Bids Submitted for St. Joseph's College Building Contract
Architect Ernest L. Erikson released a list of bids for the St. Joseph's Business College project. Top offers include J. N. Ojala and Son at 272 171 dollars and Harold Loney Construction at 275 763 dollars, with other bids from firms in Bennington Pittsfield North Adams and Middlebury. The owners may select or reject bids within 30 days and will determine contract awards. The campus sits opposite the Bennington Museum with plans featuring a reception lobby a 40 by 60 multi purpose room and full library science biology labs and teacher spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Erikson
Rutland
St. Joseph’s Business College
W. H. DeLong, Inc
Middlebury
Gordon and Sutton, Inc
North Adams
Mass
Carroll, Verge, Whipple, Inc
Pittsfield
Harold Loney Construction Co. Inc
Brattleboro
Gerald E. Morrisey, Inc
Bennington
J. N. Ojala and Son
Proctor
St. Joseph’s College
Bennington Museum
How to House Little Animals
Decorating a child's room poses storage and space challenges. Vinyl flooring offers color and spaciousness, while trundle beds and double decker beds maximize floor area. Use hanging lighting to avoid tipping hazards and keep open play space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Treasure Corner Adds to Village Green Fair
The Treasure Corner debuts at the Village Green Fair on Aug 9 from 3 to 9 p.m. The annual event by St. Peter's Episcopal Church on Pleasant Street offers antiques and fine pieces gathered by Mrs. Williams and her committee. Auction starts at 4:30 with items including silver, china, and a Bennington picture. Fred Welling serves as auctioneer.
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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Pleasant Street
William Williams
Bennington
Fred Welling
Painting guidance for brushes of different sizes
The tip recommends using a 4 inch brush for siding a 2.5 inch brush for trim and a 1.5 inch angular sash tool for window frames. It notes a 3 inch brush is easier for children to handle and help with painting tasks.
Battenkill Grange Holds August Meeting and Events
Battenkill Grange met in Arlington with Worthy Master Alford Clayton presiding. 11 new juvenile members earned a juvenile degree on July 26. A new bulletin board was installed at the Community House. Youth committee to select a young couple of the year includes Jesse Harrington Roy Crofut and George Cooledge with Leroy Davis as youth chairman. A youth meeting is set for Aug 6 at Clayton’s home. Community Service placed two new tables in the Community picnic area. Dance committees named for Aug 4 and Aug 11 with volunteers listed. Donations to the Vermont Association for the Blind and Multiple Sclerosis given. Taconic Neighbors Night Aug 7 and 8 p.m. Ethan Allen Pomona Neighbors Night Aug 14 at Taconic 8 15 p.m. Grange to operate one concession at Community Street Fair Aug 9. Members honored for birthdays with cake. Reading games and skits presented by the lecturer. Closing songs Home on the Range and God Be With You Till We Meet Again. Refreshments served. Next meeting Aug 15 at 7 30 p.m a mystery ride led by past masters with Roy Crofut chairman.
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Arlington
Battenkill Grange
Alford Clayton
Raymond McEckron
Jesse Harrington
Roy Crofut
George Cooledge
Leroy Davis
the Grange
Community Service Committee
Donald Waite
Noel Alden
Donald Smith
George Wright
Linda Wright
Leon Smith
Vermont Association For the Blind
Taconic
Ethan Allen
Pomona
The
Grange
Irene Vaughn
Sidney Crofut
Paint and Imagination Improve Teen-ager's Room
A practical guide to teen room decor uses paint and enamel to blend old and new furniture. Emphasizes washable fabrics, easy maintenance, and simple storage like wicker hampers and unpainted shelves. Proposes color ideas for boys and girls and suggests desk lighting and a cork bulletin board.
Pine family notes and regional events reported
West Hoosick Jean Pine and Mrs Hulda Eddy are patients at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Pine showed antiques at the Easton Antique Show and sale in Easton New York. Mr and Mrs John Cottrell and family of Washington DC visit Raymond Cottrell family and have returned home. The United Class held a picnic supper at Fellowship Hall. Burton George Pine Robert Hunt Alan Baker and Gerry Moseley returned from a camping trip to Lake George. Mr and Mrs William Pine and family are traveling to East Liverpool.
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Hulda Eddy
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Lloyd Pine
Easton
N.Y
John Cottrell
Washington, D.C
Raymond Cottrell
Fellowship Hall
Burton
George Pine
Robert Hunt
Alan Baker
Gerry Moseley
Costly paint saves money over the long run
The article argues that high quality paint yields a longer lasting finish, reducing annualized costs. Over a six year life, the upfront premium for the best paint pales beside the savings from fewer repaints and better durability.
Luxury WA home rises as one of postwar giants
Perth reports a vast City Beach residence under construction for wholesale butcher Ray Williams. The 8,000 square foot house costs about 112000 dollars and sits on a 160 by 80 foot site. It centers on a swimming pool with solar heating and an underground triple car garage. The layout includes an interior garden, a lookout tower, an intercom system, and a bedroom wing with five young daughters and multiple change rooms connected to the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Williams
Williams
Red Contestants Free to Visit New England in Parachuting Championship
Delegates from Communist countries will be allowed to tour parts of New England during the sixth World Parachuting Championship in Orange Massachusetts from August 11 to September 11. The travel ban was lifted by the State Department for delegates judges interpreters pilots and parachutists arriving to participate. Dr Jacques Istel president of the championship committee said friendship is the theme and officials have arranged tours to showcase the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Mass
New England
State Department
Jacques Istel
U.S
Keyser to Address Bar in California
Vermont Governor F Ray Keyser Jr flies to San Francisco for the American Bar Association Junior Conference annual meeting. He will be principal speaker on legislative reapportionment as a nationwide issue. The governor’s office notes he is the first Vermonter invited to address the conference.
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Montpelier
Vermont
F. Ray Keyser Jr
San Francisco
American Bar Association
State Senate
Keyser
Burlington Gets Loan to Plan Low-Rent Housing in Vermont
Burlington Housing Authority received a 27500 dollar Public Housing Administration loan to fund planning for a 150 unit low rent housing program, including 50 units for elderly in a downtown tower and 100 more across North and South Burlington. The project supports urban renewal efforts and relocations for displaced residents, with bonds to be issued later for financing.
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Burlington
Public Housing Administration
Burlington Housing Authority
Vermont
PHA
Herman D. Hillman
Federal
Utah
Wyoming
William French
North
South
Battery
Champlain
Champlain Street
French
State of
Hillman
Brattleboro
PWA
Marie C. McGuire
Real Estate Transfers in Bennington Week of July 24
Town Clerk Miss Mary Hodeck reports transfers from July 24 to Aug 2 in Bennington. Listings include Van Nostrand to John George Kittle on adjacent lands, Bank of Bennington executor transferring estates to Breard Hawks, multiple Bennington properties on School Union Valentine Main streets, and transfers to Michael P J Louis, Lonergan and Thomas Inc, Clyde and Constance Chandler, Roys, Guettis, Farnums, Whitmans, and Dumas.
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Mary Hodeck
Lyman K. van Nostrand
Myra Elwell van Nostrand
Farmingdale
N.Y
Harold Hewitt
William Haswell
Bennington
John George Kittle
County National Bank of
J. Elmer Ayres
School Street
Breard H. Hawks
William E. Walk
William E. Walk Jr
Allendale Park
Michael P. J. Louis K. Liggett
Theodore N. Goddard
Union Street
Louis K. Liggett
Theodore H. Thomas Jr
Benington
Valentine and
Main Streets
Lonergan and Thomas, Inc
Gerald J
Amelia C. Gallant
LaFayette Lyons
Clyde
Constance Chandler
Clyde G. Burgess Sr
Clyde G. Burgess Jr
Clyde D. Howe
Burgess Road
Francis C
Diane M. Roy
Lawrence E
Millie F. Harrington
Chapel Road
Charles
Emelia Guetti
Dorothy S. Kelley
Beech Street
Roy A
Agnes P. Farnum
William F
Catherine Whitman
East Road
Frederick Z
Louise L. Dumas
Francis E. Morrissey
Teressa H. Dailey
Main Street
Let There Be Light For Elders At Duke Center
Dr. Ewald W. Busse of Duke University's Center on Aging says older adults need brighter lights and more noise for emotional stability, arguing that minimal noise may worsen the therapy and suggesting a more stimulating environment for the elderly.
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Ewald W. Busse
Duke University
Center On Aging
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