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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1963

Page

5

Latin American nations back fund for Ecuadorian girl

Six Latin American consuls endorsed a proposed $20,000 fund to aid Maria Elena Jijon a five year old in Boston for corrective surgery after her parents died in a hotel fire. The money would cover travel and treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital and Gov. Peabody contributed an initial gift.

Boston Maria Elena Jijon Massachusetts General Hospital Fabian Lola Jijon Sherry Biltmore Maria Ecuador Quito George Swartz Endicott Peabody Felix Santos Swartz Domingo Otero Guatemala Margarita Macaya Costa Rica Jose A. Goday Peru Enrique Smayoa Honduras Jorge Perez Jimeno Colombia Marie Elean Jijon

Middlebury Chaplain to Speak at Good Friday Service

The Rev Charles Powell Scott chaplain of Middlebury College will preach at the Three Hour Service on Good Friday at St Peter's Episcopal Church from 12 to 3 pm Hymns liturgical prayer and Passion meditations will be offered Babysitting will run 1 30 to 3 pm for attending mothers Scott associate professor of Religion at Middlebury is a former Presbyterian minister educated at Ohio State University and Princeton Theological Seminary Other services at St Peter's include Good Friday Liturgy at 9 15 am and Tenebrae at 7 30 pm

Charles Powell Scott Middlebury College St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Father Scott Middlebury Ohio State University Princeton Theological Seminary Milwaukee Wis Episcopal Church Episcopal St. Peter’s

State GOP Awards Dinner Set For April 17

Vermont Republican party to hold Merit Awards dinner April 17 at Brown Derby Supper Club Montpelier. Speakers include George D. Aiken Winston L. Prouty Robert T. Stafford and Lt. Gov. Ralph A. Foote. Dinner honors towns meeting voting quotas from last November elections. Reservations via state GOP headquarters Pavilion Hotel.

GOP Pavilion Hotel Montpelier

Trail Group Prepares For Season And Local Happenings

The Bennington Section of the Green Mountain Club hosts a sugar on snow party at Alex Drysdale’s Woodford camp after a snow shoe trek. John Paulson narrates Long Trail slides. plans for the hiking season and trail-condition reports summarized for the 1963 New England Trails edition. France reports record Cognac exports for 1961 62 at 45 million bottles per the National Bureau of Cognac.

Paris France National Bureau of Bennington Green Mountain Club Alex Drysdale Woodford Little Pond John Paulson Silk Road Ben Ralston Miss Hope Packard New England Trail Conference New England Trails Miss Packard Box 153 Ashfield Mass

Company C Names Tank Commanders

Capt. John M. L. Dempsey announced key fills for Company C 2nd Medium Tank Battalion 172nd Armored. First platoon led by Lt. Hugh R. Perkins includes tank commanders Staff Sgts. John Andres and Gene Hornd and Sgt. Edwin Dickie with Perkins. Second platoon commanders include Lt. Harvey V. Brophy, Platoon Sgt. Leonard L. Breton, and soldiers Kenneth Welch Brownell A. Bacon Edward J. Coyne. Headquarters tanks led by Sgt. James Weeks and Staff Sgt. Francis Davis. Recruiting to 66 total men. openings for prior service and non-service personnel.

172Nd Armored John M. L. Dempsey Hugh R. Perkins Ralph M. Burgess John Andrews Gene Hornd Edwin Dickie Harvey V. Brophy Leonard L. Breton Kenneth Welch Brownell A. Bacon Edward J. Coyne James Weeks Francis Davis Dempsey

Fight on cancer shows gains in Wilm’s tumor treatment

Dr. Sidney Farber reports 81 percent survival in Wilms tumor cases from 1957 to 1960 using a triple approach of antibiotic therapy surgery and radiation. Early results also indicate platelet blood banks may help prevent hemorrhage in leukemia and radiation sickness.

LA Jolla Calif Wilm Sidney Farber Children’s Hospital Boston American Cancer Society Science Writers Farber

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