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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1967

Page

8

Manchester Garden Club Sets Budget

The Garden Club of Manchester adopted 1,467 for general operating expenses for the coming fiscal year, excluding civic beautification funded by special project receipts. They approved two day-long lecture courses with H. Stuart Ortloff at the Southern Vermont Art Center, an herb sale linked to the annual house and garden tour for July 18, planned a winter garden show by juniors, and heard a Christmas decorations talk by Mrs. Alvin F. Helme.

Manchester Garden Club of Southern Vermont Art Center H. Stuart Ortloff Arlington Art Center Anne Mauger William Heinz Alvin F. Helme Center Ossipee N.H Barbara Bardin Sue Cone Penny Crabb Jill DePew Connie Earle Gayl Heinz Ruth Johnson Kelly Nawrath Melanie Otis Lisa Townsend

Arlington Community Notices and Schedule Changes

Arlington residents learn the Yankee Doodlers pie sale is canceled due to conflicting school schedules. The Arlington Chorale rehearses Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in West Arlington. Kindergarten parents meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Community House. School dismisses 11 25 a.m. Wednesday and reopens Nov 27. Judith Weeks, Centenary College senior, will do fieldwork at Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg the week of Nov 27.

Arlington Chorale West Arlington Arlington Judith Weeks Robert Weeks Jr Centenary College For Women Hackettstown N.J Warren Hospital Phillipsburg

St Marys Auxiliary plans Nov 25 dance at Hoosick Falls

At the St Marys Auxiliary meeting in Hoosick Falls the Nov 25 adult dance was approved with Mrs John Capano in charge. A Christmas party, overseen by Mrs Charles Brahan and Mrs Charles Scarey, was also discussed along with refreshments by several members. The group aims to replace the Christmas Bazaar with this fund raiser.

St. Mary’s John Capano Charles Brahan Charles Scarey Henry Marcoux Fred Hanselman Margaret Hoffman Joseph Hayden Gordon Hoag St. Mary’s Academy St. Mary’s Auxiliary Paul LaPorte

Norse House Opens Third Ski Shop in Manchester

Norse House Ski and Sport Shops reopen in East Manchester on Vt. 11-30 under new management. The former Ral Jerich's stock is kept with Lenches retaining the building. Co managers Tom Jones and Susan Kaveny oversee year round operation offering six ski brands and seven boot makes plus Bogner ski fashion during season. Open house Friday 4 to 6 p.m. and a three day pre season sale begins.

Norse House Peter E. Pringham Susan Kaveny Manchester Tom Jones South Londonderry Miller Bogner

Manchester Pageant Crown Goes to Junior Miss Adams

Judith Adams of Londonderry won the 1968 Manchester Jaycees Junior Miss Pageant in Manchester with Darlene Fielding as runner-up. Fielding and Adams also earned honors in elocution and arts. Pam Fontana placed third. About 350 attended as Burr and Burton seniors, with prizes including a $100 award and silver bowls.

Manchester Judith Adams Donald L. Adams Londonderry Manchester Jaycees Darlene Fielding David Fielding Miss Adams Miss Fielding Burr and Burton Seminary

Area Girl Wins Second In State Farm Bureau Contest

Geraldine Cornell of Buskirk, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Cornell, took second place in the Miss Farm Bureau of New York State contest at Grossinger's last week. She faced 15 county entrants. winner Joyce Warner of Cayuga County will represent New York at the American Farm Bureau Federation meeting in Chicago this December. Attending from the area were George Scott, Frank Cipperly and Mrs Cipperly, Roger Moseley and Mrs Moseley, plus John Sliter of the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council of New York. A keynote by Gordon Conklin stressed farmers must trade some freedom to gain bargaining power.

West Rupert couple to mark 50th wedding anniversary

Town Clerk and Mrs. Jay G. Beebe of Rupert celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house. Planned by their children Mrs. George Coffin of Brunswick Maine and Arnold G Beebe of West Rupert and their grandchildren. The Bee les have two great grandchildren. Open house set for 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

West Rupert Jay G. Beebe Rupert George Martha) Coffin Brunswick Maine Arnold G. Beebe Bee

White Creek appoints town attorney and approves 1968 budget

White Creek New York appoints Richard McLenithan as town attorney. He will be admitted to the bar December 12. The town board adopted a 1968 budget of 40,060.28 dollars, down 19,992 from last year.

White Creek N.Y Richard McLenithan Emerson McLenithan Jackson

Arlington Bloodmobile prep for drive at St James Church

Volunteers organize the Arlington Red Cross Blood Bank ahead of the drive opening next Wednesday at noon at St James Church. Registrars, nurses, doctors, and volunteers coordinate donor phoning, exams, meals, and logistics to support the bloodmobile, with staff from the Hale Company delegation and family donors expected to boost the donor pool.

Arlington Red Cross Blood Bank St. James Church Guy Kagey George Pike Terrance J. Riley Charles Canfield Herbert Congdon Harevey Hard Martin Hirsch E. E. Jannick Donald J. Keough Paul Pike Carl Henning Kagey John Keough Robert Macksey Larry Molloy George E. Zimmer Sandra Corey Linda Pike Sandra Pickering Robert A. Buck Donald Keough Gerald Raftery James McCabe Family League Hale Comepany Arlington Blood Bank

Arlington Girl Scouts hold candlelight awards ceremony

Junior Girl Scouts of East Arlington Troop 267 hosted a candlelight ceremony and awards night at the firehouse with 18 guests. Kathryn Galli led the flag, color guards were Susan Blair Denise Laskey and Brenda Wade led, while Connie Sargood received her membership and World Association pins. World Association pins went to Denise Laskey Deborah Hayes Susan Blair and Susan Wilcox. Badges awarded included Gypsy Outdoor Cook Rambler Songster and Sign of Arrow to Princess Crawford Active Citizen Outdoor Cook Rambler to Susan Wilcox Outdoor Cook to Judy Smith Outdoor Cook to Donna Wilcox Gypsy to Brenda Wade Gypsy to Lucy Howard and Hospitality to Erna Harbur. Refreshments followed.

Arlington Girl Scouts of East Princess Crawford Susan Wilcox Judy Smith Donna Wilcox Brenda Wade Lucy Howard Erna Harbur

Burtonian 1969 Editors and Business Managers Named

John Fay of the Burr and Burton Seminary English Department announces the Burtonian yearbook staff for 1969. Melanie Otis and Cathy Mattison named editors with Constance Earle and Jesse Corum as business managers.

John Fay Burr. and Burton Seminary Melanie Otis Cathy Mattison Constance Earle Jesse Corum

North Bennington students named to dean's list and club notes

Miss Margaret Hill of North Bennington earns dean's list honors at the Bible Institute of New England in St. Johnsbury. Marilyn F. Coburn of Bennington College, a Mount Holyoke junior, joins the Mount Holyoke Glee Club. Taconic Grange plans a Nov. 28 meeting at 8 p.m. with a Dec. 2 Christmas social offering items and free coffee. Donations of yarn for mittens and hot mats are requested.

Thomas Golden The Bible Institute of New England St. Johnsbury Margaret Hill John Hill Jr North Bennington New England New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Marilyn F. Coburn E. Robert Coburn Bennington College Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke Miss Coburn Cambridge Weston Mass Taconic Grange Grange Hall Theresa Wood Eunice Myers Manchester

Jaycees To Air Formation Of New Unit In Wilmington

Mount Anthony Jaycees of Bennington schedule an open meeting at 7 30 in Wilmington Wayfarer to discuss forming a Wilmington Jaycee unit. Wilmington young men expressed interest, Marvin Sutton reports extension chairman of Mount Anthony Jaycees.

Jaycees Wilmington Mount Anthony Jaycees Bennington Raymond Huether Vermont Jaycee United States Tulsa Okla

Information Center For Skiers Opens In Southern Vermont

Rockingham Vermont announces a new Ski Information Center to aid travelers entering via Interstate 91. The center will operate weekdays 9 am to 5 pm on the Rockingham store main floor, offering snow reports, brochures, and lodging info for 12 nearby ski areas within 40 miles. The meeting also introduces Mount Anthony Jaycees and Vermont Jaycees, with details on membership and worldwide scope.

Rockingham Vermont Wrest Orton Vermont Country Store Vt. 103 Interstate 91 Orton

Marlboro concert features instrumental vocal chamber music

Marlboro College's instrumental and vocal chamber group to perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday. The program includes special music by a 16 member madrigal group, highlighting ensemble voices and period style.

Marlboro Marlboro College

Power outage hits North Bennington area briefly

CVPS spokesman cites an overload as the cause of a two hour plus outage near North Bennington White Creek Road on Saturday evening. In Jefferson Wisconsin UPI reports a Bartwig Poultry Co. driver from Johnson Creek faces charges after feathers spilled on Interstate 94.

Bennington-White Creek CVPS Jefferson, Wis UPI Bartwig Poultry Co Johnson Creek Robert White

Airman Colegrove Completes Basic Training

Airman Jerry D. Colegrove son of Mr and Mrs George S Colegrove of 29 Wall St Hoosick Falls New York completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He is assigned to the Air Force Technical Training Center Sheppard AFB Texas for schooling as an aircraft maintenance specialist A HFCS 1967 graduate

Jerry D. Colegrove George S. Colegrove Wall St Hoosick Falls Lackland Afb Tex Air Force Technical Training Center Sheppard Afb Colegrove

Langlais Son Attending Engineman School at Great Lakes

Ernest R. Langlais USN son of Mr and Mrs Marcel A Langlais of Castle Hill North Pownal attends basic Engineman School at the Naval Center Great Lakes Ill for three months.

Appren Ernest R. Langlais USN Marcel A. Langlais Castle Hill North Pownal Service School Command of the Naval Center Great Lakes, Ill

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Manchester Garden Club Helene Thompson Hoosick’ Falls Edith Beaumont Hoosick Falls Central School Glens Falls Faye Eldred Linda Baertschi Patty Shaw Gary Beckstein Beckstein Kiamesha Lake Glens H. Luther Everly Delmer Wysocki Henry Wysocki River Road HFCS Wysocki Vince Russell Mechanicville Ero UN Antec Stores, Inc Main ST Bennington, VT Stratton Mountain Glen Ellen Charles Lench Pam Fontana Peter F. Fontana East Dorset Christine Tardy Knights of Day Clifford B. Graham Barber Sharps North Adams Bill Edwardson WGY Durward Ellis State Lester Davis Louis Perrotta Drury High School Michael Powers State Farm Bureau ADA and Gordon Conklin American Agriculturalist Atkins and Gould Bradford MON Plaza Shopping Arlington Bloodmobile Michael Miller P.O. Box Harriette Lyon Grange Shaftsbury Fran Stacy Philco Pownals Vera Langlais Haynes & Kane Inc Leilene Wnnatuc Chocolates Barricini Frost’s Pharmacy North St. Bennington, Vt
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