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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1974

Page

9

Old Home Day planned at Sandgate and church auction in West Arlington

Sandgate Methodist Church schedules its annual Old Home Day for Sunday August 4 starting at 1 30 p m with further program details to be publicized. The Sandgate Mothers Group will show Meet Me In St Louis at 7 30 p m Friday in Sandgate Town Hall with no admission and a full house expected. Camp Ondawa in Sunderland hosts 4 H activities including county fitting and showmanship demonstrations and a Bennington County Field Day on July 27 with a noon to 1 p m chicken barbecue. West Arlington Club members plan exhibit entries for County Field Day and a Lord s Auction at the United Methodist Church on July 19 at 7 30 p m.

Sandgate Methodist Church Sandgate St. Louis Judy Garland Sandgate Town Hall John Werner Howell Tom Miller West Arlington Club Ondawa Sunderland Sherry Monte Florence Theresa Seth Tom King Dianne Dusha Jerry Hess Glen Crofut Pat Pickering Shirley Matteson Sandra Matteson State Grange Camp Ondawa Battenkill The United Methodist Church of West Arlington Route 313

Residents and visitors flock to and from Hoosick Falls area

White Creek Eleanor Niles and Mr and Mrs Thomas Gallagher of Hoosick Falls have taken possession of their newly purchased home formerly Harold McCart house. Christine and Jeffrey Green visited Mt Kisco and Danbury with Christine’s mother Mrs Arthur Carmen of Shaftsbury. Laurie George spent the weekend with friends in Youngsville. Frank Taber of Easton visited his brother Raymond here on Sunday. Stephen Hailstone of Vancouver joined his family at the James McCart home. Os Duane and Mary Robinson attended Washington County Junior Grange rally and tour of Donald Hank’s farm in Salem. Christine Green is spending two weeks at Camp Little Notch in Northern New York.

Thomas Gallagher Hoosick Falls Harold McCart George Green Christine Jeffrey Mt. Kisco N.Y Danbury, Conn Arthur Carmen Shaftsbury Os Duane Mary Robinson Washington County Donald Hank Salem Christine Green Camp Little Notch New York State

Illinois student Whitman named to dean's list

Arlington resident Arlington Jerome R. Whitman, an engineering student at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, was named to the dean's list for the spring semester, reflecting strong academic performance and honors for the year.

Jerome R. Whitman Arlington The University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

Midsummer Festival at Fox Hollow estate in Petersburg

The Midsummer Night Festival runs Friday and Saturday at Beers Fox Hollow with Amerifolk Music Inc sponsorship. Highlights include fiddles guitars psalteries hurdy gurdy bagpipes dulcimers and a late afternoon Twelfth Night by Williamstown Theatre Company. Tickets remain available with info from Evelyne Beers.

Petersburg N.Y Fox Hollow Amerifolk Music, Inc Williamstown Theatre Dildine Lindsay Invermark School of Piping Evelyne Beers

Shaker festival features Betty Warren paintings exhibit

Old Chatham New York Betty Warren portrait painter and art educator will headline the 19th annual Shaker Museum Festival in Old Chatham on Saturday August 3 Her works shown in the orientation center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also spotlighted is the Russell Carrell Flea Market at the event.

Old Chatham N.Y Betty Warren Malden Bridge United States Shaker Museum Henry Hensche Cape Cod

Hoosick Falls Youth Earns Eagle Scout Rank

Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club hosts Eagle Court of Honor for John Eberle of Troop 63. Richard Severson notes Eberle is the town’s 43rd Eagle since 1905, with praise from Supervisor Calhoun and Hoosick Post American Legion. Eberle, son of Alfred and Anne Eberle, completed six years of work.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Hoosick Alfred Eberle Elm St Eberle Anne Croteau Bennington Raymond Calhoun Albert Goodwin

Vermont Names Scotch as Deputy Attorney General

Assistant Attorney General Benson D. Scotch is named to succeed Martin K. Miller as deputy attorney general in Montpelier. Miller will become Public Service Board chairman, with a $27,500 annual salary, replacing Gilbert at retirement and signaling a needed raise to attract talent. Miller aims to lead PSB with independence while managing utility planning and rate cases.

PSB Gilbert Salmon Miller

Lawyer's conflict questioned over rate hike case

Vermont entities review alleged conflict involving Joseph Palmisano, Barre attorney hired by Washington Electric Cooperative of East Montpelier to push a 29.8 percent rate increase while also serving as private counsel to the co op manager Sailey Ennis. John Block of Worcester, a dissident member, seeks ethics board analysis.

Palmisano Sailey Ennis Bloch Bar PSB

Flood-control plan on Richelieu River eyed for impact

Fish and Game Commissioner Edward Kehoe asked federal help to assess possible harmful effects on animal breeding areas in Lake Champlain from a flood-control project on the Richelieu River. The river runs north from the lake and has caused extensive flooding in Quebec. The International Joint Commission also raised concerns about side effects a dam might cause.

Vermonters urged to beware mail order loan traps

Banking and Insurance Commissioner James A. Guest warns Vermonters to think twice before applying for mail-order loans. He notes a flood of out-of-state lenders soliciting Vermont residents and warns of exorbitant rates up to 36 percent, well above licensed Vermont limits.

Vermont

Barsamian Appeal Set After Ballot Ban in Troy Race

Democrats vow to appeal a board of elections ruling barring Troy attorney J Albert Barsamian from the county court judge ballot. The dispute centers on residence in Menands versus county of filing as Monahan argues residency in the proper county is required only at office time. The party will pursue state Supreme Court relief. Separately Abbott Wiley proposes raising senior tax exemption income ceiling to 6500 and cutting residency requirement from five to two years, to aid about 2000 residents over 65.

Troy Rensselaer County County Board of Elections J. Albert Barsamian Henry G. Tutunjian Thomas M. Monahan Jr Barsamian Menands Albany County Monahan Democratic Edward F. McDonough State Supreme Court al Barsamian Abbott Wiley Wiley

Conte Mosakowski Clash Over Nominations In Berkshire

In Berkshire Conte and Amherst Democrat Mosakowski clash after a Boston Globe report that Conte reviewed nomination papers. Conte says he looked to gauge district support not target opponents. In North Adams, union leaders threaten pickets at City Hall dedication, accusing Mayor Bianco of ignoring labor and inviting Conte as a speaker.

Pittsfield Conte Kenneth R. Mosakowski Amherst Boston Globe Boston Mosakowski Thomas R. Manning North Adams Bianco Berkshire Eagle Press Room Labor

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