Smith's Vermont speech won't deter legislator run again
Rep. William Jay Smith of Pownal told a Bennington College audience that violent reaction to his 18th century Vermont speech will not stop him from seeking the legislature again. The Williams College poet discussed Vermont politics, media coverage, and reapportionment, urging district representation and a two party system while noting scarce legal talent for future sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
William Jay Smith
Pownal
Vermont
Bennington College
Smith
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
Barre
Manchester
WCAX
Burlington
Chicago Daily News
Chicago
Vermont House
George van Santvoord
Hoosick Falls Circle Welcomes Four New Members
The Ministering Circle of the Kings Daughters welcomed four new members at Monday’s regular meeting in Hoosick Falls. Virginia Robinson led the ceremony, explaining the group’s origins and aims as the gathering met at Mrs. James Gavagan’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Daughters
Virginia Robinson
Albany
James Gavagan
Parsons Avenue
Edwin Brenenstuhl
Harold B. Robson
Fort Mesa
Antigua
Hoosick Falls
First United Church
Michael Angelo
Church St
Warren Eastwick
Hoosick Falls Central School
United Nations
Manhattan
New Jersey
Philip Leonard
Mr. Eastwick
Mom Daughter Dinner Plans Made by Church
NORTH BENNINGTON Plans for the annual Mother and Daughter Banquet of the North Bennington Baptist Church were made by the Women’s Society at a Monday meeting. The event is set for Wednesday May 2 at 6 30 p m in the church social rooms. Committee heads were named for kitchen decorations dining room and tickets with the men of the church handling serving and cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
North Bennington Baptist Church
Women’s Society of
Maynard Overlook
Carl Jolivette
Edward Worthington
Leonard Powers
Women’s Society
Burlington
Southside
Harold Andrews
Martin
Lake Champlain
Pownal Center
Fire Department
James Rubino Jr
Chicago, Ill
Job Picture Explained to Hoosick Club
At a Kiwanis meeting in Hoosick Falls, Leo Allard of the Troy Employment Office outlined staffing, services, and free aptitude testing for handicapped, servicemen, and new graduates. He cited past year figures, noted Hoosick Falls support services, discussed local industry, and described unemployment benefits in the Troy District. Interclub guests from Sand Lake attended, and local members planned travel to an international meeting in Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Kiwanis
Walter Hartman
Arthur Taylor
Leo J. Allard
A. J. Wirmusky
Allard
Troy
Dodge Fibers Corporation
Sand Lake
John Ellis
George Scott
Henry Cramer
Montreal
Spring Lags in the Mountains as Weather Shifts
The author notes spring arriving later on the mountain tops than in the valley, with snow retreating and buds forming. Robins return, ponds thaw, and July-like temp swings bring rain sun and snow. A doe by the brook reveals harsh wildlife realities as April fluctuates between rain and snow.
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Searsburg
North Bennington Youth Fellowship Plans NYC Trip
North Bennington Meth-Con Youth Fellowship heads to New York City for a two day stay visiting the Inter Church Center, Riverside Church, the UN, and a Greenwich Village church synagogue. Participants include Christopher Wickenden, Carl Stacy, David Disque, plus others, with Rev. Parsley and Rev. MacDonald guiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meth-Con Youth Fellowship
New York City
World Council of Churches
Riverside Church
United Nations
Greenwich Village
Christopher Wickenden
Carl Stacy
David Disque
David Henderson
Robert Lane
Brent Peacock
Ricky Haynes
Gordon Thomas
Betty Sue Spaulding
Linda Peters
Gwen Montgomery
Diane Peters
Sandra Elwell
Roberta Kline
Judy Houran
YMCA
Sloane House
Collingwood
Herald Square
Charles Parsley
Angus MacDonald
Joan Gates
Congregational
Cancer Crusade drives Shaftsbury fundraising push
Shafts bury residents will be visited by neighbors aiding the Cancer Crusade solicitation. Co chairs include Mrs. James William son and Miss Lenore Bradley with a long list of volunteers led by Er nest Allen and John Briggs as campaign leaders.
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Shaftsbury
Drive
Ernest Allen
John Briggs
Howard Colcord
Howard Corey
Don Dailey
Lormier Danforth
George Delaney
Chester Denio
Philip Disque
Virginia Dooley
Ivan Elwell
Verder Elwell
Fred Ester
Steven Fritz
Sandra Fuller
Jean Henry
James A. Horne
Dorothy Jones
William Kelley
Faye LeBarron
John Laslo
Marshall Lyon
Harold McDonald
Arthur McLean
Lloyd Mattison
Albert Mears
Charles Myers
Joseph Murphy
Judy Murray
Earlon Rackliffe
George Randall
Alfred Rice
Homer Shaver
Isabelle Sherwin
Howard Stevens
Frances Tinney
Almon Wetherell
James Williamson
Joseph Wilson
Lenore Bradley
Mount Olga fire tower opens under state supervision
The Mount Olga fire tower on Hogback Mountain opened Monday with Junior Harwood of Shaftsbury as district supervisor and Joseph Poor of Bennington on daily duty to protect forests and wildlife amid high spring fire danger. Congregational Church Guild reviewed plans for a May 17 spring fashion show at the Wilming ton church vestry. Lions meet at Misty Lodge this week with Lindsey Cole substituting for Old Red Mill. Easter Seal Drive totals $145.25 as of Saturday night, with late donations still arriving.
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Mount Olga
Hogback Mountain
Junior Harwood
Shaftsbury
Joseph Poor
Bennington
Harwood
Congregational Sunday School Church Guild
Wilmington Inn
Kathy Preston
Lions
Misty Lodge
Lendsey Cole
Red Mill
Wilmington
Lennard Johnson
John Willard
Johnson
Rutland
Pratt couple welcome fourth daughter Amy Lynn
Mr and Mrs Anson N Pratt II of Ladd Road announce the birth of a daughter Amy Lynn on April 18 at Putnam Memorial Hospital. They bring Alison Ellie Arlene Louise and An nette Marie as sisters. Amy Lynn weighed 8 pounds 8% ounces and came home Easter Sunday.
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Anson N. Pratt II
Ladd Road
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Amy Lynn
Pratt
Alison Ellie
Arlene Louise
Annette Marie
Ernest Harwood
Chapel Road
Bennington
Community Notes On Weekend Visits In Dorset
Miss Helen Andrews and Miss Nancy Nichols visited their mothers in town while Miss Ann Shrader and Miss Daisy Shaw spent time with relatives. The Schramms from Pound Ridge and the Mitchells from Chappaqua joined family gatherings in Dorset over the Easter weekend. Mrs. Harlan Cooleduge returned home after surgery in Hanover. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Whitehead and families from Ridgewood spent several days at their Dorset residence. George Waters’ Rotterdam visit was with Daisy Shaw and Albert Reed’s family.
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Eugene McCabe
Glens Falls
Walter Young
Florida
Andrew Hulihan
Harold Friedman
Kenwood Ave
Elsmere
N.Y
Woodard Hogan
Bill Hogan
James North Sr
Babcock Lake Road
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Edward Brazell
Leo Mahar
George Smith
George Murphy
New York City
Thomas Beaumont
Beaumont
William E. Burns
James E. Christman
Janice
Cheryl
St. Johnsville
Burns
Mrs. Christmas
Danny Scott
Philip Galvain
Albany
John F. Burns
Flushing
Helen Andrews
UVM
Mary Andrews
Joseph Whitehead
Ridgewood
N. J
Ann Shroder
Briarcliff College
Briarcliff Manor
J. Ford Shrader
Kent Hill
August Schramm
Pound Ridge
the Hollow
Nancy Nichols
Carl Nichols
Harlan Cooledge
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
N.H
Henry Leach
Morrisville
Jacques Mitchell
Chappaqua
Ernest West
West Road
Daisy Shaw
Albert Reed
Rotterdam
Blakney Project Relationship Highlighted by Church
The church notes a project relationship with Rev. Charles Blakney. An Elementary School study group will meet Thursday April 26 at the school and all members are urged to attend.
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Charles
Chuck) Blakney
Mr. Blakney
Manchester Artist Named To Aid in Summer Classes
Manchester artist Duval F. Broun Jr. will assist in the July to September summer art classes at the Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester. Broun previously worked in New York as a commercial artist and later served as associate director and instructor at the Famous Artists School in Westport, Connecticut. He served three years in the Pacific with the Marines during World War II. Jay Connaway, a noted marine and landscape painter, will lead the program and teach at the Dorset-Pawlet event. Connaway studied in New York and Paris and spent 17 years painting and teaching on Monhegan Island before moving to Dorset in 1947. A Connaway Marine and Landscape exhibit opens May 3 at Kennedy Galleries in New York and runs through May 31, including works from a recent Monterey Peninsula visit.
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Broun Jr
Manchester Depot
Jay Connaway
Dorset and Pawlet
Southern Vermont Art Center
Manchester
Broun
New York
Famous Artists School
Westport
Conn
Vermont
Pacific
Connaway
Art Center
Art Student League
L’ecole Des Beaux Arts
Paris
Monhegan Island
Maine
Dorset
Kennedy Galleries
East 58Th St
Monterey Peninsula
Calif
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