Track Report Lists Financial Details
Pownal The Taconic Racing and Breeding Association Inc operators of Green Mountain Park racetrack earned a net income of slightly over 411000 on gross receipts of about 4736000 according to the association s annual report to stockholders for 1964. Total income for the calendar year 1964 was reported as 4735986.96. The largest portion of this about 42 million was derived from the track s share of the parimutuel betting takeout as provided by the legislature. Other receipts came from admissions concessions programs interest and miscellaneous other sources.
Shaftsbury Fire District Mulls Legal Action on Delinquent Taxes
Shaftsbury Fire District moved to consult a lawyer over delinquent fire district taxes and water rents after audit shows 641.51 in fire tax and 800.61 in water rents unpaid though some accounts have since settled. L. D. Sanborn new Prudential Committee member. other officials reelected or named. Budgets, sidewalk project, sinking fund for a new fire truck, and 1964 financials detailed. Annual stockholders meeting set for April 13 at the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Prudential Committee
L. D. Sanborn
Leo Marrington
Paul Harris
Guy Mattison
Jesse Strong
Robert Kline
Edward Armstrong
Edwin Colvin
Charles Becker
Cleveland Avenue
Ellett and Hansen Reappointed To Bennington Water Posts
Alfred W. Ellett and C. Henry Hansen were reappointed Monday night to the top posts in the Bennington Water Department. Ellett was chosen chairman for another year, and Hansen became department superintendent. Committee appointments followed: Rickert extensions, Harmon mountain pipeline and springs, Schultz new connections, Smith renewal and leaks, Allard purchases, Horst general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellett
Hansen
Alfred W. Ellett
C. Henry Hansen
Bennington Water Department
Board of Water Commissioners
Arthur Rickert
Floyd Harmon
Mountain
Seymour G. Schultz
Robert Smith
George Allard
Herbert Horst
Falls Board Organizes and Sets Committee Chairs
Falls officials reorganize at the annual session with Donald St Hilaire and Richard Severson taking seats as trustees. Mayor Albowicz names Howard Wright assistant mayor and approves extensive committee appointments across highway water lights building finance fire police and more. Special police and multiple inspectors named. second sergeant appointment tabled for further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoolick Falls
N.Y
Donald St. Hilaire
Independent Party
Richard Severson
Peoples Party
Leo Albowicz
Howard Wright
William Baker
James O'Neil
John Cuddihy
O’neil
St. Hilaire
Wright
Commercial Bank and Trust Co
Hoosick Falls Standard Press
Atty
George E. Dougherty Jr
Samuel Scaglione
William J. Hennessey
Eleanor Hayden
Douglas Sprague
John Mahar
Patrick Galvin
Cuddihy
Hennessey
Joseph Smith
Carl Shaw
Walter Hoffman
Village Trustees Meet Tonight for Annual Organizational Meeting
Bennington village trustees gather at 7 p m in village offices for their annual organizational meeting. They will consider police force appointments and department superintendencies. President Salva tore Santarcangelo may announce committee appointments. On the agenda is traffic congestion strategy and opening bids for a two way radio for the new police cruiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Water Board Approves Extensions for Local Water Lines
Bennington Village water commissioners on Monday authorized using 500 dollars annually for main extensions to help Louis and Betty Betit lay a six inch line from Jefferson Avenue to a proposed Francis Lane home. The board may extend mains to other neighborhoods. Edward Knapp may extend a four inch main 150 feet along Caroline Drive if the road is accepted by trustees. A service connection was approved for Philip O Neill on Dunham Street requiring a 200 foot run to a main. Superintendent C Henry Hansen reported pipe work is underway from near Marty Moore's Greenhouse across U S 7 to Park Lawn Cemetery with ditching to pause halfway across the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
Louis Betit
Jefferson Avenue
Francis Lane
Edward Knapp
Caroline Drive
Philip O’neill
Dunham Street
O’neill
C. Henry Hansen
Marty Moore
U.S. 7
Park Lawn Cemetery
Hansen
Water Department
Mrs. George W. Quinn 66 Bennington native dies in Troy
Mrs. Catherine Harvey Quinn age 66, formerly of Bennington, died unexpectedly Sunday night in Troy after living there four months with husband George W. Quinn. Survived by husband, daughter Mary Olsen of Troy, sister Margaret Weir, brother Earl Harvey, four grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Maher & Son Funeral Home Bennington at 8:30 a.m. then Requiem High Mass at St. Francis de Sales Church. Burial Park Lawn Cemetery Bennington at a later date. Rosary Wednesday 8 p.m. and visiting hours today and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N.Y
George W. Quinn
Catherine Harvey
Bennington
Beech Street
St. Francis de Sales Church
Thomson Mfg. Co
Robert
Mary) Olsen
Margaret Weir
Earl Harvey
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Park Lawn Chapel
Medicare Plan Seeks Elderly Health Care Funding
House debate centered on a medical care proposal for the elderly proposing a hospital insurance program financed by Social Security payroll taxes and a voluntary doctor bill insurance. Rep. John Byrnes urged removing the payroll tax element, calling it regressive and favoring general taxpayer financing instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Byrnes
R-Wis
Byrnes
House
Ways & Means Committee
Williams To Discuss Water Bill With House Committee
Village Attorney John H. Williams II travels to Montpelier to discuss a proposed bill with Municipal Corporations Committees. The measure would extend debt repayment on water expansions from 20 to 40 years and lower the tax vote to a majority for water system bonds. Williams notes concerns about a self supporting requirement and potential impact under the Putnam Deed of Gift. He suggests exemptions for gifts with special conditions to avoid debt limits, citing drought relief as legislative support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Williams II
Montpelier
Municipal Corporations
Bennington Town
George van Santvoord
van Santvoord
Williams
Putnam
Bennington Water Board
Pownal man released on bail after breach of peace pleas
William F. Vien, 31, of Pownal appeared in Municipal Court today and pleaded not guilty to two breach of peace charges. The state alleges he assaulted his wife Barbara and Margaret Mary Cummings on April 5 in Pownal. Bail set at $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam F. Vien
Pownal
Barbara
Margaret Mary Cummings
Hospital Notes and Birth Announcement Highlights
Hospital notes list patients from multiple towns including North Pownal Bennington Hoosick Falls Arlington and Shaftsbury with several named minors and adults. A birth notice reports Mr and Mrs Jackie Croft of Manchester Center welcoming a son on April 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Foster
North Pownal
Scott Shays
Christina Hart
Joseph Myers
Bennington
Mary Wolff
Hoosick Falls
Joseph Ward
North Bennington
Medric Grover
East Arlington
Elaine Fortune
Arlington
Margaret Bakaitis
Ernest Mears
Alice Cushman
West Hartford
Conn
Guy Mattison
Shaftsbury
Bonnie Lindsey
Jackie Croft
Manchester Center
Senate Debaters Roast Hoff Over 21 000 Deficiency
In Montpelier the Senate opened debate on a 21000 deficiency appropriation to fund the Executive Office, drawing sharp Republican criticism of Gov. Philip H. Hoff. Sen. Ruggles called the bill a display of leadership failure and fiscal irresponsibility while Sen. Kennedy urged dynamic governance beyond the prior GOP era. The House already passed the measure after similar protests, otherwise Hoff's department would run dry in a week if stalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kennedy
Essex County
Hoff
Edward Janeway
Bennington Briefs Recap of Local Honors and Notices
Bennington residents appear in dean list honors at Bentley College as 160 students share top schol arship status. Podiatrist Dr J David Sklar assumes practice at 1825 Fifth Ave Troy and joins New York College of Podiatry faculty. Cooper-Valley Distributors appoints Tom Ponkos as Bennington County sales rep. Surplus commodities distribution at Village Garage. Reginia Pelletier and James DeMayo wed in North Adams with Miss Jean Hurley as maid of honor. Harley Hurlburt elected to Sigma Xi for science excellence. District No 6 Practical Nurse Association meets with Rev Earle Forman speaking. Mrs Joseph McCoy's Burlington hospital visit during husband’s major surgery. Beech Street School pre school registration details and immunization docs. Bennington County Nurses Association thrift sale at YMCA. Dale Carnegie course highlights awards at Bennington High School. Grass fire near Vail and Silk Roads. town workers suspect dry grass ignition. Dr A E Evens’ office closed to April 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon J. McLenithan
Margaret McLenithan
Safford St
Bentley College
Waltham
Mass
J. David Sklar
Francis S. Schwarz
Fifth Ave
Troy
N.Y
New York College of Podiatry
United Cerebral Palsy Center
Roosevelt, L.I
Tom Ponkos
Bennington County
Cooper-Valley Distributors, Inc
Albany
New York
Cooper Valley
Motorola
Jean Hurley
Earl S. Hurley
Depot Street
Reginia L. Pelletier
James Vincent DeMayo
North Adams
Notre Dame Church
Harley E. Hurlburt
Union College
Schenectady
Sigma Xi
National Science Research Honorary Society
Bennington High School
Paul E. Hurlburt
Putnam St
Practical Nurse Association of Vermont, Inc
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Earle Forman
Lpns
Joseph McCoy
Burlington
Beech Street
Bennington County Nurses Association
YMCA
Marie Hauck
North Bennington
Helen Bearden
Arlington
Dale Carnegie
Edward Pinsonneault Jr
Donald Burke
Roy Roya
Dick Laffin
Deane Drysdale
Jim Ulery
Francis LaRouche
Vermont lawmakers face 600 drafts with May 15 deadline
Legislative draftsman Lewis Springer said the office cannot print all 600 plus bills before May 15. Only about 225 titles have been printed. A July 1 court deadline to retire Vermont's 276 lawmakers narrows time for action, and a comprehensive House reapportionment bill awaits chamber action on representation counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springer
Vermont
Promoted Top Trust Officer Named Brattleboro Leader
Burton W. Potter, senior trust officer at the Brattleboro Bennington office of Vermont Bank and Trust, assumes overall direction of the bank’s trust operations effective April 1. Malcolm C. McMaster retires as vice president and trust officer, to consult on trust and investment matters. Paul C. Ballou leads Brattleboro trust department and George B. Forbes heads Killington office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Burton W. Potter
Bennington
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
Malcolm C. McMaster
McMaster
Trust Department
Paul C. Ballou
Killington
George B. Forbes
Explorers Saved but Rescuer Dies in Navy Cave Rescue
Navy divers completed the Rowland Cave rescue of four trapped explorers as a veteran rescuer, Lyle E. Thomas, 39, died after the operation. An autopsy was ordered to confirm the cause of death, with the Navy saying it was not linked to the rescue. Thomas, a 22-year Navy veteran, collapsed as the last explorer emerged into sunlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiftysix
Ark
UPID
Navy
Lyle E. Thomas
Rowland Cave
Thomas
Stone County
J.T. Burton
Hot Meals For Elderly To Be Aired
Miss Nelle S Williams of Rutland Vermont Department of Social Welfare will speak at the Southern Vermont AARP meeting in Bennington Free Library social room at 2 pm on April 8. She outlines department services for the elderly and urgent needs such as housing while promoting Meals on Wheels. The chapter considers a pilot to aid 10 needy locals, needing volunteers for meals and transport. Conference details for NATA AARP New England May 19 21 at the Statler Hilton Hartford Conn. attendees urged to reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelle S. Williams
Rutland
Vermont Department of Social Welfare
Southern Vermont
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Bennington Free Library
Miss Williams
Southern Vermont Aarp
Bennington
National Nata-Aarp
New England
Statler Hilton
Hartford
Conn
Palm Sunday Cantata Set at Old First Church
Old Bennington plans a Palm Sunday 4 p.m. performance of Behold Your King an Easter Cantata by John W Peterson led by Rev John W Vander Groef with organist Mrs William M Thomson soloists include Nancy Hirsche Diana Versanyi Alice Marie Nelson Arthur B Murphy MacAlister Brown Noriie Mason Fielding Brown and Daniel OConnor chorus members listed among soprano altos tenors and basses plus baritone Alfred R Kathmann all at Old First Church on April 11 as a new tradition
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bennington
Old First
John W. Peterson
John W. Vander Groef
William M. Thomson
Nancy Hirsche
Diana Versanyi
Alice Marie Nelson
Arthur B. Murphy
MacAlister Brown
Noriie Mason
Fielding Brown
Daniel O’connor
Mildred D. Spargo
Ethel B. Bohne
Rebecca Lamp Ron
Norton Barber
Waldo C. Holden
Bernice Corliss
Industrial, Rail, and Utilities Averages Shift Slightly
The market summary shows 30 Industrials at 892.44 down 0.79, 20 Railroads at 210.88 down 0.33, and 15 Utilities at 161.59 up 0.02. The Composite average rests at 313.82 with a 0.28 decline. total sales reach 2,110,000.
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Charles F. Rittenhouse and Company, Certified Public Accountants of
Boston
Association
Falls Board
George
Carroll Baker
Maharis
FORCE
Syhia Era
Avco Corporation
Richmond
Army Reserve Pvt
Kenneth Schweikhart
Canton
Ohio
UPI
Water Board
Charles and
Mary (Keough) Harvey
Mr. Quinn
St. Francis de Sales
Senate
Rap Hoff
Bennington Briefs
Vail
Silk Roads
A.e.evens
David Reed
Wolcott
Cornelius
Londonderry
John A. Poljacik
Reed
Buckler
Lloyd
Albert Barney
The
Taconic Association
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Livers
Armour's Star
Wilson
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