Benhi Welcomes Six New Staff Teachers
Benhi adds six new staff teachers this year. Mrs Elen Mach arrives from Adams Massachusetts to teach General Math Algebra 1 Geometry and Consumer Math in Room 11 alongside Alan Page. Francis Mach from Cheshire Massachusetts teaches seventh and eighth grade science and eighth grade math.
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Benhi
Alan Page
Elen Mach
Mach
Adams
Mass
Bennington
Francis Mach
Bendi
North Adams State College
North Adams State
Glee Club
Girls’ Athletic Association
Christian Association
Cheshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
William Gardner
Freeburg
Maine
Bennington High School
Ellen Mach
Elisabeth V. Gilmore
Genevieve Cosserat
Ruth Leach
Larry Gardner
Ralf S. Kates
Hagerman
German Playwright Zuckmayer Plans Returning to Vermont
German playwright Carl Zuckmayer, who spent the war years on a Barnard farm and later moved to Woodstock, plans to return to Vermont this week to meet new acquaintances and greet old friends. He is in the U.S. for the New York opening of Der Hauptmann von Koepenick and aims to stay in Woodstock as long as possible.
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Woodstock
Carl Zuckmayer
Barnard
Here
Vermont
United States
Captain
West Berlin
Schiller Theater
New York
Europe
Zuckmayer
Vilelage
Zurich
Switzerland
New York Herald Tribune
Keopenick
Veremont
America
Vermont Life
Postmaster Urges Careful Christmas Parcel Packing
Bennington Postmaster Stanley J. Pekalski urges patrons to pack gifts solidly and ensure complete correct addresses. He notes December 5 as the mailing deadline for out of town packages and advises marking parcels Dont Open Until Christmas. ZIP codes and local out of town stickers speed delivery.
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Bennington
Stanley J. Pekalski
Post Office Department
Pekalski
Springfield
Springfields
Snowball Bazaar to Brighten Dec 4 at Second Congregational Church
The Second Congregational Church plans its annual Snowball Bazaar this Friday from noon to 6 pm with a tea room service starting at 2:30 pm. Co chairs are Mrs. Walter McGarey Mrs. Thomas Cook and Mrs. Benjamin Vail with numerous committee members handling greens tea room kitchen baked goods candy and grab bag among others. Nursery facilities will be provided for mothers shopping while wreaths table decorations and a white elephant sale await shoppers in a festive community event.
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Second Congregational Church
the Bazaar
Walter McGarey
Thomas Cook
Benjamin Vail
Halver Halvorsen
John Halstead
John Millington
Theodore Beatty
Eugene Clark
McGarey
Richard Davis
Richard Fabricius
John Miller
Theodore Thomas Jr
Philip Hall
Methodist Circle Plans Christmas Program At Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church hosts a 7:30 tonight program by Circle II. The Bendit Harmonettes led by Mrs Elisabeth Gilmore will sing several selections, with Miss Joanne Vallee performing Sweet Little Jesus Boy accompanied by Mrs Ruth Watkin. Refreshments provided by Circle I. all church women invited.
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Bennington
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Bendit Harmonettes
Elisabeth Gilmore
Little Jesus Boy
Joanne Vallee
Ruth Watkin
Circle II
Benning-ton High School Ballot Contest Becomes Midterm Dance
Students held a Junior Class Dance week long event supervised by Mary Louise Plumb. Rosemary Christie initiated a novelty ballot stuffing scheme that allegedly produced over 80,000 votes. Beach Boys won with 38,000 votes, Roy Orbison 28,000, Andy Williams 17,000 amid other fan favorites.
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Bennington High School
Mary Louise Plumb
Miss Christie
Beach Boys
Roy Orbison
Andy Williams
Bobby Rydell
The
Beatles
Regular Army Enlisters To Get Yule Leave
Bennington U S Army recruiter Sgt. 10 Joseph L Stevens announced that Regular Army enlistments Dec 1 to 8 will receive Christmas leave at basic training centers. Enlistments Dec 9 to Jan 1 may secure up to 17 days leave on enlistment to avoid reporting to basic training."}
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Joseph L. Stevens
U.S. Army
Bennington
Stevens
Sgt
Putnam Hotel
VFW Posts Dinner and Holiday Events Highlight District Plans
The VFW announces a 7:30 tonight dinner for post and auxiliary members to honor Sgt. Virgil Gregory who retired. District No. 2 meets in Manchester at the VFW rooms. A Kiddies Clown Show is set for Dec. 12 at the State Armory, directed by Gary Mix, with Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. at the Vermont Soldiers' Home Christmas social. Dept. Cmdr. Joseph Provost visits Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. at the regular post meeting. A Kiddies Christmas party is Dec. 19 at 9:30 a.m., signups for kids to age 12. Auxiliary President Esther Greene leads as general chairman. Building expansion plans advance for New Year’s Eve completion.
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Virgil Gregory
State Armory
Gary Mix
Post
Mix
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Esther Greene
Auxiliary
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Lake Eli College
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N.Y
Cecelia Greene Callahan
Nancy Finnegan
Gerald Finnegan
Jefferson Heights
Dance Educators of America
Waldorf - Astoria
New York City
Raye
Jane Dodge
Gala Lnowski
Francis Hawser
Sammy
Steve Lawrence
Radio City Music Hall
Callahan
Dolores Heiner
Florence Heiner
Pleasant Street
Rockette
City
Miss Heiner
Alice
Green Mountains
Germany
Bordens
Walker
Methodist Circle
Yale
Rosemary Christie
Jewelers & Silversmiths
Main St
Bennington, Vt
Regular Army
VFW
Manchester
VFW Rooms
Joseph Provost
Burlington
Brandy Distillers CO
WN. Y
Vermont National
Vermont’ and Savin
Main Street
National GS Bank
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Windsor Counties
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