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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1968

Page

3

Okerman Peckham Nuptials Celebrated in Hoosick

Miss Linda Frances Peckham daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold L Peckham and Richard Okerman son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Okerman were married Saturday at 7 pm in the First Baptist Church Hoosick Rev Raimund Tumbers ton officiated Bride wore a silk organza gown with sequins pearls and an ivory veil The couple held a reception at the Cambridge Hotel The bride is a 1967 Hoosick Falls Central School graduate and works at Charm Beauty Salon in Troy The groom is a 1964 Hoosick Falls graduate and runs a painting contracting business.

Hoosick N.Y Linda Frances Peckham Harold L. Peckham South Street Richard Okerman Raymond Okerman First Baptist Church Raimund Tumberston Evelyn Peckham David Okerman Ronney Boupton Garry Tilley Cambridge Hoosick Falls Central School Austin Charm Beauty Salon Troy

Miss Sue Anne Harrington Weds John Hickey in Hoosick Falls

Hoosick Falls NY May 4 1968 Miss Sue Anne Harrington daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Harrington and John H Hickey son of Mr and Mrs John H Hickey were married at Church of the Immaculate Conception. Rev Alfred Ellis officiated. The couple will reside at 28 Center Street Hoosick Falls. Guests from New York City Albany Cambridge Troy Gloversville St Johnsville Bennington and North Carolina attended.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Sue Anne Harrington Robert Harrington Fourth St John H. Hickey Eldridge St Pat Dowling Richard Hickey Carl Piritz Charles Prebble Elks Club New York City Center St Hoosick Falls Central School Hoosick Falls Health Center St. Mary’s Academy Wood Flong Corp Albany Cambridge Troy Gloversville St. Johnsville Bennington North Carolina

Married Lancour Carknard at First Baptist Church

The wedding of Jane Fillmore Carknard and John H. Lancour took place April 27 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. The bride’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Fillmore of White Creek New York, and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Lancour Sr. of Shaftsbury. Rev H Glenn Payne officiated. Mrs William Thomson played organ music including a special request. The bride wore a street-length yellow lace over satin dress with matching accessories and yellow rose daisies in a colonial bouquet. The sole attendant was Jean M Andrews of Bennington.

First Baptist Church Jane Fillmore Carknard John H. Lancour Marshall Fillmore White Creek N.Y Charles M. Lancour Sr Shaftsbury H. Glenn Payne William Thomson John B. Durand North Bennington Bruce Buckharte Jermain al Buell Debra Darknard Lake George Hoosick Falls Central School Eagle Square Mfg. Co North Bennington High School Kenneth Corey Hoosick Falls Pittsfield Mass Springfield

Miss Rallis Wins Physics Award at Vassar College

Nancy Elaine Rallis daughter of Mr and Mrs James Rallis of Bennington received the Chemical Rubber Company Freshman Award for best performance in introductory physics at Vassar College. The May 8 Senior Convocation announced the honor. Rallis a Mount Anthony Union High School graduate is employed at Eagle Square Mfg. Co Shaftsbury.

Poughkeepsie N.Y Nancy Elaine Rallis James Rallis Weeks St Bennington Chemical Rubber Company Vassar College Miss Rallis Mount Anthony Union High School

Garden Club Members Hear Frances M. Perry Lecture

One hundred members from the Bennington Garden Club the Berkshire Garden Club of Pittsfield Massachusetts and the Lenox Garden Club of Lenox Massachusetts met for lunch and a lecture by Mrs Frances M Perry at the Williams Inn Williams town Massachusetts. Perry spoke on Color in the Garden All Year Round with slides of English gardens and related remarks to hardy Vermont and northern Massachusetts plant material. She is currently on an eleven week U. S. visit sponsored by the Garden Club of America lecturing to member clubs nationwide. She holds an N.B.E. from Queen Elizabeth II awarded in 1962 and the Veitch gold medal in 1965. Perry is working on Garden Flowers of the World and has been named the first woman on the Royal Horticultural Society council. Special guest Mrs Erastus Corning II announced the Honolulu Garden Club will install a Hawaiian Garden in Rockefeller Center from June 27 to July 28 with Hawaii flowers flown in regularly. The Garden Club of America has more than 170 member clubs in nine zones. Bennington’s club is joining Zone I alongside Berkshire and Lenox clubs. Zone I chair is Mrs Charles Hovey.

Bennington Garden Club Berkshire Garden Club Pittsfield Mass Lenox Ices Veitch Royal Horticultural Society Erastus Corning II Albany Garden Club of America Fort Orange Club Honolulu New England Berkshire Alexander Euston C. Kenneth Fuller Charles Hovey Chestnut Hill

Children's Aid Starts Annual Vermont Drive

The 1968 Vermont Children's Aid Society fund appeal begins this week and runs a month. Last year the group cared for 367 Vermont families through foster homes counseling for emotionally disturbed youths protective adoption and help for unmarried parents and babies. Local committees include Shaftsbury Agnes Adams Fred Bishop and others and Bennington leaders Mrs Robert Santway and Rev Melvin McGaughey among the listed organizers.

Vermont Children’s Aid Society Fund Robert Condon Robert Flynn Bennington Shaftsbury Children’s Aid Vermont Agnes Adams Fred Bishop Bernard Harris Eugene Kosche Benjamin Hulett Arthur Jones Lew Levin Jesse Strong Mary Walker Robert Santway Benjamin Dubin George van Santvoord N,y. DuHamel E. T

Sanders Leask Bride Weds Army Man in Cedar Grove

Miss Mary Lou Leask daughter of Mr and Mrs Glendon Leask Cedar Grove Maine marries Army SP-4 Frank M Sanders son of Mrs Lucy Sanders Eagle Street and the late Harry L Sanders Sr on April 30 The bridegroom is home from Vietnam on 30 day leave and will report to Fort Meade Md on May 17

Shaftsbury Marylou Leask Glendon Leask Cedar Grove Maine Frank M. Sanders Lucy Sanders Eagle Street Harry L. Sanders Sr Vietnam Fort Meade

Marriage of Miss Anne Marie Mock and Gregory Whitman

Miss Anne Marie Mock and Air Force member Gregory David Whitman wed at Christ the King Church on May 4. The couple, after a reception at Old Board Restaurant, planned a trip to Salt Lake City en route to their Utah home, with Whitman stationed at Hill Air Force Base.

Engaged: Susan Kovage to Richard Ratzon in Hartford

Mr and Mrs Charles Kovage of Cummings Street Hoosick Falls announce the engagement of their daughter Susan to Richard Martyn Ratzon son of Mrs Ella P Ratzon of Shore Road Brooklyn and the late Dr Martyn C Ratzon Susan a 1963 Hoosick Falls graduate earned a 1967 Skidmore College BA with honors and is at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons Both to marry in December at Trinity College Chapel Hartford Conn Phi Beta Kappa Trinity College graduate and Columbia first year students are the couple. wedding planned in Trinity College Chapel, Hartford.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Charles Kovage Cummings Street Susan Richard Martyn Ratzon Ella P. Ratzon Shore Road Brooklyn Martyn C. Ratzon Miss Kovage Hoosick Falls Central School Skidmore College Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons New York City Trinity College Hartford Conn Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity Trinity College Chapel

Grant Krawczyk wedding announced in Charleston and Adams

In Charleston, Mr and Mrs William M Grant announce the engagement of Margaret Mary Grant to 2nd Lt Joseph Krawczyk Jr son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Krawczyk Sr of Bennington VI The couple met at Charleston High School and Murray State University where she studied while he trained as a Mil officer at Fort Knox KY In Adams Mass Mr and Mrs Bernard W Langner announce the betrothal of their daughter Claire Langner to Gregory J Rondeau son of Lawrence A Rondeau and the late miss Langner is an executive secretary at Sprague Electric Co The fiancé is a North Adams St Joseph High School graduate and radio announcer at WBTN Bennington VI The wedding is planned for July 27.

Charleston Ill William M. Grant Margaret Mary Joseph Krawczyk Jr Joseph Krawczyk Rice Lane Bennington Grant Charleston High School Murray State University Murray, Ky Illinois Consolidated Telephone Co Krawczyk Bennington Catholic High School Murray State Adams, Mass Bernard W. Langner Grandview Terrace Adams Claire L. Langner Gregory J. Rondeau Lawrence A. Rondeau Highland Ave Miss Langner Adams Memorial High School Sprague Electric Co North Adams St. Joseph High School Leland Powers

Miss Jean Carrol Austin Weds Anthony DeGeorge

The wedding of Miss Jean Carrol Austin daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth B Austin of St Johnsbury Vermont and Anthony Jay DeGeorge son of Mrs Margaret Ray of Congress Street and Ethan DeGeorge of Navajo California was held at Sacred Heart Church at 3 pm Saturday officiated by Rev James T Donohue C S C. The ceremony featured pink and white gladioli and a peau de soie gown with lace veil. Attendants wore turquoise gowns. best man and ushers named. The bride and groom are connected to St Johnsbury Academy Castleton State College and Molly Stark School with the groom serving in the U S Navy. Guests came from Massachusetts Pennsylvania Vermont and New Hampshire.

Alfred Ellis USA Raleigh Tatro Jerry Bermenger Empress Peau de Soie Jean Carol Austin Kenneth B. Austin Pleasant St St. Johnsbury Anthony Jay DeGeorge Margaret Ray Congress St Ethan DeGeorge Navajo Calif Sacred Heart Church James T. Donohue C.S.C Helen Galipeau Patricia Lavender Brookfield Judith Cottam Boston Mass Wendy Austin Lynn Marie Austin William Sen Nova Scotia St. Johnsbury Academy Castleton State College Molly Stark School Bennington Catholic High School U.S. Navy Massachusetts Pennsylvania Vermont New Hampshire

Buak Buak Brittain Engagement Announced in Shaftsbury

Mrs Henry J Buak of Shaftsbury announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Lee Buak to Richard A Brittain of Stamford Conn He is the son of Mr and Mrs David C Brittain of Mendham N J formerly Greenwich Conn His grandparents are Mr and Mrs Alfred Brittain Jr of Riverside Conn and Mrs Charles A Jones of Brookside N J Miss Buak a North Bennington High School graduate attends Stamford Hospital School of Practical Nursing He is a Shamrock Personnel Inc manager in Stamford Conn

Shaftsbury Henry J. Buak Lee Buak Richard A. Brittain Stamford

Greenwich Couple Weds At St Joseph's Church Greenwich

Miss Carol Irene Petty daughter of Mr and Mrs Curtis Petty of Ferguson Road Greenwich and Gilbert Benedict Yanke son of Mr and Mrs Paul Yanke of 503 South Road South Cambridge were married April 27 in St Josephs Church Greenwich The Rev Paul A Lynch performed the Nuptial Mass The couple will reside at 503 South Road South Cambridge Mrs Thomas Bilek was matron of honor with an aqua gown and yellow and white carnat ions The best man was Lester A Petty The bride wore a lace and satin street length gown with a pearl and sequin crown veil The bride is Greenwich Central School graduate formerly with Sherwood Medical Industries and the groom self employed in dairy farming

Greenwich N.Y Carol Irene Petty Curtis Petty Ferguson Road Gilbert Benedict Yanke Paul Yanke South Road South Cambridge St. Joseph’s Church Paul A. Lynch Mr. Petty Thomas Bilek Greenwich Central School Sherwood Medical Industries, Inc Argyle Cambridge Central School

Bondville couple announce daughter's marriage to West Glens Falls man

Randall Mylott Bondville announces the marriage of their daughter Nancy Mylott to Leo V Randall of West Glens Falls New York on May 4. After a brief trip to Lake George the couple will reside in West Glens Falls.

Bondville William Connolly Nancy Mylott Leo V. Randall West Glens Falls N.Y Lake George

Pvt Roger Pratt Completes Training at Cherry Point

Pvt Roger A. Pratt son of Mr and Mrs Lyman S Pratt of North Pownal completed two weeks of individual combat training at Cherry Point Marine Corps base. The course covered day and night patrolling infantry weapons survival tactics and assault procedures taught by experienced NCOs. Pratt learned map reading land navigation mine and booby trap detection and disarmament and handling live machine gun exposure.

Cherry Point N.C Roger A. Pratt Lyman S. Pratt Dean Road North Pownal Marine Corps Leatherneck Marine

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