Mardi Gras Awe and Guard Legends Across New England
Julia and John Maxmillian of Pownal toured New Orleans March 5 and described Mardi Gras as stupendous with floats outstanding. Maj. Leon H. Boyd recalls Vermont National Guard origins and St Patrick’s memory. Eleanor Powell headlines Storrowton Music Fair opening June 4 with famed tap routines. A Boston Symphony rebroadcast on WAMC features de Carvalho with Webern and Tchaikovsky. Flower Show at Wonderland Park runs March 17–25 with Gardens Around the World exhibits and Brownell Pillar roses.
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Julia
John Maxmillian
Pownal
New Orleans
Leon H. Boyd
Branch Street
Vermont National Guard
Boyd
New State Armory
172Nd Inf
86Th Inf
St. Patrick’s Day
Eleanor Powell
Las Vegas
Nev
Wally Beach
Miss Powell
Springfield
Mass
Bennington
Big Top
Storrowton
West Sprinfield
Beach
Peter Lind Hayes
Mary Healy
Robert Cummings
Dorothy Collins
Howard Keel
Phyllis McGuire
Tom Bosley
tain +H Horse club
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Eleazar de Carvalho
WAMC
Albany Medical College
Anton Webern
Iberia
Albeniz
Tchaikovsky
Mr. de Carvalho
Boston Symphony
Boston
Brazil
Tanglewood
Berkshire Music Center
Charles Munch
Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer
Prokofieff
Irving Fine
Schumann
Wonderland Park
Revere
Woman’s Exhibitions Committee
Italy
England
Guatemala
France
U.S.S.R
Japan
Sweden
East Africa
Germany
Spain
The
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Air Mail Letter Arrives Nine Years Late In Gardner
Richard Mahoney, then en route to Korea, sent a letter to his wife from Tacoma by air mail. It arrived in Gardner nine years later after the Washington Post Office building was torn down and a renovation crew found the letter at the bottom of a mail sack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
Mass
Korea
Richard Mahoney
Tacoma
Wash
Washington Post Office
Solid Satisfaction Holdovers Preserve Fresh Apples
New York and New England McIntosh apples stored in controlled atmosphere rooms by Harwood Orchards pioneer Paul W Bohne. England origin and Cornell University perfected method reduce oxygen so fruit stays crisp, firm, and fresh through spring and early summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McIntosh
New York
New England
Paul W. Bohne
Harwood Orchards
England
Cornell University
VEW Units Plan Officer Installations
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1332 and Auxiliary announce officer installations on Sunday April 1. Auxiliary ceremonies at 1 p.m. in VFW rooms on North Street. post installation at 2 p.m. in the State Armory. Wayne Loyd to receive a long overdue Purple Heart. lists of new officers for both groups and a following buffet at the club rooms. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
North Street
State Armory
Wayland Loyd
Louis Ross
Walter Jansen
Francis Gallett
Orwin Coonz
Glen Hebert
Ralph Merrow
Harold Dean
Cassimir Rogalski
Sylvia Cassano
GBA Nominates 11 Seek Exec Post for Bennington Group
The Greater Bennington Association lists eleven applicants for its executive director job. Local candidates and two from out of state are also under consideration as Breard H Hawks leads interviews. The committee includes Dean Hanson J Phillip Hall Maurice Douglass and Kenneth R Clayton as they search to replace Paul J Short who resigned to take a similar post in DuBois Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Bennington Association
GBA
Breard H. Hawks
Vermont Development Commission
Hawks
Paul J. Short
DuBois, Pa
Dean Hanson
J. Phillip Hall
Maurice Douglass
Kenneth R. Clayton
Seven Year Itch to Play Bennington High Auditorium
Sarra Ferman Community Theatre will stage The Seven Year Itch on March 23 and 24 at 8 15 p m in the Bennington High School Auditorium. Director Bill Holland announces cast changes with Fritz Huchting withdrawing and Edith Turner joining as advisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington High School
Sarra Ferman Community Theatre
Bill Holland
Fritz Huchting
Edith Turner
Philip S. McKenna
South Stream Road
Doctor Brubaker
Elaine Witten
Mary Dee Crowe
Richard Sherman
Sandy Ferman
Helen Jane Lawson
Rickey Ardith Lawson
Miss Morris Ginny Senecal
Bennington Area Brochures Distributed By GBA Office
Over the past year, the Bennington region promotion office mailed 110000 brochures and folders. Harold E. Gordon reports distributions include Four Seasons 20000 Molly Stark Trail 10000 Fall Foliage 10000 Bennington County 20000 and 10000 overnight lists.
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Bennington
GBA
Harold E. Gordon
Merchants Bureau
South Street
Molly Stark
Brattleboro
Bennington County
Gordon
Cast Girls Invite Night Time Dress Rehearsal
The article lists Elaine Williams Cindy Williams Jessie Nagel and others for a dress rehearsal scheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m. Coffee and refreshments will follow after each performance and the audience is invited to meet the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Cindy Williams
Jessie Nagel
Ben Kramer
Richard
Gary Harbour
Dr. Brubaker
Phil McKenna
Tom McKenzie
Richard Nagel
Long Range Growth Plan Proposed for Putnam Hospital
Ellerbe and Co. presented a 40 plus page long range plan for Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital at St. Paul. The report covers population trends, staffing needs, facility shifts, kitchen relocation, parking and drive widening, plus possible south side health complex and future bed expansion options. The plan awaits hospital board approval and further reconsideration of several points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital
Ellerbe and Co
St. Paul, Minn
Mayo Clinic
Rutland
Hanover
N.H
Framingham
Mass
Amsterdam
N.Y
Robert D. Stout
Executive Board of Corporators
Merchants Debate Washington Birthday Promotions in Bennington
Greater Bennington Association Merchants Bureau members reviewed out of town Washingtons Birthday ads from Manchester to Pittsfield and discussed enhancing displays and a design show. Promoters noted low meeting turnout and variable participation with 33 merchants in this month's promotion, while Pittsfield praised its early year results with a Car dealer selling 38 cars in one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Bennington
Greater Bennington Association
Merchants’ Bureau
Maurice Gropman
Manchester
Arlington
Wilmington
Hoosick Falls
Tri-City
North Adams
Pittsfield
Mass
Gropman
Grover
Jake) Williams
Sammy Vincent
Washington
J. Philip Hall
Hall
GBA
Senate Amends DC Death Law to allow jury choice
Washington AP The Senate passed a bill removing mandatory death sentences for first degree murder in the District of Columbia. Jurors would decide between death and life imprisonment as the penalty for first degree murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
District of Columbia
Adams Theatre Seeks Actresses From This Area
Adams Theatre in Williamstown seeks local actresses for Romeo and Juliet after cancelling The Merchant of Venice. Tryouts Sunday 2 5 pm and Mon Tue 7 10 pm on stage. female roles from Bennington Williams town North Adams area. Rehearsals begin April 9. performances May 11 12 17 18 19. Call GL-8-3023 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Joseph G. Stockdale Jr
Adams Memorial Theatre
Williams College
Bennington
North Adams
Lady Capulet
Lady Montague
Juliet
Stockdale
Guys and Dolls
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Harwood Hill
Saddle Tramps 4-H Club of
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Billy Gibbs
Miss Chandler
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F. O
Wembley
Color Guide
Burt Bros
Pownal Center
Vermont
Bennington Banner
Main St
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Rensselaer
Washington Counties
Massachusetts
Exec
Southern
County National Bank
Daisy Myers
Walker
Putnam Hospital
Dewey Street
Stout
Merchants Eye
D.C
Adams Theatre
Grand Union-E
Grand Union Empire
Javery
South
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
Motorola
Tae
Ledge Et Ab
RADIO
Babcock Electric
Morgan ST
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