Quaker Group Plans Viet Aid Border Crossing
Amherst Area Quaker Action Committee plans a November 9 cross into Canada to carry cash gifts for medical supplies for Vietnam war victims. Canadian Friends Service Committee funds buy supplies to be sent to Red Cross groups in North and South Vietnam and the National Liberation Front. A silent vigil at Derby Line park precedes a 3 p.m. crossing, with donations sent to Alice Scheffey in Williamstown.
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Derby Line
Amherst Area
Quaker Action Committee
Canada
Canadian Friends Service Committee
Red Cross
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Treasury Department
Woolman Hill
Deerfield
Vermont
Canadian Friends
Connecticut Valley
Berkshire Area
Alice Scheffey
Fort Hoosac Place
Williamstown
Students Join Rink Building At Williams
Williams College students teamed with 24 construction workers to pour a new concrete floor for the hockey rink in 23 hours. Foreman Stan McCoy praised the students for their hard work and cited staggered shifts due to classes. The 200 by 85 foot rink's concrete wall is set for curing in about 10 days. Student labor was coordinated by Henry N. Flynt Jr., with pay at union wages and double time after eight hours.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Stan McCoy
Stoneham
Kalman Flooring Co
Henry N. Flynt Jr
Williams
Turkey Dinner Draws 275 At West Arlington Event
About 275 people attended the annual turkey dinner Thursday at the West Arlington Community House. Sponsored by the Ladies' Aid of the community Methodist Church on the Green, Rev. John Geer, pastor, and Mrs. Carnel Vaughn, dinner chairman, greeted guests. Mrs. Vaughn thanked the committee waitresses and local friends who donated food contributions.
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West Arlington
Ladies’ Aid
Methodist Church On
Charles Morse In Vietnam Sea Action
Radar man Charles S. Morse Jr. of Mason Hill Road Pow nal serves aboard USS Berkeley in the Gulf of Tonkin. Berkeley patrolled with USS Furse which sank four enemy boats and damaged three with Marine A4 Skyhawk support. Furse came under shore battery fire as shells exploded near, but ships escaped.
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Gulf OF Tonkin
Charles S. Morse Jr
USN
Charles Morse
Mason Hill Road
Pownal
Berkeley
Furse
Jodi Harrington retires village mail route for year
Jodi Harrington, Banner’s village carrier, quits her route for the year but urges customers to maintain service by calling the listed numbers. In bowling news, Louise Clement led with 195 and 535, Verna Buck topped singles with 197, Sid Cook led men at 230, Everett Elliott 603, and Smokey’s team totals 2,744 and 938. Meat buyers warned of deadline: all domestic killed meat must be in by 6 p.m. Nov. 2. deer season ends stoppage.
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Jodi Harrington
Banner
Louise Clement
Verna Buck
Sid Cook
Nelson Berry
Everett Elliott
Smokey
Battenkill Locker
Manchester Center
Burnham Scouts Blanked In Third Straight Loss
Burnham England United Press International reports the 12-year-old scouts, led by manager Brian Cook, suffered their third consecutive defeat with scores of 0 41, 0 36 and 0 46. The team remains hopeful despite the lopsided setbacks.
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Burnham
England
UPI
Brian Cook
Costume Gala At Marys Halloween Dance Draws Crowd
Nearly 200 costumed attendees filled St Marys High School gym in Hoolick Falls for an auxiliary sponsored Halloween dance. Judges praised outfits across many costumes awarding three first prizes to families and couples. prizes included a live hen and a humorous Col Saunders reference. Paul LaPorte Orchestra played as refreshment committees served and Mrs John Capano led as general chair.
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Hoolick Falls
N. Y
St. Mary’s Auxiliary
St. Mary’s High School
Margaret Kirsch
New York City
Stanley Rimkunas
Bruce Collins
J. Frank Kennedy
Helen
Harry von Haggin
Diamond Lil
Diamond Jim Brady
Paul LaPorte
John Capano
Hoosick Grange
Arba Brenenstuhl
Edna Durkee
Jane Kippp
Jackie Clancy
Junior Grange
Kathy Prebble
Joseph Clancy
Ann Philpott
Arlden Olson
David Cornell
Joseph Clancy Jr
Kathy Griswold
Jerry Griswold
William Luke
Patty Davock
Almon Hewitt
Omer Brenenstuhl
Ralph Philpott
John Bridgewater
George Sigmund
Carleton Philpott
Robert Kipp
Ruth Hoag
Ralph D
Youngsters Win Prizes At Columbia Corp Party
At Columbia Box Corp in Walloomsac a Halloween party hosted by Union 645 U P W for employees children drew nearly 100 youngsters. Winners in two age groups received radios paint sets or stuffed animals while door prize winners were Dick Wulf and Helen Sullivan. An aeroplane ride entertained the kids as refreshments and games kept all well fed and happy.
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Stacy
Columbia Box Corp
Robert Gile
Charles Thurber
Nicholas Hathaway
Jean Hathaway
Danny Wirasnik
Andy Dearstein
Fran Stacy Walloomsac
Mother Nature
Union 645
U.P. P
Hoosick Falls
Ape
Walloomsac
Cambridge
Eagle Bridge
Father Time
Kobo
Thurber
Gile
Dick Wulf
Helen Sullivan
Fry
Lorraine Thurber
Dawn
Marlene Knapp
North Bennington Scout Troop Earns My Community Badge
North Bennington Girl Scout Troop 18 for grades 6 in the local school works toward the My Community badge under leader Mrs Sanford Buxbaum. They held a marshmallow cookout at Mrs Paul Beckers home and hiked McCulloughs woods collecting pine cones leaves and identifying plants.
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Sanford Buxbaum
Paul Becker
McCullough’s
Shaftsbury Grange 491 to install officers Tuesday
Shaftsbury Taconic Grange 491 will hold an officer installation at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Grange Hall located in Shaftsbury. The event invites members to attend the ceremonial proceedings and welcome new officers.
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Taconic Grange
Shaftsbury
Hoosick Falls Student Robert Hall to Attend Paul Smiths College
Hoosick Falls senior Robert Hall will enroll at Paul Smiths College in Paul Smiths New York to study hotel administration according to HFCS guidance. He has managed HFCS varsity football and basketball for four years and played varsity baseball as a junior. He also contributed to the school newspaper and belonged to the International Relations Club.
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Robert Hall
Robert C. Hall
River Road
HFCS
Paul Smith’s College
Paul Smiths
N.Y
Robert
State Approves Expansion of Falls Health Center
Hoosick Falls Health Center gains New York State Department of Health approval to add 30 long term care beds to its existing 30 bed facility. Survey committee submitted letters of intent. architectural and financing planning underway with architect Myron A. Jordan and attorney John S. Davison.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Hoosick Falls Health Center
New York State
Deer bagged in Bow and Arrow season near Pawlet
The first deer of the bow and arrow season was taken Sunday by Lawrence Goodell of North Adams Massachusetts. The buck weighed about 60 pounds and was shot near Pawlet. Town Clerk Julia France reminds residents that the town tax deadline is November 1. after that date bills go to the tax collectors.
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Lawrence Goodell
North Adams
Mass
Pawlet
Julia France
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