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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1970

Page

9

Arlington group aids hospital with long charity list

Arlington Home Extension Group reports 200 puppets for a hospital and 15 000 four inch cancer pads including 125 three inch bandages for two leper colonies sent via Long Island and Ephrata. They also sent 16 triangle bandages to the rescue squad and two gowns with a dozen men's shirts to Waterbury State Hospital. The group, with 20 members, mails Easter and Christmas baskets to local shut ins and sick. They seek white material for bandages and dresses and hats. Mrs Marguerite Mercier is in intensive care at Putnam Memorial Hospital. A social meeting of Arlington American Legion Auxiliary is set for next Tuesday at 8 pm with special guests from Manchester and Danby Auxiliaries.

Arlington Home Extension Group Long Island N.Y Ephrata Missionaries of All Faiths Arlington Rescue Squad Waterbury State Hospital Brandon School Keough Arlington Group Arlington American Legion Auxiliary Legion Rooms Susanna Fitzpatrick Manchester Danby

Rutland Names Cynthia Watters Rutland Library Director

The Vermont Department of Libraries announces Cynthia Watters as Director of the Rutland Regional Library. She holds degrees from Oberlin College and the University of Minnesota and has prior experience with the Minneapolis Public Library. Watters replaces Marian English, who has moved to Ethiopia.

Books On Display at North Adams Library Exhibit Opens

North Adams State College Library hosts Books On Display an exhibit of new library books for pre school through young adults. Open during regular hours through Dec 11 in the Eugene L Freel Library. The curriculum related collection includes about 800 titles from 70 publishers with 29 main 117 sub classifications. Books on Exhibit a national exhibit supplier marks 19th year offering free service to schools colleges and regional agencies. Also in Hoosick Falls New York DAR dedicates Revolutionary War soldier marker for William Whitford Reynolds with family ties to Hoosick Falls and South Yarmouth Mass.

North Adams Mass North Adams State College Library Eugene L. Freel Hoosick Falls N.Y DAR Reynold’s Petersburg William Whitford Reynolds Helen Quackenbush Bain South Yarmouth Westerly R.I Mary Lillibridge Exeter

Name change due for school

Putney Antioch Putney Graduate School will soon be renamed The Antioch Graduate School of Education. Founded in 1964 from the merger of the Putney Graduate School of Education with Antioch College, the program now emphasizes early childhood education as much as secondary social sciences and may offer a Master of Education in addition to the M.A.T. degree at the renamed Antioch Graduate College of Education.

Putney Antioch-Putney Graduate School Norman H. Wilson Putney Center Putney Graduate School of Education Antioch College Antioch-Putney Antioch Graduate School of Education Antioch- Putney Philadelphia Washington Yellow Springs Ohio Mission Tex Trustees of Antioch Graduate College of Education

Barbera Named Vice President of Operations at Dodge Industries

Gary T. Barbera elected vice president of operations at Dodge Industries Hoosick Falls New York a newly created post. He will oversee engineering development capital equipment plant facilities and major material purchases across all divisions. Barbera joined in 1968 from Fluorglas Division and holds a engineering degree from Youngstown University. He previously worked with E I DuPont de Nemours. He lives in Bennington with wife Jane and two sons.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Gary T. Barbera Dodge Industries, Inc Raymond W. Peirce Barbera Dodge Industries Fluorglas Peirce Dodge New York City Youngstown University Youngstown Ohio E. I. DuPont de Nemours Company

Readsboro Firefighter Auction Items Not Being Collected

Readsboro volunteers face uncollected auction items for the firefighters auction set for Saturday. People wishing to contribute should contact Edward Letourneau Clarence Ross Sr Harry Lowe Sr or Fire Chief Rizieri Comai. Funds will buy needed equipment. Also, Alfred A Scaia Jr a Readsboro native and IBM executive in Ridgefield Conn was named among five St Michaels College alumni honored for professional and alumni achievement at last weekend s homecoming.

Readsboro Edward Letourneau Clarence Ross Sr Harry Lowe Sr Rizieri Comai Alfred A. Scaia Jr St. Michaels College Scaia IBM Ridgefield Conn Alfred Scaia North Hill Francis Cain Burlington Lewis E. Gelinean Wilfrid Thabault Robert E. White U.S. Foreign Service

Pownal school committee advances on addition plan

Pownal advisory panel moves toward finalizing a two story brick and block addition at Center School. Plans cover classroom equipment storage lockers, bubblers, a sink, wardrobe closets, and bulletin space. Cafeteria tables, walk in freezer, kitchen layout, open second floor library, and PE basics are outlined. Next meeting set for Oct 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Pownal

Truck driver survives after plunge at town line

Kenny Tracy 29 of Whitingham escaped unharmed when his log truck veered off at the Whitingham Readsboro line and tumbled down a embankment. Trees and rocks halted the vehicle before a river. Tracy owned the truck and was transporting a small lumber load. Royal Marine Sgt Frank McCrossan 30 arranged plane delivery of his furnishings to a new home and had Marine sky dive friends drop an armchair by parachute.

Whitingham Kenny Tracy Whitingham-Readsboro Tracy

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