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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1965

Page

7

Searsburg picks chair for cancer drive task force

Mountain Towns Carlo Walter HO 4 3993 Mrs. Peggie Morgan has accepted the local chairmanship for the cancer drive in Searsburg. Suzan Veillard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Veillard of Fairport New York, formerly of Wilmington, and partner Ronald Clawson won the Genesee Figure Skating Club junior pair championship at Ritter Clark Memorial Rink in Rochester. They received the Donna Lee Carrier trophy donated by Rev. and Mrs. Lloyd Carrier in memory of their daughter who died in the Brussels plane crash February 15 1961. They also earned a silver skate pin and their names will be engraved on a plaque under the large skating statue for one year or until another champions.

Suzan Veillard George Veillard Fairport N.Y Wilmington Ronald Clawson Genesee

Hoosick Falls Eagles plan wine for clam steam and corned beef supper

Hoosick Falls Aerie of Eagles announces a wine for clamsteam event on February 28 with 100 tickets on sale chaired by Forrest Burdick and George Elk as general chairman. An auxiliary plans a corned beef and cabbage supper on March 13 open to members and guests with tickets from members.

Hoosick Falls Aerie of Eagles Forrest Burdick George Elk Eagles

Democrats Caucus Tonight Shaftsbury GOP Nominates

Shaftsbury Democrats announce caucus time change to 7 30 PM from Thursday. At the Monday Republican caucus Tracy Kenyon Jr acted as moderator and Thomas Hall Jr as clerk. Over 80 attended with nominations including Hall moderator Ruth Lack town clerk Marie Disque and Dorothy Jones town treasurer plus several other town posts.

Shaftsbury Bernard McCarthy Tracy Kenyon Jr Thomas Hall Jr

Pownal Notices Include Lawsuit and Community Meetings

Town officials report a pending $10,000 lawsuit by Maurice Callahan Inc. against the Town and State over signboard regulations. Nor ton Barber handles the case for Pownal Town Agent David Adler. Auxiliary, Fish and Game Club, and Fire Fighters Auxiliary meetings, fundraisers, and nominations fill the week, plus a ninth birthday party for Michael Buck and various school and parish events. Members urged to file nomination certificates by Tuesday midnight for March town offices.

Maurice Callahan Fire Department Pownal Women’s Fellowship of Pownal Center Castle Hill Buck Ted Church Alan Langlais Joanne Miller Robert Rudd Marcia Burdick Joseph Buck Roger Wilcox Debra Dickinson Alonzo Bisson Barbara Buck

Shaftsbury directors accept resignation and board changes

Shaftsbury school directors accepted Andrew Lussier’s resignation after a Saturday meeting. Lussier taught part time in Shaftsbury and Pownal. unless a qualified replacement is found, the physical education program will be discontinued for the rest of the year. The Board of Selectmen named Laura Montgomery and Charles Scarcy to complete the Board of Civil Authority.

Shaftsbury Andrew Lussier Lussier Pownal Board of Selectmen Laura Montgomery Charles Scarey Board of Civil Authority Justice of Peace Theresa Wood Alex Thomson Fred Stacy Merton Snow William Barber Herbert Millington Bernard McCarthy Clarissa Peacock Edward Curran East Arlington Duane Peacock Glens Falls N.Y Mary Mattison Manchester

Fire crews respond to flooded floor furnace incident

A flooded floor furnace at the home of Mrs. Lena Hall on Vermont 313 opposite Bentley Lane brought out 20 Arlington firemen and two trucks Saturday night at 9 p.m. No damage from fire was reported.

Lena Hall Vermont 313 Bentley Lane Arlington

Dorset Marden Skinner and Local Notices Collide

Mrs. Russell Parks travels to Palo Alto to visit family while a correction lowers the Dorset Elementary School project cost from 41 000 to 28 700 after state aid deduction. A 210 pound mastiff named Sam visits Dorset, inspecting locals and collecting the Sunday paper. A group attends an off Broadway tour of In White America in Williams town and returns for a late dinner at Pine Cobble School.

Dorset Sam Graham Smith Farmington Russell Parks Marjorie Sargent Warren Murray Sydney Meachem Robert White Arthur Jones Williamstown White America Judy Rutherford Mareschal Caravan Theatre New York Pastricia Carmichael Caravan Players Susan Richardson Marechal Elizabeth Franz George Blanchard America Wheaton College University of Massachusetts New York State Pennesylvania Michigan California Middlebury Dartmouth Pine Cobble School

Shaftsbury 4-Hers To Aid Heart Fund Drive

Shaftsbury Vermont Hilltop Girls 4-H Club will serve as residential collectors for the 1965 Heart Fund drive announced by Mrs John Clawson local chairman. The drive runs February 1 to 28 with its peak Heart Sunday Week February 14 to 21. Funds aid heart and blood vessel disease research and local, state, and national health efforts.

Hilltop Girls 4-H Club Shaftsbury Wanda Mooney Sandra Kohutich Lynn Rice Kathy Gates Penny Bouplon Linda George Wanda Green Mary Shea Lois Bunk Alicia Hysek Joanne Billow Rebecca Hulett MacDonald Hilltop Girls John Clawson Vermont Heart Association Heart Vermont

Thomson Couple Leave for Extended Florida Trip

North Bennington Mr and Mrs Alex Thomson depart for an extended Florida visit. Mr and Mrs John Thomson of Bennington remain at home tending affairs for their parents during their absence.

Alex Thomson Florida John Thomson Bennington

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Carlo Walter Peggie Morgan Searsburg Hoosick Falls Edith Beaumont Heart Fund Democrats GOP West Side Paul Jepson Walthrude Pierce Arthur Carman John Wood J. Edward White Wesley Greene Herbert Leonard Herbert Ware WM. Rogers & Son Ated Main St Haynes Kane, Inc Bennington, Vt The Pownals Vera Langlais Ers Bridport George Renner Frank L. Haley Ralph Bishop Center Ladies’ Guild of Our Lady of Lourdes St. Raphael’s Church Laura Langlais North Pownal Fran Stacy Helene Thompson Marden Skinner Mone Day Palo Alto Calif Inlaw Geoffrey Paresons Vermont Bank and Trust Company Vermont Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Brattleboro - Rutland - Bennington Bellows Falls Chester Bennington Garage Hoosick Falls Central School St. Mary’s Academy Christine Spence Beaumont North Bennington Elizabeth Dwyer Drysdale Aluminum H. Greenberg Ford Rolls-Royce U.S Auto Club PRT Manchester Motors, Inc Depot Street Manchester Center, VT Wilson Ford Bennington, Vermont
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