Town Y Pool Opens Saturday for Summer Season
Town Y Pool will begin its swimming season on Saturday June 13 at 9 a.m. and run daily through September. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 8 p.m. on Sundays, under director David Ordway in his third year. Broomhall listed as staff or contact.
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Town-Y
David Ordway
Johnson State College
Ymca Aquatic School
Earlon
Bucky
Broomhall
Dale Gerity
Sue Miller
Mt. Anthony High School
Jeanne Granger
Russell Christie
Mt. Anthony
Peter LeGrand
UVM
YMCA
Willow Road
Bennington Park & Recreation Commission
FISH Opens Final Meeting Seeks Ongoing Support
FISH, a crisis aid group offering meals, rides, baby-sitting, and errands, held its last organizational meeting at the Ecumenical Council Center. The group, serving shut ins and visitors, plans fundraising to sustain operations beyond September and notes phone access at 442-3868 for transportation and assistance.
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FISH
Ecumenical Council Center
Bennington
Auto Purchase Taxes Rise in Vermont May Receipts
MONTPELIER API The Vermont Motor Vehicle Department reports May tax receipts at 495000, the highest monthly total since the tax began in 1960, surpassing April's 484000 by 8000 and beating prior year figures. Supervisor Martin Upmal cites higher vehicle costs and more costly models as reasons, after earlier concern that a national recession delayed impact.
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Vermont
Upmal
Bennington Nurse Dolores Caron To Receive Degree
Miss Dolores Marie Caron daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph E Caron of 118 River St Bennington is among 28 students to receive diplomas from St Luke s School of Nursing Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield Mass at commencement on Sunday June 14 Graduation exercises at Sacred Heart Church at 4 pm with Rt Rev Christopher J Weldon bishop of Springfield as main celebrant The event caps five days of senior activities including picnic banquet prom and senior day after she completes the three year course she will join Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington
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Dolores Marie Caron
Joseph E. Caron
River St
Bennington
St. Luke’s School of Nursing
Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield
Mass
Miss Caron
Bennington Catholic High School
St. Luke’s
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Sacred Heart Church
Christopher J. Weldon
Springfield
Thrift Shop Dress-up Event Promises Bargains
The thrift shop in the Municipal Building basement on South Street hosts a Girls Dress-up Special on Thursday through Saturday with dresses hats shoes handbags and accessories priced at five or ten cents. Special items include a wedding dress and formal wear with matching shoes. Weather permitting displays may be outdoors with room to try high heels and long skirts. Donations welcome Monday and Thursday mornings during shop hours. Also notes requests for a two quart fish bowl record racks old postcards and a baby bottle sterilizer. Also listing Navy Seaman William McLaughlin son of Milford Connecticut residents.
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South Street
Co C Best by Test at Camp Drum Summer Camp
National Guard troops from the 50th Armor Division returned home from Camp Drum New York after a two week training. Co C Second Battalion earned top honors by passing a 24 hour armored tactical test, with two tank platoons from Co C succeeding amid competitors from Vermont New York and New Jersey.
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National Guard
50Th Armor Division
Camp Drum
N.Y
Co. C
Bennington
Co. Co
Vermont
New York
New Jersey
Fort Knox
Pvt
Peters
Facility Planned At Coolidge Home
Trustees of the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation and Vermont Board of Historic Sites plan a reception center and museum at Plymouth Notch. Meeting at John Coolidge’s home, they discuss using 1970 legislative funds for a facility with dining and display rooms, aiming dedication on July 4, 1972 for Coolidge’s 100th birth anniversary.
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Plymouth
Plymouth Notch
Calvin Coolidge
President Coolidge
Funeral of Mrs Mary Niles Held at Hanson Walbridge
The funeral for Mrs. Mary N. Niles widow of Ralph F. Niles was conducted at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home with Rev. Edward T. Patrick officiating. Bearers included Ellis Ned Bernard Winslow and Webster Temple. Attendees included representatives from Connecticut General Insurance Co. and local professionals. Burial followed in Park Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Niles died Friday at Putnam Memorial Hospital two months after her husband’s death.
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Mary N. Niles
Ralph F. Niles
Gage St
Hanson- Walbridge
Edward T. Patrick
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Ellis
Ned
Bernard Winslow
Webster Temple
Connecticut General Insurance Co
Niles
Park Lawn Cemetery
Father Patrick
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Dolores M. Caron
Thrift Shop
NAVY
S.R. William
Bill) McLaughlin
James McLaughlin
Milford, Conn
Great Lakes
Ill
Naval Training Center
S.R. William McLaughlin
John Wintsch
Coolidge Home
Charlie Bentley
William McCoy
John Anderson
John Andrews
Richard E. LaFlamme
James White
Neil Tremblay
Richard W. LaFlamme
Gerald Eddy
John Sherman
Jack Stratton
Cmdr
William F. Savage
Roger Fachini
Lane Peters
Cambridge
Pvt. Peters
WOTM
Women of the Moose
Mame Church
Helen Galipeau
Wallie
Josie Baczek
Geneva Longtin
Bessie Hall
Bessie Burgess
Shirley Wilkins
Jeanne Jewett
Academy of Friendship Month
Doris Sprague
Club
Jim Noble
Los Angeles
UPI
University of Southern California
USC
Robert Reynolds
Second Battalion
ATT
Richard Giard
Edgar Lemeaux
Graham Muldowney
North Adams
Spec. Muldowney
Muldowney
Tracy Ann
Pfc
John Gaffey
Gaffey
Robert E. Houle
Houle
THE
Bennington Banner
Business Newsroom
Main St
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
U.S
Eel
Bank Americard
Vermont BankAmericard
Vermont National Bank
Bankamericard
Shuliz
Gerry
Jewelers
Main Street
Tae
Eacholace Bennington
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