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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1968

Page

6

Norshaft Lions Seek Ballplayers Ages 13 16

SHAFTSBURY The Norshaft Lions Club calls for baseball players aged 13 to 16 to join the Interstate Baseball League. Six teams compete, with games Monday or Wednesday evenings and practices Tuesday at Welling Field North Bennington. Coach Dave Squires offers professional guidance. without more players the club may drop out.

Norshaft Lions Shaftsbury Norshaft Lions Club Area Lions Clubs Welling Field North Bennington Dave Squires Norshaft

North Pownal Cemetery meeting to elect new president

A special meeting of the North Pownal Cemetery Association is set for Monday August 12 at 7 p.m. at Miss Gertrude Arbour's home to elect a president succeeding Harold Weyers who recently resigned due to ill health. A Board of Civil Authority meeting follows at 8 p.m. in the town office. Lt Brian Pizzano, son of Mr and Mrs Vincent Pizzano of North Pownal, is assigned to duty in Vietnam after enlisting in 1966 and being commissioned in December 1967 at Fort Benning Georgia. He is spending leave with his wife and child at his parents’ home before departure.

North Pownal Board of Civil Authority Brian Pizzano Vincent Pizzano Vietnam U.S. Army Fort Benning Tommy Brigadoon Robert Leibacher Edward LeClair Jeff Douglas Joan Kirby Meg Brockle Jess LeClair Miss Kirby Mr. Lundie Andrew MacLaren Lundie George Connor Edmond Genest MacLaren

Hoosick Falls Church Services Led by Rev Joel Miller

Hoosick Falls events report Rev Joel B Miller serving St Mark s Episcopal Church while Rev Charles E Bauman and Rev Alfred Ellis depart Aug 9. Grove side residents plan picnic at 1 p m Sunday at Robert and Mrs Ellis home. sandwiches and a picnic dish requested. Also listed are notices on the White Creek assessment roll inspection through Oct 1 and state comptroller accounts review available at the clerk s office. TOPS meeting Monday at Rensselaer County Health Dept rooms asks members to bring a weekly calorie chart. Elks Club interior renovation plans discussed with action expected at 8 p m Tuesday lodge meeting. Salluzzo s Grill beats Hedges Lakers 17 4 with rubber game set for Sunday at Hoosick Falls Athletic Field. Women s Auxiliary rummage sale items being collected for Aug 10 at Cambridge Presbyterian Church.

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Joel B. Miller Moody Beach Maine Charles E. Bauman O,s White Creek Rensselaer County Health Dept Main Street The Elks Club Salluzzo’s_ Grill Hedges Lakers Lake Hoosick Falls Athletic Field Hoosick Falls Area Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge Presbyterian Church

New Edition Of The Covered Bridge Book By Congdon

Arlington area tribute to Herbert Wheaton Congdon with a new Vermont Bridges edition. The book collects photos of The Green in West Arlington and Henry Bridge in Bennington, plus 100 images by Edmund Homer Royce. A revised cover by David Within accompanies a restored text, and a list of bridges no longer at their locations appears.

Arlington Herbert Wheaton Congdon Vermont the Green West Arlington Henry Bridge Bennington Edmund Homer Royce David Within Congdon Vermont Books of Middlebury Staten Island Columbia School of Architecture Arlington House Stephen Daye Press Alfred A. Knopf

How To Succeed In Business Musical Set For August Run

Williamstown Theatre announces its annual musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying to be staged August 27 to 31. Two extra matinees are added for Wednesday August 28 and Friday August 30 at 2 40 PM to meet popular demand.

Williamstown Mass Williamstown Theatre

Brigadoon at Weston Playhouse Delivers SRO Highland Flair

Review notes Brigadoon at Weston Playhouse directed by Robert Leibacher with Tom Leabhart choreographing. Cast features Scott Campbell and Meg Brockie among others. Music by Lerner and Lowe. light, lively and entertaining with some flaws, audience left pleased.

Scott Campbell Tommy Albright Fiona MacLaren Mary Frandt Weston Playhouse Alan J. Lerner Frederick Lowe Weston Community Club, Inc Robert Leibacher Tom Leabhart Morton Achter Margarete Hirdles Jeff Douglas Edward LeClair Meg Brockie Joan Kirby Sandy Dean Randy Wills Archie Beaton Dan Dibbern Harry Beaton Jay McCullough Andrew MacLaren Edmond Genest Jean MacLaren Sue Waldman Angus McGuffie Danny Kosow Charles Dalrymple Robert Chidsey Mr. Lundie George Connor Maggie Linda Toth Stuart Dalrymple Kar Deirup Frank Joseph Lee Jane Ashton Robin Charin Robert Eckhart Townspeople Robin Charin Betsy Hinchman Virginia Horne SRO Lerner and Lowe

Shaftsbury Navy Crew Man With USS Ramsey in Vietnam

Shaftsbury renders a local notice about Robert Millington serving aboard the USS Ramsey (DEG2) in Vietnam since June 25. His parents visited Seattle before his deployment. the article notes the ship’s commissioning, morale, and crew highpoints while returning to Bremerton for ship specifics and command.

Shaftsbury Navy USS Ramsey Vietnam Shaftsbury Robert Millington Frank Millington Millingtons Seattle Wash Geraldine Lamb University Hospital Bobby Navy States Bremerton William D. Robertson Columbia S.C Long Beach Calif Pacific Destroyer Squadron 29

Arlington Ambulance Service Begins Operations

Arlington authorities formed the Arlington Ambulance Service backed by local citizens and a note with County National Bank to launch the project. An ambulance will be displayed at the Arlington Street Fair next Thursday. Francis Pat Owen of Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home will operate the service until qualified volunteers are ready. A house-to-house fund drive will fund the note and upkeep to avoid taxpayer burden. Donations may be sent to County National Bank. Training starts Tuesday evening with Red Cross instructor Rutherford Van Veghten at 7 30 PM at the East Arlington Fire House for the first week, then at the Community House on Thursday evenings. Any able-bodied adults willing to volunteer for the 26 hour course are welcome.

Arlington Arlington Ambulance Service County National Bank Francis Pat Owen Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home Rutherford van Veghten Manchester Center American Red Cross Red Cross East Arlington Fire House Community House

VFW Post Fund Reaches Milestone in Hoosick Falls

William J. Fox reports a $500 donation from Rev. Edith Craig Reynolds boosts the Hoosick Valley Post building fund. The drive now totals $4,655 toward a $15,000 goal, with major gifts from Dodge Industries Inc. and Wood Flong Corp. employees plus 29 gifts of $100 and many smaller contributions.

Hoosick Falls N.Y William J. Fox VFW Parsons School Hoosick Valley Post Edith Craig Reynolds Dodge Industries Inc Wood Flong Corp Fox Third St

Mothers Club meets at Battenkill Avenue clubhouse

FOE chapter has opened its clubhouse on Battenkill Avenue for the weekly Mothers Club of the Child Development Center. A nearby construction behind the Orvis Co sales building on U S 7 reveals a shed used to store cartons.

Battenkill Aenue, Foe Mothers Club Orvis Co U.S. 7

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