North Bennington Bank Opens New Branch in Manchester
The First National Bank of North Bennington launches a Manchester branch with open houses from 7 to 9 evenings. Manager Porter and Assistant Cashier Cross oversee the operation, with local staff Mary Waters and Dorothy Guber joining as tellers. The bank features Vermonte crafted interiors, drive in service, and plans safety vaults, aiming to tighten ties between Bennington County towns.
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Manchester
Bennington
First National Bank of
North Bennington
Oakiev K. Porter
Harold L. Cross
Simon Watts
Putney
Desinger
Traims Luksus
Luksus
East Mountains
Neimanns Marcus
Coty
F. Ellwood Allen
Allen Organization
Terry Tyler
Dorset
Howard Dufresne
Cross
Porter
Mary Waters
Mancechester Depot
Dorothy Guber
Arlington
North Bensington Bank
Waters
Burr and Burton Seminary
Johnson's
Oakley K. Porter
SEI
First National Bank of North Bennington
U.S. 7
Vermont
David Gil
Officials To Meet at Nursing Home Convention
The Vermont Nursing Home Association marks its 10th anniversary with a first annual convention at the Toll House Inn October 24-26. Representatives from over 50 Vermont nursing homes will discuss activity programs and rehabilitation techniques for the elderly, with 17 exhibitors showcasing geriatric furniture and medical devices. The VNHA, formed in 1945 in Rutland, emphasizes upgrading care and facilities amidst Medicare expansion.
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STOWE
Vermont Nursing Home Association
Toll House Inn
Vermont
VNHA
Raymond Gobeil
Rutland
More TVs Than Tubs Or Showers
The 1965 census shows 6.9 million housing units lack a tub or shower while 6.7 million lack a TV. Aetna Life Insurance Company notes $1.5 million invested in private housing and says rising construction upgrades standards by replacing substandard units and increasing living space per unit.
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United States
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Cambridge School Board Holds Busy Session
Cambridge Central School Board voted to abolish textbook rental fees and explore adult education, align junior and senior high marking at 65, consider an exchange program for a foreign teacher, approved conference attendances, and urged safer crosswalks. They refused outside AV lending, limited student advertising, and appointed staff including Ms Hazel Van Emerick and John Davis. A new divisional wall for the elementary principal was approved, bus safety and discipline discussed, and bids opened for fuel with Agway Petroleum winning.
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Cambridge
N.Y
Cambridge Central School Board
Hazel van Emerick
Manger
Emerick
John Davis
John Marsh
George Brown
William English
Agway Petroleum
Greenwich
Martin Rogers
Unemployment Reaches Nine-Year Vermont Low
Vermont unemployment fell to 1.6 percent in August 1956 as the Department of Employment Security reported the sharpest decline in nine years. Bennington filings rose slightly to 162, while Burlington and Rutland areas drove most of the drop in insured unemployment. Winter arrival is expected to raise unemployment again.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Department of Employment Security
Bennington
Burlington
Rutland
Do engines quit often in small airplanes
Akron based Goodyear Aviation explains confusion over the word stall. Motorists say engine stalls while pilots interpret stall as a maneuver, contributing to misunderstandings about single engine aircraft safety.
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Akron, Ohio
API
Goodyear
Aviation Products Division
Aiken Presses for Larger Rural Water Grants
Senator George D. Aiken Republican will push to boost rural water and sewage grants beyond the Johnson administration plan. Agriculture Department officials asked for 17 million dollars for the fiscal year but Aiken seeks 35 million with total authority of 55 million annually for planning and construction grants.
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Washington
UPI
George D. Aiken
Senate
Johnson Administration
Agriculture Department
Farmers Home Administration
Senate Appropriations
Aiken
Johnson
W. R. Poage
DeTex
White House
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Gerald £. Morrissey, Inc
General Contractors
Beech St
Bennington, Vt
Americas
Convience
Morse C&b Block Inc
Derby
Cambridge School Board
By Ruth Bates
Clement Crowe
James Leone
Joan Herbert
Bernice McGeoch
New York
State Traffic Commission
New York State
Elmer Dering
County ST
DIAL
Mutschler
Northern Homes
Morse & Butler
Morse & Butler, Inc
Bath & Home
North St
Diol
Aiken To Press
General Electric
Inslow Plumbing and Heating Supply Co
Bennington, Ve
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