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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1964
Page
5
Manchester residents approved 4500 to fund state ordered improvements to the Battenkill sewer system. Project aims include modifying weirs and chlorination to meet a 1965 deadline, with cost sharing from state and federal aid.
Army Sgt Alden C. Wires Jr of Peru Vermont serves in the 50 member Third Army Band performing Sunday afternoon concerts in Atlanta Georgia. The hour long shows run monthly through September. Wires, stationed at Fort McPherson, joined the Army in 1957 and is a 1951 Dumont New York High School graduate and 1955 Ithaca College graduate. He is married to Marie who lives in East Point Georgia.
Mildred Millington of South Shaftsbury will illustrate rug hooking at the Old Grist Mill in Weston over two weekends. Demonstrations run 10:30 to 12 and 2 to 4 each Saturday and Sunday with no admission charge. Millington is a certified rug hooking teacher who has shown rugs in Bennington Arlington and Manchester.
Mountain Towns residents Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Day of Sherburne New York spent the weekend at John Clement’s South Road home. George Day of Smyrna New York is also visiting, while Arnold Olsen of Mamaroneck New York arrived late Thursday night and left Sunday with his daughters Randy and Karen after a week with their grandparents.
Dorset Selectmen call a public meeting at 8 p.m. on July 21 at Dorset Elementary School to discuss the town budget safety of town records and tax appraisal. The session is open to all Dorset citizens.
Wilmington moves ahead with a new sewage filter plant expected to be operational this fall. Cass Warner of Burlington leads construction on a brick building across from Beaton's Restaurant with 300 workdays. Pipes planned to be grounded by September serving about 2,000 people and funded by a potential annual rental connection fee.
Republican George J. Heaslip of Manchester announces his bid for a third term in the Vermont House of Representatives. Heaslip cites dissatisfaction with the state aid to education formula and notes he is the lone party candidate so far for the September 8 primary, facing Democrat Allen J. Christie. Heaslip has served on Ways and Means and conference committees, and sits on the Rutland Railway Commission.
Illness confines South Cambridge resident Gene Phillips. Gove and Donisthorpe visited Lake George. Pleasant Valley grange to meet Friday 8 30 p m at the hall. Vera Mae Welling visited from Schenectady with Burton Welling family. Church school workshop July 17 Embury Methodist Cambridge 7 30 to 9 30 p m. Union service Sundays 10 a m Eagle Bridge Methodist. Rev Oswald A Muller pastor. Funeral held for William Liddle. Mrs Henry Thomas and others visited Wade home. Pleasant Valley grange to sponsor a public card party July 21 8 p m. North Bennington music evenings July 15 and 22 at Carriage Barn Bennington College. Irwin Freundlich leads Juilliard pianists at the 12th annual summer master class July 2 to Aug 13 with seven students. Program includes Bach Partita No 6, Impromptu in F sharp, Chopin Etude in A minor, Brahms Concerto Op 15.
Dodge Fibers Corporation executives and Japanese plant managers spoke at a Bennington Vermont dinner dance. William A. Petiit chaired arrangements as 150 guests learned of Dodge Fibers Japan, Ltd., and its Kyushu plant in Tsukinokawa Matsuura-Chi. President Cleveland E. Dodge Jr. described remote site life and praised local employees for aiding the Japanese operation. Awards were given for an intramural bowling league won by the maintenance department, with plans for annual honors.
Mrs. Harold Boswell, chairing hostesses for the Home and Garden Tour of the Garden Club of Manchester, announces a roster of hostesses at Dorset homes including The Forge and John Sawyers residences. Tea will be served 2:30 to 5 p.m. on the marble garden patio with accordion music and costume mingling. No spike heels.
The North Bennington Shaftsbury joint factfinding committee will meet at the North Bennington School to study mutual school problems. The session is closed to the public and press, said Lawrence F. Powers. It is the group's third closed meeting.
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