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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1962
Page
3
A humorous Christmas missive from Mrs Wassick lists playful gifts and home frictions. She asks Santa for practical fixes like an opener for frozen berry cartons and a meat-thaw alarm, and laments old kitchen tools while joking about secondhand iron pans and a tranquilizer bottle for nerves.
The Women of the Moose held a Wednesday meeting with a large turnout for a chapter night on social service. New members Mary Vigneau Alberta Collins and Doris Knights joined, sponsored by members Garrant Colvin and Bahan. Doris Babson received a surprise gift. refreshments were by Colvin and Joseph. The next meeting December 19 at 8 p.m. will feature the annual Christmas party with co chairmen Pearl Keith and Mary Baker and a 50 cent exchange gift.
Mr and Mrs Harry L Short of Morgan Street Bennington announce the engagement of their daughter Jean Margaret to John A Labanowski son of Mr and Mrs John Labanowski of Hoosick Falls NY The bride to be is a 1960 graduate of Bennington Catholic High School and works at Grand Union Supermarket in Bennington Her fiancé is a 1959 graduate of St Mary's Academy Hoosick Falls and is employed at Grand Union Supermarket there A wedding date has not been set.
Miss Erika Marquardt daughter of Otto Marquardt of Minden Westphalia Germany and Daniel Brand formerly of Bennington plan marriage. Miss Marquardt a Berlin Munich art school alumna living in New York City works as freelance designer and artist. Brand MIT MIT Swiss exchange fellow studied Zurich 1958 59 now traffic research engineer in New York and advisor to National Capital Transportation Agency.
Musical students of Mrs. Van der Linde will give a piano recital with one clarinet performance at the Carriage Barn, Bennington College, today at 3 p.m. Union Carbide reassigns Frank Balfe to Cleveland to work on Greenville plant plans, effective after year’s start. Old First Church hosts the Eventide Christmas concert December 16 at 4:30 p.m.
Miss Charlotte Butler daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Butler of Hoosick Falls NY married John Cooney son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Cooney at All Saints Church Hoosick Falls. The rite at 1 pm Dec 1 featured a white satin gown and yellow orchid bouquet. The couple plans to live at 38 Lyman Street in Hoosick Falls.
Thomas J. Murphy of 327 Elm Street announces the engagement of his daughter Barbara Mary to Lawrence Edward Molloy, son of Mr and Mrs John P Molloy of Arlington. Barbara is a 1960 Bennington Catholic High School graduate and works for Dr William J Burnham. Lawrence, a 1959 Bennington Catholic High School graduate, runs his own barber shop in Arlington. The couple plans a summer wedding.
Mrs. Dennis S. Woodward of 313 Beech Street receives a Navy Certificate of Appreciation from Senior Chief W. E. Talbert for outstanding service to the Navy Recruiting Service and aiding Navy relations with Bennington. She leaves her YMCA office secretarial post to stay home with her 18 month old daughter Cindy.
Miss Barbara Bain Schwab daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter E Schwab of New York and Manchester married Walter Forman Wickes III son of Mrs Francis Dring Wetherill of Chestnut Hill Pa and Walter F Wickes Jr of Unionville Pa in a December ceremony at Brick Presbyterian Church New York City A reception followed at Seventh Regiment Armory The bride wore antique ivory silk with chapel train and carried orchids stephanotis and lilies of the valley The couple will reside in Philadelphia
Blind residents of the county and families will be guests of the Bennington Lions Club at a Christmas Party at the Bennington Area YMCA on Saturday December 15 at 11 a.m. The event includes dinner a tree and presents and may become annual. Contacts Harry Eddington at 442 5674 for RSVP and transportation is provided if needed.
The Middle East News Agency says 52 teachers will depart from the United Arab Republic to Yemen on Monday to teach English Arabic and social and scientific subjects.
A sequence of weekly school lunches lists Monday through Friday meals including spaghetti with meat sauce, scalloped potatoes with ham, baked beans with hot dogs, chicken stew, grilled cheese, meat loaf, vegetable beef soup, hot chicken sandwich, fish sticks, macaroni and tomatoes with tuna. Beverages include milk and fruits such as pears, plums, peaches, and cranberries.
Monday features baked luncheon meat mashed potatoes bread and butter corn applesauce milk. Tuesday offers spaghetti with meat sauce peanut butter sandwiches pear milk. Wednesday includes chicken noodle soup crackers meat sandwiches peach cottage cheese salad. Thursday lists Christmas Dinner roast turkey dressing gravy mashed potatoes rolls and butter.
Monday Hamburg patties mashed potato buttered lima beans buttered rolls strawberry shortcake milk. Tuesday Candied sweet potato minced ham sandwich sweet pickles green string beans peaches milk. Wednesday Vegetable beef soup crackers peanut butter jam sandwich chocolate pudding. Thursday Baked pork and beans green tossed salad corn bread fruit cocktail milk. Friday Fish sticks mashed potato buttered carrots buttered rolls vanilla pudding milk.
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