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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1963

Page

6

Christmas Bazaar Buffet Opens at First Church Manchester

Manchester church women plan a 6 p.m. buffet after a 3 p.m. Christmas bazaar with aprons gifts greens and snack bar managed by a long list of committee chairs. Adults pay 2 and children under 12 pay 1 with under six admitted free. Roger Harwood from Massachusetts General Hospital underwent surgery and expects a five day stay. Committees for Pro Musica concert arrangements at 8 p.m. include setting decorations ushers publicity and accompaniment with a large group of singers and staff listed.

United Women’s Group First Congregational Church Kenneth Hill Harold Childs Milton Rockwell Carl Kentsch Oscar V. Johnson Jr Edwin K. Treat Francis Coburn Stanley Hinkley E. H. Nickerson G. Murray Campbell Roger Harwood Clifford B. Harwood Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Roger Sarah Jackson Manchester Center Cottage Street Malcolm Pennington New York N.Y Ann Lippa Theodore Cook Pro Musica Kenneth Stacy Donald Riker Kathy McWayne Dorothy Goodell Sylvia Hartwell Pat Coleman Nina Lee Susan Saunders Nancy Howard Barbara Bardin Bruce Graham Peter Schoffstall Kay Pelham Roy W. Barstow Rufus Gilbert Kenneth Hilliard Gordon Hurley JoAnn Johnson Robert Jordan Edwin Kinney Linda Langworthy Dan Noble Earle E. Storrs Robert Treat James West Roger Wilcox

Thanksgiving Guests Fill Hoosick Falls and Nearby Towns

A long list of Thanksgiving Day visitors and weekend guests from Hoosick Falls and surrounding towns includes Mrs. Harrison J. Philpott and Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. George Sigmund, Herbert Fields of Athol Mass, Mrs. Fannie Haskins in Wilkes-Barre Pa, and many others visiting families in Wilkes-Barre Eagle Bridge Petersburg Waterville All Saints Rectory West Hoosick Johnstown Troy Schenectady Ulster Park North Adams Bennington Brunswick Groveside and surrounding communities. All Saints Parish Guild and Sunday School plan their annual Christmas party December 12 at 6:30 with a covered dish supper and gifts.

Harrison J. Philpott John Jenkins Hoosick Falls George Sigmund Herbert Fields Athol Mass Fannie Haskins Wilkes- Barre Fred Hammond Haynesville Horace Hammond Helen Crandall Eugene Hammond Grafton George Rifenburg Irving Stevens Edward Stevens Watervliet Philip Byron Cambridge William S. Barrett Albany Phillip A. Lewis All Saints Rectory May Herrington Alta Brownell Edmund Lillie West Hoosick Herrington James Lohnes Pittsfield Harry E. Cipperly Blanche Cipperly Dean Cipperly Robert Kipp Pine Valley Road C. Chester DuMond Jr Barbara Judith Ulster Park Mary Rudd Rudd Johnstown Robert Diane Davis Robert DuMond Clarkson College Pottsdam Mabel Rudd Troy Ellsworth Stevens Robert Cottrell Scotia Stevens Katherine Prebble Schenectady Florence Smith David Prebble Joseph Cozzalio North Adams Rose Talbert Bennington Carl Stevens William Dougherty Brunswick Daniel Webster Groveside Harold C. Prebble Edward Cloke Alice L. Cipperly All Saints Parish Guild All Saints Sunday School

Holiday visits noted among local families

Mr and Mrs Percy A Hall spent the weekend with daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Elmer Swan of North Reading Mass Phyllis Baker came home from Newport Hospital Newport NH Perrin Cornell hosted a family dinner with guests Mr and Mrs N Clifford Cottrell of Boyntonville Mr and Mrs Harry McClellan with Mr and Mrs James Badger of Schaghticoke with Richard Bowes of Granville Donna Pratt returned to the University of Massachusetts Amherst after a holiday visit with her parents Mr and Mrs G Webster Pratt

Percy A. Hall Elmer Swan North Reading Mass Perrin Cornell N. Clifford Cottrell Boyntonville Harry McClellan James Badger Schaghticoke Richard Bowes Granville Donna Pratt University of Massachusetts, Amherst Mrs. G. Webster Pratt Leo Paulin Richard Felix Paulin Troy N.Y Ralph Bentley Fred Bressette Windsor Bentleys Massachusetts Carl Fortune Ford Foundation Concord Exeter N.H Cheryl Cullinan Minneapolis Minn Cheryls Joyce Richard Coulombe Jeanne Leonard Suzanne Hoth New Jersey Judy Coulman Donalyn Hagelberg Bethlehem Conn Betty Tynan Mary Margaret Henning New York Kathleen Kenny Ralph Sherwin

Possum-Playing Cat Shot in Car Trunk

East Manchester logger John Bourn and his son Ed found a live bobcat in their car after a trunk detour on Bromley Mountain. At a gas station they fired a shot behind closed doors to defend themselves. The four foot seven inch, 30 pound cat was killed and left at the Bourn home.

Manchester John Bourn Martin Cummings U.S. 7 Bourn

Thanksgiving Guests and Local Moves Highlight Arlington News

Arlington families hosted out of town visitors for Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs C Lee Marsh entertaining guests including William Rye Dan and Grace Butler from Canton and Cambridge and Warner New Hampshire residents. The Marsh sons Charles at Dartmouth and Peter at Mt Hermon were home for the holiday. Spencer Mattison visited Virginia to see daughter family John Daley. Walter Crofut moved into a new home on Sandgate Road.

C. Lee Marsh William Rye Dan Grace Butler Canton Spencer Mattison Virginia Mr. Mattison Mrs John Daley Walter Crofut Sandgate Road

Thanksgiving Notices and Local Family Gatherings

Thanksgiving in East Arlington Sunderland featured numerous family visits across towns including Old Bethpage New York Farmington Conn and Bennington. Several students and relatives were home from colleges Albany area as winter lights appeared in Sunderland with plans for a Christmas banquet by the Ridge Riders Saddle Club.

Memorial High School mourns Kennedy with student reflections

Arlington Memorial High School observes a 30 day period of mourning after President Kennedy's death. Students and staff express sorrow, write reactions, and curate a shrine in the library while Future Homemakers of America drape flags. Faculty and students travel during Thanksgiving. library shelves gain 100 new books.

Arlington Memorial High School John F. Kennedy Johnson Kennedy America Martha Canfield Library Mary T. Henning Frank Hall Gary McIintyre Richard Coulombe Helen Congdon

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Nancy Otis Lincoln St. Petersburg Fla Hoosick Ada M. Breer Buskirk Helen C. Hall Phyllis Baker Newport Hospital Newport, N.H South St Possum Arlington Helene Thompson East Sunderland Robert Shuffleton E.J. Curran Edward Old Bethpage, L.L. N.Y Conrad Metcalfe Farmington, Conn Mr. Metcalfe Alvin Metcalfe William Day Wesley Ruland Eleanor Niles James Lake Raymond Harold Taber Warren Taber Howard Robinson George Robinson Gordon Byars Edwar Niles Ridge Riders Saddle Club George Lobdell John Olsen Newburgh Gordon Nesbitt Charlotte Nesbitt Michael Okerman Bethany Mark Rose Marie Niles Michael McCoubrey State University Plattsburg Thomas Nesbitt Norwich University Thomas Hunt William Gulley Cornell Richard Niles Alfred University Donald Niles Cobbleskill Long Island Mitchell Dondero Castleton State College Col A.J. Hastings Poughkeepsie Susan Pennock Mary Fletcher Hospital Burlington Judy Hill Champlain College Stuart Hill Alan Hill Vermont Technical College Randolph Julius Hill Michael Keough Louis Bahan William Bahan Joel Grout Annie Grout Ricky Moody Manchester, Conn Arthur F. Moody A.F. Moody Sr Fred Grout Henry Maguire Howard Beech, N.Y Harold Grover Ivah Arnold Washington, D.C Everett Squires The Arlington Eagle Thomas Ranney White River Junction Gerald Browe Fredrickson Diana Keough Cheryl Blair Bonnie Wilkins Fay Stroffoleno Donna Crofut Donna Radziejewski Arlington Athletic Association Ann Brush Don Trachie Nichols Merry Christ Corning Union Street Boston Common New England Diners’ Club American Express Carte Blanche Thomas J. Walsh General Mgr Santa’s Davis
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