Cushman Stone House A Major Tourist Attraction
The Cushman Stone House in North Bennington draws travelers with a public display of Cushman furniture and Christmas floodlit decorations. Managed by Townsend K. Wellington and locals greet visitors daily, showcasing 1838 Vermont bluestone architecture and Cushman family memorabilia, with a new gift shop The Wood Shed.
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Bennington Monument
Bennington
North Bennington
Stone House
Vermont 67A
Cushman
Townsend K. Wellington
Old Bennington
Jean Gavagan
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Mary Taber
White Creek
Wellington
Henry T. Cushman
Vermont
Truman Estes
Paran Creek
Estes
Cushman Colonial Mfg
General Interiors Corp
2,500 Get UVM Financial Aid, But More Funds Are Needed
At the University of Vermont more than 2,500 students received financial aid totaling over 1.5 million dollars this year but aid funds still do not meet all need. About 1,300 students gained 1,175,000 from alumni funds, private philanthropy, and federal loans, while another 1,200 students benefited from nearly 400,000 from other sources. Allen L. Walker, the aid director, said resources are insufficient to fully cover need.
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Burlington
University of Vermont
UVM
Allen L. Walker
Walker
Roland D. Potzer
Ver
Potter
Wilbur Fund
Vermont
Bennington transfers noted in town records
Bennington Town Clerk Mary Hodeck reports transfers between Dec 4 and 11. Dec 5 includes Beech Street property transfers to James F. Kenyon. Dec 9 lists Branch Street property transfers to Francis J. and Doris C. Gauthier. Dec 11 covers Royal Road property transfer to Ruth Rickman.
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Mary Hodeck
Spencer D. Mattison
Arlington
Victor A. Mattison
Chicago
Ill
Gertrude Mattison
Bennington
James F. Kenyon
Beech Street
Kenneth R
Shirley A. Hall Sr
Francis J
Doris C. Gauthier
Branch Street
Kenneth N
Alma K. Corey
Ruth Rickman
Shaftsbury
Royal Road
North
Auto Trouble Shooters To Compete at Speedway
Detroit Michigan dates for the national finals of the 22nd Plymouth Trouble Shooting Contest are June 15 to 17 at the famous Speedway in Indianapolis. Glenn E White Chrysler Plymouth division GM announced.
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Detroit
Mich
Speedway
Indianapolis
Glenn E. White
Change in Social Security Benefits for Young Workers
Rutland Vermont Social Security officials seek Bennington area beneficiaries likely entitled to disability benefits for youths ages 24 to 31. The 1967 amendments ease the work requirement for young disabled workers by halving the needed work period between 21 and the disability onset, and specify a minimum 12 month impairment. The Rutland district office stays open weekdays until 5 PM.
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Rutland
Social Security Office
Bennington
Robert E. Normandie
Normandie
Vermont
December Is Peak Month For Pedestrian Accidents
New York reporters summarize national data from Metropolitan Life showing over 9,000 pedestrians die annually in motor vehicle crashes. The text notes 1966-68 trends, age-related risks, and that December is the peak month with about 900 deaths.
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New York
N.Y
United States
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Train Wreck details new rail calamities volume
Brattleboro author Wesley S Griswold publishes Train Wreck a history of 16 major U S passenger train disasters from 1833 to the 1950s. The book uses eyewitness accounts from newspapers and includes the Camden & Amboy derailment and the White River Bridge disaster with 90 deaths.
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Brattleboro
Commodore Vanderbilt
U.S
John Quincy Adams
Wesley S. Griswold
Stephen Greene Press
Camden & Amboy
Vanderbilt
Adams
Griswold
NASA
White Riv
Ashtabula
Ohio
Mental Health Agency Opens Bellows Falls Office Open House
A public open house for the Family and Child Guidance Services of Windham County will be held at 18 The Square Bellows Falls on Monday December 1 from 1 to 3 pm. Hosts Malcolm S Jones and Patrick Bowen will welcome officials and residents as space is donated by local groups. The event includes local government school and state mental health representatives and trustees from Bellows Falls and nearby communities. The agency is one of 11 Windham County mental health services funded by the state and local sources.
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Bellows Falls
Family and Child Guidance Services
Windham County
Malcolm _ S§. Jones
Putney
Patrick Bowen
Elks Lodge
State Department of Mental Health
Thomas Salmon
Elmer Pierce
John Coffin
Allan Arbuckle
Laura Howard
David Robinson
Saxtons River
Peggy Anderson
Westminster
Kurt Erlanson
Charlestown
N.H
Norman Faulkner
Dick Brown
Paul Healy
Renaissance Inc opens ad agency offices in Royalton Vermont
Renaissance Inc headed by William E. Lovering announces new offices at 308 North Windsor Street Royalton. The firm plans advertising services including black and white and color photography labs audio visual production and artwork for campaigns seeking imaginative clients and innovative advertising.
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South Royalton
Renaissance Inc
North Windsor St
William E. Lovering
Vermont
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Demic
John H. Moore Jr
Home Furniture Co
Main St
Bennington, Vt
Winslow
J.H. Winslow
the Shea Agency Inc
Arthur Roberts Joseph Shea
West Hartford
Vermont Life Magazine
Greene
Vermont Life
Woodstock
Edgar T. Mead
Steamtown USA
Bernard R.carman
Hoosac Tunnel
Wilmington
Victor Morse
West River
South Londonderry
Wr Hone
Pratt ST
Roofing & Sheet Metal CO
Mental Health Agency
New Ad Agency Incs
Royalton
Better Tv, Inc
South ST. Bennington
Oa LLC
Central Vermont Public Service
Greenberg
Main Street
Ohnson Oil CO
Bennington Rd
Bennington, Vermont
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