Ex Fire Chief John Gibney to be 85 on Mother's Day
John E. Gibney of 102 Short St. longtime village public safety officer and four chiefs, born May 10 1879 in Bennnington, celebrates his 85th birthday and marks 60th wedding anniversary next Jan. 21. He served 52 years with Bennington Fire Dept Tiffany Hose Co since 1898 and retired 1950 after stints with Putnam Hose and the Bradford Co. plant.
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John Gibney
John E. Gibney
Short St
Mr. Gibney
Bennington
Hicks Corners
Myrtle Blue
Rutland
Bennington Fire Dept
Tiffany Hose Co
Putnam Hose
Bennington Home Demonstration elects Kamber president
At Dorset meeting of the Bennington County Home Demonstration Council 130 members from 21 clubs elected Mrs. Betty Kamber county president and Mrs. Mason Nelson of Rupert as vice president. The session showcased year’s outcomes and planned spring summer projects with nurse-led talks, fund-raising, and activity signups.
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Nate Kamber
Manchester
Mason Nelson
Rupert
Bennington
William Nolan
North Bennington
Selah Burdick
North Pownal
Fannie Brimmer
National Home Demonstration Council
Arkansas
State Home Demstration Council
Vermont Extension Homemakers Council
Doris Steele
Extension Home Economics
IFYE
International Farm Youth Exchange
Carl T. Ramsey
White Creek band hosts family covered dish supper
The Citizens' Band Radio Club of White Creek invites families to a covered dish supper at the North Bennnington Fire House Sunday at 6 p.m. Each family should bring a dish and eating utensils. Mrs. Donald Niles and Mrs. Neil Manchester attended Parents Day at Cobbleskill Agricultural and Technical College last Saturday. Mrs. Niles' son Ben is a freshman. Miss Amy Manchester of Petersburg visited with cousin Miss Linda Niles. Chris Smith has been ill with German measles.
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Citizens’ Band Radio Club
North Bennington Fire House
Donald Niles
Neil Manchester
Cobbleskill
School Lunch Menus Week One
Monday to Friday meals list provide hot dogs porkette chicken soup meat loaf tuna pasta and more. The following week includes barbecued beef hot pork spaghetti with peanut butter and tuna sandwiches corned beef hash tomato soup and assorted sides with milk.
Pianist Barbara Glasser to present Bennington College recital
Barbara Glasser daughter of Mr and Mrs George Glasser of Jamaica New York will give her senior recital at Bennington College Sunday at 530 p m in the Carriage Barn. Her program includes Bach Two Preludes and Fugues from The Well Tempered Clavichord Debussy prelude Fantasie Chopin Beethoven Sonata Op 27 No 1 and Nowak Sonatina 1948 performed with Lionel Nowak of the college faculty.
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North Bennington
Barbara Audrey Glasser
George Glasser
Jamaica
N. Y
Bennington College
Lionel Nowak
Brandon Training School to Host May Meeting
Brandon-Winston Seeley announces the Brandon Training School Association May meeting on Sunday May 10 at 2 p.m. in the administration building lounge. Guest speaker will be Joseph S Handy director of student life. A film Beyond the Shadows will be shown detailing parent group projects for the retarded child at the community level.
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Brandon
Winston Seeley
Brandon Training School Association
Joseph S. Handy
Brandon Training School
Stamford Coed Named Junior Counselor At Middlebury
Susan L. Bunce of Stamford is chosen as a junior counselor at Middlebury College for the next academic year. She is one of 20 sophomores selected to mentor freshmen in social and academic life.
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Middlebury
Susan L. Bunce
James W. Bunce
Stamford
Middlebury College
Miss Bunce
Ehrich Named To Alpha-Phi Kappa Psi Society
Jessie Lea Ehrich, senior at Smith College, daughter of Manfred W. Ehrich Jr., of Battenkill Drive, has been elected to membership in the Alpha Phi Kappa Psi Society for excellence in music. The honorary society admits members for outstanding arts achievement.
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Jessie Lea Ehrich
Smith College
Manfred W. Ehrich Jr
Battenkill Drive
Alpha-Phi Kappa Psi Society
Stephen Manes to solo with Albany Symphony next season
Stephen Manes, a renowned young concert pianist and Fulbright scholar, will be featured as a guest soloist on May 3, 1965, in Albany. The 34th season schedule also highlights his stature with major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic.
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Stephen Manes
New York Philharmonic
Albany Symphony Orchestra
Stephen
Julius H. Manes
Union Street
Austria
Juilliard School of Music
New York City
Hancock Shaker Village Adds Two Educators to Trustees
Hancock Shaker Village in Hancock Mass adds John McAndrew art professor at Wellesley College and Thomas E OConnell Berkshire Community College president to its board of trustees as the site readies for a new season. A slate of consultants in grounds restoration architecture music and public relations was announced by corporation president Mrs Lawrence K Miller. Trustees meet May 23 to finalize plans at the village administration building.
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Charlotte McCartney
East Thetford
The
Banner
Rose Lindley Kent
Dorset
Carlo Walter
Searsburg
Kent
Carla Walter
Charles Dearcopp
Hancock Shaker Village
Hancock
Mass
Massachusetts
Board of Trustees of
Shaker Community Inc
Pittsfield
Lawrence K. Miller
Shaker Village
John McAndrew
Wellesley College
Thomas E. O’connell
Berkshire Community College
H. Gleas
Son Mattoon
Boston
Dore Set
Horticulture Magazine
Robert Wheeler
Sleepy Hollow
Tarrytown
N.Y
Kenneth S. Wilson
Old Sturbridge
Corning
Terry F. Hallock
Richmond
Gibson & van Dollen
Mac Morgan
South Congregational Church
Robert B. Kimball
Berkshire Eagle
Chief Justice To Address North Bennington PTA
Hon James S Holden chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court will speak at the North Bennington PTA meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the school on how courts in Vermont are structured. All PTA members and others in the community are invited. This is the final meeting of the year and officer elections are on the agenda.
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North Bennington
James S. Holden
Vermont Supreme Court
North Bennington Pta
Vermont
PTA
Shaftsbury first graders to register and visit
Miss Ruth Martin, Grade 1 teacher at Shaftsbury Elementary, will hold registration for children entering school in September on Monday and Tuesday from 6 45 to 8 pm Parents should bring birth certificates Registration for future first graders will be Friday May 15 during the morning session Any village child without an escort to school will be contacted by a patrol member if parents reach Miss Martin
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Shaftsbury
Ruth Martin
Shaftsbury Elementary School
Miss Martin
Maternal Heritage by Helena S Bushee
A reflective poem praising a mother’s heritage of faith love and charity. The speaker venerates the mother’s stately mien blue eyes gentle voice and sacred moments at prayer and piano, contrasting earthly life with divine vastness.
LoPiccolo to Speak at Putnam Hospital Auxiliary Tea
The Women's Auxiliary of Putnam Memorial Hospital invites area women to a tea on Thursday May 14 at 2 pm in the hospital conference room. A brief business meeting will discuss minor revisions to by laws and the constitution. Local charter members will be honored for the 45th anniversary. Joseph LoPiccolo executive director of the United Counseling Service will be guest speaker.
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Women’s Auxiliary
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Joseph LoPiccolo
United Counseling Service
Queen of the May at Home A Mother's Day Reflection
A writer laments lockdown boredom and chores while celebrating home life on the eve of Mother's Day. She notes cobwebs, the kids helping with chores, and the comfort of loved ones, appreciating her husband and motherly support as she hopes to resume small freedoms soon.
Local Delegates Attend League State Council
Mrs L William Gilette president of the Bennington League of Women Voters leads a Bennington delegation to the Vermont LWV State Council in Woodstock on Tuesday May 12. Accompanying her are Mrs H M Henry Mrs Clarence Howard and Mrs Kent Lawson plus Mrs Dan forth Geer Mrs Lillian Kleine and Miss Margo Van R Schuyler. The council will review current state programs of reapportionment and state wide planning and provide renewed inspiration for the coming year.
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L. William Gilette
Bennington League of Women Voters
Bennington League
Vermont
LWV
Woodstock
Gilette
H. M. Henry
Clarence Howard
Kent Lawson
Danforth Geer
Lillian Kleine
Margo van R. Schuyler
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Edward W. Case
Louis Aubuchon
Francis J. Cone
H. E. Bradford Co
Gibney Today
Betty Kamber
Dem
Bald Mountain
Green Peak
Council
Helen Pearson
Dorothy Damour
U.S
Faxon Bowen
Pownal
Hoosac Valley
Scouts
Henry Amadon
Camp Ondawa Association
F. M. Simmons
Nolan
Bennington Pottery
Eleanor Niles
Molly Stark
Arlington
Eida Paler
Main Street
Chuck
Walker
Helene Thompson
Saint Barnabas Players of
Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church
East
Shakespeare
Paul M. Cubeta
Saint Barnabas
Thomas Geno
Waybury Inn
Vermont Book Shop
Kurn Hattin
Westminster
Weston Hadden
S&h
Sperry and Hutchinson Company
S&h Green
United States
U.S.A
Potato Chip Institute International
Madison Ave
Helena S, Bushee
West Mountain Farm
Rt. 313
LoPiccolo
Putnam Auxiliary
Nichals
By Jean Wassick
League
Vermonter
Bennington, Vt
Holloware
SSS Jewelers
Main St
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