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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1968

Page

2

Parent-Teacher Groups To All Sex Education

Area PTGs plan joint meeting hosted by St. Francis De Sales PTG at John XXIII Institute 8 pm Feb 14. Sister Rita Marie, SSJ, principal of St. Peter's School Rutland, outlines a pilot sex education program grades 1-8 with a panel including Michael Russo and Raymond Murray. Refreshments follow. open to all educators and parents.

St. Francis de Sales Ptg John XXIII Institute Rita Marie SSJ St. Peter’s School Rutland SPS Sisters of St. Joseph Rutland Mental Health Services, Inc Michael Russo Bennington Raymond Murray the United Counseling Service

D. Douglas Wins 1968 Betty Crocker Homemaker Award

Dorothy A. Douglas of Shaftsbury is named Mt Anthony Union High School's 1968 Homemaker of Tomorrow after ranking first in a December homemaking test. She aims for state and national scholarships of 500 to 5900 dollars and receives a silver charm locally.

Dorothy A. Douglas Herbert Douglas Shaftsbury Betty Crocker Mt. Anthony Union High School Douglas General Mills

Bennington Garden Club Seeks Audubon Camp Scholarship

The Bennington Garden Club offers a 1968 Audubon Camp scholarship for a qualified youth leader in the Bennington area. Applications must be received by March 4 with final decisions announced the week of March 18. Camp details include Connecticut and Maine sessions with college credit from Fairfield University and Hog Island programs.

Bennington Garden Club Bennington Charles Tilgner Garden Club National Audubon Society Connecticut Maine Wisconsin Wyoming PTA Fairfield University Todd Wildlife Sanctuary Hog Island

Memorials for Woodford and North Pownal Residents

Funeral services for George H. Bugbee of Woodford were held at Hanson-Walbridge with burial planned in spring at the family plot. A separate Mass for Minnie Eva Nadeau of North Pownal was conducted at Sacred Heart Church with a prior prayer service at the funeral home. A John 23rd Institute training course concluded with a concelebrated Mass and a film discussion scheduled for Sunday evening.

George H. Bugbee Woodford Hanson - Walbridge H. Glenn Payne First Baptist Church John Knights Morton Knights Louis Vasquez Bruce Bugbee David Earl Bugbee Bugbee Park Lawn Sacred Heart Church Minnie Eva Nadeau North Pownal Edward Nadeau Charles Wallen CSC Hanson-Walbridge Park Lawn Vault John 23Rd Institute Donald LaRoche Burlington LaRoche Frank Gartland James Murphy Holy Cross Novitiate David Tyson Hammon Ind David Bosca Paulist Fathers Hollywood

Unemployment Rises in Bennington Area in January

Unemployment in the Bennington area reached 7.3 percent of the workforce in January, marking the second highest rate in the state after St. Albans at 9 percent. The state report blamed uncertainty in the paper goods sector and a steel shortage, with Ben-Mont Inc. cited for adverse conditions, while construction slowdowns kept jobs in surplus. Total employment stood at about 11,600 with 900 unemployed. Other January rates included Barre Montpelier 5.5 percent, Brattleboro 2.5 percent, Burlington 3.7 percent, Middlebury 5.9 percent, Newport 5.8 percent, Rutland 4.1 percent, St Johnsbury 6.5 percent, Springfield 4.5 percent, and White River Junction 3.8 percent.

Bennington Dept. of Employment Security St. Albans Ben-Mont Inc Barre-Montpelier Brattleboro Burlington Middlebury Newport Rutland St. Johnsbury Springfield White River Jct

Three from Area In St. Luke's Capping Ceremony

Three Bennington County student nurses will receive caps at St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing capping exercises in the hospital chapel on Sunday Feb 11. Dolores M. Caron Doreen D. Selles and Joanne C. Walsh, all freshmen, will be capped by Sister Mary Angelorum S.P. with faculty, students and families in attendance.

Pittsfield Mass Bennington County St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing Dolores M. Caron Joseph Caron River St Bennington Doreen D. Selles Burn Selles Scott School St Joanne C. Walsh John Walsh Arlington

Bennington Briefs Miss Gropman Accepted at Bryant & Stratton

Miss Brenda Lynne Gropman daughter of Mr and Mrs Murray Gropman of 337 Elm Street was notified in December of her acceptance at Bryant and Stratton Junior College in Boston. She is an honor roll senior at Mt Anthony Union High School and plans to take a two year medical secretaryial course. Miss Lorelei Lewis a psy

Brenda Lynne Gropman Murray Gropman Elm St Bryant & Stratton Junior College Boston Gropman Mt. Anthony Union High School

A Clarkson Eaton obituary from Hoosick Falls N Y

A Clarkson Eaton aged 60 longtime Bennington resident dies at Putnam Memorial Hospital Fr iday. He played saxophone clarinet violin and piano and taught music in the area joining many bands and orchestras. He was a former mail carrier for 16 years and leaves a wife Eleanor a daughter Mary Roberta a son Frank D and a sister Mrs John Paulson Funeral arrangements are pending at Robson Home for Funerals Hoosick Falls New York.

Hoolick Falls N.Y A. Clarkson Eaton Bennington Putnam Memorial Hospital Eleanor Mary Roberta University of Iowa Frank D Army Field Band Ft. Meade, Md Eaton Julliard School of Music New York City American Legion Drum and Bugle Corp Hoosick Falls Tuscon Arizona Ridgewood New Jersey Wilmington Rhinebeck New York John Paulson Silk Road Robson

Protect Your Metropolitan Disability Income Plans

Disability income plans help cover groceries, rent or mortgage, utilities, medical bills, and other expenses when earnings stop due to sickness or accident. Inquire about disability options to protect your income.

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Page to Talk on Planning at League Event

John Page Bennington County Extension Agent will speak on planning at a breakfast meeting of the Bennington League of Women Voters on Tuesday February 13 at 10 am at Mount Anthony Country Club. Page promotes town planning commissions and the Bennington County Regional Planning Commission. The public may attend by reserving with Mrs Leonard Rowe at 442-9889.

John Page Bennington County Page Bennington League of Women Voters Mount Anthony Country Club

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