Union Board To Okay June Vote
The Union school board plans to approve a warning for a June bond vote to finance a 20 classroom addition to the new Park Street building. The bond is $600000 with total project cost $850000 covered partly by state aid. June 5 is the probable vote date. the meeting at 604 Main St. will consider bond costs and agenda items including educational standards and staff interviews.
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The
Union School Board
Park Street
Mt. Anthony
Main St
Annual Hadassah Card Party at Mt Anthony Club
Hadassah Bennington-Hoosick Falls chapter holds its annual luncheon card party at Mt Anthony Country Club on Tuesday May 16. Luncheon at 1 p.m. and cards or games offered with special prizes donated by local merchants and members. Proceeds support National Hadassah projects and Hebrew Medical Organization cancer research. Tickets at the door or from Mrs Joseph Schocket 322 Elm St 442-2771.
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Bennington-Hoosick Falls
Hadassah
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Helene Kates
Hebrew Medical Organization
Joseph Schocket
Elm St
Tel
5 Per Cent Unemployed In Bennington April
Bennington April labor market showed spring activity with about 12 000 employed and 650 unemployed representing 5 percent of the work force. In May week one 308 unemployment claims were filed, 24 fewer than last week and 57 more than 1966 May week one. Construction hiring rose as youth sought roles and farm hands moved to other jobs. female factory labor remained in surplus.
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Bennington
State Department of Employment Security
Obituary: Mrs Frank R Stemp 68 Former Elfriede Kittel
Mrs Frank R Stemp 68 formerly Elfriede Kittel of 106 Frank St died this morning at Putnam Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient since Sunday. Born in Forrest Germany Oct 11 1898 she moved to Bennington at eight and worked over 30 years at H E Bradford Co on Main St. Survived by husband Francis G Stemp son Doris Marino Myrtle Betit Lucy Latif sister Emilie Lyons brothers Richard and Paul Kittel 21 grandchildren three great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral at Mahar Son Funeral Home Saturday 3 pm. Burial in White Chapel Cemetery with calling hours tonight 7–9 and Friday 2–4 7–9 pm.
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Frank R. Stemp
Elfriede Kittel
Frank St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Forrest
Germany
Joseph and
Emilie Kittel
Bennington
H.E
Latif
Ball
Emilie) Lyons
Richard
Paul Kittel
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
White Chapel
Arlington
Anne M. Watkins
Halsted Watkins
St. James Episcopal Church
Margaret (Moore) Maher
Ireland
Karl Surprenant
William Skace
New York City
Huyler White
Henry White
California
Edward Cushing
Connecticut
Sodality
St. Margaret Mary’s
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Bay Street
Glens Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls
Cecelia Crawford
Robert Crawford
Church St
John
Main St
Crawford
Stillwater
Catherine (Barry) McCarthy
Robert
John Hayden
Earl Hurd
Easton
Leo J. Mahar
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s
Tiny Town Votes to Block Population Explosion
A 120 resident Vermont town votes on adopting a comprehensive zoning ordinance to thwart a planned 140 unit trailer park on Route 2A. Town officials fear a population surge would strain schools and raise taxes. buyer plans remain uncertain with potential future changes. Former Rep. William Mikell hired to protect legal interests.
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St, George, VI
UPI
Chittenden County
Douglas Tassie
Mordty Kaufman
South Burlington
Kaufman
Tassie
William Mikell
Burlington
Globe cluster in Hercules seen with binoculars
Astronomy notes describe a globular star cluster in Hercules visible as a faint glow with good binoculars. Sir William Herschel estimated about 14,000 suns comprise the cluster. Its symmetrical arrangement earned the nickname ta ball of suns and it lies just below the left armpit of Hercules.
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Hercules
Sir William Herschel
David Adler elected Bennington County school directors president
David Adler of Pownal was elected president of the Bennington County School Directors, a VSSDA branch, at MAUHS. He succeeds Dr. Clifford B. Harwood, with Charles Canfield, Mrs. Carol Peckham, and Harwood as officers. The spring meeting covered legislation, teacher certification, state aid, and upcoming hearings in Manchester May 25.
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David Adler
Pownal
Mount Anthony Union
Bennington County
Vermont State School Directors Association
VSSDA
Clifford B. Harwood
Manchester
Mauhs
Charles Canfield
Arlington
Carol Peckham
Harwood
Mount Anthony
Plans Progress For Democratic Dinner May 20
More than 150 seats are reserved for the Democratic County Committee fund raising dinner on May 20 at Mt Anthony Country Club at 7 30 p m with an address by Connecticut Governor John Dempsey. Over 200 expected to attend the dinner dance with music by Bill Hart’s orchestra and speeches from Governor Hoff and Lt Governor Daley.
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Democratic County Committee
John Dempsey
Connecticut
Nesbith Fienberg
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Dempsey
Philip H. Hoff
John Daley
Bennington Briefs Welcome Wag Potluck at Old Bennington Schoolhouse
The Bennington Welcome Wag on Club hosts a potluck supper Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Old Bennington schoolhouse with folk singing by the Rev and Mrs Sanderson after. Members and guests should bring their own knife, fork, and spoon. The Rev Arvel M Steece was re elected to the board of governors of the Congregational Christian Historical Society at its Bar rington Rhode Island annual meeting. For Mother's Day offerings at Old Town Nursery including flowering trees and gift certificates. Friday or Saturday evening performance of The Fantasticks starts at 9:30 after a delay. Iron Kettle Friday Special features baked macaroni and cheese clam chowder and more.
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Vermont
Stratton Mountain Inn
Robert H. Woodworth
Bennington College
Woodworth
Walt Disney
Philip H. Hoff
Organization
Trustees
Kathleen Geary
Fletcher Free Library
Burlington
John B. Rothrock
Bennington Free Library
Bennington Welcome Wagon Club
Bennington
Herbert W. Sanderson
Arvel M. Steece
First Congregational Church
Old Bennington
Congregational Christian Historical Society
Barrington
R.I
Stock Averages Report Noontime May 11 1967
Dow Jones Bache and Co Albany computable averages show 30 Industrials at 895.99 up 1.89. Railroads at 237.09 up 0.65. Utilities 137.56 down 0.32. Composite 317.54 up 0.52. Volume 4,780,000.
Flying Farmers Plan Annual Convention Here
The Flying Farmers of the New York and Vermont chapters will hold their annual convention at Bennington with arrivals from across the region and Canada. Officers will be elected at the New Englander Motel, a banquet at Mount Anthony Country Club with District and international dignitaries, and coronations for chapter queens. A Sunday picnic precedes flights home.
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Flying Farmers
New York
Vermont
International Flying Farmers
Bennington
Fairfax
Oklo
Arlington
Colo
Canada
New Englander
Mount Anthony Country Club
al Nogard
Federal Aviation Authority
Albany
Edward Knapp
Montpelier
Ellen Jane Anderson
Tricia Smith
James Oliver
Dayton Chisholm
Forrest McDonald
Sol Smith
Shirley Butts
Elected State Jaycee Vice President
Raymond E. Huether of 115 Jefferson Ave is elected vice president of the Vermont State Jaycees for District 6. He serves as external VP of Mt. Anthony Jaycees and will coordinate state and local chapters in Manchester Springfield Ludlow Brattleboro Bellows Falls Windsor and Bennington. He also oversees the Green Mountain Jaycee Chapter at the Windsor prison farm. He is married to Barbara Hickok and has three children. He is a tire sales representative for Francis J. Kelly.
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Raymond E. Huether
Jefferson Ave
Vermont State Jaycees
Huether
Mt. Anthony
Plan Set To Increase Mobile Home Assessments
Bennington plans to raise mobile home assessments under a new schedule. The system places homes in three grades by price and uses square footage plus depreciation to determine market value, with changes to the tax regime and grievance process.
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Bennington
Sisters
Francis J. Hogan
Board of Sisters
Hogan
Town Board of Civil Authority
BCA
VEW Auxiliary Sets May Events And Memorial Service
The VEW Auxiliary held its regular meeting with 20 members, awarded gifts to Sisters St. John and Smith, and welcomed three new members Martha Hurley Louise Bugbee and Edith LeMay. Budd y Poppy Days are May 12 and 13 with volunteers meeting at 9 45 a.m. at North Street lot. A May 14 graveside flagging by Sister Costa and volunteers is planned followed by a May 23 meeting where Lillian Bourassa will discuss May ways and means. A memorial service rehearsal is set for May 23 at 7 p.m. in the hall. The Montpelier department convention runs May 26 to 28. members desiring to attend should contact President Damon promptly.
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Agnes St. John
Claire Smith
Martha Hurley
Louise Bugbee
Edith LeMay
Buddy Poppy
Ina Damon
Julia Gates
North Street
Costa
Hospital Notes May 10 1967 Admissions and Births
Admissions list includes Milon Packard Paula Jo Ther Rien and others from Bennington Dorset and North Bennington. Discharges include Santa DeLuca and Ruth Mulvey. Births reported: daughters for Smith Petersburg Belanger Manchester Center Pruden Pownal and Tenzer Peru on May 10.
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Milon Packard
Paula Jo Therrien
Bennington
Hilda Hazleton
Dorset
Myron Jones
North Bennington
Jack Bowen
South Dorset
Santa DeLuca
Karen Cooney
Hoosick Falls
Marjorie Hurley
Ruth Mulvey
Ann Troumbley
Ruth Ann Champney
North Pownal
Glenn Smith
Petersburg
N.Y
Douglas Belanger
Manchester Center
Donald Pruden
Pownal
Robert Tenzer
Peru
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Union
St. Joseph College
Frank B. Orr Jr
Adams Street
Joseph J. Flory
Rutland
Marie H. Becker
Beech Street
Thomas P. Sheenan
Dennis Fleming
C.S.C
Quincy
Mass
Holy Cross Novitiate
Librarians
Eagles
Walker
Mrs. Halstead Watkins
Bennington Briefs
Bers
Old Town Nursery
North Bennington Road
Harte Theatre
National Society of Film Critics
Carlo Ponti
Antonioni
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Flying Farmers Plan
Anne Kyer
Marjorie Edgerton
Gordon Lockrow
Bennington Battlefield Park
State Jaycee
Brattleboro
Dormeyer
Main ST. Bennington
Annette Funicello
Fabian
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