Garden clubs beautify Pavilion in Montpelier
Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont donated eight flower boxes and eight hanging baskets to the Pavilion Building. The project funded by a Vermont Historical Society grant was headed by Mrs. Hilda Birrell of Randolph. The Pavilion porches, part of the Capital Complex, have long served visitors and Vermonters since the building’s 1970 reconstruction.
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Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont
Pavilion
Vermont Historical Society
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Capital
Hilda Birrell
Randolph
Vermont oil system called fragile amid rising prices
MONTPELIER Vermont does not expect a large heating oil shortfall next fall but warns the state's petroleum distribution system is fragile at all times. Bruce S Haskell deputy director of the state Energy Office spoke at Castleton State College to the Vermont School Custodians and Maintenance Men's Association warning of rising prices and ongoing fragility in the oil supply network.
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Burlington
Vermont
Champlain
Haskell
Senior Citizens Hold Card Party Winners Named
At the Senior Citizen Community House on BenMont Avenue last Friday, Jean Beaudoin won among the ladies, George Rogers led the men, and Anna Whipple took the door prize. A public card party is set for Friday July 12 at 8 p.m. with refreshments by Alice Thompson and Frankie Wilcox. A social follows Sunday July 15 at 1 30 p.m. Dues are now due.
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George Rogers
Anna Whipple
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New Books at Bennington Free Library
A list of new acquisitions across subjects and formats including Arbus Deane Arbus Aperture Monograph. Freedom classic works. biographies on Irving Berlin. dowsing guides. a variety of histories, travel guides, and poetry collections from multiple publishers.
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Aperture
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Arrin
Bentley
Bradford
Plymouth Plantation
Chiang
Chester
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Cohen
Crandall
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Gagnon
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Davis urges firm Act 250 endorsement in GOP platform
Former Gov Deane C Davis says he will press the Republican Platform Committee to include a strong endorsement of Act 250 Vermont’s land development law in the 1974 platform. He notes Act 250’s groundbreaking environmental controls and calls for a state land use plan despite past legislative failures. He warns against attempts to gut Act 250 and cites concerns over possible repeal efforts in the western part of the state.
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Old Cemetery Association Nears 1000 Members Goal
Westford reports the Vermont Old Cemetery Association plans its annual summer meeting for Saturday July 20 at the Westford Congregational Church. The drive aims to reach 1,000 members as officers outline goals and activities for the year.
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Old Cemetery Association
Westford
Vermont Old Cemetery Association
Bennington area jobless rate 3.1 percent in June
The Bennington County unemployment office reports June insured unemployment at 3.1 percent, below Vermont's 4.2 percent. Initial state unemployment claims totaled 148, down from May's 177, with service, trade, and printing and publishing accounting for 53 percent of filings. A local cemetery preservation group hosts a tour and talks, seeking 1,000 members by year end, with 950 achieved and renewal notices to join at $1.
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Frank H. Mudgett
Department of Employment Security
Bennington County
Old Town
Martin E. Powell
Essex Center
Association
Westford
Ethel M. Billings
Middlebury
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