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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1961

Page

10

New Year's Eve Party Plans and Local Elks Winners

Hoosick Falls Eddy Beaumont announces a New Year's Eve party at the State Armory starting 10 p.m. December 31 with Bennington orchestra and decor. Arnold Kuebler announces youth contest winners Miester Olivia Buswell and Leslie Ann Miles. winners receive savings bonds and may advance to state and national contests with larger prizes.

Armed Kuebler Messick Palle Lodge of Elks State Armory Church Street Ove Hall Bennington Arnold Kuebler Hoosick Falls

West Hoosick Christmas Party Highlights Week

The annual United Class Christmas party was held at Hoosick Baptist Church with a ham supper. Secret sisters exchanged gifts and the next meeting will be in January at Dorothy Piritz’s home. Earl Sherman traveled to Chicago for a Farm Bureau meeting.

Hoosick Baptist Church Dorothy Piritz Earl Sherman Chicago Farm Bureau Wilma Eddy Sandra Pine Barbara Pine Hugh Pine Donald Baker Lester Pine Dick Sherman Perry Pine St. Petersburg Fla Karen Cottrell

Local Social Notes and Tax Abatement Meeting

Shaftsbury Mrs Mildred Bottum and Mrs Galusha of Williams town visited friends on Saturday. The Board of Civil Authority will meet at the town clerk s office at 8 p m Saturday to abate taxes. William F Allen of Bridgeport Conn visited his parents last weekend. Mrs Allen and the children stayed home with mumps. Callers at our home last weekend included Mr and Mrs D L Mattison and Mrs Virginia Pemberton of Manchester Depot on Saturday and Mr and Mrs Theodore Maher and Mrs Mary Mattison of Manchester Center and Mr and Mrs Albert R Mattison of Granville on Sunday. Two residents recently treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital Vance Stacy and Jay Daniels returned home Friday and Saturday respectively and are convalescing though not very active.

Mildred Bottum Galusha Williamstown Mass Board of Civil Authority William F. Allen Bridgeport

Hoosac School Receives Many Gifts This Year

Hoosac School thanks donors for gifts including an electric meat slicer from the Fathers Association and a whirlpool bath from the Mothers Club. The Mothers Club expands the library with books and gifts in memory of Harold G. Green. Burgess Meredith, the Lord of Misrule, is noted as a former student.

Hoosick Hoosac Hoosac Fathers Association Mothers Club Gibbons Montaigne W. K. Barry Manchester Harold G. Green E. George Levine Burgess Meredith Hoosac School Moliere Cap and Bells Williams College Adams Memorial Theatre Hoosick and Hoosick Falls

Shaftsbury Yale Pageant This Sunday

A Christmas pageant titled For Unto Us will be shown Sunday at 7 30 p m at Shaftsbury Methodist Church. The pageant by the Sunday School directed by Mrs Howard Stevens is linked with the white gift and candle light service and includes the intermediate choir. Everyone is welcome.

Shaftsbury Shaftsbury Methodist Church Howard Stevens

Manchester Church Club Meeting Event

The Women’s Service Club of the First Baptist Church in Manchester Center holds a Christmas meeting on Thursday December 14 at 6 p.m. The program features supper a business meeting a Christmas tree and a gift exchange.

Manchester Women’s Service Club The First Baptist Church Manchester Center

Roper Center Wins 109 350 Grant for International Surveys

The Roper Public Opinion Research Center at Williams College received a three year grant of 109 350 from the National Science Foundation to finance about 1 000 public opinion surveys conducted by 26 groups in 21 foreign countries. Data will include questionnaires code books IBM decks and published reports to support secondary analysis by social scientists and others. The grant aims to boost foreign materials to nearly one third of holdings and expand cross national research.

Williamstown Williams College National Science Foundation Philip K. Hastings Australia Canada Japan India Philippine Islands South Africa Europe Central South America Roper Center Republic of Monarchy Italy Russia IBM Hastings Latin America Middle Far East United States

Shaftsbury Fire Auxiliary Plans Christmas Party

Shaftsbury The Shaftsbury Fire Department Auxiliary will host its annual Christmas party on Wednesday evening December 27 at Fran Stacy's home. Social hour starts at 6 with a covered dish supper at 7. A business meeting and gift exchange follow dinner.

Shaftsbury Fran Stacy Stacy

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