Alumnae Concert at Bennington College Sunday
Margaret Ramsey Meachem and Nancy Hirsche will perform a flute and mezzo soprano concert in the Carriage Barn at 8:15 p.m. Sunday at Bennington College. The public is invited with no admission charge. Meachem, a 1942 graduate, is music director at Pine Cobble School in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
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Margaret Ramsey Meachem
Nancy Hirsche
Bennington College
Mrs. Meachem
Pine Cobble School
Williamstown
Mass
Margaret R. Meachem
College Carriage Barn
Typhoid cases rise in Austria as illness subsides
Up to twenty new typhoid cases were reported in upper Austria as the two week outbreak shows signs of decline. More than 700 people are hospitalized due to contaminated ice cream. In Massachusetts and Vermont a Berkshire Lyric Theatre alumna, Miss Hirsche, has performed widely and will appear in a spring alumnae concert with Lionel Nowak, Frank Baker, and Christopher Finckel at Williams College.
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Vienna
UPI
Upper Austria
Vermont
Massachusetts
Miss Hirsche
Berkshire Lyric Theatre
High Point Inn
Lenox
Mass
Brooklyn
N.Y
Weston Language Center
Williams College
Bach
Arambarri
de Falla
Roussel
Debussy
Ravel
Meachem
Lionel Nowak
Frank Baker
Christopher Finckel
Garden Club Hears of Plant Propagation
Members of the Bennington Garden Club heard John McCurdy discuss plant propagation methods at Miss Ruth Hart Eddy’s Old Bennington home. He detailed layering, cuttings, grafting, and other forms, stressing moisture drainage and aeration. A garden tour followed, and members supported a petition urging a littering fine ordinance. The June 10 meeting will study Williams College landscaping with a picnic at the Graves camp in Pownal.
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Bennington Garden Club
Ruth Hart Eddy
Old Benningon
John McCurdy
University of Massachusetts
Eddy Estate
McCurdy
Plain Dirt
Bennington
Williams College
Dog Clubbers Win New Prizes at German Shepherd Match
At the Mohawk Hudson German Shepherd Dog Club show in Albany six local dogs competed with Nikki the top scorer in utility. Barney and Bolero won first prizes in Novice A and Novice Y while others placed second and third. From Shaftsbury, Miss Alice Miller owns Barney and Mr and Mrs Anthony Zazzarro own Bolero. Nikki is owned by Mrs Dorothy Gerrish. Daughters of Nikki placed in Novice Y, and other dogs include Baccarat owned by Dr Magdalena Usategui Gomez and Georgia Girl owned by Dr Gordon Gerrish. A Vermont State Police safety officer spoke at Cub Scout Pack 345 meeting about bike, boating, and swimming safety.
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Bennington Dog Training Club
Mohawk Hudson German Shepherd Dog Club
Veterans’ Memorial Park
Albany
Nikki
Dorothy Gerrish
Joseph Olivier
Barney
Alice Miller
Shaftsbury
Anthony Zazzarro
Magdalena Usategui-Gomez
Georgia
Gordon Gerrish
Vermont
Niagara Falls
Exhibit of Old Photos Marks McCullough Mansion Opening
North Bennington hosts a grand opening for the Gov. McCullough Mansion with a photo exhibit Those Were The Days spanning 1868 to 1930. The mansion offers summer Saturday tours 10 am to 5 pm, with admissions of 1 dollar for adults and 25 cents for children. North Bennington residents may obtain free passes. The exhibit runs the first three Sundays in June free to the public, 1 pm to 5 pm, featuring local loaned images of railroad, parades, sports, school days, and local industry including H C White Co. and toys. The event is organized by two committees led by Lawrence Powers and Mrs Well.
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North Bennington
Gov. McCullough
Catamount Bank
McCullough Library
Powers Market
Bennington
North
H. C. White Company
Senior Center Notes May Activities and Installations
May events at the Senior Citizens center included a party on May 22 with James Conroy as master of ceremonies and greetings from village president Henry Mallory. Merton Lake family provided an electric organ for singing, cookies were baked by center volunteers, and future plans were discussed. The May 26 meeting installed officers Ruth Jackson as president Mable Cook as vice president Mildred M. Houran as treasurer and Ethel Vance as secretary. A candlelight service followed by refreshments and a social hour occurred. The center plans a June 13 card party with pitch and 500, prizes, and refreshments. Bowling is Friday evenings at Bennington Lanes, plus sewing sessions on Monday June 2. Leon Cooper speaks about Scandinavia June 3 at 2 p.m. with hostesses Mrs. Pauline Burgess and Mrs. Anna Whipple.
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Senior Citizens
James Conroy
Henry Mallory
Merton Lake
Senior Citizens Club
Ruth Jackson
Mable Cook
Mildred M. Houran
Ethel Vance
Bennington Lanes
Leon Cooper
Scandinavia
Pauline Burgess
Anna Whipple
Iowa House Watered Down Legislation Amid Roof Leak
Des Moines report notes a leaking skylight drenched desks as rainwater flows through during legislative session. The Iowa House debated a measure that day, with amendments failing to pass and the bill labeled as watered down by supporters.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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