Five Student Dramas Make Chaucer Fun at Benhi
Five student dramas staged Tuesday at Benhi showcased work from a medieval workshop led by Miss Eupha Bonham and CPCD consultant Mrs. Pat Sherman. The 150 person audience saw plays written and acted by Bennington students, inspired by Chaucer readings, with autographs of effort evident in costumes, floorplans, and character histories.
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Benhi
Eupha Bonham
Pat Sherman
Ford Foundation
Cooperative Project For Curriculum Development
CPCD
Chaucer
Arcita and
Palamon
J. Wolf
J. Vince
P. Kaul
N. Rallis
Martha Wolf
Deborah Taylor
Miss Bonham
Regional planning plan outlined for Vermont towns
Regional Planning continues with a three phase plan for 16 Bennington County towns. Towns may join regional planning without mandatory zoning or land use mandates. Two member town committees could form the regional planning body, with costs shared via town meetings. Minimum town cost starts at 4500 dollars, after aid about 1500. Total regional cost estimated 37800 with state 6300 and federal 25200 funds.
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Rubino
Prosper Deschenes
Arlington Planning Commission
Robert Graf
Rupert
CPO
Bennington County
Bennington
Arlington
Dorset
Landgrove
Manchester
Peru
Pownal
Readsboro
Sandgate
Searsburg
Shaftsbury
Stamford
Sunderland
Winhall
Woodford
Co. Fairfax Ayres
Central Planning Office
Regional Planning Commission
John Page
Resources Council President Outlines Aims of Organization
Vermont Natural Resources Council President Richard Brett outlined this year’s goal to unite conservation minded groups, discuss deer herd issues, and push an Open Areas bill. He warned against the Green Mountain Highway, stressing erosion and watershed impacts, and urged existing routes like Vermont 100 for scenic use.
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Arlington
Richard Brett
Vermont Natural Resources Council
Arlington Community Center
Brett
Stowe
Vermont
Green Mountain
Pree
Council
Lake Champlain
Pennsylvania
Legislative Council
Milk Price Up Penny a Quart in Vermont
Vermont dairy price changes: pasteurized milk up from 24 to 25 cents a quart with a 25 cent minimum for homogenized milk, not impacting Windsor County or Brattleboro. In Raleigh England a Royal Navy base uses female medical staff to ease homesickness for recruits, a doctor, dentist and welfare officer aiding sailors.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Milk Control Board
Windsor County
Brattleboro
Raleigh
England
Britain
Royal Navy
Christmas party and New Year Ball at K of C hall
The K of C notes an annual children’s Christmas party Sunday December 12 at 2 p m with Santa Claus distributing gifts and films while parents bring tagged gifts under a $1 limit. The New Year’s Ball follows December 31 at 9 30 p m with a deluxe buffet and favors. tickets limited to 100 couples with member priority through December 20.
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Santa Claus
K of C Hall
Hattat
Sauer
BCHS
Russell Carpenter Jr
Raymond LeBlanc
Edwin Maroney
Mason Amadon
Gerald Morrissey
Fire Quelled At Shaftsbury Pump House Incident
Shafts bury Fire Department responded at 7 30 AM to a small fire in an electric motor at the William E Dailey Construction Company's pump house in South Shaftsbury The blaze was quickly extinguished and no damage to the pump occurred Operations continued normally per a Dailey Company spokesman The pump supplied water for the stone crushing plant and no disruption to production was reported
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Shaftsbury
William E. Dailey Construction Company
South
Charles O. Becker
Dailey Company
Hospital Notes December 1 1965 Admissions Discharges Births
Admissions include Mrs J Leona Pierce Bennington Mrs Irene Harrington Hoosick Falls and others Discharges list several Bennington Shaftsbury Manchester and Danby Births note Mr and Mrs Richard Tower Bennington welcome a daughter and a November 26 birth for Bradley Allen son to Mr and Mrs Robert A Chase New Milford Connecticut weighing nine pounds The father is formerly of Bennington
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J. Leona Pierce
Bennington
Irene Harrington
Hoosick Falls
Bradley Allen
Robert A. Chase
New Milford
Conn
Cheryl
Stock Averages at Noon and Market Leaders
Dow Jones industrial average stood at 944.32 with 30 stocks. 20 railroads at 243.10. 15 utilities at 152.57. composite index 334.29. Trading volume reached 4,140,000 shares as market activity held steady through the noon update.
Obituary Fortier, George A. 59 of Chester dies after accident
George A Fortier Fortier 59 of Chester died Saturday after an accident with his pickup truck He was born July 26 1906 in Compton Quebec the son of Justinien and Philomen Cameron Fortier He is survived by his wife Ruth G Fortier two sons George A Jr and Edward Paul both of Chester three daughters Mrs Ramona Shattuck of Bellows Falls Annette and Elizabeth both of Chester two brothers Arthur of Bennington William of Canada two sisters Juliette Fortier of New York City Sister St Therese of Sherbrooke Quebec and Sister St Augustin of Arthabaska Quebec two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews Funeral services were held Wednesday at Adams Funeral in Chester with Rev Joseph Pray officiating Burial was in Brookside Cemetery Chester
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Chester
George A. Fortier
Bennington
Compton
Quebec
Justinien and
Philomen
Cameron) Fortier
Ruth G. Fortier
George A, Jr
Edward Paul
Ramona Shattuck
Bellows Falls
Annette
Elizabeth
Arthur
William
Canada
Juliette Fortier
New York City
St. Therese
Sherbrooke
St. Augustin
Arthabaska
Adams
Joseph Pray
Brookside
Accident Report From Washington Avenue Collision
Police report a 1956 Ford driven by Theresa Ann Brissette of Carpenter Hill Road was damaged after pulling to the right on Washington Avenue. The car struck a telephone pole, causing total damage to the right front end. Brissette suffered cuts to two fingers and a facial bump.
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Washington Avenue
Bennington Village
Theresa Ann Brissette
Carpenter Hill Road
Drought Aid Expanded to Two More Vermont Counties
Senator George D. Aiken announced a new drought relief program offering government owned feed grain at reduced prices to eligible farmers in two more drought affected counties in Vermont including Washington and part of Caledonia. The CCC feed grains will aid preservation of foundation herds and dairy cattle under the 13 state emergency plan, with county offices handling eligibility.
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Washington
George D. Aiken
Agriculture Department
Vermont
Caledonia County
Sen
Aiken
Bennington
Secretary of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Hoff Details Legislative Package for Special Session
Governor Hoff says about half of his 40 piece package will be submitted due to GOP wins. Key measures include a constitutional convention in April, school redistricting, an education TV network, municipal court overhaul, uniform commercial code, youth prison, and a western Vermont highway reconstruction initiative. He will meet the Regional Highway Council in Rutland to unveil road plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Vermont
Regional Highway Council
Rutland
Bennington Fire Dept Douses Chimney Blaze at Frazier Home
The Bennington Rural Fire Department quickly doused a chimney fire at the Francis Frazier home on the Pownal Road, with damage limited to the chimney and no interior harm reported. Earlier, crews halted a fire that burned old lumber in a cellar hole on a vacant lot across from the Elks Club on Washington Avenue.
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Bennington
Francis Frazier
Pownal Road
Bennington Fire Department
Elks Club
Washington Avenue
Scottie’s Manor
Vermont Bar Endorses Hoff Bills
The Vermont Bar Association endorsed four of Gov. Philip Hoff's proposed measures. Highlights include continuing the municipal court reform toward 12 full-time district courts, selection of superior judges by the governor, and calls for a constitutional convention and a uniform commercial code to join the states lacking it.
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Bar Association
Vermont
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Marion Smith
Armand Lampron
Center
Rotary
Ellwood Allen
Hamilton
Resources Council
Bennington Briefs
Village Planning Commission
John C. Burdis
Bennington Regional Planning Commission
William M. Kirby Jr
Williamstown
Mass
Our Lady of Fatima
Wilmington
Richard B. Diamond
Cleveland
Ohio
Society of American Registered Architects
Julia Gates
Putnam Memorial Hospital
St. Mary’s Guild, Women of
2Nd Congregational Church
Wilmington, VI
ADV
K of
Winooksi
St. Michael’s College Council
Old Town
Ducharme
North Street
Rene
Duke’’ Ducharme
Stafford Whittemore
Hattie Austin
Mary Boutin
Mary Lynch
Perry Browe
Janet McGaughey
Steven Hamilton
Bertha Ridley
Shirley Nichols
Danby
Sandra Levesque
North Bennington
Richard Tower
Depot St
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Loin End
Market Comer
Safford and
Gage Streets
Robert Joseph Eaton
Walden Theatre
David and
Lisa
Lord of the
Gov
Tion
Harte Theatre
THE
Mirisch Corporation
Burt Lancaster
Lee Remick
Jim Hutton
Pamela Tiff
KA Lewin
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