Tribute to Jeannette Rankin the pioneering suffragette
A Montana born reformer Jeannette Rankin born 1880 championed women’s rights and pacifism. She served as the first woman in Congress 1917 to 1919 and 1941 to 1943, voted against US entry to both world wars, led the 1968 Jeannette Rankin Brigade, and advocated unilateral disarmament and early maternity education bills. She died at 92 last month after a life of activism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Montana
Jeannette Rankin
New York City
Suffrage League House
National Women's Suffrage Association
Montana State Suffrage Committee
Miss Rankin
Pny
U.S. House of Representatives
House
Jeannette Stankin
Congress
America
Japan
Europe
Capitol Hill
Vietnam
Vermontiana and Americana Offerings Digest
An assortment of books on Vermont and New England includes Early American Mills by Martha and Murray Zimilies, and Early American Herb Recipes by Alice Cooke Brown. Also featured are Home Comfort Life on Total Loss Farm, Country Inns and Back Roads, Whole Earth Catalog, The First New England Catalog, and a Vermont poetry note with James Hayford Processional. Local schedules, meal menus, and library hours accompany the feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
New England
Westerday
Martha and Murray Zimilies
New York
Alice Cooke Brown
Ver
Berkshire Traveller
Seal Harbor
Maine
Sutter's Creek
California
New
England
Pennsylvania
James Hayford
Robert Frost
Hayford
Bennington
School Lunch Menu Fragments Across Week
A garbled OCR list of weekly school lunches outlines juice servings, various main dishes like cheeseburger, tuna, fish sticks, meat loaf, turkey salad, and sides such as spinach, beans, corn bread, and desserts. Phrases are inconsistent with several misspellings and repetitions, ending with “Have a good summer.”
Just Pokin Around TONIGHT two piano concert at McCullough Mansion
Susan Jamieson and Melanie Johnyat of Warehouse Point Conn perform a two piano concert tonight at McCullough Mansion North Bennington sponsored by the Green Mountain Music Club. Susan, 17, is a Bennington native with strong musical lineage and a Boston Conservatory of Music hopeful. The piece spotlights rising young talent as they tour the Hartford area and Springfield Mass scholarship recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCullough Mansion
North Bennington
Susan Jamieson
Melanie Johnyat
Warehouse Point
Conn
Susan
Frank Hurley
Bennington
Silver Street
Janet Hurley
Roger R. Hurley
Manchester Center
Hurley
Banisman
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Boston Conservatory of Music
Green Mountain Music Club
Melanie
Hartford
Driscoll graduates with honors from LaSalle Institute
Cpl John P Driscoll son of Mr and Mrs John Driscoll of 18 Brunswick Road Troy graduated with high honors Sunday from LaSalle Institute in Troy and was salutatorian. He received two special college scholarships from Manhattan College and Hamilton College and will major in history at Hamilton in the fall. He played center on LaSalle's basketball team and signed a grant to Hamilton in April. The commencement included family members from Hoosick Falls and Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
State Board of Education
Bennington
Rutland High School
Bendi
Benhi
Rutland
Bill Hurley
Gene Shea
Francis Morrissey
Hed Murphy
Randall Waite
Scoop Moore
Timmy Leahy
N. Towsley
Ball Lyons
Rube Levin
Kennedy
Troy
N.Y
John P. Driscoll
John Driscoll
Brunswick Road
LaSalle Institute
Helen Maloney
Hoosick Falls
Manhattan College
Hamilton
Driscoll
Hamilton College
Harmilton
LaSalle
Matt Graves
Tines- Record
Frank Driscoll
Nancy
George M. Driscoll
Thomas Nugent
Thomas Maloney
Driscolls
Thomas Driscol
Also Mentioned on This Page
Karen Dobkin Fortney
United States
Sur
By Elizabeth Howlett
Ubraran
Bennington Free
New Eingland
Thoreau’s
Mt. Anthony Union High
Arlington
Mt. Anthony Jr. High
Molly Stark
Harvard
Vichals
Donmoors
Bennington Banner Peleshone
Tig Bronington Broser
Main St. Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press Loternathaodlony
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannon
Cullen
Cacrer
U.S
Vermoot
By Agnes Rockwood
James C. Hall
Center Sheftsbury Center
Barbara Butler
Francis Brunina
Victor Cumm
John Greene
Jess Moon
Mary Moon
Dave Mercier
Edgar Melanson
Richard Shepard
William Stuchel
Mr. Hall
VFW
Order of Eagles Aerie
Rough Rock-Kitsillie
Arizona
Save the Children Federation
SCF
Norwalk
David L. Guyer
Kitsilie
Federation
Guyer
Tts
Rough Rock- Kitsillie
Rough Rock
Kitsillie
Pepperstipe Farm
Pepperidge Farm
P.O
Minn
Cpl. Driscoll
Veritage House Restaurant
Northside Drive
the Palace
Manchester
Kandahar Lodge
Worthy Inn
Roberto Degennaro
Shalrsbury
Heritage House
Rollin
Dorset
STATE
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