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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1966

Page

8

Flying Farmers Welcome International Queen in New York Valley

The Vermont Flying Farmers honored International Flying Farmers Queen Ruth Wilson and husband Harry of Nottingham Pennsylvania on June 3 and 4 with a tour of Rutland marble industry. They flew into Bennington and attended a party at the Ed Kyer home in Eagle Bridge with multiple local couples. The Wilsons stayed overnight with the Moseleys before their departure to Pennsylvania to manage a large dairy farm and five children.

Buskirk N.Y Vermont Flying Farmers Ruth Wilson Harry Nottingham Rutland Bennington Wilsons Ed Kyer Eagle Bridge John Meerworth Joel Whittemore Leon Edgerton Dorset Bob Combs Wells Gerald Lathrop Greenwich Paul Moseley Kyers Moseleys Pennsylvania

Norshaft Arlington Little League house-to-house drive

Shaftsbury reportedly hosts a fund drive Monday evening at 6 by Norshaft Arlington Little League members in uniform to raise money for maintenance and equipment. Contributions may be mailed to Joseph Crossman on Cleveland Avenue. Hi-Hopes 4-H Dairy Club met June 3 with 16 members and five guests. next meeting set for July 1 at Susan Williams’s home.

Norshaft Arlington Little League Joseph Crossman Cleveland Avenue Hi-Hopes Dairy Club Wanda Lawrence Deborah Greene Alvan Lawrence Susan Williams

Williamstown Names Three Equity Members for 12th Season

Margaret Barker Joyce Ebert and William Hansen will return as Equity members of Williamstown Theatre for its 12th season opening July 1 with You Cant Take it With You directed by Nikos Psacharopoulos. Barker marks 38th year in professional theater and teaches Apprentice School with Hansen. Ebert has stage credits on Broadway Circle in the Square and Olney Theatre and earned an Obie and Derwent Award in 1964.

Williamstown Mass Margaret Barker Joyce Ebert William Hansen Equity Williamstown Theatre Nikos Psacharopoulos Barrets Wimpole Street The Orig Miss Barker Apprentice Paul Barstow Hansen Lincoln Center Repertory Company

Williams College Class of 196? heads to grad study abroad and across the U.S.

Of 285 graduates, 67 percent plan graduate study with top 10 including four to Oxford and Harvard and one each to Penn Med, Germany, and Time Inc. The next 10 split among Oxford, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, NYU Law, Pittsburgh Seminary, and U.S. Marines. Many enter law, medical, business, architecture or art, sciences, and other fields. Sixteen undecided graduates remain among the 285.

Williamstown Mass Williams College Oxford University England Harvard Penn Germany Time, Inc Oxford MIT Princeton NYU Law School Pittsburgh Seminary U.S. Marines Peace Corps

Manchester Still Shaftsburys Friendly Town Invites NYC Kids

Two week window for Manchester and other area hosts to invite a needy child from New York City to Vermont. Hosts specify child’s race sex and age five to twelve with invitation limits. Manchester touts 17 total invites while nearby towns count invites, highlighting local effort and regional comparison.

Shaftsbury New York City Bennington County Fred Stacy Luther Burbank Vermont Stacy Leon Conquest Walter Burnham Richard Cuddihy John Bogucki John Cramer James Lake Thomas Hurley Charles Lack Harold Smith Joseph Higgins Glen Hebert Donald Goodwin Victor Townsend Robert Goldston Manchester Bennington Arlington Hoosick Falls Wilmington Cambridge North Bennington Pownal

Saratoga Springs Art Fair Sets $800 in Prizes

The 11th Saratoga Springs Art Fair runs July 10 17 with total prizes of 800 dollars. First 300 second 200 third 100 and four 50 prizes. A panel of three judges will select about 60 works for indoor exhibit in Congress Park Casino. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce artists 16 plus from the U S may enter up to three works. Last year drew about 200 artists across modern painting to sculpture.

Saratoga Springs N.Y Congress Park

Manchester Teacher Attends NEA Parley in Miami

Mrs Edna T Wright Manchester Elementary social sciences teacher sails to Miami for NEA meetings over three days. She joins a June 21 workshop on ethics revisions, June 25 as delegate to National Department of Classroom Teachers, June 26 as Vermont Educational Association delegate at the NEA convention. She is Vermont president Classroom Teachers and helps with Opportunity for Responsibility booklet. Inquiries go to the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce.

Manchester Edna T. Wright Miami Fla National Education Association Wright The Education Association National Department of Classroom Teachers

East Arlington Airman Reaches Three Milestones

East Arlington Airman 1 C Edward Rice earns staff sergeant wings with the second highest mark in a 97 student class at Fort Benning. He and his wife Bonnie Beagan Rice welcome their fourth daughter, Michelle Elaine, as they live with four children in Kentucky where he serves at Camp Campbell. Rice is a seven year Air Force veteran with three years in Spain, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Rice of Sunderland. Diane Armani and her fiancé visited from New York City for the weekend.

East Arlington C. Edward Rice Parachute Training School Fort Benning Michelle Elaine Rice Arlington Memorial High School Air Force Spain Walter Rice Sunderland Bonnie Beagan Walter Crawford Kentucky Camp Campbell

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