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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1969

Page

3

MITIGUY NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AT BOSTON FED

HARRY R MITIGUY a former Bennington County agricultural agent has been elevated to senior vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston per President Frank E Morris. He previously led banking and public services with added duties in computer data services planning and accounting. MITIGUY joined in 1955 is a Bethel native and Cornell agriculture graduate with further studies at UNH Vermont and Rutgers.

Harry R. Mitiguy Bennington County Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Reserve Bank Frank E. Morris Bethel Whitcomb High School Cornell University University of New Hampshire University of Vermont Rutgers’ Stanier Graduate School of Banking Hills

Chittenden Workshop Planned On Managing Social Changes

A 40 member cross section of Chittenden County leaders will attend an August Institute in Managing Change led by Saul D. Alinsky at Marble Island Club Colchester. BEAM and UVM sponsor with a public meeting August 27 and a dinner August 28. Total cost about 7000 dollars, funded by university and participant fees plus BEAM.

Burlington Chittenden County Saul D. Alinsky Marble Island Club Colchester Burlington Ecumenical Action Ministry BEAM Division of University of Vermont UVM Department of Psychology Vermont William H. Hollister Chittenden Alinsky William Grace San Francisco Industrial Areas Foundation Lyman C. Hunt Church St Marble Island Raymond V. Phillips America

How To Cope With Rising Food Costs

Homemakers face higher prices and must plan shopping carefully. Read ads, compare brands, use leftovers, buy weekly, and choose cost effective meats and fats. A Cornell study notes higher costs from pricier ingredients. prioritize essentials and make informed choices to weather inflation.

Cornell University

Thrift Shop Closed Saturday for Aug 16 Holiday

The shop will be open Friday and closed Saturday due to the Aug 16 holiday. Available items include ladies dresses coats slips shoes men’s suits trousers white shirts pajamas plus dishes and picture frames. Requested items are coats bedspreads tablecloths storage chests with drawers table lamps floor lamps and card tables.

Bronze Age gold bracelet found in Colchester shed

Alan Chilvers kept a three strand wire from his farm shed for five years for repairs. When it shone in spots he took it to a jeweler and discovered the wire was a Bronze Age gold bracelet with no immediate value estimate.

Colchester England UPI Alan Chilvers

Lumber Roundup and Horse Trials Highlight Vermont ETV Schedule

Vermont Educational Television will air the Lumberjack Roundup at Lake Dunmore on Aug 19 and the New England Horse Trials at Woodstock on Aug 21. The 9 p.m. programs come from the mobile bus studio. The Dunmore event features greased-pole climbs, sawdust scramble, ox-draw, log sawing, harness making, and tree felling. Woodstock showcases three days of cross-country trails, dressage, and jumping with mounts from the U.S. and Canada.

Burlington Vermont Vermont Educational Television Lake Dunmore New England Woodstock Vermont Etv Vermont Department of Forests ETV U.S Canada

OEO Philosophical Dispute Reflected in Davis Charges

Montpelier Vermont War on Poverty Director Thomas Davis criticizes the regional Office of Economic Opportunity for unwarranted interference in the Diamondstone affair. He supports Legal Aid Director Keith King in Diamondstone’s dismissal, calls regional action a political power play, and says hearings should have involved the state.

Montpelier UPD War On Poverty Thomas Davis Regional Office of Economic Opportunity OEO Diamondstone Davis Vermont Peter Diamondstone Brattleboro Legal Aid Keith King King

Moving In by MADELINE RUSILOSKI

Moving in is a chaotic collage of new-home mishaps from damaged shrubbery and mislaid mail to stray signage and chipmunk mischief. The piece humorously catalogs misplaced items, awkward neighbors, cluttered rooms, and the headaches of settling into a life in a new house.

Benjie

Bennington Quadrille Named Newsletter of the Year

The American Alumni Council praised Bennington College Quadrille for editorial excellence and high standards in its July annual publications competition. Quadrille is a four‑issue journal for students faculty staff and alumni edited by Laurence J. Hyman. The Bennington Review also earned special recognition and a best cover of 1969 award.

The American Alumni Council Bennington College Bennington Bennington Review

Ayers Family To Have Reunion

Salem N Y descendants of James and Elizabeth Twitchell Ayers hold their 10th annual reunion Sunday August 24 at 1 PM at the Salem Fish and Game Club south of Salem near Routes 29 and 22. Bring a dish to pass and own drinks. Mrs Frederick Gibbs presides. Genealogical information sought from ancestors or descendants.

Salem N.Y James Elizabeth Twitchell Ayers Salem Fish and Game Club Frederick Gibbs Ayers Elizabeth Ayers Grafton- Windham New York

Bendi Class of 44 Reunion Saturday at Mt Anthony CC

The Bennington High School class of 1944 will hold its 25th reunion Saturday at Mt Anthony Country Club with a social hour at 6 and dinner at 7. Tickets available at the door. for more information contact Mrs William Hassenpflug Sr or Mrs Herman LeRay. Music for dancing by George Pacher.

Bennington High School Mt. Anthony Country Club William Hassenpflug Sr Herman LeRay George Pacher

Burgoyne’s 1777 Bennington Raid Ends in Disaster

General Burgoyne sent 600 German mercenaries, Loyalists, a few British troops and 100 Indigenous fighters to seize supplies at Bennington New York. The expedition aimed to link with other British forces against Albany but failed, accelerating colonial resolve and undermining the overall campaign.

Johnny” Burgoyne Canada Albany Burgoyne Bennington John Stark New Hampshire Massachusetts Green Mountain Boys

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