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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1966

Page

7

New Curtains Installed At Wilmington Playhouse

A new crew member for The Mirror Players helped install the first of several curtains at the Wilmington Playhouse. Producers June Hamblin Mitchell and Kathryn Cobb, along with James Pruss, returned to the United States after four and a half years in Europe to assist with setup.

Wilmington Mirror Players Wilmington Playhouse June Hamblin Mitchell Kathryn Cobb James Pruss United States Europe

Humane Society Annual Meeting Set Wednesday

Humane Society of Bennington County invites residents to its annual meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Fisher Elementary School Arlington. President Miss Jean Henry says a panel with three speakers will discuss proposed legislation on dog stealing and lab animal use, featuring Dr Helene Toolan Dr Oakley K Frost and Dr J Fred Wohnus from Bennington College.

Shaftsbury Bennington County Bennington County Humane Society Fisher Elementary School Arlington Jean Henry Helene Toolan Oakley K. Frost Bennington J. Fred Wohnus Bennington College

St Marys Auxiliary selects chair and plans June events

At the Hoosick Falls St Marys Auxiliary monthly meeting Mrs Fred Hanselman was chosen chairman for a June 19 Communion breakfast after the 8 30 Mass for SMA graduates. A June 16 picnic at East Hoosick and a May 28 adult dance were discussed. Memorial Day ceremonies will be held at Mem orial Hall followed by a Lions Club benefit June 11. New theater staff additions include Pruss and Caroline Braithwaite as public relations assistant with seat reservations and ticketing plans for the season.

St. Mary’s Auxiliary Fred Hanselman SMA New York Walter Wirmuski Morgan Burke Stanley Rimkunas East Hoosick Richard Cuddihy John Capano Lions Club Scholarship Fund Mrs. Mitchell Howard Lindsay Father Playhouse Pruss Lance Crocker Wilmington Frankfurt Playhouse Frankfurt Germany Footlight Theatre Joliet Hamilton Greene Caroline Braithwaite Boston Whitingham Miss Braithwaite Wilmington Post Office

Weekend Visit Highlights In Troy And Albany

Walloomsae Mr and Mrs Gordon Hoag enjoyed the weekend with the Barringers in Troy. Roscoe Austin and William Austin visited Mrs Daisy McNamara who had surgery May 5 at Albany Medical Center. Address given as Mrs Daisy McNamara E 609 Albany Medical Center Albany NY. McNamara expected to be confined six weeks. Mrs Harvey Crawford of Cambridge was surprised May 19 by her father James Austin grandmother Mrs Roscoe Austin aunt Miss Alice Guiden and Mrs John Madill with a celebration of her 18th birthday.

Gordon Hoag Troy Roscoe Austin William Austin Daisy McNamara Albany Medical Center Albany N.Y McNamara Harvey Crawford Cambridge James Austin Alice Guiden John Madill

Area Youths To Attend Columbia College

New York area students William Parsons and Robert Nowak will enroll at Columbia College as part of its Class of 1970. Parsons led the Physics and Chemistry Club at Phillips Academy Exeter and was band manager. Nowak, from North Bennington High School, served as class vice president and varsity soccer and track player and won Vermont State Music Festival prizes twice.

William Parsons Carl Parsons Manchester Depot Phillips Academy Exeter N.H Robert Nowak Lionel Nowak North Bennington North Bennington High School Nowak Vermont

Post Office Job Open in Shaftsbury for Clerk or Carrier

The Board of United States Civil Service Examiners announces an open competitive examination for substitute clerk and substitute carrier at Shaftsbury Post Office. Eligible residents 18 or older may apply. Entrance pay starts at $2.57 per hour with raises to $3.50.

Shaftsbury Board of United States Civil Service Examiners Arthur S. Jones U.S. Civil Service Examiners U.S. Post Office Springfield Mass U.S. Civil Service Regional Office Boston Post Office

Friendly Towns Host Fresh Air Children This Summer

Shaftsbury area reveals over 60 Fresh Air Fund children from New York will vacation here this summer. Arrivals are set for July 20 for two to four weeks, with a 100-child local quota. Hosts may specify race, sex, and age 5 to 12. applications due by July 1 after invitation deadline May 15. Local chairmen coordinate inviting families across Manchester to Cambridge New York and Bennington area.

Shaftsbury New York Fred Stacy Fresh Air Fund Donald L. Mattison Manchester Joseph Keene Ellery Lawrence Arlington Rose Sweet North Bennington

Dorset PTA Ham Supper Supports Lunch Program Funds

Mrs William Barrows Jr returns from visiting Mr and Mrs Alan Wood in West Lafayette Indiana where she was introduced to her new granddaughter Kirsten Maria. The Dorset PTA will hold its annual ham supper Thursday at Dorset Elementary School at 5 30 pm. Supper costs 150 for adults and 1 for children as a night out for harried families. Proceeds aid a deficit in the hot lunch program due to lowered federal reimbursement funds and fewer government commodities.

William Barrows Jr Alan Wood West Lafayette Indiana Kirsten Maria Dorset Pta Dorset

Mountain Towns hosts international trainees and local hosts

Nineteen students from the School for International Training in the Experiment in International Living stayed with ten Wilmington Lions Club families. Families listed include Max Jarvis and Paul Allen among Jacksonville residents. Transportation provided by Robert LaMorder and Leonard Brown. Students hailed from Colombia Honduras Dominican Republic El Salvador Nicaragua Guatemala Costa Rica and Panama. Fourteen Girl Scouts Troop 544 of Wilmington joined Molly Stark Swift Water Council for an overnight encampment at Fort Dummer State Park with leader Mrs. Robert Porter. Green Mountain Lassies with leader Mrs. Dolores Stengel met at the high school. candy sales netted about $100 for the camp fund. A food sale is planned. Next meeting Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

School For International Wilmington Lions Club Max Jarvis Paul Allen Jack McGuire Gilbert Brunnell Wayne Fajans Lincoln Haynes Merrill Haynes Milton Wolf Lensey Cole Ed Teeples Jacksonville Robert LaMorder Leonard Brown Colombia Honduras Dominican Republic el Salvador Nicaragua Guatemala Costa Rica Panama Wilmington Molly Stark Green Mountain Lassies Dore Stengel

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