Educational Consultant Voted To Aid Union School Board
The Union School Board held its first public meeting at Bennington Elementary. It unanimously approved retaining a professional educational consultant to guide design and scheduling for the new senior high school and plans August visits to inspect buildings and interview consultants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union School Board
Bennington
Allan J. Heath
Atty
Eugene V. Clark
Crescent Boulevard
Lucy Johnson
North St
Brockton Woman First in Area To Take Drug
A 31 year old Brockton mother who expects a child around Thanksgiving took thalidomide, the drug linked to many birth defects in Germany. This appears to be the first known use in New England. She took two teaspoonfuls in March and another dose in June while living in Germany.
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Boston
Brockton
Germany
New England
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Russell Thompson
Randolph
F. Randolf Philbrook
State Health Department
Thompson
Philbrook
United States
Man Pleads Guilty Driving Uninspected Car
In Municipal Court before Judge Eugene V. Clark Alfred J Currier 41 of Greenacres Bennington pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle not inspected He was fined 10 dollars in the day's sole case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene V. Clark
Alfred J. Currier
Greenacres
Bennington
Bennington Youth Enlists in U.S. Navy
David F. Grant of 208 Prospect St. Bennington enlisted July 25 as a seaman recruit through the North Adams Navy Recruiting Station. He is at Naval Training Center Great Lakes undergoing 10 weeks of boot camp as he awaits specialized training in one of the Navy's 65 ratings. His family is noted as Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Grant. Upon boat training completion he will receive 14 days leave to visit home.
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David F. Grant
Frederick H. Grant
Prospect St
U.S. Navy
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Bennington
Gerald E. Morrissey
Navy
North Adams
Mass
Mets Utility Flair Breaks Through After Minor Tenure
Longtime minor league infielder outfielder Rod Kanehl of the New York Mets spent eight years in the minors before debuting in the majors this season.
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NEW York
UPI
Rod Kanehl
New York Mets
Funeral rites for Sourcliffe family held after Berlin blast
Funeral services for Joseph Eugene Sourcliffe Sr and his wife Doris Sourcliffe were conducted in Bennington area churches after their deaths from a Berlin, New York explosion and fire. Attendees included Hoy Mfg. Co staff and Sourcliffe Convalescent Home personnel. Both are buried in White Chapel Cemetery. Marie Elizabeth Barnard also mourned with services in North Bennington. Rosary led by Fr. Miller.
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Joseph Eugene Sourcliffe Sr
South Stream Road
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Burlington
Burns
Berlin
N.Y
Sourcliffe
Doris Bourn
Hanson - Walbridge
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Donald Small
David Bushnell
Everett Lillie
Harold Damon
Alfred Foster
Charles Becker
St. Francis de Sales Church
Francis B. Flanagan
Thomas Donovan
John Kennedy Jr
Kenneth Clayton
Leo Fay
Olin Cross
Warren Collamer
Leon R. Eldred
Hoy Mfg. Co
Sourdliffe
St. Francis de Sales
Loker
Bennington
Rosalee Loker
Earl
Victoria) Loker
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
Vermont
Funeral services for Mrs Blanche Haskins in Wilmington
Funeral services for Mrs Blanche Jacobs Haskins wife of Percy Haskins were held at the Baptist Church Wilmington Thursday afternoon Rev Henry Peck officiated and prayers were offered at River View Cemetery Bearers were Gerald Karl Gordon and Henry Jacobs Philip and William Haskins American Legion Auxiliary Nelson Pickwell Post and Victory Grange attended Out of town relatives came from Petersburg New York Holyoke Winchendon Benson Searsburg Burlington Perkinsville Bangor Maine
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Wilmington
Blanche (Jacobs) Haskins
Percy Haskins
Baptist Church
Henry Peck
Riverview Cemetery
Gerald
Karl
Gordon
Henry Jacobs
Philip
William Haskins
American Legion Auxiliary
Nelson Pickwell Post
Victory Grange
Petersburg
N. Y
Holyoke
Winchendon
Mass
Bennington
Searsburg
Burlington
Perkinsville
Bangor
Maine
Bartlett funeral held for Charles M Bartlett at Mahar & Son
The funeral for Charles M Bartlett, who died at Sourcliffe Nursing Home Tuesday morning, was at Mahar & Son Funeral Home Thursday afternoon. Rev H Glenn Payne officiated. Bearers were Robert and Byron Harrington, Chester and Francis Gallett. Burial followed in South Shaftsbury Cemetery. Survivors include five sons Charles Bartlett Jr Carl William James of Bennington and Harold of Castleton NY, five sisters, nieces, nephews and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Barnard
St. Luke’s Hospital
Pittsfield
Mass
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
Walter F. Miller
Francis Stevens
Adams
Frank Boucher
North Adams
Jack Collins
Hinsdale
John Bellrose
Bennington
St. John’s Cemetery
Miller
Charles M. Bartlett
Sourcliffe Nursing Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Robert
Byron Harrington
Chester
Francis Gallett
South Shaftsbury Cemetery
Mr. Payne
Mr. Bartlett
Charles Bartlett Jr
Carl
William
James
Harold Bartlett
Castleton
N.Y
Everal
FBI Probe Seeks Memo Author In Estes Cotton Deals
The subcommittee probes Estes 1961 cotton transfers and 1962 tactics. The Pecos promoter faces 554000 fine for 1961 manipulation and nearly 50000 for 1962 allotment juggling. Jacobs resigns after Texas inquiry. Moss aided memo drafting. Estes awaits trial on fraud and theft charges.
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Mundt
Estes
Pecos
Tex
Subcommittee
FBI
Moss
Emery A. Jacobs
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Jacobs
Texas
Oil stain denial and cleanup offer by official
The official said gas and oil firms applied substances to the surface to make it ignite. Regarding the odor disturbing neighbors, Hayden offered to cover the stained ground with clean gravel if the odor is offensive. He asserted the oil stains pose no fire hazard and claimed to have known nothing of the complaints until yesterday.
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Hayden
Seeing's Believing Puts Burden on Doctors to Read More
New York reports that doctors face an enormous expansion in reading material with about 6,000 medical journals now available versus 850 in 1879. They must choose from 3,000 books in medical and allied sciences to stay current, and journals like Patterns aid selection.
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New York
UPI
Millionaire Goldfine Granted 200 Weekly Living Allowance
U S District Judge George C Sweeney ordered receivers of Bernard Goldfine s textile mill and real estate to pay him 200 weekly living expenses The 71 year old former industrialist says all assets are tied up by the federal government which seeks about 9 million in back taxes He says monthly living costs total 1140 including 300 rent in Boston 125 for his unemployed daughter s rent and 300 for food Also notes wife has borrowed 4000 and will seek Social Security benefits when eligible The receivers did not oppose the allowance
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Boston
Bernard Goldfine
U.S
George C. Sweeney
Goldfine
Danbury, Conn
Charlotte
Gwendolyn
Charles W. Bartlett
Sumner H. Babcock
Joseph P. Rooney
Method Proposed For Collecting Unpaid Tickets
Bennington Village Attorney Reuben Levin complains of many unpaid parking tickets. John Spargo suggests amending state law to require vehicle registrations only with a certificate showing no unpaid fines, with towns listing delinquent violators and registration denied until fines plus 10 percent are paid.
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Bennington
Reuben Levin
John Spargo
Old Bennington
Spargo
Motor Vehicle Department
Rutland
Bennington Briefs Summer News From Local Residents
Local items note visits and travels of Bennington residents and former townspeople. Willard L. Page of Staten Island and his wife travel after a two week vacation. Bernard M. Kuhn visits Annapolis and Lawrenceville. Chris and A G Pisto sail to San Juan and St Thomas. Mrs Renate Toming returns from New York. Sally A. Thomas lands a Boston position with Centronics. Other notes: George E. Preuss promoted to staff sergeant at Fort Riley. Frank J. Legacy recovering from surgery. Bernard Bourassa underwent surgery with satisfactory result. Judge Olin Jeffords suffers a hip fracture. Rosary-Altar Society set Holy Communion. J C Armstrong office closure. Mt Anthony Country Club correction on Hawaiian loan date.
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Chris Pisto
Elm Street
A. G. Pisto
West New York
N.J
New York
San Juan
Puerto Rico
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Pisto
Bennington
George E. Preuss
Margo Dragon
Fort Riley
Kan
1St. Inf
Preuss
Inf
Army
John A. Preuss
Altmore Ave
West Islip
N.Y
LaSalle Military Academy
Oakdale
Obituary for Florence A Walbridge 82 Bennington resident
Florence A Walbridge 82 lifelong Bennington resident died Thursday at her Hamlen Avenue home where she lived with sister Jeanne Walbridge Born October 13 1879 in North Bennington to J Ed and Idella Walbridge educated in Bennington schools graduate of North Adams Normal School taught kindergarten at Bennington Graded School lifelong member First Baptist Church member of Bennington Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Mt Anthony Chapter Eastern Star Survivors include three sisters and several nieces and nephews Family services Saturday at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home flowers omitted call hours 2 to 4 today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence A. Walbridge
Bennington
Hamlen Avenue
Jeanne E. Walbridge
North Bennington
J. Ed
Idella (Blood) Walbridge
North Adams (Mass.) Normal School
North Adams Teachers College
First Baptist Church
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mt. Anthony
Order Eastern Star
Berlin woman dies from Berlin explosion injuries
Mrs John Brazie Sr 18 formerly Mary Jean Goodermore died at Samaritan Hospital Troy from third degree burns suffered in the July 25 Berlin explosion. She was a Berlin area resident born May 29 1944 and survived by her parents husband John Brazie Jr and several siblings. Funeral at Hall and Higgins Stephentown Sunday at 2 PM with burial in Berlin Center Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
N.Y
John Brazie Sr
Mary Jean Goodermore
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Lewis
Addie) Goodermore
Berlin Central High School
Cherry Plain
Margaret Tanner
Center Berlin
Hall and Higgins Funeral Home
Stephentown
Frank S. Sparks
Berlin Memorial Church
Berlin Center Cemetery
Tourists Arrive in New York Aboard Canberra Liner
The Canberra docked with 1,622 passengers from Britain and Europe, hailed as the largest single load of U.S. bound tourists.
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New York
Canberra
Britain
Teen Driver Hits Rail and Mail Box in Sunderland
Ban C. Quelette an 18 year old of Manchester drove a 1959 Chevrolet sedan south on Sunderland Brough Road at 1 30 p m went off left side striking a mail box and guard rail Quelette sustained a slight head injury passenger William Whitman 15 had a cut left arm about 100 damage reported by state police
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Ban C. Quelette
Manchester
Sunderland Brough Road
Ouelette
William Whitman
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Atkinson
South Londonderry
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Stark Street Playground
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Dodi Fahar
Patricia White
Sue Potter
Timmy Proud
Sally Potter
Amy Gillians
Emerson
Wondergram
Bergington, Vt
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Coldfine
Greg Croft
Dewey Memorial Park
Gary Boulet
Bennington Briefs
Willard L. Page
Staten Island
Banner
Staten Island Advance
Bernard M. Kuhn
Fillmore St
Annapolis, Md
Lawrenceville, Va
Renate Toming
New York City
J. Teder
Elm St
Sally A. Thomas
Pleasant St
Bennington High School
Katharine Gibbs School
Centronics
T. Colwell Thomas
Frank J. Legacy
Albany
N.Y.) Medical Hospital
Bernard Bourassa
Lafayette St
Albany Veterans Administration Hospital
Olin Jeffords
Rutland Hospital
J. C. Armstrong
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Florence Walbridge
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
Pred
Patreca Carmichael
Maxwell Anderson
Dorset Playhouse
Dorset
Bennington Drive
Thurs
Fri
Holden - Palmer
Perlberg
Seaton
Robert Webber
Anna Sten
Sunderland
Bing
Bob Crosby
Hope Joan Collins
Latham Circle
Eddie Rich
Frank Lovejoy
Wee
Shepperd Strudwick
Sun
Latham
Zsa
Gabor
Rumplestiltskin
Dave Brubeck & His
Williamstovyn
Williamstown, Mass
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