Baptist Church Women To Hear Mrs Hasselblad Tonight
Mrs. Oliver Hasselblad, wife of the American Leprosy Missions president, speaks at 7 30 pm at the Baptist Church on the non denominational leprosy work worldwide including Scandinavia. About 100 attend. refreshments served. she has long served in India and Assam education and music programs.
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Woman’s Society of the
First Baptist Church
Women’s Fellowship of the
Second Congregational Church
Oliver W. Hasselblad
American Leprosy Missions Inc
Scandinavia
The
Baptist Church
Hasselblad
American Leprosy
Bennington Jaycees Plan Fundraising and Courses
At a biweekly meeting the Bennington Jaycees announced a 200 dollar radio show haul from WBTN to reduce debt. They outlined future fundraisers including a Saturday record hop at the State Armory with DJs Bob Harrington and Dave Alcorta, and a late spring Home-Industrial Show led by Dick Nagel Ted Winslow and Ted Bird. A Speak Up Jaycee course taught by John A Burgess will run 13 weeks to improve public speaking.
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Bennington Jaycees
WBTN
State Armory
Jaycees
Bob Harrington
Dave Alcorta
Dick Nagel
Ted Winslow
Ted Bird
National
John A. Burgess
Vermont
Windsor
DSA
Old Bennington
Admissions and Births at Putnam Hospital on Feb 5
On Monday Feb 5 Putnam Hospital admitted Dorothy Read Gail Gardner Karen Hayes Master Lee Owen Harriette Hulett Shaftsbury Elden Taylor Whitingham Helen Benjamin East Arlington Eva Grusendorf North Pownal Master Paul Perlongo Brooklyn N Y Anne Broun Manchester Depot William Kearns Sr Jo Anna Reed Lynn Sherman Mrs Anne Cooke and baby boy Bennington S Louis Hunt Eagle Bridge N Y Mrs Meg Licht and baby boy Williamstown Mass Births reported for Mr and Mrs Thomas Nugent of Hoosick Falls a daughter of Feb Mr and Mrs Leo Bisson of Orth Pownal a daughter on Feb
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Dorothy Read
Gail Gardner
Karen Hayes
Lee Owen
Bennington
Harriette Hulett
Shaftsbury
Elden Taylor
Whitingham
Helen Benjamin
East Arlington
Eva Grusendorf
North Pownal
Paul Perlongo
Brooklyn
N.Y
Anne Broun
Manchester Depot
William Kearns Sr
Jo Anna Reed
Lynn Sherman
Anne Cooke
S. Louis Hunt
Eagle Bridge
Meg Licht
Williamstown
Mass
Thomas Nugent
Hoosick Falls
Leo Bisson
Orth Pownal
Sing Along With Mitch Draws Bennington Club Crowd
Thursday nights at the Bennington Club feature Sing Along With Mitch gatherings drawing large member and guest crowds. Louis Levine leads the local SPBSQSA chorus as chairman this week and joins the local Mitches, with Paul J. Williams and Charles Comstock conducting the program. The TV show starts at 10, the club program at 8, and snacks will be served.
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Bennington
Louis Levine
Spbsqsa Chorus
Mitches
Paul J. Williams
Charles Comstock
YMCA Drive Pushes Toward Eightteen Thousand Goal
The YMCA annual fund drive reports $14 600 raised so far with more responses expected from North Bennington Shaftsbury Arlington Pownal and Bennington. Campaign runs from January after the end of the United Fund Drive, with out-of-town prospects yet to be contacted and gifts rising.
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YMCA
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Pownal
Bennington
United Fund
Howard Estes
Moose Notes Tuesday and Anniversary Events
Moose notes list events for the lodge week including a 7 30 p m committee meeting Friday fried seafoods shrimp cocktail piano by Ernie Caron and a Saturday spaghetti and meatball supper 6 to 8 p m with dancing 8 to midnight Clif ford George orchestra for members and qualified guests The Moose will celebrate its 16th anniversary on Feb 17 18 with buffet dance and Marra s orchestra plus a Sunday class enrollment at 2 p m and anniversary banquet Members may volunteer for lodge secretary duties An interclub dart tournament is underway and a game at Arlington Legion room is set for Sunday Feb 11 with players due by 1 p m
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House
Ernie Caron
Ralph Mavilla
Clifford George
The
Moose
Marra
Springfield
Arlington Legion Room
Arlington Drum & Bugle Corps Valentine Hop
Arlington Drum and Bugle Corps hosts a Valentine Hop on February 10 at Memorial High School with surprise numbers and enacting a Mr and Mrs Valentine King and Queen of Hearts and Prince and Princess. Refreshments will be sold and further details arrive in a later Banner issue.
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Arlington
Arlington Drum & Bugle Corps
Memorial High School
Valentine
Bennington Police Seek 10 Percent Pay Increase
Regular officers of the Bennington Village police department formally request a 10 percent raise. The move accompanies a proposed 1962 police budget calling for $500 yearly increases for Chief Edward L. Silver and Assistant Chief William Fox. Village President Donald C. Hicks weighed the raise with a call for a special ballot vote on all raises.
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Bennington Village
Edward L. Silver
William Fox
Donald C. Hicks
Henry Mallory
Hicks
Bennington
Vermont
Rutland Railway battle centers on state operation plan
Rutland Railway supporters urge state takeover to run the line as a profitable traffic artery. Masterton cites a booster push and labor peace as keys to success, while detailing obstacles to abandonment and sale, including ICC approval and potential regional absorption. The governor hints at absorption rather than a special session.
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Masterton
Rutland
Ginsburg
William J. Ginsburg
The
Rutland Railway
ICC
Interstate Commerce Commission
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Keyser
Vermont
New York
Bennington Water Line Dispute Between Villages Reaches Third Round
Officials from Bennington's Water Commission and Old Bennington trustees meet for a special session to press replacing an 880 foot deteriorating service line in Fairview Terrace. Legal opinions split on responsibility while proposed funding divides village and residents. Round three follows tonight at 7:30 in the Town and Village Office building.
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Bennington
Board of Water Commissioners
Old Bennington
Fairview Terrace
Water Commissioners
Old Village
Reuben Levin
Water Board
Old
Shields
Nash
Bennington Village
Village Water Department
Scots Clan Chief Seeks to Restore Family Castle
MARLBORO Vermont AP The 72 year old Robert L MacNeil 45th chief of Clan MacNeil left for Montreal on an around the world trip to raise funds for restoration of Kisimul Castle He hopes to restore the ancient fortress on Castle Bay Scotland at a cost of about 50 000 dollars He has owned the castle since 1937 and begun a clan museum plan He travels five months in America earning donations then returns to Vermont each September
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Marlboro
Clan MacNeil
Montreal
Scotland
Kisimul
Robert L. MacNeil
MacNeil
Castle Bay
America
Vermont
Arlington teachers press for higher pay and budget talks
Teachers argue pay cuts reflect broader issues in Arlington schools and demand discussion of salaries, fire alarm expenses, and septic repairs at the town meeting. They criticize the board for prioritizing visible costs over educational quality and note many salaries still lag the base schedule. A postnoon meeting with the school board and Supt. Leon A. Wagner is planned.
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Leon A. Wagner
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Activities and Notices
Community briefs cover surplus food distribution at Moose Lodge, a mayoral week of meetings, a Democratic Town Committee gathering, and a Dunham’s Furniture promotion. Also listed are church and social events, school and military club activities, and a Blackout vote notice for Local No. 543 with a strike question.
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Democratic Town Committee
Robert LaBeau
Old Bennington
Bell & Howell
Dunham’s Furniture
Bertha Niles Obituary in Cambridge N Y
Mrs Bertha Thayer Niles 66 sister of Warren Thayer of North Bennington died Monday at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge after a brief illness. She born in Pownal long resident of Cambridge. She leaves brothers Walter Odell Cornwall VI and Warren Thayer. Funeral Wednesday 2 p m O K Spurr Funeral Home Cambridge with Rev William G Dixson officiating. Interment in Pownal in the spring.
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Cambridge, N.Y
Bertha Thayer Niles
Warren Thayer
North Bennington
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Pownal
Walter Odell
Cornwall
O.K. Spurr
William G. Dixson
First Presbyterian Church
Funeral for Donna Marie Sheldon Held in Manchester Depot
Funeral services for Donna Marie Sheldon two week old daughter of James and Patricia Baker Sheldon were held at Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Center with Rev. Edgar Johnson officiating. Burial is planned for spring at Factory Point Cemetery. She is survived by her parents a sister Brenda paternal grandparents Harry and Mrs Sheldon of South Dorset and maternal grandmother Minnie Baker of Manchester Depot.
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Manchester Depot
Donna Marie Sheldon
James
Patricia Baker Sheldon
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester Center
Edgar Johnson
Factory Point Cemetery
Brenda
Harry Sheldon
South Dorset
Minnie Baker
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Valentine Hop
Water Department
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Quackenbush
Mt. Ascutney
Brownsville
Salem’s
U.S
Super Market
Main St
EK Danish Pastry
Bennington Briefs
Moose Lodge
James Alexander
Depot Street
Steve Wassick
Coolidge Avenue
Miami, Fla
King’s Daughters
J. R. Wilson
Union St
Diane Hanson
Cheryl Minke
Ladie Ann Graves
Bennington County Farm Bureau
Clyde Bryant
Manchester
Roger Leach
East Rupert
Leon Edgerton
Dorset
Blanche Strohmaier
Grace Smith
Vernon Gage
Gage Street
Groton
Arthur
Dryden
Brattleboro Jaycees
Dick Ralph
Bennington High School
Stanley
Skip) Kemmerer
L. B. Kemmerer
Short Street
Middlebury College
Batavia
Robert F. Spencer
Mr. Spencer
Batavia Baptist Church
Junior Pilgrim Fellowship
Com
102Nd AC
Bennington Armory
la Flamme
Green Mountain Pup
Selmajane Stuchel
Cootie Neva LaCroix
North St
Doris Wayman
Emma Beauregard
Selmajane Studiel
Cooties
Ben-Mont
Bertha T. Niles
Fienberg
Mobilheat
Mobil Aa
Mobilreat
Henry M. Tuttle Co. Inc
Reece
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