New Books at the Library New Fiction and Nonfiction Titles
A long list of new library acquisitions covers fiction and non fiction. Notable items include Wyatt's Hurricane Coffin in Malta The Children are Gone Inside Daisy Clover The Town and Dr Moore and The Last Battle plus biographies and practical works. A Bennington County Democratic dinner features Govs Hoff and King with 250 to 300 expected attendees.
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Bagley
Lambert
Daisy Clover
Mills
Dr. Moore
Vermont
Bennington County
Mt. Anthony Country Club
John King
New Hampshire
Philip H. Hoff
Dads and sons to host YMCA evening of games
Dads and sons will gather at the YMCA Thursday at 7:00 for a night of bowling skittles pool non hockey and darts with refreshments and awards. The event promotes father and son fellowship for boys aged 7 to 12 and includes arrangements for dads if a father is unavailable. Committee members are Robert Gerity Robert Maguire John Riddle and Donald Maguire with Loomis Dana assisting.
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Dads and Sons
YMCA
Robert Gerity
Robert Maguire
John Riddle
Donald Maguire
Loomis Dana
School and You Where To Turn and When
Bennington district guidance primer explains how a student’s school record grows from eighth grade onward. It outlines how records cover class work, extracurriculars, and standardized tests like the PSAT and SAT, stressing interpretation over scores and advising counseling with parents for college or career plans. The article notes IQ tests’ limits, the value of guidance staff, and multiple postsecondary paths including trade schools and technical institutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington High School
Putnam Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Spring Activities
Members of the Putnam Memorial Hospital Auxiliary were active this spring with several events. March brought the New England Hospital Assembly meeting in Boston, attended by Mrs. William A. Castle Sr and Mrs. Leonard White. Brattleboro hosted the Southern Vermont Hospital Auxiliaries meeting attended by Mrs. Donald Jolivette and Mrs. William Castle Jr. An all day seminar aimed at sharing programs and projects was held. On Thursday the Traveling Institute from Hartford Hospital, with P. Whitney Spaulding Gronbeck and Palmer, would visit, with Mrs. William Worthington and the Castle spouses hosting a luncheon. A board meeting is set for Tuesday, April 26 to plan the May membership drive. Police warn of aspirin tablets disguised as pep pills sold to thrill-seeking teens in Peterborough England.
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
New England Hospital Assembly
Boston
William A. Castle Sr
Leonard White
Donald Jolivette
William Castle Jr
Southern Vermont Hospital
Brattleboro
P. Whitney Spaulding
Gronbeck
Palmer
Hartford Hospital
Connecticut
William Worthington
Medical Auxiliary
William Castle Sr
Auxiliary
Bennington defendants face charges in municipal court bench
In Bennington Municipal Court three persons were charged with driving negligently and causing accidents. David D. Vassar of Dorset pleaded guilty to a March 21 crash on Vermont Route 30 and was fined 35 dollars plus costs. Gary A. Jelley of North Pownal and James V. Brillon Sr. of North Bennington pled not guilty to careless driving with bail set at 50 dollars. Brillon also pleaded guilty to improper registration, with 15 dollars plus costs, and another charge of unlawful crossing led to 25 dollars plus costs. William G. Stratton of North Bennington faced 20 dollars plus costs for speeding after pleading no contest to left-of-center driving related to an April 15 accident. Lewis F. Scriven of Petersburg, New York, paid 20 dollars plus costs for speeding after pleading no contest. Guy Cameron Jr., 40, withdrew not guilty pleas to desertion and non-support, then pled guilty and received a suspended 12 to 18 month sentence, with probation and mandated support payments by May 6.
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Bennington
David D. Vassar
Dorset
George M. Fienberg
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Vassar
Silk Road
Gary A. Jelley
North Pownal
Fienberg
James V. Brillon Sr
North Bennington
Brillon
William G. Stratton
Stratton
Bennington Visitors Share News In Avon Mass
Bennington residents Mrs. Leroy Dunn and Mrs. M James Woodward joined Mrs. David Lake in Avon Massachusetts for a weekend visit. Seaman Richard H Vachon Jr son of Mr and Mrs Vachon of Bennington is serving in the Mediterranean aboard the Newport based destroyer USS Joseph P Kennedy Jr with the Sixth Fleet. The ship is slated to visit ports in Greece Turkey Syria and Malta during its deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Dunn
M. James Woodward
Avon, Mass
David Lake
Richard H. Vachon Jr
U.S. Navy
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Abraham
Green Thumb
Winslow Homer At Prout
Er Beardsley
Donahue
Friedenberg
America
Glubb
Papa Hemingway
Ernest McGoldrick
Ryan
Berlin
Javery
South Street
Bennington, Vermont
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
Tost
Pillsbury Cake
Keeblers
Ibert
U.S. Maine
Lg. White
Ane As
Iddock Tb
MINCE
Swift
Sirloin
Wwe
School Street
George A. Sleeman
Bennington South Supervisory Union
Midwest
College Entrance Examination Board
Peterborough
England
UPI
Bennington Municipal Court
Tion
I Pte
Faidale Farms
Fairdale Farms
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