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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1963
Page
3
A mother recalls a year of valentines and meals in a Bennington Village home. She keeps a square bottomed yellow heart gifted by her child and reflects on memory keeping, motherhood, and the innocence of her children. The piece contrasts past attic finds with present notes and the lasting value of small handmade tokens.
The record outlines a five day sequence of meals with daily items such as meat loaf and mashed potatoes on Monday, macaroni and cheese on Tuesday, vegetable soup on Wednesday, roast pork on Thursday, and tuna burgers on Friday, followed by a second week with hot dogs and various sides. It includes sides like vegetables, fruit, pudding, milk, and bread across days.
Dianne Marie Collins and Ray Burnette Jaquith married February 1 at Second Congregational Church with Rev. Stephen C. Greene officiating. Attendants included Vickie Cutler and Robert Cutler. dinner followed at Knotty Pine Restaurant. The couple, Bennington High graduates, reside at 341 Dewey Street.
Frances Rhoades of Wilmington Delaware married Eugene Calvin Horton on January 7. Mrs. Horton is the granddaughter of Mrs. Harold J. Adams whose late husband owned a summer home here for years. The couple will live in Washington DC.
The Indonesian exhibit at the 1964 65 World’s Fair in New York will show visitors how Indonesians are shaping a society grounded in the state philosophy Pancha Sila or five principles belief in God humanitarianism national unity democracy and social justice.
The Greater Bennington Association outlines plans for 1963 to boost Bennington County as a trade and tourism center. The Information Office will stay open, publish Bennington County This Week, and distribute the Four Seasons Brochure. The group will sponsor sales promotions, fluoridation advocacy, and a master plan with local officials, while expanding membership and maintaining committees on legislation, solicitations, and park projects.
Bennington briefs list Court of Awards for Girl Scout Troop 6 at St Peter's Episcopal Church and school and civic meetings at Molly Stark, Bennington High and local churches. Tax assistance sessions at 422 Main St March 1 and April 5. Bridge luncheon tickets on sale. Radio club net frequency updated to 28.56 MHz. Fort Jackson recruit Steven A Moon listed. Adriana Lecouvreur broadcast from Met Opera with Tebaldi and Corelli. Local banks closed February 12 for Lincoln's Birthday. Iron Kettle Weekend specials offered.
SHAFTSBURY The Shafts bury Town Democratic Committee will meet Sunday at 2 p m at the home of William E Dailey Sr to fill an incomplete slate for town elections. Nominees named Wednesday include re election for moderator Bernard McCarthy and town clerk Pauline Knapp plus selectman George Shea road commissioner Roy Whitman grand juror Spencer Haynes town agent Almon Wetherell and tree warden Rudolph Elwell Jr About twenty attended the caucus at Cole Hall.
Miss Dorothy Anne Skripak and Vernon DuBois Penner Jr. announce their engagement. Skripak, a Skidmore College senior, studied in Europe on a 1962 travel work program. Penner, Union College ’62 graduate and Maxwell Fellow, will earn his MPA in June 1968. A summer wedding is planned.
Mr and Mrs Rene J LaFlamme announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Louise to Leo Walczak Jr son of Mr and Mrs Leo F Walczak Sr. District educations and employments are noted with Mary a 1959 Bennington Catholic High School graduate now with Flint Robbins Inc and Leo a 1959 Bennington Catholic High School graduate now in data processing at Ben Mont Dow Chemical. A June 29 wedding is planned.
Students from Bennington Catholic North Bennington High Schools compete in the American Legion Oratorical Contest at 2 p.m. in the Bennington Elementary School all purpose room. Contestants deliver a 10 minute prepared speech on the Constitution without notes and a two minute extemporaneous talk on a constitutional topic. First place advances to the district contest February 12 in Wallingford VI, then to the state level February 15, with the national contest in May.
Miss Renee Chevalley Keegan and Richard Alva Skripak announce their engagement. Keegan is a Syracuse University senior and Smithtown High School graduate, daughter of George and Mrs Keegan of Smithtown. Skripak, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Skripak Sr, attended Colgate University and NYU School of Dentistry.
Arlington announces the engagement of Phyllis Evelyn Heald to Richard John Lindsey. Phyllis is a graduate of Arlington Memorial High School and works at New England Telephone in Bennington. Richard, a North Bennington High School graduate, works at H. T. Cushman Mfg. Co. in North Bennington. The couple plans a March wedding.
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