Pownal United Methodist Celebrates 125th Anniversary
The Pownal United Methodist Church celebrated its 125th anniversary with a dinner in the church annex attended by about 60 members and a subsequent service with more than 100 attendees. Exhibits of historical memorabilia highlighted the event, including items from Harry W. Beals Sr. and early church artifacts.
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Pownal
Harry W. Beals Sr
Pownal’s
Noel Barber
George Roberts
Adams
Williamstown
Mass
Lecture on Black Music at Williams College
Ethno-musicologist A B Spellman will present a public lecture demonstration titled Black Music as a Cultural Expression at Williams College in Bronfman Science Center auditorium on October 30 at 8 p m. He has taught at Atlanta and Emory University and appeared on CBS television in Black Heritage. The event is sponsored by the Williams Afro American Society as part of The Black Colloquium.
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Williamstown
Mass
A. B. Spellman
Williams College
Bronfman Science Center
Spellman
Atlanta
Emory
The
Williams Afro-American Society
Williams
Blood bank event at Zion Episcopal Church
Manchester hosts a blood bank Wednesday October 29 from 12 30 p m to 6 p m at Zion Episcopal Church. The drive invites donors to give blood between noon and evening hours at the church facility.
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Zion Episcopal Church
Labor Council Donates to Caverly Children’s Home
Bennington County Central Labor Council has raised 414.75 for the Caverly Children’s Home to fund therapy equipment. This follows an earlier 1969 donation that financed a stainless steel hospital youth bed. At the council’s monthly meeting James Sleeman of Garrison Corp. was elected to fill the late Spencer Haynes’s trustee term.
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Bennington County Central Labor Council
Caverly
CLC
James Sleeman
Garrison Corp
Spencer Haynes
Music by Computers At Bennington College
Bennington College hosts an evening of electronic music and a talk by James Tenney a Bennington graduate who teaches electrical engineering at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. He explains how electronically produced sound is composed in a musical arrangement using tape recordings. Admission is free.
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Bennington College
James Tenney
Brooklyn Polytechnical Institute
Tenny
University of Illinois
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Yale University
Taxpayers Association To Discuss School Plans
The Pownal Taxpayers Association will hold a public meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in the North Pownal Fire House to discuss a proposed school addition and alternate plans. Main speaker will be a Lyme Industries representative from South Windsor Conn. with state approval for the pre engineered school construction. Also present will be Edward J Fabian and other local officials and school board members. The meeting is open to the public to hear both sides.
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Pownal
Pownal Taxpayers Association
North Pownal
Harry Johnson
Association
Lyme Industries
South Windsor
Conn
State Board of Education
Johnson
State Board
Edward J. Fabian
Col
Raymond Murray
Bennington Taxpayers Association
Richard Sleeman
Bennington Association
Bennington
Harvey Carter Jr
Homemade Bomb Found In Manchester For Detonation Risk
A homemade bomb constructed from a root beer bottle filled with powder and capped with an electrical dynamite cap was found near Center Lanes in Manchester. Police Chief Dana Thompson said the device could have caused a dangerous blast. A Danby quarry supervisor corroborated the device’s potential harm. Police searched town and schools Sunday for similar devices. none were found. Teacher Don B. Otis at Burr and Burton Seminary examined the case.
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Manchester
Dana Thompson
Thompson
Sunday
Danby
Battenkill River
Open House At North Bennington Grad ed School
Open house scheduled for Wednesday evening Oct 29 from 7 to 9 pm invites parents and friends to tour classrooms and meet teachers. Visitors can view the science display, library, and new hot lunch rooms and observe school operations.
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North Bennington Graded School
Nine dogs graduate from Complete Canine Obedience School
Graduation exercises were held at the Hunt er Machine Shop in North Adams for nine dogs completing a 10 week obedience program by the Northern Berkshire Dog Training Club. Certificates were presented to owners and handlers including Greyfriars Bobby Topams Silver Jubilee Pluto Bonnie Wee Lady of High Wind Toy Blitzkrieg Mitzie Tiny Sky Scot's Merry Mannequin Shelly Danny and Anco with demonstrations of advanced obedience and obstacle course training.
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North Adams
Mass
Old Hunter Machine Shop
Northern Berkshire Dog Training Club
David E. King
Bennington
Bobby
Ruth H. Vachon
R.D
Newfoundland
John W. Bond
Mary Bell
Grapefruit Diet Claim Promises Rapid Weight Loss
Hollywood ad touts a drastic 10 pound drop in 10 days by a grapefruit based plan. It claims no hunger, allows forbidden foods, and includes a money back guarantee with escalating weight loss milestones.
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Norshaft Lions Club
Oliver Spicer
Philip Goettel
Pownal United
Henry Bassen
Randolph
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Main St
Bennington, Vt
Pownal View
Shaftsbury
Labor Council
Children’s
Taxpayers Association
B.B.P
Center Lanes
Don B. Otis
Burr and Burton Seminary
Complete Canine Obedience School
Robert E. Rohane
Cheshire
Ralph Culver
Brooks
Frank Ives
Gospel Meeting
Roy Henderson
Church of Christ
South Street
Interbank
Hollywood
Calif
U.S
W. Jefferson
L.A. Calif
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