Manpower Re Training Courses Open at Flint-Robbins Plant
Two job retraining programs for unemployed workers begin at the Flint-Robbins plant with 40 week courses in auto mechanics and carpentry. Registration for carpentry remains open as students learn labor skills, blueprint reading, tool use, and math, aiming for steady livelihoods after training.
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Flint&Robbins
Marjorie Galvin
Department of Employment Security
Miss Galvin
Flint-Robbins
Beamont Avenue
Service Department
Vermont
State Department of Education
Galvin
New Frost Letters Volume Reveals Real Robert Frost
The Selected Letters of Robert Frost edited by Lawrance Thompson, released by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, promises insight into Frost beyond his public persona. Grace S. Davis of Abernethy Library extols the volume as revealing the man behind the myth, with 566 letters from 123 correspondents, 490 previously unpublished, spanning Frost’s life and works.
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Middlebury
Boston
Robert Frost
Lawrance Thompson
Grace S. Davis
Abernethy
Egbert Starr
Middlebury College
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Frost
Thompson
England
Israel
Europe
Ex GBA Director Dunklee Named Lawrence Chamber Exec
Lawrence Massachusetts Charles R Tom Dunklee former first full time manager of the Greater Bennington Association has been named executive vice president of the Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce He succeeds Elbert G Moulton Jr the new Vermont Development Department commissioner Dunklee will assume the post Sept 1 and has lived in Andover Mass with his wife Mary and three children previously directing Brattleboro and Bennington chambers.
West Rupert Youth Joins Peace Corps in Brazil
Donald W. Laurie Jr. of West Rupert, an 18 year old 4 H volunteer, heads to Milwaukee for volunteer training at the University of Wisconsin before a two year Peace Corps stint in Brazil. He has long been active in 4 H projects and plans teaching as a future career while noting his choice may set him apart from peers. He postponed June departure for a Junior Leaders Conference at UVM and aims to show how democracy works within his community.
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Brazil
Bennington County
Ada Sue Diamond
Donald W. Laurie Jr
West Rupert
Milwaukee
Wis
University of
Ceara
Alagoas
Paraiba
Don
Bennington
Salem Washington Academy
Salem
N.Y
UVM
Schaghticoke Fair Opens With Two TV Stars
The Schaghticoke Fair runs six nights starting Thursday September 3 at 5 p m headlined by Anita Bryant and Myron Floren of the Lawrence Welk orchestra. Floren appears Sunday afternoon and night with a cross country tour in summer venues. The program also features Gene Holter Wild Animal Show ostrich sulky races All Girl Rodeo Labor Day All Girls Ride Pony trotting Tuesday Children Day Thrill Night John King Auto Thrill Circus and more.
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Schaghticoke
N.Y
Television
Entertainment
Schaghticoke Fair
Anita Bryant
Myron Floren
Lawrence Welk
Miss Bryant
Floren
Gene Holter
Wild Animal
Mrs Janet G Wright Wed John P Steel at St Peters
Miss Janet Gratia Wright daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnold Wright of Mechanic Street North Bennington married John P Steel son of Mr and Mrs Henry Steel of Rupert on Saturday August 29 at St Peters Episcopal Church in a church ceremony attended by families and friends
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Janet Gratia Wright
Arnold Wright
Mechanic Street
North Bennington
John P. Steel
Henry Steel
Rupert
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Leigh Seeks Vocal Coaching for Ship of Fools Role
Hollywood report notes Vivien Leigh, famed for Scarlet O Hara, has requested vocal coaching at Columbia Pictures for her portrayal of a Southern belle in the upcoming Ship of Fools. The move aims to refine dialect and stage presence for the role.
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Hollywood
UPI
Vivien Leigh
Scarlett O’hara
Columbia Pictures
Babcock Vows Unpopularity in Vermont Campaign
Richmond speech by former lieutenant governor Robert S. Babcock asserts he will pursue harsh realities and unpopular solutions if elected governor. He pledges to act regardless of popularity, prioritizing necessary achievements over re election aims.
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Richmond
Robert S. Babcock
Vermont
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