This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1962
Page
5
NORTH BENNINGTON a Dixieland Jazz concert is set for 8 p m Sunday Aug 12 at Lake Paran featuring Walter Lehman of Williamstown Mass and Bennington Music Guild stars. Lehman helped form the Route 2 Tooters group and has performed at Carnegie Hall.
The Dorset Playhouse opens The Imaginary Invalid, a Moliere farce turned theater of the absurd. Fred Carmichael stars as a flamboyantly doomed Argan in a riotous, stylized production directed by Patricia Wyn Rose with a bold, self‑referential cast and bright, surreal makeup.
Dr Stewart Porter introduces Harold E Sergeant to discuss sanitary requirements for septic systems at Lake Raponda area with surveys by Sergeant. Lions Club approves fair booth prizes Halloween party UN Day observance and new meeting schedule. Special town meeting set for Aug 14 to consider a new town clerk office at West Dover Schoolhouse.
Woodford and Searsburg residents voiced views at a public hearing with the State Highway Department at Woodford Town Hall on relocating about 2 2 3 miles of Vermont Route. The project proposes a two lane road with a truck creeper lane at an estimated cost of 700000, surveying starting in September, and project kickoff in about two years.
Bennington County Citizens for William Meyer held a meeting at Rush Welter’s home on the Bennington College campus. Meyer, a Democrat, seeks state senate. The group aims to run ads in The Banner and build support with a planned full page notice next week. Supporters included Joe Joseph, Mrs Gloria Gil, Mrs Nancy Mamis, and Earl Harris.
Seabrook New Hampshire firemen responded to a reported smoke from a second floor apartment on Rail road Avenue. Fireman Charles H. Felch burned his hands as he removed the pot roast from the stove and carried the pan outside.
White Creek plans its 1962 Old Home Day on August 26 with a midday buffet lunch from 12 to 2 at the Community Hall. A hobby show runs in the hall 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. chaired by Mrs. Donald George and Ms. John Barnwall with volunteers ready to display unusual hobbies.
The Dorset Board of Selectmen warn citizens that dumping dead bodies in the town dump is strictly prohibited by state law and will be prosecuted. They also note a letter to the violator of the sanitary code who dumped septic tank refuse and require future tank emptying to obtain Selectmen permission.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.