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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1962

Page

8

New Mad Tom Books brings paperback range to Manchester

Manchester shop Mad Tom Books opens north of town on U S 7 opposite Carriage Trade. Carl Parsons of Dorset and Harriet Parsons expand an old 1812 building into a 4000-title paperback outlet with category browsing, educational titles, and low-cost editions for students.

Manchester Mad Tom Books Carl Parsons Dorset Luigi Lucioni East Dorset Mad Tom Parsons Harriet Bromley Rattenhill Margaret Walter Hard Johnny Appleseed Carl Old Eyes Apollo Harpers Oxford Scribners Carl Ob UVM Harvard Oberlin Northwestern Pakistan Hards Resch

Marlboro Opens Plans for Casals Concert Auditorium

Marlboro College announces May 1 start on a $60,000 auditorium to house the Marlboro School of Music and summer concerts. The 60 by 100 foot hall with 5,400 square feet, seating nearly 500, aims for acoustical excellence and a simple rural look in time for Pablo Casals to open the Marlboro Music Festival season.

Marlboro Rudolf Serkin Marlboro School of Music Marlboro College Pablo Casals College Ashley and Myer Lexington Mass The MacMillin Co Keene N.H Brattleboro

Randall To Film Not On Your Life Abroad

Hollywood AP reports Tony Randall, New York based, will film Not On Your Life for Warner Bros in Europe. He jokes about unlisted phones costing money and how he listed under a false name to save 50 cents monthly, while noting his role behind Robert Preston in the movie.

Hollywood Tony Randall Randall Goodby Europe Warner Bros New York Athens Greek Isles

Sixth Birthday Party for Arlington Girl at Home

Hope Lane celebrated her sixth birthday Thursday afternoon at home. Hosted by her mother Mrs Alden Lane and Mrs Eber White of East Arlington the event featured pink and yellow colors. Guests included Anne Coley Nancy Hagelberg Mary Ann Howe ll Kathy Galli Wanda Pero Princess Crawford Bobby Jones and Donnie Wyman. The birthday cake was prepared by Mrs White and games followed by a buffet lunch.

Arlington Hope Lane Alden Lane Eber White East Arlington White Anne Coley Nancy Hagelberg Mary Ann Howell Kathy Galli Wanda Pero Princess Crawford Bobby Jones Donnie Wyman

New England Congress Members Voting on Recent Rollcalls

Report lists how New England delegates voted on three floor actions. It notes approval and rejection of an antifilibuster rule to limit debate on a literacy tests bill, a motion to table that bill, and the 171 to 201 defeat of a 73 million Philippine war damage measure. Names and party affiliations are given for each vote.

New England Wshington Congress Bush R-Conn Dodd D-Conn Muskie D-Maine Pastore D-R. I Pell D-R.i Saltonstall R-Mass Smith D- Mass R-Maine Aiken R-Vt Cotton R-N.h Murphy Prouty Bass Burke D-Mass Conte Daddario Donohue Dmass Fogarty Giaimo Keith Kowalski Lane McIntire Martin Merrow R-N. H Monagan D Conn Morse O’neill Philbin St. Germain Seely- Brown Sibal Bates Garland R Maine Macdonald D - Mass Stafford Tupper Maine Boland Curtis

Community Toast and New Officers At Holy Name Breakfast

John D. Ryan spoke at the Holy Name Society Communion breakfast at Patrician Hall with William Walsh as toastmaster. New officers chosen include Victor Royal president Bernard Morache vice president Norman Hong treasurer and John Rogers secretary.

John D. Ryan Schuylerville Central School Holy Name Society Patrician Hall William Walsh St. Patrick's Church Maurice O’conner Victor Royal Bernard Morache Norman Hong John Rogers Nicholas Canzeri Robert O. Beoker Benjamin Carleton Gilmore Avenue George Jeskie Turnpike Road John Luke and Son Raymond Luke North Union Street Daniel Wilkie U.S. Air Force George Wilkie Goodfellow Afb San Angelo Texas H. H. Hitchcock St. Petersburg Fla H. Wyman Hitchcock Jeffery Wayneboro Cambridge-area Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association Town Hall Center Cambridge Kelly Cole John MacMorris Lois McGuer

Wildcat Gondolas to Begin Operations May 26

Wildcat Mountain in Pinkham Notch New Hampshire will open daily gondola tramway service for sightseers on Saturday May 26. The glass enclosed gondolas ascend a mile and a quarter in 12 minutes to the 4100 foot summit with two observation towers and telescopes offering distant views of the Atlantic coast and surrounding lakes and mountains. A restaurant and souvenir shop are at the base.

Pinkham Notch N. H Wildcat Mountain Mt. Washington N.H Atlantic Ocean Vermont Maine New Hampshire Canada

Bennington Music Institute Sets Summer Instructors Program

Bennington College with the American Council of Learned Societies offers a six week summer music institute for full time public high school teachers. The program covers creative studies, performance workshops, and curriculum planning with six graduate credits. guests include district principals and board members, plus artists Esther Kissling Peter Proud Beverly Newton and Matthew Pykosz. Concerts run Mondays in July featuring staff Estival String Quartet and visiting performers.

North Bennington Bennington College American Council of Learned Societies Bennington Esther Kissling Peter Proud Cambridge, N.Y. Central School Beverly Newton Woodstock Matthew Pykosz Stowe Estival String Quartet

Farm Bureau sets June 1 goal for 6500 members in Vermont

Vermont Farm Bureau board in Montpelier approved a June 1 target to reach 6,500 members with 2,836 signed in across counties and activity starting in several areas. Town captains will intensify May efforts with Nationwide Insurance agents aiding May 21 week. discussions covered dairy issues, milk marketing, tax problems, and farm programs.

Montpelier Vermont Farm Bureau Board of Trustees Nationwide Insurance Clyde Benedict Personel and Public Relations Department Vermont Elmer Towne Robert Davidson Extension Service Morrill Foundation Foreign Trade Association Rotterdam Farm Bureau Trade Corporation

Parks to Take One-Year Leave from Berkshire College

Mrs. Clara C. Park will leave Berkshire Community College at year end to accompany her husband Dr. David A. Park and their four children on a one-year abroad leave. Dr. Park, Williams College physics professor, won a National Science Foundation fellowship for 15 months of study and research in England at Cambridge University and on the European continent next summer.

Williamstown Mass Clara C. Park Berkshire Community College Berkshire Eagle David A. Park Williams College Park Williams National Science Foundation Parks England Department of Applied Mathematics Cambridge University

Arlington Calendar mix shows misheading on Banner page

The Arlington Calendar column appeared under the wrong heading Dor set on page 7 of yesterday's Banner, leading to a mislabeling error in the edition.

Dorset Arlington

Dorset and Barre notes fill local social calendar

Dorset residents host visitors and attend regional meetings while Dartmouth student Richard Briggs visits relatives. Ogunquit Maine art center announces a summer exhibition. Local groups plan meetings and banking talk. Newburgh area newlyweds visit, and a state trooper couple welcome a daughter at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Dennis Roberts returns home after hospitalization.

Alfred Gillett United Church of Dorset Vermont Congregational Conference First Congregational Church Springfield Jay Connoway Ogunquit Maine Mt. Equinox Group Manchester Marion Harris Harry Edick Syracuse N.Y Edick William G. Barrows Milford Ramey

Bennington Board Seeks Bids for Treated Hose Material

Sealed bids are invited by the Vil lage of Bennington Board of Trustees at the Municipal Building 205 South Street until 7 30 P M Daylight Saving Time Tuesday June 5 1962 for 2000 feet of 2 1 8 inch dacron wax and gum treated hose 600 lb test with Elkart.

Board of Trustees Village of Bennington South Street Elkart

Bid Notice for Light Weight Rocker Lug Couplings

The Village of Bennington advertises bids for extruding light weight rocker lug couplings with Bennington thread. Quotations priced per foot for 50 ft lengths must name the manufacturer’s brand. The Board may reject any bid and select the best interest of the village. Dated May 8 1962.

Bennington Board of Trustees David E. Carver Vermont

Probate notices and guardianship actions in Bennington Vermont

The Bennington Probate Court lists multiple actions including estate examinations for Curtis S Burt, an adoption hearing for Susan Florence Scully by Winfred and Mary Jean Wright, ancillary estate claims for John L Wilson of Decatur Illinois, claims against Harry Greenberg and William Card, and guardianship final accounts for Ruba Niles. The notices set filing and appearance dates, meeting times, and deadlines for claimants.

Bennington Susan Florence Scully A.D Vermont Winfred Wright Mary Jean Wright

Public Notice Timeline and Hearing Order

A legal public notice sets dates from October 30 1961 to March 3 1962 and requires 11 00 am appearance on the assigned day to address the account. The statement ends with a formal hand signature.

Probate Court Seeks Audits of Quackenbush Trusts

The Honorable Probate Court for the District of Bennington processes examinations and allowances of accounts for the Trust Estates of George Quackenbush, deceased. Trustees Mary Louise Quackenbush and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company request approval of two separate accounts under the Will, covering 1960 to 1961, and request compensation for corporate trustee services per Schedule I. Public notice is ordered for interested parties to appear over three weeks at the Probate District on the assigned day at 11.

C.t.a Curtis S. Burt Bennington Honorable Probate Court District of John L. Wilson Decatur Ill Joseph Shea Joseph A. Shea Francis J. Hogan Harry Greenberg Honorable Probate Court George Fienberg Hugh H. Nash Virginia N. Perrotta William A. Card Pownalin Rose Morrissey Pownal Ruba Niles Catherine C. Rehan George Quackenbush Vermont Catherine C. Behan

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