Red Cross Chapter Reaches Quota of 325 GI Ditty Bags
The Bennington County American Red Cross chapter has met its full quota of 325 Christmas Ditty Bags for the fighting men. Volunteers from across Bennington County contributed with churches and community groups rallying behind the effort. Executive director Mrs. Wal thrude Pierce and the chapter board thank all participants including Zion Episcopal Church Manchester Second Congregational Church Bennington Circle III Methodist Church Bennington Wesleyan Group Bennington American Legion Auxiliary Sodality of St John the Baptist North Bennington Gradation Group Baptist Church St Francis de Sales Sodality St Peters Episcopal North Shaftsbury Community Club Bennington Baptist Church Sage City Extension Group North Bennington Old Bennington First Congregational Church Green Mountain Homemakers Extension Circle IV Methodist Church North Bennington Baptist Fellowship Bennington Senior Citizens Club Lake Paran Extension North Bennington Maple Leaf Extension Manchester Villagers Home Demonstration North Bennington St Francis Altar Rosary Society Circle I Methodist Triangle Extension Shaftsbury Bennington Free Library Arlington Martha Canfield Library North Bennington Youth Group Old Stone Church Dorset Senior Homemakers Extension Mt Equinox Extension Manchester Baptist Tri C Group and Catholic Daughters of America Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
Theerican Red Cross
Walthrude Pierce
Zion Episcopal Church
Manchester
Second Congregational Church
Bennington
Circle Ill
Methodist Church
Wesleyan Group
American Legion Auxiliary
Sodality
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
Baptist Church
St. Francis de Sales Sodality
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
North Shaftsbury
Old Bennington
Ehrich Named Head of Red Cross in Bennington County
Manfred H. Ehrich of Arlington is named chairman of the Bennington County Chapter American Red Cross with Gerald Nelson Shaftsbury and Robert Stout vice chairmen. New officers include Frank Hegel treasurer and Mrs Carroll G Killen secretary. The board lists numerous residents from Manchester Center to Peru and North Bennington as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manfred H. Ehrich
Arlington
Bennington County
American Red Cross
Gerald Nelson
Shaftsbury
Robert Stout
Frank Hegel
Carroll G. Killen
Raymond Aja
Crescent Boulevard
Frederick J. Beecher
Bank Street
Phyllis Binkley
Manchester Center
Raymond Bowen
Woodford Road
J. Duncan Campbell
North Bennington
Thomas D. Cook
Weeks St
James M. Coneroy
West Road
Paul M. Crane
Caroline Darlington
Old Bennington
Maurice A. Douglass
William Eddington
Jefferson Heights
Russell S. Fenn
Dorset
Curtis M. Flory
Vail Road
Dean F. Hanson
Convent Ave
Clifford Harwood
Alfred Hertz
West Main Street
Jerome J. Hevey Jr
Manchester
Martin H. Hirsch
Herbert M. Irwin
Overlea Road
Albert Jangrow
Stamford
Burton Immen
Arthur M. Kelton
Peru
Gage St
Herbert H. Leoneard
Walter Noyes
Elm St
C.V. Roberts
Rupert
John V. Rothrock
John Sloane
Eastview Drive
Arthur E. Wickenden
N. Sennington
John H. Willim
Obituary of Mrs Stephanie Pratt 54 of Pownal
Mrs Stephanie Pratt 54 wife of Henry Pratt of Pownal died Friday morning at Albany Medical Center after a two week stay born Oct 12 1914 in Adams Mass daughter of Ignatius Anton educated in Adams and longtime Sprague Electric Co employee in North Adams survived by husband three daughters two sisters three brothers and several nieces and nephews services Monday at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home with 9 am and 10 am rites at St Francis de Sales Bennington burial Oak Hill Cemetery Pownal contributions to Leukemia Research Fund urged through funeral home office
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephanie Pratt
Henry Pratt
Pownal
Albany Medical Center
Adams
Mass
Ignatius Anton
Sprague Electric Co
North Adams
Marjorie J, Pratt
Clarksburg
James
Ellan) M, Lee
Westchester
David
Nancy) P. Lively
Theodore Patryn
Robert Markland
Edward Anton
Joesph Anton
Springfield
Arthur Anton
Pittsfield
Hanson-Walbridge
St. Francis de Sales
Bennington
Oak Hill
Leukemia Research Fund
Office of the Funeral Home
Bennington Local Notices and Obituaries Briefs
Local 295 meets at 4 p.m. today at Bennington Moose Hall per Local President Jack Hurley. Cub Scout Pack registrations at Methodist Church Sunday at 1 30. Senior Citizens Club Christmas party Monday at Center on North Street bring a covered dish and 50 cent gift. supper at 6. Christmas greens and wreaths sale Thursday Dec 12 from 10 a.m. Decorated and undecorated wreaths available. Charles O. LaBatte, 63, died Friday in Danby. born Jan 12 1903. Funeral pending at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home in Arlington. Peter Litz, 56, of Manchester died Thursday. funeral Sunday 2 p.m. at Brewster Funeral Home. Born West Albany N Y Dec 10 1911. employed by IGA Manchester Depot. Survives include wife Reita St Cyr, two daughters, a son, a stepdaughter, two stepsons, nine grandchildren, three sisters, and several nieces and nephews. Burial Monday in Barre with graveside service at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to First Congregational Church Expansion Fund for Christian Service in Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senior Citizens Club
North Street
Danby
Charles O. LaBatte
Francis and
Lilian Haskins LaBatte
Hanson-Walbridge
Arlington
Manchester
Peter Litz
Brewster
Jerome Hevey
First Congregational Church
Mr. Litz
West Albany
N.Y
Anthony F
Mary C
Mia) Litz
Pittsburg
IGA
C. Palumbo Lodge
Rutland
United Commercial Travelers of America
Reita St. Cyr
William Allore
Barbara Ann Litz
South Burlington
Peter Jr
Rialto
Calif
Roberta Hendrix
Richmond
Douglas
Donald
Christian Service
Pownals Gary Bailey Guest Preacher at North Pownal Church
Berkshire Christian College student Gary Bailey of Lenox Mass will lead the 10 am Sunday worship at North Pownal Congregational Church. A church meeting follows. Iron Kettle Weekend specials list baked chicken and prime rib dinners with prices. Roller skating at Twist-a-Burger venue announced for Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday matinee. Also notes a farewell salute event for Hoff-Daley administration with ticket reservations urged before December 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Bailey
Berkshire Christian College
Lenox
Mass
North Pownal Congregational Church
Symposium Selections from Inter-Collegiate Arts Works
The Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences published its third occasional paper featuring 30 poems plays and papers from the Third Inter-Collegiate Symposium at Green Mountain College Poultney last May with about 70 participants from 11 Vermont colleges. It includes works by Bennington College Castleton State College Windham St Michael's UVM and others and is available for $1.50 from VAAS Box 282 North Bennington. The Fourth Symposium is planned for May 3 1969 at Bennington College with a March 31 1969 deadline for submissions across humanities sciences social sciences poetry and more. Co chairs are Reinhoud H van der Linde and Lionel Nowak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences
Green Mountain College
Poultney
Vermont
Steve McGaughey
Michael Beal
UVM
Gail Emery
Windham College
Glenn Weigand
St. Michael’s
Vaas
Box
North Bennington
Academy
Bennington College
Reinhoud H. van der Linde
Lionel Nowak
Glaucoma Screening Proves Painless in Bennington Event
The first Glaucoma Screening Program in the area was held at Bennington Elementary School drawing over 300 tests despite bad weather. Six people were scheduled for further testing, with outreach by the Bennington Lions Club and the Vermont Association for the Blind. The effort, praised for its simplicity and pain free procedure, aims to become an annual Bennington event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Vermont Health Dept
Health Dept
John Martin
M. Madison Slusher
Willard Goyette
Alan Evens
Edward F. Dowd
Rachel Kinney
Joan Gates
Annette Belisle
Reps Burgess and Cutts Pitch for Vermont Speaker
Rep. Royal B. Cutts of Town shend and Rep. John S. Burgess of Brattleboro, candidates for speaker, praised each other before the Bennington County delegation at Mt Anthony Country Club. The gathering included Sens elect Harwood and Buckley and Reps elect Bett, Kearns, Witten, Miller, Carter, Wagner, and veteran Graf and Mrs Ruth Cole. This report notes Burgess and Cutts outlined liberal views on the tax and resources, with Burgess opposing the sales tax and pushing for federal grants as a revenue path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal B. Cutts
Townshend
John S. Burgess
Brattleboro
Bennington County
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Madeline Harwood
T. Garry Buckley
Francis Bett
Robert M. Kearns
R. Marshall Witten
Kelton B. Miller
Harvey Carter
Leon Wagner
Robert Graf
Ruth Cole
Joseph Caracciola
Harwood
Caracciola
Carter
Burgess
Cutts
Rep
Buckley
Robert Kearns
Bennington
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Red Cross
Kiemenz
Main St
Bradford
Rand Hutter
Mon. Plaza Shopping Center
Dynavox
W.H. Ehrich
Bennington Briefs
Bijur Lubricating Corp
Bennington Moose Hall
Jack Hurley
The
Pownals
Vera Langlais
Democrats
Fignmaris
Arts & Sciences Group
Saratoga
York State
Pine Tavern
Grandad
Candle Mill
Triple
Grand Union
Senior Citizens’ Center
Sonotone
Hearing Aid Center
First St
Pittsfield, Mass
Joseph Mauro
Carroll's Drug Store
Nichols
Her Majesty
B. Stevetex
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