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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1962
Page
3
A light column muses on the consequences if women stopped griping about daily annoyances. The piece explores social, economic, and health effects from phones to washing, suggesting complaints keep systems active and households healthy.
Hoosick Falls New York announces the engagement of Virginia Ann Bass to Clyde E. Murray. Virginia is a Greenwich High School and Albany Business College graduate and works as a secretary at Dodge Fibers Corp. Murray attended Watervliet High School and works at Little Lady Bakery in Watervliet after three years in the armed forces. The wedding is set for June 10.
Miss Elizabeth Pope Baker daughter of Frank Sherman Baker and Piero Roberto Colacicchi son of Signor Giovanni Colacicchi of Florence Italy will marry this month. Baker's father is a voice teacher at Bennington College and Colacicchi studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. Baker attended Miss Hewitt's classes in New York and the Children’s School. she is granddaughter of Minturn de S. Verdi of Syosset L I.
Eight donors joined the Gallon Club as the Bloodmobile visit yielded top numbers. Henry White drew five gallons, Henry Bishop four, Elmer Bevis and Clarence Hall three, and Mrs Elmer Bevis two. Ninety plus volunteers supported the event, with 54 workers on site and Arlington High School listed for April 25 and the Elks Barn in Bennington June 20 for future drive planning.
Bell Telephone Co Canadian division will equip 5 700 vehicles with safety seat belts, officials said. The move aims to improve on road safety across the company fleet.
The Bennington Banner provides daily publication from 425 Main St Bennington Vermont with home delivery and subscription options. Rates listed include 3 months 425, 6 months 8, year 15 in Vermont Rensselaer and Washington Counties and northwestern Massachusetts servicemen rates apply.
Eleanor Kimball a Middlebury College student provides practice teaching to Butch Varro a 15 year old cerebral palsy student in Cornwall Vermont The program uses regular classroom methods adapted to his needs with home lessons and special excursions to advance reading arithmetic and current events while Vermont continues support through age 20 with rehabilitation plans aimed at long term independence.
Darrell R. Sawyer, Bennington High School physical education director, will be installed as exalted ruler of the Bennington Lodge of Elks in a 3 p.m. Sunday ceremony at the Bennington home. Rutland lodge 345 degree team will install officers and a buffet will follow under Louis Madkour. Ladies invited to the buffet with husbands and friends.
ABC will air the Oscar awards ceremony Monday at 10 30 P M EST hosted by Bob Hope with a parade of stars. The week features CBS broadcasts including Laudes Evangelii and Masters Golf in Augusta Georgia. NBC presents a live Rebecca adaptation and American Landscape NBC special with Burgess Meredith and Chuck Connors.
Edward Rood announces Bernard J. McNaney as project chairman for the annual Boys State at Northfield in June. Hugh Clark and David Knights, officers in American Legion Post 13, assist, with McNaney noted for securing sponsors to aid student understanding of state government.
Readable entry lists Monday to Friday meals for three schools including mains like ham and pickle rolls ravioli beef stew chow mein grilled cheese and pork roast with sides fruit and milk. Several days include meals for Molly Stark School and other offerings with desserts and beverages.
Rebecca Grant, nine, daughter of Mr and Mrs W Arthur Grant of 100 Merson St, won first prize in the Circus Contest with the best reason for attending the circus out of 76 entries. She earns 5 dollars and a free circus ticket for tomorrow at the state Armory. Second prize 3 dollars goes to Thomas Cushman of 128 Burgess Rd and third prize 2 dollars to Alfred Marino of 103 John St. The awards are at the armory Saturday afternoon by clown Coco Barry. 12 honorable mentions receive free tickets to the show to support the Veterans Memorial Committee fundraiser for a Grandview Cemetery monument in North Bennington.
Three candidates from Bennington High School were chosen April 5 to compete for offices in Region 4 of the Vermont Association of Student Councils. Moertha Wallace seeks district chairman, Paul Hurlburt seeks assistant, Bonnie Barber seeks secretary. Election follows at the May regional meeting in Arlington with officers beginning in September.
Lawrence Massachusetts student Alfred J. Antoon Jr a Central Catholic High School senior rewrote Shakespeare to fit a 37 minute one act. He condensed five acts into three main roles preserving the plot and Hamlet's To be or not to be. He aims for college study in arts and sciences and later teaching.
Barbershop concert April 14 at Greylock Regional School Williamstown features Empire Statesmen from Gloversville NE chapter, Fliptones, Diatonics from Hudson Falls, Plus-Fours of Pittsfield, and North Adams chorus. Proceeds go to Williamstown Lions Charity Fund. tickets from Chester J. Hickok on Burgess Road, tel 4020.
Chester Hickok of Bennington leads the Mohawksmen from North Adams in a first solo appearance at Blackinton Union Church. The quartet's radio program will air on WMNB 1340 kHz Monday 7 to 7:30 p.m. during International Barber Shop Harmony Week.
The annual Women s Inter faith Meeting is set for Monday night at St Peter s Episcopal Church Bennington with afternoon sessions for Hillside Street and Cora B Whitney kindergartens on April 30 and April 10 respectively. Also listed are restaurant and garage ads and a Vermont inspection notice with several local notices and a union meeting scheduled for April 10 1962.
Sunderland fire wardens Paul F. Ennis and Earle Hill remind residents that burning requires permits issued by the wardens before any fire is set.
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