Diabetes Detection Week Sets Nov 11 17 With Free Tests
Drs Roderick J Humphreys of Bennington and Elizabeth M Faris of Shaftsbury head the year round Diabetes Detection Drive for Diabetes Week November 11 to 17. Bennington County Medical Society arranged free tests at drugstore receiving centers and Putnam Memorial Hospital. Arrangements include testing in schools and with personal physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roderick J. Humphreys
Bennington
Elizabeth M. Faris
Shaftsbury
Bennington County Medical Society
Faris
Humphreys
National Diabetes Association
Putnam Memorial Hospital
UCS Drive Nets Half of Goal
The United Counseling Service of Bennington County reports a county wide drive raised 5002 dollars toward a 10000 dollar goal. Anticipated expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30 1963 total 46199 dollars with 17199 from voluntary county funds and 29000 from state grant in aid under the Community Mental Health Service Act. The 10000 dollar drive is about 58 percent of the voluntary funds supporting the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Counseling Service
Bennington County
Community Mental Health Service
United Counseling Program
Methodist pensions chief stresses people over programs
Evanston Illinois AP reporting Dr. Charles L. Calkins general secretary of the Methodist board of pensions says at the annual meeting that the board’s guiding aim is to help provide for the well being of persons under its care, underscoring the priority of individuals over programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston, Ill
Charles L. Calkins
Methodist Board of Pensions
Audrey Meadows Takes New TV Role on NBC
Audrey Meadows debuts a new TV role on NBC in Sam Benedict opposite her Honeymooners image. She plays a lady doctor in love with a younger man, accepted without a script after MGM pitched the story. Meadows filmed last summer and recently taped a Red Skelton Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Audrey
Sam Benedict
Honeymooners
MGM
Miss Meadows
Red Skelton
Miss Adah J Towsley Weds R H Leavens at Notre Dame Adams
Shaftsbury announces the marriage of Miss Adah Jessie Towsley to Robert Henry Leavens at Notre Dame Church Adams on Oct 27. The ceremony featured the double ring rite, Rosepoint lace gown, yellow mums altar decor, reception at Grange Hall Shaftsbury, and a honeymoon trip with future residence in Pownal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Adah Jessie Towsley
Earl Towsley
Robert Henry Leavens
Fred Leavens
Summer St
Adams
Mass
Notre Dame Church
J. Lafricain
Leo San Soucie
Grange Hall
Rose Hulett
Pownal
North Bennington High School
Adams High School
U.S. Navy
Warren Wire
Westerly
R.I
Northampton
North Adams
Chicopee Falls
East Dorset
Danby
Bennington
Cambridge
School Lunch Menu for Bennington Catholic High
Monday spaghetti with meat sauce and cheese wedge green beans vienna bread and butter pears and milk. Tuesday stew with meat and vegetables mashed potatoes whole wheat bread and butter cake and milk. Wednesday Spanish rice with meat peanut butter and jelly sandwich fruit and milk. Thursday turkey with dressing scalloped potatoes bread and butter apple sauce and milk. Friday fish sticks on a roll tomatoes casserole cherry cake with sauce and milk.
Gilford Directs Die Fledermaus at the Met
Actor Jack Gilford shifts from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum to stage Die Fledermaus at the Metropolitan Opera. His prior role as the jailer gave him insight into the Viennese divertissement and prompted the dual assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack Gilford
Gilford
Forum
Metropolitan
Weekly School Lunch Menu Summary
Monday includes ravioli with meat green beans applesauce peanut butter cookie bread and butter and milk. Tuesday features tomato soup crackers ham salad sandwiches pumpkin pie and cheese and milk. Wednesday serves frankfurts baked beans lettuce with Russian dressing homemade rolls pineapple and milk. Thursday offers orange juice ham burger on bun baked potato and jello. Friday presents tuna wiggle mashed potato celery sliced cheese pears and whole wheat rolls with milk.
Mikoyan Buried Wife as Soviet Leaders Attend Funeral
Moscow reports describe Ashken Mikoyan burial with coverage noting Ivan Shaumyan's tribute and remarks on Stalin era arrests of Mikoyan's sons. Prominent attendees included Razov, Voroshilov, and Ignatov, while U.S. envoy Kohler joined the diplomatic procession. Rumors surface about Mikoyan's political standing.
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Ignatov
Red Square
Voroshilov
Moscow
Novodevichy
U.S
Fay D. Kohler
Kohler
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Mikoyan
Razov
Secre
Bennington Association Tourism Bureau elects new officers
The Greater Bennington Association Tourist Bureau met November 6 at the Knotty Pine Diner and elected co chairmen Joseph and Lee Abbott. Members include Mary Fuller Joseph Russell Mrs. James Dawson Robert Condon and Mrs. Sam Batonick. Next meeting is December 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Bennington Association Tourist Bureau
Knotty Pine
Joseph and
Lee Abbott
Mary Fuller
Joseph Russell
James Dawson
Robert Condon
Sam Batonick
Thousands Flock To Satellite Base In Andover Maine
AT T reports that since June 1 the Andover satellite station has drawn over 160000 visitors from around the world. The site will open to the public 9 am to 4 pm on Saturdays and Sundays, with plans to resume seven day operations in the spring.
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Andover
Maine
American Tel & Tel. Co
Pomona Grange Meets Ethan Allen for Thanksgiving Program
Pomona Grange will meet Tuesday at 8 15 p m with Stamford Valley Grange. A Thanksgiving program and reports on State Grange activities are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethan Allen
Pomona Grange
Stamford Valley Grange
Wheeler says Soviets fearful of nuclear war in speech
Gen. Earle J. Wheeler new Army chief of staff told Fordham University in New York that Soviet military power and Khrushchev character do not persuade him that Soviet Russia is anything but fearful of nuclear war. He added the Cuban crisis showed Soviet willingness to negotiate if they believed we would use military force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle J. Wheeler
Army
Khrushchev
Soviet Russia
Fordham University
New York City
Wheeler
Miss Helen Kelly to Wed Lt R G Jones at Camp Pendleton
Miss Helen P Kelly known as Evelyn leaves West Arlington for Camp Pendleton Calif to marry Lt Robert G Jones son of Mr and Mrs Robert V Jones. The ceremony set for 10 30 a m at the chapel with a reception at the Officers Club. The couple will remain near the base due to the Cuban crisis.
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Helen Kelly
R.G. Jones
Helen P. Kelly
Evelyn
West Arlington
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Robert G. Jones
Robert V. Jones
James Kelly
Ballina
Kelly
Hannah Armanino
Sacramento
Mary Russell
Oceanside
Jones
William Fitts
Miss Jane V Williams Marries LeRoy Portwine in Cambridge
Miss Jane Vivian Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore Williams of Cambridge wed Le Roy Portwine son of the late Mr and Mrs Anthony Portwine at the First Presbyterian Church Cambridge with Rev William G Doxsey officiating. The couple will reside in Cambridge after a wedding reception for 70 guests at the Cambric Inn.
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Miss Jane V. Williams
Bride of
LeRoy Portwine
Jane Vivian Williams
Mrs
Theodore Williams
S. Park Street
Cambridge
Anthony Portwine
William G. Doxsey
First Presbyterian Church
Linda McCart
Philip Sica
Portwine
Cambric Inn
Mrs. Williams
Princess Margaret Wows Dancers With Grecian Hair Do
London reports Princess Margaret wearing a Grecian hairdo at the Dockland Settlements Ball. The style featured a pink gown and jewel pins, drawing cheers from guests while supporting welfare clubs in London's dockland area.
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Princess Meg
London
Dockland Settlements
Royal
Dockland
Margaret
Funeral Services For First Woman Telegraph Chief
Funeral services will be held in Springfield, Massachusetts, for Elizabeth Cosgrove Cody 88 who died Thursday in Hamden Connecticut. The 88 year old was widely regarded as the world's first and only woman telegraph wire chief for years. Born in Great Barrington Massachusetts she joined Western Union at 18 and worked in Danielson Connecticut and Springfield Massachusetts where she spent 20 years. Cody handled the Roosevelt charge up San Juan Hill and reported the McKinley assassination in coded telegrams.
Aeronautics Board Opposes Northeast Fare Increase
Governor Powell orders the New Hampshire Aeronautics Commission to oppose Northeast Air Lines 4.75 percent fare hike on northern New England routes. Maine and Vermont commissions join in asking the Civil Aeronautics Board to reject the petition citing lack of competition in north and lower fares where competition exists.
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Concord
N.H
Wesley Powell
New Hampshire Aeronautics Commission
Northeast Airlines
New England
New Hampshire Commission
Maine
Vermont
Civil Aeronautics Board
Northeast
Girl Scout Council Plans Retraining for 1963 Changes
The Bennington council outlines four day Northampton training and two upcoming sessions to implement changes by the Girl Scouts of the USA. Mrs. Thompson leads efforts to recruit more leaders for Brownie Troops and intermediate groups as demand grows.
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Bennington
Thompson
John Ottaviano
Willow Road
Arthur Wickenden
Lloyd Pratt
North Village
Edma Riley
North Bennington
John Lowie
A.R. Willard
Benjamin Vail
James Merunowicz
Donald Burchard
Engagement of Miss Joan Guimond to Denver Coulter announced
Mrs. Jennie Guimond of Willow's Trailer Court announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Joan Guimond to Denver W. Coulter son of Mrs. Donald H. Coulter of Cambridge New York and the late Mr Coulter. No wedding date has been set.
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Jennie Guimond
Wilow's Trailer Court
Joan Guimond
Denver W. Coulter
Donald H. Coulter
Cambridge, N.Y
Mr. Coulter
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Audrey Meadows
TV Tonight
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NBC
Ralph
Jackie Gleason
CBS
Miss Adah J. Towsley
R. H. Leavens
Thebride
Judy Blake
Denver
Richard Leavens
Willard Leavens
Michael Blake
Bennington Catholic High
North ST
DIAL
HARTE
Theatre Eet Pidgeon
Rome
SUN
Py Hitchcock
Ry NI
Stewart
Grace Kelly
Perry Mason
Ly Alfred Hi
Wendel
Thelma Ritter
John Michael Hay
Vallies
Molly Stark
Arlington School
Mrs. Mikoyan
Tor
Anastas I. Mik
Oyan
Stalin
Ivan Shaumyan
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Shaumyan
Ashkhen
Tary
Stepan Shaumyan
Caucasus
Bennington Briefs
VFW Post 1332
VFW
Ann Abbott
Johnsonville, N.Y
Ladies of Auxiliary
Second Congregational Church
Helen and
Elizabeth Thomas
Elm St
George Jenkins
Weeks Street
Cora B
Vermont National and Savings Bank
The
Associated Press
Miss Kelly
Erie
C. F. McIntosh
Ireland
James Potvin
Aeronautics Board
N.E. Air
Girl Scout Council
Vermont Bank & Trust Co
Vermont Bank
F.D.I.C
Nichals
Wallo
Sac
Suzanne CO Ei
Atkins
Jewelers & Silversmiths
Bennington, Vt
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