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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1969

Page

6

Seeks Return to Office Because She Likes the Job

SHAFTSBURY Mrs Elizabeth King town clerk since 1966 is running for re election this year because she likes the job Every day its diversified says Mrs King some days I m the local information bureau and even I learn something from some of the questions She opens her office daily at 1 pm and works until 430 pm and finds she can finish all the work she must do in that time Thus she can t understand a motion at the Democratic caucus proposing 35 to 40 hours a week It would be a waste of money She notes she keeps longer hours during busy seasons such as dog fishing and hunting license time She wants to give the people of the town good service Mrs King a Shafts bury native is married and has four children She has turned down four lucrative job offers to remain town clerk and be with her family Mr King is running up }

Community Group Schedules and Scout Meetings

Shaftsbury notices list contact Sheilah Miller 442-9534 and a weekly spread of meetings: Monday at 6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts in school, Webe los at Carl Easter's home 7:30 p.m., Fish and Game Club in 140 Club rooms 8 p.m., Selectmen in town clerk's office. Tuesday includes Brownies at 3:30 p.m. and Cub Scouts Den 2 at Jill Levin and Den 4 at Mary Moriarty, Wednesday Den 1 at Shir ley Sanders 7 p.m., Thursday Girl Scouts in school 3:30 p.m.

Webelos Carl Easter Jill Levin Mary Moriarty

Woodford Heart Fund drive aims for small town total

Heart Fund head Mrs. Daisy Myers leads Woodford’s 13th annual drive with a town goal of 56.80. She will go house to house to collect over the next two weeks. The Woodford town clerk’s office will be open February 28 for absentee voting from day through 9 p.m. Wayne Smith is home after minor surgery at Samaritan Hospital. Mark Clayton has left the hospital and is convalescing at his grandmother’s home at 128 Burgess Road, Bennington.

Daisy Myers Woodford Wayne Smith Mrs Avery Smith Samaritan Hospital Mark Clayton Arnold Clayton John Cushman Burgess Road Bennington

Antioch Putney Intern Program Sees Favorable Response

An Antioch Putney intern program in Vermont receives strong support from Windham County educators. Eight interns teach part time in Guilford Brattleboro Dummerston Bellows Falls and Black River schools, with evaluation underway and plans to expand to double the number of interns this year.

Putney Antioch-Putney Vermont Windham County David Rohn Brattleboro Bellows Falls Rohn Bank Street College Donald Webb Canal Street Larry Karp Ludlow Black River Karp Norman H. Wilson Bruce Pulsifer Antioch - Putney Guilford Dummerston Antioch Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Yellow Springs Ohio Robert Flaherty Film Center Gerald T. Gambill Flaherty Flaherty Center

Quechee area to see 2 000 to 3 000 acre development

QUECHEE Vermont residents learned of a major summer expansion as Quechee Lakes, a Massachusetts firm, has purchased nearly 2 000 acres around Quechee village with options on additional large parcels. The plan, not yet released, envisions a substantial housing and recreation project affecting the region.

Quechee Vermont Massachusetts Quechee Lakes Quechee Village Philip Hoff Development Corporation Ottauquechee Quebec Lakes Inc Andover Mass John Davidson Canton Realty Trust Hoff Davidson Guthrie Nursing Home Woodstock Burlington Henry T. Bourne Bourne Laurance Rockefeller Kiley Rockefeller Quebec Lakes

Bennington office to receive 3100 New England accounts

The New England Telephone Co transfers 3100 Manchester Arlington Rupert Dorset customer accounts to the Bennington office at 400 Main St next Monday Feb 24. Al Spinner says Bennington serves as a hub for surrounding areas and the move reflects growth. The firm eyes serving other communities from Bennington.

The New England Telephone Co Manchester Arlington Rupert Dorset New Telephone Company Main St Bennington Rutland al Spinner Spinner

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