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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1968

Page

6

Hoosick Falls Area Calendar Community Events

Hoosick Falls hosts Hill and Dale Home Bureau annual banquet at Wallies Restaurant in Greenwich. Albert and 50th anniversary open house at 15 River Street. Battenkill Coin Club meeting tonight at Hotel Cambridge with coin auction and refreshments. Senior Choir rehearsal at First United Church. Catholic women attend Albany diocese retreat at Our Lady of Grace Retreat House. Village Board and Town Board hold special meetings on bond issue and health services cooperative at 7:30 p.m.

Hill & Dale Home Bureau Wallie’s Greenwich Albert E. Kyer River St Battenkill Coin Club Cambridge First United Church, Presbyterian Church of the Immaculate Conception Albany Our Lady of Grace Dominican Schenectady Louis Douglas Morgan Burke William E. Gorman Mary Walsh Catherine Hughes Elva Gigel Health Service of Rensselaer Inc. of Troy

Vermont Writers To Meet In Rutland Event

The League of Vermont Writers holds its fall meeting at the College of St. Joseph ProvidER in Rutland Sept 28 with 10 30 to 11 registration. Sister Mary Imelda will greet members then James C Davidson of Rutland will discuss Rutland 1800 Reconstruction of an Era with entertainment. Afternoon talk by Betty Bandel of AVM covers play writing. Reservations to Nancy Stoops North Clarendon VT. Guests and new writers welcome.

Rutland League of Vermont Writers College of St. Joseph Mary Imelda League James C. Davidson Davidson Rutland High School Vermont Betty Bandel AVM Miss Bandel Amanda Justin Morgan UVM Department of Speech and Drama Nancy Stoops North Clarendon Charles V. S. Borst

North Bennington Congregationalists Plan 100th Anniversary

North Bennington Congregational Church marks its 100th founding anniversary with a dinner and program on Oct 17 at 6 30 p m in the church social rooms Invitations go to members former pastors and conference ministers The program will feature greetings from the church president and former pastors a talk on HOME the anniversary focus a music program and a reception chaired by Mrs Harold Riemann and Mrs Kenneth Johnson The dinner committee includes Mrs Theodore Thomas Sr Mrs Raymond Miles and Mrs Maurice Ball Decorations and room arrangements are by Mrs David Plummer and Mrs Ronald Nadeau Milton Mackey Kendall Rich and Mrs Arthur Wickenden plan the program Mrs Arthur Jones handles publicity

North Bennington Harold Riemann Kenneth Johnson Theodore Thomas Sr Raymond Miles Maurice Ball David Plummer Ronald Nadeau Milton Mackey Kendall Rich Arthur Wickenden Arthur Jones

Space Tightening At HFCS Raises Class Size Concerns

HOOSICK FALLS N Y Present classroom space at the eight year old Hoosick Falls Central School is reaching near capacity according to Supt Philip Leonard in a Board of Education report Enrollment in Grades K 12 has grown by 591 students or 55 7 percent since the

Hoosick Falls N.Y Hoosick Falls Central School Supt Philip Leonard Board of Education Leonard Supt. Leonard W. Parker Dodge St. Mary’s Academy

Bennington Masonic Night and Card Party Notices

Tucker Chapter 28 CBS joins Balance Rock 81 and Mt. Anthony 1 in the Masonic Temple Bennington for grand officers. Dinner at 5 30 p.m. Reservations due Sept. 27. A Saturday card party at St John s Parish Hall at 8 p.m. with prizes and refreshments. Reservations with Mrs. Fred Green or Mrs. Edward Paquin. Also notes on a Lincoln Square flower bed, Girl Scout marigolds at peak. Graduate William Hurley to work at Edward P Mahar and Son Funeral Home. Vermont school enrollment counts and projected growth outline given by Supt Leonard with plans for expansion.

Tucker CBS Balance Rock Readsboro Mt. Anthony Masonic Temple Bennington Walter Whitman St. John’s Parish Hall The Sodality Fred Green Edward Paquin Lincoln Square William Hurley William J. Hurley Pleasant Street New England Institute Boston Edward P. Mahar and Son Funeral Home

Fall meetings set by parish guild and district Republicans

The Ladies Guild of Our Lady of Lourdes in North Pownal meets at 7 30 tonight in the North Pownal Fire House for new members. In Stamford District 32 Republicans convene at 8 at Stamford Central School to choose finance committee members and discuss campaign plans for the November 5 election. Towns in the district include Pownal Stamford Readsboro Wilmington Whitingham Dover and Searsburg. A daughter Audra six pounds one ounce was born Sept 23 at Putnam Memorial Hospital to Pvt. B and Mrs William E Deery Jr wife Gail Ware and their families. Pvt Deery on furlough from Fort Myer Va expects honor guard duty. he and his wife will join him there later this fall.

North Pownal Stamford Central School Pownal Stamford Readsboro Wilmington Whitingham Dover Searsburg Audra Putnam Memorial Hospital William E. Deery Jr Deery Gail Ware Gordon E. Ware Barber Pond Road William E. Deery Pvt U.S. Army Fort Myer

Lyons son in Vietnam and local notices merge with auditions

Richard M Lyon AFC 11537377 Box 127 458TAS PACAF San Francisco APO SF96326 arrived in Vietnam and is stationed at Cam Ranh Bay. He would welcome letters from friends. Shaftsbury fire company auxiliary meets Wednesday at 7:30 pm. Christine Ertell named apprentice at Berkshire Civic Ballet after audition committee including John Christian and Sydelle Gomberg. Ballet group is part of Northeast Regional Ballet Festival Association directed by Madeline Cantarella Culpo.

Francis Lyon Richard Vietnam Cam Ranh Bay Air Corps Richard M. Lyon Christine Ertell Glenn Ertell Shaftsbury Berkshire Civic Ballet Company John Christian Jacob’s Pillow Sydelle Gomberg Boston Gomberg Boston Conservatory of Music Berkshire Civic Ballet Northeast Regional Ballet Festival Association Madeline Cantarella Culpo

Arlington ties and town guests noted in brief

Arlington resident Helene Thompson is listed with phone 375-2325. John Cross, formerly of Arlington, now in Mechanicville New York, is hospitalized at Memorial Hospital Albany after a heart attack. Mrs. Gladys Stein hosted weekend guests, her brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Bowers of Hillsdale Michigan, longtime Hillsdale College music department head, now retired.

John Cross Gladys Stein Raymond L. Bowers Hillsdale, Mich Bowers Hillsdale College

Wasp Among The Missing At Manchester

The 1924 Wasp Rickshaw-Victoria will not join the Glidden Tour in Manchester after throwing a rod in Ohio en route to Bennington. Owner Henry Dodge of Toledo uses the car. Keith Marvin will drive a 1923 Pierce Arrow instead. The tour features antique cars, a Mt Equinox climb, a Steamtown USA train excursion, and a Friday banquet with 750 participants. Security was increased by town and tour officials to guard the cars at night.

Manchester Victoria Bennington Keith Marvin Troy N.Y Ohio Henry Dodge Toledo, Ohio Marvin Joseph E. Joseph Mt. Equinox Chester Depot Bellows Falls Equinox House Orvis Inn Worthy Inn Glidden Tour

Arlington Board Hires Interim Road Commissioner

Arlington selectmen appointed Ralph Morse of Sunderland as interim road commissioner to serve until a road commissioner is elected at the March town meeting. The move follows a petition from voters asking for guidance after former town road commissioner Clarence Nichols resigned earlier in the summer to join William E. Datley Inc. and leaves a vacancy.

Arlington Ralph Morse Sunderland Board of Selectmen Clarence Nichols Nichols William E. Datley Norman Stratton Ben Ice Pond Schafer Steven Bliss Water Resources Board Cemetery Murray Hollow West Arlington Hogback Road U.S.7 John Moore Ed Morrissey West Arlington Covered Bridge

Hoosick Little League Banquet Set Oct 2

Hoosick Falls New York reports the Hoosick Town Little League banquet will be held October 2 at 6 p.m. in the Hoosick Falls Central School cafeteria.

Hoosick Little League Hoosick Falls N.Y Town of

Grange News Sees New Officers Lead Weekly Agenda

Hoosick Grange recently elected officers will steer the Wednesday 8 pm meeting in the hall with refreshments to follow. The first card party of the season is set for Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Earl Durkee in charge. Planning for Boosters Night is scheduled for Wednesday with a Monday Sept 30 open meeting. West Sand Lake couple Mr and Mrs Earl Becker will show movies from Liberia. Reservations to be made by Wednesday with Leonard Liporace, president, or Williams Folgert, vice president.

Hoosick Grange Earl Durkee Earl Becker West Sand Lake Liberia Leonard E. Liporace Williams S. Folgert Philip Martinez Giants

Economics course at Williams College this fall

An adult education course on economics will be offered at Williams College in Williams­town Massachusetts this fall. Prof John Sheahan will lead ten weekly sessions starting October 8 at 8 p.m. in Griffin Hall room 4. The $30 fee is payable to the Adult Education Program Hopkins Hall. No credits or grades. Immediate registration urged.

Williamstown Mass Williams College John Sheahan Griffin Hall Hopkins Hall

Radcliffe Center Named for Danby Philanthropist

Radcliffe College to name its first Cambridge house for Audrey Bruce Currier alumna of 1956 and philanthropist. Mrs Currier and her husband Stephen disappeared in a Caribbean plane crash last year. The 320 undergraduates and 15 tutors residence on Garden Street opens September 1970 designed by Harrison and Abramovitz.

Danby Radcliffe Cambridge Mass Audrey Bruce Currier Mary Ingraham Bunting Garden Street Harrison & Abramovitz

Williams Plans Crescent Dorm for 260 Students

Williams College moves forward with a new four story crescent shaped dorm to house about 260 students. The project, designed by Mitchell Giurgola Associates and approved by the Board of Trustees, places living and dining spaces in four houses along Mission Park near Lynde Lane. The building will be named after the haystack meeting that sparked the American foreign missionary movement.

Williamstown Mass Williams College John E. Sawyer Mitchell - Giurgola Associates Philadelphia Williams Board of Trustees Mission Park Lynde Lane College Infirmary Park Street Sawyer American Foreign Missionary Movement Ehrman B. Mitchell Jr Romaldo Giurgola Pennsylvania Kentucky

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