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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1963

Page

5

USDA prepares recreational water projects under 1962 act

Secretary Freeman announced USDA readiness to finance and develop recreational facilities around watershed bodies of water under the Flood and Agriculture Act of 1962. Up to 50 percent cost sharing through the Soil Conservation Service, with land, construction, and basic facilities covered. Potential in the Neshobe watershed and other Vermont sites.

Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Freeman SCS Soil Conservation Service Fish and Game

Community Notes Highlight Local Dances And Farewell

Hoosick Falls PTA hosted a pastel decorated Saturday night dance at Central School with about 100 attendees and Ray Shannon orchestra. Hoosick Falls Lodge Elks held a dinner dance to Carmen De Crescente orchestra in Mechanicville. Eagles Dance drew a crowd with Earl Darfler’s orchestra and refreshments by the auxiliary. A farewell party honored Rev. Lawrence Plumley and family for their move to Albion with gifts from Kiwanis Red Cross and CES groups. Walter Brenenstuhl and Gordon Brenenstuhl led the event as co chairmen.

PTA Central School Ray Shannon Troy Mason Harrison James Beaverson William O’brien Frank Buswell Harry Harrison Lynn Buswell Monica O’brien Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks Carmen DeCrescente Orchestra Mechanicville Earl Darfler Walter Gordon Brenenstuhl First Baptist Church Lawrence Plumley Albion N.Y Plumley Baptist Church Kiwanis Club Red Cross van Rensselaer CES Ph'iathea Society Warren Lohnes Clayton Sherman Malcolm Brownell

Man Injured Cleaning Conveyor At Williams Press Menands

Tel 686 9103 worker seriously hurt Friday at Williams Press in Menands where he is employed. He was cleaning a conveyor when it automatically started. He is at Memorial Hospital Albany with pelvis fractures broken leg and severe lacerations and will remain for several weeks.

Williamis Press Menands Springer Memorial Hospital Albany

Arlington Community Activities Include Hosted Charity Coffee

Arlington hosts a Women's Auxiliary fundraiser at the Community House with Mrs John Moore and Mrs Malcolm Coulman thanking supporters. Ski club members from Endicott NY travel by chartered bus to town. Martha Canfield Library acquires new fiction and non fiction titles. Arlington Chorus postpones rehearsals to January 29 and seeks a lockable music cabinet. Kindergarten parents set meeting at the Community House for this and next year.

Putnam Memorial Hospital John Moore Malcolm Coulman Arlington Arthur Moody John Kenny

North Pownal Graded School Team Wins Local Basketball Battle

The North Pownal Graded School boys team, ages 8 to 13, coached by Richard Worden, defeated Arlington Elementary 36 to 6 at Arlington High School Saturday morning. Cheerleaders Betty Ann Buck Mary Burdick Jane Pudvar Barbara Smith Linda Jacobsen and Nancy Buck participated. A Baptist Church fundraiser at Powell's Store in South Pownal raised 33.01 dollars. Pvt Gary Walk returned to Ft Knox after a furlough with his parents in South Pownal and is with the armored division. Airman 1st Class and Mrs Glenn Walk and their daughter Kimberly visit. he is stationed at Otis AFB. Boy Scout Troop 47 executives meet tonight at Scoutmaster Joseph Danforth's home.

North Pownal Arlington Elementary School Arlington High School North County Richard Worden Betty Ann Buck Mary Burdick Jane Pudvar Barbara Smith Linda Jacobsen Nancy Buck Gary Walk Ft. Knox Ralph Walk South Pownal Pvt Walk Army Armored Division Glenn Walk Kimberly Airman Otis Air Forcee Base Falmouth Mass

Arlington Calendar Week of January Events

Arlington presents a weekly schedule with community meetings and sports. Events include Boy Scout Parents Night at Fisher School, Fire and Light District annual meeting, Fire Department meeting, and basketball games against Leland and Gray and St Michaels. Also kindergarten council, Little League, a senior class food sale, and West Arlington Juniors workshop at Mrs Young’s home.

Fisher School Fire and Light District Memorial School Fire Department Arlington Leland and Gray Memorial Gym Mack Recreation St. Michaels Brattleboro West Arlington William Young

Hospital Notes and Births Reported in Bennington Area

Admissions include Clarence Cone Bennington Charle Silhanek Long Island City N Y. Discharges list Eva Morrissey Sarah Kelson Master James Davis Woodford. Births announce Paul and Diana Dicranian of 207 Maple St a daughter on Jan 19.

Clarence Cone Bennington Charle Silhanek Long Island City N.Y Eva Morrissey Sarah Kelson James Davis Woodford Paul Dicranian Maple St

Dorset Real Estate Deed Noted In Time Magazine Mention

The Dorset Real Estate Co and the William Barrows family are tied to a deed for the sale of the Robert Frost home in Shaftsbury to Dr. John Wilbur of Boston via a Saturday Review of Literature ad. Guy Hughes and Mrs Geoffrey Chapman attended the Inaugural Ball for Governor Hoff at Barre, with Hughes noting a crowded, colorful scene and long receiving line.

Dorset Real Estate Co William Barrows Time Magazine Robert Frost Shaftsbury John Wilbur Boston Saturday Review of Literature Guy Hughes Geoffrey Chapman Governor Hoff Barre

Parents Urged to Let Offspring Face College Trials Alone

University of Vermont expert J Anthony Samenfink urges parents to stop smoothing college applications for their children. He argues interviews are for the student, and independence builds confidence. He cautions against priming seniors and suggests outcomes from military service or a gap year may better prepare a young adult for college.

Burlington J. Anthony Samenfink University of Vermont Samenfink Susan Henry Dr. Samenfink

Program For Dorset 4-H Is Planned

Dorset 4 H group re established at an organizational meeting. Twenty two girls from third grade up signed for sewing cooking or crafts led by Mrs Stannard Jr and leaders. Monthly social and January 23 meeting planned. officers elected include Nini Lee president and Marcia McWayne vice president.

Dorset Maplewood 4 H John Stannard Jr Peter Brooks Christine Rosencrantz Robert McFall Paul McWayne John Coolidge Gordeon Leavitt South Dorset Nini Lee Marcia McWayne Joyce Dennison Mildred Clough Bobby Baldwin Anita Parks Bonnie Jones Dorothy Clough

Ford Farm Efficiency Award goes to Donald Hanks of Salem

Donald Hanks, a Dartmouth Tuck School graduate who planned a Wall Street career, returns to run the family farm and now operates one of New York state's top dairy herds, earning the 1963 Ford Farm Efficiency Award for efficient management and community leadership. A fire on Wright Road, Cambridge destroyed a house, with Anthony Russo now the owner after Jay Green’s former property. Cambridge Central School hosts the first ski lessons with 50 students taking a ski bus to Willard Mountain under coach Peter Proud. The Washington County Children’s Committee meets Thursday at Mary McClellan Hospital with a State Charities Aid executive to report on the recent fundraising results.

Donald Hanks Salem Tuck School of Finance Dartmouth College Hanks Wall Street New York Wright Road Center Cambridge Robert Hamilton Cambridge Fire Company Jay Green Anthony Russo Mexico Cambridge Central School Cambridge Recreation Committee Willard Mountain Peter Proud Washington County Children’s Committee Florence Nightingale Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge State Charities Aid

Pownal Church Approves Budget And Appointments

The Pownal Methodist Church held its fourth quarter conference with 22 members voting a 3726 budget for the coming year. Rev. James H. Bagley was asked to continue as pastor, with Rev. Lawrence Larrowe presiding and citing Worship in Aldersgate Year.

Pownal Aldersgate Street London John Wesley Methodist Church

Gift Of 5000 Planned For Dorset Church Organ Fund

Dorset The United Church of Dorset and East Rupert held its annual meeting with about 50 members present. A $5000 gift bequeathed by late resident Mrs Maud Gilmour was announced to form an organ fund as the current organ needs replacement. New officers include Ford Shroder moderator and Miss Katherine Child clerk. Rev Robert Dana outlined hopes for small groups, a church library, and a Junior Youth Fellowship alongside the pastor’s confirmation class.

Bagley James Quinn Charles Mason Quinn Pownal Qu'nn Harry W. Beals Sr Harriet Beals Christian Living Methodist Story Second Congregational Church Bennington Dorset United Church of Dorset and East Rupert Ford Shroder Maud Gilmour Katherine Child Edith Harwood George McWayne Gertrude Drury Robert McIntyre Kimball ‘Ifft George Streeter David Gilbert Austin Rumney Grace E. Duncanson William Gilbert Christian Education Committee Jay Connaway John Stannard Leland Palmer Carleton Howe Leon Edgerton Ernest Edgerton Austin Romney Ray Parks Robert Dana Dana

Stratford festival plans 11th season with three Shakespeare plays

Stratford Ontario AP reports the 11th festival season will feature Troilus and Cressida The Comedy of Errors and Timon of Athens plus a restaging of last summer’s Cyrano de Bergerac Casting will be announced later.

Stratford, Ont Shakespeare Rostand Troilus Cressida Timon Athens

Allen P. Disque Enters Bartlett Tree School in Stamford

Allen P. Disque will begin a three year program at the Bartlett School of Tree Surgery in Stamford Connecticut on January 28. He will major in entomology pathology and the physiology of shade trees and their care.

Allen P. Disque Bartlett School of Tree Surgery Stamford Conn

Broadway-bound play canceled over December strike

The first Broadway bound production to be canceled due to the December newspaper strike is Traveler Without Luggage. Producer Norman Twain scrapped the show just before rehearsals and released stars Ben Gazzara and Gladys Cooper after raising 125000 dollars capital for presentation by Jean Anouilh.

New York Norman Twain Ben Gazzara Gladys Cooper Twain Jean Anouilh

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Department of Agriculture Louis J. Condero Boil Bind Interests Vermont Brandon Hoosick Falls Edith Beaumont William Springer Town of Hoosick Bessie Springer Lyman Street Constabulary First Hoosick Constabulary Troop A George S. Digman Digman Joseph Barber Albert Bingham William Ivimey Burtram Barber Jack Halstead Robert Masten Harold Robson Ann Marsh Cut Leaf Endicott IBM Ski Club Martha Canfield Library Mary Stewart Dorothy Smith Madam Castel Howard Calamity Creek Friermood Meg Elizabeth Ladd Whitey Ford Shapiro Evarts Stephen Meader Doris Gates Jean M. Craig Betsy— Haywood Konopakia Attention Chorus The Pownals Vera Langlais the Baptist Church Powell's Harold Rhodes Ronald Paul Ladies Aid Society Boy Scout Troop 47 Joseph Danforth Ralph Oakes Sr Homer LaBarge Henry Rancourt Mark Rousseau Maria Dunican Alice Kenyon Flora Bushee Manchester Peter Ciesielski Constance LaPorte Walloomsac Anna LaPlante Marden Skinner Frost Home Sale Morgan Street Banner Hagerman Jane Austin Pownal Church WSCS Henry J. Bassen Warren Mason Jackson Ostrander WPF St. Mary’s Auxiliary St. Mary’s Academy High School Richard Powers Sr Joseph Cullen Donald Smith Secre Tary Henry Marcoux Powers William Benkoski Edwin Maloney Margaret Kempf Thomas Nowak Kenneth Kennedy U.S.A Raymond Vogler Fran Stacy Dais Wd Vtee Troy School OF Beauty Culture Congress St Troy, N.Y Linda Brooks Poul
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