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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1962

Page

10

Sixth Annual Exhibition To End At Southern Vermont Art Center

The sixth annual exhibition by New England and New York artists opens Sept. 29 at the Southern Vermont Art Center and runs through Oct. 14. Jury-selected works by about 250 artists are on display and for sale with invited artists included. A $600 prize fund will be awarded by a special prize jury.

Manchester New England New York State Southern Vermont Art Center SVA Art Center Junius Allen Orists Vermont Thomas Dibble Stuart Eldredge James Montague Caroline Wadsworth Canaletti Jay Connaway Bernard Eichen Julius Levine

Sunderland boys harvest pine cones for state nursery

Forests and Parks received one request for cones. David and Peter Ennis of Sunderland collected 18 bushels of white pine cones from Charles Canfield’s Arlington woodlot. They earned $27 from the state treasurer. Seedlings available next spring include red and white pine, red, white and Norway spruce, and European larch at $14 to $21 per thousand, minimum 500 trees. Sign up for the 1963 ACP program for up to $25 per acre benefits. contact county forester or ASC secretary at 310 Main St.

David and Peter Ennis Sunderland Charles Canfield Arlington Department of Forests and Parks Essex Junction Main St John DeVito ASC

Wilmington Brattleboro Wedding Held at Old Red Mill

Kenneth Wright LaClair of Brattleboro wed Joan Margaret Manly in Brattleboro with about 150 guests at a reception at the Old Red Mill. A wedding cake hors d oeuvre and champagne punch were served as the couple celebrated.

Kenneth Wright LaClair Brattleboro Joan Margaret Manly Carl B. Manly Old Red Mill Marion Bumferd Thomas Bumferd Trinity College Burlington Ann Sapatao South America New Mercy Hall Marion Church School The Congregational Church Chambers Philip Rice Robert Chase Wayne Timmermann Ray Chambers Kitty Mills Stanley Carter Pamela Johnson Susan Greene Wilmington Home Demonstration Club Vermont Association For the Blind Robert Canedy Milton Wolf Barbara Mason

Cambridge Area Social News and relocations

Cambridge area residents share travel notes school moves and new jobs. Charles Stevenson and his wife enjoy a vacation then return home before heading to Atlantic City. Garret Albert becomes geology administrator at Ricker College Houston Maine. Sheryl Knapp returns to Geneseo for sophomore year.

Charles John Stevenson WGY Schenectady Atlantic City N.J Garret Albert Ricker College Houston Maine Sheryl Knapp Geneseo Vance Griffith Albany College of Pharmacy Wayne C. Laverty Albany Medical College George McEvoy Tilton School Tilton N.H Thomas Lynch Chappauqua Center Cambridge Road Lawrence Cramer Siegreid Neysich Chicago

Shaftsbury Scout Mothers Auxiliary Holds Meeting

Troop 31 Boy Scout Mothers Auxiliary met at Mrs. Hazel Fritz home. Officers were reinstated: president Mrs. Eleanor Danforth, five president Mrs. Hazel Fritz, secretary Mrs. Mary Stevens, treasurer Mrs. Hazel MacDonald, publicity Mrs. Alice Bunk. Charter supper planned for Oct 22 at Shaftsbury Firehouse. 1963 meetings to be called by president only as needed. Fire Dept Auxiliary meets Wednesday 7:30 p.m. at the firehouse with co-hostesses Mrs. Alice Bunk, Mrs. Sue Bull, Mrs. Flora Bump. Shaftsbury Methodist Church augmented senior choir rehearses Sept 26 7:30 p.m. and intermediate choir Sept 27 7:30 p.m. Participation emphasized for all rehearsals.

Boy Scout Mother’s Auxiliary Hazel Fritz Sycamore Lane Eleanor Danforth Mary Stevens Hazel MacDonald Alice Bunk John Clawson Shaftsbury Shaftsbury Fire Department Sue Bull Flora Bump Shaftsbury Methodist Church

Local families visit Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield

White Creek Mr and Mrs Wales Taber and children attended the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield Mass on Saturday. Miss Rose Marie Niles returned to State University at Plattsburg for her junior year. Mr and Mrs Clarence J Decker were at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield last Friday. Mr and Mrs Robert Hansen and family visited his parents Mr and Mrs Hartvig Hansen.

Wales Taber West Springfield Mass Rose Marie Niles State University At Plattsburg Clarence J. Decker Robert Hansen Hartvig Hansen

New Officers Named By Rescue Squad

Hoosick Falls New York names Glen Banks as president replacing Robert Hebert. Other officers elected include Roy Howard as vice president, Shirley Howard as secretary, Bernard Graney as treasurer, Warren Roberts as captain, Walter Hoffman as first lieutenant, Joan Rogers as second lieutenant, Mary Morin, George Colegrove, James Casey and Donald Hillman as directors and executive board appointees. Delegates to the state convention are Robert Hebert, Shirley Howard and Royal Howard with alternates Andrew Kipp Clem Pytko and Warren Roberts.

Royal Howard Shirley Howard Bernard Graney Warren Roberts Walter Hoffman Joan Rogers Mary Morin George Colegrove James Casey Donald Hillman Robert Morin George Donald Hillman Roy Jordan Morin Robert McGarvin Glen Banks John Cuddihy Rogers Robert Hebert Andrew Kipp Clem Pytko

Dallas church donates to build nurse home in Osaka

The First Presbyterian Church in Dallas contributes 30000 dollars to fund a home for 45 nurses at Yodogawa Christian Hospital in Osaka Japan. The hospital is supported by the Presbyterian U S Southern Japan mission.

Dallas, Texas First Presbyterian Church Yodogawa Christian Hospital Osaka Japan Presbyterian U

Birth in Hoosick Falls and school district meeting delay

A daughter was born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. John Gorman of Abbot Street at St Marys Hospital Troy. A meeting of taxpayers of Union Free School District No 1 scheduled for last night to decide disposition of old schools has been postponed to Thursday night Sept 27. Birthday night marked the opening meeting of Van Rensselaer Chapter OES with members born July through January selecting a gift from the birthday exchange. Worthy Matron Mrs Barrington Rose presided. Plans for a food sale Friday Sept 28 at Gillespie Store on Main Street starting at 10:45 am. An oriental rug to be donated soon by the organization will be on display. Mrs Hester Plumley is in charge of the sale and Mrs Eva Calhoun handles food pickups.

Ralph Medbury Roger Marchand John Francois Court Switzerland Washington D.C Maryland New York la France Marchands Marchand Charley Bueche Richard Boyd Isabell Raymo Wilmington Future Homemakers of America Group Montpelier Sears and Roebuck Foundation Beaver Brook Parent Teachers Club Daniel O'Connor Robert LaMorder Lewis Smith Richard Leonard Paul Allen Allen Memorial Hall John Gorman Abbott Street St. Mary’s Hospital, Troy Union Free School District No. 1 van Rensselaer Chapter O.E.S Barrington Rose Gillespie Main Street Hester Plumley Eva Calhoun

Premature Obit Report Highlights North Bennington Times

The North Bennington Times notes its own demise and that of editor G. G. Blood. The piece recounts the death of Charles Fredericks in a Bennington barn, blamed on alcoholism, and quotes a follow up claiming he was only dead drunk before revival with a rum pause.

Fredericks

Quakes Create Reelfoot Lake in Two Great Shocks

Reelfoot Lake formed from a sequence of strong earthquakes in 1811 and 1812. The quakes sank land, chiefly in Tennessee, and the area filled with Mississippi River waters.

Hickman, Ky Reelfoot Lake Kentucky Tennessee

Also Mentioned on This Page

Forest Facts Sunderland Boys Woody Harvest By David C. Barton County Forester Wilmington Dover Carlo Walter Tel Reginald Martin the Baptist Church Cambridge Margaret Aiken Pasiion Sar MAIN Bennington, Vermont Fran Stacy Eleanor Niles Bartons Barton’s Evans News Office Equipment, Inc Bennington, VT Hoosick Falls N.Y Town of Hoosick Home Fund Hopkins Observatory Williamstown Willis I. Milham Williams College Edith Beaumont North Bennington Times G. G. Blood Charles Fredericks H. C. White Company James Griffin North Street Bennington Hometown News
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