Bennington Main Street Then and Now Around 1912
A reader compares an 1912 Bennington Main Street photo by an unknown photographer with today’s view by Lloyd Oppenheimer. Key landmarks remain or changed include the Baptist Church steeple the fire hydrant hitching post repurposed as a parking meter the Opera House Block and church sites now hosting Vermont Bank and Trust Co. The article notes trolleys disappeared roads paved and Pop McGurn’s wagon visible in the old image. Exact year is uncertain but estimated around 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Lloyd Oppenheimer
Baptist Church
Second Congregational
Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Pop’’ McGurn
Savings Bank
Oppenheimer
Becky
Ditty Bag Thank You Note Recounts Winooski Bond
North Bennington residents Mrs. Edwin J. Austin and Hall Street contact Mrs. Helen Denise in Winooski uncover a family link to Sp4 Thomas E. DeVarney. A three way chat with DeVarney’s mother followed by a letter to Cam Rahn Bay expresses gratitude to Red Cross volunteers for support to Vietnam servicemen.
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Red Cross
Walthrude Pierce
Bennington
Edwin J. Austin
Hall Street
North Bennington
Helen Denise
Ed DeVarney
DeVarney
Cam Rahn Bay
Vietnam
Austins
Distinguished Eagle Scout Award names a new honor
The Boy Scouts of America executive board approved the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award for Eagle Scouts who have distinguished themselves in business profession or service over at least 25 years since earning the Eagle rank. Nominees are to be submitted by a subcommittee of previous awardees.
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Boy Scouts of America
Galilee
Israel
Tel Aviv
Mount of Olives
Athens
Rome
Geneva
London
Peter Chapman
Bennington
BSA
Richard M. Nixon
Boy Scouts
White House
Washington Monument
The
United States
March of Dimes Winners Listed for Vermont Scholarships
Vermont March of Dimes awarded scholarships with Bennington County leaders naming Breard Hawks as chairman. James M. Betts won the $300 top prize to attend UVM School of Medicine, with $200 awards to Sue Bolognani and Anna R Webb. Three former year winners received $100 more. committee includes Arthur Taylor and several doctors from Wilmington, Manchester, and Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Bennington County
Breard H. Hawks
Bennington
James M. Betts
UVM School of Medicine
Sue Bolognani
Readsboro
Eileen Kinney
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
Troy, N.Y
Patricia Ann Chaloux
University of Connecticut School of Nursing
Barbara Ann Paquin
UVM School of Nursing
Arthur D. Taylor
Woodhull S. Hall
Howard Guare
Milton Wolf
Wilmington
Clifford B. Harwood
Manchester
Volunteer Cleaners Pick Up Litter Along Silk Road
Bennington residents organized a litter pickup along Silk Road inspired by a statewide clean up day. In two hours a truckload of trash was collected by volunteers including many children, with the Bennington Garden Club and Jaycees aiding in mobilization.
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Silk Road
Gov. Davis
Bennington
S. Whitney Dickey
Walloomsac River
Tracy
Tara
Marc Norvig
Wendy
David Tinker
David
Tom Hall
Gavin
John Larus
Dickey
Two Vermont Women Honored By AAUW Fellowship Gifts
The Vermont division of AAUW honors Miss Constance L. Brown of Burlington and Mrs. Jane Hobson of Bellows Falls with two $500 fellowships. Gifts total $1,296.52 from eight branches, funded to the national AAUW Fellowships Fund. Contributions average $2.56 per member in a 505-strong state. gifts sent to Washington on June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
American Association of University Women
B. T. Douglas
Brattleboro
Constance L. Brown
Burlington
University of Vermont
Aauw Fund
Brown
AAUW
Jane Hobson
Bellows Falls
State Library Board
Bennington
Washington
Aauw Educational Center
National
Aauw Journal
U.S
Barre
Middlebury
Montpelier
Randolph
Rutland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eral
Main St
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Candle Mill
Arlington
Winooski
Maly Grotto
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Boy Scout
George Kerbs
March of Dimes
Ing
Anna R. Webb
Elliot Community Hospital School of Nursing
Keene, N. H
Anna Webb
Pat Chaloux
Pello
Chips
Davis Tilgner
Lawrence
Don
John
Chris
Closey Dickey
Walter Lapham
Charles Tilgner
Trumbull Hill Road
Shaftsbury
Vermont Aauw
Mammoth Mart
Ali Mart
Drysdale’s
Nichals
Gossard
Artemis
America
Gossard Artemis
duPont
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