This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1974
Page
9
The Royal Wild West Circus second show, rained out last night, will perform tonight at 7 in the Green Mountain Park Race Track parking lot sponsored by the Pownal Baptist Church. Also notes: prayer meeting canceled, worknight Thursday 7:30 p.m. at Pownal Center Fire Department.
Lynn M Driscoll daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederic Driscoll of North Bennington received a master of arts in speech pathology and audiology at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo at August 23 commencement. A 1969 Mt Anthony Union High School graduate she earned a 1973 UVM bachelor of arts and will work in Michigan while preparing to marry James E Longhurst of Alma on October 5 in Alma.
The September meeting of United Methodist Women will be held Sept 4 at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs James McCart with Mrs Howard Robinson to lead. Local families and relatives from Rome NY Cape May NJ Wheatridge CO Athens OH Miami FL Loch details.
Arlington schedules reveal Sept 4 start for grades with 8 15 a m dismissal at 11 45 am. Elementary exit 2 40 pm and high school 2 50 pm. Kindergarten begins Sept 5 with bus meeting calls. Lunch program starts Sept 9 at 40 cents. milk sold Sept 5 6. Bus routes include West Arlington 7 15 am and routes to Red Mountain Road and Townshends corner. Afternoon buses depart 2 45 2 55 3 00 pm. Faculty listed by school with new hires Diane Kanosak and Henry Van Dine at Fisher Elementary and Judith Krum, Douglas Shiok at Arlington Memorial High School.
St Marys Academy in Hoosick Falls announces opening week for 1974 75 with Sept 3 teacher conference Sept 4 half day start at 8 15 mass at 9 00 at Immaculate Conception Main St 10 00 assembly in gym dismissal 11 00 full days Sept 5 6 Parents notified by letter of regulations.
The Hoosick Falls Central School 1974 1975 calendar lists sequential events including faculty meetings on September 3, first day of classes September 4, Columbus Day October 14, Veterans Day November 11, Thanksgiving recess November 28 29, Christmas vacation December 21 to January 1, mid winter February 17 21, Good Friday March 28, spring April 21 25, Memorial Day May 26, Regents week June 16 20, and graduation day June 22.
Shaftsbury treasurer Clint McDonald says poll taxes are due Sept 15 instead of Nov 6. The change, approved at March Town Meeting, allows Selectmen to set tax collection periods. Property tax bills will be due Nov 6 with an eight percent penalty after Sept 15.
Baron Guy de Rothschild, head of the bank hit by a safety deposit robbery over $2 million, says the thief known as Gabriel Marois likely acted with an accomplice among bank staff. Police near completing a composite sketch and deny the thief was a gentleman.
An out-of-court settlement was reached in a 750000 suit over the May 20 1973 shooting death of Daniel Pierce by Bristol Police Chief Ceylon H Dearborn after a scuffle during an arrest. The terms were undisclosed and the state remains in a separate unresolved action with Pierces widow Bernice Pierce in Washington County Superior Court.
A state regulation by Social Rehabilitation Commissioner Joseph Handy, adopted last month, will become permanent and requires a girl under 18 who is a ward of the state to undergo psychiatric, psychological, medical, and social tests to obtain an abortion. The Vermont ACLU and Vermont PIRG oppose the rule. Deputy Commissioner Carl Hausler says no major changes are planned.
Albany reports the Pure Waters program has completed 302 sewage plants and will finish hundreds more with state and federal funds. The ECA notes fish and wildlife returning to the Hudson and Mohawk as bass walleye perch and sunfish repopulate after years of decline. Barsamian barred from race in Troy Court of Appeals blocks Democratic nominee.
A North Adams child becomes the seventh local victim of lead poisoning as the state Department of Public Health reports. Two other city children show elevated lead levels needing retesting. Four Rising Paper Co landlords face sanctions for sanitary code violations over lead in Housing. The Board of Health rejected Mayor Bianco’s extension to de lead a city apartment. In Rising Paper's first strike, United Papermakers Local 1584 votes against a secret ballot on an 18 percent two year wage rise, leaving the 28 day walkout ongoing.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.