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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1964
Page
3
Burlington's weather observer astronomer Paul W Bohne notes a total lunar eclipse visible June 24 starting 8 16 p m DST with totality to 9 57 p m and partial shadow until 12 14 a m The viewing is recommended for families with children as the event is earlier and clearer than past or future eclipses.
Brenda K. Matteson the daughter of Indianapolis and Chicago residents earned the A B degree from Vassar College at its 100th commencement. She studied English, made the 1963 honors list, won the Helen Kate Furness Prize, and earned a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship for graduate study in English.
Janet Flynn presents the annual Twirl-O-Rama next Saturday June 13 at 7 15 p m in Bennington High School gym. More than 75 students aged three to 18 will perform baton twirling marching and novelty routines with awards at 6 30 before the show.
On Saturday May 30 a WTIC Hartford panel of retired county agriculture agents from New England discussed changes in agriculture and land use. New extension programs were outlined by retired agents from Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont. Fred Cunningham of Maine described the plan of change in the type of agriculture in Aroostook.
Relatives of three Bennington students attended the 33rd commencement as Elaine Beshara JoAnn Connor and Kathleen Dermody joined 192 graduates. Monsignor Connell conferred degrees while Barry Ulanov Columbia University spoke on Hope in the Modern World. Dermody earned senior honors and Delta Epsilon Sigma membership.
The Rev. Thomas A. Bransfield, newly ordained and appointed assistant at St. Francis de Sales Church, has arrived in Bennington to begin his duties. He replaces Rev. Anthony H. Brackett, who moved to St. Aloysius Church in St. Johnsbury. Bransfield, born January 20 1936 in Lynn Massachusetts, studied at St. Johns and Grand Seminary in Montreal before ordination by Bishop Minehan. He sang his first Solemn Mass May 17 in Lynn. He is one of five new priests joining the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington under Bishop Joyce.
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued new regulations to protect the public from unscrupulous movers. Rules require firms to notify the commission when actual charges exceed estimates by more than 10 percent and to inform customers of such discrepancies before delivery.
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