Merck Forest Foundation Forest Management Program
Merck Forest Foundation manages 2700 acres to preserve land and provide educational programs. The forestry plan, approved last fall, includes timber stand improvement, selective cuttings, and a long term goal of balanced use for recreation, sugaring, farming, and wildlife study. Contact for visits or information on the timber stand program.
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Merck Forest Foundation
Merck Forest
Francis Smalley
Manchester
Merck Forest Board of Trustees
Mount Antone
Bennington notices span clubs, races, and historic dates
A Mothers' Club meeting in North Pownal features speaker Mrs. Stanley Cummings praising scenic villages from Manchester to Deep River Conn. The YMCA promotes the slogan Every Person a Swimmer in Bennington with many classes offered. The Vermont Employment Service reports 85 private placements in June, up from 76. Hoosick Falls hosts a 125th anniversary with queen contest entry blanks. State funds approve flood study. Bennington College hosts geographers, summer school, and musicians sessions. Local residents note Sister of St Joseph garb changes. Rescue Squad ambu lances honor its 40th birthday. Allen Organization relocates headquarters to Union Street. Historical notes recall 1835 Liberty Bell crack, Paris 2000th anniversary in 1951, Vietnam troop withdrawal in 1969, and Ford’s 1975 political bid.
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Stanley Cummings
Mothers’ Club
North Pownal
Manchester
Farmington
Lenox
Dorset
Woodstock
Deep River
Conn
Bennington
YMCA
Vermont State Employment Service
Putnam Block
Letter Advocates Rebuilding Route 7 Before New Road
Dorset, Margaret Barker of Vermont argues in The Banner that old Route 7 must be widened and repaved for safety before considering a parallel Super 7. She criticizes editorial claims of leisure travel on the old road and supports improving the existing route first.
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Vermont
Origin of the pledge and its Maine link
Esther Wood notes the Massachusetts General Court recently made the Pledge of Allegiance compulsory in public schools, while reflecting on patriotism, religious objections, and the 1892 origin of the pledge in the Companion. The piece recalls Upham’s efforts, the 1890 and 1892 campaigns, and the enduring ritual of the pledge.
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Massachusetts General Court
THE
Massachusetts
the Companion
C.A. Stevens
Norway
Maine
Charles Adams
Companion
Stevens
Adams
Squire
James B. Upham
United States
Upham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Duncan A. Campbell
Rupert
Walford- Astoria
New York City
Hoosick Falls
Roaring Branch
State Emergency Board
Montpelier
Bennington College
Syracuse
Congregation of Sisters of St. Joseph
Rutland
Harry Briggs
Irene Briggs
Bill Cone
Andy Pellerini
Jane Pello
Ed Austin
Wales Hawkins
al Pinsonneault
Ray Crosier
Richard Torrey
Allen
Union Street
Stewart Allen
Philadelphia
John Marshall
Paris
Vietnam
McChord Air Force Base
Washington State
Ford
Grand Union
Banner
Margaret Barker
By Esther E. Wood
Ellsworth, Maine
United States of America
God
Gorham
Kennebec Valley
Harrison
Chicago
Esther Wood
Ellsworth
Wool Yvendthy Garden Center
Black & Decker
Wenzel
Rainbird
Gulf
Bank Americard
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Northside Drive
Bennington, VI
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