Bennington Band Photo Dates to 1887 Heritage
Mrs Adelar(d) Roy unearthed an 1887 Bennington Municipal Band photo from Frank Hurley family mementos. The image lists Charles Wakefield drum major and musicians including Frank Hurley Edward Hurley and others, with notes on instruments and relatives, alongside Kim Kimberlee Hurley’s dance prize news and Lucy Freeman's author profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hurley
Adelard
Martha) Roy
Silver Street
Bennington
Daniel Hurley
Edward Hurley
Roy
Gokay
Jessie Loomis
Perry & Keeseman
Job Printers
Charles Wakefield
Will Tiffany
Edward Scully
Ed Corbett
Calvin Evans
Lawrence Gokay
Jim Whitney
Louis Tiffany
Will Long
Rudolph Goldsmith
Fred Packard
Lyman Armstrong
Lawrence Mitter
Governor Aide Seeks Writer of Troubled Letter
Frederick Reed reports the governor’s secretary of civil and military affairs says a Bennington woman in her 60s wrote seeking help after losing work due to age. The writer did not sign her name, preventing a reply. She asked for mail to The Banner, but no arrangements exist. The aide asks the writer to send her name to Reed or via The Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Reed
Davis
Bennington
Reed
Field Day Awards Highlight Homemaking Crafts
Marion S Harris AVM Extension Agent notes the Farmers Field Day and chicken barbecue at 4 H Camp Ondawa last Saturday. Women viewed crafts in Bartlet Hall with four exhibit classes including home group items, hooked rugs, dresses, and floral arrangements along with old time handwork and mineral displays by Forrest Smith of Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ondawa
Bartlett Hall
Forrest Smith
Bennington
New England
Olga Hagelberg
Vermont
Harriet Gaines
Jane Beebe
Vivian Mattison
George Smith
Abbie LaClair
Sandra Sheldon
Batchelor
Sheila Morey
Martha Williamson
Edwin Sweet
Violet Putnam
Ruth Reed
Mary Laurie
Airman Martin Completes Basic
Airman Jerry S. Martin son of Mr and Mrs Richard S Martin Sr of 224 Bradford St Bennington has completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He is assigned to Keesler AFB MS for training in communications electronics systems Airm an Martin is a 1968 graduate of Mount Anthony High School The article also notes homemaker events and awards at a county field day with multiple participants and prize winners and mentions a 4 H Camp Ondawa weekend program with enrollment details at the Extension Office in Bennington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Patterson
Bennington
Holly Hill
Fla
Banner Newsroom
Banner
Peter Graves
Sam
Post Office
Marjorie Smith
DeWitt E. Lewis
Sanford Harrington
E. R. Lane
Dan McCormick
Bob Smith
Spencer Lee
Allen Morgan
Jerry S. Martin
Richard S. Martin Sr
Bradford St
Lackland Afb
Texas
Keesler Afb
Miss
Airman
Martin
Mount Anthony High School
Ondawa
Flea Market Set Aug. 9 By CES Unit
Mt. Anthony Chapter 1 Order of the Eastern Star sponsors a one day flea market on August 9 at the Goetz farm two miles north of Bennington Route 7 atop Harwood Hill. More than 80 antiques dealers from New England and nearby states will offer furniture toys coins and books. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free parking at Holmes Transportation Terminal with police on site. Refreshments baked goods and a white elephant table will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Freeman
G. E. Putnam’s Sons of
New York
Lucy Greenbaum
Bennington College
The
Banner
Frank E. Howe
Bennington
New York Times
Supreme Court of
New York State
Texas City
Theta Sigma Phi
This Week
Miss Freeman
David Attie
Pittsfield Exchange Club
Berkshire Downs
Hancock
Mass
Pittsfield
New England
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Mt. Anthony
Order of the Eastern Star
Goetz Farm
Harwood Hill
Holmes Transportation Terminal
Joyce Hanson
Rose Mattison
Mildred D. Spargo
Charles F. Mason
Hilda Orr
Dorothea Woods
Kenneth Pratt
George H
Spargo
Eight Vermont Girl Scouts Attend All States Rendezvous
Eight Senior Scouts from Vermont left Burlington via airport for the All States Rendezvous in Ten Sleep Wyoming. The 400 girls from 50 states will camp 15 days on a 15000 acre site, performing heritage digs, cabin reconstruction, and mapping outpost camps and geological features. Vermont attendees Nora Andrea Brown Norma Jean Fox Phyllis Anne Swett Nancy Barbara Fish Cecile Annette Emmons Wendy Gail Austin Patricia Ann Davie Melissa Lee Finney, all from St Johnsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Vermont Girl Scout Council
Burlington International
Ten Sleep
Wyo
Scouts
The
Girl Scouts of the
U.S.A
Vermont
St. Johnsbury
Nora Andrea Brown
Norma Jean Fox
Phyllis Anne Swett
Nancy Barbara Fish
Cecile Annette Emmons
Wendy Gayle Austin
Patricia Ann Davie
Melissa Lee Finney
Sheriff Mounted Posse Demonstrates Mock Search in Pownal
Bennington County Sheriff's Mounted Posse held a bivouac and trail ride this weekend. Squads rode from Stamford and Bennington to a Hibbard Farm meeting in Pownal, converging at 5:15 for a bivouac and map exercise. They reconvened at 1 a.m. Sunday to review the search steps, with meals served and horses bedded down. Maj. C. H. Van Steemburg commanded, Capt. Richard E. Vachon was executive officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Stamford
Hibbard Farm
Pownal
Hdatts. Co
Maj
C. H. van Steemburg
Capt
Richard E. Vachon
Timely Warning From St Philip Church Urges Caution
UPI bulletin from St Philip Presbyterian Church warns members to drive carefully on Sundays and notes recalls may affect vehicles. The message emphasizes safety on highways and urges vigilance beyond cars to avoid risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
UPI
St. Philip Presbyterian Church
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Kimberlee Hurley
Gordon Hurley
South Burlington
Manchester
Dance Educators of America
Commodore Hotel
New York City
Kim
Roger Hurley
Joyce
Queen City
Madame Svetlova
Les Academie Les Grands Ballets Canadien
Montreal
Champlain Academy of Ballet
Old
Bennington Band of
Yesteryear
Haynes
Kane, Inc
Main St
Bennington, Vt
DIAL
Peaceful Valley Restaurant
Field Day
Marion S. Harris
CES
Tynemouth
England
UPD
Sarah Rix
Girl Scouts
Sheriff's Mounted Posse
SWIFT
Chuck
Walker
Panama Canal
Union Carbide
Benningtons Busiest
Theda Carbide
Discovery Company
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