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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1968

Page

7

Art Center Reopens Saturday in Vermont

The Southern Vermont Art Center reopens May 25 featuring sculpture for the garden and college and school student paintings. Sculpture runs to Oct 15 while college paintings close June 9 and school shows June 23. SVAC plans include varied group and solo shows plus classes for all ages. The Village Gallery stays open year round for Vermont art.

Manchester Southern Vermont Art Center Lea Ehrich Arlington SVAC Village Union Street Vermont

Youth Safety Meeting Set in Mitchell School Gym

Williamstown Mass auxiliary police present the third youth safety meeting in Mitchell School gym June 1 at 10 am. Guest speaker is Larry Catuzzi head Williams College football coaching staff. Open to area youths in grades 3 6 and 7 10. parents urged to attend. Endorsed by clergy school authorities Chief Zoito Jr town officials and civic groups.

Williamstown Mass Williamstown Auxiliary Police Mitchell School Gymnasium Larry Catuzzi Williams College Joseph Zoito Jr

North Bennington Family Plans England Visit

North Bennington Mr and Mrs Douglas Holly and daughter Patricia left Monday for England to visit Holly's family after nearly 20 years. News of their safe arrival in Eastleigh Hants has been received. Pamela Susan and Douglas stay with grandparents Mr and Mrs Richard Handy. Women at St John the Baptist Church sew puppets for Putnam Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and seek cloth donations and more seamstresses for Tuesday meetings at the Parish Hall. Mrs Philip W Roach of Shaftsbury may be contacted for more information and a reminder of the event.

Douglas Holly Patricia England Holly Eastleigh Hant’s Pamela Susan Douglas Richard Handy Putnam Memorial Hospital Philip W. Roach Shaftsbury

West Arlington Sandgate Families Prep for Memorial Day Workbee

West Arlington and Sandgate residents gather to spruce Battenkill Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day. John Brinckerhoff and family plan a spring visit from Locust Valley while Anne Brinckerhoff joins from Hawaii. James Edgerton calls for a community workbee Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Battenkill Cemetery, inviting volunteers including children to help with grounds care.

John Brinckerhoff Locust Valley N.Y Sandgate Mrs. Barlowhoff California Brinckerhoffs Wickenburg Briz Robert M. Smith West Arlington Anne Hawaii James Edgerton Battenkill

Pomona Grange calendar lists June events with Taconic Grange

The Pomona Grange calendar announces a June 11 meeting with Taconic Grange at South Shaftsbury led by Mrs Rose Gleason. A June 13 Bennington Neighbors Night occurs at the Taconic Grange Hall followed by events. On July 14 the state Grange holds its 22nd state church service at Alliance Church in Orange with a basket lunch and sewing contest winners presenting dresses and gear. Edgerton notes no work party in two years and invites many to help.

Pomona Grange Taconic Grange South Shaftsbury Rose Gleason Bennington State Grange Alliance Church Orange

Local Visitors Aid Putnam Memorial Patient

White Creek residents Mrs. Marie Billupo, Mrs. Evelyn Morgan, and Calvin Humphrey joined family at Putnam Memorial Hospital for surgery Friday on Mrs. Albert McCoubrey. Chatham New York visitors also arrived for the Niles family. 4 H food sale postponed to June 8 with house to house baked goods. contact Anita Niles by June 3 for special requests.

Marie Billupo West Virginia Evelyn Morgan Ohio Calvin Humphrey Virginia Albert McCoubrey Putnam Memorial Hospital Anita Niles

Village events mix charity sales and library updates

South Cambridge residents joined a cancer fund drive led by Miss Vera Mae Welling while Foster Goodrich family of Westfield spent the weekend at their farm. A Baptist Women’s Fellowship sale at McCullough Library featured home baked goods and clothing. The Villagers Homemakers Extension Group planned a Tuesday dinner at 6:30 p.m. Also noted were rug hooking classes led by Eileen Briggs, appreciation for new drapes funded by Triangle Homemakers Extension Group, and a KLH stereo record player at the library. Weekly summer movie plans began with June 20 and the fall story hour closed after 22 children attended. Other items include Cinderella in Song and Dance at Miller Art Center with Mrs. Divine and Susan Dibble, a teacher dinner for 39 Southwest District teachers, a Republican convention attendance, a student-led paper-lantern evening at Community House, and a Thomas Reilly Dibble vernissage at Galley Wine House in Corning.

Frank Baker Mary McClellan Hospital Vera Mae Welling Cancer Fund Foster Goodrich Westfield Mass Villagers Homemakers Extension Group McCullough Library Eileen Briggs Triangle Homemakers Extension Group McCullough de Neergaard Bromley House Roberta Baker Catherine Crandall Susan Dibble Janice Holton Linda Johnson Gail Norse Debbie Rockwell Jean Debbie Seymour William Johnson Edwin Wheeler Montpelier Hank Parker Thomas Reilly Dibble Gallery Robert Ritter Corning N.Y

Hoosick Falls PTA installs officers and discusses sex education

Hoosick Falls Central School PTAs new officers include Robert Hall as president and Margaret Farrara as second vice president. Mrs. Frances Crozier, Mt. Anthony Union High School nurse, speaks on sex education in schools after a film about an unwed mother, noting no experts or best method exist and urging community input.

Hoosick Falls N.Y PTA Hoosick Falls Central School Roger Moseley Robert Hall Russell Miller Margaret Farrara Loren McCabe Michael Rodak Frank Reynolds Robert Mihuta More

West Rupert cleanup by volunteers on East Street

The Rupert Fire Department volunteers cleared junk cars and large tree stumps from East Street in West Rupert to be used as landfill by a local farmer. Delegates attended the Republican convention in Montpelier. a West Rupert couple welcomed a son at Putnam Memorial Hospital.

Rupert East Street West Rupert Republic Convention Montpelier Robert Graf Graf Bertha McGlaughlin Jordan Young Merritt C. Morey Putnam Memorial Hospital Keith

Mary McClellan Lists Patients

Cambridge area follow up shows admissions for Ruth Daley Sandra Mentply Frances M Nowak Carolyn Pugliese Gordon R Whitman Ida M Lewis Robert W Warner Sr plus Daniel W Foster Jr Lester H Guile Eric W Headwell Ida J Smith Angl Arlington Discharges include Guy Barber Clinton Bennett Janet M Brown James T Duddy Donna H Blomberg Beverly A Gates Agnes Gorman Sandra Mentply and Marjorie Lane with May 19 weekly totals reported by Mary McClellan Hospital officials in Cambridge New York.

Cambridge N.Y Mary McClellan Hospital Bennington Area Ruth Daley Sandra Mentply Frances M. Nowak Carolyn Pugliese Gordon R. Whitman Hoosick Falls Daniel W. Foster Jr Lester H. Guile Eric W. Headwell Ida J. Smith Ida M. Lewis Petersburg Robert W. Warner Sr Arlington Guy Barber Hoosick Clinton Bennett Janet M. Brown James T. Duddy Donna H. Blomberg West Rupert Beverly A. Gates Agnes Gorman Marjorie Lane Eagle Bridge

Falls Couple Honored On Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Henry Marcoux of 72 High St were guests of honor at an open house Sunday for their 25th wedding anniversary. About 150 relatives and friends attended. The couple married May 15 1943 in Indianapolis at St Johns Church. They live in Hoosick Falls and have three children and three grandchildren. Their son in Florida and a wedding attendant called during the celebration.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Henry Marcoux High St Marcoux Agnes Greenwood Ernest Marcoux Bennington Indianapolis Ind St. John’s Church William Bushnell Key West Fla Nicholas Judy) Flynn Michael St. Mary’s Academy

Varied SVAC Music Series Highlights New York Pro Musica

Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester unveils a summer program featuring New York Pro Musica Ensemble, Young Uck Kim, First Chamber Dance Quartet, and others. Highlights include Sergiu Luca, Botolph Brass Ensemble, and Lake George Opera Festival. afternoon concerts start 3:30 p.m., evening at 8:30 p.m. All seats reserved for evenings. box office 802-362-1405.

Manchester New York Botolph Brass Ensemble Boston Robert Irving New York City Ballet Orchestra Lake George Opera Festival Otello Young Uck Kim New York Pro Musica Musica Viva Gabriel Banat Landgrove Chamber ArtCen

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Art Center Carleton Howe Children’s Theatre Workshop Susanne Rappaport Peacock Tea Room Duke Bongartz Kathy Clay David Rockwell Owen Clay Pamela Fontana Mrs. Johnson Grace Parker Peter Schoffstall Irving Lyon Bennington College Anne Rice North Bennington Robert Nolan MAUHS Otis Vt. Gas Corp A.O. Smith Free Vermont Gas Utilgas Corp Main ST Gary Button Mer Harriette Lyon St. John the Baptist Church Betty Trachte Grange News Edgerton Eleanor Niles Charles David Niles Chatham, N.Y Charles Niles Michael McCoubrey Albert McCoubreys The Philippines South Cambridge Margaret Aiken Nual Baptist Women’s Fellowship Peru Alice Dibble Ruperts Elsie Walther Duane Flower Odessa College Odessa Tex Pvt David A. Ennis James A. Ennis East Arlington U.S. Army Signal School Fort Monmouth N.J Arlington Memorial High School McGregor Bermudas Perma Adams Clothes Shop Mary McClellan North Adams Joseph P. Barber Memory’s Gardens Colonie Walloomsac N.Y. Pro Musica Ter Milan Italy UPI Dag Hammerskjold International Prize Christiaan Barnard South Africa Walker Memorial Day Revolutionary Fire & Drum Corps Stevens Artillery Saratoga 14Th Virginia Cavalry Continental Marines 1St Marine Corps Watervliet-Shaker Rd Albany Airport Robert E. Mulligan 3Rd Area Command New York Guard Rev David C. Randles St. George’s Episcopal Church Clifton Park, New York
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