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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1966

Page

6

PTA Votes No on Lunch Program Deficit at Manchester School

Manchester PTA refused to absorb a 140 deficit in the hot lunch program while leaving management with the school board. The meeting drew over 100 people including most Manchester Elementary and Burr and Burton staff as headmaster E H Henry discussed expanded library services and education resources. Superintendent Cross spoke on junior high needs, redistricting study, and potential regional school plans, with MES principals detailing new curricula and developmental reading efforts. In a separate item, 19 year old William J Whitman of Manchester Depot left for Camp Lejeune after 30 days home on leave to join Marine combat training and a Viet Nam deployment expected before Christmas. his brother Lyman recently completed four Navy years.

Manchester PTA Burr and Burton Seminary BBS E.H. Henry Cross Legislative Committee MES Donald R. Shanks William J. Whitman Camp Lejeune N.C Whitman Viet Nam Robert Whitman Navy Great Lakes Naval Training Station Portsmouth N.H

Local notes report health moves and events in Manchester area

Delon Harwood recovering at home in Manchester Center and Mrs Harwood returned from Equinox Nursing Home. Arthur Davids hospitalized in Bennington. Ruth Shattuck Perkins, former Burr and Burton faculty, died in Carmel California. Perkins was daughter of Rev Sidney K Perkins former pastor here 1908 to 1923. Lunch program and ticket details announced for Manchester Elementary School students. Local GOP workshop set at Manchester Elementary School. Band instrument demonstration planned October 7 by Ellis Music Co. Parents urged to enroll children in band or music lessons. VFW notes honor for national president Georgia White with attendees from Harned Fowler Post 6471. Auxiliary seeks cookie recipes and addresses of service members in Vietnam. Cookie project kickoff with covered dish supper on Saturday at 6:30. 1967 membership drive ongoing. dues payable.

Manchester Center Delon Harwood Harwood Arthur Davids Bennington Carmel Calif Ruth Shattuck Perkins Burr and Burton Seminary Manchester Harned

County GOP Plans Party Campaigning

Republican officials and Bennington County candidates met in Manchester to discuss election tactics. A county dinner at Paradise Restaurant in Bennington on Oct 19 will feature Richard A. Snelling, governor candidate, with teen tables to explain politics. Snelling also schedules tea at Mrs. John McCormick’s home Oct 4 and visits Oct 11.

Manchester Bennington County GOP Ferdinand Bongartz Paradise Bennington Richard A. Snelling Bongartz Snelling John McCormick West Road Clifford B. Harwood Vermont Federation of Republican Women Montpelier

Vermont Bar Association Meet at Stratton

The 89th annual Vermont Bar Association meeting will convene Friday at Stratton Mountain Inn. Waldo C. Holden of Bennington is president. Louis G. Whitcomb of Springfield is president-elect. The event starts at 10 with morning business, followed by alumni luncheons from Harvard and Boston University Law Schools and an afternoon seminar on Tax Probe.

Stratton Vermont Bar Association Stratton Mountain Inn Waldo C. Holden Bennington Louis G. Whitcomb Springfield Harvard Boston University Bernard J. Leddy Burlington Vermont James S. Holden Vermont Supreme Court Henry F. Black White River Junction Philip H. Hoff Frederick van Pelt Bryan U.S New York

Manchester Shopping Center adds Town and Country Fashions

Manchester Town and Country Fashions joins Manchester Shopping Center. Mrs J Nelson Carman says the high fashion women’s wear and country clothes shop will open in November managed by Mrs Phyllis Sudder with tax talks by Jonathan N. Brownell and William D Kilbourn. A series of seminars and banquets follow with speakers including John V. Spalding and Frederick van Pelt Bryan.

Manchester Town and Country Fashions Manchester Shopping Center J. Nelson Carman Manchester Center Phyllis Sudder Pawlet

Hoosick Falls mayor backs Wood mansion turn to apartments

Hoosick Falls mayor Leo Albowicz proposes turning the Walter A. Wood mansion into about 10 apartments to save the landmark and boost tax rolls. The Village Board approved delaying demolition and plans to discuss with the School Board and contractor, with a round table to align with urban renewal efforts.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Leo Albowicz Water A. Wood Village Board of Trustees Village Planning Board John Elm Street

Hoosick Falls senior earns national Merit commendation

Hoosick Falls Central School senior Miss Sally Stetson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Stetson, Danforth Street, received a Letter of Commendation for high performance on the 1966 National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. She ranks among about 38,000 U S students in the upper 2 percent of prospective 1967 graduates, just below the 14,000 semifinalists named earlier this month by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Sally Stetson Robert Stetson Danforth Street Hoosick Falls Central School William C. Waterhouse Stetson United States National Merit Scholarship Corporation

Bondville Fair Draws Crowds Despite Cold Weekend

Bondville notices record a frosty 21 degree low as residents attend the Bondville Fair over the weekend. Harold Roberts of Huntington visits his mother Lola Roberts amid local church plans for Baptism and communion at Bondville Church led by Rev. Sidney Lambert from Weston.

Harold Buck) Roberts Huntington N.Y Lola Roberts Bondville Church Sidney Lambert Weston

Hoosick Falls Pool Fund Reaches Match Milestone

Hoosick Falls residents boost the Town of Hoosick Swimming Pool Fund beyond 15000 dollars, meeting the required 15000 dollar match pledged by the Rev. Edith Craig Reynolds. General chairman Philip Leonard notes donations and pledges have poured in during the past period.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Town of Hoosick Edith Craig Reynolds Philip Leonard

Hoosick Falls Couple Mark 60th Wedding Anniversary

Hoosick Falls Mr and Mrs Joseph St Hilaire of 12 Rensselaer St plan a private family 60th wedding anniversary celebration on Oct 1 and a Sunday gathering. Mrs Luther Rasch of Center Street is a patient at St Marys Hospital Troy. Council elects officers for the Hoosick Falls Central School Student Council with Douglas Redden as president Carol Carelli as vice president and Michelle Herring as secretary treasurer. Class representatives include Grade 12 Michelle

Joseph St. Hilaire Rensselaer St Luther Rasch Center Street St. Mary’s Hospital Troy Hoosick Falls Central School Douglas Redden Carol Carelli Michelle Herring Michelle

Logician Lamport to Speak at Marlboro College Lecture

Marlboro College invites the public to an 8 p.m. Monday lecture by mathematician Leslie Lamport on Dr Godel and the proof. He will discuss the shift from Principia Mathematica to Gödel's incompleteness and related computer psyche research, with philosophical implications left to listeners.

Marlboro Leslie Lamport Marlboro College Lamport Dr. Godel Garden of Principia Mathematica Kurt Godel

West Arlington Ladies Aid Plans Turkey Supper

The West Arlington Ladies Aid will meet Monday to plan the annual turkey supper on October 27. Mrs. Louis Ondrejka volunteers to collect funds for the United Counseling Service drive in Sandgate. Howard Provost from New York City left Wednesday after a week with John Lundquist in Sandgate.

West Arlington Ladies Aid Louis Ondrejka United Counseling Service Sandgate Howard Provost New York City John Lundquist

Altar Rosary Society Reelects Officers in Hoosick Falls

Miss Mary C. Doyle was reelected president of the Altar Rosary Society of the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Hoosick Falls. Officers reappointed include Mrs. John Galvin as vice president, Mrs. Gordon Hoag as secretary, and Mrs. Robert Hibbert as treasurer. The group prayed for Miss Lucy Mahar at the Leo J. Mahar Funeral Home before the meeting.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Mary C. Doyle Altar Rosary Society Church of the Immaculate Conception John Galvin Gordon Hoag Robert Hibbert Lucy Mahar Alfred J. Ellis U.S.A Raleigh Tatro

Births and family notes from Walloomsac area

James Lawrence Snyder Sr. and wife welcomed son James Lawrence Jr. at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge on Sept 27 weighing 6 lb 5 oz. Jimmie has sisters Robin 6 and Ami 3. Grandparents Ward Snyder Eagle Bridge Fred Luke Walloomsac Howard Luke Utica. visit by Luke brothers and Whitcomb family in Greenwich for 84th birthday. Roscoe Austin grandchildren enter college. David Rochester State Gary Plattsburgh Danny Allegheny State. Pfc Leonard Arnold leaves for Oakland AFB. Mrs Roscoe Austin and Alice Guiden visit Bridgeport. Charles Arnold Sr. and Barbara moving to North Hoosick trailer.

James Lawrence Jr James Lawrence Snyder Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge Jimmie Robin Ami Ward Snyder Eagle Bridge Fred Luke Walloomsac Howard Luke Utica Fred Raymond Whitcomb Greenwich Albany John O’hare Bridgeport Conn Charles Arnold Sr Barbara North Hoosick

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