VIP Clears Path for Independent Party on November Ballot
Vermont Independent party wins ballot access after confirming nomination by convention. Co founders T. Garry Buckley and A. Luke Crispe plan a September post primary nominating convention for about 8,000 supporters, with VIP candidates possibly aligned to GOP or Democratic picks for some posts.
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Vermont Independent Party
VIP
T. Garry Buckley
Howard E. Arnstrong
Buckley
A. Luke Crispe
Brattleboro
Wilmington
Arm
Buckeley
Senate
Armstrong
Independent Party
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff to Participate in College Exercises Across Vermont
Gov. Philip Hoff will take part in two commencements among Vermont’s four largest colleges. He will march at the University of Vermont and receive an honorary law degree from Norwich University. NASA administrator James Webb and Dartmouth’s Fred Berthold Jr. will also speak and receive honors.
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Fred Berthold Jr
Dartmouth College
Webb
Berthold
U.S. Marine Corps
Wallace M. Greene Jr
Norwich
Army
Garden Clubs To Host State Convention Here
The Bennington Garden Club votes $1,000 to buy gardening books for the Bennington Free Library as its civic project for 1964. The Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont convention will be hosted with the Plain Dirt Gardeners June 18 19, the gardens of Miss Ruth Eddy and Miss Juliette Shields open to delegates.
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Bennington Garden Club
Juliette McC. Shields
Bennington Free Library
Fabian W. Kunzelmann
John H. Hamelin
Thomas P. Brockway
Frederick J. Beecher
Ferdinand L
Summer school curriculum details and faculty listings
A schedule of classes will be announced next week. Teachers for summer courses_include Richard Casswell, Therese Goodermore, James O Connor, Harold Pratt, Marion Tifft, Barrie Byrne, Sister Mary Margaret, Sister Mary Monica, Bruce Hodgman, Sister Mary Fidelis, Judy DeMayo, Henry Coley, and Alan Page. A drama course may be offered if enough applicants. The Project Steering Committee has approved 11 curriculum improvement projects with up to two weeks per teacher. Dr. Robert Anderson of Harvard will visit June 16-17. Projects cover sixth grade science, reading for grades 4-6, non graded primary, junior high science, Western civilization, honors seminars, technical drawing, library coordination, great books, first grade reading, and group guidance.
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Social Sciences
Richard Casswell
Bendi
Therese Goodermore
Molly Stark
James J. O’connor
Benhi
Harold Pratt
North Pownal
Marion E. Tifft
North Bennington
Barrie Byrne
Mary Maregaret
BCHS
Mary Monica
Bruce Hodgman
Mary Fidelis
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Judy DeMayo
Berln
Henry Coley
Memorial High School
Arlington
Alan Page
William Sherman
Bennington College
Robert Anderson
Harvard University
Bennington
Anderson
Bennington holds kindergarten registration day at school
The Bennington Elementary School on Park Street hosts a second registration day for unregistered children born in 1959 to enter the public school next fall. The office will be open 9 to 11 30 a.m. and 1 15 to 4 p.m. Iron Kettle offers a roast sirloin dinner for 1.95.
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Bennington
Park Street
Tea Acquaints Residents With Fire Dept Auxiliary
More than 30 women attended a get acquainted tea at the North Bennington firehouse hosted by the Fire Department Auxiliary. President Mrs. Sanford Buxbaum outlined the group’s brief history since 1962 and highlighted funds used for firemen safety gear and equipment. The auxiliary plans continue annual events, calendars, fairs, sales, and holiday activities for the community and fire families.
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North Bennington
Women’s Auxiliary
Buxbaum
Bennington
Vermont
Funeral services for Mrs. Anne Offen held in Arlington
Funeral services for Mrs. Anne Offen wife of B W Offen of Sunderland were held Friday at 11 a m at the Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Arlington The Rev Ronald Seely pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church Bennington officiated and gave committal prayers at Evergreen Cemetery Arlington
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Anne Offen
B.W. Offen
Sunderland
Hansonm Walbridge
Ronald Seely
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Bennington
Evergreen Cemetery
Emory R. Bouplon
Shaftsbury Hollow
Hansonm
Conn
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Frank Bouplon
White Creek
Brooklyn
Cohoes
N.Y
Burlington
Peter Stoppani 60 bakery operator dies after long illness
HOOSICK FALLS N Y Peter Stoppani 60 ran a Elm Street bakery from 1950 to 1962 died Friday at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge after a long illness He was born Sept 20 1903 in Bar winton Conn and was a member of the Foresters of America in Connecticut and Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks He retired in 1962 due to ill health He lived at 89 Church Street He survived by his wife Nellie Beauchamp a son William Pittsfield Mass a daughter Mrs Donald Bodak Hoosick Falls a brother Otto Torrington Conn two sisters Mrs Frank Verce Croton on Hudson N Y and Mrs Adele Scanio New York City two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral services are set for Monday at 9 am at Leo J Mahar Funeral Home Hoosick Falls and 9 30 am at the Church of the Immaculate Conception Burial will be in St Marys Cemetery Friends may call Saturday night and all day Sunday
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N. Y
Peter Stoppani
Elm Street
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Mr. Stoppani
Barwinton
Conn
Andrew Stoppani
Connecticut
Foresters of America
Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks
Pownal Native Completes Marine Recruit Training
Pownal VT native Floyd E Woodcock Jr son of Mr and Mrs Floyd E Woodcock Sr Route 1 Pownal graduated Thursday from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island SC The program covered drill bayonet physical fitness parades and other subjects He will report to Camp Lejeune NC for combat infantry training
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Parris Island
S.C
Floyd E. Woodcock Jr
Floyd E. Woodcock Sr
Route 1
Pownal
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Fleet Marine Force
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Pownals Honor Two Women At St Josephs College
Barbara Patterson daughter of Floyd Patterson of Pownal Center receives a degree from St Josephs College. Sandra Powell granddaughter of B L Powell Sr of North Pownal also receives a degree.
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St. Joseph’s College
Barbara Patterson
Floyd Patterson
Pownal Center
Sandra Powell
B. L. Powell Sr
North Pownal
West Arlington Woman, 90, Declines Fair Plans
Jennie McKee of West Arlington turns 90 with plans to celebrate at home rather than attend the World’s Fair. A lifelong resident since 1903, she stays busy with lamp shades, braiding rugs, sewing, and quilting, visiting neighbors, and helping family including her son Clifford and grandson in Appleton.
Blitzstein Program Set At Bennington College Tonight
The late Marc Blitzstein will be honored in a program of operatic and theatrical works at Bennington College at 8 30 p m tonight. Blitzstein who was John Golden playwright in residence at the college last year died in Martinique in January. No admission charge and the public is invited.
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North Bennington
Marc Blitzstein
Bennington College
Blitzstein
John Golden
Martinique
West Indies
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