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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1966
Page
7
A Dorset diary recalls a dramatic January 7 1966 cold snap with thermometer readings down to 12 below and icicles two yards long on the living room window. The narrator notes a plowed drive lit by Austin Romney’s snow plow tractor and highlights neighborly acts of service and the owl weather omen.
Sunderland 4 H clubs stay busy with community service and workshops. Lamplighters delivered Christmas stockings to Putnam Memorial Hospital and a nursing home, then held a belated party. Roaring Branch girls planned a gift for a seriously ill neighbor, while some met at a leader’s home to craft a large candle for the patient. Boys led reports on wildlife, soil testing, garden pests, fire safety, carpentry, and Christmas tree care at Wesley Raund’s home. Leader Harry Hayden assigned new report topics as seeds were sold for club profit and customer satisfaction noted. Bob Day earned a first year certificate and pin.
Peru Alice Dibble and Mr and Mrs Earl Batchelder plan a winter trip to California and cancel Friday square dances at Batchelder's Barr until spring. Visitants include Batchelder sister and husband Malcolm Jaquith of Springfield. Byrd LaPrade, now in Landgrove, is a civil engineer with Dufresner Henry Engineering Corp in Manchester Center with an office in Potentials Building. Virginia, four, attends Zion Church Pre School. Twenty one Peru schoolchildren start Bromley Junior Ski Program taught by Seaward Woodard Angus Black Huelett Daulton Mann Thomas Dibble Peter Clark and Henry Parker. Margaret Duplis turns 75. birthday party with 26 relatives at Molloys. Patrick Keough of Virginia telephones to note the day.
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Mrs Harold Best of East Arlington returned from a month with daughters in Springfield and Chicago. Dr and Mrs Alan Knapp named their new son Timothy Charles. A baby shower for the young son of Mr and Mrs Edward Bacon was held at the Community House in Arlington hosted by Mrs Fred Quinn and Sunderland friends. Michael Edward, born November 3, arrived January 4 at two months old.
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