Early Bird Repairs Shine After Big Wind
In Bennington during Monday night’s storm two repairmen, Ed LaBarge and Ken Hall, offered immediate shingles replacements for affected homes. LaBarge, laid off since December, said the saying the early bird gets the worm guided his speedy outreach. Neighbors responded warmly, and the author thanks CVPS and telephone workers for restoring lights and warmth while noting community spirit.
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Bennington
Ed LaBarge
Mr. LaBarge
Ken Hall
CVPS
Telephone Company
Akoury and Monahan Married in Florida Ceremony
Miss Marie Yvonne Akoury daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael T Akoury Sr of North Bennington wed Jerry Michael Monahan son of Mr and Mrs James Kennedy of Hamburg N Y The March 3 ceremony at St Pauls Catholic Church Jacksonville Beach Fla was led by Fr John Heslin A nuptial mass followed The couple will live at 57 East Signal Drive Rapid City SD after a trip to southern Florida Details include the bridal gown veil bouquets and attendants names Akoury siblings and Kennedy relatives were part of the event.
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Marie Yvonne Akoury
Michael T. Akoury Sr
North Bennington
Jerry Michael Monahan
James Kennedy
Hamburg
N.Y
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Jacksonville Beach
Fla
John Heslin
Bestman
Michael Akoury Jr
Douglas Kennedy
Florida
East Signal Drive
Rapid City
S.D
Ned Winslow
Pageant Street
Long Boat Key
Sarasota
Donald F. Winslow
Myrtle Ave
Albany
Bennington
Siena College
Loudonville
Bennington High School
U.S. Army
General Hospital
Heidelberg
Germany
Janet Moran
Leo Moran
North Street
Stinner and Barrotto Engagement Plannned for September
Miss Nancy Joan Stinner of Cambridge becomes engaged to Gerald E. Barrotto, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barrotto of Cambridge. Miss Stinner is a nursing student at Ellis Hospital Schenectady. Barrotto is a Navy veteran and works for Wood Flong Corp Hoosick Falls. An early September wedding is planned.
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Cambridge
N.Y
Nancy Joan Stinner
Gerald E. Barrotto
Joseph Barrotto
Bernard G. Stinner
Union St
Stinner
Ellis Hospital
Schenectady
Navy
Wood Flong Corp
Hoosick Falls
Bennington College Senior in Recital
Connie Tonken, a Bennington College senior, offers a recital in the Carriage Barn at 8:15 p.m. The program includes Bach Partita in C minor, Carnaval, Schoenberg, Waldstein Sonata, and Beethoven. Tonken hails from Hartford, Connecticut, studied at Bulkeley High School, and majors in music at Bennington.
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Connie Tonken
Miss Tonken
Hartford
Conn
Bennington
Bulkeley High School
Benington
Bennington Girl Scouts Celebrate Golden Anniversary Week
Local Bennington Girl Scout Council marked the 50th birthday of Girl Scouting with a week of activities. 353 Scouts and 114 adults across 21 troops participated, with displays, can dles, and parties in North Bennington and the Central Vermont Public Service Corp window.
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Bennington
John Ottaviano
Woodland Valley
Bennington Area
Troop 23
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
E. L. Nichols
Drysdale’s
International Friendship Fund
North Village
E. A. Riley
Brownie Troop 12
Robert Peckham
George Hendee
Brownies
School Lunch Week Menus Across Several Schools
The week lists daily meals for Arlington, Bennington Catholic High, Molly Stark School and others. Menus include roast pork, corn chowder, spaghetti and meat sauce, tuna sandwiches, barbecued beef on a roll, vegetarian soup, ham dinners, tuna rolls, and assorted sides with milk or fruit desserts.
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Harvard
Hamburg
This Week in Bennington Events Schedule
A weekly events list outlines a Well Baby Clinic at Bennington Elementary March 18 9 to 10 am, a Union Lenten Service March 18 7 30 pm at First Methodist Church, Boy Scout Troop 31 Parents Night March 19 6 pm at the Shaftsbury fire house, Kalamazoo College Glee Club March 20 7 30 pm at the Baptist Church, and two showings of Seven Year Itch at Bennington High School March 23 and 24 8 15 pm with free admission.
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Bennington
Park Street
First Methodist Church
Fire House
Shaftsbury
Kalamazoo College
Baptist Church
Bennington High School
Slow Twist Still Leads Bennington Top Ten
The Slow Twist by Chubby Checker remains atop Bennington’s Top Ten Tunes survey for a second week. Paul Hurlburt’s Saturday poll gathers votes by phone to 9187, with Stan Clarke’s list showing The Slow Twist followed by A Girl Has to Know and I’ve Got Bonnie in the top ranks.
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Bennington
Paul Hurlburt
Chubby Checker
Army Reserve Drill Highlights 453d Quartermaster Company Meeting
The 453d Quartermaster Company held its weekly drill at the Reserve Training Center on North Street. Capt. John B. Harte inspected the troops in ranks. Cpl. Kenneth Squires led the first hour on the QM sales company mobile. Sgt. Charles Batease conducted the second hour on field camouflage bivouacs and command posts.
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453D Quartermaster Co
Reserve Training Center
North Street
John B. Harte
Cpl
Kenneth Squires
Mobile
Charles Batease
New Zealand Brides Pairing With U S Navy Men In Christchurch
U S Navy personnel stationed at Antarctic advance headquarters in Christchurch have taken home 58 New Zealand brides after winding up seasonal base activities.
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Auckland
New Zealand
U.S. Navy
Antarctic
Christchurch
Policeman Feeney Sentenced for Perjury in Aldrich Case
James L. Feeney a former Long Branch New Jersey police officer received a suspended 12 to 15 month sentence in Rutland Vermont on perjury charges connected to the Jeffrey Peter Aldrich murder trial He had testified about arrests of the boy’s mother while a resident of Long Branch and had pleaded insanity at first.
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Rutland
James L. Feeney
Long Branch
N.J
Jeffrey Peter Aldrich
Feeney
New Jersey Police Department
J F. Ray Keyser Sr
Aldrich
Cootie Auxiliary installs new officers at VFW 1332 event
The Cootie Auxiliary to the Military Order of the Cootie Green Mountain Pup Tent 2 VFW 1332 installed officers led by installing officer Seam Squirrel William H. Stuchel Jr. New officers include Margaret Knights president Anna Marcoux senior vice president Lillian Bourassa junior vice president Frances Hunt secretary Nancy Hall treasurer Marion Tudor chaplain Marion Jennings conductress Doris Wyman guard Neva LaCroix trustees Emma Beauregard Selmajane Stuchel Mary Lewis. A dinner at Knotty Pine followed by a March scratch at Neva LaCroix home. Selmajane Stuchel received a Hummel figure for organizing the auxiliary and serving as first president. Plans to raise funds in April for veterans hospitals and Vermont Soldiers Home. Next scratch April 19.
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Green Mountain
Squirrel William H. Stuchel Jr
Margaret Knights
Anna Marcoux
Lillian Bourassa
Frances Hunt
Nancy Hall
Marion Tudor
Marion
Veterans’ Hospitals
Vermont Soldiers Home
Castro to Receive Lenin Peace Prize in Havana
Soviet physicist Dmitri Skobeltsyn arrived in Havana to present Fidel Castro with the Lenin Peace Prize won last year. Castro is expected to accept the award in the coming days for efforts toward promoting peace among nations.
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Havana
Dmitri V. Skobeltsyn
Fidel Castro
Castro
Bennington Briefs Highlight Community Notes And Appointments
Bennington residents share travel returns to Pageant Street and Roselle Park New Jersey. Bennington High School and Siena College alumni receive honors and positions. U.N. posting for Roger Tubby and Geneva trip details cited. Local town meetings and church youth fellowship plans noted along with a Ben-Mont equipment dispute. Iron Kettle ad and Lloyd Studio hours close the listing.
Red Cross Fund Appeal Begins Here on Sunday
The Bennington County Chapter Red Cross launches its annual fund drive at 2 p.m. Sunday with door to door solicitations and a chapter reception at Second Congregational Church from 2 to 6 p.m. Volunteers report progress at the reception. The appeal cites the Red Cross role in disasters, blood supply, nursing and home safety instruction, and youth leadership programs. General Alfred Gruenther voices the need for support via money, volunteers, and blood donations.
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Red Cross Fund
Bennington County
American Red Cross
Second Congregational Church
Red Cross
U. S
the Red Cross
The
Alfred M. Gruenther
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Putnam Street
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Oak Hill Cemetery
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Whitney
Ben-Mont
Banner
Main
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Fillmore St
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Ben- Mont
Roger W. Tubby
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Nichols
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