Pine Wood Derby prep sets Shaftsbury dens marching
Cub dens from Troop 31 are building racers for a Pine Wood Derby at a pack meeting March 3 at the elementary school 7 p.m. Parents and friends invited. Dewey Bronson confined at home. his meat market closed temporarily. TACONIC GRANGE program and notes from Feb 11 meeting cover readings contests guest talks on agriculture and fire safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Bronson
Theresa Wood
St. Patrick’s
Eunice Myers
Lillian Wood
Hiel Reed
Roberta Petelle
Ellen Elwell
Paul Jones
Grange
William Myers
North Bennington PTA Reschedules March Meeting
The St Johns Social ty meeting postponed due to bad weather is moved to this Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the library. Local PTA notes past newsletter misdated Feb 16 for the area PTA meeting held last week in Bennington. The North Bennington PTA will meet on March 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Socialty
PTA
Bennington
North Bennington
National Guard Notes for 86th Engineer Co drills and new enlistments
The 86th Engineer Company held drills on February 1 and 8 with classes on booby traps tactical training and night vision techniques. New CBR NCOs were appointed January 5, and several new enlistees including Thomas Kinney Jr Dale MacDonald Howard Towsley and Charles LeHeureux joined the unit. Eligible volunteers are asked to contact Sgt Griffen Smith Sgt Harold Andrew or Capt Dempsey at the Armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
86Th Engineer Co
Robert Reynolds
Walter Babcock
Francois Woodward
Ronald Danforth
Philip Jones
Edgar Lemieux
John Wellman
Thomas Stemp
CBR
Fort Devens
Mass
Thomas P. Kinney Jr
Thomas P. Kinney Sr
Union St
Bennington Catholic High School
Dale S. MacDonald
Randall MacDonald
Anthony Drive
Benhi
Noveck-Shultz
Howward P. Towsley
Howard R. Towsley
RD 1
North Bennington
Thrift Shop Seeks Skates Jewelry Toaster Frames Red Glass
Thrift shop items on hand include a manicuring set men slippers antique cake plate skates dishes high chair pads ironing board red table lamp and child red overshoes plus sandal black baby pie plates a card table tin items bun warmer travel iron. Requests have come in for skates jewelry toaster picture frames red glass and paperbacks. Recent workers listed include Sally Adams Violet Cross Caroline Darlington and Mimi Fienberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Sally Adeams
Violet Cross
Caroline Darlington
Mimi Fienberg
Five New Members Initiated In Court St Andrew Catholic Daughters
Five women were initiated Sunday into Court St Andrew, Catholic Daughters of America. New members are Julie Betit Elizabeth Cameri Mary Marcoux Agnes Pietryka and Yvonne Thibodeau. The ceremony featured officers and parish officials including Rt Rev Msgr Francis B Flanagan and district deputy Marian Hanley. A chicken salad supper followed hosted by Arthemise Plourde and committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court St. Andrew
Catholic Daughters of America
Julie Betit
Elizabeth Cameri
Mary Marcoux
Agnes Pietryka
Yvonne Thibodeau
Anne Cummings
Jean Stone
Dorothy Roy
Carolyn Eddington
Mary F. Murphy
Mary Lou Remington
Eileen Flynn
Roberta Ibey
Francis Stockman
Annamae Shanahan
Eleanor Harvey
Patricia Perrotta
Catherine Murphy
Jeanette Butler
Catherine Deery
Mary Harvey
Margaret McGuire
Shanahan
Benhi Guidance Unveils College View-Deck Selection Aid
The guidance department at Benhi introduces a college view-deck, a classified card file of about 100 characteristic cards used to quickly locate colleges by drilled holes under code numbers. Students drill holes for chosen traits, superimpose cards, and view only colleges meeting all criteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benhi
George A. Sleeman
U.S. Office of Education
United States
Ex-Peace Corpsman outlines Nepal's challenges and hope
Lesiie Gile spoke at Benhi about Nepal where he served as an agricultural agent. He showed color slides of Himalayan scenery and discussed education shortages, disease, and ignorance in medical care, noting fear of British missionaries yet admiration for Nepalese resilience and aid from Britain China India New Zealand CARE UN United States with students finding his talk stimulating and candid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesiie Gile
Peace Corps
Benhi
Nepal
Gile
Britain
China
India
New Zealand
CARE
United Nations
United States
Carroll Adams Pleads No Testimonial Dinner
Carroll P. Adams, retiring executive secretary of the Vermont Republican party, urges the GOP state committee to cancel plans for a testimonial dinner and keep headquarters at the Pavilion Hotel. He appeals for a quiet luncheon instead and stresses preparing office records for his successor. Adams and his wife will remain in Montpelier and he offers help to the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Committee
Adams
Pavilion Hotel
Bennington
Montpelier
Hicks Acknowledges Problems Yet Sees Growth For GBA
Donald C. Hicks, executive director of the Greater Bennington Association, says 1965 will demand solutions to unemployment and a weak winter tourist season while praising growth in the Bennington area. He notes GBA members lead community efforts and outlines a 1965 budget of 20,150 with 1,000 for promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Hicks
The
Greater Bennington Association
GBA
Bennington
Hicks
South Street
Bennington County Industrial Corp
National
Better Business Bureau
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Dean W. Osgood
Dewey St
Hagerman
Shaftsbury
Taconic Grange
Lincoln
Alden Harbour
Valentine
Rose Gleason
Bennington Grange
Belle Decker
Shaftiebury
State Grange
John Page
Vermont
America
Gleason
Margaret Lillie
Virginia McKenna
Betty Lillie
Decker
Helen Platt
Elizabeth Dwyer
National Guard Notes
Thrift Shop
Benhi Guidance
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington, Vt
By Linda Harrington
Benhi Catamount
Carroll Adams
OLD
Hickory Rica
Holland
Boston
Amsterdam
Bennington Travel
Agency, Inc
Philip Hall
Doris Scovill
Evan's News Office Equip., Inc
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
Vermont Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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