National VFW Auxiliary President To Visit Area
National VFW Auxiliary President Ruth K. Bogacz will visit the Harned- Fowler Post 6471 Ladies Auxiliary and the Vermont Old Soldiers Home in Bennington on September 24 and 25. Her two day agenda includes a joint meeting of VFW and auxiliary officers a banquet at the Avalanche Motel and a tour and luncheon at the Bennington soldiers home. Bogacz, a Meriden Connecticut resident, was elected at the 1967 national convention in New Orleans and has held all district county and department offices. She also serves in several local groups and her husband works as a Connecticut state security officer.
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Manchester
Ruth K. Bogacz
VFW
Ladies Auxiliary
Harned- Fowler
Vermont Old Soldiers Home
Bennington
Meriden, Conn
Manchester Bell Moved to New Church Site
A Burgess Bros. Co. crane removed the 750-pound St. Pauls bell from the village steeple and moved it to the churchs Bonnet Street site in Manchester Center. The bell, cast at Meneeley Co. in Troy, was a 1911 gift from Mary B. McKee of Baltimore, a summer resident.
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Manchester
Burgess Bros. Co
St. Paul’s
Bonnet Street
Manchester Center
Meneeley Co
Troy
Mary B. McKee
Baltimore, Md
Manchester Town Manager Named Outstanding Leader
James L. Woodard of Arlington, Manchester town manager, was chosen for inclusion in the 1967 Outstanding Civic Leaders of America biographical compilation. The book, produced by civic groups, honors civic leaders nationwide and is due for January 1968 publication. Woodard, son of Gordon Woodard, is married to Alice LaCroix, has six children, and has prior service with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service. He became town manager on September 7, 1965, and participates in Knights of Columbus, Lions Club, and 4-H and scouting activities.
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Manchester
James L. Woodard
Arlington
Chambers of Commerce
Doug Blankenship
U.S. Jaycee
Woodard
Gordon Woodard
Alice LaCroix
Bennington
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service
Knights of Columbus
Arlington Lions Club
Hoosick Falls Central School enrollment climbs to 1561
Hoosick Falls Central School reports total enrollment at 1561 as of Wednesday. Superintendent Philip Leonard notes this is 18 more than last year. Elementary grades K-6 total 946 with kindergarten at 155, five below opening day last year. High school grades 7-12 total 615, up 30 from last year.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Central School
Philip Leonard
Kasmer Stempek
Manchester Home Features New Kind of Electric Heat
Manchester area residents witness a housewarming that doubles as a showcase for Thermalux electric radiant heat installed in a new six room Cape Cod. The system uses ceiling panels with thermostats in each room, operates quietly and maintenance free, and promises lower fuel costs as electricity trends downward.
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Manchester
John T. Carmody Jr
Cape Cod
Applewood Lane
Bennington
East Manchester
Thermalux
U.S. Gypsum
Earl Russell
Valley Homes, Inc
Russell
Carmodys
Carmody
White Creek WSCS Meets Thursday Evening
White Creek Women’s Society of Christian Service gathers Thursday at Jermain Methodist Church with Mrs John Souness as hostess, Mrs Dewey McCart to lead the business, and Mrs Howard Robinson to chair the meeting. The John Olsen family visited Newburgh and Colonie guests over Labor Day weekend. Peter A Haskell, 33, of Los Angeles, TV film actor and son-in-law of George Eckweiler of Hoosick Falls, and Mrs Lillis Waterbury, 61, of Latham, were involved in a collision near Latham Corners Shopping Center. both cars were towed. Haskell and wife had been in Hoosick Falls for the funeral of his mother-in-law.
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WSCS
Jermain Methodist Church
John Souness
Dewey McCart
Howard Robinson
John Olsen
Newburgh
N.Y
George Lobdell
Myra Sisson
Colonie
Peter A. Haskell
Los Angeles
Calif
George Eckweiler
Abbott St
Hoosick Falls
Lillis Waterbury
Latham
Latham Corners
Haskell
Eckweiler
Manchester town caucus on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Bennington Courthouse
Michael Miller lists contact numbers for Manchester Republican town caucus set for Tuesday in the Bennington County Courthouse where officers for the biennium will be elected and a proposed nominating convention discussed by state chairman Derick Webb of Shelburne. The Town Clerk warns taxes including poll taxes are due by Sept 29 with an eight percent late fee. bear and duck hunting licenses will be issued at home for those unable to visit the Town Office Building. a 1967 Volkswagen owned by Edmund Goodell of Manchester Center was reported stolen from Center Bowling Lanes between 8 and 10 last night. Daniel J. Leary, 18, Manchester Center, is charged with drinking beer with friends rather than with family as stated by state police. an earlier Friday Banner Court news item was inaccurate.
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Manchester
Bennington County
Derick Webb
Shelburne
Edmund Goodell
Manchester Center
Daniel J. Leary
Banner Court News
Hoosick Falls School District to Vote on Property Transfer
Hoosick Falls Central School district schedules two special meetings next week to decide on spending up to 9500 dollars for demolishing the new portion of the old Walter A. Wood high school and transferring the remaining property to the Village of Hoosick Falls for one dollar. If approved, villagers will meet to sell title to the village for one dollar, which would then be deeded to Kenneth Lester’s group for conversion into apartments.
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Hoolick Falls
N.Y
Walter A. Wood High School
Hoosick Falls Central School
Hoosick Falls
Union School District No. 1
Village of
Kenneth Lester
Hoosick Falls Groups Prepare For Sound of Music Show
Hoosick Falls Central School drama and music students rehearse for the forthcoming Sound of Music to be staged November 10 and 11 under Calvin Pederson. Mile swim scouts from Troop 364 in Hoosick Falls completed the 1.5 mile event at Camp Little Notch in West Fort Ann, with several serving as senior lifeguards. Troop meetings resume tonight at 7 15 in the Church of the Immaculate Conception Parish Hall as preparations begin for the Auriesville Shrine retreat. The troop has 10 vacancies in a 32 capacity, with a court of honor planned September 14 and eight rank advancements plus 47 merit badges to be awarded.
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Hoosick Falls Central School
Sound of Music
Calvin Pederson
Oklahoma
Camp Little Notch
West Fort Ann
Hoosick Falls
Debbie Baker
Jane Brenenstuhl
Patty Crucetti
Judy Morin
Suzanne Medvetz
Susan Mahar
Ann Stetson
Miss Stetson
Ruth Brenenstuhl
Kathy McEvoy
Terry Milliman
Kristin Downey
Jeanne Sheridan
Carol Bren
BSA
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Auriesville Shrine
Albany
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Eagle St
Manchester Bell
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HFCS
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Shaken Up
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Michael Miller
Walker
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Enstuhl
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Nancy Hillman
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Total Electric
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