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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1966
Page
7
North Bennington residents gathered at the Bank Street home of Mr and Mrs Fred C Russell to surprise them on their 60th wedding anniversary. Four generations of the family attended the surprise celebration in their honor.
World famous cellist Pablo Casals headlines Marlboro Music Festival weekend concerts with Bach Suites No 3 and No 4 sold out. Rudolf Serkin and other musicians perform Haydn Trio in G major, Brahms Trio in B flat major, and Schumann Songs. Tickets sold for five weekends. festival runs weekends through Aug 14 with a special Aug 12 Friday show.
Avon Connecticut residents Howard Whitmey and wife vacation in VT. Miss Virginia Knight and Ellery Magoon wed last Friday with Rev. Ruth Powell officiating. Numerous guests from Massachusetts New York City Mystic and Paris join residents at Kendall Farm Road and Slade School area for weekend visits and reunions. Several locals travel to England and Greece while others attend a Gardner Massachusetts wedding.
On the 23rd anniversary of the loss of the S S Bloody Marsh flag flown by Capt. A H Barnes the banner was raised aloft at Mountain Home Grange Hall Bondville. The flag’s history and Barnes connection to the Grahamville school are recounted as local events include a Drum Corps parade and Bingo night at nearby West Arlington.
West Arlington Sandgate notices list several family updates. Mr and Mrs Guy Roberts of Wilbraham Mass welcome baby daughter Sarah Elizabeth, their other daughter Jennifer. Mr and Mrs John Brinker of Locust Valley N Y visit Sandgate for summer. Melinda Pelham visits from Boston to see her parents E T and Mrs Pelham. Mrs George Linkletter visits Don Trachie as she works on a Victoria Island geology project. Mr and Mrs Clifford McKee Jr of Greenlawn N Y visit their parents the senior McKees. Airman and Mrs Richard Perrott take a 30 day leave from Patrick AFB Cocoa Beach Fla to stay with Mrs Perrott’s parents in West Arlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Grout and family of Martinsville New Jersey spent last week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Grout. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Grout and family of Randolph, the senior Grouts' second son.
Eleanor Niles and Miss Jo Ann Hilliard of Pownal Vermont spent the weekend visiting Miss Linda Pierce, sharing meals and local social events. The guests toured nearby sites and attended a community gathering, enjoying hospitality and交流.
A neighborhood carnival on Middle Pownal Road July 23 from 1 to 6 p.m. will raise funds for muscular dystrophy victims. Ringmaster Laurence E. Gauthier leads assisted by Patricia Dura nt Bonnie and Bernard MacDonald. Games include penny pitch bean bag toss and pie toss. Admission 10 cents. Proceeds support MDAA programs. information line 442 8897.
A brief shower preceded a bright Fourth fueling a day of festivity from Adams Market in Londonderry to Landgrove for the Valley Hill baseball game and parade. Dawn dances at Batchelder’s Barn drew crowds, as summer visitors arrived from Wilmington to Darien and beyond. Families enrolled Red Cross swimming lessons while others planned travels to Coventry and England.
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