Route 7 poll results show strong support for completion
Towns Shaftsbury Arlington Sunderland and Manchester report 1320 yes 545 no on a four lane Route 7. Question 3 sees 383 yes 1067 no to stop. Question 4 favors widening present Route 7 with bypasses 1070 yes 710 no. Burr and Burton Seminary class votes 7 1 against four lane and 5 3 to stop Route 7. Hearing on education funding floor set tonight at 7:30 in Statehouse room 11.
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Shaftsbury
Arlington
Sunderland
Manchester
Bennington
Burr and
Burton Seminary
Richard C. Overton
Statehouse
Bennington County
Lincoln's office on a tall silk hat story
A Springfield lawyer met Abraham Lincoln who offered on the spot advice. Lincoln opened his silk hat as an improvised office filled with papers, sorting them patiently to explain the case. The young man later recalled Lincoln's enduring humility and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Edwards
Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
Theatre benefit for Big House in Bennington MAUHS Auditorium
The Boston Mime Theatre performs a two part benefit show at MAUHS Auditorium on Saturday at 7 pm with a intermission coffee and baked goods by the Leo Club of Bennington. Proceeds aid the Park McCullough House Association supporting expanded programs and community use. Tickets are $3 for adults and $1.50 for students, with a $25 option for two tickets and dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mauhs
Leo Club of
Bennington
Leos
Heart Fund
Judy Johnson
Bill Joppich
Sharon Otto
Park- McCullough House Association
Powers Market
Potter’s Yard
College
Ed Levin’s
Minerva Books
Big House
Mansion sponsors workshops to abate spring fever
The Park-McCullough House hosts three spring skills courses. Joanne Mattera teaches off loom weaving on three Saturdays starting March 15, Paul Wigger offers eight week photo silkscreen printing beginning March 29, and Mildred Millington leads six Tuesday rug booking sessions starting April 1. Fees range from 18 to 35 dollars plus materials. Call 442-2747 to enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park-McCullough House
Joanne Mattera
Paul Wigger
Mildred Millington
Ms. Matters
Big House
Ethan Allen Community College
Saratoga Arts
Unitarian Church
Albany
Green Mountain Weavers Guild
Diet for A Small Planet Becomes Film With Community Talk
Friends Quakers present the film Diet for a Small Planet at Second Congregational Church Bennington on March 17 at 7 30 p m. Ed Lazar peace education secretary for the American Friends Service Committee New England Office will lead a short talk after the screening followed by a discussion Lazar, trained in public health nutrition, notes a decentralist approach to the world food crisis stressing self sufficiency and interdependence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends
Second Congregational Church
Bennington
Ed Lazar
New England
American Friends Service Committee
Lazar
India
Solar plants may be 25 years away
ERDA head Dr. Robert C. Seamans said commercial sun powered electric generating plants may be at least 25 years away. He noted a great deal of work remains to bring in a power station based on solar energy as ERDA chief spoke to reporters at a National Press event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
New Energy Research and Development Administration
Robert C. Seamans
ERDA
Bennington Thrift Shop Hosts Weekend Sale Items
Thrift shop features convertible baby carriage and stroller, baby dressing table, spring clothes and a collection of stuffed animals. Also notes on energy costs and solar research with emphasis on ongoing multi approach development beyond nuclear energy.
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Bennington Thrift Shop
Obituaries for Ruth Sprague and Thomas Hoag in Bennington area
Obituary notices honor Ruth Walk Sprague 81 of Williamstown Mass widow of Frank D Esmonde Sprague and formerly of Bennington. Funeral 11 30 a m Wednesday at St John s Episcopal Williamstown with burial in Westlawn Cemetery. Also memorial service for Thomas Wood Hoag 73 of Dorchester Mass and Boothbay Maine retired Boston municipal court justice. He leaves widow Marion W Walker and children and was active in Republican politics SAR and Coast Guard reserve. Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 1332 plans a corned beef and cabbage supper and dance this weekend.
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Ruth Walk Sprague
Bulkley Street
Williamstown
Mass
Frank D’esmonde Sprague
Bennington
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Douglas A. Burgoyne
Westlawn Cemetery
Chicago
Ill
James
Nellie A. Walk
Dewey Street
Old First Church of
Robert C. Sprague
The
Sprague Electric Co
North Adams
Thomas W. Hoag
Thomas Wood Hoag
Dorchester
Booth Bay
Maine
Boston Municipal Court
Oliver Hoag
North Bennington
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Prudential Insurance Co
Roxbury Latin School
Harvard
Northeastern Law School
Republican City Committee of
Hoag
Sons of the American Revolution
Massachusetts
SAR
First
St. John’s Lodge
F&am
Coast Guard
VFW Post 1332
Czech Turbines For Rio Turbio Plant In Argentina
The Argentine Trade Secretariat signed an agreement to buy two 600 kilowatt turbines from Czechoslovakia for nine million dollars. The turbines will be installed at the Rio Turbio hydroelectric plant in Buenos Aires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Rio Turbio
Rotary hears report on downtown living plans
Rotary chair Jay Zwynenburg reviewed progress on the Downtown Living Program after surveys of buildings parking traffic and pedestrian use plus 200 shopper interviews by the Junior Women Voters. Grants of 10000 and 5000 support downtown improvements with local matches and in kind donations from the Bennington Regional Planning Office and the Bicentennial Committee. A mini park on the Ruskin property was proposed with seats a drinking fountain trees and possible statue to serve shoppers on Main Street, with potential for a larger future park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Zwynenburg
Rotary
Bennington
AIA
New England
New York
Tim Smith
Ruskin
Pay Off the Mortgage Worth It or Not
The article weighs whether lump sum mortgage payoff makes sense financially and psychologically. It argues that paying off early offers little net gain, suggesting investing instead in insured high return time deposits and keeping the mortgage. Tax deduction benefits from mortgage interest are noted, with Hoisington Realty as a local broker in Bennington and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoisington Realty
Southwestern Vermont Board of Realtors
Bennington
Engagements announced in Pownal and Bennington areas
Mr and Mrs George Andrews of Pownal Center announce the engagement of their daughter Karen Jean to Bill Nichols son of Mr and Mrs Bernie Nichols of Pownal The couple plan a May 10 wedding Karen Jean graduates from Mt Anthony Union High School this year Bonnie Lee Lampron daughter of Mr and Mrs Marvin Lampron of Bennington to Richard Paul Barber son of Mrs Pauline Barber and Raymond Barber of Jefferson Avenue Miss Lampron is a Mt Anthony Union High School junior The fiance is in the Army assigned to Germany No wedding date has been set
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Pownal Center
George Andrews
Karen Jean
Bill Nichols
Bernie Nichols
Pownal
Marvin Lampron
Prospect Street
Bennington
Bonnie Lee
Richard Paul Barber
Pauline Barber
North Branch Street
Raymond Barber
Jefferson Avenue
Miss Lampron
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Germany
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Young Abe Lincoln
Office
Christian Science Publishing Society
Kate, Melodie
Trent Arterberry
Mansion
Wigger
St. Louis Artists Guild
Missouri Council On the Arts
Webster College
Washington University
Missouri
Rats Hole
University of Iowa
Salem's Super A.L Beef
Hamburg
Ony
Wilson
Franksony
Fairdale Farms
SALEM
Canton
Aed
Lée
Frank D’e. Sprague
Czech Turbines
AskUs
Miss Andrews
Mt. Anthony
Lampron
Karen Jean Andrews
Andrews-Nichols
Bonnie Lee Lampron
Nichols
Lappel
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