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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1968

Page

6

SVA Members Approve Rotating Board at Annual Meeting

Southern Vermont Artists, Inc. voters adopt a rotating board with one fifth of seats elected yearly for five year terms. honorary trustees gain votes. Nominees listed by Norman B. Wright include varied terms from one to five years. James Montague notes relaxed gallery ambiance attracts visitors and promotes permanence. A dance program on March 5 at Manchester Elementary School and a winter recital with the Vermont Council on the Arts are announced.

Manchester Southern Vermont Artists, Inc Norman B. Wright Edward Lawson Emily Kimball Johnson Southern Vermont Art Center James L. Montague Art Center SVAC Montague SVA Carleton G. Howe Jose Simon Vermont Council On the Arts

Arlingtonian Appointed Dean of Women

Miss Dorothy Squires daughter of Mr and Mrs Everett Squires of East Arlington has begun duties as dean of women and assistant professor of English at Sheridan College Sheridan Wyoming This fall Miss Squires served with the US Navy for 131 years and holds the rank of lieutenant in the US Naval Reserve She is a 1947 graduate of Arlington Memorial High School earned her BA in English from UVM with a minor in French and a masters in counseling and English from Florida State University during her Navy service she was stationed in Washington DC Pearl Harbor Philadelphia Bainbridge and Charleston She taught English at Barton Academy in Vermont and holds memberships in several professional organizations

Florida State University Tallahassee

Shaftsbury enforces sign ordinance via petitions

Selectmen report petitions circulating to meet a new statute enabling enforcement of sign ordinances. The town must amend the ordinance to fall under penalties for zoning violations and validation of local rules. A road hearing on Colvin development drew no objections.

Shaftsbury Shafts Bury Colvin Daniels Road

Sunderland Sets Information Meeting on New Grade School

Sunderland School Board announces a second information session for Wednesday at 7 30 in the Town House School to discuss a proposed new grade school. The first meeting last week drew a large crowd and debated the need for a larger, future‑proof building with architect Julian Goodrich of Burlington attending to answer questions and explain plans.

Town House Julian Goodrich Burlington

Rupert News Briefs Include Meetings And Scholarship

West Rupert and West Sandgate residents attend a Brunswick Maine visit by Mr and Mrs J G Bebee and Mr and Mrs Vernon Bebee. The Philathea Class of the Church of Disciples West Rupert will meet at 6 pm Sept 26 hosted by Mrs Mason Nelson at the Nelson camp. Mrs Jack Case is not yet required for further hospital treatment. The Merck Forest Foundation awards a $300 scholarship to John Gordy of Salem New York who will enter Cobleskill Agricultural and Technical Institute. Gordy is a 1968 graduate of Washington Academy.

J. G. Bebee Bebee West Rupert Vernon Bebee Mountain Road Rupert Brunswick Maine George Coffin Church of Disciples Mason Nelson Nelson Camp Sandgate West Rupert Road West Sandgate Jack Case Mary McClellan Hospital Merck Forest Foundation Hugh T. Putnam Manchester John Gordy Salem N.Y Cobleskill Agricultural and Technical Institute Gordy Washington Academy

Hoosick Falls seeks bids for sewer project and plant

Hoosick Falls invites sealed bids for intercepting sewers pumping station and sewage treatment plant with a 4:30 p.m. deadline today and last minute bids due between 7:30 and 8 p.m. before an 8 p.m. public opening. Nearby items note residents Al lards return from vacation and a charity golf event results, plus a minor traffic collision on River Street with no injuries.

Hoosick Falls Doris M. McGuire Bertween William E. Allard Second St David Paul Smith’s College St. Mary’s Academy Niagara University Allard Charles Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Post- Gazette Harry E. Mathers River St Putnam Memorial Hospital Village James E. Powers High St Richard H. Ingraham Eagle Bridge River Street

Ecumenism honors in New York Cathedral for Manchester pair

In New York at St Patrick's Cathedral the Rev Jerome J Hevey Jr of Manchester joined investiture ceremonies of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre honoring Mr and Mrs Eugene V Kayatta. Mrs Kayatta becomes Vermont’s first Lady of the Holy Sepulchre and her husband is the first Vermont Knight. More than 90 honorees attended.

Manchester Jerome J. Hevey Jr First Congregational Church St. Patrick’s Cathedral New York City Eugene V. Kayatta Mr. Hevey Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre Eugene Clark Terence J. Cooke New York Kayattas Kayatta Pontifical Mission For Palestine Holy Land Archbishop Cooke Catholic Near East Welfare Association Vermont United States Cooke Nal Cushing Boston Knights of the Holy Sepulchre James B. Murray St. Paul’s Donald C. Kelly Pittsford Bishop McNulty Buffalo Clarence Comar Paul O’leary Howard Manley Joan Rosenberg

Pownal Mobile Home Park Owners Object to Rules

Residents of Raceview Trailer Park in South Pownal protest new Timenterial Corp rules after its Bristo l CT acquisition from the Shanahans. They cite interior inspections and 30 day evictions, plus $30 monthly rent and $3 per child or car, arguing harsh terms aim to clear space for new units. Legal counsel to review. few tenants signed. Timenterial describes as owning parks in CT MA VT with NY expansion. notes purchase of The Spruces in Williamstown.

Pownal Raceview Timenterial Corp Connecticut Massachusetts Vermont New York State Spruces Williamstown

Square Dance Tonight At Manchester

Arlington group DoSiDo8s start new class Oct 1 at Burr and Burton Seminary gym in Manchester from 8 to 10 pm with a 6:30 potluck precede. Attendees should bring a hot dish or dessert and eating utensils. A dance occurs tonight and next Tuesday for potential new members.

Arlington Burr and Burton Seminary Manchester

Mary McClellan Hospital List of Admissions and Discharges

Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge reports weekly admissions and discharges for the periods ending Sept 8 and Sept 15. Numbered lists name patients from Bennington area and Hoosick Falls including William H. Burns, Robert F. O Neill, Louie A. Davidson, Ann H. Filkins, Raymond W Luke, Pauline E. Gibson, JoAnn Hawks, Margaret A. Dickinson, Elizabeth Marx, and others across Cambridge Eagle Bridge Arlington Petersburg North Hoosick Berlin West Rupert Buskirk and Hoosick Falls.

Cambridge N.Y Mary McClellan Hospital Bennington Area William H. Burns Robert F. O'Neill Hoosick Falls Louie A. Davidson Ann H. Filkins Raymond W Luke Ann H Filkins Mary A Loveland Mary T Marble Anna E Messina Thomas M Pender Pauline E. Gibson Eagle Bridge Paul J. Yanke Buskirk Edward W. Asprion Sr Arlington Johnh. Baldwin JoAnn Hawks Mary B. Bracken Gilbert E. Ford Margaret A. Dickinson Luella M. Hubbard Petersburg Patricia A. Matte Hoosick Elizabeth Marx Bennington John H. Baldwin Lena Brock Berlin Mathilda Case West Rupert Hazel E. Goyette Irene Jacobson Raymond W. Luke Joseph Parkhill Sr North Hoosick

Pownal GOP Caucus Renominates Justices of the Peace

Pownal Republicans met in the Town Hall with Rep. James W. Lounsbury presiding to rename incumbents as justices of the peace for the November 5 general election. Incumbents Charles F. Mason Ellen Lillie Marcel A. Langlais A Coleman Mason Mrs Burton Peckham Mrs Byron Towslee and Harold P Hicks were renominated without opposition. Tickets for a $25 specialty fruit and food basket drawing on November 1 were announced to aid District 32 expenses.

Pownal James W. Lounsbury Charles F. Mason Ellen Lillie Marcel A. Langlais A. Coleman Mason Burton Peckham Byron Towslee Harold P. Hicks Pownal Town Republican Committee

World Fair of moat draws crowd at Tunbridge event

The West Arlington Sandgate fair drew large attendance on Saturday with visitors from West Arlington and East Arlington. Highlights included horse pulling contests and a display of 30 yoke of oxen. A Sunday christening at West Arlington Methodist Church featured Katherine Jones, three months old, daughter of Frederic and Mrs. Jones, with godparents Raymond Warner of Washington DC and family from Springfield, Vermont present.

Moat Tunbridge Cariel Vaughn West Arlington John Geer East Arlington West Arlington Methodist Church Katherine Jones Frederic Jones Raymond Warner Washington, D.C Katy Deb Joneses Springfield

North Village Youth Wins Essay Award in 1968 Contest

Rus sell J. Barber of Dunham Avenue was named second place in the Edmunds Essay Contest. He earned 75 dollars and a medallion for his piece The Tyson Mine Holdings of Tyson, vt. He is a 1968 Mt Anthony Union High School graduate and a University of Vermont freshman. First place went to Carla Martin of Rochester High School for The Work of Snowflake Bentley.

North Bennington Russell J. Barber Edmunds Barber Ralph Barber Dunham Avenue Tyson Vermont Plymouth Mt. Anthony Union High School University of Vermont

Lions Club Meeting Tonight in Congregational Church

North Bennington Norshaft Lions Club will meet tonight at 7 in the Congregational Church.

Norshaft Lions Club Congregational Church

Fifth BROC Center Opens At Manchester

Manchester announces the Ben nington Rutland Opportunity Council will open a new community service center over Hortons Hardware within weeks. Staffed by volunteers for adults, it will host nightly meetings and future classes based on a local survey. The center aims to acquire stoves and sewing machines for instruction and joins four other BROC sites in Rutland County.

Manchester Bennington - Rutland B-Roc Manchester Center Rutland Fair Haven Poultney

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SVA, Inc Jay H. Connaway Arthur Jones Hugh MacNair Sidney N. Stokes Mary Rogers Warren Orland Campbell E. A. Callanan John L. Hawkes Carleton Howe Gene Pelham Miriam Wolff Robert A. Beyers Frederick J. Burghard Richard A. Clark Frederick Taylor E. R. Tinker Stewart Bennett Robert C. Brewster Stuart Eldredge Willard A. Riggins Henry H. Wehrhane Bartlett Arkell Dean Fausett Ray Foote Ogden Pleissner William Resor Sley Zecher Arlingtonian Miss Dorothy Squires Fran Stacy P.W. Roach Thomas W. Hall Jr Town Planning Commission William Dalley Jr Col. Fairfax Ayres Merritt W. Hewitt Jr Merton Snow Board of Selectmen Sunderland School Board Sunderland Winslow J.H. Winslow Complete Home Service The Ruperts Elsie Walther Golf Awards Low Gross William Mendel North Adams Mass William S. Folgett Francis J. McEvoy David Pierce John Capano Edward Kaukas Fred Mendel Adams, Mass Albert de Luca Donald Sutton Vermont Bank TO Trust Com Bank Tid-Te Ker Lgely Richard Cardi Rhode Island Jerusalem Mary O’halloran Harrow England O’halloran Pontifical Mission Kennedy Airport Robert F. Joyce Waldorf Astoria John J. Nolan Hevey Cardinal Cushing Israel Dupont ZEREX Greenberg Main Street Pownal Gop Kay Weeks Bradford Salisbury Mon. Plaza Shopping Center North Village BROC Miss Powers Triple “‘S Grand Union Empire Couple Poole Lady Poole London Fog London Adams
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