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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1973

Page

3

UVM Canadian Studies Program Receives National ACSUS Honors

The University of Vermont Canadian Studies Program earned national recognition as its director and associate director joined key ACSUS roles. Dr Edward J. Miles was elected ACSUS vice president and Prof William C. Metcalfe became editor of the American Review of Canadian Studies, slated to become a full scholarly journal.

Burlington University of Vermont Mareel Cadieux United States Association For Canadian Studies In the ACSUS Edward J. Miles UVM William C. Metcalfe American Review of Canadian Studies Metcalfe Miles ACLUS

Shaftsbury Parish Activities and Local Meetings

Shaftsbury Lotti Tobler Story Hour at the firehouse Wednesday at 10 a.m. The Junior Choir meets Thursday for rehearsal. Senior Choir at 7 p.m. Shaftsbury Scout Troop 331 on Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. Vermont Council of Catholic Laity district meeting at St. Margaret Marys Arlington Thursday night. Benediction 7 30 with Cyrus Brewster speaker from Voice of the Unborn. Scout Committee meets Thursday 7 30 at Scout Shack. Nomination period for three year Shafts bury School Board term ends May 25 with election June 26 and floor nominations. Robert Thompson Jr. moved from Putnam Memorial Hospital to Bennington Convalescent Home.

Vermont Shaftsbury Mary Moriarty Robert Thompson Jr Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington Convalescent Home

County Grangers win in state competition

In Barre on Saturday the State Grange sewing contest awarded top places across three classes. Judges from Wells Hardwick and Sunderland evaluated twenty two Class A dresses with Mrs Charles Mason Pawlet winning first. Class B saw Gindy Guild Windsor take first while Shane Crawford Arlington earned second. Class C awarded Helen Cleveland Pawlet first with Rita Hazen West Hartford second and Ruth Beebe West Woodstock third. The Shatisbury Fire Company will send first place dresses to Simplicity Pattern Dept for national judging. Memorial Day Parade plans in North Bennington May 28 require attendance for uniform arrangements.

UVM Chester High School Charles Mason Pawlet Mettowee Valley Grange Harriet Bowen Sandville Bomoseen Grange Margaret Smith Ripton Middlebury Grange Gindy Guild of Windsor Connecticut Valley Grange Shane Crawford Eset Arlington Florence Bull Mt. Equinox Grange Manchester Center Kathleen Denko Helen Cleveland Middletown Springs Grange Rita Hazen West Hartford Mrl Erminine Knott Cascacine Grange Ruth Beebe West Woodstock Green Mountain Grange the Shatisbury Fire Company Simplicity Pattern Dept New York City Fran Stacy North Bennington

Bloodmobile visit calls Manchester residents to donate

Manchester residents will host the Red Cross Bloodmobile tomorrow at Zion Parish House from 12 noon to 6 30 p m. Local chairman Mrs William Nawrath urges volunteers to donate a pint of blood, noting that 16 people from the Manchester Dorset Peru area required 100 pints in five months at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Be a hero and contribute, despite local controversy.

Red Cross Zion Parish House William Nawrath Putnam Mermorial Hospital Manchester Dorset-Peru

Vermont Flood Levels Rise Across State

Vermont state police report Otter Creek surpassed seven feet and may crest at eight feet while Browns River in Jericho showed high water with no danger to homes. National Weather Service meteorologist Jack Hummel notes general rainfall across Vermont with almost four inches recorded in Burlington this month, one inch above May average, and a forecast of showers despite some improvement expected later in the week.

Burlington UFI Vermont Rutland Otter Creek Brown's River Jericho Jack Hummel National Weather Service Office Hummel

Baptist Church Choir Rehearsal Moved to Wednesday

The North Bennington church announces a change in schedule with the Baptist Church choir rehearsing Wednesday night instead of Thursday this week.

The Baptist Church

Shaftsbury Zoning Hearing Examines 45 Acre Gildersleeve Property

The Town Planning Commission will hold a 7:30 p.m. hearing in Cole Hall to decide if the commercial district in the zoning ordinance should extend to include the former Gildersleeve 45 Acre property.

Shaftsbury Town Planning Commission Cole Hall Gildersleeve

Pownal Church Choir Rehearsals and PTG Meeting

The Pownal Baptist Church hosts choir rehearsal Wednesday at 6 39 p m for the North Pownal Congregational Church group, followed by teacher training at 7 30 and Bible class at the parsonage. A PTG Supper committee meets tonight at 7 15 at Mrs Nancy Farnum s home. those lacking slips for May 29 supper can call 442 4563.

Pownal Baptist Church North Pownal PTG Nancy Farum Mts. Farnum

Shaftsbury Scouts Attend Pawlet Camporee

Eight Shaftsbury Troop 441 Scouts took part in the Taconic Spring Camporee at Pawlet over the weekend. The Flaming Arrow and Lightning Patrols earned honors including best patrol flag and the Pioneer designation, with meals and activities noted before returning home Sunday.

Shaftsbury Pawlet Alan Beebe Butch Gall Robert Gratz Michael Jones David Stephen Kosche Paul Sugerman Donald Wood Dale Salin Lightning Patrol Flaming Arrow Patrol

BCRC to vote on 1974 budget and programs

Arlington records show the Bennington County Regional Commission will meet at St Mary Margaret's at 7 30 PM Thursday to vote a 1974 program plan and a 42 200 fiscal year budget. The package includes a 10 846 local appropriation matched at the state level, a 5 000 part time attorney, and higher rental and telephone costs. The plan prioritizes assessing growth impact, leisure home studies, and regional recreation and law enforcement projects with public officers to be elected at the session.

Arlington Bankington County Regional Commission BCRC St. Mary Margaret’s Church Bennington Manchester Aclington Stamford Shaftesbury

Vermont and New Hampshire Medical Societies Convene in Dover

The 160th Annual Vermont State Medical Society meeting, joined with the New Hampshire Medical Society, runs May 31 to June 3 at Mt. Snow Dover. President James A. Gray Jr. presides. Vermont House of Delegates meets June 1 at 9 a.m. Speaker Stanley L. Burns Jr. leads deliberations on reports, restitutions, and officer elections. Frontiers in Medicine features Echocardiography, Medical Uses of Light, Genetic Counselling, and Intracranial Pressure management by UVM and UVM-affiliated speakers. Dartmouth and Hitchcock Clinic staff present on anesthesia, chemosurgery, and related topics.

Dover Vermont State Medical Society New Hampshire Medical Society Mt. Snow James A. Gray Rutland Vermont Society Vermont House of Delegates Stanley L. Burns, Jr Thomas Gibson MLA MRAP Burlington University of North Carolina Jerald F. Lucey University of Vermont William Hodgkin UVM B.M.P. Donaghy M.D Dartmouth Medical School Donald C. Helms Hitchcock Clinic Hanover, N.H Stephen Spencer Hanover N.H

Lyndon State earns five year accreditation approval

Lyndon State College has been fully accredited for its programs by a New England Association team after a three day on campus review in May. President H Franklin Irwin Jr announced the five year reaccreditation. The five member committee included Dr Robert M York and other educators from University of Maine at Portland Gorham Bellows Falls Union High School Simmons College Worcester State College and Middlebury College. Innovative programs reviewed include a unique men sophomore field teacher education program implemented in the past year to meet student needs.

Lyndonville Lyndon State College New England Association of Schools and Colleges Association H. Franklin Irwin Jr Lyndon Robert M.york University of Maine At Portland-Gorham Charles G. Davis Bellows Falls Union High School Stephen A. Deane Simmons College Ruth Griffiths Worcester State College Massachusetts G. Dennis O'Brien Middlebury College New England

Vermont Denies Hood Plant Piracy Charge

St Albans mayor dismisses Maine official James Keefe's claim that Vermont used federal environmental funds to move the H P Hood Co cheese plant from Maine to Vermont. Keefe warned about 80 jobs lost to Newport Maine. Vermont officials, including Donald Webster, say Hood made the move itself.

ST. Albans UPI Mecvin Kaye St. Alebans Maine Vermont H. P. Hood Co James Keefe Kaye Keefe Dixie Hood Newport Vermont Development and Community Affairs Donald Webster Webster

Marine Private Gary S. Roberts graduates from Camp Lejeune course

Manchester resident Gary S. Roberts son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Roberts Sr. of East Road Manchester Center completed the Automotive Organizational Maintenance Course at Camp Lejeune North Carolina. He trained in inspection service and repair of tactical motor vehicles used by Marine ground and aviation forces.

Marine Pvt Gary S. Roberts William A. Roberts Sr East Road Manchester Center Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C

Builders' aid device demonstrated at BBS in Manchester

Joel Trefry an industrial arts teacher and association president led a May meeting in Manchester showing the Dupfast Nailer for rapid construction work. Attendees included Wuerschmidt and Gile with teachers Hanson Owens Menders Gaines Pasco and Owens. Richard Owens hosted the event at Burr & Burton Seminary with dinner by the home economics department.

Manchester Joel Trefry Bennington Southwestern Vermont Industrial Arts Teachers Association Dupfast Burr & Burton Seminary Marcus Wuersetmidt Mt. Anthony Vermont Industrial Arts Teachers Association Burlington Kenneth Kite Anthony American Industrial Arta ‘Teachers Association Trefry Wuerschmidt Gile Roger Hanson Arlington Richard Owens Neil Manders Osborne Gaines Kendall Adams Phillip Pasco Cambridge

Hoosick Falls Community Notes and Events

Hoosick Falls notices list the annual Poppy Sale in the business district Thursday and Friday. A Bicycle Rodeo was postponed due to weather and will be rescheduled next fall. Seniors sign up at the Hoosick Area Senior Service Center on Church Street for a Catakill Game Farm trip in June, depending on interest. A Chinese Auction hosted by Court St Mary CDA is set for May 23 in the parish hall of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, with refreshments served by Mrs. Margaret Malley and committee.

John Gildea Hoosick Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Clifford Danforth VEW Hall Hoosick Falls Mirsay Glen Rowe Danforth Wn Teems Hoosick Hocelck Area Catakill Church Street Court St. Mary Cda Church of the Immaculate Conception Margaret Malley

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