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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1964

Page

5

Retired Persons Group Meeting In Bennington

The Southern Vermont Chapter of AARP will meet Thursday March 12 at 2 p.m. in the Bennington Free Library social room. Ernest Giddings, Washington legislative representative, will present a periodic report on Congress and a Senate Finance Committee bill section.

Southern Vermont American Association of Retired Persons AARP Bennington Free Library Congress Ernest Giddings Washington Senate Finance Committee

Hoff Fights Cutback In Development

MONTPELIER AP Governor Hoff condemned the House Appropriations Committee for recommending a cut in his industrial development appropriation from 60 000 to 30 000 saying experts were consulted before the budget submission He urged support for restoring the request also opposing reductions in Tax Department and Interdepartmental Council on Aging funding The story notes Hoff’s plan to persuade lawmakers to back his original proposals and mentions AARP activities and Vermont chapter efforts toward older citizens.

Hoff Tax Department Council On Aging House

Groups Celebrate Girl Scout Week at Sacred Heart Parish

Girl Scouts and Brownies of Sacred Heart parish opened national Girl Scout Week with an 8:30 a.m. Mass and Holy Communion. An investiture ceremony for new scouts followed at 2 p.m. officiated by Rev. Joseph Wiseman. Later, Bennington Catholic High School hosted the annual mother and daughter scout banquet with about 250 attendees.

Girl Scouts Brownies Sacred Heart Parish Joseph Wiseman Bennington Catholic High School Father Wiseman Charles Thompson Bruce LaVigne James Mernowicz Bennington Raymond P. Betit John

Eagles to Hold Initiation Meet in Bennington Aerie

Max Schroeder of Dover New Jersey will address Bennington Aerie members tonight for a class initiation. Schroeder is a former regional president and national chairman of the Grand Aerie Brotherhood committee. Parish troops participated with decorating, skits, and birthday wishes for Fr. Wiseman.

Max Schroeder Dover N.J Order of Eagles Bennington Aerie Edward Bowmaker The Aerie Schroeder Grand Aerie Brotherhood Eagles New Jersey State Aerie State Aerie’s Board of Grand Trustees Lucy Thibodeau Alice Bailey Barbara Lauzon Lorraine Petras Alma Cole Kathleen Betit Mary King Ann Lundergan

General Billado Named To Policy Group

The Adjutant General of Vermont Major General Francis Billado was notified by Secretary of the Army Stephen Ailes of his appointment as an alternate member of the General Staff Committee on Army National Guard Policy for three years starting March 1 1964. He will represent the First Army Area New York and all New England states at meetings in Washington DC in the absence of the principal member. The committee meets to discuss policy affecting the entire United States Army National Guard.

AARP Sen. Ribicoff Senate Fogarty All America Wants To Know Guy Harmon Ethel Percy Andrus National Retired Teachers Association American Association of Retired Persons Vermont Southern Vermont Aarp Francis Billado Army Stephen Ailes General Staff Committee Army National Guard Billado First Army New York New England Washington, D.C United States Army National Guard

New Director Named To Coolidge Fund

Mrs. T. D. Macmillan will become director of the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation April 1. She has long experience with the Rockefeller Foundation and Harvard Medical School and is now researching capital funds for Boston’s Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She will move from Boston to Woodstock to run the office. The foundation, part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, lists officers Wallace Schinoski Howard Armstrong George Amidon and a board including John Coolidge and several former Vermont governors.

Capital Fund Children’s Hospital Medical Center Boston Davis Woodstock Calvin Coolidge Foundation National Trust For Historic Preservation Colonial Williamsburg Georgetown D.C Providence R.L Charleston S.C Woodrow Wilson House The Coolidge Foundation Wallace Schinoski Ludlow Howard E. Armstrong Montpelier George H. Amidon John Coolidge Farmington Burlington Ralph A. Foote Middlebury Franklin R. Billings Jr Jean W. Simpson E. Craftsbury Frederick N. Cook Shrewsbury

Benhi Homemakers Host Fourth Faculty Tea

Benhi High School's Future Homemakers of America held their fourth faculty tea in the home economics room on Friday. Ann Arnold chaired with her mother Margaret Arnold guiding committees. decorations featured pinks with a pink begonia centerpiece. FHA members prepared snacks and served coffee and tea to welcome new faculty members and provide a relaxing post school gathering.

Bennington High School Homemakers of America Ann Arnold Margaret Arnold FHA Benhi

Vermont panel rejects Sunday beer and wine sales

The Vermont House voted 118 to 86 to block Sunday sales of beer and wines from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. as part of a revenue reform measure led by Rep. Anthony B. Farrell. The broader sales tax plan was dropped, with Sunday sales alone projected to raise about $98,000 yearly. In Cairo, Phillips Talbot carried a message from President Johnson to Nasser with no details released.

Montpelier Vermont Anthony B. Farrell Norwich Cairo Phillips Talbot U.S Near East Gamal Abdel Nasser Johnson

Super Quiz Tests Benhi Math Whizzes

Thirty seven math students at Benhi participated in a math contest on Thursday March 5 sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America and Society of Actuaries. Results show Jay Crozier Mark Donavan Alan Moskovitz and Robert Walker top finishers with unofficial scores pending national verification. Elyria Ohio AP Lorain County treasurer J Grant Keys long served as Elyria mayor and Ohio highway safety director is married to Mary and they are parents of seven sons and four daughters.

Benhi The Mathematical Association of America and Society of Actuaries Jay Crozier Mark Donavan Alan Moskovitz Robert Walker Elyria, Ohio Lorain County J. Grant Keys Elyria Ohio Department of Highway Safety Keys Mary

Weekend Car Accidents Reported by Bennington Village Police

Police report several weekend collisions with no injuries. Samuel Cameron and Lee Rhodes collided on Main Street Saturday afternoon. George Antonio struck Walter Schaffer’s car while turning onto Main Street. Lewis Creamer rear ended Edward Kenney on South Street Sunday. Mary Gibbons and Richard Weeden sideswiped on Main and Ben Mont. Dr A J Moskovitz and John DesLaurier collided at Main and Safford Saturday night.

Bennington Village Samuel B. Cameron Ben Mont Ave Lee Rhodes Williamstown Mass Main Street Rhodes George Antonio White Chapel Road Walter S. Schaffer Plainview N.Y Ruskin Lewis S. Creamer Lanesboro Edward Kenney Corton South Street Creamer Kenney Mary E. Gibbons Buskirk Ben Mont Avenue Richard F. Weeden Johnsonville Weeden A. J. Moskovitz 111 Elm St John L. DesLaurier Safford Street Dr. Moskovitz Main Safford

Judge Fienberg Named Chairman

Eugene V. Clark announced Judge George M. Fienberg as Bennington County Law Day Chairman. May 1 was proclaimed Law Day a time to celebrate freedom under law, an observance sponsored annually by the American Bar Association.

Eugene V. Clark Bennington County Bar Association George M. Fienberg Bennington County Johnson U.S.A American Bar Association

Vermont Headmasters Name Full-Time Director

The Vermont Headmasters Association appoints Robert F. Pierce Jr. of Northfield as full-time executive secretary-treasurer, to begin July 1, 1964. He has served as part-time secretary-treasurer since 1959 and previously held principal positions at Hardwick Academy and Northfield High School.

The Vermont Headmasters’ Association Robert F. Pierce Jr Northfield Association Pierce Hardwick Academy Northfield High School Lyndonville Lyndon Institute Norwich University Syracuse University Robert III Linell Headmasters’ Group

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