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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1969

Page

3

Bennington Teacher Switches from Music to Drama Leadership

John Jack Carton, longtime Bennington music chief for elementary and secondary levels, will shift to drama next year. He will teach Mr Anthony's drama classes, supervise productions, and still teach some vocal music while Jerome Campbell takes over as head of the music department.

John Jack’’ Carton Bennington Mr. Anthony Charles W. Keir Carton Jerome W. Campbell Mt. Anthony Banner Brecht Campbell Jerry Keir

Garden Clubbers Prepare Series for Vermont Radio

Local residents will be heard on a 1969 Vermont Garden Club radio series exploring ecology and environment. Prof Arthur Westing introduces the topic over WKNE Keene and repeats on WBTN WSYB WTWN WIKE with broadcasts April 22 and April 29 and through October. Participating Plain Dirt Gardeners and Bennington Garden Club members are listed.

Vermont Garden Club Arthur Westing Windham College Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences Vermont Wild Land Foundation WKNE Keene N.H Bennington WBTN WSYB Rutland St. Johnsbury WTWN WIKE Newport Vermont Burlington Federated Garden Clubs Lawrence Pratt Bennington County Soil Conservation District Vermont Leaf Harold Riemann C. B. Lack Norton Barber The Plain Dirt Gardeners Charles Tilgner Bennington Garden Club

Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Graduates and Veterans

Miss Susan Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Smith of 255 Union St, is among 154 education students at American International College to graduate from the School of Education formed in February. Army Pfc James C Brown, 19, son of Mr and Mrs John W Brown, is assigned to the 199th Light Infantry Brigade near Long Bien, Vietnam. Pvt Brown, a rifleman, entered the Army in October 1968, trained at Ft Dix, last stationed at Ft Polk, and is a 1968 Mount Anthony Union High School graduate. Army 2nd Lt Richard J Walker, 23, son of Mrs Edith Walker of 98 Merson St, is assigned to the 20th Engineer Brigade near Tay Ninh, Vietnam as a platoon leader. May 3 marks Mayfest 1969 second presentation with piano recital by Claude Frank and Lillian Kallir on Saturday at 8 15 at the MAUHS auditorium. Tickets cost 3 for adults and 1 50 for students, available at MAUHS, Bennington Bookstore, Evans News, Powers Market and Bennington College Cooperative Store. The program includes piano works by Lionel Nowak, a Beethoven sonata, Mozart two piano sonata, and two small Dvorak pieces.

Susan Smith Lawrence Smith Union St American International College School of Education Miss. Smith Bennington Army James C. Brown John W. Brown 199Th Light Infantry Long Bien Vietnam Pvt. Brown Ft. Dix N.J Ft. Polk Mount Anthony Union High School Richard J. Walker Edith Walker Merson St 20Th Engineer Brigade Tay Ninh Claude Frank Lillian Kallir MAUHS Evans News Powers Market Bennington College Cooperative Store Lionel Nowak Dvorak

Bloodmobile at 1st Baptist Church in Bennington

The Red Cross bloodmobile will operate at Colgate Hall, First Baptist Church, 601 Main St., Bennington, on April 23 from 11 45 a m to 5 30 p m. Parking is available behind the church and at Sawyer's Flying A and Gibney Funeral Home. Call 442 9458 for transport. Doctors on duty include Julius H Manes Malcolm W Finlayson Dorothy Hager Benedict C Adorable and William H Browning. Nurses aides include Ned Healy L A Graves R B Leake Jr Franklin Jones Dexter Davis and Bay Assemblers Leon Jacobs Jr Alexander Mahar. Motor Corps Loyal Nash Arthur Hall Caroline Darlington and Col Charles P Hayward. Technicians include Mrs Raymond Aja Mrs Gary Button and Mrs Thomas Cook.

Bennington Red Cross Colgate Hall First Baptist Church Main St Sawyer’s Gibney Julius H. Manes Malcolm W. Finlayson Dorothy Hager Benedict C. Adorable William H. Browning Ned Healy L. A. Graves R. B. Leake Jr Frankin Jones Dexter Davis Leon Jacobs Jr Alexander Mahar Motor Corps Loyal Nash Arthur Hall Caroline Darlington Col Charles P. Hayward Tech

Mayfest to Present The Boxtops in Bennington Show

Mayfest brings the five member rock group The Boxtops to Mt. Anthony Union High School’s Walker Morgan Memorial Theater on May 9. The act rose to fame with The Letter selling 4 million copies and other hits Neon Rainbow Cry Like a Baby Chou Chou Train. Tickets are $5, outlets sell advance seats, and patrons may sponsor or donate to Mayfest with tax deductible gifts.

Bennington Alex Chilton Bill Cunningham Gene Talley Tom Goggs Rick Allen

Pianists Kallir and Frank Set for Mayfest Appearances

Lilian Kallir and Claude Frank, married pianists, will perform May 3 and 4 with a Mayfest chamber orchestra. Kallir debuted at age four in Prague, later studied in New York, and rose to prominence with Brooklyn Academy of Music and New York Philharmonic debuts. The program includes piano quartets and the Bach Double Concerto with a small string ensemble.

Lilian Kallir Claude Frank Mayfest Prague Czechoslovakia Lilian New York Herman de Grab Isabelle Vengerova National Music League Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences Brooklyn Academy of Music Town Hall Miss Kallir New York Philharmonic Dmitri Mitropoulos U.S. Army Germany Japan

Bennington Court Hears Multiple Traffic Pleas

Acting Judge Neil S. Moss presided. Stephen LaBarren 18 of Bennington pleaded guilty to speeding on U S 7 on April 13 and paid 25 dollars. Paul Bogue 32 of Winooski entered a no contest plea to careless and negligent driving with a 50 dollar fine after a Route 9 Old Bennington accident. Waivers included Dr. Ralph Titus 50 of Shelburne 25 dollars for speeding. John Vassak 28 of North Salem and Margaret Tobin 22 of Bennington 25 dollars each for speeding. Peter Leofanti 28 of White Plains 25 dollars for speeding on Routes 11 and 30. Richard Selvage 16 of Madison New Jersey paid 50 dollars for careless and negligent driving causing an accident on State Aid Road 6 in Manchester.

Stephen P. LaBarren Bennington U.S Shaftsbury Paul G. Bogue Winooski Old Bennington Bogue Ralph L. Titus Shelburne John P. Vassak North Salem N.Y Margaret M. Tobin Orebed Rd U.S. 7 Peter L. Leofanti White Plains Richard C. Selvage Madison N.J Manchester

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