Jaycees Drop Plan to Mark Battle Day
The Jaycees board votes to discontinue plans for a Battle Day celebration citing town and business indifference and financial strain from last year’s Bicentennial debt. President Ted W. Bird says the group is not in a position to undertake the project and the fate of supporting the Bennington Bounces Back promotion will be decided by the full membership.
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Jaycee Board of
Ted W. Bird
Jaycees
Bird
Bennington
Middlebury Doctor Elected Vermont Chiropractors President
Dr. Robert Book of Middlebury was elected president of the Vermont Chiropractic Association at its spring meeting at the Woodstock Inn. Dr. Richard Humphrey of Rutland named vice president and Dr. George Gage of Barre secretary treasurer for the fourth year. Dr. Milton Kronover of New York lectured on muscle testing and grading of joints and was elected director for three years. Auxiliary re elected Mrs. Richard T. Smith of Montpelier as president and kept officers including Mrs. Rose Fenno and Mrs. Richard Humphrey.
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Woodstock
Robert Book
Middlebury
Vermont Chiropractic Association
Woodstock Inn
Lincoln College of Chiropractic
Indianapolis
Book
Richard Humphrey
Rutland
George Gage
Barre
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
VCA
Milton Kronover
Department of Orthopedics and Pathology
Chiropractic Institute of New York
Vermont Chiropractic Auxiliary
Richard T. Smith
Montpelier
Rose Fenno
Frederick Fredette
11 360 Lives Highway Toll Up Six Per Cent
The National Safety Council reports the nationwide traffic death toll for the first four months of the year at 11 360, up six percent from 10 700 in the same period in 1961. April deaths hit a record 3 110, up four percent from 1961. Chicago led large cities with the lowest rate, 58 deaths and 1.8 per 10 000 registered vehicles, while Los Angeles totaled 132 deaths at a 3.0 rate. Detroit and Philadelphia registered 3.3, and New York 4.9 with 67 and 236 deaths respectively.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Los Angeles
Detroit
Philadelphia
New York’s
Lone WAAF Enjoys Comforts Of Home At National Soldiers' Home
Mona Schatz a 51 year old WAAF resident at the 300 acre National Soldiers' Home in Washington D C lives among 2 200 men eating in the regular mess hall watching television in the Anderson Cottage and taking part in films tours and baseball games She is the only active woman resident among the men and calls the home a paradise and like a country club Her life illustrates wartime service continuing into postwar veteran care and the unique mix of military housing and civilian comforts at this facility
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White House
Scott Building
Mona
Mona Schatz
WAAF
Franklin Square
Long Island
Senators
Gen
W.H. Haislip
Army
Air Force
Washington
First Park
Anderson Cottage
Lincoln
Azaleas Bloom This Weekend at Berry Mountain Pittsfield
Pittsfield azalea display in Berry Mountain area of Pittsfield State Forest should peak this weekend if the weather stays favorable. Forest supervisor Francis J. Messer expects an excellent show across 55 acres around Berry Pond with early timing from recent heat. Storms or cold could alter plans. crowds will be managed with limited Berry Pond parking and no roadside parking.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Berry Mountain
Pittsfield State Forest
Francis J. Messer
Berry Pond
Messer
State Forest
Bennington Banner Advertising Rates Notice
Advertising section outlines mailing rates for The Benni Banner in Vermont and surrounding counties. Lists subscriptions: 3 months 425, 6 months 15, 1 year 15, with additional regional rates and servicemen discounts.
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Benni Banner
Main St
Bennington
Vermont
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Rensselaer
Washington Counties
N.Y
Massachusetts
Data Processing Post Narrowed to Five
Montpelier officials narrowed to five the applicants for director of the finance division central data processing unit. The new post, created on consultants' recommendation, pays 7900 to 9100 dollars.
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Montpelier, Vt
Department of Administration
Finance Division
Bennington High concert features band and chorus finale
The Bennington High School chorus and Bendi Band present a joint concert at 8 pm in the Bennington Elementary School Auditorium. Performances include Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky choral works, Byrd and Brahms pieces, Loewe songs, and Rodgers and Hammerstein selections. Led by Esther Kissling and Paul Williams, this graduation style event marks final appearances for the year with a small admission at the door.
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Bennington High School
Harmonettes
Bennington
Tchaikovsky
Stravinsky
Byrd
Brahms
Evelyn Chase
Karen Killen
Karen Killen. the Girl’s Glee Club
Loewe
Do Lord
Esther Kissling
Bendi
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Robert Russell Bennett
Schumann
Bill Board
Zacatecas
Paul Williams
Vermont Historical Society Farm Photos Exhibit Opens
The Vermont Historical Society announces an agricultural photographs exhibit at its museum, led by director Dr. Richard G. Wood. The display recalls Lincoln’s 1862 creation of the USDA and Governor Frederick Holbrook’s early push for agriculture reform. Images include corn harvesting, wood cutting, drag saw use, barns, and corn shucking.
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The
Vermont Historical Society
Richard G. Wood
State Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
Lincoln
Vermont
Frederick Holbrook
Vermont Senate
National Bureau of Agriculture
United States Congress
Not Possible Hell to Paradise Roads Under State Control
Michigan officials say a state highway will soon take over county roads leading to Paradise and Tahquamenon Falls. There are no immediate plans for a state highway to Hell. Paradise lies west of Sault Ste. Marie and Hell is near Ann Arbor.
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Lansing
Mich
Hell
Paradise
State Highway Department
Ann Arbor
Livingston County
Sault Ste. Marie
Chippewa County
Tahquamenon Falls
Church Auction Of Parsonage Items Set For June 9
The former First Methodist Church parsonage furniture sale is scheduled for Saturday June 9 at 10 am at the corner of Pleasant and School Streets. Auctioneers Ed Shanahan and Ransom Gore will oversee items including an electric range dining room set twin beds dressers a brass bed and a 9 by 12 rug. Donations are being sought from church members and Grover Pennock can be contacted at 5252. If rain occurs the sale shifts to June 16 at the same site.
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First Methodist Church
Gerald Butler
Ed Shanahan
Ransom Gore
Pleasant and
School Streets
Grover Pennock
Dial
Vermont milk prices hold for June in regulated areas
Vermont Milk Control Board sets June schedules in regulated areas. Home delivered milk and retail stores stay at 20 cents and 19 cents per quart respectively, with 1 cent extra for high butterfat milk. Windsor adds 1 cent and Brattleboro adds 2 cents across all butterfat levels.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Milk Control Board Solid
Windsor
Brattleboro
Disney Buys Kipling Stories for Jungle Book Film
Walt Disney Firm acquires film rights to Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book volumes I and II. Disney plans a multi million dollar motion picture adaptation of the stories from Burbank California.
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Burbank, Calif
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