Bloodmobile hosts patriotic tea day in Bennington
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile visits First Baptist Church Colgate Hall Bennington on December 3 from 11 30 a m to 5 p m inviting donors to give a pint. Co chairs Mrs Eugene V Clark and Mrs Richard B Leake III announce volunteers including telephoners nurses and bag assemblers ready to assist donors and families.
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Boston
American Red Cross
First Baptist Church
Colgate Hall
Main St
Eugene V. Clark
Richard B. Leake III
Bennington County
George Jenkins
John Filitcroft
Edwin White
Margaretta Schuyler
Seymour Shultz
Lewis Stone
Joseph Sausville
Chris Bacon
Norman Bachand
Arnold Blackstone
W. Philip Giddings
Richard Fabricius
John Lonergan
Richard Borden
John Reed
Barbara Bennett
Manindra Ghosh
John McLellan
James Wolfe
Bruce Brown
Paul Crane
Befton Bennington PTG Notes Highlight Local Bicentennial Plans
Cora B Whitney PTG notes James Feeney won the annual beef drawing held Nov 18 at the school. Guest speaker Mab Duhamel spoke on upcoming local bicentennial events and displayed photos from Benn ington. Officials consider buying a Bennington 76 flag and hope to enter a float in the Bennington Battle Day parade in August. PTG will sponsor pot lucks square dances and family picnics. A poster contest is planned. A monthly hanging plant goes to the class with the most parents at PTG meetings. Carolyn Peckham's first grade won this month. Santa arrives Dec 19 for the Christmas party.
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James Feeney
Cora B. Whitney
Mab Duhamel
Bennington
PTG
Carolyn Peckham
Santa
Rotary hears history of Troy's development
At a Rotary meeting Fr. Tom Plelan of RPI reviewed Troy New York's growth from a ferrying point on the Hudson to a rapidly expanding manufacturing center. He noted warehousing shipyards iron mills and textile complexes shaping the city, the Erie Canal and railroads boosting industry, and Troy's role in weapon and stove production.
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Tom Plelan
RPI
Troy
N.Y
Hudson
Erie Canal
United Nations
McCullough House seeks Civil War era photos
The Park McCullough House Association launches a new call for historic photos of the McCullough estate. While compiling the bicentennial pictorial history The Shires of Bennington, The Banner and Bennington Museum collaborated on old image research and now offer pre publication sales. They seek period photographs showing the Civil War era family at the estate for inclusion in forthcoming volumes.
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Shires of Bennington
Banner
Bennington Museum
Park-McCullough House
Bennington Garden Club
Park- McCullough
Virginia Bell
Ms. Bell
Senior Citizens Winners at Bennington Lanes Bowl
Last week's Senior Citizens event at Bennington Lanes crowned Rita Moses in the women’s high triple and high single with 431 and 173. Harold Prebble led men’s high triple and placed second with 476 and 171. Irene O’Grady was women’s second in both triple and single with 385 and 138, while Les Farrar earned second in men’s high triple at 447 and Peter Boutin claimed men’s high single with 179.
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Bennington Lanes
Rita Moses
Harold Prebble
Irene O’grady
Les Farrar
Peter Boutin
Special Olympics outreach in Bennington invites community support
A Bennington article promotes Special Olympics and invites local volunteers for an invitational swim meet on Sunday December 7 at 1 30 p m at the Community Recreation Center Pool on Gage Street. The event hosts over 10 teams with home team coaches Bob Cummings Rick Muir and volunteers seeking timers judges and scorekeepers joining the effort coordinated by Pat Schaffer.
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Chicago
Community Recreation Center
Gage Street
Bennington
Meet
Pat Schaffer
Bob Cummings
Rick Muir
Whitaker Rites Held At Morningside Cemetery
A graveside service was held Monday in Morningside Cemetery Brattleboro for Mrs Violet O Whitaker died Nov 19 at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Rev Gary McLan of Battleboro United Methodist Church led committal prayers. Local arrangements were by Gibney Funeral Home. A surviving brother Cole Young of Wisconsin was omitted due to incomplete information.
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Morningside Cemetery
Brattleboro
Violet O. Whitaker
Rose Sweet
Sage Street
North Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Gary McLan
Battleboro
Bennington Briefs Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Justyna M Steuer Mt Anthony coordinator of foreign languages will attend the ninth annual ACTFL meeting in Washington Hilton with the theme Teaching Foreign Languages Why A New Look at an Old Question. A buffet at Bennington Club features Frank Morrison. Dec 6 dinner dance raffle drawing and tickets to John Malone. Shea Homepac promotes flexible insurance. Bennington Lanes hours for Thanksgiving weekend open bowling. Intown Restaurant opens Thanksgiving Day. Janet Flynn baton classes resume Dec 3 at Junior High School. Davey Oil closed Nov 27 28 reopening Dec 1 Emergency number 442-5917.
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Justyna M. Steuer
Mt. Anthony
American Council On the
ACTFL
Washington Hilton
Bennington Club
Frank Morrison
Ed Rices
John Malone
Davey Oil
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Putney
Westminster
Vermont
Gen
Henry Knox
Ft. Ticonderoga
Massachusetts
Gen. Knox
New York
Brattleboro
Mary Ann DeMarco
Joan Haddad
Debbie Welch
Jill Cole
Gail Sweet
James Mallory
Kathy Peirce
Kim Pelkie
John Digangi
Joel Whittemore
Mark Nesbitt
John Ulrich
Terry Worden
Guy Lyons
Larry Amos
Bill Russ
Ed Sennett
Brian Shea
Dan Cullinan
Scott Martin
School officials invited to Boston conference on education
Supt. George A. Seeman and administrative assistant Louis A. Axt were invited to an invitational conference sponsored by the Department of Health Education and Welfare. The Dec 12 and 13 event at the Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston coincides with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges annual meeting. Topics include exceptional, maladjusted, handicapped and gifted students. Reports will follow to local school boards.
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Vermont Department of Health
University of Vermont Extension Service
Mauhs
Wilmington
Food Service
National Institute For the Food Service Industry
George A. Seeman
Louis A. Axt
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Copley Plaza Hotel
Boston
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
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McCullough House
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Manning Bowman
Aida
Kennedy Foundation
Bennington Briefs
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Shea Agency Inc
Insurance Center
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Shea Homepac
Janet Flynn
E.p. Mahar & Son, Inc
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Order OF the Golden Rule
Griffin Electric Co., Inc
Bemn
Bennington’s Health Food Center
North
Safford & Gage Papers
New
White Stag
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