The annual Career Day co-sponsored by Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and N.H. Health Careers Council in Concord, N.H., opened the doors to some 20 junior and senior students from area high schools on Oct. 17, 1968, for an inside look at the world of medicine. The program, designed to recruit future talent to meet the growing demand in the medical profession, conducted a day-long series of lectures and tours. Volunteers of the Grafton County Medical Society Auxilliary assisted as guides. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Cashiers at the Purity Supreme Supermarket, scheduled to open on Dec. 11, 1968, at the West Lebanon Shopping Center, practice up for the large customer turnout expected at the grand opening. Contractors were hard at work wrapping up the finishing touches while clerks stocked the shelves in West Lebanon, N.H. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital dedicated its new intensive care unit in Hanover, N.H., with ceremonies held on April 20, 1968. The hospital hosted over 2,500 guests who toured the new facilities at an open house. Board of Trustees President S. John Stebbins opened the festivities that dedicated the ultra-modern expansion. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
When parents in the Upper Valley go in search of a babysitter, their best bet will probably be with a girl who is a certified graduate of a two-week baby care clinic. A baby care program co-sponsored by the Grafton County Cooperative Extension Service and the American Red Cross was held in conjunction with second-year pediatric student nurses at the Mary Hitchcock Memorial School of Nursing to present the course with emphasis on safety, emergencies and first aid treatment. Using a live model, two student nurses lectured to over 40 girls on April 9, 1968, at the West Lebanon Congregation Church in West Lebanon, N.H. (Valley News - XXX) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Vermont Pacific Corp. plant were held in Bethel, Vt., on Sept. 30, 1968, with Sen. George D. Aiken, R-Vt., as the guest of honor. President Sigfried K. Lonegren, at left, stated to the group of dignitaries and plant employees the important role Aiken played in making the new facility possible. Vermont Pacific Corp. specializes in hardwood veneers and plywood. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Wilson's Esso Service held its grand opening at the new station in Windsor, Vt., on Dec. 12, 1968. On hand to distribute gifts to early customers was Mr. Tiger, the oil refining company's mascot. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Roland Stoodley, director of New Hampshire Technical Institute in Claremont, N.H., has not fully moved into his office yet but he still takes time to answer a telephone inquiry about the school on Aug. 28, 1968. Classes at the new facility started a few days later on Sept. 3. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
With little interruption of scheduling, Bond Research has been making a move from Grafton, N.H., to new facilites at Industrial Park No. 1 in Lebanon, N.H., on Feb. 12, 1968. With office equipment and specialized machinery still in transit, optical technician James Decato works uninterrupted. Decato is one of 14 employees now on the job with six technicians yet to be moved. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Workers at the new Northeast Wood Products Corp. plant in Plainfield, N.H., are getting the hang of the machinery and steps involved to produce premium snaths on March 14, 1968. A snath, for those who don't know, can be called a scythe handle. Workers are being trained at the plant to handle the various production steps. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Shown in a double-exposure in Hanover, N.H., on April 22, 1968, the latest equipment -- a new cobalt unit -- at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital will enable broader program of cancer treatment. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
A look at 1968, which was a busy year for growth and employment in the Upper Valley
