A Chef for 50 Years Earl Weeks Traces Ancestors Here
Earl Weeks of Bennington, a 64 year old culinary maestro, has cooked for Penn Athletic Club and Drake’s NYC venues and hosted guests like Franklin D Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart at Hotel Putnam. He favors simple New England fare, bakes at Central Super Market, and leads Sunday smorgasbord at Vermont Restaurant. Weeks began as a 14-year-old dishwasher, rose to Bennington College’s first chef, and counts 21 grandchildren. His Vermont roots reach back to 1780, and he remains a key festival conductor for weddings and New Year gatherings.
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Vermont
Earl Weeks
Bennington
Earl
Penn Athletic Club
Philadelphia
Drake’s Restaurant
New York
Maine
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mary Pickford
Amelia Earhart
Putnam
Central Super
Here
Bennington College
Vincent’s
Springfield
Beech Street
Weeks
Edmund McCormack
Rochester, Vt
Whitingham Central School
McCormack
Castleton State College
University of Arizona
Tucson
Ariz
Rutland
Highway 7 Named For 43rd Division Veterans
Connecticut considers dedicating U S 7 from the state line to the Canadian border as the 43rd Division Highway in honor of the Pacific Theater veterans. Dr Henry M Farmer, national commander, says the route would bear grapeleaf insignia and be discussed at the association’s Lake Morey Inn meeting September 11 13.
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U.S. 7
Connecticut
43Rd Division
43Rd Infantry Division Veterans Association
Henry M. Farmer
Burclington
Lake Morey Inn
Fairlee
Service Club Council formed in Northern Berkshire area
The Service Clubs Council of Northern Berkshire was organized at a YMCA luncheon in North Adams. George Quinn was elected chairman and Leonard Alberts secretary with Miss Pauline Lamb as publicity chair. The group covers ten clubs and aims to coordinate efforts and present a united front across Adams Williams Town North Adams Williamstown Civitan Kiwanis and business groups. A Sept 16 YMCA luncheon is planned.
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North Adams
Mass
Service Clubs Council of
Berkshire
YMCA
George Quinn
Garden Club Holds Session on Horticulture
The Bennington Garden Club met at Old Bennington School for a horticulture session with 30 plus exhibits of lilies delphinium hemerocallis rhododendron hosta begonia and annuals. Mrs Frederick J Beecher led the event in place of Mrs Stowell D Baxter as members described their garden materials and growing challenges. The discussion aimed to improve future growing habits and yielded a fun educational meeting.
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Bennington Garden Club
Bennington School
Frederick J. Beecher
Stowell D. Baxter
The House Swapping Dilemma for Casual Slobs
A humorous essay on vacation house swapping notes the practical, messy side of exchanging homes. It highlights potential miscommunications, household quirks, and pet care issues, arguing that a casual, disorderly home may not suit other travelers.
Thompson Confession Is Repudiated
A Korean War veteran repudiates his earlier confession claiming he stalked heiress Carol Thompson in a $1 million murder for hire plot. Dick W. C. Anderson, in a handwritten statement, says he killed the 34 year old mother during a daylight robbery in her St. Paul home. Her husband, T. Eugene Thompson, a criminal attorney, was convicted in connection with the case.
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ST. Paul
Minn
UPI
Carol Thompson
Dick W. C. Anderson
T. Eugene Thompson
Outdoor cooking ideas and senior citizen concerns
A new Eating Outdoors leaflet by Anna Wilson, Extension Nutritionist at UVM, offers kebabs and other outdoor meals with safety tips for transport and storage. Another piece provides foot care and shoe fit guidance for workers on their feet, plus trends in catering to the aging population and possible Golden Years products. It also notes 4-H girls selected for State Day, and 4-H and forestry scholarships from Privately funded programs.
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Arlington Homestead
Stove Company
Baking Powder Concern
Woman’s Society
Liebeg Co
United States
Gesine Lemcke
Greater
New York
Pure Baking Powder Co
Albany
Rumford
National Training School of Cookery
London
L.M. Wheeler Relief Corps
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Queen of Table Waters
Anna Wilson
UVM
Your County Extension Service
Main St
Bennington
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By Leon Shilton
Shilton
Grand Union Empire
Service Club Council
N. Berkshire
Champlain Valley Fair
Essex Junction Fair Grounds
Larry Hooper
Champagne Music Makers
Hooper
Welk
Barbara Boylan
Bobby Burgess
Jay North
Dennis the Menace
Reid Lefevre
Lassie
Pleasure Island
Route 128
Wakefield
New England
Rudd Weatherwax
Paul
Hazel) Kelley
Burgess Road
Howard Johnson
Robert Frost
National Observer
William Kennedy
Harwood Hill
Prescott
Kennedy
Garden Club
ON Earth
Dairy Queen
Bennington Rd
Bennington, Vt
Crescent Manor
Area
Place
Long Island
By Jean Wassick
Thompson
Marion Harris
Randolph Center
Maye Laurie
Happy Bluebells
Rupert
Betty Clawson
Hilltop Girls
Shaftsbury
Marie Baker
Merry Maids
West Pawlet
Anita Parks
Maplewood
Dorset
Anne Horst
Green
West Arlington
Vicki Graf
Kathy Doyle
Agri
John D. Merchant
California Chemical Co
Ortho Division
San Francisco
Homelite
Textron Inc
Merchant
Cooperative Extension Service
National
Bennington Banner
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
U.S
Main Street
FORD
Chevrolet
Liggett ‘Bosworth Sales & Service
North Bennington Road
Adams Clothes Shop
West Dover
Sundance Lodge
Dick Small
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