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The Bennington Evening Banner from Bennington, Vermont • 7

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RAGE SEVEN HIE BENNINGTON EYENING BANNER FEBRUARY 1, 1932. m- BEriniliGTOn BRIEFS 'WOMAN donates Oi the Town and Village Told Biff HKR LAST DOLLAR ffl Busy Rcadm. Born, to Mr. ana Theodore Gignao Children's Aid Society Now Car-of imperial Avenue, a son January 15. Mrs.

Edward Shanahan And Mrs. Agnes for 193 Children; Secures Burns spent Saturday In Troy and A-bony. Raymond Ward of Proctor was a Sun- The Vermont Children's Aid society now day guest at the home of his uncle, D. las H5 children In care and Is giving A. Ward pensions to three families, thus keeping The board of water commissioners will Thea meet tonight in the municipal building at 9 ih n'nlnnv which hve been carefully chosen to fit the need of each child.

Below Is a clas- Mlss E. Jane Elms of Dover Foxcroft, sifUatlon of the way In which the Is visiting her niece. Mrs. Donald H. ren.

are cared for: Pratt cf Safford street. Homes where board Is paid ICO John N. Fay, who entered Putnam Free Homes with prosepect-of adoption 18 Memoiial hospital for an operation last Free Homes without prospect of Monday, is doing nicely. i adoption r. 25 Lost Pair of tortoise shell glassei in Homes where the child receives wages 9 a case marked Finder please return Free with relatives 13 to the Banner office or calj 21-M.

Hospitals 2 i Mrs. John H. Schramm of Safford 1 street was taken to Putnam Memorial Preventorium 1 New England Continues to Lead the country in thrift. Latest figures show that the' individual savings of its people are more than triple the national average. i Assur6 the Safety of YOUR savings by depositing them in this bank: Under United States Government Supervision Capital Assets Oveh $330,000.00 Policyholders having- relations with this office have the assurance that come what may this agency of twenty years'standing will continue as it has in the pdst to stand for fair dealing.

Nurses Training 1 Boarding Schools 3 Besides its work for the children who are wards of the society, the agents last month worked to tbs Interest of 117 families scattered all over the state, most of them to rural districts. The society has hospital Saturday, morning for treatment. The Misses Lillian and Alma Setter of Albany spent the week end at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1.

Batter. Mils Susan Bull, director of the Girls club, who Is 111 with a severe attack of and PeFHiaitcnce C'laithful Service Since 1863 tinsllitU. is reported to be slowly lmprov- 233 active cases; that Is. families who have been reported as to some kind of for whom the society Is trying to work out a plan for the Improvement of the children Involved. In addition, there are 38 appeals, for help which to date the workers have bren unable to touch because of lack of time and money.

Five thousand little red stockings were sent out shortly before Christmas with a request for a Christmas donation. For this appeal most of the work of addressing and mailing was contributed by thp Otrl Scouts of St. Jbhnsbury. Some of these stockings came back with a few pennies, others bore generous checks, two returned each with 'A pair of beautifully knitted mittens. Altogether they tutted $464 52.

The most generous gift bf all ing. Miss Julia Seymour of Branch street has entered the February training class for nurses at the Samaritan hospital to Troy. Robert Catozzi of Rutland spent the week end with his cousins, Misses Jane and Vhginia Livingston of Pleasant street. If you saw James Dunn and Sally Ellers In "Bad Girl, you won't miss "Dance peneral Stark theatre today and Shuffteton Is assisting at the cnand Union store In the place of Chailes Bodlne, who Is absent on a few dayr vacation. In these times, when the insuring public is demanding security of unquestioned dependability and when companies not equal to the strain are going down, we are glad to say, to our policyholders' that the cream of American companies is prese nted here and in case of loss they may rest assured of a square i 'V First National Bask Pennington, Vt.

William Pratt has returned to his homo came from a dear old lady irt Bennington in Dover Fokeroft, following a weeks who wrote as follows: 4- Ipspraiice fgeii'ei INSURANCE SERVICE WILLIAM II. WILLS HARRY A. WILLS HARRISON I. NORTON I have enclosed 1.00 in the little stocking to help some Itttkr Child a little. I am not able to give more and a worn; 79 years old doesn't know hardly how give her last dollar, but I have done It more than onep and like today's I received a check for $5.00 soon after- I had thought to pijfc th? dollar in the Uttle stocking, and It mads me think of thy hymn.

Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters, God Is good to us all. Such faith as this gives us courage to carry on even though our financial burden seems at times almost Insuperable In such "Lan years we long for endowment funds which would give security Whatever happens the society must continue to provide for its family of 195 children but it wants to continue all ot Us services In this time of greater need. Many encouraging things happening More friends Contributed toys and clothing for Christmas than ever before. The Burlington firemen were veritable wonder workers In transferring Wrecked fcnnntirtiT Christmas presents tore fpto visit at the home of his son, Donald H. Pratt of this village.

Marshall Clark and family of Spring field, visited his mother, Mrs. Nella Clark and sister, Miss Carolyn Clark, on Grove street Sunday. Miss Anstlss Holden, tvho attends Brad ford Academy at Bradford, Is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.

H. Holden of West Mato street. There will be a card party for the benefit of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Mrs. Thomas Riley's tonight, February-1. Admission.

25c. The public Is cordially Invited. There will be a card party at the Bradford Hook and Ladder company rooms Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock The public Is cordially Incited to attend. Admission 25 cents. Mrs.

Lester Wright, accompanied by Mr. Wright's sister, both of Newark, 0., arc visiting Mrs. Wright's sisters. Misses Margaret and Helen Clark of Scott street. INSURANCE SERVICE Bennington, Vt ETHAN ALLEN TEA ROOM For Sale: Situated on Harwood Hill.

(Wonderful view). Property consists of land, 3 sleeping: cabins, new bungalow, 20x20. Established business camping, tourists, lunches, gas station. Has electricity. On concrete road.

A fine busineSvS priced right. Step lively if interested. WARD L. LYONS, Agent Phone 500 We Write Every Conceivable Form of Insurance. a I tVJZ-NBC -Boy Scouts NORTH BEHNlKGTOa and Ground 'Letters' of amrrerfsMon and cor'd wl-h Uie wool, employed at Bennington rol- 11Me harten.ri tis more tbah their send-lege, suffered an Injury to his foot last ers -un posribty re "fe.

week when he stepped on a nail, punctur- Another cause for rejoicing is the good ing the flesh. He received treatment health of on- children' ''Mi-h pss has from Dr. J.TX Lane. nag to 'be wpent for rneri -ul care till'. The condition ot Clifford Pjlvensat, winter than has bn the nave for aevvra who Is at Putnam Memorial hospital uu- Behavior also uppvnri to bo On the dergoing treatment for A afvere 'fracture up-grade as ther-'are fewer clifflm, which he received to an accident last problems of th's nature than iC.r.:R4 RNNFaTTT A -PALM tit 1 CHTRO PRACTQft -Mormon Tabernacle.

choir in 'f diama, "The Dress, ro ll. 55 a. Day. 4.15 P. organ.

9 00 Music ORDER RETURN OF! cider and Wine I A Spuriu Movies 1 It? VI ii i ilCtrA-4 ML ffcS srrVSAt r.f situation of the. soclets dlUi-nilt tha TSded The directors r.lurtant to make enj budre-t as the demands for and girthed children However, unltss special help is forthcoming such inevitable To alveus spell meeting uf the board the society to be held at In Burlington Thurs- Cf BUTTCRFiSLO Office. S55-W. Bennington. Vt.

Phone Kes, K55-R. No. 5 Cone Bldg. E. E.

Bottom was a visitor to Troy, Friday, Ralph Peckharrt has accepted employment at the Norwood Jarm. Mrs. Stable Kline 'is spending a few day with friends in Berlin. N. V.

kits, E. J. Worthington is suffering from one of the prevailing colds. Dr, and Wancft and daughter of Bennington were visitors in tor Sunday. Miss Jean Renton has returned from spending the week end at her home to North Adams.

Mrs. George McQuire of Bennington was a Sunday guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blanchard. Miss Marie Hyde, who recently underwent the second operation at the Putnam Memorial hospital, is new Improving.

Michael Howe of Bennington was a Sunday quest at the home of his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs Thomas Howe. Richard Mattison, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendejl Mattison, Is confined to the house with one of the prevailing colds.

The food sale held at the home of week, Is gradually Simon Fidarotl. Russian artist, who Is located in Bennington for, the; inter, returned Saturday from a trip 4o New York city, where lie; was arranging fdi an exhibition his paintings. Josephine Longtln. nine month cld child from Manchester, la to Putnam Memorial hospital where, she recently underwent an operation fur the removal of a small tumor from hqr scalp. The Interehurch Activities council will February 11 nieft Tuesday night to the Baptist church parish house at 7 30 o'clock.

Plans will w- be made for the holding of a Youth Council In Bennington county spring See James Cagney to 'Taxi, with Loretta Yeung, refreshing, red headed, romantic. The tickets sod by the OlrU Club are good for this attraction. General Stark theatre Wednesday and Thursday A big treat the new stAr team. James Dunn and Sally Ellers, who were skyrocketed to fame by "Bad Girl, who soar The financial lias become so cf service mukCb lavs- ben very ndurtlon in sirvire to homeless are so urgent. financial curtailment is reduetkm a special of directors of the dlral building FLASHES iRv The Huntington, Unit white education.

They a two yea diplomas stored education New York, Feb 1 (Ah A change hms for t-ope rtu uc-i b.uuO United States lia been effected Instead of the transmission from HtJ, Vatican City, as originally announced for he first Sunday in lent, February 14. the overseas pickup Is to consist of the bo-tow al of the papal benediction on tile anniversary of Ills coronation Th ime will be 6 a. Tibrusry 12 over tin -omblned WEAF-WJZ-NBC network WE GIVE each pailont a careful Ophthalmoscope xamination for OF LIFE Associated Preasl W. Va It may be con-culdcd ants are opposed to have Jurt finished consuming is supply of high school at the department of diseased conditions. Modem methods and equipment for accurately fitting and making glasses.

Office hours daily except Thursdays Phone 1002-W for appointments. Dr. DeWitt E. Lewis 1 O. Oph.

1 1 Registered Optometrist 434 Main St. Next V. M. C. A.

Judge Rules Beverages Not Owned Illegally; Alcohol Content 4 to 9 Fercenl Rutland county deputy sheriffs Satur- day returned to four Sudbury farmers I 1700 gallons of hard cider and 30 gallons of wine which they seized about three wiJeks hgo. The cider and wine w-as returned to the farmers after Judge Harold O'Brien ruled In City court that It cgslly possessed, the cider for vinegar I mi the wine for home consumption. tVhen this laig? amount of cider was 1 seized by State's Attorney Jack A. Crow- ry's flying sqvaiiiuu it was believed hat t-rre of the largest "apohjack yings, ever to eperae In Vcrmo-t had been broken, up. They- were unable to find a still on any of the four farms.

The owners of the elder and quantities possessed were: William Si eels, eight; o0-e lion kegs; Edwatd Steele, six 50-j gall-fcegs; Smith Ocrotoad. 12 50-gal-, Ion kegi, James Oermond. efght 5o-gal-1 Ion kegs of hard cider and 30 gallons of 1 wine. The cldiT Was tested by the- state? chemist. It showed from four and a half to eight and a half per te.it alcohol: Because Huey P.

long, Loui- urai new enatcl, will be In his home i.tate, Senator James Hamilton LcwW will speak to the National Radio Forum on WEAF-NBC tonight The situation wilt be discussed Mrs. A. S. Hathaway by the South Side to Immortality in "Dance Team. Oen-ciicle of the Baptist church Saturday was eiai sure theatre today and tomorrow a success.

a meeting of all high school boys In- There were nineteen women. in the terested In the building and study of San Jose, Calif. R. A. Saxtons automobile plunged into a 200-foot canyon and Saxton lives to Jell 1U Rescuers found him seriously hurt, but alive.

had been plunged Into the swollen wateis qC a creek. Press Pbotm Mamla Lee Joe, 16-year-old American-born Chinese girl, declined an offer of a motion picture contract, respecting the wishes of her father, tn whose grocery at Tucson, Aria She works. She was Voted the "most charming" student in her school. amateur radio broadcaslng sets will be held Wednesday night at .7 33 o'cock In tha Y. M.

C. A. All Interred are invited to attend. I A meeting of the managers of the Industrial League basketball teams will be held Tuesday hlght at 7 30 o'clock to the Y. M.

C. A. At this meeting a-decldon will be made as to what will be dona with the money collected from entrance fees City of Silk lid of i lie silk in- I I Coif as, Wash. Hugh McKuen who said he hd "done most everjthl--! cue shouldn't do' as far as his Mth was concerned. Is dead at the age bf 105 Washington Americans smoked only 113.449,048,657 cigarettes to 1931.

The revenue department says tills was less than In the previous year. Plainfield, N. -George OaUne was shot to the overcoat pocket- A holdup man fired at him. The bullet spent its force against the heavy weave cf his coat ard came to rest harmlessly to the pocket. New York The atoifc gave orders to the captain cf a Provideaee-bound boat yesterday.

Learning that the bird was hovering over the stateroom bf Mrs. Ger- nf. I retiA line lie crent test of from six ar.d a half jr cent IU P'' nine per cent. inJ-e Oh.iKH) As soon as the report from the statei in rt. employibg' chemlid.

was returned, Crowley started! 'vmii in condemnation proeeedlngs. All four nfi the cwneri engaged counsel. Attorney, iert H. Slirknev apiicarrd for the Steele I brothers while At.orney Clayton Kin- ney appeared for-James Oermond and; Attorney James P. Jeamy for Smith Ger--mond.

The attorneys ret up to briefs filed wfihj the count that the cider was being uoed Dr. Helen M. Wieters iiSTt or ATlflC PHYSICIAN HiK Cessor to Dr. Mary Strobe Cane Bids. Roora 8 HOURS 9-1.

I The" Grand Old iry" a Saturday night feature on WSM. Nashville, for .1 carls- rtX yearn, to get network tr.v-iut via WEAF-NBC Cm February 8 This program consist of old favorites, many i which never have been scored. The pickup ts to be another In the Series of jutstandljig half from Individual ol the network Jack Kerr, musi 1 star, described as the "voice of a thousand shades la to be the In a weekly series openin': on WABC-CBS soon, and to be called symphony of clor. Itll also Include a 26-plece or-hrstra Try there tonight: WEAF-NBC 8 33 Willlurw Hard's broadcast frorr Geneva. 8 30 Lawrence Tlbbett.

baritone 10 30 Mr. Bones and company. 11.45 Mills B.ue Rhythm band. WABC-CBS -6 45 Arthur Jarrett. tenor.

8.45 Th Colonel and Budd starting a new schedule. 10 00 Ray Lombardo's orchestra. 11:15 Toacha Seidel, concert violinist. Cut Flowers AND Plants FOR ALL OCCASIONS with service that satisfies Moores W. R.

C. Notes Here Lv February the month of two holidays, birthdays of two great leaders of our -public. The anniversary of Lincoln's birth should appeal especially to the Woman's Relief Corps the acknowledged auxiliary of the Grand Army as well aa too the sons and daughters of Union Veterans, as rf was at the call of President Lincoln for volunteers, that the young men of the north responded and class at the gymnasium Saturday, An enjoyable time was had by all. It is hoped many more women of the town will join this class. Mr.

and Mrs. James Holibard spent Sunday in town the guest of friends, while enroute to their home to Wllllamo-tmvn, after spending several days with friends to Yonkers. The women of the Congregational church will hold a "Chicken Supper In the social rooms of the church Wednesday evening February 3, at 8 o'clock until all are served. Tickets 50c. Little Joyce White, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Lewis White, who was severely burned several weeks ages With boiling water. Is now able to walk (or a short distance and Is improving quite rapidly. The regular meeting of the Worth While class will be held Tuesday evening at 730 o'clock at the home of Mrs. W.

B. Simmons. The assistant hostesses are Mrs. Guy Farnsworth and Miss Elizabeth Miller. The big game of the season at the Noith Benmng.on gym Wednesday night.

Independents vs. Bennington High school and Independents Juniors vs. Junior Varsity of Bennington. Admission 25c and lOe. Mis Betty Welch who has been a pa Went at Putnam Memorial hospital for sereval weeks has returned to her home on School street.

She now Improving from the effects of an operation. And illness of pneumonia. Stephen father of Mr. Harmon Saunders of this place, who was recently injured to a fall while working on the Y. M.

C. A In Albany, at which time he fractured his ribs and received many body In Juries, Is now recovering nicely. Due to Mr. Shepards age, who is well past seventy, fear was held of pneumonia cevetpicg and by eppointmens lL. Office TO Re.

II17-M. rYl'ING of All Kind1 -uers orally and accurately typewritten Bills made out and mailed. Mimeographing. GRACE GODFREY for vinegar and was being allowed to ehanee netura'ly by the process of f-r-1 mehlatton. They also seated that th? stale had showed no evidence tending to sliow that the hard cider was bring roid or used Illegally.

State's Attorney Crow- ley set up In a brief, also filed with the I court, that the cider and wine were being used illegally and were being sold. I I I kept the country united, and after the trude the captain durned the clone of the war, followed by the tragic death of Lincoln, formed the association, "The Grand Army of the boat arcund, docked, called a doctor, waited while an- eight-pound daughter was born to Mrs. Travers, ar.d then teamed on for Providence with the net passenger. GREENHOUSES Mrs. William C.

Houran will entertain at her home on Beech street, assisted by Mrs. Emily Marsden. on Wednesday evening at cards for the benefit of the School St. TeL 249 ir RMn ttn come and Invite yc C. Members friends.

A Haom fil-T Phone OffW London (Jl A "managed currer-y" instead srf th gold standard waa advo-t rated yesterday by Reginald McKenna I chairman of the Midland Bank to an addru-s at the annual meeting of the bank's stockholders. A Plan for Better Control-of-CbJds Perfected by Vicks 6 35 Ward Wilson impersonating Phti Cook. 7.30 The serenade, new series witn orrhestra and male quartet. 5 35 Story of women's Charles B. Driscoll, narrator, and Andy Sannella orchestra, 10:30 Arche Gibson ensemble.

Tuesday high sports: WEAF-NBC 3 00 n. Wornim- Radio Review. 8 30 Geneva broadcast. 6 35 Drama, The M-gfe cf Her Duane R. Bassett TEACHER OF PIANO Ames, la.

bP) Ptng Pong came into Its Constipated lotted of atronr. irritating pr tsYo-XATVaK'ft VXMXDT i off- A MOHT mrbtriooonw uuhl mooow ox. AUR1UHI Th AB VtftabU Laxativ uneral Directors AMBULANCE SERVICE IYivate Parlors Haynns Kane Benaiagtcb 431 Mala SL TeL 711-W. own here yestorday as recognized sport Insj Pinno-Accor Jion. for college, athletes.

A tournament waa? started at low state coiieg to continue1 Amstcur Orchestras Coached, untu Ftb. II, when the 40 entrants Music ArrarUPcJ U1 have laved e7 ote.er ccctjatatt) STTNWAY and USED FIANOS the winners will be crowned the school's Ping Pong ciiompion. Bojton Sametimrx evi heart. The Massachusetts dersrtment snnouncae sutj of land 10 feet wile the bank of the Westfield Ur, re of 25 miles so fishermen may without fear of treaspassing Grteaboro, N. A plan for tetter Controt-of-Cofds" ha ben developed by he Duikers cf Vick VapoRj'o the mottrn, external way of "treating colds The Plan is made poaiibe by the new VI' ks Nose and Throat Dtkip.

based on a new idta for "presert mg eods. Oet a bottle of Vicks Drops now and use with VspoRub as duectej in the Vick PIsd to lessen the number and severity of coidi and reduce your family "Coku-Tix this ainur. ABC -CBS 9 3J a. m. Broadcast from Generei address of Arthur Henderson, chairman, at opening of disarmament conference.

11 5 Ground hog Day program from Philadelphia too 00 Alma Gluck guest of th club. Motto (or Fall Living way to live Is to wlmt you want to do tost as much as yen srs able. Ton can do wbat yon watt Lbdo better thin wbat yon hate to da. American Magazine. miAs.

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