Chimney Swifts Haunt North Bennington Stack at Dusk
Local observer reports hundreds of chimney swifts roosting in the Stark Paper Company stack on Main Street each evening. Fred and Mrs Welling have tracked the birds for years, noting their insect diet, winged roosting behavior, and the swift's distinctive tail brace in the chimney. They seek further sightings of the birds' morning departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Stack
Bennington
Pap‘ter Company
McCullough
Fred Welling
Stark Paper Company Oiive
Paran ‘Set Creek
Ita
Weekend Visitors and Birth Announcement In Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls residents hosted weekend guests including Mr and Mrs Francis Hooper of Oneida NY and Mr and Mrs Norman Myers of Second Street. Nearby families vacationed at Cayuga Lake NY and Chicago visitors stayed with Anna Cullen. A daughter Michelle Marie was born last week to Maurice and Yvonne Santerre of Cambridge. they also have two sons Ricky and Jody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Hooper
Oneida
N.Y
Norman Myers
Second Street
George Kyer
Chris
Jan
River Road
Cayuaga Lake
Katherine Olney
Jackie
Chicago
Anna Cullen
River Street
Michelle Marie
Maurice Santerre
Cambridge
Dorset Welcomes Fresh Air Girl Donna Marie Kildare
A 92-year-old New York City girl Donna Marie Kildare enjoys two weeks in Dorset at the Schramms. She experiences country life from feeding a cow to patting a horse and wading in a pond, finding the rural setting bracing and educational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Donna Marie Kildare
New York City
Country Living
August Schramm
The
Hollow
Donna
Pownal Youths Complete Red Cross Swimming Classes at Barber's Lake
Over 60 Pownal youngsters and summer residents finished two weeks of Red Cross swimming instruction at Barber's Lake led by Peter Ehrich. Certificates were awarded for senior life saving to David Ricker Jr and others in multiple proficiency levels. lake facilities were provided by John and Mrs Barber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Red Cross
Barber's Lake
Peter Ehrich
John Barber
David Ricker Jr
Barbara Roy
Robert
Joseph Erickson
Diane Chaffee
Deanne Beals
Martha
Kathy Erickson
Andrew Cabot
Jean Rogers
Peter Roy
Judy Andrews
Debra Chenaille
Bruce Hurley
Jean Winn
Susan Casey
Camp Ondawa
Sunderland
Bennington County
Bennington County Farm Bureau
Golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Mervin Haas
Mr and Mrs Haas celebrated their golden wedding at home in North Pownal after tying the knot in Williamstown on July 28 1912. They have 10 children 28 grandchildren and five great grandchildren with over 200 guests attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Burke
Mary Coffel
Adams
Ida Bishop
South Pownal
Mervin Haas
North Pownal
Williamstown
Haas
Mr. Haas
Agreement on How to Spend More Important Than Spending
New York based UPI reports Philip W. Smith of Chase Manhattan Bank urging couples to discuss budgeting before marriage. He advocates a flexible partnership with a liberal miscellaneous fund and advice to borrow only if needed to start a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Philip W. Smith
Chase Manhattan Bank
Smith
Notable Guests at Old English Inn This Week
Mrs George Hitchcock of Waterbury Conn spends her 22nd summer at the Old English Inn along with frequent visitors Mrs Hortense Som mers and her daughter Penelope 14 of Scarsdale and Miss Sarah Anne Mallison of Jacksonville Florida. Mallison is daughter of Nathan Mallison a prominent Bennnington High School alumnus now director of recreation and public relations for the city of Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hitchcock
Waterbury
California family hocks home to adopt Korean child
The Henry H. Stride family of Orange California after mortgaging their house for 2700 dollars to fly to Seoul Korea to adopt 8 year old Karen Edna returned Monday. Stride a 49 year old carpenter and his wife Edna have a 9 year old son Gary and another adopted daughter Carla Edna 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Calif
Henry H. Stride
Stride
Edna
Seoul
Korea
Karen Edna
Gary
Carla Edna
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elizabeth Dwyer
Dilfor
Office
Yice Corpo Serics Publ
Hoosick Falls
Edith Beaumont
Marchen Skinner
Dorset Congregational Manse
Frederick Gilbert
Donna’s
Aera
Firsr
Burt Bros
Main ST
Reg. Joo
Rei Feea
Price
SCALE
Ieee
Beas
Rmrei
Tblack & Decker
Larkoe
Pownals
Vera Langlais
Fred Bishop
South Shaftsbury
Putnam Memorial Hospital
John Maxmillian
Grand Lake Victoria
Northern
Canada
Manchester
Mary Dillmann
Bacon
Madkour
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