Burr and Burton to honor seniors and announce speakers
Manchester’s Burr and Burton Seminary will hold graduation exercises in the Manchester Elementary School gym. Gerald Raftrey of Sunderland will speak at commencement June 9, with top seniors Paul H. Bullock Jr. and Joan Carpenter named, and various events scheduled the week leading to the ceremony.
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Manchester
Gerald Raftery
Sunderland
Martha Canfield Library
Arlington
The
Banner
Burr and Burton Seminary
Burr and Burton Alumni Association
BBS
James B. Murray
St. Paul’s
Doris E. Rigney
Burr and Burton Glee Club
Southern Vermont Art Center
E.H. Henry
Paul H. Bullock Jr
Bullock
Joan Carpenter
Hudson Carpenter
Dorset
Gradd 5
the Octopus
Little Red Schoolhouse
King Reid Shows Sold to Shamokin Buyer
Manchester report states the King Reid Shows, once linked to the late Rep. Reid Lefevre, were sold March 23 by widow Dorothy Lefevre to Harry Koch of Shamokin Pa. The sale includes 15 to 20 rides plus 27 pages of inventory, with Lefevre retaining two rides. Koch will keep the show name for three years and relocate its winter HQ to Shamokin. The 1968 season opens with a 10 week Canada tour.
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Manchester
King Reid
Rep. Reid Lefevre
Dorothy Lefevre
Harry Koch
Shamokin
Lefevre
Koch
Canada
Shaftsbury votes to rescind zoning ordinance renews push
Shaftsbury zoning chairman Edwin Colvin announces a new vote on the zoning ordinance, limited to village residents first, after Tuesday's 364 302 defeat. He cites civic pride decline, invites petitions, and thanks supporters and The Banner for its advertising while noting rural growth may trigger broader zoning later.
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Shaftsbury
Edwin Colvin
Colvin
Buffalo
N.Y
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
Fishing Derby by Harned-Fowler Post 6471 at 6 to 8 PM
The annual Harned-Fowler Post 6471 VFW fishing derby will be held May 10 from 6 to 8 PM at an announced location. Open to area youths under licensing age with prizes donated by local merchants.
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Harned-Fowler Post
Uncle Sam Adds 5 400 Acres More
Windham and Bennington counties see major land transfers as the U S Forest Service adds about 5 400 acres to Green Mountain National Forest. Key tracts include 411 acres in Wilmington and Searsburg bought for 44 000 dollars, plus 2 500 acre parcels in Woodford and 1 500 acres in Stratton under study. Woodford parcels involve Finch Pruyn Paper Co and state timber rights.
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Manchester
Windham
Bennington
Uncle Sam
U.S. Forest Service
Wilmington
Searsburg
Green Mountain National Forest
Woodford
Pownal
The
National Forest
Stratton
Fort Orange
Uncle Sam Council of
Boy Scouts
Loudonville
N.Y
Groat Pond
Richard Ackerman
Forest Service
Rutland
Misses Hazel
Eva Wheeler
Deerfield River
Wilmington Village
Sidney B. Davis
Central District
Davis
Wheeler
Readsboro
Finch Pruyn Paper Co
Glens Falls
Vt. 9
State of
Vermont
A.J. Dewey Lumber Co
Boston- Albany Stage Road
Finch Pruyn
Journalist Stirs Audiences at Falls
Hoosick Falls New York hosted Charles H. Wells, a traveling journalist, as he spoke at the First Baptist Church about how instant world wide communication drives change, the need to guide it constructively, and the moral risks facing America including prostitution in Vietnam. He urged communities to lead, not resist, and warned of a coming spiritual awakening.
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Wells
Hoosick Falls
Roger Moseley
First Baptist Church
Vietnam
South
North
Society of Friends
Quakers
King
Ralph Abernathy
God
Democratic caucus set for Friday at Cole Hall
The Democratic Party here will hold its caucus Friday at 7 30 p m at Cole Hall per town chairman Bernard McCarthy. The entry lists Shaftsbury Fran Stacy and contact 442 6524.
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Democratic Party
Cole Hall
Bernard McCarthy
Mary McClellan Hospital Admissions and Discharges
Cambridge area weekly totals released by Mary McClellan Hospital show admissions and discharges for the week ending April 28. Notable Bennington area admissions include Hazel Goyette Ida Harwood Helen Kristiansen Carolyn Pugliese Ida Santos Katharina Wild Daisy Yale Alice Pierce Rosetta Sedgwick and Mary Halleck Leonora Pratt. Discharges include Luella Parks Norman Brown Jean Gregory Doris King Margaret Mulligan Carrie Niles Alice Pierce Brandon Potter John Wallace Mary Hallock and Merritt Morey.
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Cambridge
N.Y
Mary McClellan Hospital
Bennington
Hazel E. Goyette
Ida E. Harwood
Helen J. Kristiansen
Carolyn Pugliese
Ida M. Santos
Katharina Wild
Hoosick Falls
Mary A. Halleck
Leonora E. Pratt
Buskirk
Daisy J. Yale
Alice B. Pierce
Rosetta F. Sedgwick
Berlin
Cluded Luella R. Parks
Norman S. Brown
Eagle Bridge
Jean Gregory
Doris King
Margaret A. Mulligan
Carrie Niles
Alice M. Pierce
Brandon L. Potter
John A. Wallace
Mary A. Hallock
Merritt C. Morey
West Rupert
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Bennington Banner
Deborah Bingham
Danby
University of Vermont
Miss Carpenter
Burtonian
Glee Club
4-H
Alicia Allen
Farberware
Greenberg
H. Greenberg
Main St
In Fire
Shaftsbury Zoning
Michael Miller
P.O. Box
Price
Rann
Dushame Furniture Inc
Elm St
of New
Hoolick Falls
Charles H. Wells
Jouran
Martin Luther King
Fran Stacy
Arlington, Vermo
By Johnson Carper
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Dial
ANK OF
Venetia
Atkins
Oneida
New Venetia
Dione Lucas
Cordon Bleau
Trademarks of
Oneida Ltd
Atkins and Gould
Jewelers
Oneida Center
Main Street
Bennington, Yt
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