Elks ready to dedicate new lodge in Bennington
Elks plan a weekend October 22 to 24 for the dedication of the Bennington Lodge of Elks new home on Washington Avenue. Registration starts Friday at 5 p.m. with events including a Friday buffet and Saturday banquet and dance for members and their ladies. The Sunday dedication is open to Elks and qualified guests with dignitaries from nearby lodges expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Washington Avenue
Walter Parmenter
John B. Harte
Elks
Hoosick Falls
North Adams
Pittsfield
Adams
Mass
Keene
N.H
Scout Leaders Meet Oct 19 in Manchester
Boy Scout leaders from Bennington County will meet Tuesday Oct 19 at 7 30 p m in the Manchester strange Hall for their monthly Roundtable. Program features include observation skills training and tracking with a pocket survival kit demonstration. Round up goals and awards will be discussed, led by Robert Denko and Bruce McMahon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Bennington County
Robert Denko
Pawlet
Bruce McMahon
Ethan Allen Council
Boy Scouts of America
Lions Club gifts library reading aids in Bennington
Bennington Free Library receives 200 gift from Bennington Lions Club to fund visual aids for reading. Librarian Mrs Elizabeth C Howlett notes plans for bar magnifiers handicraft magnifiers large print books and possibly an illuminated table reader and cassette player to aid patrons and readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Bennington Free Library
Bennington Lions Clubs
Elizabeth C. Howlett
Holden Jr. joins National Grange Mutual as advertising chief
Waldo C. Rod Holden Jr. is named advertising and public relations director at National Grange Mutual in Keene New Hampshire. The Bennington Vermont native, a Boston University public communication graduate, will oversee all advertising programs and publications. Holden previously worked as a Worcester Telegram and Evening Gazette reporter and in industrial advertising with the Wm. E. Wright Co. He and his wife Pamela and two children will relocate to Keene. he is the son of Waldo C. Holden and his wife of Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene, N.H
Waldo C
Rod) Holden Jr
National Grange Mutual
Holden
Bennington, Vt
Boston University School of Public Communication
NGM
Worcester Telegram and Evening Gazette
Wm. E. Wright Co
Pamela
Keene
Wright
America
Tombstone
Arizona
Jim
State University of New York
Albany
VA opens 10 drug treatment centers nationwide
VA Administrator Donald E. Johnson announced the opening of ten new Veterans Administration drug treatment centers as part of a sixfold expansion to 32 facilities. The new centers are in Brooklyn, Denver, East Orange New Jersey, Indianapolis, Little Rock, Omaha, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Topeka, and Vancouver Washington, joining prior centers in Washington DC, New York, Houston, Battle Creek, and Sepulveda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N.Y
Veterans Administration
Donald E. Johnson
Veterans Affairs
Nixon
Congress
America
Johnson
Brooklyn
Denver
East Orange
N.J
Indianapolis
Little Rock
Omaha
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Topeka
Kansas
Vancouver
Wash
Washington, D.C
New
York City
Houston
Battle Creek
Mich
Sepulveda
Calif
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
Syracuse
Salem
Miami
Fla
Oklahoma City
Minneapolis
Brecksville
Ohio
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Iowa City
Iowa
Palo Alto
Salt Lake City
Palo Alto VA
Bennington Zoning Grants Permits for September
Bennington zoning administrator Ned F. Winslow reports September permits issued. Names include Fred H. Baker Jr. and North. The list reflects issued zoning approvals for residential and related projects in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned F. Winslow
Bennington
Fred H. Baker Jr
North
Of God and Man Reflects on Illness and Faith
UPI columnist Louis Cassels writes that serious illness can bring a blessed perspective. He recalls Bible assurances of God’s presence in the “valley of the shadow of death,” offering peace beyond human understanding and a shift in outlook away from fear and petty ambitions. The essay notes emotional ups and downs but emphasizes a lasting sense of divine peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Cassels
UPI
St. Paul
Denison
Unitarian talk on youth views by Rothrock in Bennington
Joan B. Rothrock Middlebury College assistant librarian and former Bennington Free Library head will discuss College Youth Swings Again The Revolt Against Intellectualism at the Bennington Unitarian Fellowship meeting at 8 p m Wednesday in North Bennington Gov McCullough Mansion The talk highlights changing college views and Rothrock s past local leadership and public presence The meeting is open to both members and non members and will include a general discussion afterward
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan B. Rothrock
Middlebury College
Bennington Free Library
Bennington Unitarian
North Bennington
Gov. McCullough
Rothrock
Middlebury
Bennington
Unitarian Fellowship
Rotary Club
Arlington church women hear talk on Holy Land
The women of St. Margaret Mary's Church host the Vermont Council of Catholic Women fall meeting in Arlington. Benediction at 7 30 precedes the gathering with Rev. Charles Wallen of Sacred Heart Bennington as guest speaker. He will share Holy Land experiences from his mission work. Attendees may tour the new parish hall. All Catholic women invited.
One Way People Plans Youth Programs Sunday
Cambridge youths invited to two Sunday programs at 2 and 7 p.m. in the Legion Pavilion Route 22 by One Way People a quartet of local men Arthur Hebler Mickey Kalman Gordon Lockrow and Dick Ryerson host program manager for WHAZ Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
N.Y
Legion Pavilion
Arthur R. Hebler
Snyders Lake
Mickey Kalman
Rotterdam
Gordon Lockrow
Buskirk
Dodge
Dick Ryerson
Dick West
WHAZ
Troy
Church Names New Student Assistant At Local Congregation
Richard ONeill Duff Jr a Middlebury College sophomore is appointed the churchs new student assistant. He will work weekends with junior and senior high youth at First Congregational Church. Duff hails from Pittsburgh Pa and belongs to Third Presbyterian Church. He attended St Edmunds Academy in Pittsburgh and the Pottstown High School in Pottstown Pa.
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Manchester
Richard O'Neill Duff Jr
Middlebury College
First Congregational Church
Pittsburgh
Third Presbyterian Church
St. Edmunds Academy
Pottstown
Williamstown executive forms Berkshire marketing unit
Williamstown resident James R. Heekin Jr. announces a new marketing and communications consulting company bearing his name. Former president and CEO of Tinker Pritchard Wood, and ex Ogilvy and Mather leader from 1966 to 1970, he will advise in advertising marketing and communications. Heekin is temporarily based at Berkshire Plaza North Adams and serves as a director of the Roper Public Opinion Research Center in Williamstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
James R. Heekin Jr
Heekin
Tinker-Pritchard- Wood Advertising Agency
Interpublic
Ogilvy and Mather Agency
Berkshire Plaza
Main St
North Adams
Williams College
Roper Public Opinion Research Center
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Celeration
Per Harte
John DeVito
Pers John Ahearn
Virginio N. Perrotta
John H. Maloney
William Fox
Robert E. Cummings Sr
William E. Dailey Sr
CPO
Coats
Fienberg
Pratt ST
Roofing & Sheet Metal CO
Light Conservation Committee
Lew Dodge
Edmund Lauzon
Bennington Lions Cub
W.C. Holden Jr
Insurance Company
Charles A. Farmer
Holden Is the Son
Mrs
Waldo C. Holden
Monument Ave., Bennington
Rod Holden
Sirce As
God
Branch Street
New Dwelling
Kenneth Corey
Corey Lane
Martin Brown
Margaret Lane
Robert A. Ayers
Park Street
Woodbay Construction Co
Mammoth Mart
William L. Sims
Crescent Blvd
Steven Martin
South St
William F. Hollister
Chapel Road
Mobile Home
Daniel Sawyer
Ben Mont Ave
Theodore C
Joyce Lanoue
Willow Road
Brooks Discount Center
Leonard Candib
Beech St
Albert H. Jones
Pageant St
Vera Jalalian
Merson St
Leo Diussa
Pleasant St
Joseph Harvey
Gage St
John Madden
West Road
Thomas Longtin
Butter Road
Francis Woodward — Sons
Harbour Road
Mary Jane and
Ralph Thurber Jr
Spring St
Richard D. Long
Stark St
Burton H. Noyes
Murphy Road
Bennington Ford Inc
McDonald’s Corporation
Northside Drive
Steven DeHaan
Harwood Hill
George Salem
Bank Street
Harold Gilbar Sr
Orebed Road
Mobile
George Corey
Robinson Avenue
Winslow
Arlington Church
Granada
Wickes
North St
Firestone Town & Winter
Fed
Angel VT
Pall Servce
Firestone
Gerald E. Morrissey
Church
Marketing Executive
Berkshire Unit
Esso
J.H. Winslow
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Finast
APPLE
Careen Stamp
Shaftsbury
Town & Country
Granth Restaurants
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