Bloodmobile seeks 100 pints this Wednesday
The Bennington County Red Cross Canteen plans a Bloodmobile drive at the Elks Barn this Wednesday from 11 45 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. Volunteers will register donors, provide meals and snacks, and offer rides via the Red Cross office 442 9458.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Eddington
Bennington County
Red Cross
Daisy Stickles
Marjorie Black
Bertha Burt
Bernice Corliss
Janet Dewey
Helen Donovan
Katherine Grant
Amy Howard
Elizabeth Thomas
Flora Aja
Doris Eagan
Harald Henningsen
Barbara Burt
Thomas Coleman
James Holden
Elks Barn
Red Cross Fund Campaign Trails County Goal
Four Bennington County towns plus one village have surpassed their quotas in this Red Cross drive while the county lags about $5,000 short of its goal. Dorothy Gardner reports Old Bennington Peru Shaftsbury Stamford and Woodford exceeded targets. county total is $14,108 with drive ongoing through December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
Red Cross
Dorothy Gardner
Old Bennington
Peru
Shaftsbury
Stamford
Woodford
Bennington Village
East Main Street
Robert M. Parmelee
Aleden Wires
Gerald Nelson
William Curran
Albert Jangrow
John Cleary
11 Percent Circulation Gain Shown In Library Report
Bennington Free Library reports an 11 percent rise in circulation for 1964, with gains across all areas. A simplified adult charging system reduced cards and receipts, while juvenile circulation rose 9 percent despite fewer juvenile patrons due to moving or transferring. Significant gifts included the Florence Holden estate and Bennington Garden Club donations. The Friends of the Library funded the new adult charging system, and the library hosted civic meetings in its social room. Financials show receipts of 28,039.49 with year-end balance 30,993.33 and a $1,000 gift from the Garden Club committed for 1965 purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Bennington Museum
Rothrock
Florence Holden
Bennington Garden
Friends of the Library
Thrift Shop Catalogs Items Sold Amid Rummage Sale Rivalry
Thrift shop customers request hats, furniture, carriages, clocks, jewelry, mirrors and radios. On hand are sea shells, a kitchen stool, Geographics luggage, draperies, rain coats, a glass rolling pin, a rug liner, a blue teapot, a candle food warmer, three child room pictures and antique nightgowns. Mrs Daryl Adams, Mrs Leon Cooper, and Miss Maud Edson sold well last week despite competition.
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Geographics
Daryl Adams
Leon Cooper
Maud Edson
Bennington Banner publisher and contact details
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sunday and legal holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont by the Banner Publishing Corporation. It is a member of United Press International and entitled to republish all local news printed in this newspaper along with UPI dispatches.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
Panel on Viet Nam At Benhi Thursday
A Bennington discussion on the Vietnam War is set for Thursday at 8 pm in the Bennington High School multipurpose room. Sponsored by the Bennington World Affairs Center and the Vermont Council on World Affairs, the panel features Arnold Ricks and Thomas P. Brockway of Bennington College, local attorneys John H. Williams II and Manfred W. Ehrich Jr., with Eugene V. Clark as moderator. An open floor for questions and comments follows the panel.
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Viet Nam
Bennington High School
Bennington World Affairs Center
Vermont Council On World Affairs
Robert B. Condon
The
Bennington Center
Arnold Ricks
Thomas P. Brockway
Bennington College
John H. Williams II
Manfred W. Ehrich Jr
Bennington
Eugene V. Clark
Airport Log Flight to Bedford by Manager Joel Whittemore
Joel Whittemore, manager of the airport, made a flying trip to Bedford Massachusetts last Tuesday. He departed at 9 40 p m and returned to Bennington for a 7 a m flight after spending the night with his parents. The note highlights the interest of seeing the country by air.
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Joel Whittemore
Bedford
Mass
Bennington
Colorado
Albany
Pittsfield
Morse Construction Co
Montpelier
Dave Mudgett
Morrisville State
John Meerworth
Whipstock Road
Ed Kyer
White Creek
N.Y
Gerald Lathop
Greenwich
Vermont ‘Flying Farmers
Beebe’s
Rutland
Brian Hitchcock
Areal Eye Inc
Morrisville
Duvall Brown
Fred Green
Federal Aeronautics Administration
Women of the Moose notes May events and meeting
The Women of the Moose held a regular meeting with about 20 members. Announcements included Anna Bahan and Isabelle La Barge as co chairs for a future food sale, Marion Charest as general chair of the May dinner, and the May 5 meeting date. Guests with paid dues through June 30 invited. Doris Sweet to be refreshments chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of the Moose
Antoinette Betit
Marion Charest
Anna Bahan
Isabelle LaBarge
Marion Chareste
Moose Hall
Doris Sweet
Bessie Hall
Joseph Baczek
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Cross Fund
Nichols
Slim
Dept
S.M.L
Bennington Free Library
New Englander
Library
Stephen H. Gilman
John G. Irons Jr
Carol Miller
James Ward Procetor
Norton Bars Ber
Henry Doane
Paul J. Faireley
Thomas Foster
Thomas W. Hall Jr
Evelyn Hurlburt
George H. Jepson
Frank Silvernail
Bradford Smith
Norton Barber
van Vechten Graves
Ronald Sinclair
George van Santvoord
Bennington Garden Club
Drysdale
Thrift Shop
Vermont
U.S
Benhi
Stone
Noveck-Shultz, Inc
Bennington, Vt
Howard Johnsons
Inington
Schenley
Diane Hanson
Women of the
Moose
Gale
Schenley Distillers CO
N.Y.C
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
Brattleboro - Rutland
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