Manchester honors Paul W Fowler at Chamber dinner
Paul W. Fowler 78, senior member of Fowler Insurance, received a gold plaque at Manchester Vermonts Chamber of Commerce recognition dinner. The event noted his community leadership in Rotary, Masons, Scouting and the Manchester School Band, with remarks from Sen. Reid Lefevre and friends. The Chamber announced incorporation as the Greater Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce and elected a 13 member board of trustees.
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Manchester
Paul W. Fowler
Fowler Insurance Agency, Inc
Vermont
New England
Chamber of Commerce
Worthy Inn
Fowler
Reid Lefevre
SPCA
Manchester Union Band
Rotary
Masons
Fred Pabst
Harry L. Adams
Bennington County
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Fowler Insurance Agency
Chamber
Burr and Burton Varieties to Be Staged In The Round
Manchester Burr and Burton High School presents the Varieties, a four number student show in the gym. Nearly 90 cast members rehearse for the first in the area to use round arena staging with Greek style audience arrangement and professional lights borrowed from the Southern Vermont Art Center.
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Burr
Burton
Manchester
BBS
Southern Vermont Art Center
Peter O'Connell
BBS Drama Club
David Edson
Howard O'Donovan
Nelle Ryan
Joanna Dillmann
Sheila Reynolds
Dick Coburn
Joseph Stannard
Elbert Crosby
Zoning Fireworks Half-Hearted in Manchester Meeting
Manchester zoning panel held a Tuesday night public session at the Elementary School auditorium to discuss a third attempt at zoning. Nine commissioners invited dissenters to speak as opponents warned the ordinance would erode personal freedom, while officials urged trimming it to public will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Christopher Swezey
Ted Hopkins
Ferdinand Bongartz
Hopkins
Clyde Mattison
Richville Road
Arkell Scholarship Benefits Canajoharie Grads
A memorial scholarship funded by Mrs. Sarah Arkell Stockman is offered to Canajoharie Central School graduates. Each award covers two thirds of four years at a first line college or university. The fund recalls William Clark Arkell and his family, early Beech Nut leaders.
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Manchester
William Clark Arkell
Canajoharie
N.Y
Sarah Arkell Stockman
Bartlett Arkell
Arkell
Beech Nut Packing Co
Beech Nut Life Savers Inc
Arkell Safety Bag Co
Board of Education
Navy promotion and ship cruise noted in Vermont history excerpt
Manchester Thomas G. Lawrence earns a U S Navy E3 rating and embarks on a month long cruise aboard the U S S Holland. The Vermont History October issue features Eliakim Bigelow A Stowe Farmer by Edwin L Bigelow of Manchester Center based on a relative diary from 1859 to 1901.
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Thomas G. Lawrence
Albert Lawrence
U.S. Navy
U.S.S. Holland
Vermont History
Vermont Historical Society
Eliakim Bigelow
Stowe
Edwin L. Bigelow
Manchester Center
Bigelow
Harned-Fowler Post
Howard G. Marsden
Order of Eastern Star
Vermont
Danville
St. Johnsbury
Sheldon Springs
Enosburg
Hardwick
Arlington Community Group Meetings and Birth Announcement
Arlington notices list a Girl Scout Leaders meeting at the Community House and a Home Demonstration Club gathering at Mrs Raymond Little's home. The Arlington Choral Society meets Tuesday at West Arlington Grange Hall. An Enterprise Society rummage sale is planned for Friday at Bailey Hall. A birth is announced: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bottum of Amherst NY welcomed a son born Oct 13. Bottum lineage noted with family ties to the Colonial Inn. There will be a second Girl Scout leaders meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Arlington Community House. helpers are welcome to support more patrols.
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Raymond Little
Arlington Choral Society
West Arlington
Enterprise Society
Bailey Hall
East Arlington
Ernest Bottum
Amherst
N.Y
Bottum
Joel Carbonti
Harold Bottum
Colonial Inn
Arlington Community House
Academic Honor Roll Announces First Marking Period
At Wilmington High School Denise Allen reports the first marking period honor list by grade. Seniors include Ada Boyd Patricia Farwell Margaret Waters. Juniors Bonnie Aubertine John Braun Margaret Streeter Norma Ware. Sophomores Alana Granger Isabelle Raymo. Freshmen Dennis Lavoy Linda Maynard Sallyann Poor Helen Rowell Karla Snow. Eighth Grade Deborah Cand edy Betty Snow. Seventh Grade Deborah Brown Norman Fajans David Maynard Richard Poor.
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Wilmington High School
Melanie Pike
Ada Boyd
Patricia Farwell
Margaret Waters
Bonnie Aubertine
John Braun
Margaret Streeter
Norma Ware
Alana Granger
Isabelle Raymo
Dennis Lavoy
Linda Maynard
Sallyann Poor
Helen Rowell
Karla Snow
Deborah Canedy
Betty Snow
Deborah Brown
Norman Fajans
David Maynard
Richard Poor
North Bennington Cub Scout Pack 28 Holds First Meeting
North Bennington Cub Scout Pack 28 will hold its first pack meeting of the year at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the North Bennington Firehouse. All parents are urged to attend.
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North Bennington Firehouse
Pownals residents join Halloween party plans and service notices
Arthur Peckham, an 81 year old former Pownal resident, is improving at Campbell Nursing Home in Bennington and hopes to see friends. A Pownal Center Church Sunday School Halloween party is set for 7 PM at Town Hall with games and prizes. The South Pownal red phone system starts Tuesday to quicken fire alerts to five homes. WSCS meets Tuesday at 8 PM hosted by Mrs. Quinn. Vermont Firefighters Auxiliary held a Saxtons River meeting with new officers, notes on Fire Prevention Week. Dorset blood bank drew 74 donors at Manchester Elementary School, with 14 pints donated to area patients. next bank planned for February.
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Arthur Peckham
North Bennington
Pownal Center
Campbell Nursing Home
Bennington
Peckham
Town Hall
Women’s Fellowship
South Pownal
Pownal
WSCS
Methodist Church
James Quinn
Henry J. Bassen
Vermont State Fire Fighters Association
Christ’s Church
Saxtons River
George Renner
Ralph Bishop
Arnold Clough
Stamford
Dorset
Blood Bank
Charles Smith
Osborne Halsted
Kent Crane
Dixie Bennett
Ogden Pleissner
Klein Harding
Hugh McNair
William Barrows Jr
R.S. Fenn
William Gilbert
Dorset families and friends head to events in Vermont and Killington
Dorset residents Mr and Mrs Russell Parks visit their daughter and son in Schooley's Mountain New Jersey while Miss Helen Bryan and Mrs Gertrude Drury join Prof Alfred Gilbert for a Christian Social Action Workshop on integration at Killington Vermont. Central Vermont Public Service upgrades on Route 30. A North Pownal Halloween party for grades 1 12 is planned with cider doughnuts costumes and prizes. Local lunch program leaders attend General Mills open house in North Adams to learn new food prep methods.
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Russell Parks
William Horridge
Schooley’s Mountain
N.J
Winfield Warren
Helen Bryan
Gertrude Drury
Alfred Gilbert
Bigelow
Killington
State Social Action Committee
The
United Church
Gladys Lodge
Women's Fellowship of
Dorset
Anne Logan
Central Vermont Public Service
Alta Baker
State Auxiliary
North Pownal
North Pownal Firehouse
Richard Worden
Lillian Gates
Theresa Forcier
Pownal
General Mills
North Adams
Shaftsbury Halloween Parade and Party Planned
Shaftsbury hosts its annual Halloween parade and party on Thursday with a route along Main Street Church Street Cleveland Avenue East Street and ending at the fire house. Fire company and YMCA staff will supervise costumes prizes games and refreshments. Donations are sought in local stores to fund the event.
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Shaftsbury
Four Corners
Main Street
Church Street
Cleveland Ave
East Street
Leonard Black
YMCA
Shaftsbury Leadership Training Conference Held in Manchester
The Shaftsbury Association conducted a fall leadership training conference at Manchester Center Baptist Church led by Mrs. Alfred Scott. The program included worship by Mrs. George Boyce, a skit by Mrs. H. S. Moses and Mrs. C. F. Wandrey, and workshops on literature missions and Christian service with regional leaders. Lunch followed, served by Manchester church women.
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Manchester
Shaftsbury Association
Manchester Center Baptist Church
Alfred Scott
North Bennington
George Boyce
Rutland
Florence Moore
A. Sidney Edson
Bennington
Ezra van Guilder
East Poultney
Helen Scott
Poultney
Arthur Pierce
H. S. Moses
C.F. Wandrey
Scott
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William A. Griffith
Clyde H. Bryant Sr
Walter Hard
Ber of Commerce
Richard Finlay
Sherman Gleason
East Dorset
Oscar Johnson Jr
Justin Mueller
Sally Pabst
B.M. Toomey
George J. Heaslip
John Guidera
Sunderland
Donald Johnson
Terry Tyler
Fred Heinel
Donald Riker
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Christina Salo
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Rosalie Pratesi
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Ian McDonald
John Farnum
Mark Breen
Frances Gaiotti
Diane Dufresne
Polly Campbell
Neil Pierson
Pat Bennett
Georgia Smith
Mike Zambalis
Vaughn Clark
Pam Fisk
Larry Ward
Jim Kregas
Francis Smalley
Cynthia Marvin
Dudley Gilbert
Jimmy Carpenter
Prudence Humphreys
Marcia Wilcox
Sandy Eggleston
Bunny Lyon
Linda Lake
Tom Parsons
Sharon Peck
Francis Markey
Ann Waters
Phil
Tom Zandy
Ady
So. Shaftsbury
Grange Hall
Lawrence E. Harrington
R.F.D. Bennington
Nancy Otis
U.S
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Zion Church
Robert L. Clayton
James E. McKee
Richard Barrett
Trinity Church
Granville
Clayton
St. John’s Parish
Williamstown
Church Women of Zion Episcopal Church
Charles S. Smith Jr
Alan Chapman
Fred C. Rowe
Ruth Taylor
David Robertson
State of Vermont
Barre Municipal Auditorium
Jackie Bell
Donald Kinney
Jackie
Donald
Joyce Hurley
Long Island, N.Y
Fred Malone
East Manchester
Gordon Hurley
Barnumville Road
Rachel Limric
Cape Cod
Mass
W. W., Battelle
Manchester Depot
Connecticut
Board of Adjustment
Orrin Beattie
Oakley K. Porter
Bongartz
Beattie
Swezey
Stanley Hinkley
Joseph Markey
Bradford West
Carlton Winslow
Arlington
Helene Thompson
Richard Evans
R.K. Miles Inc
Wilmington
Dover
Denise Allen
Elizabeth Dwyer
Pownals
Vera Langlais
Manchester-Dorset
Manchester Elementary School
Marden Skinner
Godfrey Parker
Sir John
WED Winky
Schemley Distillers CO
WY. C
Elizabeth
Richard Vat Peay
Orson Welles
V.I.P
Panavision
Metrocolor
Mammoth
Quai Porterhouse
ATV
Teer Beef
Chuck Roast
London Broil
PLAID
Jane Parker
Florida
Red Circle
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