MT Anthony class probes Vietnam knowledge and NASA assembly
Mt Anthony Union High School teacher Joanne Symons surveyed students on Vietnam questions finding 30 to 40 percent poorly informed. A NASA sponsored space science assembly by Minot H. Parker at Mt Anthony Union HS on Feb 2 will cover rocketry history orbit basics and NASA programs. assembly limited to attendees.
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Joanne Symons
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Vietnam
North
South
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Symons
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
NASA
Minot H. Parker
Parker
New England
New York
Northeastern University
Scholarships Offered By March of Dimes in Bennington County
Bennington County students may apply for up to $1,000 in March of Dimes scholarships. Awards will go to those pursuing nursing physical therapy occupational therapy social work and medicine excluding pre medicine. Applications are in school guidance offices due by April 1. Jury includes Arthur D. Taylor and several doctors. January is March of Dimes solicitation month as donations will be mailed locally. The group broadened focus from polio to birth defects, viewed as a major childhood hazard.
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Bennington County
The
March of Dimes
Breard Hawks
Hawks
Farm Bureau Backs Dairy Promotion in Bennington District
North Bennington hosts January Farm Bureau meeting with local members and guests. Vermont Farm Bureau plans nationwide dairy promotion and schedules July 29 field day at Camp Ondawa Sunderland. Women volunteers from Bennington Pawlet Shaftsbury Rupert and Pownal organize the dairy drive. workshops set for February 21 22 in Concord New Hampshire.
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Camp Ondawa
Sunderland
Farm Bureau
Grace Smith
Bennington
Lucille Steel
Pawlet
Anna Whitney
Stamford
Olive Williamson
Shirley Hewitt
Avis Whitman
Shaftsbury
June Laurie
Rupert
Ann Leach
Blanche Strohmaier
Pownal
New England States
Wayside
Concord
N.H
Smith
Lois Graf
Whitney
Laurie
Alvan Lawrence
Growth in 1966 County Conservation Boosts Farms
Graf reports a major 1966 boost in soil and water conservation in Bennington County. Data from the county ASCS shows 259 farms participated, reflecting heightened rural focus as Robert Graf, chair of the Bennington County ASC Committee, notes the impact on local farming programs.
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Bennington County
Robert Graf
Ascs County Committee
Soil Conservation Service
The
Extension Service
Forest Service
Soil Conservation District
ASCS
Graf
Pinsonneault Named Associate of Massachusetts Mutual Life
Peter E. Pinsonneault of Bennington has been named an associate of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company after completing specialized training as a career life underwriter. He will work with Edward J. Kuhn in Bennington, with emphasis on business purchase agreements, key man coverage, profit sharing and pension plans. Pinsonneault, a Bennington resident and community member, is married with two children.
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Peter E. Pinsonneault
Bennington
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
John E. Marsh
Vermont
Pinsonneault
Ester Lever
Knights of Columbus, Elks
Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Church
Rural Auxiliary Holds Meeting at Willow Road Firehouse
Fourteen members attended the Bennington Rural Fire Department Auxiliary monthly meeting at the Willow Road firehouse. Mary Butler and Gloria-Jean Stoddard will handle coffee and donuts in February. An Easter basket will be given at the March meeting and members will donate a food item for an Easter dinner. Food committee members are Beverly Shattuck and Marie Turgeon. Refreshments were served by Polly Carruth and Mildred Howe.
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Bennington
Polly Carruth
Mildred Howe
Bennington Day Plans Announced Fort Lauderdale No. 4 Event
Plans for the fourth annual Bennington Day in Fort Lauderdale Florida set for 11 am February 26 at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park. About 125 attendees expected, led by co chairmen Clayt White and Joseph Allard. Invitations go to past attendees and former residents. contact details provided for reservations.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Hugh Taylor Birch
Joseph Allard
N.E
17Th Terrace
AAUW Meets on Regional Planning for Bennington
At the January Bennington branch meeting hosted by Mrs. Carroll Killen, members heard Curtis Cosgrave and Timothy Leonard of Burdis Associates outline the Regional Planning Commission proposals for Bennington, Old Bennington, and North Bennington with maps and charts detailing improvements and developments.
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Bennington
American Association of University Women
Carroll Killen
Gage Street
Regional Planning Commission
Curtis Cosgrave
Timothy Leonard
Burdis Associates
Old Bennington
North Bennington
Surprise party honors Funks on 30th anniversary
Mr and Mrs John Funk of 204 Ben Mont Ave were the surprise guests at a Tuesday night party hosted by their daughter Sherrie. About 20 guests attended as planning consultant John Burdis and local commissions reviewed land use and a Stark Street elementary school proposal with public meetings set for January 25 and February 14 voting.
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John Funk
Ben Mont Ave
Sherrie
John Burdis
Local Planning Commission
Ralf Kates
D. Fay Morgan
Raymond Roy
Stark Street
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H. Greenberg & Son, Inc
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Grand Union
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Valley Homes Inc
Ways Lane
Manchester Center
Mt. Equinox
Mt. Aeolus
Arthur D. Taylor
W. S. Hall
Howard Guare
Clifford Harwood
Milton Wolf
Bennington County Farm Bureau
Bernard Whitman
Norman Strobridge
Nationwide Insurance Office
Clyde Bryant Sr
Vermont State Farm Bureau
Pinsonneault New Insurance
London
Post Office
Krawczyk
Rural Auxiliary
United States
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Federal Home Loan Bank
Burlington Savings Bank
Berth
Burlington Branch
Eben Allen
Wer Federal Depens Imsurence Corpor
Mt. Snow Base Lodge
Resch
AAUW
Funks
Jewelers
Bennington, VT
Blue Hill
Mr. L. Owen Meserve, Jr
NSID
Meserve
National Society of Interior Designers
Mr. Meserve
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