Emma Harwood a Bennington county power broker and activist
Emma Harwood grew up in Pownal and rose from sewing operator to union leader, serving ILGWU at local and state levels. She chairs the Bennington County Democratic Committee and holds multiple public service roles, focusing on women’s rights and human services. Her work spans labor, civil rights, and community development with lobbying in Montpelier and broad regional influence.
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Emma Strohmaier Harwood
County of
Bennington
Emma
Pownal
Thomson Manufacturing
Bendi
ILGWU
International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
ILG
Bennington County Labor Council
Thomson
University of Massachusetts
Johnson
Labor Center
Bennington County
Democratic Committee
Democratic Party
McGovern-Salmon
National Cope
Committee
BOC
ACLU
Vermont
United States Commission On Civil Rights
Emma Harwood
Emma S. Harwood
David Shaffe
Charles Sauer
U.S
Letters Institutions and youth To the Editor of The Banner
Patricia J Kellogg of North Bennington writes in response to Richard Perrott about youth correction. She argues for de institutionalizing youngsters, cites Vergennes and 204 Depot, and urges federal state and local support with action and compassion.
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Richard Perrott
Vergennes
Win Lother for Bennington selectman District 32
Albert E. Bud Peterson endorses Winston W. Lother citing 30 years of acquaintance and 10 years at the same company. He notes Lother’s business start in Bennington after World War II service, six years as village trustee, leadership on landfill and junk car cleanup, and a $100000 fundraiser for a Community Recreation Center, urging votes on March 5.
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Win” Lother
Bennington
Luther
Selectman
Winston W. Lother
No vote for Salmon
A reader from Vermont criticizes Gov. Salmon for not taking clear positions on bottle bans and marijuana policy. The writer urges stronger penalties and opposes liquor and drug loosening, signaling withholding support in the upcoming Democratic primary.
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Salmon
Blizzard Chronicles From The Banner Week Bennington News
The Banner reports continued blizzard coverage with Tracy Kenyon's trip from North Bennington to Bennington, Clarence Walker's long drive to Williamstown, and North Bennington’s water main repairs. Peter Crawford and John A. H. Howe crossed Mohawk Trail to Boston with H. C. White Co. samples, the lone motorists all day.
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Tracy Kenyon
North Bennington
Bennington
Clarence Walker
Williamstown
Allen Hill House
Main Street
Peter Crawford
John A. H. Howe
Boston
H. C. White Co
Group thinking as a path to social problem solutions
Frank L. Oktavec argues that humans inherently live in groups and face social tensions from diverse goals and new developments. He defends collective thinking as the only valid method in a democracy to craft consensus, outlines its successes and failures, and lists practical procedures to improve group discussions while stressing the role of elected representatives in implementing solutions.
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Carlyle
Kissinger
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Karen Dobkin Fortney
Mr. Perrott
Patricia J. Kellogg
Lother
Bennington Area
Albert E
Bud’ Peterson
County St
Peter R.donavan
Dick Leake
Gerald P. Morrissey
Bennington Tyas Republican
Donavan, Leake & Morrissey
Harvey Kevorkian
New York
Massachusetts
Karl B. Harrington
Bette Burgess Kearns
Loyal Order of Moose
Benhi
George Sleeman
Larry ‘Earl’ Coulter
Elite
Varsity
Dalton
Montpelier
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Gulf Oil Co
Sal Santarcangelo
Bennington College
Gulf
Thomas P. Brockway
Franklin Woolworth
Utica
N.Y
Nixon
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
China
The
Moon Men
Gar
Walter Hayne
Grosso
Mass
Frank L. Oktavec
Shaftsbury
Putnam Square Branch
Catamount National Bank
Putnam Square
FDIC
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