Brockton High 1971 graduates first class at new school
The 1971 Brockton High School commencement lists 943 graduates to receive diplomas on June 6 at Marciano Field. Headmaster John M. Mahoney, a former Bennington and Vergennes educator, has led the school since 1962 as enrollment grows. Senior advisor Clyde A. Maxfield also has Bennington ties. Mahoney urged seniors to critically evaluate media and seek informed judgment amid incomplete facilities and ongoing expansion.
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Brockton High School
Brockton Daily Enterprise
John M. Mahoney
Bennington High School
Clyde A. Maxfield
Bendi
the Enterprise
New
Marciano Field
Mahoney
Drury High School
North Adams
Mass
Cushing Academy
Ashburnham
Northeastern University
Vergennes High School
Benhi
Rotc Signal Corps
Lawrence
Lexington
Middlebury High School
Brockton
Robert W. Goldman
Suzanne G. Crick
Sydney
Australia
Maxfield
Anne
The
County National Bank
Homemaker's Notes on Unemployment Budgeting and Self Help
A county extension column discusses middle income families facing high unemployment. It urges penny watching, shopping on a full stomach, reading consumer guidance, and using library primers for do it yourself repairs. It also advises using marinated lower cost meat, buying medium eggs when cheaper, and avoiding credit cards when money is tight. It notes some may need to overhaul lifestyle and cook at home to stretch funds.
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Marion S. Harris County
UVM
Keeler property sold to National Commercial Bank in Albany
The National Commercial Bank & Trust Company purchased the Keeler property at State and Green in Albany from the Keeler interests for future needs. Keeler's restaurant, longtime Albany landmark at 56 State St, was operated by Gaynor Keeler and others until 1969 and razed after deteriorating conditions. the site remains vacant. The article also notes Michael C. Quadland's appointment as assistant director for management support at the Regional Medical Program, University of Vermont, son of M. Warren Quadland and Mrs. Quadland of Bennington.
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Keeler
State and
Green Streets
Albany
N.Y
National Commercial Bank & Trust Company
Michael C. Quadland
University of Vermont
M. Warren Quadland
Bennington
Dartmouth
Yale
Harvard
Elected GCA Secretary from Pittsfield Garden Club
Mrs Peter van Santvoord Rice of Pittsfield Mass was elected corresponding secretary of the Garden Club of America at a meeting in St Louis Missouri She has served as president of the Lenox and Berkshire Garden Clubs and chairs Berkshire Historical Society Goodrich House planning the Lenox Garden Club 60th anniversary in September and co chairs Berkshire Garden Club zone meeting of GCA in June 1972
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Garden Club of America
St. Louis
Peter van Santvoord Rice
Pittsfield
Mass
Rice
Lenox
Berkshire Garden Clubs
Berkshire Historical Society
Goodrich
Lenox Garden Club
Berkshire Garden Club
GCA
Vermonters Tour Model Canadian Prison Friday
A Vermont legislative study committee studying correctional program costs will tour Cowansville Quebec prison on Friday, viewed as a model for others.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Cowansville
Quebec
School Lunch Menus North Bennington and Neighboring Schools
North Bennington and Manchester meal plans list weekly menus for each weekday with juice, sandwiches, soups, meats, vegetables, fruits, and milk. Mt Anthony Union High School provides daily milk with meals and varying entrees such as hot dogs, spaghetti, fried chicken, and fish sticks.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Oysters a la King Inspired Vol au Vent Adaptation
Ellen Cronan Rose shares a nostalgic dinner tale in Brattleboro about reconciling tradition with novelty by adapting oysters into a vol au vent inspired by Julia Child. The piece describes an improvised oyster sauce, a French method, and a playful menu shift from canned peas to elegant shells.
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Brattleboro
England
John Bull
London
Julia Child
New York Times
Eureka
Rem
Kiwanis
Rotary
Coquilles St. Jacques A la Parisienne
Vermont Highway Board Meeting Set for May 18
The Vermont Highway Board will meet in Bennington at the District 1 Highway Office on Lyons Street May 18 at 10 a.m. Regular meetings are held at various locations statewide for residents and officials. Chairman H. James Wallace said the Bennington session followed the April 27 Montpelier meeting and urged local turnout.
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Vermont Highway Board
Bennington
District 1
Lyons Street
H. James Wallace
Montpelier
Funds released for REA loans by White House
Senator George D. Aiken announced that $15 million in impounded rural electrification funds will be released for direct REA loans to cooperatives at 2 percent interest. He said many REA cooperatives faced reduced loan funds due to the freeze, and this move provides much needed credit to rural electric co-ops nationwide.
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Washington
George D. Aiken
White House
Senate
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Aiken
State parks open May 28 in Vermont season
The Vermont Forests and Parks Department announces all state parks will open May 28, with some facilities opening a week earlier. Commissioner Arthur Heitman cites last winter's record snowfall as the reason for the delayed start.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
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Burlington
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Rick Davin
Shelburne Falls
Tim Richards
Shaftsbury
Homemaker’s Notes
Penny
Tricot
Bermuda
S-M-L
BankAmericard
Bennington, VT
Vermonters
North Bennington
Manchester
Hamburg
Arlington
Bennington Museum Courtyard
Jane Armstrong
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
By Ellen Cronan Rose
Highway Board
Nichals
Little Surfers
Remira
Juvenile Department
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