Courage and craft fuel polio victim's thriving Putney business
Hugh Smead, paralyzed from the hips down, runs a home rear shop in Putney turning out over 1500 bird feeders and other wooden items. With wife Lauren he built a $12,000 annual output and plans to hire his first employee as orders grow.
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Hugh Smead
Putney
Kean
Smead
Lauren Smead
Vermont
Lauren
Westmoreland
N.H
Pacific
Korea
National Foundation
Vermont Rehabilitation Service
North Bennington students take tests on holiday
North Bennington High School observed a holiday while about 62 NBHS students volunteered to test. Twenty two juniors worked on the National Merit Scholarship qualifying tests, the first step in the ninth annual National Merit Scholarship program for four year scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
North Bennington High School
NBHS
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
NEHS
WSCS Dinner Fetes 37 Northshaft Lions in Shaftsbury
In Shaftsbury a WSCS ham dinner honored 37 Northshaft Lions Club members and two guests at the Methodist Church. New members include Robert Gibbs Lawrence Harrington Moe Harrington and John Alonzo. King Lion Bart Jenks led Advancement Night and noted last year’s projects such as street signs scholarships and trophies. The club approved a belt sander purchase for Red Brick School and discussed safety and beautification efforts for village sites.
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Shaftsbury
Norshaft Lion’s Club
WSCS
Lions
Carl Hess
Paul Warfield
Robert Gibbs
Lawrence
Moe) Harrington
John Alonzo
King Lion
Bart Jenks
North Bennington
North Bennington High School
Cy Bluto
Norshaft
Bennington
Manchester
Arlington
Bud Leamy
Larry Powers
Civic Improvement Committee
Arlington Student Makes Dean's List at Franklin and Marshall
Jerry H. Hill of Arlington earned placement on the Dean's list for the 1962 63 academic year at Franklin and Marshall College. Dean's list requires a 3.0 to 3.74 grade standing for honor status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Jerry H. Hill
D. Howard Hill
Arlington
Franklin and Marshall College
Bennington Banner Contact Details and AP Rights Note
The Bennington Banner published daily at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. It is a member of the Associated Press and AP material is exclusive for local news republication.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Vermont
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Weekend visits and a funeral in West Arlington area
Edith Edgerton hosted friends from East Greenbush while James Edgerton family hosted relatives. The Offens enjoyed a weekend in their Battenkill home and Pelhams traveled to New York City for a cousin's funeral. Anne Pelham joined from Brunswick for a Rutgers Chorus rehearsal.
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Edith Edgerton
West Arlington
James Edgertons
East Greenbush
N.Y
Raymond Clark
Spafford Lake
N.H
Roger Offen
New Britain, Conn
Battenkill
Eugene Pelham
New York City
Pelham
Anne
Brunswick, N.J
Douglass
Rutgers Chorus
Cambridge women to tour International Flower Show in NYC
Members of the Cambridge area branch of the Woman's National Farm and Garden Association will take a one day bus trip to the International Flower Show at the Coliseum in New York City on March 12. Local branch executives will hold a 4 p.m. board meeting at the Waverly Inn before joining for dinner. Mrs Hollis E Cornell serves as New York State division president and oversees bus arrangements.
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Cambridge Area
Woman’s National Farm and Garden Ass’n
Coliseum
New York City
New York State
Association
Waverly Inn
Hollis E. Cornell
N.Y
North Bennington couple home after 16 day Carnival Cruise
Edwin and wife from Hall Street and Frank Legacy and wife from School Street returned Monday from a 16 day Carnival Cruise on the SS United. They visited Nassau Curacao Martinique Trinidad and Cristobal including a Panama Canal glimpse and enjoyed calypso and steel bands during the pre Lent carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Austin
Hall St
Frank Legacy
School Street
United
Nassau
Bahamas
Virgin Islands
Curacao
Martinique
French West Indies
Napoleon
Josephine
Mt. Palei
Trinidad
Cristobal
Panama Canal
Shaftsbury Scout Mothers Plan Key Meeting
Shaftsbury Fran Stacy reports that Boy Scout Troop 31 Mothers Auxiliary will meet Monday at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Hazel MacDonald’s home. All mothers of scouts are urged to attend this important gathering.
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Boy Scout
Mothers’ Auxiliary
Hazel MacDonald
Mothers of Scouts
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Williamstown
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Williams College
Lamb
First National Stores
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Marge
Vermont Bank and Trust CO
Bellows Falls
Chester
Brattleboro
Rutland
Nan
Cynan
Ae Eas
Radius
U.S
Malsigh
Bennleigh
W.T. Grant CO
Antron
S-M-L
Bennington Rd
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West
Sandgate Trachie
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Margaret Aiken
Elizabeth Dwyer
Fran Stacy
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