Scouts Practice Woods Search On Bald Mountain
The Green Mountain Boys Patrol led by Wynn Metcalfe and Steve Grover conducted a mock search on Bald Mountain to rescue a hidden dummy. Eight Scouts scoured a square mile in 17 minutes, locating the dummy and treating its leg, then attempted a deeper, camouflaged test that failed after four hours, underscoring the difficulty of wilderness searches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Mountain Boys
Bald Mountain
Wynn Metcalfe
Steve Grover
Steve
Gary Hewson
Tom Lyons
Craig Becker
Brent Metcalfe
Wynn
Pat Gavin
Tony Hewson
Bloodmobile to Aid Bennington Red Cross Drive
The Bennington County Red Cross appeals for blood with over 100 pints sent to Putnam Memorial Hospital this month. The Bloodmobile visits First Baptist Church Colgate Hall at 601 Main St on Wednesday Sept 24 from 11 45 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. Helpers include doctors nurses telephoners motor corps and other volunteers with Gray Ladies and technicians assisting in the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
The
Red Cross
Burlington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
First Baptist Church
Colgate Hall
Main St
Cancer Society Holds Organizational Meeting in Vermont Unit
At the Bennington County Vermont Cancer Society annual meeting officers were reappointed for another year. Officers include Mrs. Donald Femenway president, Mrs. Fred Wohnus vice president, Mrs. James Horne secretary, and Armand Lampron treasurer. Fred Van Buskirk reported over $30,000 in legacies plus crusade funds to be allocated. Volunteers aided patient care with two young mothers driving one patient six weeks, and Dr. Flory proposed day meetings for the Mother Daughter program. Minutes from 1968 were approved and new trustees announced for 1969 70 and 1969 71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
Vermont Cancer Society
Nurses Home
Donald Femenway
Fred Wohnus
James Horne
Armand Lampron
D. Dexter Davis
Curtis Flory
Patrick Gordon
Horne
William Nawrath
Richard Posthauer
Wohnus
Fred van Buskirk
Montpelier
van Buskirk
Crusade
Gordon
Nawrath
Hemenway
Abraham Moskovitz
Flory
Frances Crozier
Davis
Papanicolaou
Defense Attorneys To Form Association
Attorneys from Maine New Hampshire and Vermont will meet October 3 4 at Basin Harbor Club Vergennes to formalize the Northern New England Defense Counsel Association and promote cooperation among members to better serve clients in money damages lawsuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vergennes
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Basin Harbor Club
New England
Defense Counsel Association
Beaud-May Restaurant Ad Promises Delightful Dining
A local restaurant advertises soured cream garnished baked potatoes with chopped chives and a Chablis wine pairing. It invites families and business men to a casual dining experience at Beau May Restaurant and Lounge at 225 North Bennington Road with lunch menus from $1.10. A prank lemon rind tip is noted for brass corrosion removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beau-May
North
Bennington Road
Cost of living rises amid higher food and energy prices
The Labor Department reports Augusts cost of living up four tenths of one percent led by a six tenths rise in food prices. Egg prices jumped 20 percent with grocery prices up five tenths and consumer services up seven tenths. Mortgage rates, taxes, gas and electricity, and home repairs also edged higher. The index reached 128.7, up 5.6 percent from a year earlier, with August showing the smallest monthly gain since May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Vermonters flood UVM freshman enrollment record
Burlington Vermonters set a new campus milestone as the University of Vermont reports 890 freshmen, the largest class in school history. The list from Bennington County includes Sandra M. Corey, Wendie W. deBrun, John Hayden, and many others across towns such as Arlington East Dorset and reads like a cross section of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
David Lyon
Helen E. Ordway
Nancy J. Rounds
Margaret A, Wargo
John C Woodard
Robert W. Wood
Respondents Advised of Rights in Manchester Court Resume
Judge John P. Morrissey opened a session urging respondents to ask questions about constitutional rights. Beginning Oct. 13, Manchester district court sessions resume on the second and fourth Mondays at 1:30 p.m. in the Manchester Courthouse. Matters include a pre-sentence investigation leading to a suspended 2 to 3 year term for Robert C. Tobin and bail outcomes for other defendants. Three respondents surrendered licenses after admitting DUI test refusals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
John P. Morrissey
Morrissey
Manchester
Robert C. Tobin
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Shaftsbury
Tobin
Robert L. Kesick
Woodford Road
Griffin Inc
Arlington
Barry R. Purdy
Burgess Rd
Eugene A. Percey
Scott St
Leonard E. White
Walloomsac Road
White
Helen Davis
Searsburg
Alda Davis
Carl A. Bouplin Jr
Park Street
Mt. Anthony
Charles H. Conklin
Salem
West Main Street
Manchester Center
MaQuarrie Walker
Paul Grover
David B. Gauthier
Grover
Gauthier
Med Auxiliary Luncheon to Aid Hospital
The Bennington County Medical Auxiliary schedules its annual luncheon card party at Mt. Anthony Country Club on Tuesday September 30 with a 12 30 social hour and 1 luncheon. Co chairmen are Mrs Roderick Humphreys and Mrs Donald Humphreys. Ticket duties prizes publicity and leadership are handled by several auxiliary members and the proceeds benefit Putnam Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County Medical Auxiliary
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Roderick Humphreys
Donald Humphreys
John Mook
Richard Fabricius
Richard Davis
Malcolm Finlayson
Kenneth Cestone
Philip Giddings
Dudley Baker
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Beautiful Day For a Long Hike
Thirteen Green Mountain Club members joined seven from Pioneer Valley and others from Springfield and Hartford for a five hour hike in Williamstown Mass. Four from Bennington took part in the morning group nine in the afternoon. The two groups did not meet as planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Mountain Club
Pioneer Valley
Greenfield
Springfield
Mass
Hartford
Dione Lucas Opens New Cooking School in Manhattan
Diane Lucas plans a New York City cooking school on 51st Street starting December 1. Craig Claiborne of the New York Times notes her move from Four Chimneys and Brasserie in Potters Yard to run classes for men, career girls, and children, with two-hour sessions five days a week and six week programs featuring five menu agendas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Lucas
Brasserie
Bennington Potters Yard
New York City
Craig Claiborne
New York Times
Pione Lucas
Dione Lucas
51St Street
Claiborne
Bershad To Speak At Goddard College Dinner
Corrections Commissioner Lawrence Bershad, a 30-year-old appointee, will speak at Goddard College’s semi annual adult student dinner on October 8. President Gerald S. Witherspoon will also speak briefly. The college serves over 100 adult students from central Vermont with programs for nonresidents and interns. The dinner, in Martin Manor on Greatwood Campus, starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $1.50 with reservations through the adult education office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield — Corrections
Lawrence Bershad
Goddard College
Vermont
Gerald S. Witherspoon
Central Vermont
Goddard
Martin Manor
Greatwood
Whitman Freeman Nuptials Held in Vermont Home
Mr and Mrs George Freeman of Middle Pownal Road announce the marriage of daughter Karen to David Whitman son of Mrs Clara Whitman of 111 Gage Street and George Whitman of Grove Street on Thursday September 18 at Coleman Mason justice of the peace. A reception followed at the bride's parents home. The couple will reside at 249 Elm Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Freeman
Middle Pownal Road
Karen
David Whitman
Clara Whitman
Gage St
George Whitman
Grove Street
Coleman Mason
Elm St
97 Vermonters Died in Vietnam
The Vermont Veterans' Affairs Office reports 97 men listing Vermont addresses have been killed in Vietnam since records began in October 1964. Of these, 16 died from noncombat causes, with most casualties occurring in 1968. Last year five were listed as killed in non-hostile action and 34 died in combat.
Bennington Chorus Seeks Members for Open Enrollment
The Bennington Community Chorus invited new members with a deadline of Monday Sept 29. The first meeting was Sept 15 at Mt Anthony Union High School led by director Ted Cook who outlined pieces for the Nov 22 concert including Bach Magnificat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Community Chorus
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Ted Cook
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George Kerbs
William Malcolm
Dorothy Hager
W. Philip Giddings
Ruth Ellen Steinman
William Sennett
Emma Page
Edward MacKinnon
Fred Austin
John Ogilvie
George Jenkins
Motor Corps
Caroline Darlington
Col
Charles P. Hayward
Arthur Hall
Alden Graves
N. Y. DuHamel
Richard Leake Jr
Ned Healey
Franklin Jones
Ferdinand Mayer
Alan Page
David Gil
Harald Henningsen
Stephen Jesseman
National Cartoonists Society
Cancer Society
Defense Attorneys
Association
John Ratelle
UVM
Med Auxiliary
Lawrence M. Burdick
North Bennington
Charles J. Ryan
Raymond L. Lemaire
North Adams
U.S. 7
Pownal
Jeffrey L. Loomis
Burgess Road
William J. Pasotti
Ball
Gerald B. Berthold
Bradford Place
Dorset
Howard R. O’brien
Vt. 67A
O’brien
Atty, Robert E. Cummings Jr
Monument Plaza
Vermont Bank
Colman
Manhattan
Bershad
Whitman-Freeman
Vietnam
Route
RT. 9
EAST
Blue Hill
South
Monument Ave
Bennington, VT
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