West Indian writing anthology by Barbara Howes Smith
North Pownal poet Barbara Howes Smith edited From the Green Antilles, a 368 page West Indian stories and poems collection, the first of its kind in the United States, with translations and works by forty authors. The book highlights a distinct Caribbean literature beyond drumming and shrimp boats, drawing on writers from Trinidad, Jamaica, and beyond, with praise from Time and The New York Times and plans for English publication.
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Pownal
Green Mountains
Green Antilles
North Pownal
Barbara Howes Smith
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Miss Howes
Trinidad
England
MacMillan Company
Time Magazine
Caribbean
Gene Baro
Bennington College
New York Times
Baro
Juan Bosch
Dominican Republic
VFEW Derby Draws 100 Fishermen
More than 100 youths joined the annual VFW Fishing Derby at the St. Pauls Rectory pond in Manchester despite cool springlike weather. Prizes went to Gary Tuttle and Angelia Galotti for first fish, Daniel Burnham for first to limit, James Comar for largest fish, with Jody Harrington as largest girl and Debbie Kent as largest girl catch. Second largest girl catch went to Jody Harrington. Young anglers Jeb Balch and Christopher Bentley were the two youngest. Local sponsors included Walker's Hardware Kilburns Hardware and Orvis. Judges and helpers featured VFW Commander and Mrs Lynn Averill and others.
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Manchester
Izaak Waltons
St. Paul’s Rectory
Gary Tuttle
Angelia Galotti
Daniel Burnham
James Comar
Jody Harrington
Debbie Kent
Albert Kent
Jeb Balch
Christopher Bentley
Walker’s Hardware
Kilburn’s Hardware
Ken's Sport Shop
Sendra’s
Whipple’s Pharmacy
Orvis Co
Horton Hardware
Combination Cash
Garrows
Hill
Pownall Faxon Bowen to Turn Ninety This Wednesday
A birthday gathering was held at the Ladd Road home for Pownall Faxon Bowen who will reach age 90 on Wednesday. Friends and relatives from Monroe, Williams Town, Clarksburg, North Adams Massachusetts, and Stamford attended, bringing gifts, cards and three birthday cakes. Mrs. William Strohmaier announced the completion of the 1966 Cancer Fund Drive with sixty dollars raised and thanked workers Dororthy Revitt, David Adler, Kenneth Allen, and Alfred Davis.
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Faxon Bowen
Ladd Road
Monroe
Williamstown
Clarksburg
North Adams
Mass
Stamford
William Strohmaier
East Pownal
Dorothy Revitt
David Adler
Kenneth Allen
Alfred Davis
Manchester Teen Service Opens May 19
Manchester announces the Youth Employment Service will open on May 19 with backing from multiple local groups. Employers may contact three coordinators at area phone numbers. last year the program received 80 job offers and 92 applications from teens ages 16 to 22, with interviews arranged for 136 youths.
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Manchester
County Court House
Manchester Village
Warren Chace
Clifford B. Graham
Robert Zentz
Manchester Bpw
Ormsby Chapter DAR Hears Negro Spirituals in Manchester Church
Ormsby Chapter DAR met at the Baptist Church vestry in Manchester Center to hear a program on Early American Negro Spirituals. Mrs. William A. Griffith spoke on the origins of spirituals blending African rhythm with European melody, and praised efforts of Henry Ward Beecher and institutions like Fisk and Hampton in preserving the songs. Mrs. Harwood sang favorites on piano, while business notes referenced the 30th anniversary of a Seth Warner Highway marker and the chapter’s Nickel Collection for St. Mary’s School.
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Manchester
DAR
William A. Griffith
Manchester Center
Frederick J. Harwood
East Dorset
Ormsby Chapter
Baptist Church
Griffith
James Weldon Johnson
Henry Ward Beecher
Fiske
Hampton
Calhoun
Tuskegee
Helen Pearson
Seth Warner
Vt. 30
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Stella Carpenter
Troy
N.Y
American Indian Committee
St. Mary’s School
Springfield
S.C
G. Murray Campbell
Manual For Citizenship
U.S.A
Injunction Issued In Dump Closing In Pownal
An injunction halts the closing of the Pownal dump by proprietor Joseph Sarkis whose contract runs into next year. Residents allege health hazards from improper disposal by users and name Pownal Tanning Co as a major offender. Selectmen push to locate a compliant site within town while awaiting resolution. In Hoosick Falls the village tax rate rises to 40.75 per 1000, up 3.75 from last year after budget adoption. misprinted figures in Monday’s Banner noted incorrect increases.
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Pownal
Joseph Sarkis
Sarkis
Pownal Tanning Company
North Pownal
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Local sub for Beattie at Mount Laurel School
Mrs. Arthur Richardson of Londonderry substitutes for Mrs. Evelyn Beattie at Mount Laurel School while Beattie undergoes surgery at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Richardson has taught in Bondville and tutored privately. A correction notes Wilvir Corp. transferred holdings to IVOW, not sold to TVOW Corp, per Saturday’s Banner. Dr. Mason B. Barney of Manchester Center attended a two day NEAO postgraduate session on arm and leg disorders with emphasis on shoulder bursitis and flat feet.
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Arthur Richardson
Londonderry
Evelyn Beattie
Mount Laurel School
Beattie
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Richardson
Bondville
Manchester
Banner
Wilvir Corp
Tvow Corp
Head Start Projects Approved in Vermont
Manchester superintendent Neil E Cross announced a $50,000 Head Start grant for Sunderland Danby and a joint project for Rupert and Pawlet. The Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union will handle funds and facilities with local recruitment led by Cross. A prior winter Head Start application for the district was not approved.
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Manchester
Neil E. Cross
Sunderland
Danby
Rupert and Pawlet
Cross
Bennington - Rutland Supervisory Union
Bennington - Rutland
Office of Economic Opportunity
Bennington
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WNYC
Frank Fuller Murdock Homor
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Dartmouth College
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Esther Herrick
Oak Hill School
George M. Renner
Florence Field
Homemakers’ Extension Service
John Poljacik
Shaftsbury State
Wilfred LaBonte
Pownal Center
Henry W. Bassen
Vermont League of Women Voters
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Thomas P. Hurley
Marshall W. Cross
John C. Barber
Marcel A. Langlais
St. Paul’s Rectory Pool
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Peter Cone
Ricki Morse
Clarence Chittenden
Scott Porter
Ronald Kent
Porter
Robert Kent
Jeb Dufresne
Allen
Arlene Hosley
Jeb
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