Fire House Site Discussed in North Bennington Meeting
North Bennington villagers and taxpayers are invited to a Monday 7 30 p m meeting in the school gym to review plans for a new village fire house. Fred H Welling, village trustees chair, will present details on site size use and cost aided by an anonymous donor.
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North Bennington
Fred H. Welling
Welling
Prospect Street
John Lowre
Martin S. Percey
Arthur E. Wickenden
Lawrence Powers
Fire House Committee
Rebekah Grand Officers Attend Manchester District Meetings
IOOF and Rebekah Assembly of Vermont officers joined local Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in Manchester for District 1 sessions. Bertha Taylor presided Monday with a banquet. Florence Capen and Cora Bardwell received Rebekah degrees. District 1 officers and visiting grands spoke as reports on lodge progress were shared.
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Manchester
Grand Lodge
IOOF
Rebekah Assembly of Vermont
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Bertha Taylor
St. Johnsbury
Excelsior Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Manchester Depot
Azzie Eggleston
East Dorset
Rebekah
Florence Capen
Cora Bardwell
Jacksonville
Elizabeth Johnson
Taylor
Paula Howes
Waterbury
Loretta Beebe
St. Albans
June Dumas
Springfield
Marion Sabins
Bellows Falls
Emma Grant
Madeline Charron
Rebekahs
District 1
Odd Fellows
State of Vermont
James Roberts
Burlington
Readsboro
Francis Burton
Rutland
Warren Cabet
Hyde Park
Nathan Kamber
Richard Hopkins
Frants de Thestrup
Ralph Boynton
Essex Junction
Clinton Rivers
Grand Guardian
Barre
Donald Bell
Saxton’s River
Cressy Williams
Grand Herald
Londonderry
Mizpah Circle Desserts and Dahlia Displays Highlight Village News
North Bennington reports a Mizpah Circle dessert meeting on Tuesday with Southside Circle guests. Story hours resume next Wednesday at 10 30 in the McCullough Library. Local gardens show off dahlias on Prospect Street and Main Street.
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The
Baptist Church
Southside
McCullough
Prospect Street
John Ryans
Pete Lyons
Main Street
Webb Phillips
Pine Bluff
Ark
Edward G. Phillips
Bank St
Douglas Mattison
Castleton State College
Mattison
Audubon Conservation Camp
Maine
Manchester Property Owners Ask Town to Declare Street a Road
Nine property owners on a dead end right of way at Manchester Center gathered at the town office to urge the Board of Selectmen to designate their street as an official town road.
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Manchester
Manchester Center
Board of Selectmen
Oakley K. Porter
Mountain View Terrace
William Balch
Elizabeth Johnson
Ford Shrader
Kenneth Nichols
Fred P. Heinel
Bruce Graham
Robert Jordan
Clara May Hemenway
Ttrail
Eagle Scout Court of Honor set in Hoosick Falls parish hall
Hoosick Falls Police Justice Robert K. Shiland will speak at the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Troop 64 in the Church of the Immaculate Conception parish hall. Anthony Wirmusky will receive the Eagle Scout award from Mohican Council’s Carl Burt. ceremony to begin at 8 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m. court of honor.
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Robert K. Shiland
Hoosick Falls
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Anthony J. Wirmusky
Carl Burt
Mohican Council
Eagle Scout Court of Honor
Henry J. Marcoux
Troop Board of Review
Hunt Couple Mark 50th Wedding Anniversary In Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls residents Mr. and Mrs. B. Legus Hunt celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 3 to 6 p.m. at 33 River Street. Grace Bosworth Hunt, married Sept 17, 1913, in the Bosworth home. Both natives of Hoosick Falls active in Masonic and church affairs.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
B. Legus Hunt
River Street
Hunt
Grace Bosworth
Bosworth
Hoosick
First Baptist Church
Leo Berry
Richard Keyns
Liverpool
A. D. Howe
Wilmington
Johnson
Brattleboro
Clarence Sage
Daniel McCarthy
Dennis McCarthy
Bronx
McCarthy Lane
Hans Gaye
Albert Mattison
Owen Bay House
Lake Champlain
Eleanor Hawkins
la Percey
Framingham
Mass
Douglas Everest
Charles
Sidney
Dwight
Jeffrey
New Haven
Ruth Everest
Orange City
Fla
Everest
England
Manchester and Local Club Meetings Highlight September Activities
Manchester Ormsby Chapter DAR hosts September meeting at Mrs. Pennell’s Troop 2 Girl Scouts form Cadette Juniors open end troop with leaders Dulcie Bongartz Michele Zoufaly Melanie Otis Barbara Bardin Lauren Bongartz Judy Malone Nancy Wall Kelly Nawrath. Rotary speaker Lionel Dulac reviews federal recreation areas. Mount Equinox Home Demonstration Club plans October picnic. Other notes include Soderbergs visiting Milwaukee, by-laws work, hospital discharge updates and visits from Geneva and Pinehurst residents.
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Ormsby
Dar
Lawrence P. Pennell
Equinox Pond Road
Stanley Hinkley
Dulcie Bongartz
Michele Zoufaly
Melanie Otis
Barbara Bardin
Lauren Bongartz
Judy Malone
Nancy Wall
Kelly Nawrath
Manchester
Hinkley
Sidney Davis
Lionel Dulac
U.S. Forest Service
Rotary
Louis R. Soderberg
Milwaukee
Wis
Karl
Mount Equinox Home Demonstration Club
American Legion Rooms
Manchester Depot
Grace Abramson
Raymond Brown
Inez Rogers
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
E. H. Henry
Helen L. Pearson
Clara Hard
Robert Andrews
Geneva
N.Y
S. C. Sandzen
A. M. Morris
Wilmington area notes and ongoing school activities
Local families plan visits and celebrate anniversaries while the community presses ahead with school events. Birthdays, moves, and a busy slate of student insurance plans, photos, exhibits, and class meetings accompany students starting new programs at colleges and universities across New England.
Extra Patrolmen Guard Children in North Bennington
North Bennington village trustees authorize two adult patrolmen for part time duty during morning and noon hours to protect school children. Harry Goodermore and Francis Lauzon will guard busy corners while school patrol units remain in operation. Crosswalks are repainted and new signs ordered as preparations for the opening of school proceed. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution in school zones to protect several hundred children.
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North Bennington
North Bennington Village
Harry Goodermore
Francis Lauzon
The Gift Of Thoughtful Gifts And Forgotten Mementos
The narrator reflects on poorly chosen presents like a wooden Indian doll and the fate of many gifts that end up packed away after Labor Day. They suggest choosing items that spread cheer and remain useful to friends who care for pets or neighbors who water plants.
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Hungary
Marie
World Post
Florida
California
Vermont
Autumn moves as area students return to colleges
Ann Pelham returns to Douglass in Brunswick New Jersey for her second year studying mathematics after working in Bennington and living at home. Beth Stroffoleno goes back to UVM for her second year aiming for medicine after a busy summer sewing for clients. Tim Finney returns to UVM for his third year studying music and worked for a local contractor. Chip Stokes departs Sandgate for Forman School in Connecticut as a senior. Patricia Hess begins teaching foods at Winchester High School. Barbara Reynolds starts her second year at Susquehanna College after working as a telephone operator in Mt. Kisco. Ralph Ferris travels with Rev. Charles A. Grande to Riverside California before returning to Vermont. Marge Trachte plans to return to Vermont after a trip to Greece and Germany.
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Ann Pelham
Eugene Pelham
Douglass
Brunswick
N.J
Ann
Bennington
Beth Stroffoleno
Robert Stroffoleno
Beth
UVM
Timothy Finney
Walter Finney
Tim
Chip’’ Stokes
Sandgate
Forman School
Litchfield
Conn
Chip
Patricia Hess
Lawrie Hess
Winchester, Conn
Edgar Reynolds
Barbara
Susquehanna College
Pennsylvania
Mt. Kisco
Ralph Ferris
Clifford Ferris
Charles A. Grande
Riverside
Calif
Vermont
Marge Trachte
Greece
Germany
Vermonters Pursue Education And Travel Topics
Several local youths are pursuing further education including Byron W. Towslee at Vermont Technical College and Jane Gardner at the University. Others plan vacations and attend weddings while a 1 40 Club meeting is announced. The writeup also notes students entering Vermont Technical College and the dairy cattle showcase at the Eastern States Exposition.
Track Bill Paid Town Officials Confirm Park Racetrack Fees
Pownal Selectman Norman Strobridge reported Green Mountain Park racetrack paid its 56 day inaugural meet fees totaling 11200 to the town. A $3000 bill for the final 15 days of the opening session was paid. a fall meet starting Aug 31 will incur more charges. The track faced financial difficulties as attendance and betting lagged.
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Pownal
Norman Strobridge
Green Mountain Park Racetrack
Strobridge
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North Village
Elizabeth Dwyer
Library Story Hour
Arlington
Mack Recreation Club
Daniel Pratt
Beverly
Pratts
Northwest Hill Road
Hagerman
Edith Beaumont
Court OF Honor
Hoosac Valley Central School
Schaghticoke
Kiwanis Club
Saratoga
Hoosick Falls Country Club
Martha Schreiber
Eagle Bridge
Charles Hutton
Robert Stetson
Frank Reynolds Jr
Earl Ingalls
Ford Garage
Walter Hartman
Philip Leonard
David Berlant
New York
Nancy Otis
Dover
Denise Allen
Dymon
Russell Hanson
Molly Stark League
George Bicknell
Hanson
Stuart Porter
Milton Wolf
New England
Carl Forrest
University of Maine
Marianne Lackey
Harold Lackey Sr
Penny Crafts
Stoneleigh School For
Greenfield
Suzanne Crafts
Mount Ida Junior College
Newton Center
Stanley Crafts
Janet Borkman
Roland Borkman
Suzan Boyd
West Arlington
Betty Trachte
Vera Langlais
Byron W. Towslee
Byron E. Towslee
Vermont Technical College
Randolph
L. M. Pike Company
Florence
Hoosick Falls High School
Byron
Jane Gardner
Marcus Gardner
University
Shaftsbury
Fran Stacy
New Hampshire
Bennington High School
Joyce Carlson
John Carlson
University of Vermont
Joyce
Sandra Barber
Morgan Barber
McCann Vocational School
North Adams
James Bishop
Fred Bishop
HARTE
Panavision
Cai
Mirisch
Jack Lemmon
Billy Wilder
IRMA
Douge Technicolor
United Artists
Sophia Anthony Loren Perkins
Anatole Litvak
Gig Young
Jean-Pierre Aumort
Daed
Patricia Caruchad
Dorset Playhouse
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