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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1964
Page
6
Frank Thompson of U S 7 Shaftsbury had a wheel rim fly from a disabled High way Department truck as two back tires blew out. The rim crossed the street and punched through his front window, ending up on the parlor stove. Thompson replaced the stove pipe and secured the area.
The Pownal Center Firehouse hosts a court of honor Tuesday Feb 11 at 7 p.m. Scout advancements merit badges and awards will be presented by Lawrence Chaffee with Raymond Lovely expected to attend. Refreshments follow and parents and friends are invited.
Stanley Holloway, famed for Alfred P. Doolittle, stars in a new optimistic fantasy musical Cool Off. Hermione Baddeley co stars with Jerome Weidman writing the book and Howard Blankman handling the score, following his off Broadway exhibit By Hex.
Fifty nine children and four adults received Type I Sabin oral polio vaccine at Dorset Elementary. Upcoming immunization clinics are planned with the next near the end of March. The Dorset budget meeting and PTA gathering hold Feb 10 at the school, with an early pot luck to avoid conflict. The program features modern mathematics and a film from Science Research Associates. The Vermont Heart Association drives continue, and the Dorset Historical Society reports growth in membership and library acquisitions. Ash Wednesday service with Holy Communion at United Church of Dorset and East Rupert, led by Rev. Frederick Beuchner on sabbatical. The East Dorset Home Demonstration group met Jan 28 with party menu ideas and new dips.
Burlington reports say about 40 active Episcopal priests from Vermont will gather at Rock Point School to honor Bishop Harvey D. Butterfield on his third consecration anniversary. The event includes a dinner at the Diocesan girls’ school and a Saturday Holy Eucharist with Butterfield as celebrant. Most Rev. Robert Joyce will be guest of honor at Friday’s banquet, speaking on the Vatican Council.
Williams College Alumni Fund closes January with 428671 from 6656 donors, surpassing prior marks. Campaign led by Whiting N. Shepard and volunteers. total gifts through alumni, parents, friends, and outsiders. Record totals include Webster Atwell Cup to class of 1934 and Meredith Wood Cup to class of 1925. participation at 55.51 percent.
Richie Mears son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Mears is recovering at Mary Fletcher Hospital Burling ton after a heart operation and may be home by next Wednesday. PTA buzz session at Fisher Elementary on Feb 10. Castle ton State College spring re entry lists Paula L Brodeur. January library additions include adult fiction and non fiction titles at Martha Canfield Library. The group also notes a cold night fire in a phone booth leads to two men charged with injuring a public service facility.
Hoosick Falls Edith Beaumont reports the St Marys alumni smorgasbord is ready for Monday night with ample foods promised and high curiosity about the top secret entertainment. Dinner music will accompany the event and a unique door prize adds to the lure as guests are expected to fill the house.
About 50 residents attended the Shaftsbury caucus at Cole Hall with Bernard McCarthy as moderator and Ellen Viereck as clerk. Nominated for Town Meeting posts were McCarthy for moderator and William Overlock for town clerk, plus Paul Jepson as tax collector and Lorraine Mattison as auditor among others.
Pine Cobble School PTA will hold its annual dinner in the 1896 House on Tuesday February 11 at 6 30 p m The event chaired by Mrs H William Oliver will benefit the school's scholarship fund Reverend Douglas Burgoyne newly named rector of St John s Church will give the invocation Assistants include Mrs Albert Scherr Mrs Henry Flynt Jr Mrs Thomas Hall Jr Mrs Douglas Hewat and Mrs Robert Kelly
Lawrence Nebraska AP reports Jack Lemke tearing down an old farmhouse uncovered a living space beneath. The hidden area housed 21 raccoons two skunks and a tomcat signaling unexpected occupants during demolition.
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