North Dorset Road Bids To Be Sought
Vermont state Highway Department plans to seek bids to reconstruct two miles of U S 7 in North Dorset. The project, listed among 29 statewide bids advertised July 1 to December 31, starts 3.3 miles north of the Manchester town line with an estimated completion in September 1966.
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Montpelier
State Highway Department
U.S. 7
North Dorset
Bennington County
Dorset
Highway Department
Rutland Railway
Vermont Railway Corp
Manchester Town
Enormous Glory Hole Spillway at Harriman Dam Spotlighted
In Whitingham Vermont the Harriman Reservoir and its world famous Glory Hole spillway mark a notable 20th century engineering feat. The 200 foot high earthen dam built 1921 1924 stores 1 900 000 cubic yards of earth and powers 45 000 kilowatts via a 2.5 mile tunnel to a hydroelectric house. The Glory Hole drops 180 feet into a discharge tunnel and is being reinforced with a 10 foot crest addition to prevent erosion. 7 000 tourists visited this summer with visitors from India and Europe praising the site.
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Whitingham
Whitingham Valley
Harriman
New England Power Company
United States
Davis Bridge
Deerfield Valley
Deerfields
Allen Tower
India
Switzerland
Germany
France
Italy
Tower
Vermont
Jacksonville
Dorset News Briefs From Dorset Vermont Local Notes
Dorset residents report Gayle Baker has been accepted into the School for Practical Nurses at Putnam Memorial Hospital with courses starting October 26. Property transfers include Henry Englebert 19 acres sold to Darien buyers and West Road home sold to Henry Burns of New York City. A beagle named Buttercup lost from Dana Harts is being sought as hunting season nears. Local foliage sights attract visitors along Vermont Route 30 and Hollow Road.
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Gayle Baker
Harry Baker
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Gayle
Salem High School
Robert Hubner
Darien
Harts
Orla Reed
Vermont
South
Dorset
Edith Snare
Hollow Road
Falls Troop Leads Largest Delegation at Retreat Encampment
Falls Troop 64 from Hoosick Falls plans to send 45 scouts and 3 leaders to the Albany Diocesan Retreat Encampment at the Auriesville Shrine. The weekend features Mass, talks, Rosary, Stations of the Cross, a candlelight procession, a pageant, fireworks, and a Colors and Awards mass on Sunday with a record diocesan turnout anticipated.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
BSA
Albany
Auriesville Shrine
Ecumenical Council
Ronald W. Sams
S.J
Jesuit Bureau of
Buffalo
Society of Jesus
Coliseum
Shrine
Dennis Shaw
William Gorman
Randy Rasch
Bernard Fleming
Richard A. Severson
Scoutmaseter
Michael Rice
John Bars Ber
Scoutmaseters
Rhinebeck Doctor Becomes Emergency Patient After Appendectomy
Hoosick Falls teacher Edith Beaumont and Rhinebeck newcomer John Haussler Jr. faced early career hurdles as illness sent Haussler to Dutchess County Hospital for emergency surgery. Girl Scout enrollment reaches 165, with six troops active under various leaders.
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John Haussler Jr
John Haussler
Classic Street
Rhinebeck
N.Y
Dutchess County Hospital
Charles Frazier
William McMartin
Gilbert E. Green Sr
Hoosick Grange
Dietrich Gefken
Ralph Moll Jr
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Baptist Church
Edewin Brenenstuhl
United Church Hall
Caedet
North Bennington Girl Named National Merit Semifinalist
Miss Marilyn Coburn daughter of Dr and Mrs E Robert Coburn of Bennington College has been named a National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalist. A Cambridge School Weston student Coburn earned semifinalist status from top scores on the qualifying tests taken last spring among over 17 000 high schools nationwide. She participates on the school fencing team and engages in dramatics and music.
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North Bennington
Marilyn F. Coburn
E. Robert Coburn
Bennington College
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Coburn
Cambridge School of
Weston
Mass
United States
Cambridge
First Aid Course for Manchester Rescue Squad
Manchester hosts a basic first aid course starting October 1 at 7 p.m. at the firehouse. Rutherford Van Veghten coordinates future Rescue Squad eligibility courses with Dr. Mason B. Barney teaching the class.
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Manchester
Rutherford van Veghten
Mason B. Barney
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Harriman Dam
Wolter
Warner Brothers
Sunderland
Green Mountains
Harriman Reservoir
Brenda Byron
Hoosac Tunnel
Marcen Skinner
Main St
Bennington
Azep
Burt Bros
Gas Service
Lh.inslow Plumbing and Heating Supply CO
Bennington, Ve
Edith Beaumont
North Villager
Porterhouse
Walker
Emily Johnson
Southern Vermont Art Center
Vermont Attractions Association
Woodstock
Vermont State Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Stowe
Greater Manchester
Pontiac
BUICK
Walter L. Barber
Inc
North Bennington Road
Dial
S Moe
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