Stockholders Back Plan for Vermont Bank Merger
Vermont Bank and Trust Co stockholders voted to merge with Chittenden Trust Co to form Bank of Vermont, creating the state's largest financial institution. If approved by Chittenden and regulators, the combined bank would serve many Vermont communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Chittenden Trust Co
Chittenden Trust
Burlington
Vermont Bank and Trust
Vermont
Bank of Vermont
Vermont Bank and Trust Board of Directors
Stone Fence Inn
Margaret R. Ellis
Bennington
Jane D. Kent
Rutland
Caryl N. George
Albert T. Bolles
Bellows Falls
Fred W. Yeadon Jr
Bennington Catholic High School to Close Its Doors
Bishop Joyce arrives after Bennington Catholic High School faces money woes caused by loss of Holy Cross priests. Public and parochial boards plan to rent BCHS building to Mt. Anthony Union High School, which expects 350 extra students next year. Teachers and clergy may teach at Mt. Anthony, easing shortages, though approvals are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Joyce
Bennington
Bennington Catholic
Holy Cross Order
BCHS
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mt. Anthony
Francis B. Flanagan
St. Francis de la Sales
Deadline Date Set for Bennington Inventory Filing
Bennington's board of listers announces the 1967 deadline for filing personal property inventories without penalties is Thursday April 20. The list covers farm taxable property livestock business inventories raw materials and manufacture goods and equipment including mobile homes taxed as personal property. Owners should provide make year size color serial number and location and notify the lister if an extension is needed or if an attorney or accountant will handle the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Board of
Listers
Lister’s
Fonteneau elected president of Bennington Rural Auxiliary
Mrs. Florence Fonteneau was elected president of the Bennington Rural Fire Department Auxiliary at the Willow Road firehouse meeting. New officers include Mrs. Carol Palmer as vice president and Mrs. Mary Sauer as secretary, with 14 members and two guests in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Fonteneau
Bennington
Grace Hurley
Senior Citizens Club
Shultz
Judy Pettus
Carol Palmer
Stock Averages Report Dow Jones April 18 1967
The Dow Jones industrial average stands at 870.38 with a 3.79 point gain. The railroads average is 228.73 up 0.03, utilities at 139.95, and the composite at 309.98. Volume traded on the day totals 4,520,000 shares.
Sullivan Parents Struggle To Name New Baby
In Wilmington Vermont a Whitingham High School sociology teacher James F Sullivan and his wife face a naming dilemma for their two week old son Old fashioned names starting with ey are preferred and the 30 day Vermont deadline looms The couple has received long name lists from Whitingham Central School students but none yet satisfy them The Sullivans also have three older children Martha Jane James Lawrence and Jeffrey Paul who was unnamed for weeks after birth in a prior case noting a recurring challenge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Whitingham High School
James F. Sullivan
Vermont
Sullivan
Whitingham Central School
Sullivans
Martha Jane
James Lawrence
Jeffrey Paul
Jeffrey
Wilmington Central School
Little Eastman wedding in Pownal Methodist Church
Kathleen Lewis Little and Roland Eugene Eastman were married April 7 at 7 30 p.m. in Pownal Methodist Church. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Murray F Lewis of Pownal. The groom is son of Mrs Rose Eastman of Depot Street Bennington. The ceremony featured music by organist Mrs Charles Mason and soloist Mrs Charles Alexander, who sang Promise Me and Because. The couple will reside at 321 Pleasant Street Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Kathleen Lewis Little
Roland Eugene Eastman
Pownal Methodist Church
Murray F. Lewis
Rose Eastman
Depot Street
Bennington
David Hubbard
Charles Mason
Charles Alexander
Peter Cardimino
East Main St
North Adams
Mass
Clyde G. Burgess
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Julia Young
Michael
Gary
JoAnn Lewis
Linda Cardimino
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Pownal Methodist Church Christian Advocates
Burgess Bros., Inc
Pleasant St
Astronauts Call For End of Accusations
Washington reports that Apollo 1 astronauts urge an end to recriminations and press ahead to the moon. Alan Shepard Walter Schirra Donald Slayton James McDivitt and Frank Borman back NASA management and the review board. They oppose creating an independent watchdog and urge continued NASA leadership to fix program deficiencies and resume spaceflight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPD
Alan B. Shepard
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Donald K. Slayton
James A. McDivitt
Frank Borman
House
Shepard
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Borman
House Space Subcommittee
NASA
George Miller
D« Calif
Space Committee
Subcommittee
Olin E. Teague
de Tex
NASA _ review board
Schirra
Viet policy and space program remarks collide on Capitol Hill
Testimony shows intransigence over Vietnam policy complicating military prospects while Apollo managers defend NASA readiness. Astronauts Shepard and Schirra stress rigorous testing and caution, noting program managers who delivered 16 space flights remain fallible and skeptical about upcoming missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacDivitt
Shepard
Schirra
Bennington Briefs highlights local society and meeting notices
Bennington brief items report VFW Post 1332 officer elections at 8 pm at post rooms tonight with all members urged to attend. Coffee House Committee meets Wednesday and Thursday at 3 pm at St Peter's Church. Hamilton College senior Jay Crozier named to dean's list. he is a Bennington High School graduate. Duplicate bridge tournament at 7:30 pm at the YMCA. Red Cross Bloodmobile at Elks Barn Wednesday from 11:45 am to 5:30 pm. babysitting available at the Barn Court St. Catholic Daughters to host new member reception Sunday at 2 pm. court officers to rehearse Thursday at 7:30 pm. Bennington Lodge of Perfection annual meeting at Masonic Temple Thursday at 7:30 pm. reports and new officers to be elected. Emblem Club meets Wednesday at 8 pm at Elks Club. installation date changed from May 13 to May 6. attendance urged. Early spring planting ad for silver maples and other trees from Old Town Nursery with contact number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Crozier
Silver St
Hamilton College
Clinton, N.Y
Bennington High School
St. Andrew No
Catholic Daughters of America of
Bennington
Bennington Lodge of Perfection
Masonic Temple
Emblem Club
Elks Club
Obituary of Manchester artist Leonebel Jacobs dies at 82
Mrs. Leonebel Jacobs 82 died at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington after a short illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Center with Rev. Robert L. Clayton officiating. She was born December 15 1884 in Tacoma Washington and became a renowned portrait painter, painting leaders and diplomats including the Manchu Imperial Family in China and portraits of presidents and leading figures. She lived in Manchester for years painting friends and notable locals, with works displayed in countries and institutions worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Leonebel Jacobs
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Brewster
Manchester Center
Robert L. Clayton
Zion Episcopal Church
Dellwood Cemetery
Tacoma
Washington
University of Oregon
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Hopkins Art Institute
San Francisco
Portland
Eugene
Oregon
Henry Downing Jacobs
Philadelphia
Webster's Dictionary
The
Ladies
Peking
China
Paris
Charles Scribner’s and Sons
John
Walter Lippmann
Alfred Noyes
John Drinkwater
Lowell Thomas
Gutzon Borglum
Sir John Lavery
Wellington Koo
William Brown Maloney
Stanley Hornbeck
Martin Birnbaum
Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Vermont
New York City
American Watercolor Society
China Relief For Charity
Harlow Brooks
Francis Carter Wood
Philip Wilson
Milner Morrison
Howard Rusk
Jacobs
Cele
Manchester, Vt
Southern Vermont Art Center
Eleanor (Stockin) Sears
Walter H. Sears
Gale Ave
Laconia
N.H
Lakeregion Hospital
Watertown
Mass
Edwin and
Eleanor (Green) Stockin
Framingham, Mass
Boston Red Cross
Berea College
Kentucky
Laconia Congregational Church
New Hampshire League of Arts and Crafts
Opechee Garden Club
Senior Citizens Club of
New Hampshire Weavers’ Guild
Elbert Sears
Washington, D.C
Benjamin R. Sears
Bedford
Robert C. Fraser
Waban
Laconiec Congregational Church
Old Bennington Cemetery
Thomas Steffen
Second Congregational Church
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Samuel
Sam) F. Farrara
Joseph
Theresa (Cavano) Farrara
New York
Manhattan College
H. P. Hood Co
Adopted By Holy Name Society in India
The Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Church has adopted an Indian family through the Save a Family plan, contributing five dollars monthly to provide essential support. A waiting list of destitute families seeks sponsors, with letters sent to Save a Family Plan St. Thomas University Fredericton Canada for participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Church
India
St. Thomas University
Fredericton
N.B
Canada
Reverend Mabel Winch Dies at 92 in Vermont
RANDOLPH The Rev Mabel T Winch 92 ordained in 1914 at East Arlington church served 25 years died Monday at Order Easter Star Home She traveled in southern Vermont earlier as a missionary and held meetings in schools and halls Her life featured long church service in Barre and Arlington with involvement in the Womens Fellowship Evening Club and DAR chaplaincies Survivors include a nephew a niece and a cousin Funeral arrangements not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
Mabel T. Winch
East Arlington
Order Easter Star
Miss Winch
Trow Hill
Barre
Spaulding High School
Northfield Seminary
Simonsville
Gassetts
Vermont
Arlington
Barre Congregational Church
Orange Church
Women’s Fellowship
Rebekah Hastings Chapter
Dar
Hospital Notes and Astronomical Memory Brought Forth
On Monday April 17 1967 hospital admissions include Isabella Quinlan Stephen Dunican Shawn Dunican and others from North Bennington Eagle Bridge N Y and Shafts bury Discharges include Virginia LaTour Lynne McPhail Myrtle Bett and more A reader shares a memory claiming age ninety plus and witnessing the 1882 transit of Venus across the Sun noting it occurred December 6 1882 a fact confirmed as the last Venus transit until 2004 A remarkable memory
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Quinlan
Stephen Dunican
Shawn Dunican
North Bennington
Donna Coyne
Rose Gates
Pauline Maynard
Marie Ayer
Bennington
Duane Parks
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
John Balla
Hoosick Falls
Mariann Nesbet
West Dover
Julia Booth
Judith Denio
Shaftsbury
Foucher Couple Mark 55 Years In Local Church Ceremony
Mr and Mrs George Foucher of 1016 County Street celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on April 14 with a Mass at St Francis de Sales Church. The couple, married by the late Father Andrew Barron, were called at the 10 30 Mass and walked down the crowded aisle. Mrs Foucher formerly Lara Slade worked at several local mills and fondly recalls the stocking mills on Division Street. Mr Foucher marked his 58th year as a barber. They have three children Blanche Craig of Saratoga NY Walter and Charlotte of Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Foucher
County St
St. Francis de Sales
Andrew Barron
Slade
Division Street
Foucher
Kenneth
Blanche) Craig
Saratoga
N.Y
Walter
Charlotte
Bennington
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Okay Bank
Margaret Price
James Price
Hanson - Walbridge
Price
Ellis Hospital
Schenectady
Charles II. Wheeler
South Pacific
43Rd Div., Co. I
Winged Victory
Gold Star
Beavers
James Price Jr
Gerald Price Jr
James Lorette Jr
Roy Jordan
Bruce Harrington
Gary Harrington
Park Lawn Cemetery
Steffen
Hazel Sweet
Julia Gates
Helen Powell
Margaret Foster
Ruth LaFlamme
Ethel Vance
R. Willard Beebe
John D. Clawson
Alexander E. Cross
Henry A. Dahlgren
H. Edward Dyer
Charles Fienberg
Stephen H. Gilman
George J. Heaslip
William Johnston Jr
Samuel A. Lewis
James Roberts
Raymond S, Seward
Louis N. Stearns
Frank W. Whitcomb
Rockingham
Leonard F. Wing Jr
and Yeadon
Harte Theatre
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
David Lean
Walt Disney
Technicolor
Rs. Fonteneau
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Deat
University
UVM
Johnson
Lyman S. Rowell
Press of Vermont
Carl W. Borgmann
Joseph B
K.L. Little
R. Eastman
Hanoi
Bennington Briefs
VFW
Coffee House Committee
St. Peter's Church
YMCA
Red Cross
Elks Barn
Little Leap
Old Town Nursery
Bennington Road
Holy Name Society
Samuel F. Farrara
Mabel Winch
Virginia LaTour
Lynne McPhail
Myrtle Bett
Wanda Robinson
Connie Coonz
Charles Susee
Keith Mattison
Deborah Crawford
Cambridge
William Park
Williamstown
Salem's Super
Salem’s
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