Columbia honors Julius S Held with honorary Doctor of Letters
Columbia University awarded Professor Julius S Held of Old Bennington the honorary Doctor of Letters on May 18 as part of conferring the Nicholas Murray Butler Medal in Silver. President Pat J McGill praised his art history teaching at Barnard and Columbia, highlighting Rubens and Rembrandt and his humanistic connoisseurship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius S. Held
Old Bennington
Columbia University
Nicholas Murray Butler
Pat J. McGill
Barnard
Columbia
Rubens
Rembrandt
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Notices
Jerry Hickory of Pownal Road graduated from North American Training Academy in Newark Delaware on May 13. The town Recreation Center will be closed Monday for Memorial Day and the Recreation Commission will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m. The Ladies Auxiliary of Eagles Aerie 1861 will meet Sunday at 2 p m in the Eagles rooms with a social to follow. Paul Johnson of Putnam Memorial Hospital spoke at the May meeting of the VertMont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Hickory
Pownal Road
North American Training Academy
Newark
Del
Recreation Commission
Order of Eagles Aerie 1861
Paul Johnson
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Ten Gallon 500 Race Highlights Energy Debate
South Windsor hosts the second annual Ten Gallon 500 from here to Burlington Vermont to showcase energy conservation. Thirty three drivers race self propelled cars along a 500 mile loop while aiming to use under 10 gallons of gas. Last year’s winner Joe Diggens set the fastest 500 mile average and best fuel economy in a Renault with 58.32 mpg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Windsor
UPI
Burlington
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co
Charles MacArthur
MacArthur
Joe Diggens
East Hartford
Renault
Diggens
National Archives behind the scenes tour offered in Washington DC
Roots tour seekers can visit the National Archives for an hour long behind the scenes program covering the preservation lab microfilm reading room library still pictures division and sound studio. A meeting of the National Executive Housekeeper's Association is set for June 24 in White River Junction with a final fall session. Donations urged for the Vermont Elks Silver Towners Camp for Exceptional Children to fund summer programs and camp improvements with items left at the Elks lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
National Archives
Still Pictures
National Executive Housekeeper’s Association
White River Junction
Redwood
South Burlington
Vermont State
Elks Silver Towners
Elks Lodge
Queen Crown at McCann Technical High prom in North Adams
Anna Lopardo, daughter of Raymond and Barbara Lopardo, crowned queen at McCann Technical High School junior senior prom held last Friday at the Eagles hall North Adams Massachusetts. Theme Stairway to Heaven with Zarvis Allen providing music. Miss Lopardo is a McCann senior. Robert R. Marcoux earned a Masters in Education with highest honors at Castleton State College May 15. former Mt Anthony Union HS and North Adams State College graduate. taught at Monument Elementary School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCann Technical High School
Eagles Hall
North Adams
Mass
Anna Lopardo
Raymond Lopardo
McCall St
Barbara Lopardo
Mohawk Forest
Zarvis Allen
Miss Lopardo
McCann School
Robert R. Marcoux
Division St
Castleton State College
Roland Marcoux
Mt. Anthony Union High School
North Adams State College
Monument Elementary
Weekend activities at Senior Citizens center
The weekend schedule at 168 North St includes a public card party with prizes Friday at 8 p.m. and a Sunday social at 1 30 p.m. May 29. Winners last week were Alice Thompson first, Julia Lominski second, plus a door prize.
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North St. Center
Alice Thompson
Julia Lominski
Potter to graduate with honors from Largo High School
Denise Marie Potter of Bennington and Shaftsbury and Largo, Fla., daughter of Mrs. J. Robert Stone, will graduate with honors from Largo Senior High School on June 3. She attended Shaftsbury Elementary, Catamount Elementary, Mt. Anthony Union Junior High before moving to Florida in 1972. Potter, a member of the Band of Gold which medaled in Kirkrade, Holland in 1974, survived open heart surgery at Mary Fletcher Hospital at age seven and now plans a career in medical therapy.
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Denise Marie Potter
Bennington
Shaftsbury
J. Robert Stone
Largo
Fla
Miss Potter
Catamount
Mt. Anthony Union
Florida
U.S
Kirkrade
Holland
Potter
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Burlington
Howard C Wright 83 Dies in East Longmeadow Mass
Private graveside services will be held Thursday in Hillcrest Park Cemetery Springfield for Howard C Wright 83 of 15 Village Green East Longmeadow Mass retired manager of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co store in Manchester Native of Saxtons River and a 15 year employee of the A P died Monday in East Longmeadow after a long illness He was a 52 year member of Adoniram lodge of Masons in Manchester He is survived by a son Corliss of East Longmeadow two grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Hillcrest Park
Springfield
Mass
Howard C. Wright
Village Green
East Longmeadow
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Manchester
Saxtons River
A&p
Wright
Adoniram Lodge of Masons
Corliss
Blood Pressure Check For Bennington Seniors At Center
Nurses from the Home Health Department will conduct free blood pressure checks for Bennington senior citizens at 168 North Street next Wednesday June 1 from 1 to 3 p.m. No appointment is needed and there is no charge.
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Bennington
North St
Home Health Department
Salt Institute awards Vermont for highway safety efforts
Vermont receives a special Salt Institute award for snow and ice control on highways. Governor Richard Snelling is presented the honor by William Dickinson. The award honors safety with minimal environmental impact, marking Vermont as only the second agency to receive it. The same report notes VPIRG’s praise for the Tooth Fairy program, citing a one year study showing reduced dental referrals and strong program effectiveness since 1974.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Richard Snelling
William Dickinson
The
Salt Institute
Dickinson
Highway Department
Public Works Agency
VPIRG
Memorial Day parade lineup enlargement announced for 1977
The town marks Memorial Day with a third marching division in the parade on May 3. The lineup starts at 10 30 a.m. with Mt Anthony Union junior high hosting the first division. Grand marshal Max Perrotta Jr. leads the procession with VFW and American Legion officials and students delivering the Gettysburg Address.
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Mt. Anthony Union Junior High School
East Main Street
Max Perrotta Jr
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Veterans’ Color Guard
Gold Star
Thomas Haley Sr
American Legion Post 13
J.B. Harte
Francis B. Flanagan
St. Francis de Sales Church
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Donald Campbell
Vermont Veterans Home
MAUHS
Warren Robinson
Janet Flynn
Eaton
Pleasant Street
Main Street
Helen Garvie
VFW Ladies Auxiliary
VFW
Ladies Auxiliary
Disabled American Veterans
Bennington
Mt. Anthony
Peter Billard
Clair Pagnotta School of Baton
Boy Scouts
Shaftsbury Brownies
Gail Krizan
Safford Street
Main
Wendy Saunders
Veterans Home
Haley
Msgr
Flanagan
Campbell
Thun
Harte
Veterans
Mt Anthony OES installs new officers in April ceremony
Mt Anthony chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star installed new officers led by Worthy Matron Dorothy Crews and Worthy Patron Donald Crews. The slate includes Linda Dunican as associate matron, William Dunican as associate patron, with Harriet Beals as treasurer and Helen Atwell as secretary. Guests from North Bennington Pownal Arlington Cohoes N Y and North Adams Mass attended.
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Mt. Anthony
Order of the Eastern Star
Dorothy Crews
Donald Crews
Linda Dunican
William Dunican
Helen Atwell
Harriet Beals
Martha Roy
Kay Watson
Beatrice Gilman
Marshal
Patricia Watson
Rose Hall
Adai
Joyce Trumbull
Ruth
Rose Mattison
Esther
Patricia Gile
Martha
Thelma
Russell
Electa
Constance Hughes
Florence Hall
Sentinel
Fletcher Hall
Pownal
William Dunscan
Mabel Weller
North Bennington
Arlington
Cohoes
N.Y
North Adams
Mass
John and
Julia Maxmillian
Theresa Dunican
Loretta Putnam
Clyde Putnam
Evelyn Stearns
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Kevin Cross
Joe Cassano Jr
Tresia Stout
Cambridge
Michael Schermerhorn
Schenectady
Louis Hurley
Chris Cassano
Bill Thomas
James McMorris
Salem
Bennington Briefs
Route 7
Davey Oil
VFW 1332
Dan Colette
Ata
Main ST
Bennington, VT
Bennington Banner
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Landon Associates, Inc
King Bacon
Fairdale Farm
Safford & Gage ‘Papers
Arthur
Javery
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H
South Street
Tannery Blue
OES
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
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