West German reconstruction honors late Bennington professor
West German project in Hannover re-creates the Abstract Cabinet to honor Prof. Alexander Dorner, Bennington College art history director from 1948 to 1987. The original room by El Lissitzky showcased works by Picasso, Leger, Archipenko and Severini, drawing visitors across Europe and America until its destruction by the Nazis in 1996. Lydia Dorner funds the reconstruction, a memorial illustrating progress in art and culture.
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North Bennington
Hannover
West Germany
Bennington College
Landesmuseum
Alexander Dorner
Dorner
Picasso
Leger
Archipenko
Severini
el Lissitzky
Europe
America
Hannoversche Presse
Arlington Couple Honored On 25th Wedding Anniversary
An Arlington open house celebrated the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Andrews at the Cut-Leaf Maples on U S 7. They were wed January 23, 1943 in Arlington. Attendees included Roger Elwell and Mrs. John Hayes, four children Byron Danny Victoria Melanie and Sandra Grover. Out of town guests came from Hoosick New York Burlington Castleton and Pownal.
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Arlington
Calvin Andrews
U.S
New Director of Nursing Named at Mary McClellan
Cambridge, N Y Mrs Grace Spicer Stewart named director of nursing services at Mary McClellan Hospital replacing Patricia Smetanka of Arlington VA who leaves for Duluth Minn. Stewart is a 1947 Northeastern Hospital Philadelphia graduate with a BS in nursing from Richmond Professional Institute and has worked at Sibley Memorial Bryn Mawr and Graduate Hospital as well as Montgomery County Hospital. Her husband an engineer at Easton Atomic Power Project.
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Cambridge
N.Y
Grace Spicer Stewart
Mary McClellan Hospital
Gardner B. Cullinan
Stewart
Patricia Smetanka
Arlington, VI
Smetanka
Duluth
Minn
U.S. Forestry Service
Kensington High School
Philadelphia
Bryn Mawr College
Drexel Institute of Technology
Northeastern Hospital
Richmond Professional Institute
College of William and Mary
Medical College of Virginia
Navy Yard
Chemical Test Laboratory
Pennsylvania
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Graduate Hospital
University of Pennsylvania
Montgomery County Hospital
Easton Atomic Power Project
Stone and Webster Engineering Corp
Boston, Mass
Wellesley Hills
Mass
Saratoga Springs
Homemakers Plan Boston Flower Show Tour
Dorset resident Mrs Walter Jones chairs a March 20 trip to the Boston Flower Show organized by the Bennington County Homemakers Extension Council. Open to the public, the $14 price covers bus fare admission gratuities and a buffet dinner at the Old Mill Westminster. lunch is on own. First 37 registrants via Mrs Jones or the Extension Office in Bennington by March 10. Bus departs Grand Union Manchester at 7 am with stops in Arlington Shaftsbury and Bennington. The 1968 show theme is New England Holiday highlighting quaint gardens churches and courthouses. A snack bar and restaurant are available.
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Dorset
Walter Jones
Boston
Bennington County
Credit Union Names Officers at Annual Meeting
North Bennington Edward Matteson was elected president of the Colonial Credit Union of H. T. Cushman Mfg. Corp. at the January 27 meeting. New officers include Robert Peckham as vice president Edith Prandini treasurer and Eileen Bluto secretary. Directors are Clarence Hall and Elmer Bevis. Committees include credit James Moore Dick Bruce Leo Pellerin auditing William Carroll Stephen Vince Carleton Couch and education Thomas Fetters Opal McCoubrey John Billett Lillian Eldred. Membership stands at 147 with a 4 percent savings dividend for 1967 and dues policy changes. Stamford Methodist Church League basketball beat St Francis of North Adams 73-66. Stamford team members listed. Stamford youth plan a Williamstown planetarium trip. Mothers March of Dimes funds total 151 with mail collection policy forming next steps.
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North Bennington
Edgar Matteson
Colonial Credit Union
H. T. Cushman Mfg. Corp
Robert Peckham
Edith Prandini
Eileen Bluto
Clarence Hall
Elmer Bevis
James Moore
Dick Bruce
Leo Pellerin
William Carroll
Stephen Vince
Carleton Couch
Thomas Fetters
Opal McCoubrey
John Billett
Lillian Eldred
Stamford Church
St. Francis
North Adams
Mass
Stamford
Robert Emmons
Nathan Finney
Gary Smith
Bob Chaput
Jim Davis
Joe Sacco
John Bona
Stamford Methodist Church
Stamford Baptist Church
St. Anne’s Society of St. John Bosco Church
Stamford Parent-Teachers Group
John Cortney
Arlington Community Notices and Local Events Summary
Arlington announces Brownies meet Thursday at 3 pm at the Community House due to skiing lessons and mentions no major ette class until further notice. Red Mountain Lodge F and AM hosts Past Masters Night Friday at the Masonic Temple with third degree for candidates. Crescent Chapter OES invites Friendship Night events in February for local chapters. Twenty eight Arlington residents will serve as residential collectors for the 1968 Heart Fund drive in the Arlington East area, led by Florence Field. The Vermont Heart Association drive runs Feb 1 to Feb 28 with Heart Sunday Week Feb 11 to Feb 25, when volunteers deliver information and collect contributions.
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Red Mountain Lodge F&am
Masonic Temple
Red Mt
OES
Evening Flower
Pawlet
Adoniram
Manchester Center
Arlington
Arlington East Arlington
Florence Field
Vermont Heart Association
Heart
Heart Fund
Hoosac School to stage Oedipus Rex in February
Hoosac School in Hoosick N Y will present Sophocles Oedipus Rex on February 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. The shows are free and feature Hoosac students with Hoosick Falls Central School girls under director H Ashton Crosby. Local residents Debbie Norton Valerie Wright Patricia Shaw Chris McGarvin Stephen Woodhull Barbara Smith Pownal James Gravitt Pittsfield are listed as participants. For info call 518 686 7331. The North Pownal Fire Department Auxiliary holds its February meeting tonight at 7 30 with refreshments by Alice Gurley and Lucy Duval. Proceeds of 44 with 13 tables were raised at a third Pownal Center Fire Department Auxiliary card party. awards went to Lu cy Laporte Mabel Haley George Rogers Waldo Cipperly Inez Poore Mildred Hayes Helena Boulton and Helena Boulton. The fourth and final party is Saturday at 8 p.m. The Rev William Hunsicker reports record attendance at recent sermons and Sunday School. Voter lists for March town meeting posted in several locations. absentee ballots due by March 1 9 p.m. Registrations urged for residents who moved. Civil Authority asks residents to verify voter lists.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Sophocles
Hoosac School
Hoosick Falls Central School
H. Ashton Crosby
Hoosac
Crosby
Williams College
Debbie Norton
Valerie Wright
Patricia Shaw
Hoosick Falls
Chris McGarvin
Stephen Woodhull
Barbara Smith
Pownal
James Gravitt
Pittsfield
North Pownal
Baptist and Congregational Churches
Thomas E. Baker
Bible Truth Mission
Millersburg
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
New England
Readsboro Nomination Changes in Town Clerk Race
Mrs Anna Faris who had been unopposed for town clerk withdraws from reelection bid and seeks town treasurer’s post. Following her withdrawal Mrs Ant hony Caruso files nomination papers. Silvano Massari files for town clerk after Halton Bowen’s withdrawal. Zephron Scott opposes Hollis Yorke for road commissioner while Yorke is renominated for selectman by three votes.
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Readsboro
Anna Faris
Faris
Anthony Caruso
Silvano Massari
Sister
Halton Bowen
Zephron Scott
Hollis V. Yorke
Yorke
Selectman
Scott
Library Receives Rare 1850 Portrait Volume
Arlington The Martha Canfield Library was gifted a rare first edition titled The Gallery of Ministers Americans from 1850 by James Donovan. The volume features portraits gathered by Brady with biographies by C Edwards Lester and engravings by D Avignon. It lists figures such as Zachary Taylor Lewis Cass Daniel Webster and Millard Fillmore. The book will be displayed and later moved to the historical library.
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Arlington
Martha Canfield
James Donovan
New York City
S. Halsted Watkins
School Street
Donovan
George Washington
M.B. Brady
C. Edwards Lester
D’avignon
Brady
National Gallery
Tribune
Father of the Republic
Zachary Taylor
Lewis Cass
William Ellery Channing
Daniel Webster
John C. Calhoun
General Winfield Scott
Silag Wright
Henry Clay
Millard Fillmore
John Freemont
William Prescott
John Audubon
Historical Library
Walloomsac Notes on Local Patients and Meetings
Mrs Annie Grenier Sr is a patient at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Paul B Dipperly fractured his right wrist and was treated and released there. Walloomsacers met Feb 1 with Mrs Burton Luke and did mending for the Hoosick Falls Health Center. A regular auxiliary meeting is set for Thursday at 2 pm with a call for more workers. George Cronk is a patient at Mary McClellan Hospital, Cambridge, while his uncle Fred Luke helps with chores. Catherine Luke spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Oscar Stewart Sr.
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Annie Grenier Sr
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Paul B. Dipperly
Walloomsacers
Burton Luke
Hoosick Falls Health Center
George Cronk
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Fred Luke
Friendship Night Teacup Auction Reminder at Adoniram Chapter
Manchester Michael Miller P O Box 506 362 2073 or 362 2334 states Adoniram Chapter 22 CES will hold its regular meeting on February 13 at 8 p m The note asks members to bring articles for the teacup auction and notes Friendship Night plans.
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Michael Miller
P.O. Box
Adoniram
CES
Japanese Fishing Boat Sinks After Collision
A Japanese fishing vessel collided with an American freighter and sank with 12 crew aboard. Rescue ships found one crew member and continued searching for others.
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Tokyo
UPS
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Bennington
Nagis
Philip Johnson
Living Museum
Mr. and
Mrs
Hoosick, N.Y
Burlington, Castleton and
Mary McClellan
Shaftsbury
Fran Stacy
Cole Hall
T.J. Reed
William E. Allen
Ezekiel Cross Jr
Rudolph Elwell Jr
Hiel Reed
Church Street
Allen
Robin
Jill
Bridgeport, Conn
W. Francis Allen
Homemakers
Credit Union
Vermont Credit Union
Planetarium
Williamstown
Howard van Horn
Hopkins Hall
Leon Beverly
Parent-Teachers Group
H. Brewster Barry
Clayton Avenue
Barry
Helene Thompson
Oedipus Rex
Sue Mears
Mary Hess
Violet Martin
Julie Mears
Janice Rice
Hazel Carbona
Viola Slate
Ann Secor
Dorothy Immen
Irene Lane
Evelyn Cole
Rita Mattison
Jeanne Walsh
Marjorie Macksey
Abbie Baker
Elizabeth Baldwin
Helene Thomson
Florence Grout
Dorothy Macksey
Ruth Salter
Harriet Christiansen
Olena Keough
Ruth Kisick
Anna Webb
Janice Campbell
Nancy Sargood
Joanne Keough
Miss Field
The
Vera Langlais
Gardner’s
Pownal Center
Champney’s
Powell’s
South Pownal
Pownals
Board of Civil Authority
Its Furniture Co
Everlife
Qualitone
Main St
Mr. Haworth
Elvin R. Haworth
Adams Clothes Shop
Thomas Edison
Greenberg
Main Street
Martha Canfield Library
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
Catherine Luke
Oscar Stewart Sr
Manchester
Cameras Records Music Tape Recorders
Dial
Home Furniture & Central Mkt
Roblem
PS Automatic
PS Automatic Loan Service
Vermonty National Bank
Brattleboro
Bellows Falls
Chester
Jamaica
Ludlow
Newfane
Proctorsville
Springfield
Wilmington
Windsor
Woodstock
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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