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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1961

Page

8

Village Board fills planning vacancies and protests track removal

Hoosick Falls officials appointed new planning commissioners James Brahan Joseph Buckley Joseph Hayden Joseph Liporace and William Ruditis to fill vacancies while Thornton Hall and William McMartin remain. The board protested Boston and Maine Railroad track removal citing traffic disruption and tax impact, and to seek federal help.

Hoosick Falls Leo Albowicz Village Planning Commission James Brahan Joseph Buckley Joseph Hayden Joseph Liporace William Ruditis Thorton Hall William McMartin Boston & Maine Railroad George B. Dougherty Jr Interstate Commerce Commission Carton D. King

Ex North Villager Named To VDD Industrial Post

Roland Vautour announced George R. Pitman of Berlin Vermont will be assistant director of industrial development. James S. Welch of Barre was promoted to director of industrial development. Pitman's career includes leadership at creamery firms, Army service, and Barre Lions Club involvement. He will begin duties at the creamery and assume the new post early next year.

VDD Windham County Cooperative Creamery Brattleboro Sheffield Farms Company, Inc New York Granite City Cooperative Creamery Association, Inc Barre

Manchester Stores Extend Evenings Through Dec 23

The majority of Manchester stores will stay open until 9 p m each evening from Friday December 15 through Saturday December 23. Santa will not visit Garrow's as planned and the LaMontagnes cannot complete a chimney descent for him at their new store. Local sewer work pauses until spring with 800 to 900 feet more line plus street restoration. the Depot disposal plant work continues with a target finish this winter. A new parking lot opposite the elementary school is underway for winter use, not overlapping playgrounds.

Manchester Santa Claus Garrow’s Emily Bill LaMontagne Santa Charles Hartenbach Hidden Lake Lodge Winston Lauder Mount Snow Snow Mountain Inn Cole Walter Schoenknecht Mount Snow Development Corp

Adrienne Wickenden Named College Editor

Adrienne E Wickenden named editor in chief of MacMurray College Greetings at MacMurray College Jacksonville Illinois. A senior she majors in chemistry and hails from North Bennington High School class of 1958. The college records 903 students with 396 men and 507 women.

North Bennington Adrienne E. Wickenden Arthur Wickenden Mechanic St MacMurray College Greetings MacMurray College Jacksonville Ill Wickenden North Bennington High School MacMurray Alpha Lambda Delta

Arlington 4 H Club to Meet at 7 P.M.

The Long Meadow Range 4 H Club plans a Wednesday December 13 meeting at 7 p m at Robert Lindsey’s home with refreshments provided. Drama Club presented two one act plays for the PTA gathering led by Mrs Carl Henning.

Long Meadow Range Robert Lindsey Saaie Pick Wayne Hagelberg Drama Club PTA Skip Grover Jean Thomas Ann Brush Carol Pike Philip Ver Hoove Bethlehem Ken Mason Marienne Garecht Curt Albee Nancie Cole Dick Miles Carl Henning

Soldier Charles Niles Returns From Greenland Tour

Sp 4 Charles David Niles recently completed a 30 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Niles then departed for Baumholder Germany He previously served five months at Camp Century Greenland and has been reassigned to the 239th Engineers Construction Battalion Also Mr and Mrs Clarence Decker attended a State Grange workshop in Randolph last Saturday

Charles David Niles Charles Niles Baumholder Germany Camp Century Greenland 239Th Engineers Clarence Decker Randolph

AP Editor Urges Better Photos At Area Meeting

Don Guy New England photo editor of the AP urged area editors and photographers to improve image quality. He criticized photos with distracting backgrounds and stock poses and emphasized arranging subjects and backgrounds to convey clear messages. Also shown were his Antarctic and Winter Olympics images. Ralph W. Newell presided. The Sentinel hosted the event. Tyler Resch attended.

Keene N.H Don Guy New England Associated Press Guy Rutland Herald Squaw Valley Ralph W. Newell Keene Sentinel Sentinel Tyler Resch The Banner

Farm Bureau delegates head to Chicago for convention

Mr and Mrs Harlan Cooledge leave for Chicago to attend the annual Farm Bureau convention representing Bennington County. They will stay a week at the Sherman Hotel after traveling via Montreal with Le land Beebe.

Harlan Cooledge Chicago Farm Bureau Bennington County Sherman Hotel Montreal Canada Leland Beebe East Dorset Arthur Jones County Art Gallery Westbury Long Island Charles Smith Stamford Conn Michael Monroe Chris Monroe Pawlet Women’s Fellowship Leland Palmer W. J. Rigney Gertrude Drury Burr Phillips Edith Harwood Board of Clifton Kent Putnam Memorial Hospital Alton Kent Great Barrington James Montague New Hampshire Sharon Danby Four Corners Sharon Art Center

Dover-Wilmington Council Votes To Become Year Round Agency

The Dover-Wilmington Vacation Council approved transforming from a ski service into a year round development organization. About 50 people representing 30 council members backed a seven member board to expand the program with signs, newsletters, a part time manager, and associate memberships for area businessmen.

Dover-Wilmington Wilmington Mount Snow Lensey Cole Snowbarn Molly Stark Trail Council Greater Bennington Association Tom Mumford Dover Knolls Molly Stark Council Wilmington Ski Association Cole Wayne Farons Brookhound Lodge John Mumford Mumford

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