Antique car field day to grace Park McCullough House
The Green Mountain Chapter of the Veteran Motor Car Club of America hosts an Antique Car Field Day at Park McCullough House in North Bennington Sunday, Aug 5. About 20 cars will be shown with 2 p.m. contests including slow races and gymkhana, featuring steam powered autos among the attractions.
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McCullough
North Bennington
Green Mountain
Motor Car Cini of America
Pimn
Park-McCullough House Association
VMMC
Malcolm Rodenberg
George Kerbs
Mark Goyette
Steve Eddington
Bennington County
4-H
Bob Wagner
Park-MacCullough House
Sidle elected associate of organists guild at Bennington
John J. Sidle son of Mr and Mrs Riddle Sr of Gage Bennington and choirmaster at St Peter's Episcopal Church has been elected associate of the American Guild of Organists after passing exams. Charles Dedsley Walker, guild president, announces Middle is this year’s recipient of the S. Lewis Elmer award for top exam score and highest associate loss score.
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John J. Sidle $R
Riddle Sr
Gage Bennington
St. Peter's
Telephone Co moves into its new Bennington home
The New England Telephone Company opened a new office at 138 West Main St Bennington serving about 12 400 customer accounts in 21 southwestern Vermont communities The move doubles space for expansion and better working conditions with forecasts of continued growth over the next four years The company spent about 500 000 on outside construction and expects more customers from rising residential construction and new industries in the Bennington area
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New England Telephone Company
Bennington
West Main St
Vermont
Paradise Realty Corp
Robert A. Paul
Paradise Motel
Paul
Telgure
Charles Hines
Burlington
Hines
Cemetery Association meeting draws 69 attendees at Randolph Center
Vermont Old Cemetery Association held its July 21 summer meeting in Randolph Center with 69 plus attendees including Clayton M. Miner of Lisbon New Hampshire. The group announced record membership topping 7 percent for the first time, and Alice DeLong Roxbury and Muriel Thresher Randolph spoke on restoration and related issues. Leo C. Callinan Arlington led a discussion on how towns manage cemetery funds urging members to audit local management.
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Randolph Center
Vermont Old Cemetery Association
New Hampshire
Clayton M. Miner
Lisbon
Alice DeLong
Roxbury
Muriel Thresher
Randolph
Leo C. Callinan
Arlington
Gift to Vermont history group supports women’s history books
Mrs Jean Marshall, past president of the Vermont Federation of Business and Professional Women, gives a check to Mrs Jean Cate, Vermont Historical Society curator, to buy books on early Vermont women. The donation prompts calls for detailed town report accounting and warns funds for lots or specific uses must not be diverted to general funds. Russell H Farnsworth reports progress on gathering old cemetery records for town offices and libraries. A $25 restoration grant helps Westford youths continue local preservation efforts. Mr and Mrs Wesley Herwig close the program with highlights of the century-old Congregational Church history.
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Mra
Jean Marshall
Vermont Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club
Jean Cate
Vermont Historical Society
Vermont
Russell H. Farnsworth
Burlington
Westford
Wesley Herwig
Congregational Church
Cavendish Flood Aid Approved by State and Federal Officials
Cavendish becomes the first town to win federal and state approval for flood relief funds for public property damage. State official Donald Webster and federal director John Lynch signed the agreement directing Washington to pay 72 000 for debris cleanup road repair and river dredging. Town Manager Quentin Phelan estimates total public property damage at about 5 million including roughly 1 million for sewage treatment plant destroyed by the flood. A new pollution abatement plant is targeted for spring 1976 on higher ground. the area totals more than 600 lines and 400 terminals added for customer service as growth continues.
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Montpelier
UPI
Cavendish
Donald Webster
John Lynch
Washington
Quentin Phelan
Phelan
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Emsshire-Bennington Recycling Committee
Western Mass Electric Auditorium
West St
Judy Nardacci
Lenox
New England
Amherst
BBCRC
Linda H. Small
Great Barrington
New England Telephone
New Bennington
Main Street
Rete
Cemetery Association Meeting
Nichols
Levi
Tiant
Gray
Main ST. Bennington
Ington Banner
Bennington Bender
Thrifty
U.S
Depot Street
Bennington, WI
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