Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Meetings and Events
Bennington Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution meets Tuesday at Mrs. Joseph A. Wilson Sr. home in Shaftsbury with Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Osborn Gaines as hostesses. Senior Citizens Center opens 2 to 5 this afternoon on North Street. Twist-a-Burger Roller Rink operates Friday and Saturday 7 to 11 and weekend afternoons 1 to 5 with 75 cent admission and skate rental. ADV VFW Post 1332 hosts dancing Saturday 9 to 1 with Nick Marra's Band. ADV Iron Kettle Weekend Special offers roast loin of pork with dressing for 2.25 ADV.
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Bennington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Joseph A. Wilson Sr
Shaftsbury
Wilson
Osborn Gaines
VFW
Nick Marra
ADV
Business Newsroom
Bennington Banner
Main St
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
Vermont
U.S
Mrs Kent of Dorset Dies at 95 Obituary
Mrs Rose Lindley Kent of Dorset a former Banner correspondent who gained national notice by entering Mrs America at 90 died Friday at Crescent Manor Nursing Home. She would have turned 96 May 27. A Dorset resident of 60 years she was known across Bennington County. Born 1872 in Williamstown Mass she grew up in Bennington and graduated from Bennington High School. Her father James Lindley built many Bennington homes. Her grandfather also built the Bennington Battle Monument and other local landmarks. In 1900 she married Clifton Kent, a realtor who died shortly before their 50th anniversary.
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Rose Lindley Kent
Dorset
Banner
Crescent Manor
Williamstown
Mass
Bennington
Bennington High School
James Lindley
Bennington Battle Monument
South Street
Putnam House
Putnam Hotel
Clifton Kent
Kent
Cephas Kent
West Road
Vermont
Manchester
Bennington - Rutland
Southern Vermont Art Center
Miami Beach
Fla
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral
Enos M. Cornell
Maple St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Ben-Mont
Louis
Lillian (Cooper) Cornell
Shaftsbury
Daisy Rowland
William G. Towart
First Baptist Church
John B. Harte
Christopher H. Buckley
General Stark
Uptown
Main
Depot Streets
Warren Wire Company
Pownal
Cornell
Lake Champlain
Gerald A. Cornell
Board of Selectmen
Donald E
John M
Thomas A. Cornell
George Cornell
Greenwich
N.Y
Harold Cornell
Albany
N,y
Lawrence Cornell
Joseph
Anna) Cross
Mahar & Son Funeral
H. Glenn Payne
Center Shaftsbury Cemetery
Costly Shot Ends With Fine After Rehanging Gun
A man identified as James Martin, 25, fired a shot at a Moosehead hanging over a bar in Green River Wyoming and wounded his own leg while attempting to reholster his pistol. He received a $150 fine for discharging a weapon in town and causing a disturbance.
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Green River
Wyo
James Martin
Moosehead
Fire Destroys Storage Garage In Hoosick Falls
A small storage garage on River Road in Hoosick Falls was destroyed by fire caused by trash burning in a nearby barrel. The garage owned by Milling ton and LaPorte contained empty oil drums and pump equipment. Firefighters prevented spread to a neighboring home and nearby dry grass. scene was active for about an hour.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Millington and LaPorte
Samuel Roberto
Nobel
Woodfield
West Hoosick
Buskirk
Clem Mitchell
Turgeon Warns Of Fire Danger In Bennington Area
Bennington Fire Warden Norman Turgeon cautioned against any outdoor burning this weekend and urged use of covered trash barrels. several small fires started by residents cleaning brush have triggered grass blazes, with the state Forests and Parks Dept banning brush burning permits until April 29 unless rain falls. Turgeon said Rural Fire Department units chased two grass fires Friday, one near the Henry Bridge in Bennington and another in Woodford that neighbors doused before firefighters arrived.
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Bennington
Norman Turgeon
State Department of Forests and Parks
Turgeon
Rural Fire Department
Henry Bridge
Woodford
Escapee Sentenced To Windsor Prison
Phillip E. Walker, 19, of Portland Maine, was sentenced to a 2 to 5 year term in Windsor State Prison for multiple charges including jail escape. He is the fourth of five prisoners to be sentenced for the April 4 jail break. The judge also gave sentences for attempted fraud and fraud, possession of stolen property, and a consecutive 2 to 3 year term for escape. other defendants and addresses are noted.
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Rutland
UPI
Phillip E. Walker
Portland
Maine
Friday
Windsor
Walker
Edward McClellan
Louis Bowers
Winooski
Lloyd Martell
Wells
Paul Dussault
Biddeford
Author To Speak On Vietnam Tuesday Luncheon
Bronson P. Clark, national staffer for the American Friends Service Committee, will discuss Vietnam at a luncheon Tuesday noon at Heritage House, New Englander Motor Inn, North Bennington Road. The event, sponsored by the Bennington Society of Friends and Bennington Unitarian Fellowship, costs $1.25. Clark's career spans China, Algeria, Morocco, and refugees work with Quakers. he helped author Peace in Vietnam.
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American Friends Service Committee
Vietnam
Bronson P. Clark
Loos
South Vietnam
Friends’ Service Committee
Heritage House
New Englander Motor Inn
North Bennington Road
Bennington Society of Friends
Bennington Unitarian Fellowship
Clark
Quakers
China
Morocco
United Nations
Algeria
Hill and Wang
Thailand
Cambodia
Czecho- Slovakia
National Liberation Front
Burlington Beltline Funds Not Increased by Cancellations
Highway Commissioner Lauritz S. Larsen said no extra funds will be available for the Burlington Beltline after 11 consultant contracts were canceled. The move, authorized by the highway board, is expected to save the state 2.5 to 3 million dollars to be redirected to 13 million dollars worth of by passes around Rutland and Bennington per 1968 mandates.
Whitener wins stretch of Interstate 90 over his land
In Ephrata Washington Superior Court Judge Felix Rea ruled that Strling Whitener owns the portion of Interstate 90 crossing land he holds because the state failed to build a promised drainway. It is unclear if Whitener can collect tolls from passing cars.
School Items To Be Reconsidered At Special Dorset Town Meeting
A Dorset special town meeting is set for May 7 after a petition from voters in the town and its school districts. The session will reconsider a $203 323.50 school budget approved March 5 and other items including remodeling at Dorset Elementary, aides for teachers, a two day a week shared physical education program with Manchester, and a $3 500 bus fund now sought to be cut to $2 500. The meeting will also consider reintroducing a proposal to split the annual town meeting into two sections with an evening floor meeting prior to ballot voting, which was defeated March 5.
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Dorset
Manchester
Bennington Actor in College Musical That Ring in the Center
David Chaffin of Bennington plays an acrobat in the Work Shop Theatre Seaton Hall at Seaton University in the original musical That Ring in the Center. Performances run April 25 26 27 and May 2 3 4 at 8 30 with matinees April 26 and May 2 at 2 PM.
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South Orange
N.J
David
Liger) Chaffin
Bennington
Workshop Theatre
Seaton Hall University
Pilgrims March Holy Way in Jerusalem on Good Friday
Christian pilgrims from around the world walked the Via Dolorosa in mournful procession as Jerusalem, under Israeli control, observed Good Friday. Israeli police and troops secured the routes while ceremonies marked Passover across bases from Mt Sinai to the Suez Canal. UN observers attended Kantara events as tensions along the truce line persisted. Special transport brought thousands of visitors to Israel.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Earth
Via Dolorosa
Jesus
Calvary
Europe
America
Mary
Holy City
Mt. Sinai
Slomo Goren
Israel
Red Sea
Suez Canal
United Nations
Kantara
Bishop to Conduct Easter Services in Falls
Hoosick Falls reports that Rt. Rev. Charles E. Persell Jr. will lead Easter 9:30 a.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Miller’s absence after knee surgery. Rev. Jerald Potts will assist. 10:30 a.m. service at All Saints Hoosick will be conducted by Rev. Maxwell Rice. Baptismals at two churches and the Holy Name Mission in Boyntonville are postponed indefinitely.
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Hoosick Falls
X.Y
Charles E. Persell Jr
Albany Episcopal Diocese
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Joel B. Miller
Bishop Persell
Jerald C. Potts
Maxwell Rice
White Creek
All Saints Church
Hoosick
Father Miller
Holy Name Mission
Boyntonville
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