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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1968

Page

3

Pet Show At Stark Street Playground Delights Youth

About 70 youngsters parents and friends gathered Friday morning at Stark Street Playground for the annual Pet Show. Animals judged in many categories received first and second prize ribbons and lucky bucks. Special awards honored the best dog and cat entries and the cutest couple. Memorial Park demonstrations and Western Day activities are planned for the coming Friday with riding at Memorial Park and events at both playgrounds.

Stark Street Playground Laura Carton Donna Ottaviano Bobo Olson Warren Buel Geraldine Martin Andrew Mattison Phil Bushee Debbie Davis Robert Olson Truman Southworth Jerry Kinney Christine Young Keith Hassenpflug Tom Eddington Kathy Farrar Mary Morrissey David Betit Mary Sparks David Michaels Mike Bismarck Collie Jimmy Michael Joe Caracciola Memorial Park Bennington Stark Street

Knights of Columbus Golf Tournament and All-State Race

The Aug. 4 state Knights of Columbus golf tournament will draw Knights from across Vermont to Oakwood Golf Course in Bennington for a handicap event open to all members. The Vermont jurisdiction race at Green Mountain Racetrack in Pownal is set for Aug. 3 with a trophy for the winner. admission is free with traveling card. The annual Lake Shaftsbury picnic is Aug. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring swimming, softball, horseshoes, cards, and social activities. Irving Daigneault has forms for Fourth Degree membership with an exemplification on Oct. 20 at an announced location.

Knights of Columbus Knights Oakerwood Bennington Green Mountain Pownal Vermont Knights of the Lake Shaftsbury Irving Daigneault

New Books Illuminating Bennington Library Picks

A Bennington Library list highlights new titles across genres from biographies and fiction to music and cooking. Notable works include True Grit, The Original Rubaiyat, and The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell. The note adds local events: a Nursing Home party at the Senior Citizens Center with Cecelia Greene School of Dance numbers and transportation details.

Caesar William J. Burns Cole Daniel Webster Stratton Mountain Comstock America Dempsey Lotta Crabtree Fermi Europe Fletcher Harrar King Lamont Lawrie Lilienfeld McPhee Mc Phee Pine Barrens New Jersey Mehegan Juilliard Omar Khayyam Fitzgerald Robley Ruskin Russell Bertrand Russell Tolson Ward Barbara Ward Senior Citizens Center Margaretta van R. Schuyler Ruth Jackson Edith McCarthy Jane Freitag Carrie Williams Ethel Vance Cecelia Greene School of Dance Tina Sweet Robin Bierwirth Kelly Vince Clover Sweet James Conroy Marion Harris Elizabeth McGurn George Rogers William Schindler Howard T. Smith Leonard Black

Brown Named Area VLA Representative

W Averell Brown of Bennington has been appointed representative of Vermont Legal Aid for Bennington, succeeding Harvey D Carter Jr. He comes from private practice, formerly with Singer Co tax dept and Breed Abbott Morgan. Brown, a Exeter, Harvard, Columbia alumnus, serves local groups and plans fulltime residence in Vermont with wife and two children.

W. Averell Brown Bennington Vermont Legal Aid, Inc Montpelier VLA Brown Franklin P. Jones Main St Harvey D. Carter Jr Pownal Legal Aid Singer Co Breed, Abbott & Morgan Manhattan Phillips Exeter Academy Harvard College Columbia Law School New York, New Jersey Vermont

Resolution Passed by Senate Urges Veterans Employment

Vermont Veterans Employment Rep announces that the U S Senate approved House Concurrent Resolution 705 urging priority in employment for veterans returning from Vietnam and other service. It emphasizes government and private industry should provide opportunities, aided by a coordinated program from Veterans Administration Civil Service Commission and Labor Department, with Vermont contact through the State Employment Service.

Senate Montpelier Charles E. Healy Veterans Employment Vermont United States Senate Armed Forces United States Vietnam Congress Pri Vate Veterans’ Administration U.S. Civil Service Commission Department of Labor

Bishop Butterfield Attends Lambeth Conference in London

The Rt. Rev. Harvey D. Butterfield bishop of Vermont sails from Montreal to London to attend the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops. He will serve on the International Morality committee and preach in Ireland on Aug 18. His Rock Point residence will be occupied by Dr. and Mrs. Kendig Brubaker Cully of New York City during his absence.

Burlington Harvey D. Butterfield Episcopal Diocese of Vermont London England Lambeth Conference of Bishops Anglican Communion Butterfield Montreal TransCanada Airlines Canterbury Cathedral St. Paul’s Arthur Michael Ramsey Canterbury John Henry Hopkins Episcopal Church Buckingham Palace Lambeth Palace United Kingdom Bishop Butterfield Clogher Ireland Buchanan North Rock Point Kendig Brubaker Cully New York City Cully New York Theological Seminary St. Michael’s College Winooski

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Helen Hall Law and Order Police Department New England Hall Philadelphia Dwyer First National Stores North Bennington Road Bennington, Vermont Pemrose Ham K of Bennington, VT N.F.D.A Bennington, Ve New Books Baldwin Coward Holt Victoria Mead Moore Mary Dunne Murry The Passion Players Texas Portis Indian Territory Morey Center Brenda Gropman Mt. Anthony Union High School Vincent J. Spinelli Bennington Council Fr. Spinelli Harry R. Hurley K of C Home Association Gropman Bryant & Stratton Junior College Boston Vermont State Employment Service Denby’s Troy N.Y North Adams Vermont Bank and Truss Company Bank 7 Hamburger Monument Plaza Shopping Center
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