Parking Meter Receipts Show Upswing In Bennington
Village officials report a 1963 first quarter rise in downtown parking meter deposits to 3125.59 from 2693.14 in 1962, despite a harsh winter. They sight School Street zone extension and a switch to parallel parking on Main Street as factors, but warn full year comparisons are needed to confirm a sustained income rebound.
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Bennington
Hilda Hurley
School Street
Main Street
Vermont Supreme Court
Vermont Girls State policy debate stirs school decisions
The Girls State executive committee secretary and chairman told The Banner that requirements remain unchanged and no one was barred for religion. She said the stir over the issue aims to calm the situation as many high schools wait on the Vermont Headmasters Association meeting on April 29 to decide participation in Girls State.
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The
Banner
Vermont Headmasters Association
Oscar Night Advances for Lawrence of Arabia and Stars
The ceremony honors Peck Bancroft and Crawford with wins and nominations. Lawrence of Arabia dominates with seven Oscars including best film and director David Lean. The song Days of Wine and Roses wins best original song with music by Manchini and lyrics by Mercer.
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Miss Bancroft
Annie Sullivan
Helen Keller
New York
Joan Crawford
David Lean
Bennington Community Briefs Update Schedule And Events
Three one act plays at Bennington High School postponed to 8 p.m. on April 17. Military Order of the Cootie Green Mountain 2 officers election set for April 21 at 7 30 p.m. at VFW rooms due to Easter. County fire fighters meet April ? at Shafts bury fire house. Reading Group at Second Congregational Church canceled tonight. Ski sale at Adams Hardware April 9. Joe's Open Air Market opens with Easter plants and produce. Bennington Drive In Theater reopens this weekend with The Lion and Air Patrol.
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Bennington High School
Military Order of the Cootie
Green Mountain Pup
VFW
Bennington Drive-In
the Lion
Technicolor
Air Patrol
ADV
Bennington
School Board Approves Trips for Stark School
The Prudential Committee of the Greater Bennington Schools approved two student trips from Molly Stark School. One trip to Vermont on May 28 includes IBM Burlington plant and Shelburne Museum visits, with $2.25 per pupil and a $200 contribution boost. A second trip to New York on April 22–23 was approved 3 to 2 for 56 seventh to ninth graders. Notices of civil defense evacuation will go to parents. The board eyes buying nearby building plus cost to move and lay foundation. A 1963–1964 schedule shows 177 school days. state law minimum is 175.
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Molly Stark
Prudential Committee
Greater Bennington Schools, Inc
Vermont
Burlington
IBM
Burlington Free Press
Shelburne Museum
Shelburne
Vermont Transit Lines
New York
Mario Paris
Bennington
Troy
N.Y
Greyhound
Leon E. Wagner
Bennington Southwest
Greater Bennington Association
South Street
Bennington County Industrial Corp
Prudential Board OKs Leaves and Expenses
The Greater Bennington Schools Inc committee granted Joseph Gee a two week early release to attend an eight week University of Oklahoma summer course with a substitute to cover. Omer Durant earned a third vacation week after twelve years service with scheduling to avoid summer maintenance impact. Mrs. William Sherman of Bennington College will be reimbursed for babysitter expenses tied to directing Molly Stark School drama.
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Joseph Gee
Molly Stark School
University of Oklahoma
Prudential Committee
Greater Bennington Schools Inc
Gee
Omer Durant
Stewart Allen
Allen
William Sherman
Bennington College
Hospital Notes April 8 Admissions List A to Z
Hospital notes record admissions on April 8 including Elsie Hill Sunderland Lewis Russell Whitingham Theodore Galipeau James Main Jr Colleen Gerow Leon Jacobs Bennington Guy Milliman Jr Bette Ann Coonradt Lucille DuBois Virginia Searles Joanne Bogardus Bannington June Sherwin Brockton Ann Davis Wilmington Olga Hagelberg Hoosick Falls Lilla White Hoosick Falls Merton Rice Searsburg Daniel Loomis Manchester Paul E Becker North Bennington and daughter.
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Elsie Hill
Sunderland
Lewis Russell
Whitingham
Theodore F. Galipeau
James Main Jr
Colleen Gerow
Leon I. Jacobs
Bennington
Guy Milliman Jr
Bette Ann Coonradt
Hoo- Sick Falls
Lucille DuBois
Virginia Searles
Joanne Bogardus
June Sherwin
Brockton
Mass
Ann Davis
Wilmington
Olga Hagelberg
Arlington
Lilla White
Hoosick Falls
Merton Rice
Searsburg
Daniel Loomis
Manchester
Tentative agreement on parking meter funds reached
Village President James B. Gibney says he and Treasurer Michael J. Hogan Jr. reached a tentative plan for Hogan to handle parking meter income pending village trustees discussion at the May 7 meeting. Funds would be counted, sorted and deposited by the treasurer's office subject to approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Gibney
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Hogan
Gibney
John H. Williams II
Williams
Reuben Levin
Levin
Bennington
BCIC Moves Into GBA Building
The Bennington County Industrial Corp moves its offices to the GBA building on South Street and will share clerical help with the GBA while keeping its phone number. The BCIC upstairs space is provided by GBA at no charge, with furniture loan continuing from H. T. Cushman Mfg. Co. and input from BCIC and GBA officials.
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Bennington County Industrial Corp
Greater Bennington Association
South Street
GBA
BCIC
Industrial Corporation
BCIS
Raymond B. Bowen
Donald C. Hicks
Bowen
H. T. Cushman Mfg. Co
Skindivers Named From Various Cities List
Skindivers continued from page one lists participants including Charles E. Booker of Acookeek Maryland Donald Baird of Madison Georgia John Klinner of Miami Richard W Apakian of Philadelphia James Brown of Valhalla South Carolina Clifford Burns of Lebanon New Hampshire and Stephens Baade of Omaha Nebraska.
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Charles E. Booker
Acookeek
Donald Baird
Madison, Ga
John Klinner
Miami
Richard W. Apakian
Philadelphia
James Brown
Valhalla
S.C
Clifford Burns
Lebanon
N.H
Stephens Baade
Omaha
Neb
Churchill and Roosevelt Rally Allies in War Conference
In a wartime joint news conference Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt vowed Allied victory. They argued Germany would fall first, then Japan, as Churchill celebrated with a V for Victory salute from atop a chair.
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United States
Oval
Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Allied
Germany
Japan
Britain
Stock Averages Edge Lower At Noon
The Dow Jones industrials stand at 704.02 down 2.01 points while rails slip 0.40 to 154.83 and utilities rise 0.16 to 137.10. The composite averages at 247.47 with sales totaling 2,260,000.
UVM President Fey Critiques Hoff Over State Funding
University of Vermont President John T. Fey challenged Gov. Hoff over a 6.8 million dollar money request for the next two fiscal years. Fey said state support is rising to 37 percent of operating costs, below the 57 to 60 percent in other public colleges, with needs projected to 1975 and enrollment to 1970.
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Vermont
Fey
UVM
Hoff
Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
Washington
Kennedy
House Banking & Currency Committee
State Air Board Raps Flight Cuts
The Vermont Aeronautics Board strongly protests Northeast Airlines service cutbacks in Barre Montpelier and Burlington warning the cuts could end Vermont air service. Commissioner Knapp urged NFA President Austin that the threat harms regional development.
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State Air Board
Hartford student fined in ski theft case at Municipal Court
Edward W. Ray, 20, of Hartford, fined 55.10 after pleading no contest to stealing skis in Peru on December 28 1962. Defense argued he took them to replace broken skis and planned to return them. Ray had no prior trouble and came from a reputable family. Other cases: Clarence E. Goddard Jr. 24 of Clarksburg Mass fined 35.10 for falsely stating Vermont residency on a hunting license. James W. Kelley 28 of Pittsfield Mass fined 20.10 for similar misrepresentation. Roy Putnam 26 of Brattleboro to be observed at State Hospital for breach of beach. John A. Bolio of Brockton Mass fined 108.10 for driving while intoxicated after a 4 20 a.m. arrest in Manchester.
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Hartford, Conn
Peru
Edward W. Ray
Margaret Lillie
Lillie
Stamford
George M. Fienberg
James W. Kelley
Pittsfield
Mass
Vermont
Kelley
Witten
Roy Putnam
Brattleboro
Fienberg
Putnam
State Hospital
Waterbury
John A. Bolio
Brockton
Bolio
Manchester
Obituary notices from North Bennington Manchester and Berlin
North Bennington Edward J Powers died at Lampman Nursing Home after frail health. Born in 1874 in Ireland, he was a blacksmith and Red Sox fan, survived by two sisters, funeral at Mahar & Son with Requiem High Mass. William K. Barry, 73, a pioneer in transcontinental telephone, died in Manchester. long AT&T career, Burr & Burton trustee, no funeral. burial in Massachusetts. Berlin Albert Henry Seagroatt, prominent rose grower. led Henry J Seagroatt Co. and Seagroatt Floral Supply Co. survived by wife Helen, two sons, a daughter, one sister, and grandchild. services in Berlin and Center Berlin Cemetery.
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North Bennington
Edward J. Powers
Lampman
Bennington
Waterford
Ireland
Thomas
Annastatia Fahey Powers
Polygraphis Co
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Boston Red Sox
Nora Powers
Michael
Bridget) Fitzgerald
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. John’s Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Manchester
William KK. Barry
Barry
American Tel. & Tel. Co
Long Lines
Ridley Park
William
Effie (Mickinson) Barry
University of Rochester
University of Michigan
Dramatic Club
Hoosick
N.Y
Burr & Burton Seminary
Mary Berrier
Burr & Burton Reference Library Fund
Berlin
Albert Henry Seagroatt
St. Mary’s Hospital
Troy
Henry J. Seagroatt Co., Inc
Seagroatt
Seagroatt Floral Supply Co
Albany
Seagroatt Co
Sambrook Florist
Oak
Helen Brown
Howard
Ghent
Edward Seagroatt
Alice Seagroatt
Mary Riccardi
Baptist Church
Seventh Day Baptist Church
Center Berlin
Pownal Union Election Set For Warren Wire Co
The National Labor Relations Board set April 19 for a vote by Warren Wire Co workers on recognizing the United Steel Workers as their bargaining agent. About 70 of 150 hourly employees attended a meeting at the Pownal Fire House. Ballots will be cast at the plant with shifts scheduled between 6:30 and 7:45 a.m. and 12:45 and 3:30 p.m. if representation is approved, negotiations for a new contract would begin immediately.
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Pownal
National Labor Relations Board
Warren Wire Co
United Steel Workers of America
Earl M. Bourdon
Clifford Hauge
Edward J. Lavallee Jr
NLRB
Bourdon
Steel Union
Warren Wire Management
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Jack Lemmon
Peck
Bennington Briefs
Bennington County Firefighters Association
Shaftsbury
Second Congregational Church
Leon Wagner
Adams Hardware
Joe’s
School Board
Stark
Wagner
Prudential Board
Oks
New Berkshire
Nichols
Union St
Pica
Main St. Bennington
Vermon
Paul E. Becker
Sir Winston
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
William K. Barry
Albert H. Seagroatt
Shaftsbury, IN
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