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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1963

Page

7

Rug Making Featured in Weston At Weekend Craft Demonstration

Weston hosts two rug making demonstrations this weekend at the old grist mill sponsored by Vermont Craftsmen Inc. Mildred Millington of South Shaftsbury will show rug hooking Saturday 10 30 a m to 12 and 2 to 4 p m. Margaret Mead and Mildred Maxwell of Weston demonstrate baggy wrinkle rug making Sunday 2 to 4 p m. The program includes notes on craft history and a display of rugs by Weston residents including a 12 year old, Betty Chatfield.

Weston Vermont Craftsmen Inc Mildred Millington South Shaftsbury Millington Pearl McGowan Margaret Mead Mildred Maxwell Springfield Vermont Hospital Betty Chatfield

Arlington Girl Elected FHA Region National Officer

Cheryl Blair a Arlington High School senior was elected national vice president of the North Atlantic Region of Future Homemakers of America. The 16 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar J Blair will speak at FHA meetings and attend events in Washington DC and nationwide programs. She has three years in FHA and participates in theater cheerleading softball hockey chorus and National Honor Society.

Arlington Cheryl Blair Arlington High School North Atlantic Future Homemakers of America Cheryl Edgar J. Blair Kansas City Washington, D.C FHA Executive Council United States Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Harry Truman Truman Independence Starlight Theater FHA

Old Home Day planned in Sandgate for August 4

West Arlington Sandgate notes announce Old Home Day in Sandgate scheduled for August 4 with details to follow. The West Arlington Home Demonstration Group meets July 24 at 12 30 p m at the Finney home with a box lunch picnic and runs a blouse sewing class led by Mrs Marian Harris at Mrs George Hess home. Class members include Mrs Millard Vaughn Mrs Clifford Ferris Mrs Robert Jones Mrs Ralph Tudor and Mrs George Hess. Several area youths are on summer camp experiences with Richard Pickering Mike Hess at Camp Sunrise Benson and David Trachie Jon Trachie at Camp Abnaki North Hero. Dr and Mrs William Young of Huntington L I are visiting West Arlington for two weeks.

Sandgate West Arlington Finney Home Marian Harris George Hess Millard Vaughn Clifford Ferris Robert Jones Ralph Tudor Richard Pickering Mike Hess Benson David Jon Trachie Abnaki North Hero

Community events and gatherings in South Cambridge area

Margaret Aiken hosted residents as they attended the Washington County Fairgrounds circus. Pleasant Valley Grange planned a July 30 chicken barbecue at Schaghticoke Fair Grounds. Various clubs and churches announced meetings, picnics, and a horse show at Spring Hill Farm near Greenwich.

Norman D. Bott Washington County Fairgrounds Pleasant Valley Granges Edgar Phillips Mary McClellan Hospital North Hoosick Circuit George F. Miller Jr Robert Lake Lauderdale Pam Trilli Goodrich Spring Hill Farm Greenwich William Lasher Eagle Bridge Boston University Pleasant Valley Grange Schaghticoke Fair Grounds Grange Crystal Clover Town Hall Center Cambridge Edward A. Harrington GE Itn Schenectady Donna Aiken Kenneth Aiken LeAnn Bennett Dewey Brownell North Hoosick Bennett William McInerney Chester Younglow L.D. Quackenbush Victor Royal

Lord's Auction Planned by West Arlington Ladies Aid Society

The West Arlington Church Ladies Aid Society hosts the annual Lord's Auction on July 26 at 7 p.m. on the West Arlington Green with Allen Lyng of West Pawlet as auctioneer. Special tables feature home-baked foods jellies jams and garden produce. Call Mrs. Walter Finney to arrange item pickups.

West Arlington Ladies Aid Society of West Arlington Green Allen Lyng West Pawlet Walter Finney

Community notices share summer gatherings and travels

The Crusaders Class of the Baptist Church sponsors a Thursday chicken barbecue on the church lawn. All Saints Parish Guild plans its annual July 25 picnic at the Lohnes home. Carroll Lohnes and Uncle Harrison Webster vacation with Mrs. Lohnes’s sister and brother-in-law Harold G Lohnes in Canon City. Mrs. Helen Kearney and children visit Bailey Island Maine. Mrs. Harry E. Cipperly visits South West Hoosick. Mrs. Floyd Canfield visits Pittsfield Mass. Donn R. Griswold, injured in a fall, receives medical care in Bennington Vermont. Ashland police report a weekend of petty theft and a green-dyed pond in Lithia Park.

All Saints Parish Guild Harold G. Lohnes Carroll Lohnes Harrison Webster Canon City Colo Floyd Canfield Pittsfield Mass Mary Helen Bowie Donn R. Griswold Ralph Griswold Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington

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