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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1970

Page

7

Rita Moreno to Star in Williamstown Opener

Rita Moreno joins Williamstown Theatre for its 16th season opening farce The Magistrate running July 2 11 as Charlotte. The Oscar winner joins a company with Obie and Tony winners while highlights from Moreno's career include West Side Story Gantry and She Loves Me with career notes spanning stage and screen.

Williamstown Mass Rita Moreno Miss Moreno Charlotte Olympia Dukakis Frank Langella Joyce Ebert Peter Hunt Ken Howard Tennessee Williams Rose Tatoo Chicago Ivanhoe Theatre Helen Hayes Sarah Siddons Alan Arkin Robert Shaw Gantry Hollywood Louis B. Mayer MGM

Field Day Planned by Hoosick Falls Rescue Squad

Hoosick Falls New York hosts a field day on Saturday July 11 at the town athletic field. Parade at 2 pm leads to games for all ages including 3 legged races tug of war water fight and pie eating contest. An auction features furniture and a gas stove. Rides games and refreshments abound and a 8 pm dance with McInerney's Band closes the event. Admission is free and no collections will be taken.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Town of Hoosick Weir- Reynolds McInerney

SVA Will Open Music Season With Vermont Symphony

The Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester opens its 1970 music season on Sunday July 5 at 830 pm with the Vermont State Symphony conducted by Alan Carter and horn soloist John Serkin. The program includes Stires Song and Dance for Orchestra Mozart Horn Concerto K447 and Tchaikovsky Pathetique. Tickets range 2.50 to 20 with all seats reserved. box office 802-362-1405.

SVA Vermont Symphony Manchester The Southern Vermont Art Center Vermont State Symphony Alan Carter John Serkin Ernest Stires Stires Mozart Vermont Lake George Opera Quartet Brattleboro Music Center Cambridge Brass Quartet Boston Trio

Manchester Post 38 American Legion Installs Officers

The Manchester Post 38 American Legion held its annual meeting at the American Legion Home in Manchester Depot. Officers elected include Niles Carlson as commander Theodore Maher first vice commander Harold Waters second vice commander Clarence Roberts adjutant Edward Farnum finance officer Harold Benson sergeant at arms Percy Moffitt chaplain and Edgar Ned Bryant service officer. They were installed by Mrs. Connie Blake Vermont department commander. Delegates elected to the Vermont department convention at Bennington July 17 and 18 are Niles Carlson Clarence Roberts Harold Benson Edward Farnum Theodore Maher and Edgar Bryant with alternates Harold Waters Rutherford Vanveghten Percy Moffitt William Johnson and John Farnum. Grandfather Tom Willis Spanish American War veteran marked his 89th birthday with about 100 relatives and friends at his daughter Mrs Herbert Bell's home in Manchester. Willis, a former Arlington resident, says it remains his home and his family totals 128 including children grandchildren and great grandchildren and their spouses.

Manchester American Legion American Legion Home Niles Carlson Theodore Maher Harold Waters Clarence Roberts Edward Farnum Harold Benson Percy Moffitt Edgar Ned Bryant Connie Blake Bennington County Vermont Department Bennington Edgar Bryant Tom” Willis Herbert Bell Willis Arlington

Sculpture Sold To Sec Rogers by Vermont Sculptor

Sculptor Jame B. Armstrong sold a marble marten sculpture to Secretary of State William P. Rogers after he viewed a photograph in The Banner. The piece is part of Armstrong's Bennington Museum courtyard exhibit, and Rogers previously acquired a tear shaped Vermont marble abstract titled Tao seen in photos.

Manchester Jame B. Armstrong William P. Rogers Washington, D.C Rogers Tyler Resch Vermont

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