Dinner tonight honors Manchester nonagenarian Mrs Otto Bennett
Mrs Otto Bennett, age 94, will celebrate with a dinner at the Equinox House hosted by G Murray Campbell. Her family arranged a tea yesterday at her Manchester Depot home, with relatives from Delmar California and St Petersburg Florida visiting. Bennett, born September 11, 1869 in Bennington, married Otto R Bennett in 1892 and helped run The Banner and Manchester Journal through the years. She has four grandchildren and five great grandchildren, is a Zion Episcopal Church member, and still active in community life while topping Scrabble games with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Otto Bennett
G. Murray Campbell
Bennett
G. Stewart Bennett
Marion Kneeshaw
Delmar
Calif
Jessie Stewart
Benhington
Otto R. Bennett
The
Banner
Manchester Journal
Stewart
Kneeshaw
Alfred Weit
St. Petersburg
Fla
Ronald
Zion Episcopal Church
Fiertel Named To Fill Vacancy At Manchester
Manchester School Board selects Neil Fiertel of Bennington and Coral Gables for the junior high science post after L Rodgers Smith resignation. Fiertel to graduate from University of Chicago in December and plans further study at North Adams State Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
L. Rodgers Smith
North Hampton
N.H
Neil Fiertel
Bennington
Coral Gables
Fla
Fiertel
University of Chicago
Westinghouse
Vermont
North Adams State Teachers College
Smith
E. H. Nickerson
Eugene Kayatta
King B. Frazer
Virginia Wilkins
Castleton State College
Robert B. Vail
Manchester youths head to classes and clubs across town
Manchester area students and residents engage in fall activities. University of Maine sophomore Manchester Porter heads back to class while a 16 week UVM extension course on world geography starts Sept 23 at the Elementary School taught by Dr. Edward Miles. Registration is $54 for three credits. Beverly Thompson attends Miss Farmer's School of Cooking in Boston. Postmasters and a Romney Depot official travel to Dallas for the National League of Postmasters convention. Garden Club speaker Mrs. Clifford B Graham discusses Landscaping. Superintendent Robert Blail leaves Sept 27 for a University of Chicago seminar, returning after Nov 8. Local kindergarten starts Sept 30 with Mrs. Robert Fowler. Boy Scout badges earned by Troop 33. Seminary teachers note Burr and Burton's 10 twins among 300 students. Nursery school enrollment begins Sept 26 and 27 with Mrs. Fowler and husband. Ronald Wilcox to join U S Army in October. he's a registered pharmacist. Maple Leaf Home Demonstration Club holds fall meeting. lamp shade making planned. Arthur F Moody participates in RPI management program. 23 executives in the 15 week course ending mid December. Open bowling at Mack Recreation Club advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Edward Miles
Robert B. Vail
Robert Blail
University of Chicago
Vail
Bennington-Rutland
Robert Fowler
Highland Avenue
Manchester Depot
Beginning of Beaver Brook Kindergarten Opens in Wilmington
The Beaver Brook kindergarten opened Monday at the Bissell parish house with 10 children enrolled announced by teacher Mrs. Covey. Miss Lin from Hong Kong will study at Smith College and stay with Dr. and Mrs. Wolf during vacations. The Wolfs hosted her to Northampton last week. Mrs. Max Jarvis started work at the O O Ware store. Corsages were given by retiring faculty member Mrs. Helen K. Allen. Mrs. Jennie Anderson sang from Kismet and Show Boat with accompaniment by Mrs. Robert LaMorder. A Lions Club meeting is planned for Sept. 11 with Ranger Sydney B. Davis as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Brook
Bissell
Robert Covey
Emma Lin
Hong Kong
China
Mrs. Wolf
Wolfs
Miss Lin
Northampton
Mass
Smith
Daniel O’connor
Helen K. Allen
Jennie Anderson
Anderson
Robert LaMorder
Ernest Boyd
Alfred Boyd
Howard Granger
The
Lions Club
Long Jim Inn
Sydney B. Davis
U.S. Forest Service
Girl Scout plans and registrations in Hoosick Falls
Neighborhood service team met at 131 Main Street to discuss fall plans. New handbooks and leaders notebooks are offered at 131 Main Street for 1 and 2 dollars. Registration for girls 7 to 17 for Girl Scouts is at 41 Cummings Street with a 50 cent half year fee. Neighborhood Association meeting set for Sept 26 at First United Church. Elks Lodge auxiliary to host a fashion show after tonight’s meeting at 8:15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout
John Keough
Main Street
Keough
Edwin Brenenstuhl
Charles Frazier
Cummings
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Bennett
American Legion Post
No. 38
Vail and
Frazer
Howard B. Ambrose
Clifford B. Harwood
Ralph F. Fleming Jr
Nancy Otis
William Porter
Oakley Porter
University of Maine
Beverly Thompson
Norman Thompson
Boston
Miss Farmer’s School of Cooking
G. Frederick Lawrence
David
Dallas
Texas
Lawrence
National League of Postmasters
Asa Colby
Romney Depot
Katherine Sprague
Acworth
Clifford B. Graham
Dellwood Greenhouses
Manchester Garden Club
WBTN
Boy Scout Troop 33
Kevin Beattie
Roger Fowler
Robert Cook
Mark Greenberg
Don Hinkley
Bill Roberts
Rudy van Veghten
Ronald LaMontagne
Explorer
Post 33
Dennis Edson
Don Kinney
Burr and
Burton
JoAnn
Carol Bresko
Joan
Jean Bowen
Laurey
Hugh Capen
Bondville
Lisa
Kathe Dillmann
East Manchester
Eric
Earle Hill
Sunderland
A.m
Fowler
Robert
Ronald Wilcox
Howard E. Wilcox
U.S Army
Whipple
Mrs
Howard Manley
New York City
Maple Leaf Home
Oscar V. Johnson Jr
E.H. Nickerson
T.P. Hastings
Johnson
Edwin K. Treat
Arlington
Eleanor Albee
Arthur F. Moody
Mack Molding Co
School of Management
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Mack Recreation Club
Stevens
North ST
Restan
Gardner McKay
Steve
Liva
Kay Starr
Tay
Wilmington
Dover
Denise Allen
Max Jarvis
O.O. Ware
Frank Childs
Farwell
Richard Boyd
Ruth Hall
Warren
Industrial Arts Club
Raymond Hall
Milton Wolf
Boy Scouts
Cubs
Mothers’ Club
Childs
PTC
Russell Hanson
HARTE
Lumbia
SURI
Panavision
Lea
Mirisch
North Hoosick
Jack Lemmon
JTUES
Edward L. Alperson
Shirley Maclaine
Billy Wilder
Sophia Anthony Loren Perkins
Anatole Litvak
Gig Young
Jean-Pierreaumont
United Artists
Edith Beaumont
Reece
Maine
Len
Cole Slaw
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