Elks To Hold Annual Valentine Benefit Party
The sixth annual Valentine party by Bennington Lodge of Elks supports Silver Towers Camp for mentally disabled children. The event at the Elks Home includes a 6 to 7 pm cocktail hour, a 7 to 9 pm roast beef dinner, and dancing 9 to midnight, with proceeds aiding Vermont Elks charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Towers
Benmington Lodge of Elks
Elks Home
Michael Fraher Jr
Ralph Bennett
Vermont Elks Lodge
Vermont Elks
Silver Towers Camp
Bennington
Funeral for Mrs. Hathaway Held in St. Francis de Sales
The funeral for Mrs. Nancy Ann Hathaway former Bennington Catholic High School graduate 1964 was held at St. Francis de Sales Church with a Requiem High Mass celebrated by Msgr. Francis B. Flanagan. Bearers included six cousins and family from North Bennington and nearby areas attended by BCHS faculty and Polygraphic Co. staff. Burial planned for spring at Park Lawn Chapel with entombment in the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hathaway
Nancy Ann Gauthier
Putnam Memorial Hospital
St. Francis de Sales
Francis B. Flanagan
Lawrence McAuliffe
C.S.C
Donald Whipple
Bennington Catholic High School
Polygraphic Co
North Bennington
Robert Gauthier
U.S. Army
Fort Knox
WO Gauthier
Hathaway
Adams
North Adams
Mass
Utica
N.Y
Sisters of St. Joseph
BCHS
the Polygraphic Co
Park Lawn Chapel
Moulton To Speak At Conservation Dinner
Elbert G. Moulton Vermont Development Department commissioner to address Bennington County Soil Conservation Districts 12th annual meeting at 7 p.m. February 15 at the Avalanche Motor Lodge Manchester. Howard Wilcox chairs. program includes district activities report, conservation slides, a district cooperator award, and a first showing of America the Beautiful pictures highlighting rural scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert G. Moulton
Vermont Development Department
Bennington County Soil Conservation Districts
Howard Wilcox
Wilcox
Moulton
Vermont
Albert Horst
James Edgerton
Fred Bishop
Shaftsbury
America
Thrift Shop Workers Welcome Guests In Cold Weather
Thrift shop staff last Friday and Saturday included Lillian Kleine Katharine Edson Lavina Hayward and Lillian Peat. Despite the chill many shoppers browsed and bought items. Available goods included luggage a tip up table glassware a plum luncheon cloth ladies coats overshoes and more. Requests arrived for girls skates a celluloid collar men s warm pants underwear sweaters blankets quilts wool skirts towels toasters percolators drip coffee makers chairs and children s furniture.
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Lillian Kleine
Katherine Edson
Lavina Hayward
Lillian Peat
Bennington College to Host Ski Weekend Event
The third annual Bennington College ski weekend will bring over 150 attendees to the campus for a three day break starting Friday night. Alumni spouses children and invited guests from New England the New York metropolitan area and other eastern regions will participate. The New York City Regional Alumnae Group and the College sponsor the gathering. unoccupied student houses will host visitors with other campus facilities reopening for the event. An alumnae committee mostly from New York City area coordinates plans and arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington College
New England
New York Metropolitan Area
Eastern Seaboard
New York City
Robert Dubin
Patricia Groner
Robert Rosen
Ellen Weber
Oscar Frank
Barbara Black
Irene Soffer
Irene Reik
George Myatt
Patricia Terry
David Seccombe
Shelley Carleton
Hosed Away at Service Station Standoff
Police report Francis Huskey repelled a would contract robber at a service station by spraying him with gasoline and driving him away from the premises. The incident occurred Tuesday in St. Louis and involved a lone bandit who fled after the spray.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Francis Huskey
All Out, or In, For Lonely Dog in Stockton
In Stockton California a jobless cannery worker named Max Little 51 tried to buy a sad eyed puppy for his lonely dog but could not pay $3. Police found him inside the shop with the pup after the window was smashed. The pup remains in the store window while Max stays jailed for lack of bail money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Calif
UPI
Max Little
Max
Judge's Bite Bad as His Bark
In Sanford Maine Superior Court Judge Armand DuFresne found Pierre D'Orvilliers in contempt for keeping two dozen dogs in a small wooden home. Despite a court order to remove all dogs by January 15, D'Orvilliers released them one by one to Sheriff DuTremble, but about 15 escaped and remained at large. The judge sentenced him to 30 days in jail and directed the sheriff to seize and dispose of the dogs as he saw fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford, Maine
UPI
Armand DuFresne
Pierre D’orvilliers
Sanford
D’orvilliers
Richard DuTremble
DuFresne
Air Force to Send First WAFS to Vietnam
The Air Force will deploy the first WAFS to Saigon within 30 to 90 days. One WAF officer and nine enlisted women will join the Vietnam post, as the Army already has 30 WACs with plans to raise totals to 120.
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Washington
WAF
Saigon
Air Force
Vietnam
National Guard Notes National Guard Drill Report
The 86th Engineer Company held its February drill on February 4 and 5. Regular members trained in close order drill and bridge construction with M4T6, timber trestle, and M2 Bailey bridges while bridge and engineer platoons tackled missions including a machinegun nest riot a security guard and a riot suppression exercise. Recruit training covered drills tactical instruction grenades rocket launchers and small arms. On the job training occurred in operations mess and maintenance. Specialist promotions and new enlistees were noted. Next drill is March 4 and 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
86Th Engineer Company
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Edwin Peterson
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Locklin
Elks
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Tony Hewson
John Maroney
David Page
Paul Claremont
Kenneth Gile
George Kerbs
Jock Irons
Richard Stratton
Eagle
David
Order of Arrow
Allan Hollister
Explorer Post
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North Bennington Road
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Richmond
Rotary Club
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Drysdale’s
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Ske
Arlington
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Dennis
Gary Gauthier
Donald Blake
Terrence Bishop
Francis Maynard
Conservation
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College
New Invasion
Burlington Savings Bank
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Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bruce Wade
Andrew Zoilo
Anthony van Ness
Arthur Eastman
John Schultz
Ote Rae
Bitty Sullivan
Jerome Saphirstein
Moneyer
Dorothy Mallory Benmont
Bennington, Vermont
Fanny Farmer
Valentine
Red
Acrid Drug Store
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