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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1973

Page

7

Surprise 25th wedding anniversary for Hoosick Falls couple

Mr and Mrs Thomas Beaumont of 34 River Street were honored at a Saturday party in the Elks clubhouse marking their 25th anniversary. The event featured decorations, an anniversary cake, gifts, and out of town guests from several states.

Thomas Beaumont River St Elks Clubhouse Hoosick Falls Baptist Church Everett Gardiner Beaumont Edith Lester Hoosick Falls Robert New York State University Oneonta Paul Hudson Valley Community College Bennington Banner Dodge Industries

Ethan Allen workshop on Navaho handweaving

Ethan Allen Community College announces a six week Navaho hand weaving workshop from November 8 to December 14. Ms. Halle Watson of Bennington will teach Thursday afternoons 2 to 4 with loom assembly and weaving a small piece using traditional patterns.

Ethan Allen Manchester Ethan Allen Community College Bonnet St Navaho Halle Watson Bennington Ms. Watson Lily Bohlen Dublin

Community notices and church events in White Creek area

The Jolly Jones 4-H Club will host a paper drive on Saturday Oct 27 with pickups by request to Mrs Donald George Mrs Howard Robinson or Mrs John Austin. A public spaghetti supper will be held at Jer main Community Hall Saturday Oct 20 from 5 to 8 pm, sponsored by the Methodist Youth Fellowship. Maurice Andrew led services at Jermain Methodist on Oct 14 and John Marsh spoke on Workers together with God. Rev Carter Adriance led a lay recognition service with 9 am Sunday worship and 10 am Sunday School and Coffee Hour. White Creek United Methodist Youth Fellowship elected Earl Perry Jim Lake Arnold Perry Jane Perry Janet Marsh and Bobby Vanderwerken for 1974. Oct 28 at 6:30 pm is next church meeting. Mrs Mary Gleason Coy of Whitesboro NY and her grandson Donald Coy visited, old connections noted. Mr and Mrs Michael King Bethany and Mark moved to a new house in the village. Mrs Maurice Perry attended General Sessions of the Order of Eastern Star in NYC. Six United Methodist Women joined the Bennington Troy District Meeting in West Sand Lake on Oct 17. Helen and Hilda Avery of Rahway NJ visited Roy Whitman. Wendy Seifert of Hoosick Falls spent weekend with Nadine Andrew.

Jermain Community Hall The Methodist Youth Fellowship Maurice Andrew Jermain Methodist Church John Marsh Carter Adriance United Methodist Youth Fellowship Earl Perry Jim Lake Arnold Perry Jane Perry Janet Marsh Bobby Vanderwerken Hong Kong Earl

West Arlington Art Show Continues At Hayloft Gallery

Gene Pelham displays watercolors and oils through October 21 at Hayloft Gallery above the Happy Cook in East Arlington attracting locals and tourists. The Ladies' Aid thanks all participants in the foliage bazaar. A rainbow was seen Sunday afternoon dipping toward the West Arlington valley, lasting about five minutes with photos possibly available locally.

West Arlington Gene Pelham Hayloft Gallery Happy Cook East Arlington West Arlington Valley

Vermont Education Board delays school aid formula

The Vermont Education Board postponed adopting a new school construction aid formula amid objections. The plan would cap state funding at 30 percent of project costs based on local ability to pay. Barbara Snelling opposed immediate adoption. a modified version failed 4-3, with Thomas Hayes dissenting. A motion for a more specific document passed 6-1, Hayes again dissenting.

Montpelier UPS State Education Board Barbara Snelling Shelburne David Gibson Brattleboro Thomas Hayes Snelling Education Department Hayes

Vermont community college faces funding squeeze threatens CBC site

MONTPELIER UPI Gov Salmon may need to boost a Vermont State Colleges budget as the Community College of Vermont risks closure at one regional site. Peter Smith warned the budget presenter that $150,000 is insufficient and urged doubling the allocation.

Babcock Lyndon State College Vail Hall

Vermont bottle ban critique sparks brewer protest

Henry Black legal counsel for the UPI report says Gov Salmon and officials err in alleging top guns sabotaged Vermonts bottle ban. Martin Johnson environmental secretary cites big brewers Schlitz and Budweiser in price increase claims, drawing Black’s rebuttal. Turner of the Brewers Association counters price hikes originate at wholesale and retail levels.

White River Junction UPI Salmon U.S. Brewers Association Vermont Henry Black Environmental Conservation Martin Johnson Schlitz Budweiser Black John Turner Association Salmon and Johnson

Vermont Supreme Court to settle Blue Cross rate case jurisdiction

The Vermont Supreme Court ordered the issue of jurisdiction for the banking and insurance commissioner to regulate Blue Cross charges to be settled before Blue Cross's pending rate case. Blue Cross seeks a 26.9 percent rate increase while Superior Judge Ernest W. Gibson III blocked the hike and Blue Cross appealed to the court.

Petition drives ask drop of desertion charges for GI O Day Jr

In Cohoes New York more than 1400 residents petitioned the Army to drop court martial charges against GI Gerald O Day Jr for desertion. The petitions sent to the president and New York lawmakers urge an appropriate discharge and say the soldier waited six years at home for orders before arrest. Bernard Cohen O Day’s lawyer says the Army should correct its mistake. Albany The Court of Appeals struck down a section of state election law banning independent lines for major party candidates. The ruling allows independents to gain ballot lines, affecting Carl Touhey and others in November.

Cohoes Gerald O’day Jr New York Congress O’day Bernard Cohen Albany Court of Appeals Albany Gop Carl Touhey

Multiple Berkshire arrests linked to weekend marijuana delivery

Police in Great Barrington say four marijuana arrests in two days are tied to a single weekend delivery totaling about 15 pounds. A 14-year-old Bridport youth was charged as a delinquent for possession of under one ounce and freed on recognizance. Police note the seized marijuana matches 11 ounces taken in three Saturday arrests. The minor’s name is withheld due to age.

Great Barrington Bridport

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