Bennington Listers Urge Checks for 1964 Poll Lists
Bennington listers urge residents over 21 to verify their names on the 1964 poll lists so the town clerk can prepare the upcoming primary and general election checklist. They warn that incorrect listings may affect driver’s licenses and poll taxes and remind veterans widows and 70 year olds to file exemptions. They also request employers to provide employee names and hotel keepers to submit occupant lists and mobile home owners to register personal property details at the listers office. Delta Kappa Gamma grants $25 to five schools for retarded children including Otter Valley Middlebury and Mount Laurel Manchester.
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Bennington Listers
Listers
Vermont
Rutland
Delta Kappa Gamma
Otter Valley
Middlebury
Haverwood
Lakeland School
Fair Haven
Mount Laurel
Manchester
Red Brick
Shaftsbury
Area Obituaries From Woodford To Manchester Center
Obituary notices for Glenn E Temple of Woodford and Russell John Taxter of Manchester Center detail their births, careers, survivors, and funeral arrangements. Temple died at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington after two weeks. Taxter died unexpectedly at home after five years in the area. A minor vehicle accident near Bennington involved Spencer Haynes and Steven Stemp with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Center
Russell John Taxter
Mr. Taxter
Tarrytown
N.Y
Jerome and
Mary (Olsen) Taxter
Phenix Hose Co
Westchester County
Dorothy Arnold
Russell John Taxter Jr
U.S. Air Force
Sheppard Field
Texas
William Gilbert
George Battrfeld
Croton-on-Hudson
Irving Conklin
Buchanan
John Lawless
Milford
Godfrey Parker
Bennington Village
Spencer Haynes
North Bennington
County Street
Steven F. Stemp
Elm St
College-Bound Girls Get Advice From Local Alumnae
Bennington AAUW hosted about 70 junior and senior girls from Bennington Catholic High and Bennington High School for a night of guidance on college life. Local alumnae shared social and academic tips and names of their colleges including Our Lady of the Elms Marymount UVM Trinity Colby Maine Middlebury and College of St. Rose among others.
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Bennington
The
American Association of University Women
Bennington Catholic High
Bennington High School
Elaine Beshara
Our Lady of the Elms
Mary Collins
Marymount
Jane Dailey
College of St. Rose
Susan Holden
UVM
Mary Hewson
College of St. Joseph the Provider
Ann Marie Kuhn
Castleton
Jane Leahey
Emmanuel
Meredith Loyd
Mara Lusis
Middlebury
Elizabeth James
Trinity
Marian Norcross
Barbara Webster
Colby
Maine
Nancy Danisch
Sara Pike
Meredith
Ginger) Loyd
Bennington County
Bennington Free Library
Bennington Briefs Highlight Raids and Local Events
A chaotic Bennington brief recalls a raid led by Trueblue on a dance hall with police and officials present including the D.A. and a judge. The raid ends with Trueblue expelled from the force, and others reassigned abroad. The notice covers local visits, hospital stays, club anniversaries, meetings, and community happenings across Bennington and nearby towns.
Five County Youths Leave for Induction
Five registrants from Bennington County depart Selective Service headquarters this afternoon by chartered bus for induction in Albany New York on Thursday. They are David Cleveland Lawrence Eldred Thomas Maroni Densmore Gaiotti and Robert Joslin.
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Bennington County
Selective Service
Armed Forces
Albany
N.Y
David Cleveland
Bennington
Lawrence Eldred
Thomas Maroni
Readsboro
Densmore Gaiotti
Robert Joslin
Dorset
Regular As Clockwork When Leslie Rice Checks in
Ben Nington sisters note Leslie H Rice, 106 Chime St, as a longtime voter who arrives every April 1 to confirm his name on the poll list prepared by the nuns. The annual check helps form the town's new year voter eligibility list. Sister Francis J Hogan confirms Rice's usual appearance.
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Bennington
Leslie H. Rice
Chime St
Rice
Francis J. Hogan
CVPS Man Recovers From Burns at Pownal Track
Alden L. Smith a 50 year old electrical maintenance foreman for the Central Vermont Public Service Corp was injured by third degree electrical burns to both arms hands and left shoulder while working in an underground transformer vault at Green Mountain Park in Pownal His contact with hot wire during track opening caused the accident He was taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital then moved to Albany Medical Center in satisfactory condition.
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Alden L. Smith
Rutland
Albany, N.Y
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Smith
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
CVPSC
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Pownal Center
Albany
Vermont Population Down But Schoolchildren Rise
Vermont's 1960 population fell 0.8 percent while the 5 to 17 age group grew 1.1 percent. New England states overall gain 1.6 percent in population by July 1, 1962, with Connecticut leading in under 5 and Vermont lagging in several age groups.
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Vermont
Department of Commerce
New England
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Maine
Area Students Vie for State Science Fair Honors
Four Bennington schools send delegates to the state Math and Science Fair at St. Michael's College in Winooski. Winners from the county fair at Memorial High School in Arlington qualify to exhibit and compete in the congress. The largest delegation comes from Molly Stark with six winners. Expects 60+ exhibits judged by professors from UVM, Trinity College and St. Michael's.
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Bennington
St. Michael’s College
Winooski
Memorial High School
Arlington
Molly Stark School
Molly Stark
Joan Mollica
Coleen Bushee
Betsy Jones
Debbie Allen
Carlol Sherman
Dawn Rogers
Selectmen Seek Change In Dog Constable Pay System
Bennington selectmen debated paying dog constable George Rogers by the hour or by the call instead of a fixed $80 monthly salary. Rogers agreed to try new systems but preferred hourly pay. they will await his monthly activity report before deciding. Bridge painting bids were authorized and 10 special town constables were appointed at Bennington College.
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George Rogers
Bennington
Rogers
Bennington County Humane Society
Humane Society
Bennington College
Robert Ayers
Harry Cordes
Edward Gates
Ralph Larson
Wendell Mattison
George McGuire
Murray McGuire
Harold Parize
William Russell
William Westfall
Stafford Honored by Burlington NAACP for Civil Rights Support
UPI reports Representative Robert T. Stafford received the Human Relations Award from the Burlington chapter of the NAACP. The honor followed his work in supporting the civil rights bill pending before Congress, praised for consistent enlightenment and courage in upholding equal rights and dignity for all Americans.
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Burlington
Job retraining courses approved in four Vermont towns
The federal government clears five job retraining courses in Barre Springfield Burlington and Rutland under the Manpower Development and Training Act bringing Vermont total federal funds to over 981000. An auto mechanics course in Springfield two sections of 12 trainees each. A stone cutter course in Barre enrolls 20 trainees. An auto body repair course starts April 13 in Burlington with 12 trainees. Rutland approves a maintenance mechanics course for 14 and a maintenance building course for 12 trainees.
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Barre
Springfield
Burlington
Rutland
Vermont
Funeral for Mrs. Albert C. Brown Held at Mahar & Son
The funeral for Mrs. Ruth P. Knapp Brown died at Putnam Memorial Hospital was conducted by Rev. H. Glenn Payne at Mahar & Son Funeral Home. Bearers from Bennington North Adams and nearby towns attended. Entombment planned at Park Lawn Chapel with burial to follow.
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Woodford
Glenn E. Temple
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Adelbert
Ida (Chase) Temple
Charles Cooper Needle Shop
Draper Corp
Eva DeForge
Hoosick Falls
Katherine (Kay) Temple
North Bennington
Randall
Gary
Gordon Martin
Mahar & Son Funeral
Melvin Rk
McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Park Lawn Chapel
Woodford Cemetery
Albert C. Brown
Ruth P. Knapp
Beech St
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Frank Spicer
Ronald Knapp
Lee Hart
Douglas Hill
George Knapp
North Adams
Mass
Wilfred Knapp
Bennington ninth grade civics class attends court
James P. Walker, 17, pleaded guilty to careless and negligent driving and defective exhaust. He received 15 to 30 day jail terms suspended on probation with license surrender. Judge George M. Fienberg urged teens to view driving as a privilege and warned against treating cars as playthings.
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Bennington Municipal Court
Molly Stark School
George M. Fienberg
Therese Goodermore
James P. Walker
Union St
Walker
Bennington County
Fienberg
Daniel J. Holland
Hospital Notes Sparse Birth Announcements
Hospital notes list several residents with births on March 31. Names include Fredrick Palmer, Master Curtis Barnes of Bennington, Elphege Rabideau Hoosick Falls, Mrs. Carol Gerow and daughter Bennington, Mrs. Colleen Stratton Arlington, Mrs. Violet Beagle Shaftsbury, Mrs. Hattie Babcock North Bennington, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Corcoran Mechanic Street North Bennington with a son, and Mr. and Mrs. David Gagnon 223 Union St. with a daughter.
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Boot & Shoe Union
St. Stanislaus Hall
Mechanic Street
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Clara Durkee
ADV
Elphege Rabideau
Carol Gerow
Bennington
Colleen Stratton
Arlington
Violet Beagle
Shaftsbury
Hattie Babcock
North Bennington
Richard Corcoran
David Gagnon
Union St
Snow Robbers Still at Large at Mount Snow
Vermont state police hunted burglars who forced a safe at Mount Snow and escaped with more than 8000 dollars. Brattleboro police, leading the inquiry, reported no new developments in the case.
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Dover
UPI
Mount Snow
Brattleboro
Stock Averages Report Noon Dow Jones Averages
The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 813.03, down 0.26 points at noon. Utilities averaged 137.62, down 0.32, while the composite declined to 282.38, off 0.02. Trading volume reached 2,180,000 shares.
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Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
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Joan Napolitano
Hagerman
Glenn FE. Temple
Russell J. Faxter
Bennington Briefs
Frank P. Harris
Douglas
Mosinee, Wis
Garth
Mama
Trueblue
D.A
Commissioner of Public Safety
Trublue
Peace Corps
Angola
Fnn
Milwaukee
Wis
Margaret Ash
Edward and
Smith Hareshs
James Bartelett
Niagara Falls
Robert Kenyon
North Branch Street
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
United Commercial
Bennington Club
Bennington Fire Department
Merson Street
Gregory Whitman
Leon Whitman
University of Vermont
Frank Whitman
Bradford Place
Bennington Lions Club
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Fred Byer
Viday
Knights of Columbus
Harold Sausville
North St
Thomas Whitman
Amityville
N. Y
Andrew Marocchini
Wethersfield, Conn
CVPS
North Bennington Road
Boston
Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
Paul G. Carney
Department
Federal St
Nancy Rallis
Mark Gordon
Julie
Philip H. Hoff
Highland Candles
East Arlington
Charles Hoag
Johnson
Thomas Weakley
Stafford
NAACP
Fredrick Palmer
Curtis Barnes
Snow Robbers
PARTY
Frankie Avalon
Annette Funicello
Javery
South Street
Call
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
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