Retired Woman Knits Mittens For Neighborhood Children
A retired Gage Street resident, Mrs. Margaret Wadsworth, outfits local youngsters with mittens and hats from leftover yarn. She calls children to her doorstep to present the gifts and sometimes helps with coat buttons or missing buttons. Her efforts follow a tradition inspired by Mary Rockwood and aided by Florence Kinsley. she retired from Union Carbide after 19 years and North Box Co. after 31 years, now limited by arthritis but active in knitting and baking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Hunter) Rockwood
Wadsworth
Rockwood
Florence Kinsley
Park St
Union Carbide Consumer Products Co
North Box Co
Margaret Wadsworth
Gage St
Hagerman
Thrift Shop Seeks Varied Donations and Bags
Thrift shop workers request baby clothes a living room rug girls slacks a toaster a dictionary and women's large size dresses. They ask for small paper bags not ice cream bags. Items available include hats men's white shirts Venetian blinds curtain stretchers and an ironing board. Mrs Ruth Hoy Miss Caroline Darlington Mrs Daniel Sargent Mrs Raymond Howard and Mrs Charles Fienberg led last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hoy
Caroline Darlington
Daniel Sargent
Raymond Howard
Charles Fienberg
Elks Dinner and Dance for Silver Towers Fundraiser
The Bennington Lodge of Elks hosts the second annual Valentine's Day dinner and dance at the Elks Barn to benefit Silver Towers Camp for Retarded Children. Darrell Sawyer will chair the committee as 13 Vermont lodges sponsor the statewide charity effort with proceeds aiding the camp’s expansion and operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Towers Camp
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Elks Barn
Darrell Sawyer
Vermont Elks Lodge
Vermont Elks
Bennington Lodge
John Zyne
Silver Towers
Brookfield
Vermont Association For
Vermont Elks Association
Elks
High Point
Vermont
VARC
VEA
YMCA Activity Schedule List for Bennington Area
Local YMCA announces weekly exercise and sports times. Activities include physical education at North Bennington and North Pownal schools, volleyball, bowling, weight lifting, baton classes, rifle club, and ice hockey with specific time slots and venues across Tuesday through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington School
North Pownal Graded School
Bennington Brush
Shaftsbury School
Stamp Club
Bricklayers
Carpenter’s
Draft Determent Exams Set For April 18
Applications for the Selective Service qualification test are available at local boards across Vermont for April 18. Col Elbert T Kimball notes testing will occur at the University of Vermont Middlebury College St Michael s College and Vermont College. Scores do not determine deferment but are considered with other information by boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Selective Service
Elbert T. Kimball
University of Vermont
Middlebury College
St. Michael’s College
Vermont College
The
Science Research Associates of Chicago
Multiple Municipal Court Pleas Result in Fines and Suspended Sentence
Hartford man Robert La Croix received a suspended three month sentence and restitution probation after pleading guilty to passing a bad check for meals at the Battenkill Inn Arlington. Alfred L. La Torella faced a $15 fine for driving without a Vermont license, claiming a valid New York license. Arthur F. Greene was fined $30.10 for hunting with a gun license issue. Hermon W. Burleson paid $55.10 for leaving the scene of a minor accident after a skid and pump damage. James D. Bell was fined $15 for driving with defective equipment after removing mud flaps for modifications. The court also noted prior jail stints in Massachusetts.
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Hartford
LaCroix
Alfred L. la Torella
Manchester Center
Atty. R. Marshall Witten
la Torella
Vermont
New York
Fienberg
Arthur F. Green
Shaftsbury
Greene
Hermon W. Burleson
East Arlington
Witten
U.S. 7
Burleson
James D. Bell
Bennington
Walk Under the Queen Elizabeth During Drydock Season
Southampton witnesses a rare public view as visitors crawl into an 80 foot deep drydock to walk beneath the 1,031 foot Queen Elizabeth during her six week overhaul. Skindivers guide the operation as the hull rests on precise center supports and the ship’s immense mass looms overhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
England
UPI
First Steamboats On Ohio River Chronicle
The New Orleans became the first steamboat to move down the Ohio and Mississippi in 1811 and stay in New Orleans. The Enterprise was the first to navigate up the Ohio to Louisville in 1815.
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Louisville
Ohio River
New Orleans
Ohio
Mississippi
Enterprise
Intern Teacher Joins Benhi Shop Staff
Niel Day 24, a Keene Teachers College student, has joined Benhi Industrial Arts as an intern teacher until June. He and his wife Cynthia moved to Bennington living on Pratt Street. Day, born in New Jersey, served in the Air Force and studied at the University of New Britain. He aims for a Vermont teaching post in mechanical drawing and electricity after graduation. He works with Robert Howe on mechanical drawing and learns woodshop from Kendall Adams and Kenneth Gile in the metal shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niel Day
Keene Teachers’ College
Keene
N.H
Bennington High School
Robert Howe
Kenneth Gile
Kenneth Adams
Buckler
Benhi
Day
Cynthia
Bennington
Pratt Street
New Jersey
United States
University of New Britain
Air Force
Vermont
Will
Kendall Adams
Amherst Rites Set for Poet Robert Frost Memorial
Public memorial at Amherst College on February 17 will honor Robert Frost who died January 28 in Boston. Attending may be Chief Justice Warren and officials Udall Kennedy Freeman, with Bishop Hobson presiding and Mark Van Doren plus Amherst President Plimpton participating. Kennedy may be unable to attend. Frost taught at Amherst from 1916 to 1938 and returned as Simpson lecturer in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Mass
Robert Frost
Amherst College
Boston
Earl Warren
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Robert F. Kennedy
Agriculture
Orville M. Freeman
Kennedy
Henry Wise Hobson
Episcopal Diocese
Southern
Ohio
Mark van Doren
Calvin H. Plimpton
New York
Washington
Frost
Simpson
Band Concert Set With Three Parts Feb 26
Benhi's bands directed by Paul J. Williams will give a concert February 26 at 8 p.m. in the gym. Junior High 25 players, Senior High 39 players. Program features three sections and a majorette act. Free admission. future spring and assembly plans noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benhi
Paul J. Williams
Williams
de Molay
Stephen Foster
Exodus
Grieg
Indiana
Gail Ann Horst
Sharp Contest For Judgeship Shaping Up
In Montpelier a crowded field forms for the Vermont Superior Court vacancy caused by Judge Leonard W. Morrison's death. Possible candidates include Sen. Eugene V. Clark Sen. George W. F. Cook Lewis E. Springer Jr Dale Brooks Judge Edward J. Costello and John J. Wackerman with Judge Lawrence E. Kimball also named. A Feb 21 joint session will elect the appointee. incumbents likely reelected and Wallace Whitcomb faces no opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Brooks
Lamoille County
Edward J. Costello
Chittenden
John J. Wackerman
Lawrence E. Kimball
Caledonia Municipal Court
Supreme Court
Ohio State Extension economists cite 1961 farm income in Ohio
Ohio State University extension economists report the net income per farm in Ohio averaged $2713 in 1961, highlighting farm profitability levels across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University Extension
Ohio
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Grand Union I
Triple “S
GRAND
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
YMCA
Queen Elizabeth
Benhi Shop
By Diane Leblanc
Zenith
Main St
Arlington
Lennox
Sharp
House
Franklin S. Billings Jr
Wallace Whitcomb
Bennington Shopping Center
Bennington Rd
Volkswagen
Liggett-Bosworth Motor Sales
Ane
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