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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1964

Page

3

Engagement of Berry and Horner Announced for Summer Wedding

Miss Frances Elizabeth Berry of Bennington and Tarrytown New York and Ellwood James Horner of Cleveland Ohio are engaged. Berry holds a B S from Wheelock and an M A from Columbia. she teaches at Edgemont Schools Scarsdale. Horner attended Case University and serves as director of research at R Hoe Co New York. A summer wedding is planned.

Frances Elizabeth Berry Bennington Tarrytown N.Y Walter H. Berry Sr Walloomsac Inn Old Bennington Mr. Berry Ellwood James Horner Edith B. Case Cleveland Ohio Mr. Horner Miss Berry Endicott Junior College Wheelock Colege Columbia University Edgemont Schools Scarsdale Case University R. Hoe Co., Inc New York

Gordons Announce Daughter Shelagh Gordon Marries David Levin

Mr and Mrs Patrick T H Gordon of Bennington announce the marriage of their daughter Shelagh Margaret Jane to David Frank Levin of Newton Center Massachusetts. The wedding occurred March 19 in West Dover.

Patrick T. H. Gordon Bennington Shelagh Margaret Jane David Frank Levin Newton Center Mass West Dover

Benhi Calendar Highlights Senior Year Events

The Benhi senior year calendar lists activities from April 3 to May 28, including car washes, dances, open houses, fashion shows, band visits, baseball games, and music festivals. Highlights feature April 11 hootenanny, April 16 Averill Park Band, May 7-9 Vermont All-State Music Festival, and a Stratford trip to see Hamlet on May 26 with a Hamlet film on May 28.

Sawyer’s Garage Averill Park High School Benhi Adams Otter Valley Rutland Brattleboro MSJ Southbridge Mass Middlebury BCHS Vermont Burlington Stratford Hamlet

Promotions Noted In Sprague Elections

Sprague Electric Co. board re elected most officer directors and promoted three vice presidents. Dr Jerome B Wiesner a White House science advisor was elected a Sprague director after serving as MIT dean and Kennedy advisor. New officers include Ishler Jenkins Winant with Arthur Connolly Phelps Ericke son Zacharias re elected as directors.

North Adams Mass Sprague Electric Co Jerome B. Wiesner White House Robert C. Sprague Ernest L. Ward Neal W. Welch Robert C. Sprague Jr Frederick R. Lack John L. Sprague Robert E. Kelley Preston Robinson William J. Nolan Kelley Arthur G. Connolly Gordon W. Phelps Joseph A. Erickeson Jerrold R. Zacharias David B. Peck Hollis R. Wagestaff Carroll G. Killen Bruce R. Carlson

Young GOP Club Backs Off Endorsing Babcock

Donald Milne of Barre president of the Vermont Young Republicans Club says the group’s constitution and by laws forbid endorsements before the primary election. Two county directors had publicly endorsed Robert Babcock for governor, but Milne says officials cannot endorse as directors and the club will endorse only the primary winner.

Young Republican Club

Church Women Plan May Fellowship Day

Mrs. Albert Ray chairs United Church Women May Fellowship Day planning. A committee met at her East Main Street home with hostesses and president Mrs. Leroy Marsden present along with Mrs. Paul Bohne Mrs. Earl Chase Mrs. Paul Crane Mrs. William Eisele Mrs. Dean Hanson Mrs. Richard Leake Mrs. H. S. Moses Mrs. Alec Thomson and Mrs. John Vander Groef. The final meeting is set for April 22 at 2 p.m. in the Congregational Church.

Albert Ray United Church Women East Main Street Leroy Marsden Paul Bohne Earl Chase Paul Crane William Eisele Dean Hanson Richard Leake H.S. Moses Alec Thomson John Vander Groef Congregational Church

Bennington Court Fines and Sentences Hit Multiple Defendants

In Bennington County Municipal Court on Friday Jack R. Elwell 20 of Scott Street received 15 days in jail and a 40.10 fine after pleading guilty to danger to life and property and failing to stop for police on December 6. He was arrested on Vermont 67A and had pleaded not guilty at arraignment. Other arraignments saw Bernard M. Harris 37 of Arlington fined 15.10 for driving a truck without mud flaps. Howard P. Towsley Jr. 17 of North Bennington fined 20.10 for speeding on March 28. Franklin E. Campney 26 of Arlington fined 30.10 for improper passing on U S 7. and Ruth R. Antonio 21 of Bennington fined 30.10 for careless driving after a Putnam and Elm Streets collision. Police noted bail and prior behavior comments in court.

Jack R. Elwell Scott St Bennington County Elwell Vermont Atty. R Marshall Witten John P. Morrissey Bernard M. Harris Arlington Atty John Mollica Mollica Howard P. Towsley Jr North Bennington U.S. 7 Pownal Fienberg Franklin E. Campney Red Mountain Road Campney Shaftsbury Witten Ruth R. Antonio Bennington Bennington Village Antonio Putnam Elm Streets

Wills Agency Marks 50 Years With Aetna

The W. H. Wills Insurance Agency in Williamstown celebrates a 50th anniversary as an Aetna agent with a luncheon at the Williamstown Inn. Attending will be T. L. Snow general manager of the Springfield office P. T. Haring agency manager and Harvey P. Goodechild Vermont agency supervisor. Bennington agency owners are Peter F. Donovan Jr. and George W. Buck.

W. H. Wills Insurance Agency Aetna Casualty and Surety Co Hartford

Mrs DuCharme Attends Eastern Arts Convention in New York

Mrs Sylvia DuCharme attended the Eastern Arts Association Convention at the Statler Hilton in New York City March 11 14. Nearly 3000 art teachers participated in the four day event with the theme Con cerontion Search and Discovery. Edwin Ziegfeld head of fine and industrial arts at Teachers College Columbia University chaired a panel discussion on A High.

Benhi Catamount Sylvia DuCharme Eastern Arts Association National Art Education Association Statler- Hilton Hotel New York City Edwin Ziegfeld Colege Columbia University Himeself Washington, D.C

Journalism Class 1964 Members Return With Tales

The 1964 Journalism Class recounts a trip that included time in Macy's organ department and hotel security quirks on the eighth floor. They note restaurant experiences, a theatrical outing on 46th Street, and a long New York stay ending Sunday night.

Miss Vermont Contest Seeks Local Sponsors for Atlantic City Bid

Outreach invites Bennington area women to compete in the Miss Vermont Pageant in Burlington on May 24 and 25. Entrants must be single, 18 to 28, residents of Vermont for six months, sponsored locally by a service or fraternal organization. Sponsors cover travel. others may provide gowns and clothing.

Bennington Vermont Burlington Vermont Sunday News Fund Organi Toni Banlon Atlantic City Vermont Sunday News

Benhi Library Shelves Bulge with 250 New Books

The Bennington High School library adds 250 new titles, many on best seller lists, with authors including Mary Stewart Pearl Buck Alistair MacLean Morris West and Agatha Christie among others. Also notes Vermont Miss competition details and prizes.

Benhi Bennington High School Mary Louise Plumb Mary Stewart Pearl S. Buck Jamie Jack Bennett Alistair MacLean Morris L. West Betty Smith Vlad Evanoff John W. Randolph William R. Cox Nelson Hutto Agatha Christie Father Brown Priest G.K Chesterton J. MacLaren-Ross Arthur Klein Raymond A. Wohlrade Bernard Malamud Bennington College

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