Family Circus Delights Yard Show At Shaftsbury
The Viereck family staged a first annual family circus in a Shaftsbury backyard drawing an eager audience of all ages. Jennifer Meg Pam and Timmy performed acts with help from parents Phillip and Ellen teachers. Highlights included trapeze stunts, a puppet, magic, pony rides and a small animal zoo. An amusing dog act ended with a mock attack, thrilling spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viereck Family Circus
Shaftsbury
Jennifer
Meg
Pam
Timmy
Phillip
Ellen
Ethan Allen
Ann Faris
Ellen Viereck
Pine Cobble School
Pam Viereck
Father Viereck
Bennington
Reverend MacDonald Attends Mental Health Conference
The Rev Angus J MacDonald of Shaftsbury Methodist Church joined several area residents at a two day United Boards of Community Mental Health conference at Goddard College Plainfield. He chaired the public relations committee of the Bennington County United Counseling Service and served on the United Boards PR committee. Also present were Mrs Gordon Keyworth radio WBTN manager and Tyler Resch Banner managing editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
United Boards of Community Mental Health
Goddard College
Plainfield
MacDonald
United Counseling Service
Bennington County
United Boards
Gordon Keyworth
WBTN
Tyler Resch
The
Banner
Second New England Rally for God Family and Country in Boston
Boston hosts the second New England Rally for God Family and Country at the Statler Hilton July 4 and 5 with extended two day program. Speakers include Rev Andrew Van Groll Dr Slobodan Draskovic Dan Smoot and Mary Dawson Cain plus Msgr John J Cleary Dr William Riley Reed A Benson and others. Tickets are $2 per day. The Robert Welch Testimonial Dinner will be July 4 at the same hotel to mark the fifth anniversary of the John Birch Society with guests from across the nation including George Birch of Macon Georgia and Capt John Birch’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
New England
Bryton Barron
G. Edward Griffin
Robert Welch
Statler-Hilton
Laurence E. Bunker
Wellesley Hills
John Birch Society
George Birch
Macon
John Birch
Disputed Route For Interstate 89 Settled In Barre
The four year fight over I-89’s path near Barre ends with a modified S Line from Montpelier to Brookfield. Expected cost about 15 million with interchanges at the Municipal Airport area into Barre and with Route 14 south of South Barre. Federal sources are not expected to object to the compromise route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
Barre
Montepelier
Brookfield
South Barre
State To Survey Pownal Area To Gauge Gypsy Moth Damage
The Forests and Parks Department will survey gypsy moth damage in Southern Vermont next week with no spraying planned this year. In Pownal, town representative James W. Lounsbury reports extensive forest damage and notes a state town cost share, with spraying possible next year if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Montpelier
Forests and Parks Department
Vermont
James W. Lounsbury
Lounsbury
Robert Williams
Gordon Nielsen
Williams
State Department
Department
West Mountain
Mrs. Beach to Lead Bennington Tourist Information Office
Elizabeth Beach returns as chief of the Greater Bennington Association after hours information service. She will staff the GBA office on South Street on weekdays and provide guidance to visitors about the Long Trail, local motels, and road conditions while promoting longer stays and local attractions including the Bennington Battle Monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Beach
Main St
Bennington
Greater Bennington Association
Viola Goodyear
Walloomsac
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Woodford
Arlington
Avery’s Gore
Bennington Battle Monument
New York State
Bennington Antique Show Set Oct 8 9 10
The sixth annual Bennington Antiques Show and Sale runs October 8 to 10, sponsored by the Women’s Fellowship of the Second Congregational Church. The event coincides with Bennington’s Fall Foliage Festival and features 23 exhibitors’ varied collections with multiple committees coordinating exhibitors contracts, tickets, cashiers, hostess duties, meals, dining, and poster distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Women’s Fellowship
Second Congregational Church
Fred B. Tifft
Richard B. Davis
Eugene Clark
Benjamin Vail
J. Philip Hall
Helen Thomas
Caroline Ostrander
Elizabeth Thomas
Dean Hanson
Roderick Humphreys
T. H. Thomas Jr
Richard Fabricius
John G. Irons Jr
T.R. Beatty
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Family Circus
James Whitcomb
Timmy Viereck
Photos By
A.J. MacDonald
Jeet
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Birchers
Welch
Robert Knapp
East Main St
Fort Dix
N.J
U.S. Army
Army Engineers
Knapp
Putnam Hose Co
Buckler
Russell A. Holden
Mrs. Elizabeth Beach
GBA
Municpal
David W. LaFountain
LeBlanc Ave
Clark R. Condon
Glens Falls
N.Y
John E. Rose
George M. Fienberg
House of Correction
Windsor
LaFountain
Condon
Rose
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Benjamin L. Powell Jr
Morgan Street
William C. Sennett
Powell
Richard L. Tetreault
School St
Massachusetts
Witten
Tetreault
Mrs
Whitman’s Feed Store
Bennington, VT
DIAL
Canada
London
Hoor
Canada Dry Corporation
New York
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