Jubilant 50th anniversary for Sister Hildegarde of Mercy
Sister Hildegarde Purcell, a Bennington native now at Annunciation Convent Ilion, marked 50 years as a teaching nun. A High Mass in Albany and a Jan 5 Ilion observance honored her 21 years at Ilion Annunciation School and a career across Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, and Cohoes.
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Mary Hildegarde
Kathleen Purcell
Pownal
Annunciation Convention
Ilion
N.Y
Mercy
Albany
Mother House
Patrick F. Purcell
Elmwood Farm
Michael Purcell
Old Bennington
Daniel O’connell
Stamford
Daniel J. Purcell
Bennington
Elmer
Mabel) Voss
P. Edward Purcell
John
Margaret) Leroy
Cheshire
Mass
Raymond
Agatha) DeCarley
Thomas
Mary) Dunn
Williamstown
Thomas Purcell
Lebanon
N.H
Hildegarde
Margaret
Nellie Hogan
Depot Street
Hogan
Annunciation Church
Gregory Mulhall
Thomas Phalen
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
Knights of Columbus
Diocese of
Sisters of Mercy Order
Ilion Annunciation School
Blessed Sacrament
St. Teresa’s School
Vincentian Institute
St. John the Baptist School
Schenectady
St. John’s Academy
Rensselaer
St. John’s
St. Agnes School
Cohoes
Annunciation School
Sister
Bliss Business College
North Adams
College of St. Rose
Leroy
Homemaking Notes First Aid for Furniture and Wool Care
Homemaking notes discuss furniture repairs and care with two meetings in North Bennington on Jan 28 and Manchester on Jan 29 led by Marion S. Harris. Also covered is Vermont Educational TV program on Rural Land Tax and guidance on machine washing woolens and bonded fabrics standards to prevent shrinkage fades and damage.
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North Bennington
Manchester
McCullough Library
Legion Auxiliary Rooms
Vermont Educational TV
Bennington
Educational TV of Vermont
Robert Sinclair
UVM
Gerald Witherspoon
Keith Wallace
State Farm Bureau
Albert Conklin
Woodstock
Vermont League of Women Voters
Vermont
Prouty Named Head of Congressional Club
Mrs Winston L Prouty wife of Vermonts junior senator was elected president this week of the Congressional Club The club for 61 years includes wives of senators congressmen supreme court justices and cabinet members It is nonpartisan has no salary and aims to foster close personal and social ties among congressional spouses The article notes the clubs Romanesque clubhouse in Washington D C
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Washington, D.C
Vermont
Congressional Club
Supreme Court
North
Congress
Red Cross
Jeanette
School Lunches and Club Notes From Burlington
A long list of daily lunch menus from Monday to Friday across multiple weeks includes varied meals such as pizza with meat and cheese, pot roast, fish sticks, and tomato soup with sides like milk, Jello, and desserts. Additional items cover lodge events, music nights, and a detailed description of the Congressional Club led by Mrs. Prouty with leaders and social programs. Vermont University freshman admissions rise 43 percent with Feb 1 deadline. total applications up from 2,517 to 3,585.
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Frankfurt
Hamburg
Burlington
University of Vermont
UVM
Harold C. Collins
A Hairy Tug of War With Benjie's Curls and Cut
A family recalls Benjie’s baby curls from birth to first haircut. The parents describe the tug of war between keeping and trimming his hair, the two fanatical camps over cutting, and the comic chaos of shampoo, candy canes, and oreo cookies as they finally snip away the long locks. Benjie adapts to life with shorter hair and the family keeps his curls in a baby book.
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Ben
Benjie
Paul Newman
Mommy
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Springfield
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Boston Globe
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Marjorie Adams
Globe
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New Hampshire
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Elizabeth Taylor
Debbie Reynolds
Judy Garland
Fred Astaire
Jan Sterling
Ginger Rogers
Mary Martin
Carol Channing
Gene Kelly
Bert Lahr
Harry Belafonte
Bob Hope
Ray Bolger
Janet Leigh
Jose Ferrer
Far East
Jeanne Shelby
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Lyons
Jeanne
Miss Shelby
Gertrude Lawrence
Alvin Theater
Angel
John Murray Anderson
ASCAP
Seabees
Lyons District
Mrs
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Betty-Jim) Phelps
Burger Chef
Furniture First Aid
Marion S. Harris
Ers
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Arlington
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Collins
Madeline Rusiloski
Yul Bryner
Hank
South St. Dial
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