Planner Speaks To Lions About Bennington Plan
Peter F. Grigas of John Calbreath Burdis Associates Albany will address the Bennington Lions Club at 6 30 tonight at Knotty Pine Restaurant. He will outline the planning procedure for Bennington, how the public can participate, and the club’s role, with slides showing high points. Grigas is a UMass graduate with a landscape architecture major and city planning minor and has worked with Adams Howard and Greeley in Cambridge on planning surveys.
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Peter F. Grigas
John Calbreath Burdis Associates
Albany
N.Y
Bennington
Bennington Lions Club
Knotty Pine
Grigas
University of Massachusetts
Adams, Howard and Greeley
Planning Consultants
Cambridge
Mass
Bennington Foliage Festival Declared A Success
Donald C. Hicks of the Greater Bennington Association reports strong local and tourist turnout for the Fall Foliage Festival. Week totals show 438 and 353 visitors, with peak July weeks higher, and GBA accommodation help placed over 200 tourists in private homes. Estimated per visitor spending is about $50, totaling around $10,000 for the accommodation group, while the festival cost $500 funded entirely by sales and contributions.
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Bennington
Donald C. Hicks
The
Greater
Jaycees
Pete Williams
Knights of Columbus
Hicks
GBA
Wellesley Alumnae Hear About Putney Experiment
Twenty two alumnae and friends met at the Newfane Inn on October 17 to hear Margaret Daniels discuss the Putney Experiment in International Living. Daniels, a 1959 Wellesley graduate, traced the program from Donald Watt’s early 1930s camp to its growth and focus on intercultural living and volunteer training including Peace Corps centers and housing Fulbright scholars. Nine Vermont girls have applied to Wellesley for 1964.
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Wellesley College
Newfane Inn
Margaret Daniels
Putney
Miss Daniels
Wellesley
Donald Watt
Europe
Watt
U.S
Peace Corps
Clarence Howard
Bennington
Vermont Wellesley Club
Vermont
Howard
Robert Barnes
Washington, D.C
Notley DuHamel
Trustees Tonight Eye Zoning Steps
Bennington Village trustees meet at 7 to discuss alternative procedures for enacting a village zoning ordinance. Village Atty. John H. Williams II told trustees last week about the plan and potential steps.
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Bennington
John H. Williams II
Retired Persons To Organize New Group Here
AARP members in Bennington plan a local chapter meeting on October 25 at 2 30 p m hosted by Leon A Orr at 301 Weeks Street All residents aged 55 and over are invited Evelyn P Clarke AARP field representative will speak The organization promotes dignity security and community involvement for retirees in a non profit non partisan frame.
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American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Bennington
Leon A. Orr
Evelyn P. Clarke
Bennington Rescue Squad Seeks Heated Garage for Ambu lances
The Bennington Rescue Squad seeks a centrally located heated garage at least 29 feet long to house one or both ambulances for winter. One white ambulance with red markings has operated since July, another donated by Pownal Rescue Squad will join soon. Since July, 49 calls (15 in October) and 350 miles traveled. donations total 2129.22. A Red Cross first aid instructors course is planned for the week of December 5.
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Bennington
Tri-Mont Texaco
South Street
Pownal
American Red Cross
Rummage Sale Friday At KofC
The Altar Rosary Society of St. Francis de Sales parish will hold a rummage sale Friday Oct. 25 at the Knights of Columbus rooms starting at 10 30 a.m. There will be clothing for all family members and some household items. Mrs Anne Cummings is the chairman with a large assisting list of members. Donations welcome Thursday afternoon and evening.
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Altar Rosary Society
St. Francis de Sales
Knights of Columbus
Anne Cummings
Stell Bruneau
Margaret LaBarge
Miriam Woodard
Helen Torrisi
Irene Moore
Ruth Mulvey
Elizabeth Horst
Josie McKeon
Catherine Butler
Jeanette Casey
Mildred Ryan
YMCA Schedule Highlights Weekly Activities
YMCA announces weekly program timings across multiple groups. Tuesday covers men’s volleyball and Student Nurses Group. Wednesday features grade school boys bowling Baton class es and Industrial Management Club. Thursday adds coin club and men’s volleyball. Friday includes varied gym classes and girls bowling followed by a Fun Night dance. Saturday lists Rifle Club and Outing Club sessions.
Woman seeks blue paint to match cat eyes in Sarasota
A Sarasota paint dealer recalls a woman customer who brought her Siamese cat and demanded paint in the exact shade of the cat’s blue eyes. Other patrons have arrived with fruit samples seeking matching colors.
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Sarasota, Fla
Reverend Forman attends national retarded children convention
The Rev W Earle Forman executive secretary of the Benn ington Friends of Retarded Children and Vermont association director joins more than 1000 delegates in Washington for the National Association for Retarded Children convention. He will meet with Dr Warren at the White House to discuss religious education for retarded children and its therapeutic value. Delegates will hear leaders and review pending mental retardation legislation. Gov Hughes will open with a keynote on state government role. In Greenville AFB Miss Airman Third Class Richard W Hayes of Bennington is reassigned to MacDill AFB Fla after completing the personnel specialists training. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Norris R Hayes.
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W. Earle Forman
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
Vermont Association For Retarded Children
National Association For Retarded Children
Forman
White House
Stafford L. Warren
Warren
Red Brick School
Shaftsbury
Greenville Afb
Miss
Richard W. Hayes
Bennington
MacDill Afb
Fla
U.S. Air Force
Hayes
Norris R. Hayes
Bradford Place
Bennington High School
Sandra
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Patricia A. Rodd
River St., Bennington
Emma Willard
Woodstock
Woodstock Inn
Fred C. Clarke Jr
Troy
Emma Hart Willard
America
Middlebury
United States
Pacifica
Calif
Morgan Street
Imperial Avenue
Joseph D. Corcoran
Village Zoning Commission
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Kofc
YMCA
Scotland
Ona
Long John Importing Company
New York
Rev. Forman
Washington
National Association For Retarded
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Dr. Warren
Our Lady OF Fatima Parish
Wilmington, VT
Goodyear
Goodyear Snow Tires
Goodayyear
W. H. Eddington, Inc
Main ST
Bennington VT
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
Vermont Bank and Trust
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Chester
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