Summer Work Project Opens for Teen Prospects
More than 100 teens attended the opening day of the Summer Work Project organized by the League of Women Voters Bennington two Catholic parishes and the Business and Professional Women of Manchester with Vermont Department of Employment Security cooperation. Registration occurred at the DES on Main Street as coordinators aim to place about 25 percent of applicants. Volunteers will staff the DES offices 3 to 4 30 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays until June or longer if needed after school ends. Over 140 companies have been surveyed for openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
Bennington
Business and Professional Women of
Manchester
Vermont Department of Employment Security
DES
Main Street
Margaretta van R. Schuyler
Unification Committee Edges Toward Town Wide Vote Plan
The committee debated how to seek voter approval for town unification including the three villages and rural fire district. A single town vote with separate village and fire district ratifications was proposed, though critics argued for outside town input to guard rural interests. Tax impacts were discussed with urban rural tax structures to reflect service levels and future extensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Pello Jr
Unification Committee
Bennington Village
Arthur D. Taylor
Clement P. Gilchrist
Taylor
Gilchrist
Hospital Notes admissions and discharges list
Hospital notes record admissions including Smith Harris Shaftsbury Mrs Barbara Parizo Miss Lillian Bump Mrs Lorraine Vivaldi Bennington Master Shawn Put nam Miss Doris Cross Miss Sheila Cross Whitingham Mrs Minnie Moll Hoosick Falls Mrs Joan Rowe North Bennington and discharges including Kathleen Eddington Mrs Joan Facto Bennington Master Mark Lane Hoosick Falls Mrs Leone Millington Shaftsbury Mrs Sharon Roberson and son Buskirk N Y
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admissions Smith Harris
Shaftsbury
Barbara Parizo
Lillian Bump
Lorraine Vivaldi
Bennington
Shawn Putnam
Doris Cross
Sheila Cross
Whitingham
Minnie Moll
Hoosick Falls
Joan Rowe
North Bennington
Kathleen Eddington
Joan Facto
Mark Lane
Leone Millington
Sharon Roberson&and
Obituaries From Albany Area And Boyntonville Notices
Howard D Whipple of 115 Elm Street died this morning at Albany Medical Center hospital Mahar and Son Funeral Home handling funeral arrangements A further obituary will appear in Wednesday's Banner Boyntonville New York Edna Gifford 56 a native of Pownal died Monday at Leonard Hospital in Troy after a long illness She was the former Edna Dutcher and member of the Boyntonville Methodist Church Survivors include her husband I E Gifford three sons Anthony and Arthur Gifford both of Boyntonville Terry DiMaggio of Hoosick Falls two daughters Mrs Benjamin Zareski and Miss Marie Gifford a sister Miss Martha Dutcher Schenectady and a brother Bernard Dutcher West Lebanon 15 grandchildren Funeral at 11 am Thursday at Howard B Tate and Son Funeral Home Raymertown Rev Albert E Stanley officiating Interment in Warren Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard D. Whipple
Elm St
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Boyntonville
N.Y
Edna Gifford
Pownal
Angela O’brien
Bennington
Leonard Hospital
Troy
Edna Dutcher
Methodist Church
Or Brien
I. Eber Gifford
Anthony DiMaggio
Arthur Gifford
Terry DiMaggio
Hoosick Falls
Benjamin Zareski
Marie Gifford
Martha Dutcher
Schenectady
Bernard Dutcher
West Lebanon
Howard B. Tate & Son Funeral
Raymertown
Albert E. Stanley
Funeral services for Mrs Earl Lloyd and Louis O Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs Earl Edna Lloyd were held at Mahar & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Melvin R. Gaughey officiating. VFW Auxiliary and Barracks groups attended. interment in Park Lawn Chapel. Louis O Johnson’s Requiem High Mass was held at Sacred Heart Church with Rosary led by Rev. Wiseman. burial in the same cemetery. Relatives attended from Schenectady, Tribes Hill, Amsterdam, Burlington, East Wallingford, and Ludlow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl
Edna) Lloyd
County Street
Schenectady
David Fonda
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Lloyd
St. Clare’s Hospital
Melvin R. Moe Gaughey
First Methodist Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Margaret Knights
Wilma Costa
Edna Bruso
Agnes St. John
VFW
Francis Brunina
Emmett Brundage
Thomas Kinney
Ernest Costa
Harold Dean
Patrick Devlin
McGaughey
Sarah Kelson
Gold Star
Esther Greene
Knights
Costa
Elinor Welch
Park Lawn Chapel
Tribes Hill
Amsterdam
N.Y
Burlington
Louis O. Johnson
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Sacred Heart Church
Lawrence McAuliffe
CSC
Joseph F. Wiseman
Harold Griffin
Harold Davenport
Herbert Knapp Jr
Burt Trudeau
Philip Harris
Clarence Cross
East Wallingford
Ludlow
Open House Wednesday At Benhi Bennington High School Event
Bennington High School students will present two French plays a dramatization of a French poem a quiz show and a puppet show during the open house Wednesday evening from 7 to 10. Parents and the public will see progress in French and other subjects with displays in math science English and social studies rooms and a gymnastics exhibition in the gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington High School
Geologist Wins Science Award For Coastal Study
Burlington Dr Allen S Hunt of the University of Vermont geology department receives one of 32 National Science Foundation awards to join a summer conference on the geology of the Mississippi Sound. His coastal sediments focus links to his Lake Champlain research, part of the lake's first comprehensive study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Allen S. Hunt
Department of
University of Vermont
Nationsal Science Foundation
Mississippi Sound
Hunt
Lake Champlain
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Students and Events
End of third quarter honors at Kurn Hattin Westminster include Donand and Christine Chandler and Nancy Hemenway of Bennington with high academics. Shakespeare recital by Cohoes Public Schools on WMHT Lively Arts. Well Baby Clinic at elementary school Saturday 9 to 10. Elizabeth Murphy memorial notices from nurses group. Beech Street P T A meets with George Sleeman on Gesell testing. Final preschool story hour at Bennington Free Library Wednesday 10. Bennington County Firefighters meet Wednesday 8 p.m. Tax prep services listed. Office closings for various doctors April 11 to 19. Valley View Golf opens Saturday April 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurn Hattin
Westminster
Donand
Christine Chandler
Shaftsbury
John Cadoret
Hoosick Falls
Nancy Hemenway
Bennington
Chandler
Cohoes
N.Y
WMHT
Bennington Free Library
Parish Plans Addition To St John The Baptist Church
North Bennington parishioners of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church plan a 50 by 60 foot addition on Houghton Street to serve as hall and catechetical center with a kitchen, separate entrances, and finished basement. Architect Ernest Ericson of Rutland is drawing preliminary plans, approved by Bishop Robert F. Joyce. The project aims to unify parish activities, expand catechetical space, and accommodate overflow attendance. a pledge drive seeks $1 extra weekly from parishioners to finance construction. A large committee led by local men, including William E. Dailey Sr. and Jr., will oversee the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
CYO
Women’s Sodality
Holy Name Society
Houghton Street
St. John the Baptist
Water Street
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Bennington
Haynes Corners
Harwood Hill
Miller
Glastonbury
Father Miller
George Ackerman
Anthony Altobell
Charles Batease
Leroy Becker
Robert Bierwirth
John Billow
Cy Bluto
Richard Borden
Francis Carriere
Francis Cooke
Charles Cole
Richard Corcoran
Romeo Cote
Joseph Crossman
Joseph Curran
Donald Dailey
William E. Dailey Sr
George Delaney
George Donavan
Alexander N. Dragon
Frederick Driscoll
N. Y. DuHamel
Richard H. Dwyer
Willard Eddy
Daniel Fager
Robert Flynn
John Flood
Edward Paquin
John Powers
Lawrence F. Powers
Leonard J. Powers
E. A. Riley
Philip Roach
Charles Scarey
John Scarey Jr
George E. Shea
Griffin Smith
John Smiel
Merton Snow Jr
William Sorenson
Jesse Strong
Charles Toomey
Edward Wansbury
Dartmouth Expert Sees Japan Aiding Asian Peace
Dartmouth expert Dr. Lawrence Olson told the Vermont Council on World Affairs that Japan’s strong industrial base and high literacy can support Southeast Asia’s development without relying on aid alone. He noted Japan’s willingness to engage in projects financed by the U.S. to expand markets in Asia while cautioning that Red China remains limited in long term credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
Vermont Council On World Affairs
Lawrence Olson
Dartmouth
Japan
Clarence Falk
Putney
Coleman Twitchell
Burlington
George T. Little
Williston
Levi P. Smith Jr
Vermont Organization
Vermont Technical College
Johnson
Mekong River
Dartmouth College
Southeast Asia
Kingdom of the Rising Sun
United States
Olson
Dr. Olson
U.S. Navy
Philippines
Harvard- Yenching Institute
Ford Foundation
American
China
U.S
Red China
Snowstorm Ties Woodford Traffic
An April snowstorm caused traffic tie ups on Vermont 9 in Woodford. State police said several inches of snow halted three tractor trailer units, delaying trips west over the mountain. By late morning the road was cleared and two trucks resumed their journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont 9
Woodford
State Police Probe Crashes Near Vermont 67A and 7
State police reported two cars moderately damaged in a Monday crash near the Vermont 67A and U S 7 junction. Lois Segerman, 19, of New York City, rear ended Eugene Murphy, 20, of Hoosick Falls, as he stopped for a red light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont 67A
U.S. 7
Lois Segerman
New York City
Eugene A. Murphy
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Murhy
North Pownal
Milton J.T. Badger
New London
Bennington-Pownal
Martin P. Mintz
Belle Harbor
Robert W. Whitman
Hancock
Mass
Woman Injured After Gage Street Collision With Parked Cadillac
Eva L. Jordan of Beech Street Extension sustained minor injuries after her 1959 Plymouth struck a parked 1958 Cadillac on Gage Street. Police say her foot slipped from the brake to the gas, causing the crash into the left rear of the vehicle owned by Peter Pinsonneault of 207 North Branch Street. Jordan planned to see her own doctor. her car suffered extensive front-end damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage Street
Bennington Village
Eva L. Jordan
Beech Street Extension
Gage
Peter Pinsonneault
North Branch St
Stock Averages Report At Noon From Dow Jones Indexes
The Noon report lists Dow Jones industrials at 906.91 up 0.55, railroads at 214.63 up 0.53, utilities 162.50 up 0.07, with the composite average at 318.42 up 0.37. Totals show trading volume 3,100,000 shares.
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American Association of University Women
Janine Lincourt
Castleton State College
Joanne Latif
Emmanuel College
Boston
Sherri Zyne
Bennington College
Susan Riley
Johnson State College
Jane Dailey
The
College of St. Rose
Albany, N.Y
Buckler
Ero
Subcommittee
Horst
Smith
William F. D. Smith
Robinson Avenue
Eldred
Bennington Regional Planning Commission
Commission
Unification Study Committee
Harie I H
Ius
Gina Hudson
Lollobrigida
Gig Young
Mrs. Edna Gifford
Mrs. Earl Lloyd
Benhi
Bennington Briefs
Park Street
Bennington County Registered Nurses Association
Elizabeth
Leslie) Murphy
Mahar & Son Feneral
Beech Street
George Sleeman
Bennington County Firefighters Association
A.E. Evens
Physicians’ Laboratory
ADV
DeWitt Lewis
the Ranch
Valley View Golf Course
Hoosick
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
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