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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1962

Page

3

Mothers urged to finish Boy Scout Fund Drive solicitations

Tel 2 6524 asks all mothers to complete solicitations and submit reports by Saturday. Returns so far are strong. Contributions can be sent to Mrs Danforth. At the Monday meeting Boy Scout troop 31 had a Christmas party with gifts for each boy and staff, followed by refreshments and a songfest.

Danforth Boy Scout Troop No. 31 Mother’s Auxiliary Chahanovich James Lyons

Highway Hearing Addresses Molly Stark Trail Relocation

About 50 attendees at the Woodford Town Hall heard plans to relocate and rebuild a two mile section of the Molly Stark Trail from Red Mill Pond Woodford to near the Woodford Searsburg line. State officials outlined costs 600000 funded by federal forest land funds with possible spring or summer 1963 start.

Woodford Searsburg Molly Stark State Highway Department Red Mill Pond Stearns Jenkins Montpelier Gordon Lane Harold Radigan Horace Morse Radigan Henry Martin Carle Place N.Y Livingston Longfellow New York City Vincent Nesci Meriden Harry Seaman Keansburg N.J Howard Walling Robert Weigant Hazlet Highway Department Ronald Dutile Robert Meacham Richard Mason Sidney Davis William Thomas Manchester Ivor S. Pelsue Gordon Rice Fish and Game Department

North Bennington Christmas Church Services And Festivities

The North Bennington Congregational Church schedules a family Christmas service at 11 am on Sunday with no church school and a children's parents-included format. A second brief service is set for Christmas Eve at 6 45 pm. The youth group hosts a Dec 23 Christmas supper, inviting service members and students home for holidays, followed by caroling and a meet with Shaftsbury Meth-Con Fellowship. The town decorates with greens and lights as families enjoy holiday sights.

Congregational Church Kendall Rich Shaftsbury Gordon Sweet Santa Bennington Stone Church First National Bank Bank Boy Scout Troops

Hoosac School Observes 71st Yule Log Ceremonies

Hoosac School in Hoosick Falls New York held the 71st Yule Log and Boar's Head ceremony at Tibbits Hall with guests including John D Hatch, Martin Lowenfish, and families from Bennington and Albany. The event featured Three Kings, carols, trumpets, and lighting of the Yule Log, noting it may be the last ceremony in the original building.

Hoosac Hoosick N.Y Hoosac School Tibbits Hall John D. Hatch Lenox Mass Martin Lowenfish New York City James Donnelly Dorothy Long Isabel Mann Troy Hoosick Falls Waterford Albany Schenectady Buffalo Riverside Richard Wright William Osher Three Kings Stephen Sargent Peter Woodruff Royce Fitzpatrick Jr Sprite William Thomas Summerhayes Raymond W. Hull II Travis Miller David Potter Gerard Lambert Holy Land Edward D. Tibbits George M. Tibbits

Christmas Pageant Rehearsal Before Sunday Church Event

The Sunday School Guild prepares a Christmas Pageant at Congregational Church scheduled for Sunday at 7 p.m. Carol singing and a post show party with Santa gifts and a gift exchange follow. Produced by Mrs. Stanley Carner, guild superintendent. Volunteers including Mrs. Elsie Poor and others painted scenery at Mrs. Chambers home.

Sunday School Guild Congregational Santa Claus Stanley Carner Guild Elsie Poor Lorrain

Paul Revere Made False Teeth

New York UPI reports a quirky historical note about Paul Revere, claiming he produced false teeth. The claim appears in a brief item highlighting early American dental prosthetics.

New York UPI Paul Revere

Sweden Tree Ornaments Mark Naughty Kids With Goats

Straw ornaments hang on Swedish Christmas trees, with the goat the favorite sign indicating a child’s misbehavior over the year. The goat ornament signified the level of batting a child received for being naughty.

New York UPI Sweden

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Fran Stacy Hilltop Girls Shaftsbury School William Center Nora Breen Lois Bunk Macaroni Daily Project Eleanor Danforth Old Bennington Country Store and Woodecrafters Main St Parker of Evans News Office Equipment, Inc Bennington, Vt Parker North Bennington Elizabeth Dwyer Congregational Youth Plans Tel Hell Hollow Harold Shepard Hank Williams Chris Wickenden Bruce LaVigne Beverly Hedding Jennie Clark Fort Lee Capt Gordon Clark Sam Robert Loomis Bob U.S. Army Janet Barton Lasell Junior College Auburndale Robert Coburns Boston Mimi Cambridge Edward Worthington Groton Conn Dale Ann Disque Walter Miller St. John’s Church Johanna Collins Mr. Magoo Thomson Manufacturing Co Ben Mont Ave Wilmington-Dover Carlo Walter Day ’N Canvas Studio Marjorie Sargent Dorset Dorset Village Bell & Howell Zoomatic Feowowers Moore’s Marty-Moore DIAL Bing Crosby Giants Packers
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