Claremont votes to keep stores open on Sundays

1979

CLAREMONT

Photo caption—St. Mary High School graduates Wednesday night voted to reform the alumni association. Those present were Juliette Beauregard, ’31; Jane Villers, ’59; Norman Lessard, ’59; Claire Potvin, ’59; Joseph Helie, ’30; Arthur St. Martin, ’45; Pauline St. Martin, ’51; Louis Cloutier. ’59; Deanna Clark,’59; Lorraine Dion, ’54; Andre Carter, ’59; Lillian Whittemore, ’59; Eleanor Laviolette, ’46; and Beatrice Laramie, ’56. (Bertha Emond ’35 Photo).

The traditional desire to close business activity on the Sabbath was overwhelmingly turned back Tuesday with voters repealing an ordinance almost as old as the City of Claremont. In a referendum question, Claremonters voted almost two to one, 1,025-556 to overturn a 1950 ordinance aimed at keeping closed Sunday all but essential goods stores, following the urging of the Greater Claremont Chamber of Commerce.

The city had a mixture in city elections Tuesday night; one incumbent winner; one incumbent loser and an upstart victory. Robert D. Woodman, James F. McCusker Jr. and Terry Wadleigh were winners. The mayor’s race was really no surprise. Charles P. Puksta won for a third straight term, besting four councilors. The school board race, three candidates for two seats, was incredibly close, just 2 percent separating number one and number three. Robert W. Jackson and Lorraine Boardman won, just edging ex-Claremont teacher Glenn A. Davis.

The 60-year old Hotel Winner will pass another milestone in its varied history when the doors close Dec. 12 for a period of three months. Pauline Rousseau, owner of the hotel for the last four years, says the federal government’s practice of subsidizing housing development is putting individual landlords who pay big taxes “right out of business.” There are 40 rooms in the hotel, but the Rousseaus only rent 26 of them.

NEWPORT

No decision was made Thursday night on Newport’s attempt to join the Connecticut Valley League in football. Fred Carr, Stevens High School principal and president of the CVL, said this morning that further discussion on the matter will be held and it is hoped a decision can be reached by the first of the year. Newport, after refusing to join in 1979, has had scheduling difficulties in Division III and the traveling costs have been staggering.

United Construction Company, Newport, has been awarded the general construction bid for the Washington Street Shopping Center, a principal officer with United announced this morning. Site work, including plowing topsoil off the land opposite Burger King Restaurant began about10 days ago, said Rodney Whipple of United, the firm anxious to get much done before winter arrives. United bid far lower than any other company, $554,146, for the work at the 11-acre site.

Only two issues now separate the Newport selectmen and Police Benevolent Association from agreement on a 1980 contract for officers and dispatchers. The two parties have yet to resolve conflicts over the central issue of the size of next year’s pay raise and over one fringe benefit—the extent of health insurance coverage.

The smell of burning rubber lingered over much of Newport early this morning, more than nine hours following an explosion, which engulfed a pile of 30,000 tires at the Newport landfill in flames. The blast, heard by one firefighter at his Claremont Hill home—some two miles from the landfill, was reported at 9:55 p.m. Monday and was definitely an arson job, according to Fire Chief James Wright.

CHARLESTOWN

“More than successful” was the turnout at the Charlestown Rotary Penny Sale held Saturday evening. More than 1,000 people filled the Charlestown Elementary School gymnasium to participate in the fun and prizes given out throughout the evening. Robert King, Springfield Road, was the grand prizewinner, owning the ticket entitling him to $1,200.

 

GRANTHAM

Alden H. Pillsbury, Pillsbury Road, recently spend a few days on a hunting trip at Wentworth Location.

Richard Tuxbury, golf pro at Eastman, has been named to the board of directors of the New Hampshire Professional Golfers Association, which conducted its annual meeting recently at the Kearsarge Country Club, North Sutton.

SPRINGFIELD

Barbara Ann Beaupre, Lebanon, spent the weekend with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. David Reney.

1964

CLAREMONT

Available water supply of Governors ponds in Corbin Park may permit the city to pump water from it for the balance of this week. Last week City Manager George Benway thought it might be necessary to shift pumping to the last pond in the region, Chapin Pond. During this fall, water supplies in Claremont’s reservoirs have been boosted by water from Sumner and Chapin Pond, pumped with permission of the Blue Mountain Forest Association.

At Cub Scout Pack 29 meeting at North Street School Wednesday, Bobcat pins went to David DeVillers, Thomas LaPointe, Dale Robbins, Robert Wilson, Jonathan Small, Deryl DuPont and Kelly Mills. John Rouillard and Brian Lascowicz accepted their bear badges; Michael Belanger received a gold arrow on a bear badge and Jeffrey Cutts was awarded a bear badge and gold arrow.

The staff for the 1964-65 Stentor, Stevens High School newspaper, has been named as follows: editor, Donald LaPlante, sophomore; assistant editors, Frances Touchette, senior and Marya Keegan, junior; managing editor, Claudia Struthers, senior; news editor, Clarise Little, sophomore; news staff, Christopher Rice, junior; Sue Cleary, Margie Wilmont and Susan Bonner, sophomores; Jeanne Laporte, junior; Cynthia Sawyer, sophomore; Barry Malsan and Stanley Berdecki, freshmen; Emily Fisher, junior; Laurette Riviezzo, junior, and Nancy Ryan, sophomore; sports staff, David Eadle, senior; Donna Stapleton, junior; Cheryl Ann Stapleton, freshman, and Chris Sabetto, junior.

NEWPORT

Joseph Lacroix, a student in the New Hampshire College of Accounting and Commerce, Manchester, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr., and Mrs. Norman Lacroix, Walnut Street.

An application for the sale of Radio Station WCNL has been filed with the Federal Communications Commission, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carlson, co-owners of the station have announced. It requested authority to transfer control of the station to Chester C. Steadman of Wellesley Hills, Mass. Actual change in the ownership of the station will not take place until after the Commission has considered the application and approved it. Mr. Carlson said he thought this change might take place the first of next year.

Mrs. Mary McKeon, 95, of Manchester, recently visited her aunt. Mrs. William Kennedy and Mr. Kennedy, West Street. Mrs. McKeon was accompanied by her grandsons.

Bernard Whiting has resigned as junior governor of the Loyal Order of Moose, and members will elect a successor at the regular meeting Tuesday night in the Moose Home. Candidates for the office are Norman Bentley, Richard Doxter and Charles Clement.

Advertisement—Saucier Realty, New Listing in Newport, Six Room Ranch with enclosed breezeway and attached garage, modern kitchen, ample cupboards, snack bar, living room with dining area, also fireplace, three bedrooms with plenty of closets, well landscaped lot, Selling for $13,800.

SUNAPEE

Mr. and Mrs. Guy Alexander spent last week on a business trip to New York and Washington, D.C.

SPRINGFIELD

Pupils who are attending the Mushroom Kindergarten in the home of Mrs., Fred Davis are Halvor Johnson Jr., Diane Bartlett, Peter Cheney, Martha Carpenter, Wayne Barton Jr. and Steele Davis.

LEMPSTER

Mrs. Catherine E. McAfee, Walpole, was a houseguest of Mr. and Mrs. James Drew last week.

GOSHEN

Mr. and Mrs. G. Edgar Ayotte, Manchester, have purchased the Gunnison property on the Center Road from Gordon Nelson. They and their four children will make this their permanent residence. Mr. Ayotte is employed by the George Smith Construction Co.

CORNISH CENTER

On Sunday afternoon Mrs. Joseph Woodward and Miss Evelyn Lear went with several others to Warner to attend the Baptist Association meeting.

1949

CLAREMONT

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Garvais of St. Leonard, New Brunswick, have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Condon of 40 Pearl St.

Miss Christine Pratt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Pratt of 12 Tutherly Ave., has enrolled at Margaret’s School of Beauty Culture in Concord.

A debate on the subject of direct election of the President of the United States was held at an assembly at Stevens High School Tuesday afternoon under the direction of Robert Vail and Normand Paquette. Four seniors participated under the chairmanship of Peter Kling and the affirmative team of Howard Gellis and Emilyann Ingraham was given the decision. Betty Jean Freeman and Thomas Whitney supported the negative position.

The Happy Nine met at the home of Mrs. William Bonneau here last night. Mrs. Catherine Cragin took first place at cards. Mrs. Israel Giguere won the consolation prize and Mrs. Susanne Goldthrite the special prize.

A new retail gasoline business will be opened on Main Street Extension in Claremont sometime after Christmas, it was learned this morning. The proprietor is understood to be Edward Aaron of Greenfield, Mass.

Patricia Smith is among 11 New Hampshire voting people to win national 4-H awards for outstanding work in Home Demonstration contests during the past year. Miss Smith won first place in the food preparation division.

Stevens High School juniors named to the honor roll for the first marking period are Constance Costello, Carolyn Currier, Russell Currier, Richard Densmore, Lucy Dodge, Marilyn Fairbanks, Mary-Jane Feary, Marilyn Fish, Phyllis Graves, Geraldine Kittredge, Nancy Leahy, Joyce Longbottom, Anne Marek, Marjorie Osgood, Robert St. Amour. Marilyn Sawyer, Frances Szyman, Sally Townsend, and Dorothy White.

 

 

NEWPORT

Richards School Class Notes, Grade 5—We are going to make booklets about New England for Geography; our grade received two new library books; Dorothy Whalen has been chosen to keep the furniture dusted; Billy Maertens brought a carrot and pan of water, we are going to try to grow the carrot.

Miss Bertha Wilmath and her two nieces, Virginia Rowell and Eleanor Winter, are spending the weekend in Boston.

The annual meeting of the Sullivan County Bar Association was held at the Winston Hotel Wednesday evening in the form of a dinner meeting. Raymond V. Denault was elected as president of the association to succeed Jarlath M. Slattery, outgoing president. Kenneth D. Andler was re-elected secretary-treasurer. Others present at the meeting were Jacob M. Shulins, William E. Nolin, Kenneth E. Shaw, Richard C. Duncan, George E. Zopf, Francis P. Edes and John W. McCrillis.

The Wild West attempted to come back to Newport Saturday morning when two horses ran through the town by the Common and up North Main Street. The unencumbered animals were first seen running down Beech Street, then turned down Sunapee Street to the Common. Police, busy searching for the runaways at the time, could not immediately attempt to catch the horses. They escaped from the barn of George Arlin on the Croydon Road and employees of Mr. Arlin were summoned to rope the animals and return them to their home. No damage was done during the wild flight.

SUNAPEE

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford E. Gamsby attended the annual Farm Bureau meeting in Claremont on Sunday.

Miss Rita Roy of Laconia was a weekend guest of Mrs. Wayne O’dell Sr.

WEST UNITY

Mrs. Norman Crailt has returned to her home in Brimfield, Mass., after spending some time at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perley Strout. She also visited friends and relatives in Claremont during her stay here.

Cornish Flat

Mrs. Libbie Cass with her niece Mrs. Carl Muzzey and husband of Salisbury motored to Claremont to join other members of the family for dinner in honor of her brother, David Henry Goodhue, who observed his 81st birthday. Four generations were represented at the dinner.

NORTH NEWPORT

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Belcher and children, Karen, Patricia and Joanne, also a cousin, Nadenne of Springfield, Vt., were Thursday callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bowlan and family.

WEST UNITY

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Densmore and Mr. Winnie Densmore of Claremont, were Friday afternoon visitor at C.W. Reeds.