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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1970
Page
7
Stratton artist Malvine Cole will display stained glass abstractions and small glass wire and lead constructions at the Grist Mill Gallery of the Chester Art Guild from August 1 to 14. The exhibit includes individually designed glass lanterns and a permanent collection.
Town Clerk Mary Hodeck reports transfers in Bennington between July 23 and 31. Entries include filings for properties on Elm Street, U S 7, Chapel Road, Barney Road, Overlea Road, Morgan Street, Morgan Street Extension, and a Hunt Street Benmont Avenue intersection, with buyers from Bennington and out of town.
Dartmouth Amos Tuck School reports the 1970 MBA class posted an average starting salary of 14254 dollars, a 6 percent rise from last year, with a range of 11500 to 18000 dollars and 3.7 offers per graduate. Manufacturing hired 53 percent, finance 35 percent lead, and 76 percent went directly into business firms while 8 percent joined the armed forces.
Bennington Village Zoning Inspector A Sidney Edson issued permits for several properties. Warren Buhl at 229 Dewey is adding a patio for 153 dollars. William A Hurley at 493 Main St is converting to apartments for 3,500 dollars. Richard A Sleeman at 1042 and 1034 Main St adds a three car garage for 1,200 dollars and 714 Main St to 3 apartments for 2,000 dollars. Charles M Bodine on Morgan Street plans a mobile home for 10,000 dollars. Joseph Corcoran at corner Morgan and Imperial plans a mobile park per Milton Pinsker, cost not given. Sleeman at 714 Main St adds one apartment for 1,000 dollars. Total estimated costs reach 17,853 dollars. Edson notes many permits pending awaiting details.
CHATHAM NY A new 21000 dollar exhibition hall on the Chatham Fair grounds nears completion for September. The all steel 112 by 40 foot structure features a steel roof steel siding a full length ventilating system five overhead doors 44 lighting fixtures and 20 8 foot fluorescents around the exterior. Ten foot blacktop sidewalk circles the hall. Tenants include The Tower Club Restaurant five other food concessions a WHUC Hudson broadcast studio and space for seven to ten additional exhibitors. Fair president Nelson Berninger hopes more Columbia County industry and education exhibitors join.
Thirteen members of Troop 34 led by Scoutmaster Dan Mattison spent July 12 to 18 at Camp Sunrise. Ronnie King, Don Waite, Eddie Waite, and Max Walsh were tapped out at the Order of the Arrow ceremony. Parents toured the camp as part of a parents night. The troop earned the Adventure Award and a frog jumping contest plaque. Several scouts advanced toward Second and First Class ranks. four scouts completed their ordeal on July 24–25 to become Arrow members.
Burlington stockholders of the Chittenden Trust Co voted to adopt an agreement to merge the Peoples National Bank of Barre into the Chittenden Trust Co. The merger plan, previously approved by directors, was also overwhelmingly adopted by Peoples stockholders. About 84 percent of those present or represented voted yes. Application for merger must now be submitted to state and federal regulators for final approval.
David E. Waugh of Waterbury Vermont was named district manager of Suburban Propane LP gas center on Randbury Road Rutland. The center serves Rutland county and parts of Bennington Windsor and Orange counties with gas service appliances and equipment. Waugh joined Suburban Propane in 1966 and previously managed the Waterbury district office. Suburban Propane operates in 33 states and runs gas appliances, processing and refining operations, and CATV systems including a system in St Albans Vermont.
Saratoga Springs N Y The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet marks its fifth annual appearance on Monday Aug 3 at 830 p m in Canfield Casino sponsored by S P A C. Members Panitz DeLancie Gigliotti Garfield Jones perform Beethoven Tomasi Milhaud Etler works with solo credits in major orchestras. Tickets 250 unreserved at Route 50 box office and casino door 30 minutes before.
Milwaukee Wis. Regional Forester George S. James announces Floyd E Curfman as regional engineer for the eastern Forest Service. Curfman succeeds Donald C Turner reassigned to Washington D C. Born in Gorin Missouri he earned a 1958 civil engineering degree from the University of Missouri and began his Forest Service career on Shawnee National Forest in Illinois. He is a member of ASCE NSPE SAF and NACE and is a registered engineer in Missouri and Wisconsin. He and wife Eleanor have son Gary age 16 and daughter Karen age 9.
Firemen from Manchester were recalled from a Kiddies Fun Day to extinguish a tree fire on Peggy with's property after a lightning strike. The tree was felled with a chain saw to stop the blaze. Officer Manfred Wessner is at Norwich University for a four week law enforcement training.
Manchester DAR chapter learns how to trace roots with a lecture by Mrs. Joseph Wilson of Shaftsbury. She showcased a tattered Lincoln sampler revealing family names and a Middlebury link, and discussed using old Bibles, cemetery records, and census data to verify vital statistics.
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