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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1971

Page

3

Dupree named to whos who at Georgetown College

Georgetown Kentucky Georgetown College selects 21 students including William Brian Dupree son of Earl and Mrs Dupree of Bennington for the 1970 71 Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Selection reflects scholarship, activities, citizenship and service to the school.

Georgetown William Brian Dupree Earl Dupree Oakes Street Bennington Georgetown College

Mailbox Improvement Week Declared by Postal Service

The U S Postal Service designates May 17 to 22 as Mail Box Improvement Week. Postmaster Stanley J Pekalski urges customers to fix and paint boxes, ensure locks work, and display name or number for carrier clarity. He notes New England winter damage to rural and motorized route boxes and stresses neat appearance as a civic impression. A separate Cleveland report notes a pick pocket swiping six watches from Big Four Lumber customers, four of whom were private detectives.

U.S. Postal Service Stanley J. Pekalski Pekalski New England Cleveland UPI Big Four Lumber Co Independence

Catholic women unit to meet in Burlington May 22 23

The Vermont Council of Catholic Women marks its 25th anniversary with a May 22 23 gathering at Marble Island Resort Burlington. The event features Mrs Thomas Burke NCW president as luncheon speaker and a panel on family affairs and social concern moderated by Mrs Edward Koval with Rt Rev Paul Bresnehan and others. A noon Mass by Bishop Joyce and a main banquet Sunday with Rt Rev Edward Foster as guest speaker conclude the convention. Special statewide spiritual bouquet and recognitions planned.

Vermont Council of Catholic Women Marble Island Resort Burlington Thomas Burke National Council of Catholic Women Edward Koval Paul Bresnehan Francis Holland Daniel Holt Daniel Holland Office of Economic Opportunity Montpelier Maureen McNamara James Dente William Hahn Charles Keller Arthur Smith Robert F. Joyce James B. Murray James Engle William Morgan Edward Foster Near East Relief Missions

Bennington Area Jobless Rate Averaged 8.2 Percent

April unemployment in Bennington stood at 8.2 percent, higher than the state 6.8 percent. Initial state claims totaled 340, up from March, with 60 percent from printing and publishing, service, and apparel. Local office serves Bennington County with weekly itinerant service in Arlington and Manchester.

Bennington Frank H. Mudgett Department of Employment Security Bennington County Arlington Manchester

College Calendar Week of May 18 May 24

Public invited to free events at Tishman Hall Carriage Barn Commons Theatre and Barn Studio Theatre May 18 23. Include French film Shoot the Piano Player lectures by Jonathan Mirsky Kenneth Clark series Dancer concert instrumental ensemble film Loneliness of The Long Distance Runner and art sale for Vernon.

Francois Truffaut Tishman Hall China Jonathan Mirsky Dartmouth College Milford Graves Buxtehude Schuetz Frank Baker Palestrina di Lasso Vivian Fine Carriage Barn Commons Theatre Kenneth Clark Invri Barn Studio Theatre Coop Store Invii Morocco Shanghai Express Josef van Sternberg Tishman Vernon Claude Fredericks College

Garden clubs prep Woodstock show "The Spring Has Come"

Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont present their first Standard Flower Show at Woodstock Inn on Monday May 24 from 1 30 to 8 p m Entries open to federation members except invitation class Contestants must prepare entries for judging by 10 45 a m May 24 and cannot be removed until after 8 p m Several garden club members design the show schedule and a Woodstock home garden tour is arranged Entries highlight artistic division points Winnie container prize and consultants for each class with local organizers named including Mrs Donald Hemenway Sr Mrs E Green and Mrs Raymond Bostock

Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont Woodstock Inn Erwin Jennings Dorset Thomas H. Hocksteader Manchester Fayette Dunn Raymond Bostock Pawlet

Bennington District Court cases heard by Judge Morrissey

District Court sessions in Bennington saw a non-support petition against Robert Burleigh dismissed due to applicant disability. Three careless driving cases reduced to violations with $35 total fines.

Bennington District Court John P. Morrissey Robert Burleigh Bennington Robert J. Honiker John G. Miller North Bennington Alfred J. Marcoux

Bask in the Fame of a Vermont ETV Lifesaving Lesson

Morrisville father Henri Couture credited a Vermont Educational Television segment on mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration for saving his daughter Karen and his niece Michelle from drowning in a pond on their family resort golf course last month. Both girls were hospitalized three days with pneumonia but suffered no brain damage thanks to Couture’s quick action after viewing the technique.

Burlington Vermont Educational Television Morrisville Henri Couture Karen Michelle Couture

Jury named for St George town center competition

The Vermont chapter AIA selects a jury for the St George town center design contest. Members include Warren Luther, Hideo Sasaki, Eugene Festa, William Geddis, and Armand Beliveau. The panel aims to show how Vermont towns can evolve with stronger community centers, with an awards dinner set for May 27 at Vermont Technical College.

Montpelier Vermont American Institute of Architects St. George Warren Luther College of Architecture Rhode Island School of Design Hideo Sasaki Eugene Festa Roche- Dinkaloo Hamden Conn William Geddis Architects Collaborative Armand Beliveau Chittenden County National Council of Architectual Registration Boards Robert Burley The A.I.A Vermont Council On the Arts Earl Farnham Vermont Technical College State Planning Office Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission Art Council Randolph A.ia Arthur Williams Fayston P.O. Waitsfield

CDA Observes 56th Annual Dinner of Catholic Daughters

Court St Andrew of Catholic Daughters of America held its 56th annual dinner at Paradise Restaurant with about 68 in attendance. Charter members surviving include Mrs. Kathryn Keeler and Miss Mae LaMarre. Attendees included Court St Mary 30 of Hoosick Falls with chaplain Rev John Ryan OSA and Grand Regent Mrs Elizabeth Guiden. Presenters included Miss Frances Kingsley and Msgr Flanagan, with priests, regents, and district deputies speaking or blessing. Music by Mrs Shirley Flood Debra Pratt Vincent Cassatti and Mrs Louise Gauthier accompanied. The evening ended with America the Beautiful.

Court St. Andrew Catholic Daughters of America Paradise Restaurant Kathryn Keeler Mae LaMarre Court St. Mary 30 Hoosick Falls John Ryan O.S.A Elizabeth Guiden Christine St. John Anne Cummings Frances Kingsley Miss Kingsley Rutland Msgr. Flanagan Michael Demasi St. John the Baptist North Bennington Charles Wallen C.S.C Sacred Heart Parish John Hamilton St. Francis de Sales Church Ann Aher South Royalton Barbara Haynes Poultney St. John Edna Purcell Msgr Flanagan Father Wallen Shirley Flood Debra Pratt Vincent Cassatti Louise Gauthier

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