Williams College to honor King of Thailand at 178th commencement
Williams College plans Sunday commencement outdoor at Mission Park for 274 seniors with an honorary degree to King Bhumibol Adulyadej and six others. President John E. Sawyer will award the degrees as John W. Gardner voices the baccalaureate sermon and Charles L. Ross, Manhasset, leads as valedictorian among honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Thailand
King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Williams
John E. Sawyer
Queen Sirikit
Mount Hope Farm
Prentice Estate
King Bhumibol
John W. Gardner
U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Thompson Memorial Chapel
John W. Chandler
Charles L. Ross
Manhasset
N.Y
Local Notes From Peru and Landgrove Circulate Family News
Mrs Roy Norse has returned from Bennington hospital and is recuperating well. Mrs S R Ogden Jr of Landgrove returned home Friday with newborn son John Stewart born May 27 at Springfield Hospital. Peter Bradford a Yale Law School student stayed at his family home to fish the Battenkill. Daulton Mann Jr graduated Vermont Academy and will enter the UVM freshman class next fall. Mr and Mrs Fontaine Martin of Darien Connecticut spent last weekend at their Landgrove home after a family wedding in New Orleans and their son Ted’s graduation from Tulane University Law School.
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Roy Norse
Bennington Hospital
S.R. Ogden Jr
Landgrove
John Stewart
Springfield Hospital
John
Peter Bradford
Yale Law School
Daulton Mann Jr
Vermont Academy
UVM
Fontaine Martin
Darien
Atty Gen Oakes Addresses Sheriffs Meeting
Bennington County sheriffs meet for dinner at Heartwellville Lodge where Atty Gen James Oakes praises local law enforcement and calls for statewide police cooperation. He backs education for officers as part of a broader program. The Sheriffs Association plans a June 25 clam bake to support the uniform and radio fund and discusses a possible September Bennington air show.
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Readsboro
Bennington County
Uniform and Radio Fund
Bennington
Work of Dorset Artist Returns Home Portrait Now in SVAC Collection
Dorset engraver Lorenzo J. Hatch designed Chinese bank notes and stamps after leading the Imperial Chinese Bureau of Engraving. His portrait of Mrs. William C. Hatch, painted in 1906, joins the Southern Vermont Art Center collection via donors Hopkins of Hopkinton, NH. The portrait is on view daily 10 to 5, Sunday 1 to 5, with July 3 and Labor Day as exceptions.
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Dorset
Imperial China
SVAC
Manchester
William C. Hatch
Lorenzo J. Hatch
Abraham Lincoln
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington, D.C
American Bank Note Company of
New York
Hatch
Chinese Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Pekin
Smithsonian Institution
Art Center
Southern Vermont Art Center
R.O D. Hopkins
Hopkinton
N.H
Retired Concord-Carlisle educator honored at Maynard dinner
A testimonial dinner at the Powder Mill Restaurant in Maynard Mass on June 1 honored W Warren Slater for his retirement from education. Slater taught at Concord-Carlisle Central High School and served as Arlington schools principal 1936 1942. He is the father of Lyle H Salter of East Arlington.
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Powder Mill
Maynard
Mass
W. Warren Slater
Salter
Concord-Carlisle
Concord
Arlington Schools
Lyle H. Salter
East Arlington
Arlington Girl Scouts
Fisher School
Hoosick Falls youths win Hudson Valley awards
Two area students were honored at Class Day at Hudson Valley Community College. Theodore Rice of Four Winds Farm Eagle Bridge won the Larry Jones Memorial Award for scholastic achievement in automotive technology by a first year student. James Pratt of Hoosick Falls received the Troy Television Award for the most deserving electrical student from Rensselaer County.
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Hudson Valley Community College
Theodore. Rice
Four Winds Farm
Eagle Bridge
Larry Jones
Dent
James Pratt
R.D. 1
Hoosick Falls
Troy Television
Rensselaer County
Walloomsac Woman Rita Wolfe Undergoes Surgery
Rita Wolfe of Walloomsac underwent surgery at Putnam Memorial Hospital last week, with details limited in the brief note.
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Rita Wolfe
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Battenkill Farm's Young Gardeners Aim for College Funds
West Arlington sisters Sheree Vaughn, 12, and Sylvia Vaughn, 8, run a Battenkill Farm stand from June to November selling vegetables, flowers, and butternuts. They plan to use proceeds for college, expanding rows and operations as they grow. Their father Millard Vaughn guides planting and seeds while they handle daily tasks, customer service, and earnings.
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Sylvia
Sheree Vaughn
Arlington Market
Otis
West Arlington
Sheree
AMHS
Battenkill
Millard Vaughn
Vaughn
Mystery Ride Planned by Taconic Grange June 27
Taconic Grange members and families are invited to a June 27 Mystery Ride. During the evening business meeting Master Theresa Wood will light the centennial candle and the charter will be draped for the late Bur ton Cross by Mrs Lenora Longtin and Ceres Viola Myers.
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Taconic Grange
Theresa Wood
Burton Cross
Lenora Longtin
Ceres
Viola Myers
Cross
Wood
Kennedy Ludlams Welcome Guests From Virginia Maryland
The Kennedy Ludlams arrive at their West Arlington home on the Battenkill from Virginia with guests Miss Chris Day of Maryland and Neal Welsh of Virginia. Welsh studies to be a doctor of veterinary medicine.
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Kennedy Ludlams
the Battenkill
Virginia
Chris Day
Maryland
Neal Welsh
Welsh
Shaftsbury Community News and Meeting Notices
Shaftsbury Fish and Game Club meets Monday at 7 30 p m at the old firehouse East Street. Mrs Kenneth Thomson visits Portland two weeks. North Bennington alumni banquet June 17 at Mt Anthony Country Club with 6 30 p m social and dinner. reservations urged. Mrs Dewey Bronson convalescing after hospital stay. Sycamore Lane sees two more troopers buy homes, others relocate as residents move. Baseball meeting for Interstate league Monday at Welling Field 6 p m age 12 to 15. Norshaft Lions sponsor. first game June 26 vs Kiwanis Hoosick Falls. Children s Aid Drive urges gifts before forgetfulness. no solicitors this year.
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Shaftsbury Fish and Game Club
East Street
Kenneth Thomson
Portland
Ore
North Bennington High School
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Dewey Bronson
Church Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Sycamore Lane
James Elrick
Charles Kittner
Bennington
Thomas Marcotte
Alice Walker
Mary
West View Place
Joseph Crossman
Robert van Ness
Middlebury
Interstate Baseball League
Welling Field
Shaftsbury
North Bennington
Norshaft Lions
Kiwanis
Hoosick Falls
Arthur Jones
Vermont Children’s Aid Society
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Mission Park
Chapin Hall
Center For Development Economics
George F. Tuthill
Williston
David C. Rikert
Ralph Townsend
Sawyer
Society of Alumni
Alumni
Bhumibol
Peru
Alice Dibble
Atty. Gen
Oakes
Arlington
Helene Thompson
Martha Canfield
Nizer
Catskill Mountain House
van Zandt
U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Berry
Bobby Jones
Jones
Lockridge
Edith Beaumont
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
Aira Too
Pate
Burt Bros
Peaceful Valley
Pownal Center, VI
Battenkill Farm
Grange News
Main ST. Bennington
Fran Stacy
Hamilton
William Overlock Watchmaker & Jeweler
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