Arlington Garden Club Hears Talk on Soils
The Arlington Garden Club met its first 1968 meeting at Mrs. Robert Macksey’s home. Richard Dusha lectured on soil preparation and continuous bloom, offering formulas for ideal soil. Club plans included Fayville Branch bank planting, an essay contest with Junior Gardeners, and a Litterbug Day on May 4 with Girl Scouts. Car crushing project in Bennington drew interest to beautify Vermont. New member Mrs. Robert Weeks welcomed. 1968 officers named G Robert Given president and others for the year.
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Arlington
Arlington Garden Club
Robert Macksey
Richard Dusha
Dusha
Bank of Fayville
East Arlington Post Office
East Arlington
Allan B. Angney Jr
Leon Cole
Bennington
Garden Club
Vermont
Robert Weeks
G. Robert Given
John L. Whalen
Donald S. Kendall Jr
Alfred E. Andrews
Niles E. Green
Limb Falls Injures West Rupert Man Near Cambridge
Merritt C. Morey of West Rupert was injured when a tree he cut toppled a dead branch, struck his head, and knocked him from a ladder. He suffered an eight inch diameter limb impact, 14 stitches, a skull fracture, and was taken to Mary McClellan Hospital. his condition improved to satisfactory. He is married to Sheila Breen and has a son, Keith.
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Rupert
Merritt C. Morey
West Rupert
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Merritt E. Morey
Morey
Sheila Breen
Shaftsbury
Keith
200 Teens Dance At Hoosick Falls
In Hoosick Falls New York more than 200 teens attended a youth dance at the Community Center funded by local donations from the BPOE and Elks Auxiliary. The Last Stand provided low cost music while merchants supplied prizes. Youth Commission directors praised donors and youths for their volunteer efforts and decorations during school vacation work at the Center.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Youth Commission
Bpoe and Elks Auxiliary
Last Stand
Grand Union
Thorpe’s Pharmacy
Schweitzer's
Firestone
Ben Franklin
L&s Lumber Company
Nesbitt’s
Hedges Lake
Peggy Bakaitis
Charles Medvett
William Gilchrest
Keough
Faye Wirmusky
Bruce Baker
Paul Harrison
Argentinian Visits North Village School Notes Similarities in Two Cultures
Argentinian professor Ulysses Picco of Bennington College spoke to Grade 6 at North Bennington Elementary about Argentina. He highlighted cultural parallels and noted immigration diversity, comparing Argentina to Vermont and describing beef restrictions affecting consumption.
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North Village
North Bennington
Ulysses Picco
Bennington College
Argentina
Picco
United States
Vermont
Hoosick Falls Couple Honored on Anniversary
Hoosick Falls Mr and Mrs Carlton Shaw honored with an open house at 30 Hoosick Street for their 25th wedding anniversary. They were married April 24 1943 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. She formerly Roma Finzer and has worked as a secretary at McKearin Associates and for the Elks Auxiliary. He is a longtime Hoosick Falls Fire Department employee and firefighter. Nearly 100 guests attended from Boston Honeye Falls and Pittsfield. An anniversary cake highlighted the table. The couple received many gifts.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Carlton Shaw
Hoosick St
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Shaw
Roma Finzer
Boston
Mass
Honeye Falls
Pittsfield
Hoosick Falls Fire Dept. Responds to Grass Fire
A grass fire along the railroad track on Cary Avenue drew the Hoosick Falls Fire Department at 5 a.m. Sunday. The report also lists local arrests for harassment speeding and a Jamaica vacation plan, plus community updates on political delegates and lodge ceremonies.
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Hoosick Falls
Cary Avenue
Honor roll honor for Mary Hall at Burnham School
Shaftsbury Fran Stacy 442 6524 Mary Hall daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas W Hall Jr has attained honor roll distinction for the fourth marking period at the Mary A Burnham School Northamption Mass
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Mary Hall
Thomas W. Hall Jr
Mary A. Burnham
Northampton
Mass
Republicans caucus to elect delegates in Montpelier convention
Peru residents at the Community House will meet Tuesday night at 8 to choose delegates and alternates for the Republican State Convention on May 18 at 10 a.m. in Montpelier. All Republicans are invited to participate.
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Community House
Montpelier
Scouts Plant Seedlings Along White Creek Rd
Budding conservationists from Cub Scout packs 328 and 331 on White Creek Road have planted 700 seedling pines under county forester James White. Cubs learned about erosion and conservation with help from Cubmaster Joseph Curran and Denmother Mrs. David Moriarty as Troop 328 and visitors assisted.
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Bennington County
James White
North Bennington and
Shaftsbury
Cub Scouts
White Creek Road
North Bennington
State Department of Forest and Parks
White
Joseph Curran
David Moriarty
Vandals Damage Gravel Crusher In Manchester
Police investigate vandalism at the town gravel pit on Richville Road. Dirt was poured into the Burgess Bros. gravel crusher’s fuel tank, likely causing a day of downtime to unclog the tank and fuel lines. Town Manager James L. Woodard stated the extent of physical damage is unclear.
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Manchester
Richville Road
Burgess Bros
Bennington
James L. Woodard
Woodard
VFW Officials Attend Conferences Across States
John West flew from Newark to Kansas City to attend a National VFW conference and also joined the eastern states VFW gathering in Newark on Saturday. Mrs Eugene V Kayatta departed for Jerusalem to join her husband serving with the Pontifical Mission for several months.
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John West
Kansas City
Rupert Town Republican Caucus and Local Fires
Rupert town Republicans will hold a caucus Tuesday at 7 30 pm at the Congregational Church clubhouse to elect delegates for the May 18 state convention in Montpelier. A Banner correspondent gathering at the Miller home drew 56 attendees from Bennington County and nearby New York. Weekend fires occurred at the town dump Sunday morning and behind Ruth W Glover’s home Sunday night.
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Congregational Church
Rupert
Montpelier
The
Banner
Michael G. Miller
Bennington County
New York
Ruth W. Glover
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Edith Beaumont
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Robert K. Shiland
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Bovie Hill Road
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van Rensselaer Lodge
F&am
Arba Brenenstahl
Guy H. Phillips
Howard G. Cox
B. Legus Hunt
Forrest J. Reed
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James Kristiansen
Howard Cox
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Henry Blomquist
Harold Haner
New York City
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Fran Stacy
Peru
Alice Dibble
Artery Arcade
North Adams
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White Creek Rd
Pack 328
James Mackey
Perry Sweet
Raymond Bishop
Jeff Ward
Barry Becker
Carl Hess
Ray Crosier
Eric Henningsen
Allen Madison
Kevin Snow
Earl Easter
Allen Cross
Thomas Moriarty
Gordon Mooney
Harald Henningsen and
Allen McWaters
Boy Scouts
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P.O. Box
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