Powers of North Bennington obituary and local notices
Michael F Powers 70 retired North Bennington businessman died in a boating accident while on a fishing trip in Tarpon Springs Florida. He founded M F Powers and Son and served in World War I and on local boards. Survived by wife six grandchildren and three children. Funeral arrangements at Mahar Son Funeral Home with Rosary and Requiem Mass. Other notices include William S Fay Ira Stevens and Peter Sourcliffe deaths with funeral details in Manchester Depot Winter Park and Shaftsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Michael F. Powers
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Lawrence F. Powers
Powers
Michael Francis Powers
William J
Bridget (McGrath) Powers
Marion
Berlin
N.Y
Bennington
American Legion
U.S. Army
St. John the Baptist Church
Richard J. Powers
Clearwater
Robert B. (Marie) Condon
Leo
Mary) Keough
Harold
Agnes) Miller
Milton
Anastasia) Collins
Birmingham
Ala
Manchester
William S. Fay
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Robert and
Tassel (Singleton) Fay
Fay
Chamber
Dorset Field Club
Cora Perry
Robert Fay
Springfield
Florence Mitchell
Columbus
Ohio
Gertrude Chadwick
Cheshire
Peter O. Sourcliffe
Shaftsbury
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Burlington
Peter
Rosalie
Bessette) Sourcliffe
Viola Cross
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
Ben-Mont
Sacred Heart Church
Evelyn
Mildred
Margaret Sourcliffe
Robert
Jacksonville
Beatrice Andrew
Fred
Loretta) LaFlamme
Mahar & Son Funeral
St. John’s Cemetery
BCHS Debaters Shine At UVM Festival
Catholic High School debaters placed strongly at the Vermont Speech Festival hosted by the University of Vermont April 3 4. Lyndon Institute edged BCHS by one point with final scores Lyndon 6 Catholic 5. Debaters Dwyer Torrisi Flood Morrissey and coach Fr Whipple led a revived team amid entries from Burlington South Burlington Rice Memorial Otter Valley Lyndon Springfield and Mount St Joseph.
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BCHS
Vermont
University of Vermont
Lyndon Institute
Burlington
South Burlington
Rice Memorial
Otter Valley
Lyndon
Springfield
Mount St. Joseph
Bennington Civic Groups Schedule Meetings and Events Tonight
Bennington briefs list speakers and meetings for tonight and the week. Dr. William D. Worthington will speak at the Cora B Whitney Parent Teacher Group. UCS board committee meets tonight. VFW Auxiliary and various clubs announce events, bookmobile loan to Bennington Free Library, and an April 16 Grab Bag Musicale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Worthington
Cora B. Whitney
Vermont Personal Crisis Reports 1957 1963详
Vermont recorded 398 personal crisis reports from 1957 to 1963, with 237 families broken, 194 married men and 43 women taking their own lives. Men favored firearms and hanging, women firearms drugs and gas. Highest suicide rates appeared in Orange Lamoille Windham Essex counties. Grand Isle lowest.
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Vermont
Frank
Orange
Lamoille
Windham
Essex
Grand Isle
Franklin
Rutland
Orleans
Chitterden
Several Breach of Peace Cases Heard in Municipal Court
Miss Dawn E. Squires of Arlington received four to six months in the Women's Reformatory at Rutland after pleading guilty to breach of peace for smashing a window. intoxication charge dropped. Lewe lllyn Jordan of 335 Dewey St. received 30 days in Bennington County Jail with 20 suspended for threatening officers with a rifle. probation with rifle surrender required and intoxication dropped. Howard Moffitt of North Bennington got a suspended two to five year term at the Wind sor House of Correction on disturbing the peace with probation conditioned on counseling. Other arraignments included Leonard Wood of Arlington fined 40.10 for careless driving after October accident. Dana Chellis of 34 pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence after collision with a New York car. Shirlene Nutting of Savoy Mass. fined 110.10 for DUI on Depot St with careless driving dropped.
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Dawn E. Squires
Arlington
Women’s Reformatory
Rutland
George M. Fienberg
Miss Squires
Giles Bacon
Jordan
Sennett
Bennington County
Fienberg
Howard Moffitt
North Bennington
Leonard Wood
Wood
Dana Chellis
Gage St
West Main Street
Chellis
Ben Mont Avenue
Jay J. Nathan
New York
N.Y
Shirlene Nutting
Savoy
Mass
Depot St
John Mollica
Accidents In Pownal Dorset And Bennington
Three North Adams men were slightly injured in a Pownal crash when Ignacio Dmoniquez 33 failed to negotiate a curve and struck Laurel H. Sweet’s parked car. In Dorset Frank H. Burphy 48 of Rensselaer NY went off Green Peak Road embankment after pulling right. Bennington Village Police investigated a separate accident damaging vehicles driven by Jean M. Hart Howard Foster and Charles L. Wood.
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North Adams
Pownal
Ignacio Dmoniquez
Laurel H. Sweet
Dominiquez
Fernando Rios
Enrique Danayo
Dorset
Frank H. Burphy
Rensselaer
N.Y
Green Peak Road
Brophy
Jean M. Hart
Burgess Road
Howard Foster
Bennington
Charles L. Wood
Elm St
Bennington Village
CORE branches clash with national leaders over World’s Fair traffic plan
Brooklyn, Bronx and New York CORE chapters oppose national leaders on traffic plans for the World’s Fair opening on April 22. A CORE spokesman warns of massive car demonstrations and possible violence, urging peaceful action by the “good people.” Lomax questions Mayor Wagner’s neutrality amid calls for labor and civil rights action.
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Brooklyn
Bronx
New York
CORE
Wagner
Children’s Book Sale At Bennington Elementary School
A PTA book sale at Bennington Elementary runs Tuesday April 14 from 1 to 4 pm for students, 8 to 9 pm for teachers and parents after the PTA meeting, then Wednesday during school hours and after school for the public. The event may extend Thursday afternoon. Prizes go to top collector and top class. Proceeds support lunchroom supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
PTA
Three Grass Fires Burn Near North Bennington
NORTH BENNINGTON fire crews rushed Sunday to three grass fires. A possible arson is suspected as youths may have started one blaze behind a Polygraphic plant near the college tennis courts, destroying about four acres. Another fire along Overlea Road and a third at Welling Field were also extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Martin W. Percey Jr
Polygraphic
College
Overlea Road
Welling Field
Thrift Shop Seeks Baby Items and Furniture
On hand are a metal breadbox wall mailbox lamp shades scales cemetery baskets a box of white buttons draperies many dresses with jackets rain coats short spring coats one wooly coat a toilet seat and nice clothes for a small child. Requests include a bookcase stand high chairs stroller baby clothes house coats a telescope. Workers last week were Mrs Richard Van Santvoord and Mrs Paul Cross on Saturday Mrs William G Towart and Mrs Eugene C Burt. Appreciation is extended to Mrs Leah Cook for scheduling volunteers and to Robert Smith for his unceasing helpfulness.
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John
Richard van Santvoord
Paul Cross
William G. Towart
Eugene C. Burt
Leah Cook
Robert Smith
Hospital Notes Friday admissions and births listed
The hospital reports Friday April 10 admissions including Emile Bisson North Pownal and several from Bennington Hoosick Falls and Arlington. Discharges include Mrs Joan Krawczyk Mrs Elizabeth Buckley and others. Births recorded for James Main R D 2 and Jacob Weber Eagle Bridge plus two more with dates April 10 to April 12.
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Emile Bisson
North Pownal
Lucy Bedard
Hoosick Falls
Joan Krawczyk
Elizabeth Buckley
Bennington
Alla Amidon
Cherry Plains
N.Y
Mary Main
Petersburg
Hertha Carpenter
Annie Dakin
Margaret McKeon
Jean Hurley
Shirley Lohnes
Florence King
Helena Spofford
Judy LaFountain
Robert
James Main
R.D. 2
Jacob Weber
Eagle Bridge
Track's Annual Meeting Tuesday
Taconic Racing and Breeding Association stockholders gather at Green Mountain Park for their annual meeting on Tuesday morning. Elections of directors and officers are on the agenda, with the board of directors also to meet. Current officers are Lou Smith president and Martin E. DeMatteo Jr. vice president and treasurer.
No Parking During Street Cleaning Near Multiple Lots
The North Street lot will be closed from 7 to 9 a.m. Tuesday for cleaning, said Village Highway Commissioner Arthur Theberge. On Wednesday the Armory lot, and on Thursday the Adams lot, will also be closed 7 to 9 a.m. for cleaning.
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North Street
Arthur (Toge) Theberge
Armory
Adams
Labor Council Plans Education Agenda At Bennington Meeting
Bennington County Central Labor Council schedules an 8 p.m. meeting at the Putnam Hotel with Ruth Colombo state director for political education and Henry Murray COPE official expected to discuss education activities. Representatives from Shea Inc. strike group to review walkout status. Other items include treasurer and secretary reports, council communications, and an essay contest on Why Unionism Is Needed in Vermont with Thursday deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County Central Labor Council
Putnam Hotel
Ruth Colombo
Afl-Cio
Committee On Political Education
Henry Murray
National Cope Organization
Shea Inc
North
Bennington
Council
Kenneth E. Clayton
State Labor Council
Vermont
Stock Averages at Noon Dow Jones Report
Stock market brief shows Dow Jones industrials at 822.06 up 0.31 with 30 stocks, railroads at 195.46 up 0.10, utilities 139.13 up 0.55, and a composite average of 286.11 up 0.33. Albany, No. 12.
Grade 1 Registration Sets Schedule at Beech Street School
Registration for all pupils entering Grade 1 in September will be held at Beech Street School on Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. Parents must bring birth certificates and health records. children do not need to attend.
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Greater
Bennington Inc
Beech Street
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Ira Stevens
Winter Park
Potter Hill
Winter Park Hospital
Amanda
Rice) Stevens
Robson
Main Street
John Elliott
First Baptist Church
West Hoosick Cemetery
Peter O. Sourdiffe
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Saher
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Fred Torrisi
Bonnie Flood
Walter Morrissey
Donald Whipple
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UCT
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Arthur Murphy
Bennington Rescue Squad
Hagerman
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VFW
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Board of Trustees
UCS
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Bennington Club
Mason Amadons
Frank Andrews
Francis Clarks
Edward Eldreds
Burt Rockwoods
Adelard Boys
Commission On
First Methodist Church
Second Congregational Church
Frederick Burt
Union St
Ralph Simpson
Weeks St
Vermont Regional Library
Bennington Free Library
Molly Stark
Helen Jones
Eva
Ralph Leonard
Edgar Leonard
Beech Street Extension
Florida
New Smyrna Beach
Key West
Bennington Lodge of Perfection
Masonic Temple
Bennington Lions Club
Knotty Pine
Lions
Bennington Catholic High School
Gary Harbour
Alden Harbour
Woodford
Patrick Dennis
Auburndale
Bennington High School
New England School of Art
Boston
Gary
Benhi Drama Club
Benhi
Winston Luther
Elane Granger
Sky Top
Harwood Hill
Dorset and
Brooklyn Core
N. Village
Thrift Shop
Gaylord Mattison
Mildred Hill
Effie Armstrong
Mary Jean Wright
Grace Andrews
Leroy Oldham
Nora Powers
Henry McWayne
A. Hover
Annie Vince
Hattie Nichols
Clarence Preussner
Dorothy Kaveny
Pawlet
Margaret Bourn
Mary G. Roberts
Roy L. Alderman
Dewey St
Duane E. Mattison
R.D
Miller
Labor Council
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Harte Theatre
Hes
Palmer
Javery
South Street
Call
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
IBM
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