Barret Recognized for International Biography Inclusion
Richard Carter Barret of the Bennington Museum earns a place in the 1969 1970 Dictionary of International Biography approved by a London advisory board. He has long been listed in Who's Who in the East since 1953 and has published multiple books on Bennington pottery and American glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Carter Barret
Bennington Museum
Barret
London
England
Bennington Pottery
Porcelain
New England
Midwest
Institute On American Antiques
Sandwich Glass Museum
Antiques Forum
Old Sturbridge Village
Massachusetts
Hoff Denies He Sought Alexander's Resignation
Gov. Philip Hoff said he spoke with Public Safety Commissioner Erwin Alexander but did not ask for his resignation last month. He admitted telling Alexander he was disturbed and to ride herd on the police, denying any pending resignation request. He commented on Alexander's July 19 shooting statement and said he understood the reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPN
Philip H. Hoff
Public Safety
Erwin Alexander
Alexander
Grafton
Hoff
Glover
Irasburg
David L. Johnson Sr
Donations Pour In For Carl Ruggles Festival
Preparations for the Carl Ruggles Festival on Sept. 29 at Mt. Anthony Union High School Auditorium proceed with strong donor support and widespread sponsorship. Four area orchestras will perform Ruggles works alongside a paintings exhibit supervised by Miss Pat Adams. Principal donors include Miss Stell Andersen, John McCullough, Mrs. Charles E. Ives, and Aaron Copland among many others. tickets are $3 and can be bought at Bennington Bookshop, MAUHS, or from Mrs. William Worthington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Ruggles
Pat Adams
Stell Andersen
John McCullough
Charles E, Ives
Fred Ehrich
James M, Toolan
John A, Kouwenhoven
John Sloane
Richard K, Miles
William F. Gilbert
Bradford Smith
Pauline D, Hardy
Ralph E
Flanders
Oakley M, Frost
Paul Feeley
Leo E. Fay
Aaron Copland
Helen T. Goeckler
Julius H
Shaftsbury
Bennington
Mauhs
William Worthington
Vermont directors flag possible conflict with teachers unions
Vermont State School Directors Association warns in its September newsletter of a potential future conflict of interest between school superintendents and administrators and teachers' associations as administrators and teachers clash over policy and contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
Vermont State School Directors’ Association
Putnam Nursing School Graduates 25 at Bennington Hospital
A class of 25 graduates from the Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital School of Practical Nursing received diplomas and pins in a Sunday ceremony led by Miss Phyllis Coburn and Mrs. George A. Ellis. Linda Barba, Margaret Barnes, Michele Bird, and others were honored, with several awards announced for excellence in care, theory, and motherhood nursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital School of Practical Nursing
Robert H. Woodworth
Bennington College
Phyllis Coburn
R.N
George A. Ellis
Board of Hospital Corporators
Linda Barba
Schenectady
N. Y
Margaret Barnes
Orwell
Michele Bird
Brandon
Margaret Broscke
Troy
N.Y
Donna Center
Ballston Spa
Linda Crandell
Patricia Eckelmeyer
North Bennington
Margaret Emerson
Cummington
Mass
Janise Gauway
Sherry Goodman
Latham
Faye Hamilton
Bennington
Jane Harter
West Coxsackie
Kas
Watervilet
Miss Snow
Miss Barba
Miss Simeon
Miss Gauway
Esther Parmelee
Elizabeth Humphreys
Roderick Humphreys
Parmelee
Gauway
Practical Nursing Association
Bennington County
Woodworth
Biological Science
Edward Hoffman
Holy Cross
John H. Hamlin
Board of Corporators
Simeon
Robert D. Stout
Seven Minor Accidents Mark Weekend in the Bennington Area
Vermont State Police report seven auto incidents in the Bennington area over the weekend with one minor injury. Rodney Ellis, 17, of North Bennington, incurred a loose tooth and a cut when his 1961 Chevrolet left River Road and hit a tree at 6 p.m. Saturday. A Volkswagen at U.S. 7 and VT 67A moved on its own and stopped in shrubbery after the owner Sylvia Durfee, 17, left it for mechanical trouble. Beech Street Extension saw seven mailboxes damaged by Alice Longton, 61, in a 1955 Buick Sunday evening. Patricia Muckle, 17, in a 1960 Chevrolet on U.S. 7 left the road, grazing two guardposts. A 1960 Oldsmobile driven by Jeffrey Longton struck a cow on U.S. 7, causing major front-end damage but no injuries. A 1963 Thunderbird driven by Gary Lackey, 28, collided with a car driven by Harry Bishop, 29, causing minor rear damage. A rear-end crash on Sodom Road damaged Leonard Rouch’s 1966 Pontiac severely, with a 1965 Chevrolet, driven by John Skorupski Jr., sustaining minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Vermont
Rodney Ellis
North Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
River Road
Ellis
U.S. 7
Sylvia Durfee
Longton
Patricia Muckle
Jeffrey Longton
Shaftsbury
Gary Lackey
Wilmington
Harry J. Bishop
Woodford
Bishop
Lackey
Sodom Road
Leonard Rouch
John Skorupski Jr
Williamstown
Mass
Joseph Sourcliffe Writes Musical Comedy in N H
Joseph Sourcliffe, Bennington native now in Needham Heights, writes and premieres Happy Organ Man a musical comedy at Kennedy Memorial Theatre Lake Sunapee New Hampshire. The work follows a girl and a boy with love problems caused by his career as an organist entertainer while her father hires him in a bank. Sourcliffe, with three children Carter Peter and Susan, recently moved to the Boston area and will see further productions in the coming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunapee
N.H
Joseph Sourcliffe
Bennington
Kennedy Memorial Theatre
Lake Sunapee
Sourcliffe
Carter
Peter
Susan
George’s Mills
Cambridge
N.Y
Needham Heights
William Carter Co
Hoy Mfg. Co
Flint and Robbins, Inc
Hoyt Mfg
Sourcliffe Nursing Home
New Hampshire
Bennington High School
New England
New York State
Montreal
Boston
Hippies Banned by Thai Authorities
Kuala Lumpur UPI report says Thai authorities will bar anyone with long shaggy hair and hippie clothing at entry checks. Malaysia-Singapore Airlines spokesmen said the airline was advised of the ban for passengers entering Thailand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuala Lumpur
UPI
Malaysia-Singapore Airlines
Thailand
UVM Evening Division Offers 3 Bennington Courses
Three university level courses will be offered in Bennington this fall by the Evening Division of the University of Vermont. Registration and first class dates are Sept 16 to 18 at Mount Anthony Union High School. Courses include general psychology, principles of accounting, and freshman English each for three credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
University of Vermont
Mount Anthony Union High School
David Shiverick
Anthony L. Sincluico
Richard Tristram
Waterman
Burlington
Elizabeth Wright Weds Joseph G. Rouse in Hoosick Falls
Miss Elizabeth Mary Wright daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard F Wright of 15 Snow St Hoosick Falls wed Joseph George Rouse son of Mr and Mrs George Rouse of Cambridge at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The ceremony was conducted by Rev George Callaghan OSA with organist Mrs Raleigh Tatro. Attendants wore turquoise and peacock blue gowns. After a wedding trip to Canada the couple will live at 44 Fourth St Hoosick Falls. The bride, a 1966 St Marys Academy graduate, works at Dodge Industries. the groom, a 1961 Cambridge Central School graduate, works for Harrison Vending System Inc.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Elizabeth Mary Wright
Howard F. Wright
Snow St
Joseph George Rouse
George Rouse
R,d, 1
Cambridge
Church of the Immaculate Conception
George Callaghan
Raleigh Tatro
Patricia Wright
Margaret Kempf
Jean Cottrell
Diane Fitzpatrick
Pat Dowling
Donald Vitello
John Hall
Bennington
Howard Wright
Charles Rouse
Canada
Fourth St
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Museum
International Institute of Arts and Sciences
Institute
International Institute For Conservation of Historic Works
Vermont Historical Society
American Association of State and Local History
The
American Association of Museums
Early American Industries Association
Military Order of Lafayette
Lionel Nowak
Louis Calabro
Frank Baker
Julian DeGray
Bethany Beardsley and
Vivian Fine
Putnam Nursing School
Linda Kane
Mary Malone
Little Falls
Kathryn McCarthy
Mechanicville
Susan McKenna
North Adams
Noreen McMahon
Pearl Moulton
East Charleston
Nancy Rabidon
Rutland
Anna Simeon
Putney
Margaret Slowey
Cheryl Snow
Pownal
Mary Ellen Sweeney
Joyce Sweet
Ellen Walu
David Kantrowitz
Donald Sutton
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Grace Hubbard
June Holmes
VSSDA
Charles B. Nichols
Nichols
National Education Association
NEA
Vermont Education Association
USSDA
Montpelier Tavern Motor Inn
New York City
Bradford
Mon. Plaza Shopping Center
Yan
Artery Arcade
Foward Po Mahar
C. Son
Main St
Dhone
Bennington, Ve
Sourcliffes
Boston Area
First National
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Finast
Bey
Gruun
Joseph G. Rouse
Dodge Industries
Cambridge Central School
Harrison Vending System, Inc
Triple “‘S
Grand Union Empire
Atteye
Monument Plaza Shopping
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