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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1963

Page

3

Miss Barbara A Henry Marries Raymond Bradford Prouty Jr

Miss Barbara Ann Henry and Raymond Bradford Prouty Jr wed at First Methodist Church in a double ring ceremony. The bride, escorted by her uncle, wore a lace gown with illusion veil. attendants wore ballerina gowns in mint, yellow and pink. The couple, both 1963 Bennington High graduates, reside at 216 Depot St after a reception at the groom's parents' home. Out-of-town guests came from Cortland, Buffalo, Pitcher, Shaftsbury and Londonderry.

Barbara Ann Henry Truman Southworth Jefferson Ave Raymond Bradford Prouty Jr Prouty Vail Road Melvin R. McGaughey First Methodist Church Harold McDonald Mr. Southworth Roma Lewis Trudy Southworth Linda Diane Henry Miss Southworth Deborah Southworth Jerod Sanders Bennington Francis Buck James Bishop Shaftsbury Mathew Scott Prouty Julia Young Irene Fausnaugh Linda Fausnaugh Linda Vose Joanne Henry Charlene Gamel Cortland Syracuse N.Y Depot St Bennington High School Office Polygraphic Co North Bennington Art

Woman's World Columnist Jean Wassick Returns Next Saturday

Vacationing columnist Jean Wassick of Woman's World will resume her weekly column in The Banner's weekend edition next Saturday after a brief break this week.

Jean Wassick Banner

Concert Tonight At College Carriage Barn Bennington

Public invited to Composers Conference concert at 8 in Bennington College Carriage Barn. Haydn Symphony No. 7 Le Midi with Pollikoff Schor and Krosnick as soloists. Five world premieres include Joan Tower percussion quartet and works by Glenn Williams Allan Blank Ivan Wiener Charles Wuorinen and others.

Bennington College Carriage Barn Max Pollikoff Joseph Schor Joel Krosnick Bennington College Joan Tower Composers Conference E.e. Cummings Allan Blank New York Ivan Wiener Joan Brockway North Bennington Charles Wuorinen Columbia University Wuorinen Harvey Sollberger Thomas Kochins Louisiana

Miss Mary Stearns and John Freitas Wed in Hoosick

In Hoosick New York Miss Mary Ruth Stearns daughter of Mr and Mrs Varnum S Stearns and John Vincent Freitas son of Mrs Irene Freitas were married last Saturday at the First Baptist Church The ceremony was performed by Rev Taylor B Light with both families attending A reception followed and the couple plan to reside in Schenectady New York Mary Stearns is a pupil of Hoosick Falls Central School and Spenser Business College John Freitas is manager of Stewart Infra red Commissary in Albany

Hoosick N.Y Mary Ruth Stearns Varnum S. Stearns Breese Hollow John Vincent Freitas Irene Freitas Decatur Ave Spring Valley First Baptist Church Taylor B. Light Robert Shaw Sandra L. Cipperly Robert Jazowski John V. Stearns James Freitas State St Schenectady Hoosick Falls Central School St. Joseph College Bennington Spencer Business College Stewart

Composer Conducts at Marlboro Music Festival

Marlboro New England conductor Leon Kirchner, a Harvard faculty member and leading American composer, will conduct his Concerto for violin cello and 10 wind instruments tonight at 8 30 at the Marlboro Music Festival after three weeks of rehearsal. His works have been performed by the New York Philharmonic and other major orchestras nationwide.

Marlboro Leon Kirchner America Kirchner New York Philharmonic Harvard University Jaime Laredo Madeline Foley Laredo Leventritt Miss Foley Brandeis University Boston Mozart Marcel Moyse Benito Valente Jon Humphrey Schumann Mischa Schneider Leon Flisher

Bennington Briefs Overview of Local Assignments and Events

Rev. Julien J. LaFlamme assigned as part time teacher at St John Vianney Seminary in Barre. Army MSG Thomas R. Racicot participated in Exercise Swift Strike III across Georgia and Carolinas. Department of Vermont Legion of Guardsmen to meet in Bellows Falls on Sept 8. Jaime Laredo to play violin with Madeline Foley and others in a Brandeis concert lineup. National and local visits noted and office hours set.

Julien J. LaFlamme Bennington St. John Vianney Seminary Barre Fr. LaFlamme Army Thomas R. Racicot Alda J. Racicot Gage St U.S Georgia North South Carolina Racicot 1St Armored Div 52Nd Inf Fort Hood Texas Department of Vermont Legion of Guardsmen Bellows Falls National Jr Joseph J. Coloneli Cranston R.I Marshalltown Iowa

Guardsmen Legion Picnic Set for Branbury Beach

The Department of Vermont Legion of Guardsmen hosts its annual family picnic Sunday at Branbury Beach Lake Dunmore. Activities begin at noon with swimming races games and prizes for adults and youths. A horseshoe pitching contest is the feature event.

Manchester Department of Vermont Legion of Guardsmen Branbury Beach Lake Dunmore

Engagements and Weddings Across Two States

Hoosick Falls Justice William J. Murphy announces the engagement of his daughter Donna M Murphy to Carl E Fischer of Williamsport PA. Donna is a 1961 graduate of St Marys Academy and Hartford Institute and now employed in Williamsport. Carl is a Williamsport High School graduate who attended the University of Pennsylvania and is finishing studies at the Williamsport Institute. The wedding is set for November 9. In Pensacola Florida Mr and Mrs C B Sessions announce the engagement of their daughter Jane Edna to Thomas George Lawrence son of Mr and Mrs Albert R Lawrence of Sunderland VT. Jane is a Pensacola High School graduate and a Civil Service employee for Escambia County. Thomas is a Champlain College Burlington VT graduate and serving in the US Navy. The wedding is planned for December.

Hoosick Falls N.Y William J. Murphy Donna M Carl E. Fischer Carl Fischer Williamsport Miss Murphy St. Mary’s Academy Hartford Institute Fischer Williamsport High School University of Pennsylvania Williamsport Institute Pensacola, Fla C. B. Sessions N. Lois Ave Janice Edna Thomas George Lawrence Albert R. Lawrence Sunderland

United Church Women Conference Held in Vermont

The United Church Women of Vermont’s southern area held a picnic luncheon and conference at the Little Brown Church in Williamsville. Attendees from Bennington included Carolyn Clark Maud Edson and George W Burke with Devotions and excerpts by Brattleboro members. State President Earl N Brailey spoke on volunteers and council offices while discussions covered civil rights and leadership education.

United Church Women of Vermont Little Brown Williamsville Lee S. Tillotson Bennington Carolyn Clark Maud Edson George W. Burke Brattleboro Earl N. Brailey Saxtons River Montpelier Edmund L. Boyce Brailey Washington D.C Kennedy Burke Robert Austin Springfield Group Hill and Valley Christian World Missions Christian Social Relations Christian World Relations UCW

Miss Harrington Weds Paul R Stanton in Alexandria

Mr and Mrs Howard Towsley of North Bennington announce the marriage of their daughter Ann Louise Harrington to Paul Russell Stanton son of the Rev and Mrs Paul Leon Stanton of El Paso Texas The ceremony was July 31 at Mount Vernon Methodist Church Alexandria Virginia The bride a Bennington High School graduate attended the University of Vermont and served in the Women's Army Corps for two years The groom serving his fifth year in the U S Army They will reside in Alexandria

Howard Towsley North Bennington Ann Louise Harrington Paul Russell Stanton Paul Leon Stanton el Paso Texas Mount Vernon Methodist Church Alexandria Bennington High School University of Vermont Women’s Army Corps U.S. Army

Author of The Big EF Cites Writer's Rewards at Rotary

Cmdr Edward P Stafford author of The Big E spoke at Mount Anthony Country Club praising the Enterprise as the greatest warship in history. He outlined fringe benefits of writing naval history including grappling with conflicting eyewitness accounts and reliving parts of the war through others memories. He noted discovering unpublished stories and preserving episodes in print.

Bennington Cmdr Edward P. Stafford Stafford Mount Anthony

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Barbara A. Henry R.B. Prouty Jr Fletcher Hall Raymond B. Prout Y JR Suzanne Coe Walloomsac Road Bennington, Vermont Ytkins Atkins, Jewelers Main St Bennington, Vt Glenn Williams Mary Stearns J.V. Freitas Treadwell Paul E. Miner Carol Ann John R. Waite Roger K. Waite Laconia N.H Kellogg Central School Ridley Secretarial School Binghamton Cornell University Ithaca Waite Laconia High School U.S. Air Force Lund’s Burt L. Waite Elm Street Earle P. Greene Carol A. Miner Andrick Bennington Briefs Albert Brown Adams, N.Y Brown Donaldw. Sprague Jr Silver St J. H. Manes Guardsmen Legion Miss Sessions Pensacola High School Civil Service Escambia County Champlain College Burlington, Vt The U.S. Navy Donna M. Murphy Janice E. Sessions United Church Women Miss Harrington Paul R. Stanton Europe Bruno Ascher Robert Brunner Four Chimneys Old Bennington Statendam Rotterdam Battle of Midway Peary Admiral Peary Marie Harte John B. Harte West Main Street Aay Inverurie Paget Bermuda Alaska EEL Agency Evans News Office Equip., Inc Main
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