Canadian hiker seeks 12,000 mile trek to South America
Gerard Mercure, 22, from Normandin Quebec, plans a four year foot journey across the United States and into South America to gain ideas for a book. He aims to report to Canadian papers, fund the trek with small gifts, and travel via New York, the East Coast, and the West Indies before reaching Brazil. he travels with minimal cash and a pup tent, sleeping bag, and basic gear.
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Gerard Mer
Cure
Quebec
South America
America
Mercure
New York
East Coast
West Indies
Normandin
Que
Gerard Mercure
Bennington County
Shilton
County Oil Group Set Dinner Meeting in Bennington
More than 50 fuel oil dealers service station operators and oil company staff are expected at a Bennington County Vermont Petroleum Association dinner meeting at Mt Anthony Country Club. State officials including Schwartz Baumann and Cummings will attend.
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Bennington County
Vermont Petroleum Association
Mt. Anthony
Walter Noyes
H. M. Tuttle Co
Robert C. Schwartz
William H. Baumann
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Robert E. Garside
WPA
Scwartz
Baumann
Oakes Campaign Surprises Brattleboro Dumpgoers
Senator James L. Oakes and his wife handed out coffee and doughnuts at Brattleboro town dump on a sunny Sunday. The event drew several hundred residents as wind and mood lifted spirits and the couple considered visiting other dumps around Vermont.
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Brattleboro
UPI
James L. Oakes
Windham County
Oakes
Thrift Shop Offers Wide Range of Goods and Help
A thrift shop lists on hand items including stroll ers shirts maternity shorts and tops kitchenette chairs snowsuits a pink raincoat and hat dresses of all sizes petticoats slacks lamp shades picture frames a grill and a size 7 black Fedora. Shoppers request paperbacks fins goggles fruit jars boys clothing an electric fan toys and playing cards. Workers last weekend were Mrs Clifton S Phillips Mrs J J McDermott Mrs Marjorie Hayes and Miss Maud Edson.
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Clifton S. Phillips
J.J. McDermott
Marjorie Hayes
Maud Edson
Army Draft Call Rises for September Recruitment
The Army issued a draft call for 6,200 men to report in September, up from 6,000 in June and 3,300 for August, with 8,000 planned for July.
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Washington
UPI
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