Steady Expansion Creates Area Woodworking Jobs
Eight major Bennington woodworking industries will generate about 160 jobs in the next year as the state plans a government funded training course in woodworking machine operation. 96 new openings and 64 replacements are anticipated, with sections of 24 trainees over 20 to 26 weeks to run across roughly two years.
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Bennington
Clayton E. Welch
State Department of Employment Security
Welch
State Employment Department
The
Banner
State Education Department
Local Airman Wins Safe Flying Award
Capt. Thomas C. Borowski of Bennington received a safe flying award at KINDLEY AFB Bermuda from the Air Force’s Military Air Transport Service for 5,000 hours of accident free flying. He is noted as a skilled navigator with strong flying discipline and is a 1954 aviation cadet graduate.
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Kindley Afb
Bermuda
Thomas C. Borowski
Bennington
Air Force
Military Air Transport Service
Drury High School
North Adams
Mass
Adolph L. Borowski
Clark Woods
Bank Street
Hiking Club Holds Annual Meet Sunday
The Bennington Section of the Green Mountain Club hosts its annual meeting Sunday evening at the Old Bennington Schoolhouse with a 6 30 p m pot luck supper. Janet Lloyd of East Road will present slides from her Near East trip and Ben Ralston of New York State may attend with remarks and Long Trail scenes. Election of officers and club plans are on the program. Members are asked to notify Helen Paulson or Earl Patterson of attendance and to bring a casserole salad or dessert.
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Near East
Janet Lloyd
East Road
Bennington
Green Mountain Club
Ben Ralston
New York State
Ralston
Helen Paulson
Earl Patterson
Workshop In Science At Goddard
A two session science workshop for teachers at Goddard College will occur this month in the science building. Elementary teachers meet Feb 18 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and high school teachers Feb 25 from 3 to 5 p.m. under the Educational Resources Project directed by George Beecher. The program aims to improve modern science instruction and foster cooperation between public school teachers and four new Goddard science faculty members David York Burl Payne Stephen Noren and Albert Lopez-Escobar. Goddard has partnered with 17 high schools and about 13 elementary schools over six years through the ERP.
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Plainfield
Goddard College
Goddard
George Beecher
ERP
David York
Burl Payne
Stephen Noren
Albert Lopez- Escobar
Vermont Vets Deposit Dividends To Shield Insurance
More than 8500 Vermont veterans with GI life insurance received nearly 426000 in dividends in 1964. Policyholders may leave future dividends with the VA to cover monthly premiums during grace periods, with withdrawal on request.
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Vermont
Veterans Administration
Mrs Diamond Named Vermont Extension Service Agent
Ada Sue Diamond of 249 Grandview Street is appointed Vermont Extension Service agent for Bennington County. She will serve until December 31 while filling in for James A Edgerton who returned to the University of Vermont for a masters in education. Diamond, a former acting 4 H Club agent, hails from Amsterdam New York and is a Plattsburgh State College graduate in home economics.
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Ada Sue Diamond
Grandview St
Vermont Extension Service
Bennington County
Diamond
James A
Bud) Edgerton
No Opposition Apparent To Hoffs Highway Plan
A Vermont hearing on a bill to simplify declaring town roads as legal trails drew no visible opposition. The measure, from Rep. Kenalene Collins and Rep. Joseph Moore, would empower selectmen to declare traveled roads and revert unused routes to trails, with trails usable only for foot traffic and no maintenance. It also covers pentroads and requires ten year road measurements by towns and state officials.
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Montpelier
Kenalene Collins
Readsboro
Joseph Moore
Plymouth
Edward Kehoe
Castleton
Vermont
Moore
State Senate
State Highway Board
Harriet R. Stone
Sunderland
Rep. Moore
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Brookwood
Eddington
Main ST
Sodile
Nichols
Union ST
Valentine
Contoura
Vassarette
Newsoy
Leonard J. Black
Elm St
Joseph Y. Shaffe
Phillip P. McKenna
South Stream Road
Paradise Restaurant
E. Edward Hoffman
Holy Cross Novitate
Mrs. Diamond
Extension Service
University of Vermont
Hoffs Highway
By Tyler Resch
Turkey
College Station
Tex
UPI
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
F. Z. Beanblossom
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