Ritchie
Larry Keyes
Harley Wilcox
Howard Towsley
East Dorset
Kenneth Montgomery
Granville
N.Y
Fielding
Danby Depot
Danby
Beraudo
Peru
Woodford Mountain
Charles Dearcopp
Searsburg
Davis
Boston Weather Bureau
Risdon
National Forest
Forest Service
Vermont Department of Forests and Parks
Okemo
Stratton Mountains
Mount Olga
Wilmington
Rutland
Bennington
Dulac
Laconia
N.H
Dorset PTA Halloween dance at Dorset Elementary School
A Dorset Halloween dance sponsored by the PTA is set for Friday night at Dorset Elementary School from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. Dave Brooks' orchestra with Roy Casey calling will perform round and square dance numbers. Mrs. Robert McFall of South Dorset leads the dance committee and serves refreshments. Mrs. Virginia Wilcox of New York City and her son, Robert, are involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Dorset
Dave Brooks
Roy Casey
Robert McFall
South Dorset
Virginia Wilcox
New York City
Robert
Meth-Con Fellowship Elects Officers at Bennington meeting
David Disque of Shaftsbury was elected president of the Meth-Con Fellowship, a group of local high school youths from the Congregational and Shaftsbury Methodist churches. Officers include Gordon Thomas as first vice president Gwen Montgomery as second vice president Penny Rich as secretary and Betty Sue Spaulding as treasurer. Committee heads were Carl Stacy worship Linda Peters projects Allison Nowak program Chris Wickenden transportation and Kathy Farnum membership. The group plans a November 23 food sale at the McCullough Library and a November 2 dance at the Congregational Church rooms. The meeting featured color slides from a Washington D C trip and Rev Charles Parsley spoke about his Chicago trip on civil rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
David Disque
Shaftsbury
Congregational Church
World Community Day gifts urged by Bennington church women
North Bennington Baptist women remind of World Community Day at the Methodist Church on November 1. Gift suggestions include friendship packets for children with washcloths, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, and a small toy or crayons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Bennington
Mother Hubbard
Stanley Shaw
Pearce Couple Plans Winter Drive South From Albany
Peru Mr and Mrs John S Pearce plan a transcanadian and West Coast trip then drive from Albany to Florida for the winter. Mrs Edwin S Wheeler hosted Ormsby Chapter DAR members at her Manchester home with sixteen members and a guest present. A special town meeting warning was posted for 2 PM October 26 at the Community House. Mr and Mrs C M Strother of Brigantine NJ have been at Lockhart cottage a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Pearce
Albany
Florida
Edwin S. Wheeler
Ormsby Chapter Dar
Manchester
C.M. Strother
Brigantine
N.J
Lockhart Cottage
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Burr and Burton
Main Street
Helene Thompson
Banquet
North Bennington High School
Arlington Club Annual Meeting
Steven Zimmer
George E. Zimmer
Patrick Thompson
James Guida
Peter
Guida
Ernest Kent
Silver Springs
Vermont
Massachusetts
Arlington Pta
Fisher
Don Trachte
Scott Mahoney
Shirley Boyce
Leonard Sargood
North Radio Co
John Whalen
Nevada
Battenkill Grange
Grange
Gilbey's
London
W. & A. Gilbey, Ltd
Cincinnati
Ohio
National Distillers Products Company
Carlo Wal
Elizabeth Dwyer
Marcen Skinner
Wilcox
Tucson
Ariz
Ray Foote
West Road
Foote
Lawrence King
Bermuda
T. Wylie Kinney
Malcolm Cooper
J. K. Adams Co
William Barrows Jr
Associated Industries of Vermont
Woodstock
Northcote Parkinson
Philip H. Hoff
Osborne Halsted
Charles Ivans
Ivans
Women’s Fellowship
The
United Church of
East Rupert
David Shonting
Newport
R.I
Shonting
Iss Demaris Hawley
Burnham Hawley
WEA
Edna T. Wright
National Education Association
Seattle
VEA
Burlington High School
Wright
Detroit
Mich
Vermont Education Association
Vermont Council For the Social Sciences
Wilson’s
Walker
Mable E. Whitney
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
Vermont Bank
Wesson
Wascivearco
Strongheart
A&p
OZ Co
Lona
A&p Tomato
Jane Parker
Plaid
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