Bennington launch 26th anniversary events featured
Last Thursday Feb 26 marked the 26th anniversary of the U S Bennington at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Bennington Museum archivists received the commandant s launch invitation and the ship s historic build and action record from 1942 to 1946 with details of Iwo Jima Okinawa and casualties. A local attorney seen on Town Meeting Day was cited for parking meter humor. Beatrice Gilman of 947 Gage St visited Tucson for La Fiesta de los Vaqueras parade with 200 000 spectators and a cast including Michael Landon John Wayne and Col Jim Sanders. Beauty pageant plans at Saratoga Harness include Miss Saratoga Harness 1970 with a March 10 judging session and a June 6 Can Am Pace finale. Featured also are Dione Lucas new York cooking center plans and past Bennington links to Orleans Pernel and local artists.
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U.S. Bennington
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Theodore N. Goddard
Robinson Avenue
Bennington Museum
U.S. Naval Shipyard
Bennington
New York
Pacific
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Tokyo
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Cyron Melvin Barber
Bremerton
Wash
Long Beach
Calif
Beatrice Gilman
Gage St
George
Tucson
Ariz
Michael Landon
Little Joe
Saratoga Harness Racing Inc
New York State
Warren Eves
Eves
Saratoga Harness
Dione Lucas
Diane Lucas
East 51St St
New York City
New York Times
Craig Claiborne
Claiborne
Marinade Guide for Lamb Rib and Shoulder Chops
A practical marinade method highlights lemon zest and juice with olive oil parsley garlic and herbs. Soak chops at least one hour in a plastic bag turn often then cook three minutes per side and serve with warmed marinade. Also suitable for beef stew short ribs flank steak and other cuts.
Miss Bodine and Muchmore Honored on BSD Retirement
Bennington School District directors honored Ruth Bodine and Margaret Muchmore for over 40 and 13 years respectively of service to local children. Bodine retires as principal of Bennington Elementary, Muchmore as a Grade 2 teacher. The resolutions praised their dedication, impact on education, and wished them a happy retirement.
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Bennington
Richard Sleeman
BSD
Ruth Bodine
Bodine
Margaret R. Muchmore
Vermont
Muchmore
School Lunches Week Menu and City Hall Janitors Complaint
A rundown of weekly school lunches lists varied meals from Monday through Friday with soups, meats, vegetables, breads, fruits, and milk daily noted. The Philadelphia report adds that janitors say broom horsehair is scarce as procurement cites a shortage of horses for brooms, making cleanups harder at City Hall.
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Philadelphia
UPI
City Hall
Civil War Widows on VA Rolls See Pension Aid Eligibility
The Veterans Administration finished interviews with about 450 Civil War widows to determine eligibility for an extra $50 monthly pension for aid and attendance. Of those interviewed, 437 widows now receive the allowance, up from 110 before the interview. The article notes long-running pensions for Union and Confederate veterans and lists ages and dates marking the end of the veteran era.
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White River Jct
Veterans Administration
United States
Lincoln
South
Reading Council To Hear Hunt in Vermont Meeting
Woodstock hosts the Vermont Council on Reading annual spring meeting on Saturday March 14 at Woodstock Elementary School and Woodstock Inn. Charles E. Jacobs of Lyndon State College Education Dept announces the event open to all educators. Main speaker is Dr. Lyman C. Hunt Jr. legislator and former Burlington superintendent.
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Woodstock
Vermont Council On Reading
Woodstock Inn
Charles E. Jacobs
Lyndon State College
Education Department
Lyman C. Hunt Jr
Burlington
Courgettes aux Tomatoes Picnic Dish at UMass Concert
A Brattleboro observer recalls a picnic dinner during a trip to Bowker Auditorium in Amherst to hear the Guarneri Quartet at UMass. The author details travel irony, radio connections to the community, and a recipe for courgettes aux tomates as a simple, light dish to enjoy before or after the concert.
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WFCR
Five College Radio
Amherst
Smith’s Sage
Green Street
Newman Hall
Putney
Brattleboro
Steven
Umass
University of Massachusetts
Bowker Auditorium
BPW To Hear Trust Officer In Bennington March 11
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Bennington will hear Burton W. Potter senior trust officer of Vermont Bank & Trust Co. speak on Utilizing Your Assets next Wednesday March 11 at 7 30 p.m. The non dinner meeting will be in the bank conference room. Arranged by Caroline A. Pierce and Roberta Haynes. For attendance or membership contact Ethel Gerow or Dorothy Gaye. BPW seeks women in business and professions to elevate standards and expand opportunities.
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Bill Cosby
RPI
Troy
N.Y
Roberta Flack
Business and Professional Women’s Club of
Bennington
Burton W. Potter
The
Vermont Bank & Trust Co
Potter’s Bank
Caroline A. Pierce
Roberta Haynes
Finance Committee
BPW
Ethel Gerow
Dorothy Gaye
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Reuben Levin
Lage
Jeannie Eves
I. Magnin’s
California
Marie Whitford
Saratogian
Kay Taylor
Saratoga Springs
Vermont Sunday News
Gordon
Joyce) Hurley
Manchester
Champlain Academy of Ballet
Burlington Memorial Auditorium
Hurley
Rober Ce
Berkshire
Green Lady
Kate
Dresden
Dacron
Roberts
RST Agricultural Mac
Berkshire Plaza
North Adams, Mass
Marion S. Harris
UVM
Miss Bodine
North Bennington
Arlington
Mount Anthony and Benn. Elementary
Frankfurt
Walter W. Williams
Houston
Albert Woolson
Duluth
Minn
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Main St
Reading Council
Candle Mill
Frank Boyden Gymnasium
Vermont National
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Vermont National Gan
Canal Street
Bellows Falls
Chester
Jamaica
Ludlow
Newfane
Proctoreville
Springfield
Wilmington
Windsor
Federworstner Federal Reserve System
Oran
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