Anna Buck Librarian Marks 45 Years at Manchester Library
Anna Buck heads the Mark Skinner Library in Manchester, a private Athenaeum, where she scrubbed floors, mended books, and even chased skunks. Since 1910 she has guided reference work, genealogical sources, and Vermont history, hoping a new Given Foundation addition will boost use.
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Anna Buck
Manchester
Edward Griffith
Anna B. Buck
Mark Skinner
Athenaeum
Miss Buck
Eleanor Eggleston
Burr and Burton
Anna
Loveland Munson
Frances Skinner
Vermont
Irene Heinz Given
John LaPorte
Claude A. Rich
Mon King
Danby Mountain
Congregational Church
Otis
NBHS Alumni Smorgasbord Supper Scheduled for Nov 2
NORTH BENNINGTON The NBHS Alumni Association plans its annual Smorgasbord Supper on November 2 in the school gym. Proceeds support the association treasury for the June annual meeting and equipment for the school. Mrs. Marvin Sanborn of Shaftsbury is chairing, with alumni helpers. Ticket details will follow.
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North Bennington
Nbhs Alumni Association
Marvin Sanborn
Shaftsbury
Rummage Sale Benefits St John’s Sodality at Library
North Bennington hosts a rummage sale sponsored by St John’s Sodality to clear clutter for charity. The event runs Friday from 1 30 to 5 p m at the library and includes a food sale with home baked goodies.
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St. John’s Sodality
Where Fish Are
WEST PLAINS Mo AP The Fish and Wildlife Service will deploy a two man submarine in a decade long study of fish behavior in the large lakes of nearby north Arkansas.
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West Plains, Mo
Fish and Wildlife Service
Big Lakes
North
Arkansas
Local School Activities Highlight Vermont Events
Wilmington Dover area junior varsity and seventh grade field hockey games are scheduled, plus a high school party and dance. Read about science teacher conventions, administrator meetings, a future homemakers banquet plan, test preparation, and a regional trust investments forum.
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Molly Stark
Bennington
Baker’s Field
Wilmington
Donald Greene
Peter Gerum
Mr. Seney
Randolph
Vermont Technical Institute
Russell Hanson
Portland
Maine
State Department of Education
Max Barrows
Karlene Russell
John Pasciutti
Thomas Shay
Future Homemakers of America Club
John Corkins
Robert E. Waters
Henry Meyer Jr
Robert Maynard
Trust Investments Forum
Vermont National and Savings Bank For
Brattleboro
Lynde Kimball
Mark
Mary Ambrose
Rutland
Benning ton County 4 H Leaders Dinner Set at Paradise
The annual Pownall County 4 H leaders and guests dinner is planned for November 6 at Paradise Restaurant. C Ross McKinney N H of the Dartmouth Outing Club will speak and awards will be presented. Local leaders include Mrs A Coleman Mason and Mrs Albert Dickinson.
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Bennington County
4-H
Paradise
C. Ross McKinney
Dartmouth College
A. Coleman Mason
Pownal Pioneers
Albert Dickinson
Green Mountain Valley Club
Vermont State Fire Fighters’ Assn
Saxtons River
Christ’s Church
George Renner
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Harold Andrews
Pownal Center
Ernest Welch
North Pownal
Lee Barber
South Pownal
Barber
Dorset Roads Closed Amid Fire Hazard Orders
The Dorset Board of Selectmen ordered all town roads closed to travel except for residents and authorized personnel due to extreme fire danger. Dorset and Danby are the first towns to issue such orders, remaining in effect until sufficient rainfall reduces the risk. At a Dorset PTA meeting, Mrs. Ralph Gleason reported on the State Convention in Monteplier and Dorset PTA received a Gold Leaf certificate for last year's about 125 members.
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Dorset
Dorset Pta
PTA
Monteplier
Ralph Gleason
Covered Bridge 4-H Club Elects Officers at October Meeting
The October meeting at Ricky Lawrence's home elected Ricky Lawrence as president, Jeff Brown as vice president, Mike Hayden secretary, Tom Pierce treasurer, Pete Pratt game leader, John Marra health officer, and George Knights song leader. The club earned a blue ribbon for participating in the Boy Scout 4-H Camporee at Merck Forest Foundation in Rupert, attended by eight members.
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Ricky Lawrence
Jeff Brown
Mike Hayden
Tom Pierce
Pete Pratt
John Marra
George Knights
Merck Forest Foundation
Rupert
Arlington turkey shoot and scout drives plan community event
Arlington Fish and Game Club holds a Sunday turkey shoot at 10 a.m. on the William Lemberg property in Sandgate with Arlington Kindergarten Mothers serving refreshments. A joint Boy Scout committee meeting discussed fall light bulb and bottle drives by Troop 34 and Explorer Post 34 to fund the Green Mt. Council. Robert Lindsey is named the new scout master effective November 1, succeeding Kenneth Clayton.
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Arlington Fish and Game Club
William Lemberg
Sandgate
Arlington
Boy Scout
Boy Scout Troop Committee
Explorer Post Command
Explorer Post 34
Green Mt
Robert Lindsey
Kenneth Clayton
Fogg Museum Curator Named Williams Art Professor
Dr. Jakob Rosenberg, 70, curator of prints at the Fogg Art Museum Harvard, is named Robert Sterling Clark Professor of Art at Williams College for 1964 65. The chair honors the Clark founder. Rosenberg succeeds George Heard Hamilton, currently at Yale University Art Gallery.
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Williamstown
Mass
Jakob Rosenberg
Fogg Art Museum
Harvard University
Robert Sterling Clark
Williams College
John E. Sawyer
George Heard Hamilton
Yale University Art Gallery
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
Dr. Rosenberg
Munich
Berlin
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Bennington, VI
David
Lisa
SUN
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Panavision and
Me'rocolor
Lo He Ee Theatre
Woolick
Boris Karloff
Stsrrine
NBHS
Elizabeth Dwyer
Dover
Marie Taylor
Pomona
Taylor
Oregon
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Betty Bickford
Martin Ray
Henry Peck
Raymond Snow
Putney
Mrs. Atwood
Valatie, N.Y
Merrill Greene
James Brissette
Albert Brissette
Lackland Airforce Base
San Antonio
Texas
Edmund Lahar
Washington, D.C
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Vera Langlais
Baptist Church
Thunderbird
FORD
Mercury
Manchester Motors, Inc
Manchester Center
Marden Skinner
Drysdale’s
East
Sunderland
Robert Shuffleton
Helene Thompson
BOY Scout News
Silas Towne
Worcester
Grace Cole
Fogg Museum
Williams
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Bennington, VT
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