Education Department to Run Series of Alert Meetings
The Vermont Department of Education announces Education Alert 1962 a series of state wide public meetings. Commissioner A John Holden Jr says the meetings will feature state board reports on education efforts discuss Goals for Vermont education and collect citizen input. Two Bennington area sessions Oct 15 Dorset Elementary School and Oct 25 Wilmington School gym 8 to 10 p.m attended by state board members Mahoney Brown and Kristensen.
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Montpelier
State Department of Education
A. John Holden Jr
Vermont
Bennington
Dorset
Wilmington
H. Francis Mahoney
Springfield
Helen W. Brown
Castleton
John G. Kristensen
Guilford
Parents' Music Guild Tag Day Saturday
North Bennington High School hosts the annual tag day on Saturday October 13 from 9 to 12. Music group members will canvass the Shaftsbury North Bennington area distributing new stickers to contributors. Lunch follows at the school. The music department plans the annual thank you concert and band inspection for Friday November 9.
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North Bennington
The
Parents’ Music Guild
North Bennington High School
Shaftsbury
Parents’ Guild
Poetry Critic Louise Bogan to Speak at Bennington College
Louise Bogan, noted poet and critic, will deliver the third Elizabeth Harrington Dickinson Lecture on What the Women Said at Bennington College Carriage Barn Thursday Oct 11 at 8 p.m. The lecture analyzes feminine insights in 20th century English writing.
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Louise Bogan
Elizabeth Harrington Dickinson
Bennington College
Allen Tate
Miss Bogan
Dickinson
R. P. Blackmur
John Crowe Ransom
Ben Belitt
Williams President Hails Colgate Choice of Barnett
President John E. Sawyer of Williams College praised Colgate University for choosing Vincent MacD Barnett Jr. of Williams as president, effective Feb. 1. Barnett is the fifth Williams faculty member in 33 years named to a college presidency, with prior alumni taking roles at Lake Forest Grinnell Hiram and Bennett colleges.
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Williamstown
Mass
John E. Sawyer
Williams College
Vincent Macd. Barnett Jr
Williams
Colgate University
Barnett
Sawyer
Barnetts
William G. Cole
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest
Howard R. Bowen
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Iowa
Paul Henry Fall
Hiram College
Hiram
Ohio
Robert Devore Leigh
Bennington College
Parents' Music Guild elects officers at first NBHS meeting
At North Bennington High School the Parents' Music Guild chose Mrs Spencer Haynes as president Mrs Vernet Houran as secretary and Mrs George Elwell as treasurer. The group planned a house to house October 13 tag day to fund band uniforms instruments and music. Aimed to boost turnout the guild notes 34 band members and over 40 in the mixed choir. Also reported Mizpah Circle October meeting at Miss Florence Cloke's home with 19 members and two guests as plans for a November fair were laid out.
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Parents’ Music Guild of
North Bennington High School
Spencer Haynes
Vernet Houran
George Elwell
NBHS
Florence Cloke
Maynard Overlook
Canfield Library Board Orders Books for October
The Martha Canfield Library lists October purchases across FICTION MYSTERIES NON-FICTION JUVENILE and on order five childhood biographies of famous Americans. New items include The Uncle Althea Charles A House Possessed Dead Weight Enemy in the House and more with a memorial order The Art of Table Setting and Flower Arrangement by Sylvia Hirsch.
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ARLINGTON _ Books
Martha Canfield Library
Margaret Abrams
Althea
Grace Zaring Stone
Charles
Victoria Lincoln
Charity Blackstock
Gladys Hasty Carroll
Berchman
Eberhart
Gilbert
Christie
Joan Fleming
India
Bradford Smith
Poppa
Joseph Berger
Busch
Maxine Anderson
Eloise Eugee
Pleasant Valley Grange Card Party Planned in South Cambridge
Cambridge area announces a public card party to be held at the hall in South Cambridge on Tuesday October 16 at 8 p.m. The notice lists local residents hosting and attending as well as several nearby travel and society updates from area families and DAR members. Mr and Mrs William J Robertson have returned from California vacation. Mrs Denver M Vickers joins husband Dr Vickers for Bermuda vacation after summer at home. Mr and Mrs C C Ward return from Santa Barbara visit to nephew George Woodworth and family. Mr and Mrs John Burnside of Nassau Bahamas visit Charles Hawes family. DAR Ondawa Cambridge chapter members attend Lake Placid state convention with regent Mrs Edwin Mook and others. Mrs Atwood Allen Jr with Mrs Richard Ross attended a session as a soloist. Miss Sandra Christensen engaged to John Buckley with kitchen shower hosted by Barbara Strout. 15 guests attended Division Street home. gifts noted.
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Pleasant Valley Grange
South
Cambridge
William J. Robertson
California
Denver M. Vickers
Chicago
Vickers
Bermuda
C. C. Ward
Santa Barbara
Calif
George Woodworth
John Burnside
Nassau
Bahamas
Charles Hawes
Ruth M. Duryee
Edwin Mook
O. K. Spurr
Edward Schneider
Ondawa-Cambridge
DAR
Lake Placid Club
Atwood Allen Jr
Richard Ross
Sandra Christensen
John Buckley
Barbara Strout
Division Street
Mary Ambrose
Malden
Mass
Massachusetts General Hospital
White Building
Boston
Roland Borkman
Borkman
White River Junction
Charlie Roberts
Pease Air Force Base
Portsmouth
N.H
Lawrence Willard
Cherie
Roberts
Air Force
Fairfield
N.C
John McSweeney
Yonkers
N.Y
Alfred Lehmann
Mat Weir
Port Chester
George Veillard
Dover Road
Fairport
David Gillies
Canada
Gillies
Mount Snow
Ski Trend Shop
Peter Wasserman
Ellen Clifford
William Preston
Hartford School of Modeling
Hartford
Sylvania
Phillips
Herbert Long
Seven Named to Board of Bennington College
Bennington College reveals new and returning trustees for the fall meeting on Oct 12 and 13. Oscar M. Ruebhausen resumes as chairman. John G. McCullough is reappointed. New appointees include Franklin L. Ford, Mrs. Ralph S. Brown Jr., Mrs. Morton A. Schiffer, Joseph M. Lord, and Mrs. John W. Nields, with Vermont trustees Charles Dollard Deane C. Davis and William B. Franke also on the board.
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North Bennington
Bennington College
College
William H. Wills
Oscar M. Ruebhausen
New York City
Debevoise, Plimpton, Lyons and Gates
John G. McCullough
First National Bank of
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
William R. Scott
New York
Franklin L. Ford
Harvard
Bennington
Ralph S. Brown Jr
Leete’s Island
Guilford, Conn
Morton A. Schiffer
Joseph M. Lord
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Claudio Arrau Concert Opens Beethovens 32
Pianist Claudio Arrau performs an all Beethoven program at the Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester on Saturday Oct 13 at 3 p.m. It starts his Beethoven cycle and precedes eight recitals at New Yorks Philharmonic Hall beginning Oct 28. The event benefits the art centers general fund and caps the Art Center festivals season.
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Manchester
Claudio Arrau
Vermont
Southern Vermont Art Center
New Philharmonic Hall
Lincoln Center
New York
Art Center
General Fund
Arrau
Art Center, Here
Australia
New Zealand
Montreal
Mrs. McCarthy Seeks Assistant Judge Post After Write In Win
In Shaftsbury Mrs. Marion McCarthy, who had the most write in votes in the Democratic primary, runs for assistant judge on the Democratic ticket. Her ballot listing will show only her name though two officials are to be elected. She is a long time Bennington County resident and Shaftsbury partisan. She promises to serve the office efficiently if elected.
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Shaftsbury
Marion McCarthy
Norshaft Church Youth Rally Kickoff At Saxtons River
Shaftsbury Meth-Con Fellowship of senior youths from Shaftsbury Methodist and North Bennington Congregational churches attended a youth rally at Christ's Congregational Church in Saxton's River. Rev Morris Pike led a program with topics, small group discussions, an audio-visual Bible study, and a worship service by Conference Youth Fellowship. Refreshments followed.
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Shaftsbury
Hoosick Democrats Plan Friday Food Sale
The Hoosick Falls Democratic Committee will sponsor a food sale at Democratic Headquarters on John Street beginning at 11 a.m. Friday October 12. Donations may be arranged by calling Mrs. Andrew Jackie Kipp at 686 5116. Proceeds benefit the campaign fund.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Town of
Hoosick
Democratic Committee
Democratic
John Street
Andrew
Jackie) Kipp
Weekend Visits Link Ro chester and Wilmington Folks
Mr and Mrs Roy Hipple of Rochester Vermont visited relatives in Wilmington and with friends in the town. Merton Rice and Leonard Farrington, with John and Steven Rice, toured Maine New Brunswick and Nova Scotia enjoying Arcadia Park Cadillac Mountain foliage.
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Roy Hipple
Rochester
Charles Dearcopp
Hipples
Wilmington
Leo Berry
Merton Rice
Leonard Farrington
Bennington
Maine
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Arcadia National Park
Cadillac Mountain
Arlington Sunderland School Merger Vote Planned
Arlington and Sunderland residents will vote on Monday Oct 15 on merging the elementary grades from one through eight with Union High School District No 14. The Arlington Sunderland Study Group circulated a brochure detailing findings and invites voters to attend meetings to discuss the school question with contact contacts listed across committees.
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Arlington
Arlington- Sunderland
Union High School
Dorset Welcomes New Residents From Across the Country
The article profiles several families moving into Dorset Vermont including John and Cordner family from Scarsdale New York and Glenn 12 Nancy 10. It notes their professions and hopes for a simpler life while detailing their past homes and activities. Other newcomers include Stuart Smith and family from Farmington Connecticut and Ross Mills family settling on Vt 30 with Burgoyne. The Eddys from Radburn New Jersey also relocate, with Thomas 24 and Jacque-Marie Shine and their three grandchildren.
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John Cordner
Glenn
Nancy
Paul Freund
Dorset Village
Alber Eddy
Winhall
Dorset
Elizabeth Sykes
Gerald McGinnis
Eddys
Radburn
N.J
Ridgewood
Eddy
New York Transit Authority
Vermont
Thomas
Air Force
William E. Dailey
Jacque-Marie
Richard Shine
Alaskan Air Command
Vassar
Ladies Aid to Meet. harvest supper planned in Dover
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church will meet Wednesday October 10 at 2 p.m. in the vestry to sew bags for missionary projects. The Dover School Club and East Dover Ladies Aid will host a harvest supper at Dover Town Hall on Saturday October 20.
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Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church
Dover School Club
East
New York
la France
Court
Switzerland
Marchands
Marchand
Charlie Bueche
Edward Woods
Wilmington Home Demonstration Club
Barbara Look
Ruth Barber
Arnoldware Plastic Company
Brattleboro
Canal Street
Townshend
Marie Meyer Toy Factory
Dovers
Auxiliary Plans Future Events In Hoosick Falls
The American Legion Auxiliary held a regular meeting at Mrs. Ethel Barrier’s Hoosick Street home. Reports from officers covered baby sitting hours, a paper drive, and a Salvation Army donation. A food sale is set for Friday Nov 9 at Gillespie Store starting 10 a.m. Future district conference is Oct 26 at Tom Sawyer Motor Inn. Next meeting Nov 1 at Mrs. Alice Hayes’ home.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
American Legion Auxiliary
Ethel Barrier
Hoosick Street
Salvation Army
Gillespie
Main Street
Stella Shaw
Mary Walsh
Catherine Hughes
Jean Dewar
Tom Sawyer Motor Inn
Bakaitis
Barrier
Gertrude Brenenstuhl
Alice Hayes
Willow Street
Waddington
Mae McGarvin
Annual Halloween Party for Children in Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury prepares its annual Children's Parade and Party on Wednesday October 31 at 6 30 p m Donations to committee members Ed Chabanovich Robert Kline Jack Clawson and Mrs Roger Bull or via local store coin boxes Organizations aiding include Shaftsbury Fire Dept Shaftsbury Auxiliary Boy Scouts of America Eagle Square Mfg Co Fairdale Farms Inc and Bennington YMCA A detailed program to follow.
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Shaftsbury
Ed Chabanovich
Robert Kline
Jack Clawson
Roger Bull
Shaftsbury Fire Dept
Shaftsbury Auxiliary
Boy Scouts of America
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
Fairdale Farms, Inc
Bennington Ymca
Classified Newsletter Subscription Rates Listed
The notice outlines rates for motor route and elsewhere in the U.S. subscriptions. It lists 3 months 4.25 or 4.75, 6 months 8.00 or 9.00, and 1 year 1508 or 17.00 with a 20 percent discount for servicemen.
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U.S
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Mizpah Circle
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Stanley Shaw
Frank Kenyon
Alex Thomson
Edith McCarthy
James Huntington
Walton Harrington
Canfield Library Board
Margaret Aiken
New England
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Norshaft Church Unit
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John M. Moore
Albert Lawrence
William Day
Clyde Dunlap
Allan Robertson
Lawrence Pratt
Henry Corey
Fred Quinn
Malcolm Coulman
C. Lee Marsh
James
Bud) Edgerton
Chris Schafer
Don Kendall Jr
Walter Corey
Howard Hill
Stuart Hill
George Wright
Ben Wrobel
Richard Pelsue
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Carl Benjamin
Harry Hayden
Edward Garneau
Roger Mears
John Whalen
John Hannon
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Tom Weakley
Ellery Lawrence
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Amherst
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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PTA
Farmington, Conn
Elsa Pantzer
West Road
Stuart Smith
Smith
Connecticut General Life Insurance Co
Farmington
Ekwanok Golf Club
Graham Smith
Robert L. Porteous
Falmouth
Ralph Earle Jr
Eglin Field
Pensacola
Fla
Naples
Ross Mills
Robert Burgoyne
Burgoyne
Burdell Oil Co
Compass
Four Winds
U.S. 7
Dover
Carlo Walter
Bennington Banner
Main St
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Radius
M. Brooks
San Francisco
Pat Pend
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Noveck Shultz, Inc
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