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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1962

Page

8

MacLean World Tour Reaches Europe and Beyond

Manchester Mrs. Eugene MacLean and husband return from a world journey that started in Seattle and included Spain Rome Paris London and Scotland. They traveled with a familiar driver and visited daughter Cheryl Soren son in Madrid. Gene contracted pneumonia in London. Bill Betsy Boardman and Mrs. Mary Torrey also cross America and Europe.

Eugene MacLean Seattle Wash St. Andrews Sunny Vermont Mary Torrey Madison Wisc Ann Christopher Morgan Robert Walsh Veterans’ Hospital Torrey Marblehead Ohio Batavia N.Y Jane Duglas Hill Manchester

Hoosick Falls Fire Department Holds 16th Annual Dinner

Hoosick Falls firemen held their 16th annual banquet at the fire house on Church Street with about 100 attendees. County officials and guests attended as speakers praised the department and plans for a Memorial Day Parade transportation were announced.

Hoosick Falls Church Street William Browne James M. Brahan William J. Hennessey John J. Leary Browne Sylvester Delaney State Bureau of Fire Leo Albowicz John Murphy Thomas Restino Mohalin Troy Joseph Smith Glen Banks Walter Hoffman Bernard Graney Henry Lemon James Cutler Arthur Hyde Jr Carlton Shaw Hennessey Fire Department

Fifth annual Holy Name Society breakfast held in Hoosick Falls

The Holy Name Society of the Church of the Immaculate Conception hosts its fifth annual breakfast on Sunday after the 8 30 a.m. Mass. Rev Vincent J Spinelli C S C principal of Bennington Catholic High School and assistant pastor of Sacred Heart Parish Bennington will be the principal speaker.

The Holy Name Society of the Church of the Immaculate Conception Hoosick Falls St. Mary’s Academy Vincent J. Spinelli C.S.C Spinelli Bennington Catholic High School Sacred Heart Parish Bennington

Unusual Mud Puppy Catch Along Poultney River

Dorset Irving Jones and Charles Orvis hauled in a mud puppy about 15 inches long and 1.5 pounds while fishing the Poultney River one evening. The brown spotted amphibian with bushy gills drew comment as an unlikely local catch. Separately, Mr and Mrs Henry Wade visited Albert Reed in Stratton Maine for several days.

Irving Jones Poultney River Jones Charles Orvis East Dorset Mrs Henry Wade Albert Reed Stratton, Maine

Trash Pickup Planned in North Bennington Village

North Bennington Village trustees announce Monday May 14 curbside trash collection. Residents urged to place trash in non returnable containers for pickup.

North Bennington

Masons Install New Officers In Arlington

In Arlington at Masonic Temple last week Red Mountain Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star installed Clyde Putnam as worthy patron and Mrs. Clyde Putnam as worthy matron. Other officers named include Nellie Pike, Clement Belcher, Agnes Belcher, Hermon Benjamin, Mary Best, Jean Wyman, Nellie Bentley, Frances Lundeen, Ruth Grout, Virginia Rug, Lillian Henderson, Doris Fisher, Nancy Secor, Marie Dusque, Ethel Benjamin, and Harold Best. A retiring service honored Mrs. Lundeen, with Mrs. Putnam succeeding as matron.

Arlington Masonic Temple Clyde Putnam Red Mountain Order of Eastern Star Nellie P’ke Clement G. Belcher Agnes Belcher Hermon Benjamin Mary Best Jean Wyman Nellie Bentley Marshal Frances Lundeen Ruth Grout Ada Virginia Rugg Ruth Lillian Henderson Esther Doris Fisher Martha Nancy Secor Electa Marie D'sque Ethel Benjam'n Sentinel Harold Best Lundeen Ma‘ron Star Points Putnam

Arlington News Briefs Highlight Library Event and Local Updates

Arlington announces a fashion show at West Mountain Farm for Martha Canfield Library with Southwick’s of Manchester clothing. date to be announced. May activities include PTA meeting with film, art display, and choir. Town tree spraying planned May 15 and local election talk by Allen Angney for 1963 legislature term.

West Mountain Farm Martha Canfield Library Southwick’s Manchester Canfield James Canfield Charles Canfield Ann Brush Roger Wentworth Elaine Thoms Georgianna Leake Martha Hedger Ella Pike Sherry Erickson John Martin Allen Angney Angney

Local groups meet mark May events and fundraisers

The Baptist Ladies Aid Society met in the vestry to prepare for the August sale and voted a donation to the American Bible Society. Girl Scout Troop 544 planned a rally at Living Memorial Park on May 19 and reported 528 boxes sold in the cookie drive. The Beaverbrook Parent Teachers Club held an athletic banquet at the WHS cafeteria with speeches on sportsmanship and gold basketballs awarded. The next Beaverbrook PTC meeting is set for May 14 at 8 p.m.

Baptist Ladies Aid Society American Bible Society Marjorie Johnson Hill and Valley Fellowship Wordsboro Wilmington Peter Barton WHS Living Memorial Park Brattleboro Russell Hanson Milton Wolf Wayne Fajans Richard Leonard Lyman Amsden Hanson Leonard Amsden Wolf Beaverbrook Ptc

Shaftsbury and Bennington Districts Warned for May 28 Meeting

Public notices warn legal voters in Shaftsbury Town School District and Bennington Graded School District, Inc. to convene on May 28, 1962, at 12 noon to 8 pm. Each district will consider forming a Union School District linking Greater Bennington and neighboring towns with detailed governance and funding terms.

Spelling Bee Banner Mixup Shows Scenic Hills Misspelling

In Memphis Shelby County spelling bee participants wore banners prepared by a high school art class. The banners featured 122 neatly lettered labels, but Scenic Hills Elementary’s rep is misnamed on his banner as Senic Hills.

Memphis Shelby County Scenic Hills Senic Hills

Bennington Vermont Voters to Meet for School Districts

The legal voters of the Great Bennington Schools Inc and North Bennington Graded School District are warned to meet at Molly Stark School and North Bennington Graded School Gym on Monday May 28 1962. Polls open 12 Noon and close 8 p.m. daylight time. Dated Bennington Vermont and North Bennington Vermont. Phoebe R. Crosier.

Shaftsbury Town Cole Hall Shaftsbury Vermont Greater Bennngton North Bennington Bennington William A. Myers Francis R. Kenyon H. C. Stevens Greater Union School Robert W. Hayes Greater Bennington Schools, Inc Molly Stark Union Phoebe R. Crosier

Radio-Television Notes and Daily Schedule Snapshot

A dense listing of radio and TV programming across channels with shows and times for news weather nature and entertainment blocks. Includes titles such as Route 66 Twilight Zone Father of the Bride Eyewitness News Captain Kangaroo Shari Lewis Watch Mr Wizard and Ivanhoe alongside local notices and church programs.

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