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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1969
Page
7
The Arlington Fire Dept. was called out twice last week with 6 men at a false alarm due to a telephone mix up. A second call Friday at 4 15 P M dispatched 12 firefighters to the home of Francis Woodard where overheated grease caused heavy smoke.
Williamstown Massachusetts The Buxton Players present a dramatization of Stephen Vincent Benets narrative poem John Browns Body directed by Virginia Hall Smith Nearly 50 students participate with 40 on stage The Civil War saga is told by three narrators introducing figures like Abraham Lincoln and John Brown The production centers on two love stories Northerner Jack Ellyat played by Jonathan Wilson and his Melora portrayed by Yasmin Aga Khan
The Norshaft Lions Club meets tonight at 7 at Mahar Son Funeral Home to pay respects to John B. James Jr. A Child-Well Clinic runs at North Bennington School starting 9 30 Tuesday for pre schoolers with no appointment needed. Multiple student names and school events are listed, along with details of a John Brown's Body production at several venues, part of Buxton's Festival of the Arts, with proceeds supporting local beautification. Local youths participate in narration chorus and orchestra.
Shaftsbury selectmen schedule a public hearing for June 4 at 7 30 p m in Cole Hall to discuss interim zoning requiring at least one acre lots with 90 ft frontage 40 ft setbacks and 25 ft from property lines and noting no development may begin without board approval after application and hearing. The move follows about 20 residents backing the measure at a weekly meeting.
Robert Brennan and Norman Miller are assigned by Blue Cross and Blue Shield to Rutland and Bennington areas with Brennan as District Manager and Miller as sales representative. Brennan, a Whitman Mass native, resigned a Rhode Island House seat to join Blue Cross. Miller, formerly a Keene service rep, hails from St John New Brunswick. Former Rutland rep Donald Bennett terminated employment. Rutland office is 36 Center Street, phone 773 3698. Bennington office contact includes 442 3348 or Box 546.
Arlington volunteers led by Mrs John Haugrud and Mrs Robert Macksey organized a roadside cleanup in Arlington with youth groups assisting. After a cold, delayed start, few active helpers finished the task and refreshments were served at the Community House. A baked ham supper is planned Friday May 238 at Dorset Elementary to fund the school lunch program, serving at 5:30 p.m., followed by the annual Music Festival at 7:30.
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