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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1962
Page
6
Manchester Zoning Commission revised the proposed ordinance after the Nov. 28 hearing. Changes include cutting single and two family lot size to one acre, moving mobile home parks and other uses to prohibited status, replacing permit with certificate, and delaying map changes until after the Dec. 13 public hearing at the elementary school.
Cambridge Lions honor governor elect Hoff at the 12th annual Green Mountain Night in Cambridge New York with 250 Lions from northeastern New York and western Vermont attending the event at Hotel Cambridge. Attendees included politicians from Vermont and New York and Lions International officials.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church held a Christmas sale with committees organized for fancy work food and gifts. A Christmas party is planned for December 19. Several church and community groups including the Congregational Church Council and Home Demonstration Clubs hosted meetings and planned events through December. The Wilmington Band and Glee Club will present a Christmas concert in the school gymnasium.
Arlington garden club members heard Mrs. Arthur Gibbs describe Christmas décor at her Mendon home with native materials. Officers, committees, and project leads were announced for the new year, and gifts for Brandon Training School were planned. The club voted to subscribe to Hort iculture magazine and three months’ programs were outlined.
North Pownal residents Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pettibone hosted an open house at their Main Street home marking 55 years since their Dec 9 1907 wedding in Hoosick Falls. Over 100 guests offered best wishes. Pettibone's past work includes Hunter Machine Company Boston and Maine Railroad duties and Sprague Electric wartime service. Mrs Pettibone active in church and community.
Infant Jessica Joy Tornabene daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph J Tornabene of North Pownal was baptized at St Francis de Sales Church Bennington. Godparents are Mrs Lawrence Trottier Pittsfield and Charles W Tornabene Jr Wallingford Conn. Twenty guests attended a buffet luncheon at the Tornabene home. The Pownal Parent Teacher Group will meet Tuesday night with by laws for the new joint organization on the agenda and Christmas party plans. Refreshments will be served by Mrs Kenneth George and Mrs Harry Andrews.
Cambridge area residents relocate to an apartment in Center Cambridge Road and East Main Street. David Herrington moves to Albany to live with his son in law and daughter. USN seaman William English receives third class engineman rating aboard USS Navarro. Vigilant Lodge IOOF and Poinsettia Rebekah Lodge set a Christmas party for December 20 with separate grab bags. Hospital patients include Mrs Carson Fuller Thomas Dwyer Earl Davis and Mrs George Wilkie. Dr George Digman seeks treatment after a fall. Dr George Harff and Wilmington guest visited his parents. Mrs William Bennett and daughter visited Er nest Bennett.
PTA post poned to December 17. Legion Auxilary meets at 8 p.m. West Arlington Juniors 4-H at Mrs Youngs home. Order of Eastern Star at Masonic Temple. Arlington vs St Marys basketball 7 p.m. at Hoosick Falls. Senior Girl Scouts Food Sale 11 a.m. Lions to install Christmas lights. Legion party for children of veterans moved to December 18 due to school program.
The Shaftsbury Methodist Church women’s group meets Tuesday December 11 at 6 30 p m with a covered dish supper and Friendly Sister gifts. Executive committee co hosts decorate with Jo Ann Davis and Eleanor Lawrence. Devo tions and carol singing planned.
Walter Clemons appointed by the Manchester selectmen to the Board of Civil Authority to fill out the Democratic slate. Other Democrats Ralph Fleming Jr. and Robert Mattison named. The selectmen and town manager will attend a civil defense workshop in Montpelier on Friday December 14 with others concerned about civil defense anticipated to attend.
GREAT LAKES Illinois Lyman F Whitman son of Mr and Mrs Robert O Whitman of Manchester Depot Vermont has completed recruit training at the Naval Training Center here. During the nine week indoctrination recruits are trained in physical fitness basic military law military drill customs and etiquette of the naval service swimming and survival first aid and basic shipboard routine. Recruits received tests and interviews that determine future training and assignments.
The Bennington College Community Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Paul Boepple performed Bach's St John Passion in English. Frank Baker’s narration captivated listeners as Vin Hayes’s Jesus and Gordon Meyers’ Pilate also shone, with the Dessoff Choir contributing. The concert inspired strong emotion among audience members, underscoring the work's enduring power even after two millennia.
Mrs. Fred McGuire entered Mary Hitchcock Hospital for observation in Hanover NH. Volunteers from the library board and Friends of the Library will cover duties this week as the group assists fundraising and library services. The Friends raised nearly $100 this summer. The library closes for Christmas recess 5 p.m. Dec 15 to 2 p.m. Jan 2. A Senior Girl Scouts food sale Dec 15 at the Community House funds a New York UN trip. The Arlington Public Health Nursing Association met to view a disaster First Aid film. Christmas celebrations featured the Arlington Choral group and school choirs performing carols under directors Ted Cook and Mrs. Keith Watkin. A Boar's Head and Pudding Round tradition continued. A silver collection benefited the school music department. Mrs. Ethel Bowen delivered gifts to the Veterans Hospital at White River Junction for the Christmas gift shop. Gifts included various handmade articles donated by the Legion Auxiliary and residents.
Edward J Worthington of Mechanic Street North Bennington advertises a selection of bal sam Christmas trees for purchase ahead of the holiday season. The ad notes show dates December 10 and 11.
Rep Adam Clayton Powell of New York Harlem says he will retire as pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church by December 1 and will serve only until a suitable replacement is found. Detective Supt George Smith of Scotland Yard announces retirement after 36 years. recently helped arrest a Soviet spy. King Saud of Saudi Arabia reports improving leg pains and hopes to return home from Switzerland soon after medical treatment in Lausanne.
A New York poll of entrants in the Men's National Cooking Championship finds six of ten wives say their husbands cook as well or better, with two in ten claiming they are superior. The survey notes wives support and interest rise as men join in meal prep and social life.
AP notes light talk between musical numbers on TV often misses the mark though Dinah Shores NBC special pleased with a mix of blues gospel and jazz Sinatra provided laughs when off cue cards Perry Mason magazine novelet features portraits of Burr Hale and Hopper The Garry Moore show seeks a new female lead Dorothy Loudon appears as Burnett departs Como Show gains spirit and energy as ratings wobble.
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