Nearly 300 applaud St. Mary High School seniors at annual play in City Hall

1978

CLAREMONT

Photo Caption —The United Way of Sullivan County gets underway with the signing of papers recently by Alice P. Irwin, committee member. Looking on are, from left, Bruce R. Jasper, Robert A. Wertkin, J. Dwight Schenk and Robert M. Love, all incorporators. The incorporation is the result of an extensive feasibility study undertaken between January and March to determine if a United Way was workable in the county.

A. Warren Kegerreis, Claremont General Hospital Administrator for the past 12 years, submitted his resignation to the board of directors Monday night. The resignation was accepted and will be effective Friday. William Lord, associate administrator-controller, will assume Kegerreis’ duties until a replacement can be found. Kegerreis, who came to Claremont from a post as assistant administrator at the Arnot Ogden Hospital, Elmira, N.Y., says his plans are uncertain at this time but he is “exploring certain options.”

A state inspector has told the city it will not be able to expand its current landfill site. That means the life expectancy of the city’s landfill will be severely shortened, says City Engineer Jon Manning. Manning estimated the landfill might have room now for as little as three more years of operation. He expected the city would have to build up, and not out, which would considerably shorten the life and affect the stability of the site.

Citing circumstances that developed in the past year, Stevens High School head soccer coach resigned his teaching and coaching positions effective at the end of the school year. In a surprising development, Howard Longnecker returned his 1978-79 contract unsigned. While Longnecker listed economic reasons as a factor, he was quick to add there were many other factors.

Photo Caption —The Knights of Columbus, Father Cote Council, will sponsor a Columbus Day ball Oct. 14, resuming what was once an annual event. Members of the committee are, from left, Gary Lambert, John Reynolds, Bernard LaCasse, Robert Cornish and Pascal Ricci. Other members are Richard Rogers, Michael Rivard and Robert Landry.

NEWPORT

Jennie Grant was awarded first prize for her entry in the homemade apple pie contest, recently sponsored by the home economics committee of the Sullivan Grange. Nellye Goodrich received second prize and Madeline Hooper the third prize. Judges for the event, which was under the direction of Pearl Hastings, home economics chairman, were Mr. and Mrs. Chester Ellison, Sunapee Mountain Grange, and Pansy Penniman, Claremont Grange.

The Newport Lions Club initiated its annual community calendar sale May 12 and the two door-to-door teams will complete the sale prior to the May 28 meeting. Members of Harry Stacy’s team are Chris Armen, Peter Lovely, G.B. Flint Jr., George Smet, Pat Zullo, George Kelley, Tom Pfenning, Paul Skarin, John Shevenell, Tom Tuohy, Cy Bushaw, Whitey Schmanska, Harry Graham, John Avery, Ed Welch, Harry George and Harry Spanos. Members of Bill Halleck’s team are Gordon Avery, Jack Howard, Mike Waltz, Dan Fortune, Bob Pare, Henry Buinicky, John Lee, Chuck Rouillard, Paul Duling, Bill Blitzer, Walt Patten, John Pore, Mike Patten, Dick Dearborn, Dave Murchie, Benny Zukauskas, Tony Kuleza, Bob Billings, Paul Majoros, Allen Sailers, Norm Glazier and Dick Pariseau.

The Town of Newport will put the Reed House up for sale, inviting sealed bids and then conducting an auction at the site. Selectmen also appointed a Water and Sewer Study Committee whose members will include Bruce Jasper, June Catsam, Richard Doxter, Larry Eaton Sr., Dr. Chris T. Armen, Donald Clifford, Daniel Murgatroy, Denise Stevens, Lester King, Leroy Billings and Richard Brown.

Joseph and Elizabeth Beecher, Bradford, who formerly operated two restaurants in Chester, Conn., have purchased the Newport Diner from Ole Nicolaisen. Assisting them in the operation are their two daughters, Deana and Chris. Originally a dining place for students at Dartmouth College, Hanover, complete with under-counter shelves for students’ books, the diner was brought to Newport in the 1930s by the late William Lamber, who operated it as Billy’s Diner.

SUNAPEE

Photo Caption —House Builders — Sunapee High School students of John Gosselin with one of the houses they have been building. On the roof, from left, Richard Simmons, Charles Weinstein, Shaun Carroll, Scott Brown, Theodore Gallup; standing, back row, Gosselin, Michael Dashner, Steven Parenteau, David Brown, Carl Gissler, Leonard Pollari, Daniel Trombley, Mark Weaver and David Trombley; front row, Paul Nemcovich, Dana Morrow and Randal Buswell.

Ross Mastin, Richard Simmons, Melody Fadden and Jeff Trow, students at Sunapee High School, will travel to Dartmouth College, Hanover, for a field trip on May 9. On arrival, the students will be divided into career-interest groups and will view college activities and hear speeches.

Eleven students at Sunapee Junior-Senior High School made first honors in the third marking period. They were Lynne Becker, Karla Engelstad, Janet Gagnon, Donna Kelly and Elizabeth Kramer, seniors; Kent Dickinson, Melody Fadden and Deborah Krajcik, juniors; Anne Collins and Dayle Fitzpatrick, sophomores; and Naomi Carey, freshman.

GRANTHAM

Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Field and sons David and Daniel, Dunbar Hill Road, recently were Mr. and Mrs. Max Frechette, Orleans, Vt.; Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Field and sons of Tolland, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Field and children of Manchester and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cote.

Mrs. Carol Sturgis, Dunbar Hill Road, has returned home after a vacation in Florida. She was accompanied by her daughter and grandsons, Peter Romano and children of Holland, Mich.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Vernon McIntire, West Springfield, was elected president of the Blue Mountain Snowdusters recently at the town hall. Other officers are Edward Gilbert, Carolyn Lewis and Helen Schotanus. Members of the executive board are Arlene Hastings, Merle Schotanus, Julie Tilden, Alfred Cote and Shirley Fraize. Donald Cote and Michael Cote were elected trailmasters, assisted by Harlan Kimball, Mose Sanborn and Herman Barton.

CROYDON

The children of the Croydon Village School were taken kite-flying last Tuesday by teacher Rosemary Aldrich and teacher aide Donna Leslie in the big field near the home of Grayce Webb. They had a picnic, and Cindy Ballou helped out with transportation.

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Currier and sons Jeffrey and Jonathan, have returned home after spending a few days sightseeing in Boston.

GOSHEN

Donations and hard work on the part of volunteers culminated in a successful Heart Fund Campaign in Goshen this year, according to Mrs. Thomas Durham, chairman. The sum of $312 was raised. Volunteers assisting were Mrs. Ralph Galpin, Mrs. Barry Genzlinger, Mrs. Robert Hamilton, Margaret Kingston, Marion Morrow, Mrs. Arthur Nelson, Mrs. John Newman and Mrs. Ted Niboli.

CORNISH

Eleven members of the South Cornish Home Economics Club met at the home of their president, Marjorie Kidder, Wednesday afternoon. Officers elected were Mrs. Kidder, president; Ruth Rollins, vice president; and Grace Rawson, secretary-treasurer.

1963

CLAREMONT

Weekend “shoppers’ specials” and ballgame excursion flights to Boston are in the planning stages at Claremont’s Carson Airlines. Frank Robinson, Claremont manager for the airline, said at least one round trip flight both Saturday and Sunday would be scheduled, “probably in the very near future.”

Several Claremonters were represented at the Woodstock, Vt., Dog Show on May 19. Allen Damren of 16 West Pleasant St., won the Junior Handling Class for Boys with his black cocker spaniel, Dixie, and John Pinette’s Borzoi, Vershok of Gwejon, was awarded Best-in-Match.

Lt. (jg) John R. Young, U.S. Navy, has been chosen for three years to study, leading to a Master of Science Degree in marine engineering, at MIT in Boston. Lieutenant Young, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Young of 7 Benton Ave., Claremont, is presently spending a leave with his parents and will report to MIT on June 3. He is a 1956 graduate of Stevens High School and was selected to attend Tufts College on the NROTC program.

A 17-year-old Stevens High School senior is the State Jaycee Teenage Driving Champion. Lloyd Mann, son of the Harold Manns of Mann Court, Claremont, won the title Sunday in competition with nearly a dozen selected youths from other communities in the state. Mann wins an expense-paid trip to the national competition in Washington, D.C., Aug. 5 to 8.

Four Claremont girls will be attending Girls State this summer at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, it was reported at the last American Legion Auxiliary meeting. The election of the following for the 1963-64 officers was held: president, Ethel Dowse; first vice president, Mrs. Lila Hall; second vice president, Mrs. Merilda Michaud; secretary, Mrs. Eldora Henault; treasurer, Mrs. Erma Blodgett; chaplain, Mrs. Irene Andriski; historian, Mrs. Beatrice Reynolds and sergeant at arms, Mrs. Rena DeCamp.

Newport

Student broadcasters at Towle High Day at radio station WCNL on Monday were Susan Haubrich, John Lord, Stella Budnitz, Betsy Coombs, Paul Dodge, Mary Jane Aldrich, Neta Kimball, Jacqueline Gilbert, Candy Aiken, William Richards, Hilaria McCarthy, Bonnie Whitney, Sandra Sampson, Richard McAllister, Lynn Jackson, John Cummings, Sharon Eaton, Deirdre Dane, Gail Brissett, Lori Leavitt and David Perry.

Mrs. Maurice Bickford visited her daughter, Mrs. Larry Thompson and her family, North Caldwell, N.J., one day last week. She was accompanied by Mrs. Katherine Coggeshall and her daughter, Ann.

William McHugh, 8 Spring St., was re-elected state treasurer of the Holy Name Society at an annual joint meeting and all-day institute of the society and the League of the Sacred Heart at the Carpenter Motel, Manchester, Saturday. Other Newporters who participated were Alfred McDonald and Henry Mahoney. The Rev. David Hutchinson, pastor of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, attended the convention banquet that night.

Photo Caption —Newport Assembly, Order of Rainbow for Girls, conducted a semi-public installation of officers Sunday in Masonic Hall. Participating were, front row, left to right, Cheryl Hall, Deborah Franz, Susan Rannisto, Janice Dodge, associate advisor, Diane Jones, worthy advisor, Harriet Heath, mother advisor, Deborah Hall, Gail Emerson and Judy Cheney; middle row, Barbara Silver, Brenda Roach, Cindy Cheney, Virginia Taimi, Susan Harlow, Lou Ann Rollins, Barbara Butler and Carol Emery; back row, Wanda Rollins, Sandra Wilcox, Sheryl Moore, Andrea Flint, Cheryl Rich, Carol Morgan, Lona Beauchaine and Carolyn Reivo.

Dorothy Perkins was installed Monday evening as president of Alpha Zeta Chapter of Phi Upsilon Omicron at the University of New Hampshire, Durham. Phi Upsilon Omicron is the national professional and honor fraternity for home economists. Miss Perkins is the daughter of Mrs. George Perkins, Newport, and the late Mr. Perkins.

SUNAPEE

Patricia Sorento, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sorento, Newbury, spent the weekend with her grandmother, Mrs. Annie Sorento.

Marine Cpl. Larry Merrifield is spending the month of May on furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Merrifield. He will then be stationed in Albany, N.Y., as a recruiting officer.

There was a family reunion Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Doxter. Present were Staff Sgt. and Mrs. James Gonyea and their family, Limestone, Maine; Mr. and Mrs. Alice Gonyea, Claremont; Mr. and Mrs. Francis Gonyea, Falmouth, Mass.; Miss Diane O’Leary, Reed’s Ferry; and Miss Judy Gonyea, Claremont.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Diane Patten recently went to Boston on a sightseeing trip with the senior class at New London Central School.

Mrs. Marilyn Heath and her children, Sherman and Elsie, accompanied the local librarian to Concord to buy new books for the library recently.

LEMPSTER

Silver Mountain Grange will again serve as sponsor of the Information Booth on Route 10 in East Lempster, which will open June 23. It will remain open until after the Labor Day weekend. The grange opened the booth in 1950 and operated it until the Town of Lempster assumed responsibility several years ago. Appropriations to cover costs were voted each year until the last town meeting when an article calling for an appropriation of $200 lost by one vote.

NORTH CHARLESTOWN

The Riverside 4-H Club met at the Grange Hall for their regular business session.

Betty Hanson is now the news reporter for the club. Cookies have been sold to further a county project.

ALSTEAD

Honors of the Class of 1963 at Vilas High School have been announced. Jon Reinhardt is valedictorian and Robert Nichols, salutatorian. Kristine Aho received third honors and Linda Bascom fourth.

Staff Sgt. and Mrs. L.R. Bushey and four children of Portsmouth and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bushey and son of Charlestown were Sunday guests of the Don Spragues.

CHARLESTOWN

The Charlestown Junior High School honor roll for the current period has been announced. Eighth graders making high honors were Scott Baldwin, Susan Bascom, Dana Dickey, Christine Emery and Nancy Smith, and seventh graders Robert Bailey, Sheryl Edgar, John Gates, Patricia Lake, Jean Schofield, Deborah Stone and Barbara Ward.

CORNISH

Miss Jane Thornton drive to Goffstown on Sunday and brought her grandmother, Mrs. Jessie Paine, back with her for a few days’ visit. While here, she will spend some time with friends in Lebanon.

1948

CLAREMONT

The Way School first grade honor roll for the fifth ranking period was announced today as follows: Christetta Thompson, Norma Ackerman, Jean Arioli, Ann Atwood, Donna Brewer, Ruhama Crandall, Gary Elmer, Marilyn Garceau, Virginia Johnson, Alistair MacBain, Brian McMann, Patricia Roundy, Sarah Sweet, Robert Buss, Edward Engel, Jerome Goggin, Grace Lovering, Charles Patch and Karen Pinkham.

St. Maryigh School seniors drew appreciative applause from an audience of close to 300 last night as they presented their annual play, “Tattletale,” in City Hall. Eva Gagne, playing Patty, the title role, and Maurice Joyal in the male lead were outstanding in their portrayals of two high school youngsters caught in trouble they had created themselves. Other supporting parts were taken by Loretta Pinard, Norman Tossaint, Clemence Donovan, Paul Dion, Jennie Zullo, Arthur Buinicky, Carolyn McKenzie, Robert Thibault, Leonard Foisy, Irene George, Philadore Granger, Roberta Thibault, Cecil Arel, Wilfred Duval, Matthew Rivard, Lorraine Fortin, Juliette Martell, Claire Syriac, Renald Ferland, William Chartier, Claire Parker and Irene Breault.

At the stormiest session to date in its four-month history, the City Council held a public hearing last night on City Manager Philip L. White’s proposed $950,442 budget, but action was deferred until next Monday. Before an audience which nearly filled the Municipal Courtroom, Councilman Morris A. Gellis attacked the budget as too high, censured the city manager, termed the city’s assessment system “cockeyed,” “hit-or-miss,” and “sickening,” and maintained that if assessments were “equalized,” 50 percent more in taxes could be collected and the 1947 tax rate of $36.70 continued in 1948. Discussion centered about the appropriations of $20,000 for Claremont General Hospital and $5,000 for an addition to Moody Park.

Plans for an outstanding Alumni Day here on June 19 were reported progressing by officers and committees of the Stevens High School Alumni Association, which met last night in Howe’s Garage. To date, Charles Dodge, parade chairman, has been assured four floats by the sponsoring classes of 1928 with Miss Leona Tremblay as chairman; 1937, Charles Dodge, chairman; 1938, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Staff, co-chairmen; and 1942, Kenneth Davis, chairman.

NEWPORT

Bids for the Sullivan County Records Building and the Newport Police Station and Jail to be constructed here may be let out May 25, a county official said today. A maximum of $65,000 may be spent for the records building, the county delegation has ruled. Newport has voted $17,000 for the police station, which will adjoin the records building.

Mr. A.W. Smith, Mrs. Donald Messer, Mrs. Allie Tilton, Mrs. C.L. Jobes, Mrs. Chester Pollard and Rev. Clarence H. Clark will represent South Church at the annual meeting of the New Hampshire State Conference in Manchester next Monday and Tuesday.

Western New Hampshire’s need for better highways, coupled with an urgent demand for immediate action, will be presented to Gov. Charles M. Dale and his executive council by a five-man committee from this area at the earliest opportunity. This action was decided upon at a meeting last night at the Newport House, at which roads in this area were characterized as “mildly paved cowpaths” and the opinion was voiced that “we’ve got to get funds from a political angle.”

Benedict Zukauskas, manager of the Newport Chamber of Commerce, today announced the following committee appointments for the ensuing year: Advisory Council: Allen Whipple, Atty. J. Slattery, Roy Hastings, Robert Jobes, Paul Fontaine, A.B. Corbett, Raymond L. Barrett, Donald Messer, Edward McCullough, William Mellor, Fred Pariseau, Donahue O. Downing, Ernest Tarullo and William Sargent; Merchants Committee: Tarullo, Leo Mayette, Harry Lucas, J.R. Kelly Jr., George F. Smet, Hamilton R. Krans, Arthur G. Saggiotes, Burt Marcus, William Johnson, Walter Gintowt and Barton Cummings; New Industries Committee: Remington B. Woodhull, chairman, board of directors and the manager, and Civic Improvement Committee, William Straton, James Ferriter, George Dane, William F. Sullivan and George Rickheit.

The Misses Betty Harlow and Drusilla Nelson visited their homes over the weekend. Both are students at the University of New Hampshire.

SUNAPEE

Photo Caption —Members of the Sunapee High School baseball team as they lined up prior to their first Granite League game. In the front row, from left, Austin, Quinn, MacDonald, Leone and Coach Jordan. In the rear are Holmes, Collins, Digilio, Hill, Sorento, Archilles and Carey.

CORNISH FLAT

There was a good attendance at the Baptist Church Sunday morning and special music was given by a children’s choir, which was very good. Now that the weather is improving, let us all try and attend Sunday School and church services. Your pastor and teachers are working to make these services a success. They need more support from us all.

MERIDEN

Mrs. Frank Heywood went to Manchester Friday to spend the day with her daughter, Mrs. Philip Hubbard of Exeter, who sails next Wednesday for a month’s visit with her daughter in England.

GRANTHAM

Cpl. Merton Pillsbury, son of Mrs. Merton Pillsbury of Grantham, is departing with his unit, the 75thTroop Carrier Squadron for Greenville, S.C., Air Force Base for the Third Army Ninth Air Force joint training “Exercise Assembly” to take place on the Kentucky-Tennessee border region in late May.

CHARLESTOWN

Honors awarded to Charlestown High School seniors include David Bechok, valedictorian; John Lyon, salutatorian; Louise Booth, historian; Donald Kinson, class will; Maxine Brown, class prophecy; Mary Brooks, superlatives; and Paul Desrocher, class gifts.

UNITY

The Unity Volunteer Fire Department is keeping busy these days. The biggest job they have tackled so far is the painting of the town hall. For the past two Sundays, eight to 10 firefighters have painted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the building is beginning to shine. The Ladies Auxiliary to the Fire Department has bee served a noon meal to the men at the Grange Hall. Last Sunday, Joseph Fellows and Carlton (Bud) Potter went out with three men from a Claremont junkyard collecting scrap iron to boost the department’s treasury. They gathered enough to net the department $57.10.

 

EAST LEMPSTER

Mr. and Mrs. Waino Wirkkala have arrived home from Florida, where they have been staying during the winter months.

It is reported Ralph Hamel and family are expecting to move to Claremont quite soon.

GEORGES MILLS

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Haywood Jr. are employed at Grand View for a short time, getting the place ready to open for business soon.