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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1962
Page
10
Community groups plan meetings at 207 Silver St and Old Bennington schoolhouse. Circus Contest prizes, revue tickets and Nurse Association events announced with multiple weekend gatherings and cancellations across Bennington Vermont activities.
Nash and Shields seek court review of the deed of gift after Bennington Village Meeting rejected funding to replace a 44 year old private service line. The two men contend the water department must operate under an outmoded budget. Shields is abroad and due back around May 8 to pursue action.
Frederick M. Downing 44 resigns as Personnel Director for $9,000 a year effective June 1 after a meeting with Governor Keyser and Reid Lefevre. Downing helped overhaul state personnel rules and played a major role in the longevity pay raise enacted in 1961. He offered no reason and has no immediate plans, becoming the eighth state department head to resign in the past year.
Two more registrants reported in Albany on Monday to be inducted into the Armed Forces. Nicholas Kokoras of North Pownal and Leon Wagner of Richmond Vermont were listed by Mrs. Viola Con ley, clerk of the local board. Four registrants will report April 26 for consultations and re examination.
A list of names including Kevin Pinsonneault, Ben nington, William Fleisch Jr, Curtis Bogardus, Marie Davock and others associated with Hoosick Falls N.Y. Manchester Depot Loring Air Force Base and Buskirk state lineages and affiliations with local military and civic groups in New York.
A brief in Atlantic City describes a shop sign outside a local office reading Dr Ake Dentist illustrating a punny wordplay on dental practice. No further details of events or people are given in the readable text.
Bennington chapter SPEBSQSA men led a mystery ride to Saratoga Springs with 200 fans from 10 chapters in the tri state area. Ray Gahr organized a bus from Schenectady as others arrived from North Adams Pittsfield Albany Kingston Saratoga Gloversville Johns town Hudson Falls and Poughkeepsie. One car missing departed Bennington toward Canada possibly Montreal for the Northeast District SPEBSQSA finals on Nov 4.
Russell counsel for Elwood A. Russell 21 of Bennington is expected to finish his case in Rensselaer County Court facing first degree robbery charges. Nine witnesses including Russell’s wife and sister testified as the case nears its end. Prosecutors say Russell and Joseph Deeb were involved in the alleged September Hoosick Falls robbery that netted about 11 dollars from Richard Harrington and Henry Ennis. Deeb, 18, serves time at Great Meadow Correctional Institution as a youthful offender.
VFW Post 1332 and its auxiliary installed officers with auxiliary ceremonies at DuCharme Dance Studio and post installations at the State Armory. Incoming auxiliary president Helen Hall and officers were installed by past president Lillian Bourassa. Cmdr Louis Ross and officers were installed by past Dept Cmdr Aldo Manfredi. The Gold Star Mothers and Loyd family attended. Loyd received the Purple Heart from Frederick Woodruff at White River Junction VA Hospital. District encampment announced for April 15 in Rutland by District Pres Wilma Campney.
The Bennington Village trustees face an appeal after a Chancery Court injunction blocked their May 1960 decision to switch Main Street parking from diagonal to parallel. Attorneys Gilman Morrissey represent local business owners who filed the injunction. The Supreme Court will review briefs, with a May term ruling possible or the following September term if tardy.
Better TV Inc official refutes complaints of prolonged home TV interference during cable testing. Local manager Richard S Johnson says interruptions may occur while amplifiers are connected and lines terminated but will last at most one or two minutes. He notes possible local radiation before termination but asserts no lasting interference.
Earl M. Ross 59 a World War I veteran and longtime Rutland and Bennington resident died Monday at the Albany VA Hospital He was born May 25 1902 in New Haven Vermont He served in the U S Navy overseas and is survived by a daughter Patricia Ross of Watervliet N Y and a half sister Mrs E L Riesel of Niantic Conn Funeral services will be at Maher and Son Funeral Home Thursday at 2 p m with Rev Stephen C Greene officiating Burial will be in Park Lawn Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m
Mrs. C Allen Miller formerly Mildred Anderson died at Putnam Memorial Hospital Friday night. Funeral service conducted by Rev Stephen C Greene at Mahar and Son Funeral Home Monday afternoon. Entombment in Park Lawn Chapel with burial later in Grand View Cemetery North Bennington. Relatives at service include son Cpl Peter A Miller USMC in Jacksonville NC and daughter Karin Miller of North Adams MA. Union Carbide Consumer Products delegation attended.
Theodore Bird won the Bennington Jaycees presidency at the annual meeting in the Old Bennington schoolhouse defeating Richard Nagel. Richard Torrey was named first vice president while Carmen Napoli tano and others were elected to secretary treasurer and state director respectively. A six member board includes Richard Ralph Claude Reynolds Carmen Napoli tano Ray Hueter Philip Bushee and Dave Alcorta with past president Bob Harrington on the board. The group announced a Teen-Age Rodeo a Kiddies Easter Egg Hunt and a Home Sportsman Show at the Armory on April 26 27 and 28 with out of town merchants participating. The next meeting is April 17 for men 21 to 35.
Ten thousand Western troops from American British and French commands staged a major alert in West Berlin. The mobility exercise tested response to multiple scenarios with three American battle groups three British infantry battalions and a French brigade plus tanks and armored cars. MIG jets were observed overhead and sonic booms shook the city during the operation. The U S Army also sent a platoon along the autobahn lifeline to West Germany for brief training as East German maneuvers concluded with reports of high morale and readiness.
Caracciola and Beshara, local business owners, argue village taxes and limited services strain their water supply. The Vermont Soldiers' Home supplies Caracciola’s line, but the Home’s nine month supply and lack of village integration complicate extended service. The water board offers no solution beyond private-financed connections.
Bennington police reported a rear-end collision on West Main Street last night. Thomas H. Ayer’s 1960 Chevrolet slowed to turn onto South Street and was hit from behind by Richard G. Perc ey’s 1957 Ford. No injuries and negligible vehicle damage. The accident occurred at 8:45 p.m.
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