Parking Ban Approved For Bennington High School
Village fathers approved the ordinance prepared by Village Atty. John H. Williams to ban parking on the north side of East Main Street near Bennington High School. The prohibition takes effect after 12 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, and runs from the high school parking lot southeast corner to the Sennett property southeast corner adjoining the high school to the west.
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Bennington High School
John H. Williams
East Main Street
William C. Sennett
Students Write Essays On Vermont Forests
During Forest Festival Week approximately 2,000 students in all grades statewide will begin outlines to write essays on What Vermont Forests Mean to Vermonters. Essays must be at least 500 words and judged on content originality neatness grammar and English. Major emphasis on four forestry uses suited to Vermont conditions. Winners listed by district with prizes of 10 5 and 2 dollars. Gov Hoff honored state winner Susan Pello with a 30 dollar check at a Montpelier luncheon. BRATTLEBORO fire parade awards noted including best appearing unit Bennington Fire Department and other regional trophies.
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Vermont
Cal Supervisory
Bennington - Southwest
Elise Bloustein
Duncan Kier
Molly Stark
James Wickenden
North Bennington High School
Bennington Incorporated
Susan Pello
Bennington High School
Peter Fairley
St. Francis de Sales
Gayle Racicot
Sacred Heart
Manchester - Rutland
Manchester Memorial
Kathleen O’leary
Suzanne Kelleher
Lisa Townshend
Gov. Hoff
Montpelier
David C. Barton
Forests of
Brattleboro
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Winchester
N.H
Boston Fire Patrol
Saxtons River
Troy
Putney
Bennington selects heirs to form park commission for Town Farm plan
Bennington selectmen moved forward Tuesday on creating a park commission to develop plans for turning the Town Farm land into a public park and recreation area. They expect to appoint members next week, with a recommendation sought from Village trustees, and aim to present a development plan to voters at the March town meeting. The meeting also approved a $2,032 bid from J H Winslow Plumbing and Heating for town building heating upgrades and radiator controls, noting another $2,293.50 proposal from Francis J Kelly.
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Bennington
Francis J. Kelly
Novitiate in France for Sister Teresa Hoth
Former Bennington resident Sister Teresa Hoth now begins her novitiate near Paris at the Mother House of the Sisters of St. Thomas of Villanova. Her Paris address is 52 Boulevard D Argenson Meuilly Seine France. Her parents, Mr and Mrs Frederic D Hoth, were guests of honor last week at their Gage Street home with Very Rev Mother Mary Lievin, Mother General of the order. Sister Teresa attended Sacred Heart School and Bennington Catholic High School, graduating in June 1965. Her Feast Day is October 15.
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Boulevard D
Teresa
Frederic D. Hoth
Gage Street
Mother Mary Lievin
Paris
Sisters of St. Thomas of
Villanova
Sister Teresa
Sacred Heart School
Bennington Catholic High School
Stafford Sees Possible Exit from Viet Nam War
Rep Robert T Stafford told the Vermont Bar Association banquet at Stratton Mountain Inn there could be conditions within 18 months offering the U S a way out of the Viet Nam war. He warned defense spending might reach 75 billion dollars unless hostilities lessen.
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Stratton
Robert T. Stafford
U.S
Stafford
Vermont Bar Association
Stratton Mountain Inn
House Armed Forces Committee
VAC Names Area Residents to Vermont Association Roles
Mrs. Osborne Halstead of Dorset was elected vice president of the Vermont Association for the Crippled Inc at its 29th annual meeting. Walter Lapham of Old Bennington joined the executive committee and board of trustees. Peter Donovan Jr. reported for the nominating committee. Mrs. Dayton Wakefield of Morrisville was elected president. A total of 734 handicapped Vermonters received VAC services, including 408 boys, 212 girls, 43 men, and 72 women from every county. Speech and hearing handicaps were most common with 238 and 231 treated. Easter Seal donations totaled $46,426.58 to date. Much VAC work is funded through Easter Seals at the Children's Rehabilitation Center.
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Benhi
Park Commission
France
Drysdale's
Armory Lot
Gladstone
Gladstone Shoe
Pattina
DuPont
Cheri Black
Gladstone’s
VAC
Vac’s Children’s Rehabilitation Center
Route
Arlington
Manchester
State of Vermont
Walter A. Lapham
Monument Avenue
Old Bennington
Banner
Route 7
Ra Uli Ie
Eldorado
Cadillac
General Motors
Cadillac Motor Car Division
Bill Hogan
Chevrolet
Bennington, Vermont
West Main Street
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