North Bennington PTA hears principal on testing and guidance
North Bennington PTA heard Principal Catharine Corcoran outline in detail the schools testing program records and guidance procedures. She urged parent teacher conferences and displayed samples of records tests and career guidance materials. The group discussed health dental programs and a new piano fund with a plan for a public meeting on April 10 about the proposed union high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
North Bennington Pta
Catherine Corcoran
Cocoran
Miss Corcoran
Otis
Stanford
College Board
Walter McWaters
Howard Nemcev
State Health Department
PTA
Union High School
Bennington
Annual Town Officer Session In Manchester
Town officers and interested citizens are invited to the 17th Town Officers Educational Conference on Thursday March 22 at the Manchester Elementary School Building in Manchester Center. Registration at 9 30 a.m. with talks by state officials and morning and afternoon sessions for auditors clerks treasurers and other local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Manchester Center
Grange to Sponsor Card Party at Hall on March 17
The Grange will sponsor a card party at the Grange Hall on Saturday night March 17. Mrs Anna Sheldon suffered a fall at home breaking her wrists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Grange
Grange Hall
Anna Sheldon
Farm Bureau Tax Group Studies State Aid and Tax Equalization
Vermont Farm Bureau tax study committee met in Montpelier to examine state aid for education and an equalization board. Key figures included Charles Nichols Frank Livak and Herbert Ogden with plans to endorse equalization in principle and discuss a state equalization authority and revised grand list. The next session set for April 3 will cover state road assessments with Sen. Willey invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont State Farm Bureau
Charles Nichols
Vermont School Directors Association
Frank Livak
Vermont Department of Education
Herbert G. Ogden
Hartland
Stanley Wilson
Derby
VSSDA
William Nicoll
Grand Isle
W. Arthur Simpson
Lyndonville
William McKee
Keith Wallace
Vermont Farm Bureau
Windham County
Hugh Evans
Lawrence Franklin
Robert Willey
Orleans County
Hoosick Group Tries to Acquire Athletic Field
Hoosick Falls officials discuss acquiring the town athletic field as part of the community center. The plan seeks rezoning from residential to recreational and joint village town board action for field possession from the school district. The commission, led by Mrs. George Scott Jr, met at the central school cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Town of
Commission
Nicholas J. Mahoney
I. Burke Surdam
National Commercial Bank and Trust Co
Jet Crash Teaches Local Constabulary Training Lessons
The First Hoosac Constabulary held its 24th muster at Jer main Hill Farm White Creek reviewing its response to a recent Air Force jet crash. It found the unit should report to central authority for efficient field operations and improve its communications. Jack Halstead was named communications officer. A film by Martin Harrington on a Newfoundland moose hunt was shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Creek
Hoosac Constabulary
Gerald Harrington
Jermain
Jack Halstead
Martin Harrington
Newfoundland
Windham Teachers Set March 22 Meeting with Panel on Report Cards
WHITINGHAM The Windham Southwest District Teachers Association will meet Thursday afternoon March 22 at the Whitingham School. A 5 p.m. dinner precedes a business meeting and program led by Wilmington Principal Russell Hanson. Teachers Mrs. Kershaw and Mrs. Mazelli will discuss report card revisions aimed at uniform cards for all district schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitingham
Windham Southwest District Teachers Association
Wilmington
Russell Hanson
Kershaw
Mazelli
Keene Teachers College Student Practices At WHS
Lyman Amsden of Keene Teachers College is student teaching in WHS industrial arts under Mr. Warren and will stay through the second semester. An April 13 gymnastics exhibition in the school gym features high school students prepared by Mr. Leonard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Amsden
Keene Teachers College
WHS
Warren
Leonard
Farwell
Hanson
Vermont Education Association
Tland
Windham Southwest Teachers Association
Vermont Headmasters Association
Summer Workshop Set in Wilmington
Wilmington Supt Daniel O Connor schedules a two week summer workshop at Wilmington High School on audio visual aids in class. Dr Raymond Wyman of the University of Massachusetts will teach starting Monday July 16. Teachers interested should contact the superintendent s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Daniel G. O’connor
Wilmington High School
Raymond Wyman
University of Massachusetts
Cambridge Area Kitchen Conference Seeks Farmer Voices
The Cambridge Area Kitchen Conference No. 12 met at the Welling home to discuss Who Shall Speak for the Farmers. The event included refreshment, a forthcoming meeting on April 2, and a DAR program featuring Donna Pratt and museum speaker Mrs. Max Schurr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Welling
Ondawa-Cambridge
DAR
Donna Pratt
Cambridge Central
America
Max Schurr
Albany
National Dar Museum
Richard Burdsall
District of Columbia
Washington, D.C
Cambridge
Doreen Parsley
Susan Rouse
Demand for Glenn four cent stamp remains high
Washington AP reports continued phenomenal demand for the four cent stamp commemorating astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. issued by the Post Office Department as part of the space flight celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John H. Glenn Jr
Post Office Department
Monster not from ocean depths shown by heat tests
Sydney AP reports heat tests on flesh samples from a giant 18 by 20 foot Tasmania carcass discount the claim the creature originated in deep ocean. Scientist A R Haly says shrinkage at 68 degrees implies surface origin. Bruce Mollison adds no bone structure found on probing the carcass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Tasmania
A. R. Haly
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Dorset Community Notes and Local Plans
A crew dismantles the old Dorset schoolhouse with possible new post office on the site. Sugarmakers tap orchards though syrup remains limited. Mrs. Hannah Neuman is confined by illness. Frances Fenn RN from Hartford Hospital visited Burr and Burton area. Dorset Players meet March 21 with pupil performance Good Night Please. Senior Home Demonstration meets March 21 at 2 pm with Mrs. Cassie Tobin in East Rupert. Charlotte Sykes of Orange NJ visiting Katherine Childs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Neuman
Frances Fenn
R.N
Hartford Hospital
Hartford
Conn
Sargent Fenn
Dorset Players
Burr and Burton
Cassie Tobin
East Rupert
Charlotte Sykes
Orange
N.J
Katherine Childs
Hoacre Farm Established by Hoag Family in Berlin
Walloomsac resident David Kipp remains at Albany Medical Center. Gordon Hoag and wife plus granddaughter Sandra visited Alice Fitzgerald in Berlin on Saturday. John Hoag buys parents Gordon and paraphrased Hoag farm, renaming it Hoacre Farm to raise registered Holsteins. William Luke and son Billy Jr. stayed with Eugene Slavin in Glens Falls. Charles Drake and son Danny returned home after a visit with the Capones in Utica. William Brooks Sr. returns to Boston after weeks with William Brooks Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kipp
Albany Medical Center
Gordon Hoag
Sandra Hoag
Alice Fitzgerald
Berlin
John Hoag
William Luke
Billy Jr
Eugene Slavin
Glens Falls
Charles Drake
Danny
Mr. Drake
The
Capones
Utica
William Brooks, Sr
Boston
William Brooks Jr
Lenois Sentenced for Breach of Peace in Vermont
Francis E. Lenois 23 of Guilford received a suspended one to two year term in the House of Correction after pleading guilty to an amended breach of the peace charge tied to the alleged abduction of his estranged wife. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs and faces possible New York indictments on carrying a concealed weapon and being a fugitive from justice. Police say he fled Vermont with his 19 year old wife Elaine after forcing her into his car outside a Brattleboro dairy bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro, Vt
Francis E. Lenois
Guilford
House of Correction
Lenois
Rockland County
New York
New York Thruway
Vermont
Elaine
Brattleboro
First 62 Garden Club Meeting in Arlington
The Arlington Garden Club will meet on Tuesday March 20 at 2 p.m. at Mrs Prosper Deschenes home. President Mrs Donald Trachte will lead the session. Guest speaker Mrs Burnham Bowden of Irvington New Jersey horticulture chair for Zone 3 of the Garden Club of America will discuss Greenhouse Practices and Pleasures of Growing. Hostesses include Mrs Clayton Hulett and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Arlington Garden Club
Prosper Deschenes
Donald Trachte
Burnham Bowden
Irvington
N.J
Garden Club of America
Clayton Hulett
Herbert Douglas
Lucina Hulet
Charles Miller
James P. O’neil
Congregational Women plan supper and sale
The Congregational Women's Association met in the vestry with Mrs. Wayne Timmerman presiding. They voted $5 to the Heart Fund, acknowledged messages from mission and education services, and announced Christmas cards sent to Japan. A public supper is planned for March 17 and a summer sale features handmade gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Women’s Association
Wayne Timmerman
M. C. Hall
Heart Fund
Friendly Missionary Service
American Board Migrant Ministry
Christian Education Service
Chicago
Carl Ball
Japan
Friendly Service
Timmerman
Charles Severy
Miss Ehrich to Tour Mexico With College Choir
Miss Jessie Lea Ehrich of Arlington joins Smith College Wesleyan University Concert Choir for a 10 day Mexico tour March 23 to April 2. The 69 member group will perform in Mexico City and nearby areas with a final concert March 28 at the Bellas Artes Auditorium with the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ehrich
Mexico
Northampton
Jessie Lea Ehrich
Manfred Ehrich Jr
Battenhill Drive
Arlington
Smith College-Wesleyan University
Smith
Wesleyan
Mexico City
U.S
Red Cross canvass riders listed for North Bennington drive
The North Bennington Red Cross campaign Sunday March 18 includes Mary Barney Mrs Milton Mackey Mrs Charles Austin Mrs John Kennedy Jr Deborah Watson Mrs Carl Willis Myron Jones Mrs Ralph Norton Paul Crane Edward Worthington and Mrs Milton Surdam Jr Also Charles Griffith Edna Heding Helen Cushman Penny Rich Lloyd Nowak Mrs Walter Whitman and Barbara Lawless Mrs Edward Worthington assisted by Mrs M Leo Keough will head the drive in North Bennington this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Mary Barney
Milton Mackey
Charles Austin
John Kennedy Jr
Deborah Watson
Carl Willis
Myron Jones
Ralph Norton
Paul Crane
Edward Worthington
Milton Surdam Jr
Charles Griffith
Edna Heding
Helen Cushman
Penny Rich
Lloyd Nowak
Walter Whitman
Barbara Lawless
Shaftsbury Heart Fund total trails last year
Shaftsbury reports heart fund collections to date totaling 145 dollars and 95 cents, led by Mrs. J. D. Clawson. Donations may be sent to Mrs. Clawson or the Vermont Heart Association in Rutland. Hilltop Girls 4 H Club conducted the door to door drive with leader Mrs. William Center and members Pamela Thompson Betty Clawson Marianna Paquin Donna Dooley Judy Dooley Linda Kelley Wanda Harwood Alexis Breese Belynda Van Ness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
J. D. Clawson
Donna Dooley
Judy Dooley
Linda Kelley
Wanda Harwood
Alexis Breese
Belynda van Ness
Shaftsbury WSCS Plans Bazaar and April Meeting
Shaftsbury YMCA notes report a well attended WSCS meeting at Mrs. Alice Bronson's home. Officers set non perishable booth chairs for the 1962 Christmas Bazaar and approve a April 7 fudge sale at Bronson's market. Next meeting set for April 10 with co-hostesses Mrs. Mary Stevens and Mrs. Hazel MacDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Alice Bronson
Lila Bronson
Mildred Millington
Bessie Percey
Jo-Ann Davis
WSCS
Bronson
Hazel MacDonald
Rhea Gleason
Laura Montgomery
Koinonia
Louise McDonald
Roswell Barnes
Taconic Grange Meeting Led by Lilian Wood at Shaftsbury
The Taconic Grange of Shaftsbury held its regular meeting with Lilian Wood presiding and 16 members in attendance. Harold Cross led an educational lecturer program while participants included Merton Snow Jr and Roberta Snow. Refreshments were provided by the Cross and Wood households and others. next meeting set for March with a covered fish supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Taconic Grange of
Lillian Wood
Harold Cross
Merton Snow Jr
Ella Cross
Roberta Snow
Betty Cross
Robert Cross
Theresa Wood
Luella Wilson
Anna Heaslip
Battenkill Grange Plans March Meetings and Degrees
Battenkill Grange of West Arlington announces a regular meeting on March 21 at 8 p.m. with an instructional work night. Refreshment committee members are Mrs Mary Thompson Mrs Edward Doyle and Mr and Mrs Charles Lindsey. A special meeting on March 29 at 8 p.m. will confer the first and second degrees by the regular officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battenkill Grange
West Arlington
Mary Thompson
Edward Doyle
Charles Lindsey
Bennington zoning amendment opened to professional offices
Village of Bennington trustees amend Paragraph 2 Section 3 to allow offices and studios for physicians surgeons dentists artists musicians teachers registered nurses lawyers architects engineers and similar professions in the R-3 district. Ordinance adopted March 6 1962. becomes effective March 19 1962. notices published March 13 15 17 1962. Village Clerk Hilda Hurley filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
State of
Vermont
Reuben Levin Corporation
Hilda Hurley
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Rupert Janice Moore
Farm Bureau Tax Group
CUBS
Den 2
Den
Bock
Teel Co. A
Wms
Bennington Garage
Main
Hoosick Group
Jet Crash
King B. Frazer
William Sargent
Windham
Dover
Carlo Walter Tel
Wilmington School News
Margaret Aiken
Nancy Voerman
Christine Decker
Jonathan Raymond
Kathy Marsh
Camille Hudson
Marshall Small
Michael Bellemere
Jonathan Phelps
John Tully
Donna Mullen
Rupert Jennings Jr
Chester Young
Margaret Foster
Alice Mafouch
Donald Brennan
Robert McClellan
Mary Atwood
Schneider
James Coulter
Susan B. Anthony
Battenville
Harold Fairbanks
New Bennington
Villirica
Chelmsford
Mass
Dorset
Miriam Tifft
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
North Adams, Mass
Bridge Club
Dawn Hicks
John Carrier
C. A. Bayard
Clara LaTorre
Richard W. Boyd
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Nationwide Fire Insurance Company
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
Nationwide Insurance Company
Columbus
Ohio
Elizabeth Dwyer
Red Cross
Fran Stacy
Shaftsbury Wscs
Taconic Grange
Battenkill
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