Past Times

Towle High School grad is elected VP of UNH freshman class

1979

CLAREMONT

Photo Caption—First graders are absorbed in choosing from a variety of books presented to them and their schoolmates at the annual North Street Book Fair this week. From left, Paul LaCasse, Dale Kenyon, Shawn Jarvis and Renee Wilcox, confer over their pick of books. Various book companies send sample copies to the school, children list their favorites, and parents have the opportunity to look over the list and purchase the ones they like.

A proposed Sullivan County 1980 budget represents a 15.8 percent increase for next year but the real bad news is that local taxes needed could more than double that jump. Spiraling energy costs, wage increases and mandated legislation causes the necessary hike, according to Claremont Commissioner Sam J. Nahil. A 7 percent pay raise across the board and 50 percent higher fuel bills prompted a jump in almost every department’s operating cost for next year. Local taxes will rise to $1,457,076, representing 37.1 percent more in taxation to county residents.

Claremont Hospital’s $1.1 million Building Fund reached a total of $983,752 Monday as an additional $90,752 in subscriptions were announced. Public campaign volunteer led by Chairman Virginia Anderson and Vice Chairman Mary Disnard reported $20,752 in new contributions, including hospital employees to a total of$77,746 at the halfway pole in the campaign’s four-report meeting schedule.

Essential services provided to taxpayers by the city will change, some of them drastically, four department heads reported Tuesday. Comments from the supervisors of police, fire, highway and library departments were in the wake of requests from the Claremont City Council to slice1979 operating costs by $200,000.

NEWPORT

The economic slowdown isn’t likely to hurt business at the new Newport Hospital Thrift Shop,. “Business is terrific after the shop’s first month in its new home, according to manager Barbara Hannah. The shop moved down Depot Street to the old train station Nov. 1.

The Newport football program was dealt some bad news Monday afternoon when it was denied acceptance into the Connecticut Valley League in football. In a vote by the league principals, it was decided that a tenth team could not be added to the league at this time. The reason the loop decided not to take on an additional team was the dilemma in Vermont where it is not clear as to how many games its teams will be allowed to play.

The New Hampshire Department of Public Works and Highways has again presented Newport with a plan for straightening out the Elm Street-Main Street-Maple Street intersection. It calls for moving Elm Street to the south so that the jog in the intersection is straightened requiring the removal of the houses on the south side of the street between Main Street and the Sugar River. The plan also calls for replacing the Elm Street bridge with a wider bridge.

Cherokee Lumber, 109 South Main St., Newport, will stop giving away firewood because the public has turned the company property into a mess. Jordan Grace, company manager, said people have littered the ground with wood and debris and it has cost the firm $200 to hire a bulldozer to scrape the debris back into a pile. Last weekend, somebody sawed the ends off five bundles of softwood because the ends were easier to get out and carry away. Mr. Grace said his staff will now have difficulty removing the resulting pile.

GOSHEN

Officers for 1980 for the Goshen Community Church were elected Dec. 1. They are Mrs. Arthur Nelson, president; Margaret Kingston, vice president; Mrs. Ralph Wright, secretary, and Mrs. Harold Barker, treasurer.

GRANTHAM

Edward Gilbert, Springfield Road, shot a 130-pound doe in Bristol on the first day of the 1979 hunting season last weekend.

Mr. and Mrs. Onni Oksanen, Old Route 10, have returned home after spending two weeks with their son and his family. Dr. and Mrs. Owen Oksanen and family of Luray, Va.

SPRINGFIELD

Charles H. Massey, New York City, visited Mr. and Mrs. Deed Meyer, Daniel Webster Pass, over the holiday weekend.

Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Warner and children of Sunapee West Cam[ground, spent Thanksgiving Day with Mr. Warner’s mother, Helen Warner, Avon, Conn.

LEMPSTER

Kelly and Kimberly Thurber, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Thurber of Dodge Hollow Road, will be performing in a Christmas program on Dec. 16 at the Sullivan County Home. Kelly, 13, will play a piano solo while sister Kimberly, 11, will provide for piano accompaniment for a vocal solo.

SUNAPEE

Ten pupils at Sunapee High School earned first honors in the first marking period. They were Anne Collins, Marlene Huff and Laury Nelson, Grade 12; Edward Heiner, Grade 11; Fiona Davey and Nathaniel Keeler, Grade 10; Nicole Bergeron, Grade 9, and Diane Fitzpatrick, Kris Ostrom and Patricia Sullivan, Grade 7.

GEORGES MILLS

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Abensehein recently returned from a trip to New York City where they were making arrangements for two exhibitions of Mr. Abendschein’s photographs next year.

Mrs. Charles Alexander spent Thanksgiving Day with her nephew and his family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Holmes, Newport.

WASHINGTON

Beverly Dalphond, daughter of Mrs. Charles Dalphond, returned to her studies at the Concord School of Nursing where she is a senior, after spending her week’s vacation

at home.

UNITY

Photo Caption—It may be football season in the rest of the world, but in Quaker City it’ll be baseball season until the snow falls. The four players making up two teams are from left, Joanne Wright, 9, Jay Inman, 11, Steward Goad, 12, and Robert Wright, 13, all from Quaker City, Unity.

1964

CLAREMONT

A ringing call to action—a call for a belief in the company’s future, its products and its people was issued yesterday morning by M.B. Mairs, vice president and general manager of the Mining and Construction Division of Joy Manufacturing Company, which has its headquarters in Claremont. Mairs’ brief speech capped an unprecedented five-day product orientation for more than 100 Joy sales and service personnel from the U.S., Canada and several foreign countries. One purpose of the meeting was to give these people a chance to thoroughly familiarize themselves with the old and new products of the M&C Division. Another and equally important purpose was to imbue them with a belief that the sales goals set by Mairs could be reached.

Photo Caption—The Kiniry Block was recently sold by Ralph Kiniry to Margaret and Louis L. Saucier for approximately $60,000. Saucier bought the building for investment purposes and is now negotiating with those who would like to rent the space. He plans to modernize the front of the 10-apartment block. Kiniry, who now runs a hardware store in the block, sold it because he plans to retire. The building has been owned by the Kiniry family for approximately 30 years.

Mrs. Lucy Leno of 24 Spofford St., spent Thanksgiving with her niece, Mrs. Malcolm Blaubien of Turners Falls, Mass.

Miss Harriet Rumrill who is attending Rutland Business College, was at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson of Franklin Street over the holiday.

Mrs. Eva Bean of North Street, left Sunday to spend the winter with her sister in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Caught in the dry grip of a two-year drought, Claremonters now have five days in which to cut their water consumption by 50 percent. If they fail, the City Council will be forced to approve an overland pumping operation that may be expensive, inconvenient for residents and undependable because of winter weather.

NEWPORT

Rachel Huot, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon J. Huot of Croydon, has been named Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen to represent Towle High School in state competition. One of three girls nominated by her classmates for the honor, Miss Huot was selected by members of the Towle faculty. Rachel is a member of the Catholic Youth Organization and is employed on weekends at the Priscilla Restaurant and Gift Shop.

The December issue of the Spirit of Towle will be distributed next Monday, according to Kathleen McCarthy, editor of the student publication of which Donald R. Chase of faculty advisor. The issue, under a new policy of style, will feature a recent senior play rather than current news. This issue and future papers will be more in the line of features than newspapers because the staff has found that monthly publication tends to outdate news.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith and their family have moved from Court Street to Littleton. During the first week of December, Mrs. Smith’s mother, Mrs. Harris Nichols and her son, Gary, and her grandson, Bruce Swain, visited them in Littleton.

Members of the Hopeful Rebekah Lodge who attended a meeting of Crescent Rebekah Lodge in Sunapee Dec. 1 were Vivian Duling, Verna Gardner, Thelma Bartlett, Blanche Gould, Florence Pike, Ruth Purmort, Ethel Kingsbury, Ruth Lurvey and Della Pike.

Robert Kemp, brilliant Towle quarterback who piloted the Towle Tigers to a share of the Division IV football crown this fall, was named the winner of the Bates-DeMayo Trophy at the annual Sports Night. Kemp’s rise to stardom strangely enough followed the same pattern of his predecessor, Donnie Pavlik who played in the shadows of another All-Stater, Paul Dodge. When given the job by Coach Bob Underhill, Pavlik responded and guided the Towle team to the crown last year.

SPRINGFIELD

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bristol, Lincoln, Mass., were at their trailer Sunday and visited Mr. and Mrs. Justin Nichols.

Stuart Murphy took a business trip to Boston Sunday, staying overnight with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Murphy, Chicopee, Mass.

GEORGES MILLS

Charles M. Homes was a holiday guest of his daughter, Mrs. William Murgatroy, and her family in Newport.

Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Ross and their family spent Thanksgiving with Mr. Ross’s mother, Mrs. George Goyette and Mr. Goyette in Claremont.

CROYDON

AM Richard Buckley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Buckley, who is stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, is home on a 25-day leave.

Mrs. Sybil Howard was honored at a Sunday birthday dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Albert LaForge, Newport. Other guests were Mrs. Edella Walker, Croydon Flat, and Mrs. Lucy Newton, Newport.

LEMPSTER

Harry Sarsfield attended the Worcester pigeon show in Worcester, Mass., Nov. 20-22. He spent Thanksgiving with his daughter, Mrs. Everett Prior and Mr. Prior in Stamford, Conn. His other daughter Marion Sarsfield, brought him home and spent the weekend with him.

SUNAPEE

Thanksgiving was celebrated in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Click with these guests present: Mr. and Mrs. Perry Click and their daughter, Kathy; Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Champagne, Manchester; Mrs. Christine Hersey, Franklin; Charles Click, Franklin, and Mr. and Mrs. William Marcus Click Jr.

GRANTHAM

Four generations were present at the Thanksgiving Day dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Reney’s. They were Mrs. Donas Reney, Mrs. Alfred Cote, Mrs. Dennis Morrow and Margaret Morrow, Newport. Other guests were Robert Reney and Rian Reney.

Charles Pierce Jr., Michael Cote and Nathan Hastings were among the successful deer hunters last week.

CHARLESTOWN

Mr. and Mrs. Allen young and three children enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Young in Acworth. Allen Young bagged his deer near Charlestown village Dec. 1.

Ernest Bulldozer was home from Boston Trade School to spend the holiday with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bulldozer. They also entertained her brother, Owen Williams. Ernest bagged his deer while he was home, his second in two years.

1949

CLAREMONT

Court Marcia 21, Association Canado-Americaine sponsored a whist party in K of C Hall Tuesday. Prize winners were the following: First, Miss Yolande Rouleau and Eugene Gagne; consolation, Mrs. Exclia Gagne and Maurice Martineau; special, Mrs. Josephine Lacasse.

Officers and delegates of Claremont Lodge 1201 who attended a district meeting of the Northeast Moose Association at Hillsboro last night were Manuel B. Silva, Armand Grenier, George P. Moore, Rene Roy, William Reheault, Robert Foisy, Denny Verboncoeur and Vern F. Whitcomb.

The sand containers from which shovels have recently been disappearing are barrels placed at strategic spots throughout the city for the use of motorists, not householders as erroneously reported earlier this week. In addition to taking the shovels, unauthorized persons have scattered sand from the barrels around to no purpose. Police have warned against repetition of these offenses.

It has been a long time coming and it is only a shame that it couldn’t have happened in that new gymnasium down on Main Street, but last night Omer Rousseau’s St. Mary’s quintet caught fire on the Woodsville court, and rolled up a 54-33 victory. For the first time this year, lanky Earl Routhier found his scoring eye, pumping in 22 points through the strings, and this proved to be the answer, as the Marians really clicked.

Officers were elected a the monthly meeting of the Methodist Philathea Class held Monday night at the home of Mrs. Theodore Johannis. Elections were as follows: president, Mrs. Ruth Baker; first vice president, Mrs. Marjorie Davis; second vice president, Mrs. Norma Miner; secretary, Mrs. Patricia Osgood, and treasurer, Mrs. Harriet Daniels.

NEWPORT

The former Leslie May Coonley Estate on Lake Sunapee was bought recently by George R. Dane, Glendon C. Chapman and Kenneth E. Shaw, judge of probate. The estate, on the west short of Lake Sunapee, will be subdivided and placed on sale to the public. Bought by Richard Colgate in1906, the estate is known as “Fernwood.”

Mr. Charles Ring is enjoying a vacation from his duties at J.R. Kelly’s Drug Store.

Kerry Rothstein of the University of New Hampshire, spent the weekend at his home on Maple Street.

Edward Whittaker of Northampton Business College, spent the weekend at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Whittaker of Main Street.

Richards School News (Grade 4, A-L)—Jerry Jasinski, Robert Haselton, Douglas Hackett, Rita Blood, Julia Greene, Martha Kivisto, Lennis Bartlett, Sandra Farley, Annette Gentes, James Houghton, Christopher Coggeshall, Deanna Guimond, Henry Cunningham and Roberta Shirley received stars on their Dec. 1 spelling test.

One-year old Douglas Putnam Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Putnam of Sunapee Street, won first prize in the “Cutest Child” contest recently conducted by the Argus. Second prize winner is Lynn, 4, and Donald Jackson, 2, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Jackson of 51 South Main St. Third and fourth prize winners were Clayton Smith III, 14 months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Smith II of Newport and Clara Wahn, 2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Wahn of Lempster.

The University of New Hampshire Student Council announced this week the election of Miss Joan Shaw of Newport as vice president of the freshman class. Miss Shaw, who graduated from Towle High School last June, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Shaw of 75 Laurel St.

LEMPSTER

The Thanksgiving family at Mr. and Mrs. L.H Nichols were, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hoyt, sons Gene and Dean; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Nichols, and son Timothy of Newport; Mr. and Mrs. Harris Nichols, and daughters Janet and Barbara; Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrie Boutwell, and daughter Linda, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Malool and Orson Nichols.

GOSHEN

Mrs. Sarah W. Fisk of Charlestown spent the holiday weekend with her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Newton. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bartlett and daughter Lenis of Newport were also Thanksgiving dinner guests. Thanksgiving eve, Algene M. Fisk of Arlington, Texas, phoned his mother and sister.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Mr. and Mrs. Justin Nichols spent Thanksgiving with their daughter, Mrs. Theodore Morgan and family in Newport.

Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cote and Peter and Billy of Guild came up to spend Thanksgiving with Mrs. Cote’ s father, Leighton Philbrick and brother, Willis Philbrick and family.

SUNAPEE

Miss Ruth Densmore returned to Hartford, Conn., on Sunday after spending the holiday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Densmore.

GEORGES MILLS

Mr. and Mrs., Walter Holmes took their daughter Priscilla and Miss Katherine Noonan back to Keene where they are attending Keene Teachers College.

CROYDON

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Gross visited the Gordon Gross family at Poquonak Bridge, Conn., over the weekend.

A family by the name of Follansbee is occupying the Linton Place.

CORNISH

At the regular meeting of Park Grange the following officers were elected: Wilma Barton, Marvin Lindsay, Ray Smith, Kenneth Hunt, Russell Pardy, Cora Peterson, Ellsworth Atwood, Marion Stone, Elsie Atwood, Mrs. Ray Smith, Rachel Welch, Dorothy Tatro, Edna Butman, and Clifford Peterson.

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