Area Population Has 17 Percent Foreign Stock
New immigration law prompts look at Bennington County demographics. About 4,355 county residents are foreign stock, with 1,583 of Canadian origin, 604 from the United Kingdom, and 451 from Ireland. Local figures show 82.6 percent native-born Americans two generations back, while 17.4 percent are foreign stock.
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Canada
United Kingdom
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Beaverson Obituary Father of Hoosick Falls official
James H. Y. Beaverson 66 father of former Hoosick Falls Central School District superintendent James H. Beaverson died Monday at Paul Kimbell hospital Lakewood after a short illness. Funeral held in Brick Town with interment in Laurelton. He owned George Beaverson and Son Printing Co. and printer of hymn books in many languages. Survivors include Marian wife another son Donald and sister Mrs. Margaret Kopper.
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Laurelton
Hoosick Falls
New Jersey
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Greece
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Army and Navy Service
James H
Marian
Donald
Cherry Hill
Margaret Kopper
Newark
Comedy Adaptation of Joyce Novel Set at Bennington College
Bennington College hosts the Joyce Finnegan's Wake adaptation The Coach With the Six In sides by Jean Erdman. Miss Erdman stars with Anita Dangler Van Dexter Leonard Frey Kay Carney in a dance drama fusion. Teijo Ito leads a 25-instrument trio for this off Broadway style show funded by Ingram Merrill Foundation and gifts to the Arts Program.
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Finnegan
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Suneday
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Honolulu
James Joyce
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Association of American Colleges
Benhi Hires Three New Social Studies Teachers
Bennington High School replaces two departed Social Studies teachers with three new faculty members Sandra King Jane Nissen and John Duval Mrs King born Readsboro educated Kalamazoo Williams North Adams State teaches 9th 10th grade Western and Non Western Civ with CPCC program Miss Nissen North Adams Drury Merry Mount teaches 11th grade US History and 12th grade Modern History Duval Burlington raised Essex Junction Ohio Wesleyan Castleton UVM teaches 7th 8th grade Social Studies English Reading and enjoys hunting fishing and guitar
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Sandra King
Jane Nissen
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Readsboro
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Pittsfield
Mass
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Williams College
North Adams State College
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Drury High School
Merrymount College
Tarrytown
N.Y
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Burlington
Essex Junction
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Castleton State
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Benhi
First Benhi Drama Class Debuts and Band News
Benhi introduces its first drama course led by Miss Pauline Arasim aimed at 18 weeks of theatrical production. Students design sets and costumes, stage lighting, and perform scenes from Blithe Spirit Bell Book and Candle and Camelot. The Benhi Band prepares with auditions in Springfield Vermont and performs at games and Fall Foliage Parade with new officers elected Jeff Bergquist president and Coleen Bushee librarian.
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Miss Arasim
Erally
New York
Sue White
Bruce Howe
Joan Mollica
Jeanne Waite
Sharon LaPorte
Debbie Taylor
Eric Peterson
Marlon Brando
Bendi
Springfield
Nick Santo
Mt. St. Joseph Academy
Rutland
Jeff Bergquist
Nancy Humphrey
Kay Smith
Susan Gilmore
Coleen Bushee
Bennington High Ballad Teacher Brings History Alive
Social Studies teacher John Duval entertains Bennington High School Junior High with history ballads. He writes ballads on historical topics and uses guitar to teach, aiming to cover American history from Yankee Doodle to World War II.
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Bennington High School
John Duval
Duval
Bennington Board to Direct Students on Safer Driving
The Bennington Graded School District board plans a direct appeal to Bennington High School students to curb risky driving near the campus. They met with Village Police Chief Edward Silver, who cited staffing limits as a major barrier to boosting enforcement during peak traffic hours.
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Mrs Kennedy Leases House In New Jersey
Mrs Kennedy extends stay at a four bedroom farm house in PEAPACK New Jersey for fall and winter weekends with a nearby cottage for guests. Aide Pamela Turnure says she leased it from socialite Mrs W Douglas Burden of Charlotte Vermont for about six months.
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UPID
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Mrs Percey Becomes New Phone Operator
Announcement states Virginia Percey of Sedgley Drive Shaftsbury has joined New England Tel and Tel Co as an operator at the Bennington office. She began duties October 11. Percey, from San Diego California, graduated in 1964 from Alhambra High School. This raises local office operator total to 32.
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Shaftsbury
New England Tel, & Tel. Co
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Percey
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Calif
Alhambra
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