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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1966
Page
9
Shaftsbury town clerk Elizabeth King reports land transfers recorded in March including William Martin selling land in Shaftsbury to Russell and Mary M. Flad.
Plumbers Examinations by the Vermont Plumbers Examin ing Board were held in St Johnsbury Burlington and Bennington during March and April 1966. The following individuals passed and will be licensed as masters and journeymen, including Richard L Bott Sr of Randolph Center Frank H Downing of Lunenburg and several journeymen from Massachusetts and Vermont. Also listed are numerous land transfers in Shaftsbury and surrounding towns involving Shaftsbury Glastenbury and nearby areas with multiple parcels and easements.
A New England Telephone report by George A. Skinner shows Vermont's 1965 industrial activity up 15.4 percent, the strongest growth in the five-state area. Personal income rose 10.5 percent, factory earnings up 14 percent in Burlington aided by IBM and GE, with non-residential and residential construction up 39 and 37 percent respectively. Telephone company gains exceeded 35 percent.
Dallas resident Juan Chavez slept in his car to stop thefts. Thieves woke him, stole his shoes and wallet, but did not take the car.
Vermont FHA director Dan J. Healy announced new policies broadened to extend federal housing mortgages to residents in smaller communities and outlying areas. He noted remote towns will no longer be ignored and stressed state economic progress, with improved highways enabling urban workers to live in spacious rural homes. Full details available at the Federal Housing Administration office in Burlington.
Robert C. Lewis, president of Bratton Inc, has bought most of the stock and will run the Country Restaurant, now named Robert C. Lewis Associates Inc. The Country Shop will not reopen. Staff return, new chef Klaus Friedenreich from Joseph's Boston, new menu items include a la carte continental dishes. Ford salesmen Spencer G. Lee and Francis Silver received 300-500 Club honors at a Framingham banquet.
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