Bennington County Mobility Study Highlights Local Stability
A Census Bureau mobility report shows Bennington County residents move less than national averages. About 8,899 residents changed addresses in the last five years, with 5,700 within the county and 3,199 from outside. Overall, 40 percent moved, below the national 47 percent. Younger adults 20 to 24 drive many moves, due to jobs and marriage, while nearly 20 percent stem from marriage or divorce.
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New York
Bennington County
U.S. Census Bureau
United States
New England States
Two Sisters Shot at Claremont Hospital in New Hampshire
In Claremont New Hampshire a 77 year old ex dairy farmer from Ascutney Vermont shot two sisters in a hospital room then killed himself. The victims were Mrs Mamie Plummer 69 a wealthy widow on the danger list and Mrs Maggie McFadden 72 in satisfactory condition. The attacker Charles Johnson 77 had previously asked to marry Mrs Plummer and was asked to stay away.
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Claremont
N.H
UPI
Mamie Plummer
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
Claremont General Hospital
Maggie McFadden
Windsor
Claremont General
Charles W. Spanos
Charles Johnson
Ascutney
GVA Winter Promotion Brings Canadiens Rangers to Montreal
The Greater Vermont Association promotes a Vermont Day in Montreal at the Forum on Saturday Jan 29 featuring the Montreal Canadiens versus the New York Rangers. Gov and Mrs Hoff and Lt Gov and Mrs Daley will greet attendees. Vermont gifts and special awards from C Douglas Cairns will be presented, tickets reserved for Vermonters, requests to write GVA for tickets.
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Montpelier
Greater
Vermont
Montreal Forum
Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
Clifton Shuttle
Barre
Vermont Day
Philip Hoff
John Daley
C. Douglas Cairns
Burlington
GVA
Vermont Marble Company
Rock of Ages Corporation
Steware, Inc
Katherine Mosher
Woodstock
Shuttle
Greater Vermont Association
P. O
BCHS Saber Presents Christmas Play Night at Catholic High
BCHS senior class stages a modern drama style Christmas assembly Thursday featuring Saint Joseph Mary and the angels with a large chorus. Frederick Torrisi directs with Jonathan Dwyer narrating. Saint Joseph played by Joseph Russell, Mary by Joann Piscopo. students, including Shepherds and Kings, perform four seasonal plays plus hymns and tableaux highlighting Christmas themes.
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BCHS
Bethlehem
Frederick Torrisi
Jonathan Dwyer
Saint Joseph
Joseph Russell
Joann Piscopo
Mary
Charles Myers
George Hoyt
Donald LaBarge
Walter Morrissey
Denis Fraher
Patrick Kinney
Katie Toomey
Eleanor Harvey
Joy Bisson
Bennington Catholic High School
Father Spinelli C.S.C
Catholic High School
Leo Gorman C
Santa
Carol Paul
Timothy Powers
Donald Humphreys
Patricia Chae Loux
George Stockman
Susan Torrisi
Sue Kane
Jeni Lue Vigne
Henry Bourgeois
C.S.C
Roseanne Tripp
Peter Piscopo
Joseph
J. Haverington
Ricky Burgess
How Mrs Santa Claus Saved Christmas at BCHS
A humorous Phyllis McGinley poem will headline the BCHS Christmas assembly freshman class program. Lisa Ruland narrates with a three group chorus while Donald Shea Sharon Shea play Santa and Mrs Santa Claus. Nanci Rounds appears as the groom with freshmen as children and elves. Sister Carl Joseph directs the venture with freshmen handling lighting staging makeup and costuming.
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Phyllis McGinley
Santa Claus
BCHS
Lisa Ruland
Donald Shea
Sharon Shea
Nanci Rounds
Carl Joseph
S.S.J
Governor’s surprise visit sparks note from student
Lincoln Neb UPI reports Gov Frank Morrison visited a Sandhills grade school last week and left a strong impression. A Tuesday note from a student, Dorothy, reveals her ending line: After you left, we went to the bathroom.
Bennington Catholic juniors fund wreaths for charity drive
Yale project plus the BCHS junior class hosted a seasonal wreath making effort directed by Mrs. Katherine Toomey. They collected pine boughs at Leon Boutin farm and, with parents, assembled wreaths in the BCHS cafeteria then expanded work the following Saturday to meet high demand. Proceeds support future class projects.
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Bennington Catholic High School
Katherine Toomey
Pownal
Leon Boutin
James Boutin
BCHS
Toomey
Susan Torrisi
Power demands rise at Central Vermont for week ending Dec 17 1965
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation output for the week ending December 17, 1965 totaled 19,792,800 kilowatt hours, up 1,577,000 kWh or 8.66 percent from a year earlier. Year to date output reached 855,762,082 kWh, a 9.23 percent rise versus last year. A new system peak of 179,100 KW was set at 6 p.m. December 20, surpassing the previous December 21, 1964 peak of 160,300 KW.
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Rutland
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
St. Lawrence
The Christmas Rose Origin in Bethlehem Tale
A tender Christmas tale recalls Wise Men visiting Jesus in Bethlehem and a shepherdess weeping for a gift. Her tears sprout flowers, forming the Christmas Rose blessed by the Infant, blooming most at Christmas time.
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Jesus
Bethlehem
Christ
Weekend Food Buys For Holiday Shopping
Weekend shoppers will find good supplies of preholiday groceries with rising prices on many meats and seafood. Rich steaks, smoked hams, broiler fryers and turkeys remain moderately priced in most areas while vegetables and fruits such as broccoli cabbage carrots celery lettuce onions potatoes radishes squash sweet potatoes apples bananas grapefruit grapes lemons oranges tangerines and cranberries are plentiful along with pecans and canned fish staples.
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U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior
UPI
Washington
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Claremont Hospital
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Bchs Saber
By Diane Mathers
Longhorn
Williamstown
Durtunmes Furniture Incorporated
Bennington
EL Street
Chiat
Main St. Bennington
By Jean Sausville
Yale Project
By Timothy Powers
Charlestown
E. Main St
Orion
By Agnes Rockwood
Party
Pine Crest Boarding
Buddy Hayen
Smirnoff
Gmirnoffon
Feaves
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