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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1977

Page

8

Shaftsbury Honors First Eagle Scout in A Decade

Alan Beebe became Shaftsbury’s first Eagle Scout in ten years, honored at Troop 331 awards night at Shaftsbury Methodist Church. In attendance were former Eagle Scouts Alan Sands and Ian MacDonald. The event followed a troop potluck, with Paul Harris and former Scoutmaster Jack Evans presenting the Eagle Award.

Shaftsbury Alan Beebe Shaftsbury Methodist Church Alan Sands Ian MacDonald Paul Harris Jack Evans Dale Salin Edwin Colvin David Kosche Pat Harris John Harrington Institutional Beebe Florence Beebe

Murphy to lead New York welfare reform crusade

Rensselaer County Executive William J. Murphy met with New York City Mayor Abraham Beame to plan a statewide petition drive appealing to President Carter for rapid welfare reform. The aim is one million signatures by late September, with county officials outside NYC organizing their own efforts through the New York State Association of Counties.

New York — Rensselaer County William J. Murphy Abraham Beame Carter Murphy New York State Beame New York City Congress Washington, D.C National County Organization New York

Dorset Library Adds Fifty New Books For Fall

Dorset Village Public Library debuts fifty new titles for bird watchers mystery fans Vermont admirers and fiction readers. Highlights include Watching Birds by Roger F Pasquier Circles a Washington story by Abigail McCarthy Born to Please a Vivien Leigh bio and In the Country by Inge Morath Arthur Miller Moynihan proposes 1 billion over two years for state welfare relief with local distribution.

Dorset Dorset Village Vermont Roger F. Pasquier New England Canada Washington Abigail McCarthy Eugene J. McCarthy Vivien Leigh Anne Edwards Vivien Laurence Olivier Inge Morath Arthur Miller Harrison Salisbury Moynihan

Hoag family members and local social notes in Hoosick Falls

Mrs James Hoag of Wallocomsac undergoes surgery at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Hanover N H August 12 and will celebrate her 55th birthday August 13. Several local residents, including Mrs Roscoe Austin and Alice Guiden, helped Mrs Fred O Connor celebrate her birthday August 3 in East Greenbush. Cathy Roy granddaughter of East Greenbush honored by Mrs Francis Hughes with a family party. Susan Barringer, Linda Barringer, and Chris DeJernis visited Mr and Mrs Gordon Hoag grandparents on Sunday. Door prize won by Mrs Leon Jones at Hoosick Area Senior Citizens card party August 8. pinochle prizes to Harold Prebble Eleanor Phillips and pitch prizes to Adolph Marker Ivonne White. Bertha s Angels sewing group invites others to join on Thursdays. On August 4 the group donated 150 surgical pads to Hoosick Falls Health Center.

James Hoag Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Hanover N.H Roscoe Austin Alice Guiden Fred O’connor East Greenbush Francis Hughes Cathy Roy Hoosick Area Leon Jones Harold Prebble Eleanor Phillips Adolph Marker Ivonne White Eessac Bertha’s Angels Hoosick Falls Health Center

Pownal Fair and School News Highlight Community Activities

The Pownal Center Women s Auxiliary hosts an old fashioned fair to aid the fire department with games prizes and a beauty contest at 10 30 a m amid vendor booths Can Can and clown entertainment and refreshments are planned Rain date is Sept 3 Meanwhile Pownal Elementary announces Lynn George as new school secretary and details on kindergarten registration birth certificates bus schedules and story hours at local libraries and schools

Pownal Center Pownal Lynn George Margaret Garrison

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Robert Gratz Henry Martinka Tenderfoot Brian Beebe Joseph Gratz Bruce Jones Marc Evans Camp Plymouth LeRoy Gratz Terry Stacy Paul Maitland David Percey John Myers William Colvin Angus MacDonald Eagle Square Paul Clermont Elizabeth Paulsen Art Wickenden Joan Wood Troop 331 Rensselaer County N.Y Daniel P Hanes Tearny and Reidsville N. C U.S.A I Greenberg Bennington Curran Adams Mass H. Greenberg Son Wallocomsac Bertha Hoag Susan and Linda Barringer Troy Chris DeJernis Waterford Gordon Hoag Solomon Wright Monument Plaza Shopping Center Bennington, Vermont Save Sagal Sherwin-Williams BankAmericard Visa Our Pear van Sherwin-Williams Bennington Main St
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