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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1967

Page

6

Bennington County Plans Urge Slow Branch Pond Review

Arlington officials report that the Bennington County Planning Commission seeks a meeting with U S Forest Ranger Sidney Davis to discuss the proposed Branch Pond development in Sunderland. The commission may also appeal to higher authorities to request delaying the project.

Bennington County Branch Pond Arlington Bennington County Planning Commission U.S. National Forest Sidney Davis Central Ranger District Sunderland Commission Davis Washington H. W. Hayden

MacMurray dean's list honors local graduate

Patricia Woodcock Corbett daughter of Rudolph and Hall Street residents has been named to the MacMurray College dean's list for the second semester of 1966 67 in Jacksonville Illinois She is a 1967 MacMurray graduate in special education Dean's list requires at least 14 hours of work and a 3.5 average or higher.

Patricia Woodcock Corbett Rudolph Woodcock Hall Street Mac- Murray College Jacksonville Ill Corbett Mac- Murray John R. Doyle Edward J. Doyle Franklin Institute of Boston Doyle Franklin Institute

Hoosick Falls Resident Named TV Producer

Hoosick Falls resident Robert J. Shea is named producer director for Channel 17 WMHT in Schenectady after a career at WCKT TV WPST TV WKBW TV and WRGB TV. A Hoosick Falls High School and University of Florida Coral Gables graduate with three children, he and wife Pauline Farrara reside at 98 Classic St.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Robert J. Shea Channel WMHT Schenectady University of Florida At

Paran Finances May Slide Into Red Directors Told

Paran Recreations, Inc Directors warned that the lake operation may close the year in the red due to high staff salaries and tight budgets. A plan to raise the $12 annual membership and seek donations was proposed along with a food sale and art auction to bolster funds.

Paran David Kenyon Robert Nolan Paran Recreations Dorothy Hager Nolan Powers Jon Dwyer Alfred Marcoux

Hoosick Falls Rural Mail Route Change Affects 60 Families

About 60 households in Walloomsac formerly on the North Bennington route switch to the Hoosick Falls rural route with a new address effective July 15. The shift follows a resident petition to reduce confusion from mixed New York residence and Vermont mailing addresses.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Walloomsac New York Vermont

Burns and families vacationing at lakes and camp

Jonathan Burns, son of Mr and Mrs William E Burns, has gone to Camp Van Schoonhover at Burden Lake Averill Park. Mr and Mrs Luke Fleming of Abbott Street are spending a vacation at Lake Sunapee New Hampshire. The Burns family left for Clearwater Inn Lake Sunapee to vacation. The new Weir Reynolds Community Swimming Pool opened Saturday to brisk local use with 740 in attendance Thursday. Adult sessions drew about 80 adults on Wednesday and high school students in grades 7 12 used the pool Monday evening.

Jonathan Burns William E. Burns William Gilchrest

Boy Scout Earns Three Merit Badges at Camp Sunrise

Thomas Dibble Jr. spent a week at Camp Sunrise in Orwell for an aquatic scout week and earned three merit badges during the session.

Thomas Dibble Jr Camp Sunrise Orwell

Gifts to Lake Paran North Bennington Paran Recreations Gift

Paran Recreations Inc operates Lake Paran summer facility. President Leonard Powers reported a donor, Mrs Hall Park McCullough, left Gulf Oil shares worth about 1000 dollars to Paran Corp before her death. Directors accepted gratefully and will take proceeds from stock sale due to nonprofit status. Funds set aside for capital improvements. Also to receive 5000 to 6000 dollars from Mrs Bessie L Woodlock estate and an advance of 7500 dollars from County National Bank executors placed in savings per annual meeting direction.

North Bennington Paran Recreations, Inc Lake Paran Paran Leonard Powers Hall Park McCullough Gulf Oil Co Paran Corp Bessie L. Woodlock County National Bank

Exercise to Premiere at Berkshires Theatre Festival

The Exercise by Lewis John Carlino receives its world premiere at the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge Massachusetts starting July 25 for a two week run. Anne Jackson and Lou Antonio star with Alfred Ryder directing in BTF».Produced with Lyn Austin Oliver Smith Harry Rigby and Jane Nusbaum. Smith designs the setting Jules Fisher handles lighting Teji Ito provides the music. The two character play follows two actors in improvisational exercises revealing their innermost selves.

Stockbridge Mass America Lewis John Carlino Berkshire Theatre Festival Anne Jackson Lou Antonio Alfred Ryder BTF Lyn Austin Oliver Smith Harry

Marlboro Festival Concerts Sold Out This Weekend

Marlboro Music Festival presents two sold out concerts featuring Bach cantatas No 34 46 84 with Marlboro Festival Orchestra and Chorus led by Blanche Honegger Moyse. Soloists Bethany Beardslee Mary Burgess Jon Humphrey and Ara Berberian perform. A Sunday program of Beethoven Haydn Mozart and Hindemith follows. Tickets by Box R Marlboro VT 05344 or call 802-254-8163.

Marlboro Marlboro Festival Blanche Honegger-Moyse Bethany Beardslee Mary Burgess Jon Humphrey Ara Berberian Beethoven Haydn Mozart Hindemith

Five Day Outlook for New England and RI

The five day forecast calls for above normal temperatures across northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island with scattered showers or thunderstorms. Highs will be in the 80s and lows in the 60s to near 70 with warmer southern sections Sunday and further temperature changes expected. Rain totals include more than .5 inch in MA and RI and .25 to .5 inch in northeastern New York and northern New England. Most areas see showers Saturday and again Tuesday or Wednesday.

Boston UPL New England Massachusetts Rhode Island U.S. Weather Bureau New York

Dorset Seaman Robert Glover Returns From Hawaii Leave

Dorset residents note the homecoming of Coast Guard seaman Robert Glover of East Dorset on July 5 for a month’s leave from Honolulu. He resumes duty August 2 in Base Mobile Alabama to begin his fourth and final year. Also updated: Mr and Mrs David Humphreys return from France. Dorothy Clough heads back from Greismheim Germany with Mr and Mrs Michael Maguire. Mrs Maguire formerly Shirley Cook of Manchester. An art exhibit opens at Dorset Playhouse featuring Stanley Okin’s glass and resin works, through July 30, his first major show with Bennington Potters displaying his pieces. Okin studied at Parsons, now based in Pawlet.

Robert Glover East Dorset Honolulu Hawaii U.S. Coast Guard Base Mobile Ala Dorothy Clough Malcolm Clough South Dorset Greishiem Germany Michael Maguire Maguire Shirley Cook Manchester Maguires Switzerland Zurich Geneva Miss Clough Montreal Dorset Playhouse Stanley Okin New York Pawlet

Mary McClellan Hospital Lists Area Patients

Cambridge residents show week ending July 16 admissions and discharges at Mary McClellan Hospital. Bennington area admissions include Clara Baratto Judy Bennett Elsie Brown Frances Fiske Arthur Knowles Sr Frank LaVallie Laurie Peters Elizabeth Sivers Pearl Sutherland Clinton Walker Ellen Washburn Shirley Woodcock. Discharges include John Murphy Sr Dorothy Peabody Laurie Peters Pearl Sutherland Ellen Washburn and others with Buskirk Lanette Ford Shaw Hoosick Falls and Berlin listed among patients.

Bennington Area Clara Baratto Judy L. Bennett Elsie E. Brown Frances A. Fiske Arthur J. Knowles Sr Frank J. LaVallie Laurie Jo Peters Elizabeth H. Sivers Pearl Sutherland Clinton E. Walker Ellen L. Washburn Shirley R. Woodcock Cambridge Carl Dennis Brownell Lanette Gay Ford Edward J. Reynolds Hoosick Falls Elsie J. LaMere Petersburg W. Edward Lewis West Pawlet Robin M. Packard Berlin Irene Isabel Wooddell Eagle Bridge John J. Murphy Sr Dorothy M. Peabody Ann Marie Tesar Wilma Eddy Buskirk Nora A. Finnen Patricia A. Shaw

SCS Officials Visit Falls Farm

Directors of the Rensselaer County Soil and Water Conservation District visited Sherman W. Herrington Jr. farm to view conservation practices. Herrington, 1966 Conservation Farmer of the Year, cited strip cropping, terracing, tile drainage, and pasture seedings aided by SCS staff. He increased hay production from 2400 to 7000 bales in eight years and runs a 94 Holstein herd. Board members Hyatt Goodermore Wittman Miller Breese attended. Breese succeeds Cross, who resigned to move to Cambridge.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Rensselaer County Soil and Water Conservation District Sherman W. Herrington, Jr Herrington Soil Conservation Service Rensselaer Soil and Water Conservation District Oliver A. Hyatt Stanton M. Goodermore Frank E. Wittman Henry V. Miller Robert R. Breese SCS John Nigro Arthur Morse Breese Irving M. Cross Cross Cambridge

Hoag and Barringer Enter Samaritan for Surgeries

Walloomsac lists Paul Hoag son of Mr and Mrs James Hoag admitted to Samaritan Hospital in Troy for an eye operation performed Thursday Edward Barringer also admitted for appendicitis surgery Thursday Fred Stewart and family from Paterson New Jersey enjoy a vacation with Oscar Stewart Sr and family

Paul Hoag James Hoag Samaritan Hospital Troy Edward Barringer Fred Stewart Paterson N.J Oscar Stewart

Vermont District News Bridegrooms and Delegates Highlight Local Life

Arlington and Hazardville visitors travel east and west while local students gain recognition. John R. Doyle earns Franklin Institute dean's list with 3.92 GPA. Donna Wilkins attends 1,200 delegate FHA meeting in Los Angeles. she serves in Vermont FHA and sings in All-States Chorus. Local families host relatives and travel to assignments, with Zimmermans heading to Vermont for an upcoming post.

Donna Wilkins Raymond Wilkins Arlington Future Homemakers of America Los Angeles Calif FHA Donna Vermont Vermont Association of the

East Dorset Church Plans Seventh Annual Chicken Barbecue

The East Dorset Congregational Church will host its seventh annual chicken barbecue on Aug. 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the church chapel. Mrs. Donald Johnson and co-chairman Mrs. Sherman Hitchcock note the meal features barbecue chicken from a upstate pro, plus home baked breads and cakes by East Dorset cooks. The Ladies Aid Society offers fancy work items and there will be an auction to raise funds for the Christmas list.

Dorset East Dorset Ladies Aid Society of the Church

Warren S. Smith Appointed to Trinity Classics Dept

Hart ford Conn Dr Albert C Jacobs president of Trinity College announced the appointment of Warren S Smith to the Classics Department effective Sept 1 Smith earned a 1962 BA from Wesleyan University and a 1964 MA from Indiana University where he served as a graduate teaching assistant He is pursuing a PhD at Yale focusing on Apuleius and the Latin novel He is the son of Mr and Mrs Warren Smith of Shaftsbury Vermont and is married to Patricia Clark a Yale English doctoral candidate They have a son Joshua

Hartford Conn Albert C. Jacobs Trinity College Warren S. Smith Smith Wesleyan University Indiana University Yale Warren Smith Shaftsbury Patricia Clark Amherst, N.H Joshua

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