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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1964

Page

6

Dorset Boy Finds Unusual Fire Place Visitor Screech Owl

A Dorset family discovers a small screech owl perched in James Stannard's canary cage inside their fireplace. The owl, in a reddish phase, eyes watchers with curious, horned tufts and a swift head turn. It may stay if fed, but could roam from New Brunswick to Mexico.

Dorset Jack Bowen Worth Bowen South Jack Santa Claus James Stannard Hamburg Screech Owl Calvin Skinners New Brunswick Ontario Manitoba British Columbia Alaska Florida Keys Gulf Coast Mexico

Westfield area family visit and surprise birthday event

Mrs. Gerald Monroe and her four children of Greenfield Center New York spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Labadie. Sharon Towery was surprised with a birthday party Thursday night at her home. Planning the occasion were Miss Myrtle Ruth Pierce of Middlebury and Dennis Lattrell of Bristol.

Gerald Monroe Greenfield Center, N.Y Frank Labadie Sharon Towery Myrtle Ruth Pierce Middlebury Dennis Lattrell Bristol

Middlebury Grad Cited For Novel The Martyred

Richard H. Kim, Middlebury class of 1960, writes a bold first novel The Martyred to be published by Braziller February 17 as a major spring release. Kim, a Korean War veteran, studied writing with John H. Clagett and later trained at Johns Hopkins UIowa and Harvard. Critics hail the sparse electric style and the story of a Korean Army intelligence probe into ministers’ deaths as a deep probe of faith and truth. Kim resides in Long Beach, California, and is married to Penelope Groul.

Middlebury John H. Clagett Middlebury College Braziller Richard H. Kim Clagett Kim Johns Hopkins University Graduate School University of Iowa Mary Roberts Rinehart Harevard University Republic of Korea Publishers Weekly Jessie Kitching Long Beach Calif Penelope Groul

Shaftsbury fire fighting course ends with dinner

Twelve area firemen and State Fire School Instructor Charles Becker attended a dinner at the Mt. Anthony Country Club to close a 15 week fire fighting course in Shaftsbury. Master of Ceremonies Henry Bunk introduced Howard Mattison Brattleboro fire chief and VT State Fire fighters Association vice president as guest speaker. Carl Stacy assisted Becker with the film projector. Each graduate received two certificates from the Department of Education Vocational Training and the Vermont State Fire.

Arlington North Bennington Bennington Rural Shaftsbury Donald Farrar Howard Mattison Keith Young Becker George Delaney William Keene D. Courtemanche Robert Booth Howard Corey John Wood Wesley Bump Thomas Weakley Henry Bunk Stacy Charles Becker Mt. Anthony Mattison Brattleboro Vermont State Firefighters Association Carl Stacy State Department of Education, Vocational Training Division Vermont State Fire

North Bennington YMCA Fund Drive Leader Named

Mrs John Kennedy Jr serves as general chairman for the annual Bennington YMCA fund drive in North Bennington. Captains in the area are named by Mrs. Kennedy and listed among volunteers.

John Kennedy Jr Bennington

Barbara Kenyon Receives DAR Award

Barbara Kenyon daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon Kenyon of Mechanic Street and a senior at North Bennington High School was named honorable mention in the state DAR Good Citizenship Award. Eighty-one girls competed statewide. Kenyon was one of eight honor recipients.

North Bennington Barbara Kenyon Gordon Kenyon Mechanic Street North Bennington High School Daughters of the American Revolution DAR Miss Kenyon Kenyon NBHS Green Mountain Girls’ State Model United Nations Assembly the Spectator

Beater Becker Honored by Fighters Association

The Fighters Association and sponsor Instruce tor Becker presented Becker with a leather belt featuring an initiated buckle to show appreciation for his efforts at the program.

Arlington Church Holds Annual Parish Meeting

St James Episcopal Church in Arlington held its annual parish meeting with Rev. Clem ent G Belcher presiding. Reports from parish officers were given and a basement renovation planning committee headed by Lathrop C Pope was formed. Vestry members for three years are Dr George A Russell Lawrence Brush and Fred Grout. Delegates to the Diocesan Convention at Immanuel Bellows Falls May 8 9 were elected with alternates named.

Leo Maxon Southside Circle of the Baptist Church Alfred Scott Carl Jolivette Edith Burns Grace Cherbonneau Edwin Austin Jolivette Treasury Burns Leslie Harrington Bennington College Wenens Kid Lilesent Shutins Arlington St. James Episcopal Church Clement G. Belcher Episcopal Development Fund Fr. Belchher Lathrop C. Pope George A. Russell Lawrence Brush Fred Grout St. James Guy Kagey Lawrence P. Brush Donald A. Brown Francis Dunbar Arthur F. Moody Lester B. Brush The Paresh Immanuel Church Bellows Falls Melville Hunt Elise Phillips C.G. Belcher L.C. Pope Lester Brush

Arlington Couple Fly To England On Two Week Tour

Arlington residents Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kelly of Red Mountain Road will fly from Kennedy via TWA for a two week tour of England. They will reach London at 7 40 a m Saturday and plan to visit Mrs. Kellys relatives in Coventry and Exeter among other points of interest. Kelly last visited in 1951 while Mrs. Kelly toured in 1960.

Arlington Clarence Kelly Red Mountain Road TWA Kennedy International Airport England

Poland to send trade experts to United States and Britain

In a bid to expand economic contacts with the West Poland will dispatch two government trade specialists. Deputy Trade Minister Francizek Modrowski departed for Washington to secure grain shipments seek tariff concessions and study markets for Polish goods. The New York City Center of Music and Drama marks 20 years of operation with 16 million attendees since its founding by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.

Warsaw Poland United States Britain Francizek Modrowski Washington New York New York City

World’s Fair Aims to Open April 22 in New York

Officials led by Robert Moses and Thomas Deegan reported progress on the 1964 65 World’s Fair in New York, with plans to open on April 22. Finances remained sound, converting early estimates to a lean pre opening credit need, with a $6 million bank borrowing approved by the executive committee.

New York Port of New York Authority Robert Moses Thomas J. Deegan Jr Thomas J. Deegan

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Skinner MR. Screech Owl East Sunderland Mrs Carl Towery Middlebury Grad Elizabeth Dwyer Emy Rich Judith Houran Ralph Norton George Donavan James Bow Paul Crane William E. Dailey Jr Richard Dwyer Carl Hess Bruce LaVigne Bernard Leamy Edgar Matteson Mary Mosher Nelson Payne John R. Powers Lawerence Powers Harold Riemann Francis Tinney Fred Welling Edward Sweeney Southside Circle Arlington Church North Bennington Road Elm ST. Bennington Grand Uror Spand Union Moses Flushing Meardow Park Deegan Drysdale’s Slalon Louw Rtail Motor Lodge Manchester Ruth and Cart Williamstown, Mass Colonial ROBT
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