February 3, 1966
Much sympathy goes to the Bernard Miller family in Franklin. Bernard passed away at his home on the weekend. He was born in town and attended schools in Flaghole.
February 10, 1966
Miss Judith Adair Boyd, daughter of Mrs. Albert Truman Boyd and the late Mr. Boyd of Andover; and Lawrence Tucker Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lawrence Evans of Manchester, were married on February 5, at St Andrews Church in New London. Mrs. Evans graduated Andover High School and attended Plymouth State College and the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Evans, a research assistant with Harvard Herbarium and Arnold Arboretum, is a graduate of Manchester High School and of the University of New Hampshire, where he was a member of the Acacia fraternity. The young couple will leave shortly for Puerto Rico, where Mr. Evans will be engaged in botanical research.
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February 17, 1966
Funeral services will be held on Saturday for Budd H. Keyser, 83, who died at his home in Andover Plains after a sudden illness. Mr. Keyser was born in Sutton and had lived in Andover for about 65 years. He had been a farmer and a woodsman, working at the Andover Box Shop for several years and for the Town of Andover. Members of the family include his wife, Mrs. Esther Clark Keyser; six sons: Clarence, Robert, Harold, Ralph, and Fred Keyser, all of Andover, and Joseph Keyser.
February 24, 1966
The Stephen D. Jewett Memorial Scholarship fund was swelled to the new high of $1,916 this past week with a contribution by the Webster Valve Company, as well as Blackwater Grange and a number of private citizens.
A Single Vote Knocks Andover Out of the Cooperative School: The eight communities in the Kearsarge Regional study registered their feelings by ballot on Monday night. All except Andover voted overwhelmingly to join in the proposed Kearsarge Regional Cooperative School District.
That Andover vote, a hair-raiser, was split almost exactly down the middle: 150 Yes, 151 No. Whether Andover will accept this as a final vote or try to take further action is not known at this point.
Because the vote is so close, the State of New Hampshire provides that another vote may be taken. Meanwhile, Andover continues negotiations with the Franklin School Board as well.
New Fire Truck: The East Andover Volunteer Fire Department’s new 1965 Dodge fire truck arrived on the weekend, all equipped and ready to go. The firemen gathered at the fire station on Saturday for a demonstration and try out, with a great many people looking on.
The first actual use of the new truck was on Sunday morning at a chimney fire down to Mr. Temple’s on the Andover/Franklin Road.
A great many donations were given towards the truck. The firemen have worked hard to get this truck by having suppers, benefits, and a percentage of parking privilege collections at Highland Beach.
The volunteer fire company first organized in 1936 with a 1932 Chevrolet fire truck. There were 25 firemen at that time. The first chief was William Miller, Junior, and captain was Gerald Walker.
All the new firemen and a good share of the old firemen have worked very hard and deserve a great lot of credit. Other fire chiefs were Lawrence Rising, Leland Miller (now deceased), and present Fire Chief, Bryant Adams.