Underwriters Canvass Village This Sunday for UCS Fund Drive
Bennington volunteers from the Southern Vermont Life Underwriters Association will canvass Bennington Village this Sunday October 25 to support the United Counseling Service of Bennington County UCS reports show last year in Bennington the agency aided 12 in crisis 20 couples with marital issues two with alcohol problems five with mental illness seven with emotional disorders eight with situational debts or relocation needs and helped many children with emotional difficulties behavior problems sexual issues mental retardation or brain injury learning disabilities and child management cases The UCS aims to raise 13000 this year and asks gifts by mail to Box 377 Bennington if not contacted by the canvass group led by Edward Kuhn Fred Driscoll Joseph Hall and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UCS
Bennington
Department of Social Welfare
Your Child And School The New Mathematics Causes Problems
The modern math taught in many schools confuses parents and hinders their ability to help children yet it reflects a needed shift toward understanding math as a connected system. It deepens comprehension, keeps drill but shifts it from memorized tables to meaning, and parents can support by providing practice, quiet study spaces, and patient explanations.
Miss Eaton to Play in Iowa Orchestra
Miss Roberta Eaton daughter of Mr and Mrs A Clarkson Eaton of Bennington a junior at the State University of Iowa will play violin with the SUI Symphony Orchestra in a concert at Iowa Memorial Union tonight The program features Haydns Sinfonia Concertante in B flat and Hindemiths Concerto for Violin and Orchestra James Dixon longtime conductor leads the orchestra on the podium He formerly directed at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and was assistant conductor of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Eaton
A. Clarkson Eaton
Bennington
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
SUI Symphony Orchestra
Iowa Memorial Union
Haydn
Paul Hindesmith
James Dixon
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
League Plans Candidates Meeting October 28
Bennington League of Women Voters schedules a non partisan candidates meeting October 28 at the Bennington County Courthouse. Democratic and Republican contenders for Bennington County senator and Bennington town representative will present five minute opening remarks, followed by a 45 minute Q and A session moderated by Alexander B R Drysdale. Previously a governor and U S Congress meeting was canceled for lack of candidates.
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Bennington County
Bennington Town
Bennington League of Women Voters
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
League
Bennington League
U.S. Congress
Vermont Police Seek Missing Stowe Woman
Vermont State Police issue an alert for Judy Demerritt a 25 year old woman from Stowe missing since October 13. She may be with Richard L Wright 32 and could be in her husband’s black and white 1962 Ford sedan Vermont A133. If seen contact nearest State Police office.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Judy Demerritt
Stowe
Richard L. Wright
Mrs Brungardt Named Contest Judge
Mrs A O Brungardt retired Vermont Recreation director and former Recreation Committee chair for the National PTA has been named a judge for the national essay contest Why Communities Need Well Designed Neighborhood Playgrounds. The contest open to public recreation officers and school boards ends March 31 1965 with a first prize of a complete neighborhood playground worth about 3800 dollars awarded to the winning community.
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Joseph Prendergast
National Recreation Association
Almanac Sees Rain Good Omen For Democrats
The 1965 Old Farmer's Almanac predicts rain on Election Day 1964 as a good omen for Democrats. It forecasts above normal snowfall in winter, below average precipitation from November to April, and a slightly below average temperature. Editor Robb Sagendorph notes the almanac’s humor and weather forecasts alongside folklore and poems.
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Old Farmer’s Almanac
OFA
Democratic Party
Abe
Robb Sagendorph
Robert B. Thomas
YMCA Board Reports On 64 Fund Drive Readies 65
The 1964 YMCA finance campaign raised 18106.27 at the monthly meeting led by Dr. W Philip Giddings with executive secretary Leonard J Black. Directors outlined 1965 plans during YMCA Week in January and reported progress across committees including Planning Membership Nominating Personnel and Endowment. A new young men group was formed and Eugene V. Turner Jr will assist in program development.
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YMCA
Leonard J. Black
W. Philip Giddings
Robert D. Stout
Bennington Area
Black
Fred Grant
Waldo C. Holden
J. Philip Hall
World Service
Holden
John D. Clawson
Harold E. Gordon
Burton W. Pote Ter
R. Nash
Bob Gerity
Eugene V. Turner Jr
New England Area Council of Ymcas
Riddle
Marion Riddle
Helen Evans
Maude A. Edson
Marjorie H. Black
George W. Buck
James F. Davis
Alan E. Evens
Richard N, Fabricius
Alfred Hertz
Herbert H. Leonard
Lucien E. Loomis
James W. Merunowicz
Lester H. Nichols
St Francis de Sales CYO appoints officers at first meeting
Linda Becerra is president, Joseph Krawczyk vice president, Susan Torrisi secretary, Brian Morrissey treasurer. Rev Thomas Bransfield becomes moderator. Next meeting set for November 1 at 7 p.m.
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St. Francis de Sales Parish
CYO
Linda Becerra
Joseph Krawczyk
Susan Torrisi
Brian Morrissey
Thomas Bransfield
Welfare Not Paying Enough for Nursing Home Care
The Vermont Nursing Home Association urged action after the Welfare Department refused Fairview Nursing Home Bennington permission to accept welfare patients. They cited two related events: Bishop De Goes briand Arnold Pavilion Burlington closure due to welfare payment inadequacy and a New England health experts conference concluding current payments cannot cover rising care costs. Statewide 1963 costs at $7.49 per patient far exceed the $5.98 paid by the state, creating bed shortages and placing patients in strained areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STOWE
Vermont Nursing Home Association
Vermont
State Welfare Department
Fairview
Bennington
Bishop de Goesbriand
Arnold Pavilion
Burlington
Health Department
New England
Teen Dances Seen a Success At State Armory
A Musicians' Protective Union secretary reports Teen Twist dances at the State Armory attract many well behaved youths with the Vermont National Guard supervising. The Guard plans to continue through fall and winter with occasional name bands. a gala Thanksgiving Eve dance is planned. Census Bureau estimates U S population at 191,832,000 on Sept 1, not including armed forces abroad, totaling 192,556,000 with them.
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State Armory
Edgar J. Caron
Musicians’ Protective Union
North Adams
Mass
Vermont National Guard
Caron
VNG
Guard
Venturas
Peter
England
Washington
UPI
Census Bureau
United States
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UCS Fund
Southern Vermont Life Underwriters Association
Bennington Village
United Counseling Service
Miss Eaton
Iowa
League Plans Candidates
Christian Dior
Bas Sport
Union St
Mrs. Brungardt
Ymca Board
Marie-Cecile
Montreal
Congregation of the
Little Sisters of St. Francis
Wilfred Bourgeois
Bourgeois
Paul Lampton
Edmeston
N.Y
Claire Smith
Leo
Cohoes
Monique
St. Francis Cyo
John Roberts
Shaffe’s
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Bennington Pottery
Ruth E. Hoy
Glenard Turner
Raymond Howard
Edward Haug
Office
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Immemcee
Quinlan Drug Store
Dick Snelling
Derick V. Webb
Republican Party
Burlington, Vt
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