Ground Breaking for Two Buildings in Manchester Center and Village
Ground breaking occurred for a new post office in the Village on Seminary Avenue behind the Orvis Inn and a new dial telephone building between the Grange Hall and the swimming pool in the Center. Napa Corporation of Burlington handles the post office with Louis Perufini on site. local contractors will be used. Completion is estimated at three and a half months. Baird Construction Co of Montpelier builds the telephone building with an expected finish by year end. dial system activation not until May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seminary Avenue
Orvis Inn
Grange Hall
Napa Corporation
Burlingham
Ala
Louis Perufini
Dial
Baird Construction Co
Montpelier
Dorset School Opens Amid New Look for Lads
Dorset Elementary School started today as boys in town adopt new haircuts and outfits. Barber Arthur Mason notes he has cut more heads in four days than in the prior months. Mr and Miss Cornelius O Donovan and family return from Barbara Ann O Donovan Whitwell wedding in Westbury then visit Mystic whaling museum and sailboats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Arthur Mason
Cornelius O’donovan
Barbara Ann O’donovan
Westbury
L.I
William Livingston Whitwell
Connecticut
Mystic
Sunday School Plans For United Church Dorset East Rupert
The Religious Education Committee met with Sunday School superintendent Mrs Gertrude Drury to outline plans for the new year. Classes begin Sunday Sept 1 at 9 30 am starting with kindergarten and including 9th grade. Teachers named include Mrs Howard Leach Mrs Marion Tifft Miss Sally Stannard Mrs Leon Edgerton Miss Gloria Jones and Robert McFall. Mr and Mrs Harold Roberts held an Open House on Sunday Sept 2 for Mr and Mrs Lester Roberts of East Dorset celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary.
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United Church of
Dorset and
East Rupert
Miriam Tifft
Florence Dickson
C. C. Skinner
Gertrude Drury
Sally Stannard
Leon Edgerton
Gloria Jones
Robert McFall
Harold Roberts
Roberts
Lester Roberts
East Dorset
Iron Kettle Never Went Dry Says Shaftsbury Owner
Shaftsbury Herman Cullinan owner of the Iron Kettle Restaurant announces the establishment has ample water for patrons amid a leak that caused a temporary shortage. He assures the kettle remains full and invites those without water to use the supply. Mrs. John E. Wilson of Penfield New York returns from a three week European trip with her husband and spent the week.
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Herman Cullinan
Iron Kettle
John E. Wilson
Penfield
N.Y
Visitors Toll Local Family Ties In Meadow Lane News
Family updates list Ruth Martin Dorothy Bailey and Ruth's mother Ruth Hulet, with Bliss A Hulet parents. Other visitors include Arthur Allen Cranford New Jersey and the Bailey family from Williamstown Vermont. The Drummonds and sons Tommy and Gordy stopped by en route to Cheshire after Lake Champlain vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranford
N.J
Lesie Bailey
J. Frank Bailey
Williamstown
Mary Zielinski
Brattleboro
Ruth Martin
Dorothy Bailey
Meadow Lane
William O’brien
Hoosick Falls
Henrietta Gerwig
Garrison
N.Y
Myra Sisson
New York City
Ivan Elwell
James Drummond
Tommy and
Gordy
Albert Mattison
Cheshire
Conn
Lake Champlain
Missionaries to U S to visit Nashville churches
The Methodist Church will run a mission to America in the fall inviting leading Christians from Africa Asia Latin America and Europe. Volunteers will conduct six to eight day missions in churches that invite them from Sept 7 to Dec 16 with leaders available for participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Hours Listed For Primary In Dorset
Dorset voters prepare for a September 11 primary at the Dorset Elementary School with polls 9 am to 6 pm. Sample ballots appear in Annie Jewell's South Dorset, Russell Park, Dorset Roy Wilbur's East Dorset Glans' and the town office. absentee options close September 7 with medical affidavit allowed after that date.
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Dorset
Annie Jewell’s
South Dorset
Russell Park
Roy
U.S
Eugene A. Bond
William T. Burns
Charles E. Gibson Jr
John S. Burgess
William H. Meyer
W. Robert Johnson
Community social notes from Hoosick area gatherings
Hoosick and nearby residents hosted a string of dinners and visits. Pontentially notable attendees include Ada Breer and Harrison J. Philpott families in Hoosick, and guests from Troy Bennington Brunswick Jackson Heights Hampton Bays New York City and California. Local church groups and clubs announced meetings and resumption dates.
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Harrison J. Philpott
August Hildebrant
Troy
Leon Eldred
Clifton Phillips
Bennington
Jessie Tatro
Muriel Gageway
Brunswick
Edward J. Hetherington
Frank E. Syracuse
Hampton Bays
L.I
George Asadourian
Arnan and
George
Jackson Heights
Paul C. Prebble
California
Harold C. Prebble
Babcock Lake
General Dynamics Astronautics
San Diego
Prebble
Carol Ann Gately
New York City
Caribbean
Grace Line
Crusaders
Baptist Church
Mary S. Jones
Ruth Rudd
Ruth W. Stearns
Oneonta
Varnum S. Stearn
Breese Hollow
Varnum S. Stearns Jr
CAP Cadets View Films on Academy
CAP Cadets from the Bennington Vermont Civil Air Patrol Wing viewed films about the U S Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs Colorado as the second phase of a two week orientation. Capt W Arthur Grant USAFR and an Academy counseling officer addressed cadets and parents at the program opening. Cmdr Lt John McHugh introduced films depicting life at the Academy and entrance prospects for qualified high school youths to the four year service college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Vermont
Civil Air Patrol Wing
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
W. Arthur Grant
USAFR
Service College
Sydn
John McHugh
Grant
Sandgate girl earns degree in X ray technology
Sandgate Miss Freda Diane Lomberg daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Lomberg of Sandgate was graduated Sept 1 from Albany Medical Center School of X ray Technology. She also attended Sinai Hospital School of X ray Technology in Baltimore Md A class of 13 including one man received diplomas.
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Sandgate
Freda Diane Lomberg
Fred Lomberg
Albany Medical Center
Lomberg
Sinai Hospital School of
Saturday Music Clinics Resume at Bennington College
Gun Schonbeck of the Bennington College music faculty will resume Saturday morning music lessons for residents on Sept. 15. Sessions include clarinet 9 10 a.m. recorder tonette strings 10 11 a.m. flutes 11 12 and brass percussion 12 1 p.m. Open to children and adults at no charge.
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North Bennington
Gunnar Schonbeck
Bennington College Music
Schonbeck
Jobs Increase but Joblessness Still Climbing
The Labor Department reports August employment at 69,762,000 a new high with the work force rising 113,000 to 73,695,000. Unemployment declined by 86,000 to 3,932,000 but the rate rose to 5.8 percent as more people seek work.
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Washington
Labor Department
United States
30th Year Sets New Records at Jacob's Pillow
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival reports new attendance and box office records for the 1962 season. The 30th year ran June 28 to September 1 with 65 performances over 10 weeks, featuring U S debuts by Liane Dayde Hernan Baldrich and Balasaraswati among 7 U S premieres and 16 world premieres.
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Lee
Mass
Ted Shawn
U.S
Liane Dayde
Hernan Baldrich
Chile
Balasaraswati
South India
Jacob's Pillow Dance
Shawn
Springfield College
Florida
California
Vermont
Mexico
Canada
British West Indies
Netherlands
Nigeria
Buffums Welcome First Grandchild Lisa Joanne
Mr and Mrs Carl Buffum celebrate the arrival of their first grandchild Lisa Joanne born last Saturday at Rutland Hospital. Daughter of Carl Leroy Buffum Jr and his wife the couple plan to return to Burlington with Carl finishing his senior year at UVM. Mrs Charles Duke departs for Burlington to head Pi Beta Phi sorority for the year after serving as house mother at Pine Manor Junior College in Wellesley. The Weber twins are five weeks old.
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Carl Buffum
Rutland Hospital
Lisa Joanne
Carl Leroy Buffum Jr
Buffums
Burlington
Carl
UVM
Charles Duke
Pi Beta Phi
Pine Manor Junior College
Wellesley
Mass
Weber Twins
Twins Visit Grandparents as Ski Crew Returns
Four generations are mentioned with Kevin and Christopher Weber visiting East Dorset grandparents George and Martha Markey and Wilbur and Ruth Weber. Their brother Kurt is noted, and the family ties include Joanne Markey and Kenneth Weber of Underhill. Roxanne McCormick and "C.B." Vaughan, a St Lawrence University ski team captain, spent the Chile summer at Portillo and report a wonderful season.
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George Markey
Wilbur Weber
East Dorset
Kevin
Christopher
Kenneth Weber
Underhill
Joanne Markey
Kurt
C.B.”" Vaughan
T.D
Roxanne McCormick
Hemisphere
Portillo
Chile
C.B
St. Lawrence University
Burr and Burton Opens With Record Enrollment
Burr and Burton Seminary begins its 130th year with 274 students, up from 260 last year. The freshman class drops to 77 from 94, while sophomores lead with 89. A new biology building memorializes Mrs. Lincoln Isham of Dorset. Four new faculty join, including John Eckhardt from Riviera Day School and Lowrie Gibb from Middlebury, with duties in math and world history, plus a ski coach role.
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Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary
Lincoln Isham
Dorset
John Eckhardt
Riviera Day School
Coral Gables
Fla
West Point
Army Reserve
RPI
University of Miami
Weston
Lowrie Gibb
Middlebury
Burr and Burton
Gibb
Stowe
Carl Rice
Bennington
Peter H. Schoffstall
Alison Boright
John Fay
Schoffstall
BBS
AVM
Rutland Herald
the Octopus
Claire E. Weber
East Dorset
New Booth and Rink Progress In Manchester
Manchester Chamber of Commerce reports skating rink ready for season and plans a $4,000 expansion for a new office, park beautification, and additional parking. Growth at the information booth cited by a 14 percent rise in car registrations and 19 percent rise in passenger registrations as visitors from 46 states plus many foreign countries increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Colburn House
Africa
Australia
Canada
China
England
Germany
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Panama
Thailand
Keyser to Address Conference on Crime
Gov Keyser is the main speaker at the Equinox House tonight for the New England Conference on Crime and Delinquency 23rd annual convention. He planned to visit Manchester and Dorset as part of reelection campaigning with about 225 guests from six New England states expected. Vermont acts as host state this year.
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Manchester
Keyser
New England
Dorset
Vermont
Pownals Students Enrolled in Three Area High Schools
Fifty four youths from the Pownals district are enrolled this year across Bennington High School Bennington Catholic High School and Hoosick Falls Central School. The Bishop's Charity Fund Drive in The Pownall collected over $600. John and Mrs. Maxmillian of South Pownal completed a 10 day tour of the Northwest Alaska and Canadian regions including Mt. McKinley Fairbanks and the Arctic Circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Barber
Linda Patterson
Seymour Brooks
Lorraine Lillie
April
Chester Mattison
Burton Ware
Linda Pudvar
Sandra Barber
Milton Pratt
Floyd
David Woodcock
Conrad
Norman Chaffee
Gary Patterson
Cheryl
Craig Snow
Margaret
Linda Niles
Donna Strobridge
Dean Dixon
James Stone
Stephen Kauppi
Wesley Foster
Joseph Loyzelle
Bennington Catholic High School
Susan Pratt
Bruce LaBonte
Linda
Gerald Krawczyk
Gail
Pownall
Joseph Tornabene
Ernest Welch
Edmond LaBonte
Ellen McShane
Rolland Roy
Richard Champney
Louis Buck
Earl Campbell
Joseph Danforth
Donald Roy
Charles Palmer
Kenneth O'Dell
Leonard Duval
George Renner
Marie Bogan
Alfred Chaaille
Gail Campbell
John Burdick
John Maxmillian
South Pownal
North
Sunderland School Group Opens Season Meeting
The Sunderland Schools Association will meet Monday September 10 at the Sunderland Town House. It is the first meeting of the season and was moved from last week. The session opens at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunderland
Sunderland Schools Association
Sunderland Town House
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Lake George
Shaftsbury
Fran Stacy
Bliss A. Hulet
Donald
Lynne
Peter
Mrs
Arthur Allen
The
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Williams
Hunt ST
Bigelow
Sanford
Main ST
Arlington, Vermont
Beverly Gates
School of Dance
Kindeggagten Rooms
Arlington
Elm Street
Hoosick
Ada M. Breer
William Appel
Frank Brimmer
Wayne Jones
Petersburg
Brimmer
H. Fuller Stearns
Arlington, Mass
Ellen Susan Jones
Colburn Jones
Syracuse
May Herrington
Robert Herrington
Balboa
Canal Zone
Harry Straub
North Hoosick
Alta Brownell
Matthew Farnum
Wallingford
CAP
Academy
Freda D. Lomberg
Jacob’s Pillow
Harold Field
Mary Dillmann
Burr and
Burton
Pownals
Vera Langlais
Bennington High School
Bonnie, John and
Clif
West
Alaska
Idlewild
Anchorage
Alaska Railroad
Mt. McKinley
Fairbanks
Bou
University of Alaska
Discov
Chena
Tanan
Arctic Circle
Fort Yukon
Wiss
Seattle
Wash
Maxmillians
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Rockies
Lake Louise
Banff
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Fargo
North Dakota
Minneapolis
Moose
Burt Rockwoods
Slumberland
Home Furn. CO
Hans Krieks
A.I.D
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