Christmas Choral Concert Planned at Benhi Tonight
Benhi plans a Christmas choral event at Bennington High School tonight at 8 in the multi purpose room under Mrs. Esther Kissling. The Mixed Chorus of 41 performs pieces by Palestrina Praetorius Brahms Bach McGaughey Davis and more with Douglas McGaughey conducting In Bethlehem features plus Janet Hayes on piano and Steven McGaughey on bongos. The Harmonettes of 17 sing Dufay Max Roger Lane Gris and What Child Is This among others coordinated by director Mrs. Kissling.
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Benhi
Esther Kissling
Bennington High School
Bon Jesus
Palestrina
Praetoris
Johannes Brahms
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ye the Lord
Steven McGaughey
Katherine B. Davis
Bethlehem
Martinique
Douglas McGaughey
Janet Hayes
Fest
Dufay
Max Roger
Lane Gris
Betty Crocker Award Exams for 13 Benhi Girls
Thirteen Benhi senior girls took the Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow test on December 4. The exam includes broad homemaking knowledge and attitudes with multiple choice items and one essay. Local winner gains a Betty Crocker pin and state consideration. state winner earns 1500 dollars and an educational tour. All American Homemaker of Tomorrow receives a 5000 dollar scholarship.
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Betty Crocker
Benhi
America
New York City
Washington D.C
Williamsburg
Science Research Associates
Lions Club Hosts Area Blind Persons Christmas Party
Twenty Bennington County blind residents and families attended a Christmas party at the YMCA sponsored by the Bennington Lions Club Light Conservation Committee. Harry Eddington chaired the program with Fred Butler and Alan Evans assisting. The event featured a baked ham dinner and Santa gifts, with the Burlington party cancelled for travel distance and split between towns.
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Bennington
Clarence Briggs
School St
Lions Club
YMCA
Briggs
Luana Mae
Peter DeBell
Herbert B. DeBell
Harwood Hill
Edmunds
Bennington County
Bennington Lions Club
Light Conservation Committee
Santa Claus
Harry Eddington
Fred Butler
The
Alan Evans
Clay likely built Christ Child’s manger not from wood
New York based Catholic Digest suggests the manger was probably formed from potter's clay rather than wood. The magazine notes that clay was the common material used in Palestine for making stable feed troughs in ancient times.
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New York
UPI
Catholic Digest
the Magazine
Palestine
Bendi Girls Enter Contest with Noted Participants
Contestants include Joy McCoy Marilyn Cone Elaine Cameron Connie Killian Irene Taylor Doreen Cooper Alice Thompson Judy Harper Clista Stratton Sandy Barber Sharon Hayes Mary Potter and Georgianna Davenport.
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Bendi
Joy McCoy
Marilyn Cone
Elaine Cameron
Connie Killian
Irene Taylor
Doreen Cooper
Alice Thompson
Judy Harper
Clista Stratton
Sandy Barber
Sharon Hayes
Mary Potter
Georgianna Davenport
Red China Drops Bhutan Claim in New Frontier Map
AP reports that Red China appears to drop an old claim to part of Bhutan as it presses frontier goals under India. The latest Peking map shows Bhutan borders as defined by the kingdom while reiterating a 51 000 square mile claim in Himalayan lands contested with India.
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New Delhi
India
Red
China
Kingdom of
Bhutan
Peking
North East Frontier Agency
Holly as sacred Christmas greenery in Kent lore
UPI reports on Holly in Kent Ohio as a sacred symbol of Christmas decor. Historians recount legends that holly sprang from a burning bush guiding Moses and that holly sprays were hung to show gladness at Christ's birth.
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Kent
Ohio
UPI
Moses
Christ
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