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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1968

Page

7

Williams College to host Fourth Russian Intercollegiate Conference

Williams College in Williamstown Massachusetts will host the Fourth Russian Intercollegiate Conference on October 18 and 19. Initiated three years ago by Dartmouth College the event marks the tenth year of Russian instruction at Williams with the theme The Russian Quest for Truth and will include three public English lectures by Dmitry F Grigorieff professor of Russian at Georgetown University.

Williamstown Mass Williams College Dartmouth College Williams Dmitry F. Grigorieff Georgetown Robert C. Williams Bronfman Patricia Blake Moscow Life Magazine Dartmouth Princeton Smith Mt. Holyoke Middlebury

Come Look Us Over Lions Plan Night Oct 15 in North Bennington

NORTH BENNINGTON The Norshaft Lions Club schedules a Come Look Us Over night during the bi weekly meeting at 7 p.m. October 15 at the North Bennington Congregational Church. Lions International urges clubs to host October visits to recruit new members and share goals. King Lion Bob Peckham will award more than 30 perfect attendance pins and initiate new members. Members are asked to bring prospective members.

North Bennington Norshaft Lions Club North Bennington Congregational Church Lions International Lions Club Bob Peckham Lions Norshaft Lions

Hoag Couple Celebrates 50th Wedding Anniversary

Gordon and Bertha Hoag of Walloomsac marked their 50th anniversary with a Sunday open house at their son John Hoag’s home. More than 200 relatives and friends attended. They were wed Oct 12, 1918 in Hoosick Falls. The couple have four other children and 23 grandchildren with one great grandchild. The program included local clergy and family from nearby towns and states. They remain active in community groups and enjoy traveling and visits to family.

Walloomsac N.Y Gordon Hoag John Hoag Hoag Church of the Immaculate Conception Hoosick Falls Bertha Bardon East Hoosi St. Mary’s Academy James East Hoosick Helen Stopher Jacksonville Fla Mary Barringer Troy Bruce Rosemary Hoag) Andrews Adams Mass Mary Richard Green Island Vermont Massachusetts New York

Deer Kills Reported in Bow Season at Pownal

The Pow nal town clerk's office reports two bow season deer kills in the first three days. James Rhodes of South Pownal shot a buttonhorn buck weighing 70 pounds in Pownal. Richard Dean of Adams Mass shot a doe weighing 90 pounds, estimated in Arlington.

Pownal James Rhodes South Pownal Richard Dean Adams Mass Arlington

College Plans Reception For SVAC Director

Randolph Center Vermont Technical College to host a reception for James L. Montague executive director of the Southern Vermont Art Center on Sunday October 20 from 4 to 6 pm. Public invited. Montague’s works appear in touring NH shows and at Madison Square Gallery in New York. Several pieces are in permanent collections in Manchester and West Point. A current exhibit features 23 Montague oil paintings and watercolors in Morey Hall student lounge as part of ongoing college art shows.

Randolph Center Vermont Technical College James L. Montague Southern Vermont Art Center New Hampshire Art Association Art New York Madison Square Gallery Montague Southern Vermont Artists Manchester United States Military Academy West Point Morey Hall Randolph Center College

Rupert Residents Raise a Roof

Rupert residents hosted a roof raising party on the new Rupert Road home in West Sandgate. Forty guests from New York cities and nearby hamlets attended a starlit event with food prepared by Mrs Rueggeberg and a toast led by Mrs Harry Bauer of Shushan.

Ted Rueggeberg West Sandgate West Rupert Rupert Road New York Long Island Shushan Arlington Sandgate Rupert Rueggeberg Harry Bauer

SVAC Celebrates Closing of a Successful Season

The Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester hosted a party for 300 plus members and friends with mulled cider and doughnuts. A painting by Anne Maury was awarded to an Illinois visitor as the season closed, praised for strong sales and a diverse, well attended lineup. The center plans a November 15 group show at Village Gallery and will move staff to Union Street for winter planning and outreach to schools.

Manchester Southern Vermont Art Center William Resor Pam Fontana East Dorset Anne Maury Florence Italy Illinois Southern Vermont Artists Inc James L. Montague Montague Village

Odoriferous Tannery Cesspool Probed by State Agencies

North Pownal residents led a protest against Pownal Tanning Co alleging a foul smelling cesspool taints the village. The Water Resources Board found the disposal plant built by Whitman and Howard to be non compliant and lacking a proper filtration unit. State investigations will proceed with local sanitation officials to identify causes and seek corrective measures.

Water Resources Board Boston Engi Neering Firm Whitman and Howard Rep. Lounsbury Edward L. Tracy State Bureau of Environmental Sanitation Tracy Lounsbury Area District Sanitation Department Pownal Vermont Pownals

Berkshire Symphony Opens 1968-69 Season Friday

The Berkshire Symphony under Julius Heggs begins its 1968-69 season Friday at 8 30 p m in Chapin Hall Williams College The program features Honegger Symphony No 5 Mendelssohn Symphony No 5 aka Reformation and Carl Ruggles Organum Tickets at the door or in advance at Harts Drug Store Season tickets also available For more information contact Mrs Richard Donati or Mrs Jack Hall Williamstown

Williamstown Mass Berkshire Symphony Chapin Hall Williams College Julius Heggs Charles Honegger Mendelssohn Organum Carl Ruggles Heggi Bennington Richard Donati Jack Hall

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