BBS Trustee Seeks Earlier Talk Date on School's Status
Burr and Burton Seminary trustees press for an earlier meeting with Education Commissioner Gibboney and Dr. Rupert Spencer to discuss joining a regional school union while remaining private. President Barrows cites Dr. Spencer's statements on lease options and possible junior college status as complicating expansion plans.
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BBS
Manchester
William G. Barrows Jr
Richard A. Gibboney
Burr and Burton Seminary
Department Special Services
Rupert Spencer
Burr and Burton
Barrows
Gibboney
Spencer
Cushman Fire Damage Seen Topping $500
North Bennington The H T Cushman Mfg Corp thanks the North Bennington Fire Department for rapid response when lightning hit wiring and started a fire at the plant Tuesday. Damage estimates now exceed Wednesday’s report with $500 temporary wiring and about 375 feet of new permanent line needed. Much lumber was wet from the sprinkler and will be dried before final loss can be judged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Corp
Jolivette
Manchester Post 38 Officers Attend Montpelier Convention
Manchester Post 38 American Legion officers Edgar C. Bryant commander Miles Carlson vice commander Clarence Roberts adjutant Theodore Maher James Robert Sr Percy Moffitt Foster Colin will attend a department convention in Montpelier this weekend. Auxiliary representatives include Sara Bryant Sophrona Andersen Flossie Fisher Beatrice Maher and Bessie Carlson. Kenneth Baker and John Hannon are candidates for higher posts in the department and county respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
American Legion
Montpelier
Edgar C. Bryant
Miles Carlson
Clarence Roberts
Theodore Maher
James Robert Sr
Percy Moffitt
Foster Colin
Sara Bryant
Sophrona Andersen
Flossie Fisher
Beatrice Maher
Bessie Carlson
Kenneth Baker
Bennington
John Hannon
Arlington
Bennington County
Pygmalion in Shavian Comedy Shines at Wilmington Playhouse
Mirror Players present George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion at the Wilmington Playhouse directed by June Hamblin Mitchell with Virginia Anton as Eliza and Bryan Hull as Higgins. Kevin O'Leary is Colonel Pickering and Ron Dobrin plays Alfred Doolittle. the production runs through July 24 and again July 27–31 with swift revolving-stage sets and inventive costumes.
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Pygmalion
George Bernard Shaw
Wilmington Playhouse
The
Mirror Players
June Hamblin Mitchell
Erica Weingast
Dennis Gessing
Clara Eynsford
Hill Tinka Darling
Eysford-Hill
Lenore Defiore
Gary Wyckoff
Freddy Eynford-Hill
James McDonald
Eliza Doolittle
Virginia Unton
Colonel Pickering
Kevin O’leary
Henry Higgins
Bryan Hull
J. Dennis Green
Pearce
Alfred P. Doolittle
Ron Dobrin
Higgins
Diane Park
Shaw
Vermont
London
Virginia Anton
Eliza
India
Pickering
Diane Parks
Henry
Lance W. Crocker
Tom Almaguer
Marlboro
Brattleboro
Bennington
Pownals Hosts Named for Friendly Town Summer Stay
The Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund invites four sections of Pownals to host five New York City youths in East Pownal Pownal Center North Pownal and South Pownal. Hosts are Leon Cone Quest and Mrs. Cone for Earl Holman Maria Aviles with the Andrews couple Carlos Ortiz with the Dufresnes Betty Ahrens with the Bartletts and Ouida Kirkland with the Hurleys. The visitors will stay two to four weeks.
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Pownals
Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund
East Pownal
Leon Conequest
Earl Holman
Pownal Center
Maria Aviles
Harry Andrews
Carlos Ortiz
Edward Dufresne
North Pownal
Betty Ahrens
Walter Bartlett
South Pownal
Ouida Kirkland
Thomas P. Hurley
New York City
Pownal
Regional vs Town Interests Draw Protest at U S 7 Hearing
Arlington residents debated highway plans for a four lane U S 7 corridor with northern and southern access options. A Sunderland Arlington committee favored a southern access, while town residents pressed for town interests, warning northern access would bypass Arlington and harm properties and camps. The hearing endorsed the southern route with local groups backing the plan.
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U.S. 7
Arlington
Highway Department
Fisher
Ice Pond
Leon Cole
Sunderland
Cole
Planning Commission
Wyman
Sunoco
Green Mountain
Stearns Jenkins
Department
Jenkins
Arthur Goss
Goss
Valhalla
Texaco
Candlelight
Stuart Ortloff
Harry W. Hayden
Bessell
Alvis Johnson
Hayden
Sunderland - Arlington Committee
Arlington Garden Club
Piggyback Spur Draws Lions Fair Attention
A Vermont Railway Corp crew began laying a short spur in the North Bennington yard to serve flat cars transporting piggyback trailers. The track extends from the coal shed area toward Depot Street, allowing three flat cars to load trailers directly. The Lions Fair midway sits near the project prompting talk of a new August site.
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North Bennington
Vermont Railway Corporation
Depot Street
Norshaft
North Shire nursing agencies discuss joint Medicare supervision
Representatives from Arlington Community Nursing Service Town of Dorset Visiting Nurse Association and Manchester Welfare and Nursing Association met at Manchester Welfare to explore jointly employing a supervisory nurse under Medicare. Joyce Stickney state public health nursing official urged feasibility with area agencies. A second meeting was scheduled for August as boards consider regional nurse sharing.
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Manchester
Manchester Welfare and Nursing Association
Arlington Community Nursing Service
Town of Dorset
North Shire
Arlington
Dorset
Mildred Jannicky
James McCabe
Elizabeth Tynan
Mountain Towns Carlo Walter HO meeting notice
Baptist Ladies Aid of Wilmington will meet at the home of Mrs. Doris Rice of Searsburg Wednesday. Carlo Walter Mountain Towns HO 4-3993.
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Carlo Walter
Baptist Ladies Aid of
Wilmington
Doris Rice
Searsburg
Continuance urged for Manchester Youth Employment Service
Mrs. Ware ren F. Chace, director, urged continuing the Youth Employment Service next year after releasing a report. The service closed last Friday after operating briefly to place youths in summer jobs with 66 orders for 82 positions. Forty applicants were hired, seven were hired outside the service, and two applications remained pending. Five youths secured summer jobs through last year’s employer network. Seventeen of 79 applicants could not be placed due to being too young or lacking transportation.
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Manchester
Wareren F. Chace
Youth Employment Service
Chace
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Legion Post
Mirror
By Ann K. Resch
Lenore Difiore
Eynsford-Hill
Tinka Darling
Clara
Freddy
Ann Kingsbury Resch
Brattle Theatre Company
Cambridge
Group 20 Players
Wellesley
Mass
Antioch Shakespeare Festival
Joseph Papp
New York
Salem’s
Super Market
Main ST
North Street
CY Hotel
Boston
Mass. Turnpike
Billy Sullivan
Walter J. Carney
Vera Langlais
Roaring Branch
ST Arlington
Sandgate
Rland
Glastenbury
Arlington State Highway Department
Bennington, VT
Thomas N. Rumney
Norwich University
L Company
Austin R. Rumney
Madkouri Central Market
Lpm
the Vermont Bank and Trust Company
Hellows Falls
Chester
Prattleboro
Rutland Ermington
Mamchester
Federal Deposit Insuramce Corporation
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