Bennington Couple Announces Engagement for Joyce Mary Gil
Mr and Mrs Clifford H Gil of 206 North Bennington Road announce the engagement of their daughter Joyce Mary to Raymond J Croteau son of Mrs Josephine Croteau of 139 North St Joyce Mary is a graduate of Bennington Catholic High School and works in dietary at Putnam Memorial Hospital The groom attended local schools served two years in the U S Army and is employed at Cushman Co in North Bennington A July 10 wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford H. Gilbar
North Bennington Road
Joyce Mary
Raymond J. Croteau
Josephine Croteau
North St
Bennington Catholic High School
Putnam Memorial Hospital
U.S. Army
Cushman Co
North Bennington
Gordon E. Kenyon
Mechanic Street
Barbara
Allan Hill
Julius Hill
Sunderland
Kenyon
North Bennington High School
University of Vermont
Hill
Burr and Burton Seminary
Vermont Technical College
Randolph
Earl Hill
Local engagements announced in Bennington and Sunderland
Kenyon Hill of Mechanic Street announces the engagement of Barbara Kenyon to Allan Hill of Sunderland. Judith Gay Hill of Sunderland to Edmund Morgan Scheiber Jr. of Scotia, N.Y., and Sandra Macnaughtan Hill to Howard Allen Wilcox of Manchester. Weddings not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunderland
Stuart M. Hill
Sandra Macnaughtan Hill
Howard Allen Wilcox
Howard E. Wilcox
Manchester
Obituary of Mrs. William T. Murphy of White Creek
Elizabeth Leslie Murphy a former Putnam Memorial Hospital nurse and Bennington College nurse died after a long illness at Putnam Memorial Hospital She was born in Pittsfield Mass daughter of James F and Libbie C Leslie Survived by her husband and one sister Mary Hickock Pittsfield Mass Funeral at Mahar Son Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 pm Entombment in Park Lawn Chapel Cremation later Burial at a date to be announced Memorial gifts to the Cancer Fund through the funeral home office
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Creek
N.Y
William T. Murphy
Elizabeth Leslie
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington College
Pittsfield
Mass
James F
Libbie C. Leslie
Windsor
Dalton
Brattleboro School of Nursing
Park Lawn Chapel
Cancer Fund
Funeral Home Office
Funeral services for World War I veteran Howard Colcord
Funeral services for Howard Colcord, a World War I veteran, were held at Mahar & Son Funeral Home on Sunday afternoon. Rev. Alfred Scott of North Bennington Baptist Church officiated, with burial at Center Shaftsbury Cemetery. Relatives attended from Reading, Peabody, Haverhill and Bradford, Mass., Madison, Plaistow and Portsmouth, N.H., Panama City, Fla., Shaftsbury, and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Howard Colcord
Mahar & Son Funeral
Alfred Scott
North Bennington Baptist Church
Center Shaftsbury Cemetery
Scott
Reading
Peabody
Haverhill
Bradford
Mass
Madison
Plaistow
Portsmouth
N.H
Panama City
Fla
Thrift Shop Continues Under New Management
Thrift shop operations continue with Mrs. Juna Fuller taking charge while Mrs. D. R. Sargent rests. Attics and cupboards yielded items for sale including double bedspreads, a croquet set, baby bathinette, play table, record albums, jewel boxes, quilting pieces, curtains, piano and dresser scarves, and a size 14 party dress. Customers requested paperbacks, jewelry, dining chairs and spring coats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Sargent
Juna Fuller
al Jolson
Engaged Weybridge couple announce marriage plans
Engaged Mr and Mrs Jack Fiske of Weybridge announce their daughter Karen Gail Fiske to Byron W Towslee of North Pownal son of Mr and Mrs Byron E Towslee. Karen is a Middlebury Union High School graduate and Champlain College senior member of Alpha Iota Honorary Sorority. Byron is a Hoosick Falls High School and Vermont Technical College graduate, Army veteran, employed by the state Highway Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunderland
Stuart M. Hill
Judith Gay
Edmund Morgan Scheiber Jr
Scheiber
Scotia
N.Y
Miss Hill
Burr and Burton Seminary
Champlain College
Burlington
Alpha Iota Honor Society
Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa
University of Vermont
Weybridge
Jack Fiske
Karen Gail
Byron W. Towslee
Byron E. Towslee
North Pownal
Miss Fiske
Middlebury Union High School
Alpha Iota
Towslee
Hoosick Falls High School
Vermont Technical College
U.S. Army
State Highway Department
Bride Edith Stockwell weds Rev Benn in Shaftsburg church
Edith Stockwell of Shaftsburg and Rev Elmer E Benn of St Peters burg Fla were married April 7 at 3 p.m. in the First Methodist Church with Pastor Rev A J MacDonald officiating. Attendants were Mrs A J MacDonald and Albert Mattison. They left for a short wedding trip after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Edith Stockwell
Shaftsburg
Elmer E. Benn
St. Petersburg
Fla
First Methodist
A.J. MacDonald
Albert Mattison
Civil rights drive quietly advances in Jefferson County
In Jefferson County Mississippi, more than 100 Black residents queued for voter registration tests at the courthouse on April 2. Despite no national press, the effort disrupted the local social order as teens were expelled from school and two waitresses fired after joining the line. The voter drive, led by three SNCC field workers, continues amid economic reprisals and threats, reshaping local equality demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Jefferson County
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Weekly Story Hour Season Ends Wednesday at Library
Bennington Free Library caps another preschool Story Hour season under Mrs. Young with two readers and weekly movies for children from 10 to 10 30 a.m. Mrs. Gillette and Mrs. Page entertain, while Rev. Payne serves as projectionist. A letter from former resident Mrs. Haskins praises the program and requests information on organizing a similar group after weekly sessions end with a movie and party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Bennington
Hoosick Falls
Minnesota
Bennington Briefs and Lions Club Meeting Details
Bennington reports Stratton Mountain ski area shows a 20 inch maximum granular base with excellent spring skiing. The Bennington Lions Club meets Tuesday at 6 30 p.m. at Knotty Pine Restaurant. The nominating committee will submit 1965 66 officers and more nominations may be made from the floor. Election is set for April 27. Zone ladies night May 8 and sports night are planned, with details to follow. Seaman Recruit Francis L Parker 17 USN son of Mrs Clara S Parker begins nine weeks of Navy basic training at Great Lakes Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton Mountain
Bennington Lions Club
Knotty Pine
Richard Fonteneau
Richard Arrison
Harold Kramer
Francis L. Parker
USN
Clara S. Parker
Pratt St
Bennington
Navy
U.S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
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Joyce M. Gilbar
Cilbar
Croteau
Lloyd
Barbara Kenyon
Kenyon Hill
Wilcox
Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity
Judith G. Hill
Hill-Scheiber
T.loya
Sandra M. Hill
Hill-Wilcox
Thrift Shop
Benn Stockwell
Miss
Red Lick
Union Church
Leeds
Montgomery
Selma
Birmingham
Natchez
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Jefferson
Michael T. Bayer
Goddard College
Plainfield
Atlanta
Goddard
New York
UPI
New York Polyclinic Medical School
Coronet Magazine
YMCA
Air Force Reserve
Union St
Nichols
Mary Poppins
Nichol’s
Oxford Cloth
By Rob Roy
Madras
Dacron and Cotton
Billy the
Bennington Briefs
Song Books
Nat King Cole
Dean Martin
Walt Disney
Noveck-Shultz, Inc
Bennington, Vermont
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