North Bennington Families Gather for Month End Visits
North Bennington residents welcome visitors from Stanford California including Mrs. Bayliss Manning and children Becky Lucia and Matthew who will stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Carl Jolivette for the remainder of the month. Dr Manning dean of Stanford University Law School will join with their elder son Chipper later. Midshipman Alan Legacy on 30 day leave from the Naval Academy visits his parents in town after a summer cruise. The Nolan family returns from a trip to Virginia, and the Lake Paran bathhouse project advances with a successful sale netting nearly forty dollars for the treasury. Three Masses will be held at St John the Baptist Church on the Feast of the Assumption at 6:30am 5:30 and 7:30pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayliss Manning
Becky
Lucia
Matthew
Stanford
Calif
West
Alan Legacy
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Edward Legacy Jr
William E. Dailey Jr
Robert Nolans
Hall Street
Lake Paran
Virginia
Nolan
Paran
Lake
Lions Shelter
Michael Demasi
St. John the Baptist Church
Hosts of Swimmers Win Pins at Lake Paran
Nearly 100 area youths completed five weeks of summer swimming lessons at Lake Paran. In ceremonies Sunday, American Red Cross water safety pins and certificates were awarded across levels from Beginners to Advanced Swimmer, with many participants named. Awards were presented by Mrs. Walthrude Pierce and assisted by Red Cross instructors and Paran lifeguard staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Lake Paran
American Red Cross
Keith Brownell
David Tilgner
James Elwell
Beth Hanson
Lydia Carriere
Marley Liggett
Jonathan Mason
Ricky Pembroke
Doug MacDonald
Sid Siderakis
Stephen Durand
Mark Rackliffe
Chris Osgood
Danny Nolan
Billy Hoar
Keith Johnson
Scott Howe
Serena Dunham
Richard Garand
Linda Garand
Wendy Osgood
Cole Wagner
Kevin Dunham
Joseph Lo Piccolo
Sharon Pembroke
Shelia Whalen
Chip Tilgner
Mike Kantrowitz
Wendy
Hoffmeister
John Parisi
Carol Elwell
Sarah Howe
Paula McCann
Tommy Hess
Teddy Hess
Josh Kaufman
Chris Barry
Rachel Koch
Paul Gray
Becky Bangs
Nathan Bangs
Doug Bangs
Don Sprague
Barbara Russ
Ricky Osgood
Barry Barsimian
Kim Flood
Patty Carpenter
Kathy Shea
Bobby Anderson
Jayne Latif
Melissa Bergquist
Bill Baker
Debbie Welch
Joe Curran
Pat Whittemore
Ann Faris
Dennis Norse
Pamela Erickson
Bill Russ
Jim McGuire
Ron Pembroke
Russ Pembroke
Chris Henningsen
Alan Cross
Don Welch
Shawn Whalen
Connie Fair
John Lerner
Michael Breen
Shelia Norse
David Garand
Trip Whittemore
Dwayne Sprague
Ray Crosier
Kathleen Erickson
Paul Caron
Chris Faris
Greg Faris
Tom Faris
Kerry Bergquist
Stafford Whittemore
Donna Shepard
Maria Whitman
Dean Welch
Martha Erickson
Mark Dwyer
Carl Joachim
Robin Outwater
Barbara Wagner
Bill Halstead
Kathleen Gallipo
Walthrude Pierce
Bennington
Kathleen T. Gallipo
Red Cross
Betty Clawson
Paran
American Red Cross and Paran Recreations
Battle Day Commemoration by Revolutionary Brigade in Walloomsac
The Revolutionary Brigade will bivouac in Walloomsac New York for three days of Bennington Battle Day events. Friday includes 6:30 p.m. ceremonies at Bennington Battlefield and a historic militia flag display. Saturday features fall shoots, unit parades, muskets used as in the Revolutionary War, and Hessian weapon exhibits. Sunday covers a Bennington Battleday parade. The event highlights authentic dress and artifacts from New York, Pennsylvania, Valley Forge, and other historic sources, with a notable flag history tied to Gen. John Stark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walloomsac
N.Y
Brigade of the
Bennington
United States
Ed Cottrell
New York State
Pennsylvania
Valley Forge
Maryland
Massachusetts
Vermont
West Point
Cottrell Farm
Joseph Dwyer
Albany
John Stark
New Hampshire
Bennington Museum
Stark
Jennie Osborne
Manchester
N.H
Howard Moore
Gen. Stark
Peach shortcake supper at Pownal Methodist Church
The Pownal Methodist Church will host its annual peach shortcake supper Thursday starting at 5 30 pm serving ham meat loaf scalloped potatoes baked beans gelatin salads sliced tomatoes rolls coffee iced tea and peach shortcake with whipped cream chaired by Mrs Otis Dorman with assistants Lilian Bassen Lenora Beals Alice Pike Nancy Bassen Charles Mason and Murray Lewis Sr The third annual Flea Market sponsored by Mt Anthony Chapter CBS drew dealers from eight states on Harwood Hill Grounds led by Charles Mason with local help from John Maxmillian Henry W Bassen Harriet Beals Lilian Bassen Warren Mason and John Maxmillian Proceeds of 45 from a church lawn sale by the Ladies Guild of Our Lady of Lourdes will bolster the church general fund Mrs Ralph Garrett chairman Mrs Robert T Pratt and daughter Janeen of South Pownal travel to Dorset England to visit Pratt relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal Methodist Church
Otis Dorman
Lillian Bassen
Lenora Beals
Alice Pike
Nancy Bassen
Charles F. Mason
Murray Lewis Sr
Fletcher Hall
Mt. Anthony
CBS
Harwood Hill
Pownal
John Maxmillian
Henry W. Bassen
Jerome Mattison
Harriet Beals
Warren Mason
Hoosick Falls Firemen Tend Two Blazes Monday
Hoosick Falls firefighters battled a brush fire on upper Cummings Street and a 14 story residence on Quarry Street. Residents helped control the brush fire before the department arrived and mutual aid assisted with tankers. Fire officials remained onsite about three hours. the Trottier family was away, and some belongings were saved while much was lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Upper Cummings Street
Charles L. Frazier
Orville Sprague
Charles Kovage
Cummings St
Clay Hill
Hoosick
Wilfred Trottier
Quarry Street
North Hoosick
Glen C. Banks
Frank Demick
Town of Hoosick
Labor Council Scholarships For Area Youths
Two 1968 Mt Anthony Union High School graduates in Bennington won Vermont Labor Council scholarships presented at a Sunday dinner. Russell Barber of North Bennington and Robert Montgomery Jr. of Shaftsbury received two of seven awards in memory of James Cross. Barber earned $300 and Montgomery $100 after test-based selection from statewide applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington
Vermont Labor Council
Russell Barber
North Bennington
Robert Montgomery Jr
Shaftsbury
James Cross
Barber
Montgomery
Manchester Board Keeps No 4 Oil For School Heating
Manchester directors voted to stay with No 4 fuel oil citing cost stability and refinery quality, while rejecting a switch to No 2. The board approved Jaycees renovating the school PA system and planning a staff buffet for Sept. 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Manchester Jaycees
Oscar W. Johnson
Johnson's Fuel Service, Inc
Johnson
Fleck and Lewis
Hanover
N.H
Manchester Town
Cushman Appeal Delays School Tax Rate in Bennington
NORTH BENNINGTON officials delay setting the school tax rate until final Grand List figures arrive. The Bennington Board of Civil Authority reviews Cushman Manufacturing Co 1968 listing, while tax bills proceed and rate decisions depend on the outcome. Local actions include summer programs, hires, and facility plans as districts await final assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Bennington Board of Civil Authority
Cushman Mfg. Co
BCA
Arthur E. Wickenden
Williamses Name Daughter Laura Ann
West Arlington Sandgate report that Mr and Mrs Timothy Williams have named their newborn daughter Laura Ann in a family announcement. The couple welcomed their child in the local community, with relatives sharing happiness at the new arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Williams
Laura Ann
Also Mentioned on This Page
Revolutionary Brigade
Walloomsaee
Bernard Snyder
Hudson
of New
Ankorth
Ennington
Otel
Burt Bros
The
Pownals
Vera Langlais
Ladies’ Guild of
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Ralph Garrett
Robert T. Pratt
Janeen
South Pownal
Dorset
England
Mrs. Pratt
Labor Council
Manchester Board
By Michael Miller
Jaycees
Rockwell
Jaycee
MES
Robert P. Wood
Manchester Lions Club
Wood
Lions
Howard
Hawk’’ Dufresne
School Board
Cushman
Michael Miller
P.O. Box
Worthy Inn
Earl Fisher
Lester Thompson
Manchester Center
Manchester Road
Thompson
Aime Zoufaly
McCullough
John G. McCullough
Frederick G. Stone
Cross
Child Development Center
Equinox House
Volve
Edna T. Wright
Johnson State College
Governor’s Committee On Children and Youth
King’s Daughters
James F. Smith
Bovie Hill Road
Elwin E. Armstrong
Hoosick Junior Grange
American Legion
Richard A. Severson
Frank Davock
Harte Theatre
Church Street
West Arlington
Sandgate
Betty Trachte
Oneida
Main ST
Remington
Stevens
Economy Auto Stores. Inc
Main Street
Renington
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