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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1968

Page

7

Arlington Dollars for Scholars Campaign Tops $1,000 Mark

Arlington Chapter of Dollars for Scholars surpasses one thousand dollars in contributions from Bennington Shafts bury Manchester Arlington Sandgate Sundeland. Campaign officials meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Arlington Memorial High School to report exact totals and plan summer activities including a Broadway play fundraiser You Cant Take It With You staged by the same cast as two years ago with full costumes and production under Drama Coach Kacy Hughes and coordinator Guy Kagey.

Arlington Dollars For Scholars Frederick B. Hoyt Bennington Shaftsbury Manchester Sandgate Sunderland Hoyt Arlington Memorial High School Arlington Parent-Teachers Field Library Kacy Hughes Guy Kagey

W B Wallace reports wife ill at Somerset Hospital

Word has been received that his wife, Helene Thompson, is a patient at Somerset County Hospital Somerville New Jersey after suffering a heart attack Wednesday morning.

W.B. Wallace Mack Molding Company Somerset County Hospital Somerville N.J

Sheepbreeders Field Day Planned at Peru Farm

The Vermont Sheepbreeders Association schedules its annual field day at Three Meadows Farm in Peru on May 11. Local members and guests will attend demonstrations and discussions on sheep breeding and husbandry at the event.

Peru Farm Peru Vermont Sheepbreeders Association Three Meadows Farm Ut. 11 Winhall Hollow George H. Price Jr Lucheon

Deerfield Valley Chamber of Commerce formed in Wilmington

The Deerfield Valley Chamber of Commerce formed at a Monday meeting attended by 10 Wilmington businessmen. It will include Dover Marlboro Jackson ville Whitingham and Searsburg. Officers not elected. committees named. Next meeting May 15 at Wilmington High School with a farm tour and guest speakers.

Wilmington Deerfiled Valley Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce New Deerfield Mark McClintock National Chamber of Commerce Ralph Howe Jack Bradin Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce Carl Ball Carol Bradin Fred Kunesch Deerfield Jaycees Wilmington High School

Dorseter Heads Vermont Plumbing Group

James P. Stannard of the community was elected president of the Vermont State Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors at the annual meeting in St Johnsbury. His wife Thyra is outgoing president of the Ladies Auxiliary and Lois Wade of Shaftsbury succeeds her as president. Other new officers include Harry H. Teachout of Essex Junction as secretary treasurer and Arthur Selleck of Middlebury as vice president. Stannard succeeds David S. Johnson of Lyndon Center.

Dorset James P. Stannard Vermont State Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors St. Johnsbury House St. Johnsbury Thyra Ladies Auxiliary Lois Wade Shaftsbury Bennington County Caledonian Record Harry H. Teachout Essex Junction Arthur Selleck

Shaftsbury Historical To Elect Officers Sunday

Shaftsbury Historical Society Inc will hold an organizational meeting to elect trustees and officers Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Old Center Church. All persons in the area are invited to attend.

Shaftsbury Shaftsbury Historical Society, Inc Old Center

Marlboro College Alumni Weekend Concert

Marlboro College will host a free Saturday evening chamber music concert in the dining hall as part of Alumni Weekend. Performers include Blanche Moyse, Louis Moyse, Marilyn Wheeler, Thomas Blanding, and Garby Leon, with a program spanning Telemann Corelli Debussy Haydn and piano works by Louis Moyse. Donations invited for library fundraising and project support.

Marlboro Marlboro College Blanche Louis Moyse Marilyn Wheeler Thomas Blanding Garby Leon Telemann Corelli Debussy Haydn

Homemaker Extension Groups to Meet May 10 at Church

The Wilmington and Higley Hill Homemaker Extension Groups will hold a combined meeting on May 10 at 1 p.m. in Wilmington Baptist Church. Guest speaker will be Mrs Ruth Herzberg, home demonstration agent from Brattleboro. Hostesses will be Mrs Thelma Boyd and Mrs Margaret Hall.

Wilmington Higley Hill Wilmington Baptist Church Ruth Herzberg Brattleboro Thelma Boyd Margaret Hall

North Bennington Community Meeting and Welcome Home News

The Communities of Christian Living meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in St John the Baptist parish hall with guests from Shaftsbury First Methodist Church. Arthur Wickenden will show slides from England. Refreshments will be served. attendances urged. Also welcomes home Merritt Hewitt Jr. from Holland France and England. Army Spec. 4 George C. Plue, 19, son of Evelyn Plue, assigned as radar repairman with the 71st Artillery near Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, April 19. His father Joseph Plue and wife Cathy listed at provided addresses.

Christian Living St. John the Baptist Parish Women’s Society First Methodist Church of Shaftsbury Arthur Wickenden England Merritt Hewitt Jr Holland France United States Army George C. Plue Evelyn M. Plue Bank St. Ext 71St Artillery Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam Joseph Plue Ben Mont Ave Bennington Cathy Ninth Ave Huntsville Ala

Easter Seal Drive Nets $182.50 in Winhall

Mrs. Elton Coleman reports the Easter Seal Campaign raised 182 dollars and fifty cents in Winhall. Walter Rawson distributed adhesive stickers listing Winhall Fire Department phone numbers. Sandra Coleman visited Lexington, Massachusetts with her aunt Mrs. Robert Gray over the weekend.

Elton Coleman Winhall Walter Rawson

Weathered Battenkill draws anglers for trout

West Arlington Sandgate residents describe a muddy Battenkill scene as fishermen wear Think Trout signs while some report luck. Enthus iasm continues into the week as Rutland librarian Beryl Forrester says the Free Public Library Service Bookmobile will stop at Pennock's Store Tuesday from 11 to 11 45 a.m.

Battenkill Beryl Forrester Rutland Free Public Library Service Pennock’s

Auxiliary Police Program for Youngsters To Feature Films

Williamstown hosts the second Know Your Auxiliary Policemen meeting for students in grades 3-10 at Mitchell School gym Saturday 10 am. Safety films, Q&A with auxiliary commander Floyd Bennett and Chief Joseph Zoito Jr, and refreshments are planned. The lifeguard film from Aetna and Sports Unlimited from Miller Brewing are shown. Williams College coach Bob Muir will speak on swimming and athletics. Robert T. Jones III funds refreshments.

Williamstown Mass Joseph Zoito Jr Aetna Life and Casualty Hartford Conn Sports Unlimited Miller Brewing Co Milwaukee Wis Williams College Robert B Bob) Muir Williams New England Muir Lawrence Beach Club Atlantic Beach L.L N.Y Robert B. Muir Commonwealth of Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, Inc Bert T. Jones III Berkshire Coca-Cola Bottling Co Pittsfield Floyd J. Bennett

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