Dollars for Scholars Drive Set for Area Week
The Bennington Citizens Scholarship Foundation launches Dollars for Scholars Week from March 31 to April 5. Mt Anthony Union High School District students all ages qualify for scholarships. Last year the Bennington chapter gave 40 scholarships worth 100 to 300 dollars and aims to surpass that with a door-to-door drive and a charity basketball game between the Bennington Lions and a rival team.
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Mt. Anthony Union High
Bennington Citizens Scholarship Foundation
Bennington
Bennington Lions
Public Hearing Set on Youth Project Funding in Vermont
The House General Committee will hold a public hearing April 8 at the State House in Montpelier on a bill to appropriate 50000 dollars for the Vermont New York Interracial Youth Project. The program operates under Youth Project of Vermont Inc, led by Benjamin Collins of Burlington. Fundraising and scholarship efforts through local groups such as Rotary Club and the Community for the Performing Arts are highlighted, with plans to surpass last year’s drive of 5380 dollars and expand to more students via an informal repayment system. Proceeds from a youth vs age basketball event and door to door drives support the fund, with a goal of 7500 dollars this year.
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Rotary Club
Mt. Anthony
James F. Davis
New Englander Motor Inn
Citizens’ Foundation
First Fund
Fall River
Mass
New England
Ohio
Indiana
Ter
Davis
George A. Sleeman
Burton W. Potter
Bennington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
North Africa
Normandy
Omar Bradley
Columbia University
Adlai E. Stevenson
Truman
Stevenson
Johnson
White House
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
California
Walter Reed
Miami Beach
Springfield State
Hartness
Springfield
Vermont
Vermont Aeronautics Board
Montpelier
Dufresne-Henry Engineering Corp
Long-Range Conservation Projects Voted by Connecticut River Council
The Connecticut River Watershed Council adopted a five year Connecticut Valley Action Program with ten major projects. Immediate priority items include inventorying and synthesizing regional plans, forming citizen committees for policy development, and establishing a valley wide land conservancy with a revolving fund. Additional goals cover education programs, updated guides, and a new Connecticut River Valley recreation and historic map. The council is based in Greenfield, Massachusetts.
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Greenfield
Mass
Connecticut River Watershed Council
CRWC
Keene
New Hampshire
Ellsworth S. Grant
West Hartford
Connecticut Valley
Connecticut
Council
Connecticut River Valley
Grant
Connecticut Valley Action Program
The
Connecticut River Watershed Council Inc
Connecticut River
House Postpones Action On Legislative Council
In Montpelier Vermont the House delayed action on a bill to extend the Legislative Council for two more years as the council ceases legally at midnight. Director George Blaesi plans to report to work Tuesday, noting the body’s clerical research role remains essential for the legislature.
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Blaesi
Bennington Community Activities And Observances
The Senior Citizens Club meets Monday at 7 30 p m at the North Street center with a social hour and refreshments to follow. The Vermont State Employment Service will be closed all day Monday in respect to the late President Eisenhower. The Bennington Little League Women's Auxiliary sponsors a home baked goods sale at Oneida Market from 9 to 5 on Saturday March 29 to support a new field on Park Street Extension. Also listed are Iron Kettle Weekend specials and roller skating at the Twist a Burger with sessions Friday and Saturday evenings 7 to 10 30 p m and Sunday 1 to 5 p m.
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Senior Citizens Club
North Street
Vermont
Eisenhower
Bennington Little League’4
Oneida Market
Park Street
Wellesley Club Meeting Set for April 7 in Rutland
The Vermont Wellesley Club will hold its annual meeting on Monday April 7 at Summit Lodge Killington Access Road Rutland with business session at 1030 a.m. Mrs Clarence Howard will coordinate transportation for local Wellesley graduates. A luncheon follows and Miss Elizabeth J Rock of Wellesley College will speak on Wellesley College Today detailing her research and credentials. Luncheon reservations are due by April 1 with Summit Lodge.
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Vermont Wellesley Club
Summit Lodge
Killington
Rutland
Clarence Howard
Monument Ave
Wellesley
Bennington
Craig Kneeland
Williston
Elizabeth J. Rock
Wellesley College
Miss Rock
Instrumentation Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
College of Mt. St. Vincent
Smith College
University of Pennsylvania
William B. Wright
Dirksen Tribute Highlights Ike’s Warmth and Dedication
Tributes from Army Secretary Resor and General Westmoreland praise Dwight D. Eisenhower for his warmth, compassionate heart, and steadfast dedication to freedom and country. They call his loss keenly felt by the Army he served and by people worldwide.
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Everett M. Dirksen
Ike
Army
Stanley Resor
William C. Westmoreland
Senate studies stool cushions on legislative pages
The Vermont Senate passed a resolution to study adding cushions to the stools used by legislative pages. Opponents argued today’s youths are not fragile and questioned the need to cushion hard seats. The body also adopted amendments funding the cushions from sponsors and allocating any surplus to the flower fund.
Three Car Crash Injures Minor Damage in Bennington
Village police report a three car collision on Benmont Avenue at 7 p.m. Friday involving a four door Oldsmobile driven by Theodore Jones of Park Street Bennington. The Oldsmobile struck a parked 1967 Chevrolet owned by George F. Godfrey of Williamstown Mass, which pushed into a 1969 Mustang owned by Dominick Napolitano of Bennington. All damages described as minor.
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Theodore Jones
Park Street
Bennington
Benmont Avenue
Napolitano
George F. Godfrey
Williamstown
Mass
Godfrey
Dominick Napolitano
Funeral service for Mrs. Nettie Mears in Arlington
The Rev. John Geer officiated Friday at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home for Nettie Mears who died Wednesday at Sunderland Nursing Home. Representatives from Johnson Fuel Co Manchester VFW Hammond Fowler Post Bennington College Local 170 Arlington Post Office and Arlington schools attended. Bearers were Jay Mattison Cyril Hoyt Sr George Pike Andrew Gueber Harry Thompson and Ralph Wyman. Burial followed at Ira Allen Cemetery Sunderland with the Rev Geer conducting the committal service. Attendees came from Buffalo New York Manchester Sandgate Shaftsbury Bennington and nearby areas.
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Arlington
John Geer
Hanson-Walbridge
Nettie Mears
Sunderland
Johnson Fuel Co
Manchester
VFW
Hammond-Fowler Post
Bennington College
Union 170
Arlington Post Office
Arlington Schools
Jay Mattison
Cyril Hoyt Sr
George Pike
Andrew Gueber
Harry Thompson
Ralph Wyman
Ira Allen
Mr. Geer
Buffalo
N.Y
Sandgate
Shaftsbury
Bennington
Dog Owners Finish Course In Training
NORTH ADAMS Mass 13 dogs completed the Northern Berkshire Dog Training Club course Wednesday night in graduation exercises. Owners Frank Ives Bennington Richard Champney North Pownal and Mrs Joseph Morse North Pownal were among the graduates with certificates presented. A beginner's class starts Wednesday at the former James Hunter Machine Co plant on Main Street. All dogs must be six months or older and have had their shots.
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North Adams
Mass
Frank Ives
Bennington
Richard Champney
North Pownal
Joseph Morse
Northern
Berkshire Dog Training Club
James Hunter Machine Co
Main Street
Legislative Women's Unit Entertained by Singers
More than 50 LLW members attended the final tea of the 1969 session at Tavern Motor Inn. The Montpelier High School Madrigal Singers entertained, and a display of stuffed animals by Benedicto Adorable and Fernando Luz of Bennington drew attention. The LLW plans a spring luncheon on April 9 with Chittenden and Addison counties hosting, and a State House exhibit set for April 2.
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Montpelier
Legislative
LLW
Tavern Motor Inn
Madrigal Singers
Montpelier High School
Benedicto Adorable
Fernando Luz
Bennington
Brandon Training School
Joseph Caracciola
Adorable
Luz
Paul Anderson
Sassine Besler
Germany
Anderson
Donald Arnold
Bethel
Chittenden
Addison Counties
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N.H
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Connecticut River Council
Tiyaaca’s
Main St
B.B.P
Depot Street
Bennington, VT
State OF
E F Knapp
House
Legislative Council
Senate
Bennington Briefs
Wellesley Club
Oneida
Sige
the Shea Agency Inc
Arthur Roberts
Joseph A. Shea
Main ST. Bennington
Mrs. Nettie Mears
Benni
Bennington Banner
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
U.S
Legislative Women’s Unit
Lees
Haynes
Kane, Inc
Hoedown
iHealth-tex
Drysdale’s
Nichols
Millinery Department
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