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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1964

Page

5

Eight-Village Choral Society Plans Concerts in Two Towns

The Eight-Village Community Choral Society under Carl Jester will give Christmas concerts at Granville Baptist Church Sunday 8 p.m. and Cambridge Methodist Church Sunday Dec 13 at 8 p.m. with Mendelssohn Bach Holst Davis Parker Shaw and Handel selections. Accompanist is Mrs Irma Allen. Members hail from White Creek Greenwich Hoosick Falls Cambridge Shushan Hoosick West Hoosick and Salem.

Cambridge N.Y Community Choral Society Carl Jester Granville Baptist Church Cambridge Methodist Church Mendelssohn Jacob Johann Sebastian Bach Bach Gustav Holst Katherine K. Davis Jesus Alice Parker Robert Shaw Messiah Glory the Lord God Irma Allen White Creek Greenwich Hoosick Falls Shushan Hoosick West Hoosick Salem

Hoosick Falls community events and memorial services listed

Hoosick Falls Mizpah Class holds Christmas party at Dave Victors Restaurant. Lions Club sponsors a second community auction tonight at 7 p.m. in the former Gillespie Store on Main Street. Home Demonstration Unit party includes baked ham and games. Memorial service for Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks set for Sunday at 2 p.m. Passaic Lodge No. 67 plans 50 year grand lodge token presentation to C Victor Blair, with attendance by Passaic officers and local lodge leaders. District Deputy Beckstein and State VP Belcastro to attend. district visit on Dec 15 follows dinner. All members urged to attend.

First United Church Dave Victor Hoosick Lions Club Gillespile Main Street Hoosick Falls N.Y van Rensselaer F&am Passaic N.J C. Victor Blair Hoosick Grand Lodge of New Jersey Blair Grand Lodge John Winegard George Easdale Lawrence Lasser Walter T. Beckstein Beckstein Joseph Belcastro Albany Lodge

Santa Arrives in Hoosick Falls on Festive 25-Foot Float

Hoosick Falls hosts a Santa parade on Sunday afternoon with a 25 foot float in Main Street Grand Union lot from 2 30 to 3 30 p m. Lions Club sponsors with Grand Union Company. float features sound for Christmas music and greetings. children may walk onto the float via ramp. Santa arrival aims to draw a large crowd. musical unit planned. Robert Gardner chairs. Also notes Cambridge basketball at Stillwater December 4 with JV at 7 p m.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Santa Main Street Town of Robert Gardner

Red Mountain OES meeting and local festive events noted

The Red Mountain Chapter No 41 OES holds a regular meeting at 8 pm in the Masonic Temple with past matrons to be honored and a Christmas collection for the OES Home in Randolph. Community events in The Pownals include dances, bazaars, rummage sale, and Pownal Pioneers 4 H Club meetings from Dec 7 through Jan 5, with various hosting organizations and local residents attending.

Red Mountain Chapter No. 41 OES Masonic Temple Randolph Pownals Pownal Ladies’ Guild of Our Lady of Lourdes North Pownal Women’s Fellowship of the Pownal Center

North Village Snowflake Sale Opens at Fire Department

NORTH BENNINGTON The Christmas bazaar of the Women’s Auxiliary of the North Bennington Fire Department is billed as Prelude to Snowflakes but the snowflakes arrived first. The bazaar runs today and tomorrow at the firehouse with handmade gifts, a food table, and tea or coffee.

North Bennington North

Arlington Couple Wed 49 Years Celebrate Thanksgiving Anniversary

EAST ARLINGTON Mr and Mrs Eber White marked 49 years of marriage during a Thanksgiving visit last week. A large crowd gathered with many locals and guests from away to offer congratulations and gifts. The couple have 16 children 31 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Out of town visitors included Warren White and sons Donald and Robert Terry Albin Marie Falbo Paul White and three daughters Walter Legacy Neil Philip Percey Robert Brown and family Cliff Gee Sr and son Terry Clifton Gee Jr Donna Hunt Larry Beagon and families Al and Mrs Edward Rice and three daughters en route to Kentucky.

East Arlington Eber White Warren White Donald Robert Terry Albin Babylon N.Y Marie Falbo West Islip Paul White Shelley Laurie Susan Hartford Cliff Gee Sr Terry Littleton Mass Clifton Gee Jr Rutland Donna Hunt Cambridge Larry Beagon Buskirk Al.c Edward Rice Kentucky

Danby Mount Tabor Union School Vote Set Tomorrow

Voters in Mount Tabor and Danby Town School Districts will decide if they form a union district with a board representation of one from Mount Tabor and three from Danby. If approved, board terms run until the first annual meeting after organization. nominees are elected at the 60 day post vote meeting. Polls open 10 am to 7 pm at Mount Tabor and Danby Town Hall. Current period may yield annual savings of 3000 and 8000 dollars respectively.

Danby Mount Tabor Danby Town Union School Board Danby Town Hall Rupert J. Spencer State Department of Education William Nichols Spencer Union Stephen Currier Vermont Marble Company Donald Nichols

Thanksgiving visits and local events in East Arlington area

Thanksgiving for East Arlington Sunderland residents featured visits from relatives and friends on Long Island and in Walpole New Hampshire. Local residents noted fund raising success for Christmas cards and a Sunderland Schools Association meeting postponed with a Christmas music program planned for December 14 at Arlington High School. A 1964 Saab station wagon accident near Manchester Vermont caused minor injuries and about 250 dollars in damage.

Sunderland Schools Association Arlington High School Manchester Elizabeth Wheelwright Weston Vermont Dana Thompson

Pownal Bus Serves Benhi Students

A new bus service for local pupils attending Bennington High School begins Monday. Harry Andrews will operate the route with three starting times from The Pownals Firehouses and a 3 30 p m return from Bennington High. Twenty five families have shown interest and the cost is 3 dollars per pupil per week paid in advance.

Pownal Bennington High School Benhi Harry Andrews Pownals South Pownal North Pownal Firehouse Pownal Center Andrews

Thanksgiving Weekend Guests Visit Local Families

White Creek hosts Mrs. Otto Nesbitt Bethany and Mark Okerman of Hoosick Falls guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Nesbitt and Thomas Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. David Sayers and children of Staten Island spent the weekend at the Maurice Tamber home.

Harry Baker Dorset Nelson Douglas Springfield Hirlam Wyman Troy, N.Y Gardner Baker Danby Abbie Baker Tom Weakley Long Island N.Y Schwarzkoph Home Sydney Bustard Walpole, N.H Otto Nesbitt Bethany Mark Okerman Hoosick Falls Gordon Nesbitt Thomas David Sayers Staten Island Maurice Tamber

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Edith Beaumont Hoosick Mason Ruth Bates Fred Barker Barker Gladys Ingraham Stillwater Cambridge Central School Donald Reynolds Washington County Civil Defense Arlington Helene Thompson West Arlington Juniors The Vera Langlais South Cambridge Margaret Aiken Norman D. Bott Anna and Marguerite Judge Troy Mrs. Bott Malcolm Hamilton Ernest Henson William Spink Charlton Charles Decker Hertz Durfee Road Decker Vera Mae Welling Burton Welling Wilson-Leslie North Village ‘Snowflake’ Sale Nichols Girl Scouts Girl Scout Timex Mt. Tabor East Sunderland Amelia Lawrence Corliss Brooks Bennington Hospital Edward Judy Hon Joyce Lyons Fabrege Faberge Uder Age Drug Store Bennington Tae SEA Foods Legal Beverages Steak House E. Main ST Bennington, VT America Dusthanek Furniture Incorporated Bennington, Vermont Peletor ELM Street Grand Union E Ry Grand Union Empire Eleanor Niles Smoker’s Stand Haynes & Kane Main St Children's Bazaar N. Adams
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