Arlington School Opens With Early Dismissals and Bus Route Times
Arlington public schools begin Wednesday Sept 4 1968 with 8:15 am classes. Dismissal 11:45 am first day. after Sept 4 elementary end 2:35 pm and junior senior high at 2:50 pm. Lunch program starts Sept 9 at 35 cents. milk available Sept 5 6. West Arlington bus departs 7:10 am, reaches Vt 313 far point 7:25, covered bridge 7:30, Wayside Store 7:35.
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Arlington
West Arlington
East Arlington Road
Warm Brook Road
Federated Church
King’s Store
Griffin’s Corner
Arlington Opens School Bus Routes and Kindergarten Plans
Arlington announces fall bus schedules with second north and south runs, pickup times, and stops including Red Mountain Road and U.S.7. Kindergarten begins Sept 5 with afternoon sessions for nearby children, while Man chester Elementary opens Sept 3. Bus drivers listed and lunch prices set.
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Red Mountain Road
Bentley Farm
Vermont Shop
Crow Hill Road
Death Valley Hill
Animal Shelter
East Arlington Road
U.S.7
Rockwell’s
Crow Hill
Green Mountain Restaurant
East Arlington
U.S
Steven Bliss
Leo Gould
Daniel Andrews
West Arlington Sandgate Social Roundup Update
West Arlington and Sandgate residents share travel plans and military news as families visit relatives in the area. Pvt Edward Erickson finishes Army training then heads to Ft Belvoir for surveying. Local youths wrap summer with farm work and church school activities while families plan late Sept trips to Mexico City and Houston.
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Pvt
Edward Erickson
Eric Erickson
Ft. Dix
N.J
Ft. Belvoir
Banner Names West Arlington Correspondent
Mrs. Don Trachie ends a six year stint as West Arlington Sandgate correspondent and feature writer for The Banner to become a home economics teacher at Burr and Burton Seminary in Manchester. Succeeding her is Mrs. Robert Weeks Jr who has lived in West Arlington about two years. She and her husband, an electrical engineer with Mack Molding, moved from Old Greenwich Connecticut and have two grown daughters. She has served as publicity officer for church groups and PTA and is a Garden Club and West Arlington Methodist Church member. Call Weeks at 375-2823 with West Arlington news ideas.
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West Arlington
Don Trachie
West Arlington-Sandgate
The
Banner
Burr and Burton Seminary
Manchester
Robert
Kay) Weeks Jr
Weeks
Mack Molding Company
Old Greenwich
Conn
PTA
Arlington
Garden Club
North Bennington Notes And Local Moves
North Bennington residents report travels and changes with Mrs. Charles Harris returning from Albany Medical Center after eight days under Dr. Richard T. Beebe. Norman Haucks vacationing in northern Maine, while Miss Helen Worthington oversees Prospect Nursing Home in their absence. Carole Hayes leaves Sage Street for a secretary post at the University of Houston president’s office after two years in Washington government service. Parish fund drive totals $3,042, a gain from last year, led by John Billow, with Richard Borden and Robert E. Keough assisting. Parish auction set for Sept. 14 seeks donated saleable items. Mrs. Mary Jennings Johns, Chicago, visits North Bennington, tracing her Jennings ancestry and a tour of the McCullough Big House. A giant snowplow with Air Force insignia travels north, possibly for Burlington Airfield. Lake Paran waterfront closes for season as local recreation area ends. Barbara Riley arrives in the Netherlands with Jeni La Vigne en route to Pittsburgh and Webster College, while Jon Dwyer returns to Notre Dame. Local UVM travelers prepare to head north next week.
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Charles Harris
Albany Medical Center
Richard T. Beebe
Norman Haucks
Maine
Helen Worthington
Prospect Nursing Home
Carole Hayes
Betty Hayes
Sage Street
Texas
University of Houston
Washington, D.C
Bishop’s Fund For Charities and Development
St. John the Baptist
Michael Demasi
Father Demasi
John Billow
Richard Borden
Robert E. Keough
Rutland Railway
U.S. Air Force
U.S
Burlington
Lake Paran
Barbara Riley
Netherlands
Albany
Jeni la Vigne
Pittsburgh
Webster College
Webster
Jon Dwyer
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Ind
UVM
Friendly Town Chairman Reports on Record Year
Shaftsbury reports the Fresh Air program tied for its most successful year as more than 15,000 needy children from New York spent vacations in 12 participating states. Mrs. Fred Stacy, area chair, notes the Vermont visit left lasting memories and hopes for a return next summer.
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Shaftsbury
New York City
Vermont
New York
Fred Stacy
Shaftsbury School Bus Plans Made
Shaftsbury children enjoy last days of play and prepare for school opening on Sept 4 at 9 am. Kindergarten and elementary pupils will have morning and afternoon sessions based on transport. Bus riders should have received schedules or contact Arthur Paulin for pickup details.
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Shafisbury
Paulin
Arthur Paulin
Fresh Air Fund hosts in Vermont exceed quota and aid
Searsburg and Smyrna area families hosted 111 of 950 New York children in Vermont for the Fresh Air Fund program. Drs and dentists donated free care. town chairmen had to refuse invites as quotas were met. donations support about 30 dollars per child and are tax deductible.
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Vermont
Bennington County
Stacy
Fresh Air Fund
New York
Frederick L. Lewis
New York City
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Thompson
Eino Sankari
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Foster Colvin
Robert Fowler
Benny
Bennington Travel Agency
Main ST
Evans’ News
Banner Office
Bennington
Sandgate
Betty Trachte
John Brinckerhoff Jr
Locust Valley, L.I
Edgar Reynolds
Mt. Kisko
N. Y
Sandgate Road
Mexico City
Houston
Tex
Guy Kagey
Baltimore
Adelaide Benson
Guy E. Kagey
Douglas Steensland
Elgin
Steensland
Brown Twins
Billy
Bobby
Sheree
Sylvia Vaughn
Brenda Crofut
Beverly Wright
Tom Pelham
Stephen Kenney
Evergreen
Whitman and Stroffolene
Robert Weeks Jr
North Bennington
St. John’s
Mary Jennings Johns
McCullough
Park
Furnau
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Colonie
Marjorie Lord
Danny Thomas
Ross Bowman
Friendly Town
Shaftsbury School
Searsburg
Carlo Walter
Carl Day
Smyrna
N.Y
John Clement
Clara Day
New Hampshire
E. Arlington
Candle Mill
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Dial
Bennington, Vt
Black & Decker
Greenberg
Main Street
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