Leaders Forum Seeks Delegates From County
The Volunteer 4-H Leaders Forum invites delegates from Bennington and surrounding Vermont counties. About 12 bus seats remain to travel to the National 4-H Club Center in October, with leaders from White Creek and Sunderland planning to attend. Vermont volunteers will join 35 4H members at the Eastern States Exposition. Mitchell Dondero, Cheryl Parks, and Kathy Young represent Bennington County. Beth Stroffoleno and Sheila Breen receive recognitions. Breen scored 87 on Brown Swiss stock.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Pauline Rowe
Bennington County
Donald Laurie
White Creek
West Rupert
Louis Dondero
Sunderland
New England
Louis
Vermont
Mitchell Dondero
Cheryl Parks
Dorset
Kathy Young
Arlington
Mitchell
Cheryl
Kathy
Beth Stroffoleno
Randolph
Sheila Breen
Shaftsbury
Cocktail stake mower sparks unlikely efficiency idea
A Bradenton man describes placing cocktail glass holders with drinks around his yard to keep refreshments within reach while mowing. The tale accompanies a report noting the day’s second highest score at the State 4-H Show and mentions 4-H Forestry Tour delegates Vincent Cassatti and Readsboro Rangers. Kathy Torrisi and Cheryl Tuttle attend the Citizenship Short Course in Washington, D.C., with hopes of reporting back.
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Bradenton
Vincent Cassatti
Readsboro Rangers
Bennington County
Associated Industries of
Vermont
Kathy Torrisi
Bennington
Cheryl Tuttle
Manchester Center
Kathy
Cheryl
Flying bulldozer operator aids county conservation projects
A Pawlet pilot and a Bennington County Soil Conservation official toured two completed projects in Dorset and Shaftsbury by air. The group, including Gilbert Mach and Louis Dondero, oversaw pond and ditch work to boost fire protection, irrigation, and drainage on local farms. They also planned a Granville NY fly in breakfast with a September chicken barbecue.
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John C. Hubbard
Dorset Hollow
Dondero
Pawlet
Louis J. Dondero
Bennington County Soil Conservation Service
Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron
Dorset
Shaftsbury
Mach
Condero
Conservation District
Irving Adler
Bennington County
Grandville
Waterloo bylaws list gas payment for 28 street lamps
An 1891 Waterloo bylaws record shows the town paying a gas company 22 dollars annually to supply fuel and provide a lamp lighter for each of 28 street lights. The note appears in a Moonlight AP dispatch from Waterloo Ontario.
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Waterloo
Ont
Sunderland Area Brews On Prize Corn And Silage Expansion
Earl Hill of Sunderland grows an eight acre hybrid ensilage corn field expected to yield 15 to 20 tons per acre, with potential 100 bushels per acre if left for milking. Reports from Rupert, Shaftsbury, Pownal, East Dorset, Woodford and East Pownal note drought impacts, silo builds, and new dairy facilities as farmers expand silage capacity and corn production.
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Bennington County
Earl Hill
Sunderland
Hill
Hill’s. Hill
Rupert
Bill
Jimmy Leach
North Rupert
West Rupert
Charlie Sherman
Clint Perkins
Pownal
Burton Peckham
Peckham
Shaftsbury
Bob Flynn
Church Brothers
Shaftsbury Hollow
East Dorset
Stan Zecher
Stan
Woodford
Dick Leake
Kansas
Vermont
Earl Hill of
Don’t Forget Outdoor Touchups With Fresh Paint
Advice urges painting beyond walls to include garbage cans swings sand boxes sheds and fences for a cohesive summer home refresh. Emphasizes avoid shabby look by treating all exterior items with paint.
U S Women Hold Lead At World Parachute Championships
Winds and clouds disrupt competition at Orange Massachusetts delaying final jumps. U S women finish third jump with a 1125.13 score from 1200 to maintain dominance over Russia and Bulgaria while the men await two more jumps with Czechoslovakia leading US by 40 points.
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Orange
Mass
U.S
Russia
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
United States
Scottish Visit Pleases Ike at Culzean Castle
President Dwight D. Eisenhower said his Scottish holiday at Culzean Castle was very successful and he would like to return in a couple of years. He noted wife Mamie dislikes flying, which could affect future travel. Eisenhower called Culzean a second home as locals gifted him a life apartment for World War II service before departing for Belfast. He planned to meet Irish President Eamon de Valera in Dublin after Belfast.
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Culzean Castle
Scotland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Belfast
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
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Leaders Forum
James A. Edgerton
Bradenton, Fla
Gilbert Mach
The
Paw
North ST
Tall Corn
Jim William
Fairdale Farms
Fairdale
East Pownal
George
Henry
Rosa Pval
Gout Aovearame Inc
Staveid
MS A
Ieee
Ironing Board
Boards
Main ST
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