Freemdom Stamps drive aids to collectors in need
Misses Cora and Florence Winchell of Westside Drive lead a campaign sending free Freedom Stamps to Afro Asian country collectors too poor to buy them. Ernest A. Kehr appeals for ongoing donations. up to 9,000 packets sent in one month. Also report on Princess Maria Sue Crawford winning baton twirling medals in Agawam and Agawam Band seeking $10,000 for national competition. plus community notes on Cardinal Marcoux, woolens fashion, and Methodist clergy appointments.
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Cora
Florence Winchell
Westside Drive
Winchell
Ernest A. Kehr
W. 42Nd St
New York
N.Y
Maria Sue Crawford
East Arlington
Agawam
Mass
Agawam High School
Darcy B. Davis Jr
Benhi
Cynthia Brown
AHS
Mason City
Iowa
Massachusetts
Meredith Willson
Girl Scouts Plan Four Roundup Workshops
Four Girl Scout workshops on Roundup souvenirs are scheduled next week in Bennington and North Bennington. Sessions run April 23 and 24 with separate intermediate and Brownie programs led by Mrs. McWaters, Mrs. Sweeney, Mrs. Koziol, and Mrs. Beecher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
North Bennington
Robert McWaters
Edward Sweeney
Donald Humphreys
Silver Street
John Koziol
Fred Beecher
Donald Burchard
Explosive Engineering Corp Formed by Jon Lindbergh
Jon Lindbergh son of Charles A. Lindbergh has started Explosive Engineering Corp in San Diego. The firm will undertake underwater explosive projects and has engaged in undersea surveys since a Navy hitch after Stanford graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Explosive Engineering Corp
Jon Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Navy
Stanford University
Hughes Suit Seeks Dismissal Over Missing Hughes
Trans World Airlines seeks prompt dismissal of a 366 million suit by Howard Hughes alleging anti trust and stock voting blocks. The airline says Hughes cannot be located despite extensive search, with court awaiting decision before its stockholders meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Trans World Airlines Inc
Howard Hughes
Hughes Tool Co
U.S. District Court
Charles M. Metzner
Hughes
Hughes Company
TWA
Hugs Company
Seniors May Enlist Before Graduation
Navy recruiter CPO W E Talbert in North Adams announces a program allowing high school seniors graduating this year to enlist up to 11 days before graduation with full pay and benefits. Testing for eligibility can begin during Easter vacation, with June training programs available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CPO
W. E. Talbert
U.S. Navy
North Adams
Mass
Bennington
Navy
Tabert
Johnson Sees Moon Shot Boosting Peace Goals
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson told the American Society of Newspaper Editors in New Orleans that going to the moon is a logical step for exploration and will help solve Earth's problems. He cited the Tiros weather satellite and dividends in electronics, medicine, and communications as benefits of the space program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Murphy
Old Bennington Weavers
Woolens and Worsteds of America
Howard L. Stimmel
Calvary Methodist Church
Albany
N.Y
Lloyd C. Wicke
Troy
Schenectady
Summel
Saratoga Springs Methodist Church
Johnson
Moon
New Orleans
Lyndon B. Johnson
Earth
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Tiros
Gulf Coast
Gulf
Putnam Hospital Admits and Discharges Included Local Residents
Debra Bevins Edward Dwyer Peter Lanfair and Bennington admitted to Putnam Hospital. Discharges include William Gauthier Ruth Rosche Lawrence Burdick Mrs Martha Bowen and Baby Boy Alice Paul Myrtle Tatro Robert Domine and others. Births report Mr and Mrs Lewis Bishop Star Route 1 welcome a son on April 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra Bevins
Edward Dwyer
Peter Lanfair
Bennington
William Gauthier
East Dorset
Ruth Rosche
Shaftsbury
Lawrence Burdick
North Pownal
Martha Bowen
Sunderland
Alice Paul
West Arlington
Myrtle Tatro
Pownal
Robert Domine
Ho0osick
N.Y
Mrs
Lewis Bishop
Star Route 1
Medical Careers Day At Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington High School students from ninth and tenth grades are invited to Medical Careers Day at Putnam Memorial Hospital on Tuesday May 1. Sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary to the Bennington County Medical Society, the event includes a guided hospital tour and department talks including x ray pathology nursing and other medical fields. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington High School
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Women’s Auxiliary
Bennington County Medical Society
Pathological Laboratory
School of Practical Nursing
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Bradford Smith
Phoenix Nest
Saturday Review
India
Smiths
Charles J. Marcoux
Burlington
Msgr
Marcoux
St. Joseph’s Church
Queen City
Girl Scouts
Grand Union
John F. Sonnett
Insurance
VT. Bank
National Aeronautics and Space Council
Armour's Vertigreen
Grass Seed & Garden
H. Greenberg
Main St. Bennington
DIAL
Sma Hcl
Salem’s
Harry
Harry Eastman
Bennington Olixir
West Bend
C.V.P.S
The
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Mmmmcentral
NASA
Putnam Hospital
Joyce Carlson
Turkey
Main St
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