1976
CLAREMONT
Last fall, five frightened, all-at-sea youngsters enrolled at Way School, unable to speak English, and very new to the United States They were three Vietnamese children, On Quy, On Hoa, and On Vinh, and two Puerto Rican children, Robert and Mallela Rodrigues. In addition to regular classes, the children are being tutored for one and a half hours each day by volunteers Monica Liberman, Carolyn Ryan, Charmin Maynard, Alice Porter and Linda Landry. Teachers Doris McGowan, Janet Cameron, and Nancy Shupp say that the students catch on fast and are making beautiful progress.
Teachers are coming very young these days but would you believe sixth-graders? Each Tuesday from 1-1:45 p.m., four Maple Avenue School sixth graders visit two third grades and teach science, under the direction of Joanne Goodrich, Claire Twitchell, and Greg Root. Students participating are Christopher Scala, William Lovejoy, Janice Plant, Laura Bladen, Lynda Butz, Beth Garneau, Julie Ransom and Sandra Dryer.
Governor Meldrim Thomson Jr. demonstrated the flammable properties of oil-bearing shale to students at Newport High School Thursday. He put a match to a sample of the rock and let it burn a moment to illustrate the valuable energy resources locked up in oil shale deposits. He repeated the demonstration at Stevens High School at noon. He also visited Sturm, Ruger, Newport; Joy Manufacturing, Claremont; had lunch at Poor John’s Pub, Claremont’s newest restaurant and held public office hours at Claremont City Hall. The governor was pictured in the Eagle Times shaking hands with Sylvia Burdett at Joy, and having lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sprague and Superintendent of Schools and Mrs. George Disnard.
NEWPORT
William Cossaboon, special education instructor at Newport High School and area coordinator of the Newport Special Olympics program, and Mrs. Cossaboon, attended the Northeast Regional Conference of directors and administrators of the Special Olympics program. The theme of the conference was “hands on.” Mrs. Eunice Shriver, executive vice president of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, sponsor of the world’s largest sports organization for mentally retarded children, spoke to the delegates.
NORTH CHARLESTOWN
Gene and Janet Owens threw a sliding party for seven or eight couples on toboggans and flying saucers, held a bonfire and weenie roast, and hosted games to top off the evening.
1961
CLAREMONT
Husband and wife participated in swearing in of new Claremont Assistant Fire Chief at City Hall. City Clerk Rose Ellen Haugsrud administered the oath to husband Milton Haugsrud as Fire Chief Esmond J. Dansereau looked on. Haugsrud takes the place of Chauncey Cann, who retired Jan. 1. Promoted from a captain, he will get a $200 pay increase.
Rabbi Joel T. Klein of Temple Meyer David spoke to some 60 members of the Bluff School PTA of his experiences during the 1958 revolt in Hungary. The 38-year old rabbi, active in the revolt in 1956, narrowly avoided a death sentence when he escaped from his Russian captors and fled to Austria. He arrived in this country one year later and came to Claremont in the summer of 1959. “Where is there religious freedom in Hungary?” Klein asked. “In the 22nd paragraph of the Hungarian Constitution and only there,” he concluded.
NEWPORT
Sixteen musicians and vocalists from Towle High School have been selected as members of the All-State Chorus, Band and Orchestra. Music Supervisor Edward Keeley announced that seniors Joanne Stoughton, soprano; Virginia Teague, alto; John Harrison and Katherine Dubreuil, tenors, and Ronald Bowlan, bass, would be members of the 275-member chorus. Playing in the 80-member orchestra will be sophomore Barton Cummings on tuba, who played last year as an eighth grader in the All-State Band. In the band this year are senior Delores Chartrand; juniors Lester Fortune, Karol Bushaw, Nancy Pollard, Kenneth Wirkkala and James Ferriter; sophomores Nita Kimball and Loralee Leavitt, and ninth graders Tom Ferriter and Randall Page.
Two Newport show dogs trotted away with honors at the Cheshire Kennel Club sanctioned matches in Troy. Edward Welch’s two-year old miniature poodle, Follette, won top obedience honors and scored a perfect 200 points in the graduate novice class. Mrs. Robert Morse’s young miniature poodle Sir William placed second in the novice Y class.
CORNISH FLAT
Miss Beth Johnson celebrated her 12th birthday by having some of her classmates come to a “cootie” party at her home. They also went sliding and enjoyed a spelling bee. Prizes were given to the best spellers and winners in the cootie game.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Lovell called on Miss Annie Duncan last week at the Peerless Nursing Home in Enfield. They found Miss Duncan in good spirits. She would like to hear from her old friends and neighbors.
WEST UNITY
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Ahern and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bailey attended the New Hampshire Officers meeting at the Eagle Hotel in Concord.
The Home Demonstration Group will meet at the home of Mrs. Gladys Bailey. Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Gendell shared some items in the town’s history.
1946
CLAREMONT
Sgt. and Mrs. Harold Winer are pictured at the St. Moritz in New York City. S. Gregory Taylor, owner and manager of the hotel, turned over his suite to the Claremont couple after being impressed with Sgt. Winer’s letter written on Adolf Hitler’s personal stationary asking that a reservation be made for him and his wife to spend “three days of reacquaintance with her before going back to my home town and my little family.” Sgt. Winer, a Third Army Veteran, has returned to Claremont with an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army.
An ancient service will be re-enacted Sunday night Jan. 20 at Trinity Episcopal Church when all the churches in Claremont unite to hold the Feast of Lights service. Usually held on the Feast of Epiphany, it was this year postponed in respect to the Baptist Church 125th anniversary celebration. The Feast of the Outshining, as it was originally called, is re-enacted by the lighting of candles. Each person receives a candle lighted from the Christ candle and tries to get home with the lighted candle to spread the light to their hearth fire or other candles in their home. The choirs of all the churches will join in the music to be sung and each minister will participate in the service.
The Claremont Women’s Club and guests enjoyed an interesting program entitled “Grandmother’s Keepsakes” last evening at the Goodwin Community Center, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Henry C. Hawkins Sr., President Hazel Bowle led the business meeting. Prior to the short talks by those who brought heirlooms to display, Mrs. T.W. Fry described her “Primitives and Provincials” of the very early American Period. Silhouettes and daguerreotypes of early American settlers were loaned by Miss Louise Colby, Mrs. M.M. Freeman and Miss Katherine McCommons. Mrs. Helen Hayden, tea hostess, served sandwiches and coffee. Mrs. C.W. Hatch poured.
NEWPORT
The much-publicized and criticized ladies’ slacks are destined to become an essential part of every girl’s wardrobe these days, unless there is an immediate change in the supply of lingerie at local stores. Each store manager greets his female customer with a negative answer when she asks for slips, stockings, or any other article in the feminine apparel line. Until summer, it looks as though “her returning service man” will be greeted not by a bit of frill and lace, but by a postwar, zero-weather minded gal in red flannels.
Paul Martineau, a graduate of Newport schools and the University of New Hampshire, has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service while serving in China in World War II. He also served in France and was a liaison between General Patton’s Third Army and the French underground. Martineau now works for the Argus Press.
CHARLESTOWN
At the last regular IOOF meeting, Thomas Wildey’s birthday was observed with a program of group singing led by brother Fred Perry; harmonica solos by brothers Bob Webster and Harry Bean; a quiz between the “Reds and the Blues,” based on lodge and degree work; notes and comments on the start of Odd Fellowship in New Hampshire by brother Will Maranville; and a very interesting talk by the Rev. Mr. Watson, pastor of the Congregational Church. At a special meeting the next evening, the first degree was conferred upon Carl Guild of Claremont and Burdette Pease of Charlestown.
1931
CLAREMONT
The Stevens Junior High School Debating Club opened its second debate with the topic resolved that Germany will arise to be the greatest country in the world. The speakers on the negative were Shirley Mayhew, Winston Leavitt and George Blight and the affirmative speakers were Donald Peoples, Gana Szalucka, and Walter Relihan. The affirmative won the debate and Walter Relihan was chosen best speaker with George Blight second best. Clarence Parker Jr. was chairman. Written by Alfred Lambert, school reporter.
Way School News—The Russian and Polish children of Miss Martin’s class, all in native costume, gave a very interesting program of Russian songs, dances, speeches, etc., in correlation with their study of these European countries. Mrs. Anna Shostak, a relative of one of the pupils, also in native costume, entertained the children with the Russian method of making linen thread out of the raw flax. Olga Zakaroff acted as interpreter. Peter Sakovich was in charge of the program. Children participating were Walter Chernowski, Albina Wiltowski, Peter Saklovich, Mary Petuck, Wanda Shostak, Alga Zackaroff and Muriel Marshall.
A sale was consummated this afternoon transferring the ownership of the Claremont Advocate, a weekly newspaper, from Ernest L. Elliott, for the past quarter century owner and editor, to William H. Fifield and Frank E. Joy.
“Things you don’t Know About Florida” related by Frank E. Joy to the Union Men’s Club, entertaining about 40 members and guests at the January meeting in the Baptist Church. He painted a vivid picture of the Florida boom at its height, but said that now, all is changed, with half-built hotels left standing unfinished and deserted developments lying idle with buyers left “holding the bag” when the boom collapsed. “The scenery in Florida is fine in the cities,” said Mr. Joy. “The countryside of flat and monotonous, and cannot be compared with that of New England. The climate, however, leaves nothing to be desired, and the sunsets are more beautiful than anywhere else in the world.”
CORNISH FLAT
Mr. Russell has been delivering some wood around the village, for G.H. Adams.
Corbin Thornton is housed with the mumps. Harry Hunt has helped some at E.P. Brown’s during Mr. Thornton’s enforced absence.
Mrs. John Lovejoy, 4-H club leader from this place, was among those attending a meeting in Lebanon last week.
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