Weston Playhouse Rebuilding Plans Unveiled After Fire
Architect Raymond F Austin presents sketches for a new Weston Playhouse using white columns and West River site. The plan includes auditorium stage workshop dining hall and kitchen in one building and aims to open next summer replacing the fire destroyed theater of July 12. fundraising nears a 110000 goal with about 18000 raised. goals include year round plans and touring companies to schools and communities.
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Weston
Weston Playhouse
West River
Raymond F. Austin
Harlan F. Grant
Art Center Plans Annual Meeting and Fall Exhibits
Southern Vermont Artists, Inc. will hold its annual members meeting at the art center pavilion on Saturday at 2 p.m. to elect trustees and receive reports, followed by a 4:30 p.m. reception as two fall shows open September 8 featuring a memorial exhibit for the late Junius Allen. The invitational watercolorists include Tor Asplund, Chen Chi, and others, with additional works by Canaletti and Vermont painters Reilly Dibble Eldridge Montague and Delano Wadsworth.
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Manchester
Southern Vermont Artists, Inc
Art Center Music Pavilion
Junius Allen
Maine
New York
Mr. Allen
Montclair
N.J
Ogden Pleissner
SVA
American Watercolor Society
Tor Asplund
Chen Chi Stuart Garrett
W. Emerton Heitland
Eileen Monaghan
John C. Pellew
Frederic Whitaker
Canaletti
Vermont
Thomas Reilly Dibble
Peru
Stuart Eld- Reilly Dibble
Stuart Eldredge
Springfield
James L. Montague
Danby
Caroline Delano Wadsworth
Dorset
Little League to Map Future Team Plans
Arlington Norshaft Little League plans a September 5 meeting at 7 30 p m in Mack Molding recreation rooms Arlington to discuss the annual banquet and tentative plans for next year s operation of the league All officers team personnel and other interested are urged to attend.
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North Bennington
Arlington-Norshaft
Little League
Mack Molding Co
Arlington
Hall Couple Celebrates 25th Anniversary in Arlington
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hall marked their 25th wedding anniversary with a party at Mann Terrace, hosted by 63 guests. Gifts included silverware, a dish set, and a money tree. music by Rutland accordionist John Palucci and Harold's One Man Band from Manchester accompanied dancing. Their sons Frank and Billy attend Arlington Memorial High School and Fisher Elementary.
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Henry Hall
Mann Terrace
John Palucci
Rutland
Harold
Manchester
Mrs. Hall
Frank
Arlington Memorial High School
Billy
Fisher Elementary School
Bennington College to Welcome 114 New Students
Bennington College opens its 31st academic year with 114 new students arriving Friday September 7. The group includes 14 transferring from other colleges, 21 percent from New England, 59 percent from the mid Atlantic, and 17 percent from the south and north central regions.
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Bennington
New England States
Vicinity
Mid - Atlantic States
North Central
Local Baseball Benefit Game Aims To Support Inter State Team
A Tuesday game at Memorial Field features 12 year olds from Little League defeating the Inter State League squad to raise funds for next season. The Inter State team, which faced Manchester North Bennington and Hoosick Falls, finished fourth. Pirates and Indians Little League teams tied for second. Proceeds support uniforms and equipment for the coming year.
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Memorial Field
Manchester
Bennington
North Bennington
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Pirates
Indians
Inter State
Tokens Barely Used for Fares at Subways Are for Sleeping
New York report notes 15 cent tokens used on transit rarely accepted for other purchases. Box office policy allows token inclusion with coin payments, counted at face value. St James theater has accumulated 84 tokens to date.
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New York
St. James Theater
Bus routes announced for Pownal schools
Pownal School Board chairman David Adler unveiled the three bus routes for tomorrow’s opening day. Bus 1 with Clint Ostrander will run Middle Pownal Road and US 7 from the Bennington line. Bus 2 with Art James will cover South Stream Road and Niles Hill Road. Bus 3 with Harry Andrews will serve South Pownal west of the tracks, US 7 to the state line, and Ladd Road. Children who normally walk are urged to do so. Bus service starts between 7:45 and 8:00 a.m.
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Pownal
David Adler
Clint Ostrander
Pownal Road
Bennington
Art James
South Stream Road
Ben Amadon’s Corner
Niles Hill Road
Harry Andrews
Roaring 20s Dance Returns to Babcock Lake
More than 200 attended a Roaring 20s dance at Babcock Lake organized by the Lake Property Owners Association. Douglas Neils and Kenneth Neils arranged decorations and the event featured flapper styles, a grand march and prizes, with the Tom Ford Orchestra performing. A Halloween dance is planned for Saturday Oct. 13 at the lake community center.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Babcock Lake Property Owners Association
Douglas Neils
Kenneth Neils
Tom Ford
the Lake
Bennington College Announces 12 Faculty Appointments
Bennington College will add 12 faculty and staff this fall. New hires include Saul Maloff teaching literature, Marc Blitzstein as playwright in residence, Georges Guy in the French department, Barbara Herrnstein in literature, Bert Salwen in anthropology, Seymour Lynn in drama, Kathryn Koenig in social psychology, and Gregory Edson as nursery school director. Remaining appointments cover consulting psychiatry, art history, and related roles with several scholars to contribute lectures and seminars.
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North Bennington
Bennington College
Saul Maloff
New School For Social Research
New York City
Puerto Rico
Indiana
Michigan
Maloff
Avon
Marc Bilitzstein
Sacco and
Vanzetti
Metropolitan Opera Company
Regina
Reuben
Weill
Brecht
Barbara Herrnstein
Brandeis University
Bert Salwen
Columbia College
Columbia School of Engineering
Temple
Columbia
United States
Alaska
Salwen
American Antiquity
Seymour Lynn
The
Actors Studio
New York
Pasadena Playhouse
Columbia University
Kathryn Koenig
Newcomb
Koenig
Gregory Edson
James Toolan
Putnam Hospital
United Counseling Service
Jerrold Lanes
Harvard College
Magdelen College
University of Paris
Harvard University
Barron’s Weekly
Arts
Kenyon Review
the Nation
Saturday Review
CBS TV
Newsweek
Grove Press
Free Europe Committee
Hilton Kramer
Syracuse University
Harvard
Dance Review Highlights Svetlova and Maule in Vermont
A weekend program by Marina Svetlova at the Southern Vermont Art Center delivered entertaining and thrilling moments. Svetlova and partner Michael Maule stood out among a company drawn from her Manchester summer school and the Delaware Valley Ballet, with strong backing from the troupe.
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Manchester
Marina Svetlova
Southern Vermont Art Center
Svetlava
Michael Maule
Delaware Valley Ballet Company
Don Quixote Pas de Deux Shines In Manchester Ballet
Standing room only crowd attends a Manchester ballet program headlined by Svetlova and Maule. Don Quixote Pas de Deux earns the strongest responses while Les Sylphides appears less expressive and the Aurora's Wedding finale veers toward a ballet revue. Guest artists King Dearborn and Lenor Robinson contribute varied moments amid overall uneven pacing.
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Svetlova
Maule
Metropolitan Opera Ballet
New York City Ballet
Lois Staib
Janice Cohen
Bruce King
Bettina Dearborn
King
Ravel
Miss Dearborn
Dyer B ennet to Sing at BCHS Harpsichord Fund Concert
Rich ard Dyer-Bennet tenor and guitarist will headline Bennington College harpsichord fund benefit at Bennington Catholic High School on Sept 12. The event aims to raise 6000 for a full-size harpsichord with support from Sylvia Marlowe Bernard Greenhouse Claude Frank. Tickets sold at local college shops and bookstores in nearby towns.
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Ard Dyer-Bennet
Bennington College
Harpsichord Fund
Dyer-Bennet
Bonnie
Bennington
Bennington Catholic High School
Bennington Community Chorus - Dessoff Choir
Dyer Bennet
Schubert
Beethoven
Sylvia Marlowe
Bernard Greenhouse
Claude Frank
Marlowe- Greenhouse
Frank
White House names Read sboro postmaster in Read sboro VI
President Kennedy confirms John P. Wellman as postmaster of Read sboro Vermont the sole Vermont nominee. Other New England selections include Loren A. Andrews Hope Valley Rhode Island Erwin W. Cushing Marlow New Hampshire Richard J. ONeil Acton John L. Brown Assonet and Thomas D. Lawrence West Falmouth Massachusetts.
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Washington, D.C
White Hope
Kennedy
John P. Wellman
Readsboro
Wellman
Vermont
New England
Loren A. Andrews
Hope Valley
R.I
Erwin W. Cushing
Marlow
N. H
Richard J. O’neil
Acton
John L. Brown
Assonet
Thomas D. Lawrence
West Falmouth
Mass
Retirement Dinner for Hoosick Falls Office Worker
Hoosick Falls Miss Ida Van Wert of River Street, long time Wood Flong Corp. staff member, was honored Thursday night with a dinner party at Paradise Restaurant marking her retirement effective Friday. Co workers gave gifts as they farewelled her. Hoosick Falls Central School opens Wednesday with 1,280 students and 65 teachers. six new teachers join the faculty. St Mary's Academy also begins Wednesday with half day sessions. Rev Charles E Bauman new school principal and Sister Andrew Joseph remains vice principal.
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Ida van Wert
River Street
Wood Flong Corp
Paradise
Miss van Wert
Hoosick Falls Central School
St. Mary’s Academy
Charles E. Bauman
U.S.A
Andrew Joseph
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George W. Zimmer
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
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N.H
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Patrick Gordon
Monument Ave
Susan Wyman
Harold J. Wyman
Ann Sheldon Miller
Edward
Shaftsbury
Thea Comins
Richard C. Comins
Wilson Hill Road
William C. Fels
Harry W. Pearson
Marion Downes
Dorothy Hager
Mary Delia Flory
Campbell
Macintosh
U.S
Main St
Depot St. Bennington
Babcock Lake
Dance Review
By Lisa Tate
Lenor Robinson
Miss Robinson
Aurora
Tchaikovsky
Dorothy Silverherz
Madame Svetlova
Rich
College Co-op
Noveck-Schultz
Washburn’s
Williamstown
Landmark
Manchester Center
Edith Beaumont
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