UNH Acting Head Resigns to Lead Fort Lewis College
Dr. John F. Reed, acting president of the University of New Hampshire, resigns to become president of Fort Lewis College in Durango Colorado. Reed, a Dartmouth graduate and longtime UNH administrator, will oversee building a faculty and facilities as Fort Lewis expands from a two year college to a four year liberal arts institution. The UNH board continues its search for a new president.
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Durham
N.H
John F. Reed
University of New Hampshire
Fort Lewis College
Colorado
Fort Lewis
Durango
Cole
Reed
UNH
University of Wyoming
College of Liberal Arts
Eldon L. Johnson
New Great Lakes College Association
Rockport
Maine
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Austin S. Hubbard
Benhi Exhibits 700 New Books in School Library
A display of about 700 new library books for grades 7 through 12 is on view in the Bennington High School Library through Saturday. More than 50 leading juvenile and trade publishers contributed titles across 80 subject classifications including Today's World and Science and Man. The exhibit, organized by subject with an indexed catalogue, comes via Books on Exhibit. Open daily 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Bennington High School
Nonsense OCR Fragment From Vermont Press
Fragment from a Vermont newspaper shows garbled text about a local topic with unclear names or events. No identifiable persons or organizations are readable to confirm a concrete news item.
Episcopal Women to Help at Baptist Building Drive Dinner
The women of St. Peter's Church will prepare and serve the Loyalty Dinner linked to the First Baptist Church Building Fund campaign announced by James H. Walbridge. The event includes a nursery and a children's movie program after dinner for Baptist families.
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St. Peter's Church
First Baptist Church Building Fund
James H. Walbridge
The
Baptist Church
Ministerial Group Gives Gift to Local Pastor in North Adams
The Ministerial Association presented Rev. Frank W. Grippin with a fountain pen at their Monday meeting. Grippin, pastor of First Methodist, is named pastor of the North Adams church and will lead worship there Sunday. A series of cottage meetings for the building fund is set for May 23 to 29 with about 20 homes hosting. Memorial gifts to the fund may be registered with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moses.
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Frank W. Grippin
Ministerial Association
Grippin
First Methodist Church
Methodist
North Adams
Mass
Jams M. Toolan
Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital
New York City
Bennington
Toolan
John Riddle
YMCA
Dr. Toolan
William T. Eddington
James Vince
D. Ralph Nichols
National Baptist Conference
H. Glenn Payne
Franklin A. Roley
Mies
Harry W. Percey
Leonard J. Black
Howard Whittier
Fred C. Wandrey
John E . Flitcroft
John P. Riddle
Charles F. Comstock
George C. Hooks
William G. Towart
DeWitt Lewis Jr
Maurice Douglass
Caryl T. Adams
Lewis C. Carpenter
Frank Hogel
Bert O. Weller
F. Ray Shutts
Bessie Woodward
Lester H. Nichols
Harry Moses
Grandview St
Brooklyn cab driver returns pocketbook with cash
Bernard Korman, a Brooklyn cab driver, found a pocketbook in his cab on Thursday night containing 3009.5 dollars and close to 1000 francs. He turned the finder’s keepers item over to police at Brooklyn's 62nd Precinct for safekeeping and possible return.
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New York
Bernard Korman
Brooklyn
Wellesley Alumnae Plan Vermont Club Visit
Wellesley alumnae in Vermont await Miss Margaret Clapp, Wellesley president, at Magic Mountain Londonderry. Attendees include Bennington members and local alumnae such as Mrs. Cummings Jr., Mrs. Barber, and Miss Loeber. A club project sale, luncheon, and Clapp address follow the 11:30 sale.
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Wellesley
Vermont
Margaret Clapp
Vermont Club
Magic Mountain
Londonderry
Florence Harriman Thorner
Hans Thorner
Bennington
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Norton Barber
Clarence Howard
Elsa Loeber
Frank Howlett Jr
Mary Ellen Geer
Pendleton
Danforth Geer
Thorner
Miss Clapp
College
Mildred McAfee Horton
Brooklyn College
New York
Mailbox Week urged for safer town and rural routes
May 21-26 designated mailbox improvement week as Post Office officials urge proper, clearly labeled mail receptacles on town village rural and star routes. Postmaster Stanley Pekalski notes name and address on boxes aid substitute carriers and prompt delivery. Old top opening boxes may remain if continuously used and in good condition.
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Post Office Department
Stanley J. Pekalski
Prayer period marks 75th anniversary of Women’s Missionary Union
Southern Baptist women will begin a 75 day prayer period on July 18 to mark the 75th anniversary of the denomination's Women’s Missionary Union. The official observance of the anniversary will be in October.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Southern Baptist
Women’s Missionary Union
Vermont BYF elects Hurlburt as co president
Paul Hurlburt Jr a Bennington High School junior was chosen co president of the Vermont Baptist Youth Fellowship at its Burlington convention. Connie Killian a Bend junior was elected editor of Safari the BYF newspaper. Hurlburt also edits the Beacon and served as state fellowship secretary.
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Paul Hurlburt Jr
Bennington
Vermont Baptist Youth Fellowship
Burlington
Connie Killian
Bend
Safari
Hurlburt
Beacon
State Fellowship
Vermont Christian Youth Council
National Baptist Youth Fellowship
Miss Killian
Bennington Baptist
Longtime patron Casler given free meals for life
Melvin Casler, 88, was promised free meals for life by Peter and Tony Scaparo, owners of a Ilion restaurant, after being a patron for 35 years. Casler said the meals must agree with him as he plans to eat there indefinitely.
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Ilion
Melvin Casler
Peter
Tony Scaparo
Casler
State Emphasis Commission Chairman Recalls Bennington Youth
Bennington young people who attended the convention included Francis Buck Paul Hurlburt Lillian Hurlburt Karen Killen Lloyd Killen and Cynthia Whiteway with last year’s chairman noted as part of the State Emphasis Commission.
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Bennington
Francis Buck
Paul Hurlburt
Lillian Hurlburt
Karen Killen
Lloyd Killen
Cynthia Whiteway
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