Bennington College hosts Betty Parsons exhibit and Fine recital
An exhibit of 24 recent Betty Parsons paintings runs November 6 to December 6 in the New Gallery at Bennington College. Opening at 8 p.m. Sunday. Vivian Fine of the college music faculty presents a lecture recital of Twentieth Century Piano Music on Monday November 7 at 8:15 p.m. in the Carriage Barn. Open to the public. program includes works by Fine, Schoenberg, Satie, Webern, Messiaen, Cowell and Ives.
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Betty Parsons
New Gallery
Bennington College
Messiaen
Cowell
Ives
Miss Fine
Bennington
Shaftsbury Voters Vote Town Representative November 8
William E. Dailey Sr. urges Shaftsbury residents to vote on Tuesday November 8 for town representative. She is a former Juilliard and NYU alum with dance and music background, served as American Composers Alliance vice president (1961 1965), owned Betty Parsons Gallery, and holds curator and teaching ties to major museums and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juilliard School of Music
New York University
State University College At Potsdam
Connecticut College School of Dance
American Composers Alliance
Graham
Humphrey
Miss Parsons
Bourdelle
Bernard and
Zadkine
Arthur Lindsay
New York
Paris
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Syracuse
Miami
Atlanta
Pensacola
Whitney Museum
Museum of Modern Art
Riverside Museum
Midtown Gallery
John Herron Art Institute
Betty Parsons
Art Dealers’ Association
Obituaries for Bennington residents Edmund Lauzon Sr and Henry Marshand
Edmund J. Lauzon Sr 67 lifelong Bennington resident died Friday afternoon at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a lingering illness. He was born June 7, 1899 in Bennington, son of Joseph and Mary Lauzon. A 35-year Rutland Railroad employee and former Bennington police officer and deputy sheriff, he lived at 409 North St. He was married twice, first to Olive Knapp Lauzon, then to Harriette Johnson Lauzon. Funeral arrangements are via Mahar & Son Funeral Home. Henry R. Marshand 37 born Geraldine Crayon Hoosick Falls died Friday at Ellis Hospital after a long illness. She worked at Hoosick Shoe Co. and was active in the Hoosick Falls PTA. Survived by husband, three children, two sisters, a brother, and other relatives. Funeral services at Mahar Funeral Home Hoosick Falls and Church of the Immaculate Conception. Burial at St. Mary’s Hoosick Falls.
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Edmund J. Lauzon Sr
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Joseph and Mary (Wellemer) Lauzon
North St
Lauzon
Rutland Railroad
North Bennington
Harriette Johnson (Jones) Lauzon
Henry R. Marshand
Geraldine Crayon
Hoosick Falls
Ellis Hospital
Schenectady
Marchand
Harry Crayon
The
Hoosick Shoe Co
Parent Teachers Association
Hoosick Falls Central School
Deborah
Raymond
Stephen
Helen Crayon
Troy
N.Y
Frederick Sheehan
Latham
Austin Crayon
John J. Crayon
Leo J. Mahar
Main St
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s Cemetery
North Bennington Shaftsbury Town Rep Election Notice
Voters in North Bennington and Shaftsbury vote Tuesday November 8 for town representative. Transportation line lists call 442 2714 for William E Dailey Sr at Box 428 North Bennington Vermont. POL ADV.
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Shaftsbury
William E. Dailey Sr
North
Bennington
Vermont
POL
North Bennington
Citizens Group Set Meeting in Bennington District
The Citizens Committee of the Bennington School District will meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the superintendent’s office at 604 Main Street. Co chairs Faye Morgan and Robert Condon preside. Subcommittee reports include building and site findings with a residence map of elementary students and a tour of district facilities.
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Citizens Committee of
The
Bennington School District, Inc
Main Street
Faye Morgan
Robert Condon
Thomas Steffen
Bennington
Citizens Committee
Stark Street
John Marshall
Jon Emerson
Lawrence Borg
WotM Notes Initiation Marks Moose Auxiliary Meeting
The Women of the Moose Auxiliary met at Moose Hall on Wednesday night. Library chairman Clara Noble led the chapter night program while Andre Betit of the Bennington Rescue Squad spoke on volunteer work with slides. Plans for a Nov 16 penny sale were finalized with Isabelle La Barge and Marion Charest chairing. A social hour followed with refreshments served by Clara Noble and committee. Mary Hier won the surprise package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of the Moose Auxiliary
Moose Hall
Clara Noble
Andre Betit
Bennington
Isabelle LaBarge
Marion Charest
Mary Hier
Area Funerals For Mrs LaPorte and Mrs Pye
Funeral services were held for Mrs Sarah M LaPorte of Jefferson Avenue who died Tuesday with a Rosary led by Rt Rev Francis Flanagan and a Requiem Mass at St Francis de Sales. In Pittsford Maria Louise Pye 83 died Monday in a North Bennington nursing home with services at Cambridge United Presbyterian Church and burial in Calvary Cemetery. She is survived by three daughters a son a sister a brother and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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St. Francis de Sales
Lauzon
Holy Name Society
Knights of Columbus
Bennington Bpoe
Vermont State Police Asso
Vermont Sheriffs’ Asso
David
Elizabeth) Harrington
Bennington
Anthony
Nancy- Ann) Scaglione
Sauquoit
N. Y
Francis E. Lauzon
North Bennington
William E. Lauzon
Edmund Lauzon Jr
Old Bennington
Edward Jones
Evelyne Hill
Maryland
Paul
Emma) Clifford
Mahar & Son
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. Francis de Sales Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
Sarah M. LaPorte
Jefferson Aveenue
Hanson - Walbridge
Richard McGowan
Francis B. Flanagan
Pittsford
Maria Louise Pye
Cambridge
N.Y
United Presbyterian Church
Alastair Parr
Calvary Cemetery
New York City
John Meyers
Cambridge United Presbyterian Church
Robert J. Pye
Rutland
C. Lee Marsh
Arlington
L. Waldo Bigelow Jr
Warner, N.H
Charles L. Miller
Lexington
Mass
William I, Pye
Canton
Arlingtonian Seeks Dist 49 Write-Ins
Arlington resident Doris Scott Smith, who failed to gain the District 49 nomination, announces she will run as a write-in in the general election. She notes her name may be written on either ballot side and had secured petition names to appear as an Independent, but a legal technicality voided the petition. Also Arlington’s Orlando Cullinan says he will run as a write-in for Sandgate, Arlington, and Sunderland.
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Arlington
Doris Scott-Smith
Ruth Cole
Sunderland
Scott-Smith
Emmett Smith
Orlando Cullinan
Sandgate
Plain Dirt Gardeners Meeting and Obituary
The Plain Dirt Gardeners meet Tuesday November 8 at 2 p.m. in Old Bennington with C Roy Boutard of Berkshire Garden Center presenting Houseplants via colored slides. A brief business meeting will appoint new members. Funeral services for John N McCrea were held at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home with a WWI military service and burial at Soldiers Home cemetery.
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Plain Dirt Gardeners
Old Bennington
C. Roy Boutard
Berkshire Garden Center
Stockbridge
Mass
Boutard
Benjamin A. Vail
Robert Nadeau
Catholic Daughters Court St Andrew No 259 Meets in Bennington
Miss Rita Walker reports on Girls State at the CDA meeting held November 1. Mrs. Stella Bruneau presided as Grand Regent. rummage sale praised. donations sought for toy and clothing drive. library and literature duties assigned. workshop attendance noted. orders for Stanley project due by November 10. November 6 supper meeting planned. Christmas party set with 50 cent gift exchange and turkey project returns due.
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Court
Blanche Shea
Pat Quist
Stone
Stella Bruneau
University of Vermont Extension Service
Charlemont
Mass
Catherine Deery
Eleanor Harvey
Turkey Project
Bennington Briefs Vote for Governor Hoff and Democratic Team
Political advertisement urging support for Governor Hoff and the Democratic slate. Promotes free transportation to polls and provides contact phone number 447-7789 for assistance. Includes call to vote against sales tax.
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Hoff
POL. Adv
Lucy Doane Exhibits Diagrams of Football Plays at Dartmouth
Lucy Doane, art director in Rutland, displays 15 non objective paintings depicting football play diagrams in Dartmouth College’s Hopkins Center Top of the Hop lounge. Insightful timing by Hopkins’ John R. Scotford Jr. aligns with Fall House party Weekend Nov 4 5 and 6. works shown through Nov 11. Doane has taught summer art at Bennington Museum and exhibited across New England.
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Hanover
N.H
Lucy Doane
Rutland, Vt
Dartmouth
Hopkins Center
John R. Scotford, Jr
Picketers Back in Business At Area Supermarkets
Picketers returned to First National Grand Union and A and P as lineups shifted with men outnumbering women. Housewives had withdrawn a week after starting a Friday boycott urging lower food prices. Stores saw heavier Friday night trade but not at pre-picket levels. Mary Brillon said managers received a letter signaling the rally would continue until a vote to end it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National
Grand Union
Mary Brillon
First arrest in Vermont marijuana crackdown reported
Burlington police chief says Friday's arrest begins an eight case crackdown on illegal marijuana use in northern Vermont. Allen Shute of Underhill faced arraignment on growing and manufacturing charges, released on 500 dollars bail with no plea entered. Two warrants issued, more arrests expected this weekend.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont
Robert Abare
Allen Shute
Underhill
Abare
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Henry R. Marchand
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Arlingtonian
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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
McCrea
Kenneth Baker
Ernest Costa
Edward Rood
Patrick Devlin
Lawrence Bradley
Baker
Costa
James Mc Crea
Nick Santo
John Goyette
Soldiers’ Home Cemetery
Bennington Briefs
Fort Worth
Tex
Henry Douglas Jr
Douglas
McKinley Powell Jr
Taurus
Emcke
Hon
Bennington Banner
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
U.S
Dunham’s Presents
La-Z-Boy
Dunham’s
Elm St
Teac
Walker
Bennington, VT
Alice M. Bull
Arlington, Vt
Madkour
Jewelers
Perry
Eleet
John R. Perry
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