Town Treasurer Mails 6 162 Poll Tax Bills
Bennington residents are receiving their 1965 poll tax bills mailed by the treasurer with 6 162 bills issued, down from 6 206 in 1964. Officials explain exemptions for those 70 and over and residents of nearby towns with Bennington addresses. They urge corrections for erroneous listings and note the poll tax ties to voting and driver license eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Francis J. Hogan
Board of
Listers
Woodford
Shaftsbury
Pownal
Hogans
Baroque Music Festival Opens in Saratoga Springs
The seventh annual Festival of Baroque Music runs Aug. 2 to 15 in Saratoga Springs with five Skidmore College concerts on Aug. 6 8 13 14 and 15. The festival features Baroque instruments including harpsichord recorder viola da gamba and viols plus an informal jam-session style event August 14. International Recorder School faculty join guest artists from Europe in this Foundation for Baroque Music sponsored event aided by Skidmore College and the Saratoga Springs Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
Skidmore College
Frank Carver
Europe
Carver
International Recorder School
The
Foundation For Baroque Music
Saratoga Springs Chamber of Commerce
Pinsonneault Reported In Good Condition
Raymond J. Pinsonneault proprietor of the Vermont Restaurant at 105 North Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts was listed in good condition at Pittsfield General Hospital after a weekend assault near his restaurant. His brother Edo ward Pinsonneault said he needed eight stitches and faced 10 to 12 teeth extractions along with a broken jaw and multiple bruises as police continued the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond J. Pinsonneault
Pittsfield General Hospital
Pinsonneault
Vermont
North St
Pittsfield, Mass
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Edoward L. Pinsonneault
Stock Averages Report At Noon On Wall Street
The Dow Jones industrials stood at 879.71, down 2.14 points, with 1,950,000 shares traded. The railroads fell to 207.83, down 0.66, utilities at 155.21, off 0.12, and the composite average slipped to 308.12, down 0.68.
Seven Town District GOP Meet Tonight
Vermont House hopefuls from District No. 32 attend the Whitingham School gathering at 8 tonight as Republicans plan to elect a district chairman and nominate candidates. Bennington and Windham county leaders were invited. Coleman sent wishes for a speedy recovery while Holden plans to attend.
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Whitingham
Vermont
Whitingham School
Bennington County
GOP
Waldo C. Holden
Windham County
Clarence Coleman
Saxtons River
Holden
Coleman
Pownal
Stamford
Readsboro
Searsburg
Wilmington
Dover
Morgan Owners Win Ribbons at Woodstock
Morgan horse owners from Arlington and Shaftsbury dominated the Woodstock show at Green Mountain Horse Association Stables over the weekend. Keynith Knapp’s Bald Mountain Marelect led with multiple awards and Grand Champion honors, while John Hamlin’s Party Doll and Darcy took top Morgan classes and reserve titles. Dwyer’s Bald Mountain Concertina and Ash earned junior and open pleasure recognitions as owners plan to enter the Arlington Lions Club Horse Show next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Morgan
Arlington
Shaftsbury
Green Mountain Horse Association
Keynith Knapp
Bald Mountain
Ward Canaday
Knapp
Easter Twilight
John Hamlin
Helicon Farms
Town Line Road
Party Doll
Darcy
Robert Dwyer
Dwyers
Arlington Lions Club
Memorial to Bradford Smith this Wednesday at Bennington College
A memorial tribute to Bradford Smith organized by Dr. Irwin Freundlich starts at 8 p.m. at the Carriage Barn, Bennington College. The program features music and readings from Smith's poetry and prose, with Lillian Freundlich, Thomas Flagg, Ralph and Doris Harrell among performers, and readings by Irving Fineman and Chard Powers Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford Smith
Irwin Freundlich
Bennington College
Mr. Smith
Freundlich
Lillian Freundlich
Thomas Flagg
Ralph
Doris Harrell
Irving Fineman
Chard Powers Smith
Indecent exposure case leads to probation in Windsor
William F. Slade 26 of 122 River St. received a suspended three to five year term at the House of Correction Windsor after changing his plea to guilty on a July 28 indecent exposure charge in Searsburg. He was placed on probation with requirement to seek help from a designated agency. In Dorset Floyd E. Wade 43 pleaded guilty to swearing at and assaulting Phyllis E. Wade and to intoxication the same day. judge reserved sentence and remanded him to county jail for probable arraignment Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Correction
Windsor
William F. Slade
River St
Slade
Searsburg
George M. Fienberg
Depe
Daniel J. Holland
Floyd E. Wade
Dorset
Phyllis E. Wade
Wade
Fienberg
Funeral for Arthur Muchmore Jr. Held in Bennington
The funeral for Arthur S. Muchmore Jr., fatally injured in a one car accident early Saturday, drew attendance from Mahar and Son Funeral Home. Rev. Melvin R. McGaughey officiated. Bearers were Anthony Tomasi William Minogue Ducan Turner William Rudd Clyde M Young and Brian Greene. Attending were teachers from the Bennington Graded School District and staff. Mrs. Muchmore is a teacher at the Elementary School. Delegations from Eagle Square Mfg. Co Shaftsbury and the Bureau of Naval Weapons Pittsfield Mass attended. St Peter’s Episcopal Evening Guild and BPO Elks also paid respects. Burial was in Park Lawn Cemetery. Relatives attended from Puyallup Wash New York City White Creek N Y Cincinnati Ohio Stamford Conn Campton N H Pittsfield Mass Derby Wells River Shaftsbury and nearby areas.
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Arthur S. Muchmore Jr
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Melvin R. McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Anthony Tomasi
William Minogue
Ducan Turner
William Rudd
Clyde M. Young
Bennington
Brian Greene
White Creek
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
Shaftsbury
Bureau of Naval Weapons
Pittsfield
Mass
Muchmore
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Donald Webster
B.P.O. Elks
Louis Bellemare
John Ahearn
Charles Boyle
Clifton Loomis Sr
Albert Jones
Dominick Yarnal
Ing
Park Lawn Cemetery
Mr. McGaughey
Puyallup
Wash
New York City
N.Y
Cincinnati
Ohio
Stamford
Hospital Notes Admits and Births Reported
Admissions include Everett Lillie Edward Brook man George Burgess Loren Andreas Bennington Discharges include Mrs Charmaine DeCoigne Mrs Arlene Joseph John Carroll Bennington Births listed for Mr and Mrs Robert F Sherman 200 Division St a daughter Aug 2 Mr and Mrs Arthur F Crone Jr 207 Union St a son Aug 2 Mr and Mrs Frank W Snow Jr Cambridge N Y a son Aug 2 Mr and Mrs Charles Metcalf 11 First St Hoosick Falls a son Aug 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Lillie
Edward Brookman
George Burgess
Loren Andreas
Bennington
Charmaine DeCoigne
Arlene Joseph
John Carroll
Robert F. Sherman
Division St
Arthur F. Crone In Jr
Union St
Frank W. Snow Jr
Cambridge, N.Y
Charles Metcalf
First St
Hoosick Falls
Deadline Nears For Emergency ACP Enrollment
Bennington County farmers must enroll by September 1 to receive emergency ACP cost sharing for limestone fertilizer and seed to reestablish drought damaged seedings. Up to 25 dollars per acre, with requests filed before starting. Contact John J. DeVito at the Bennington ASCS County Office, 310 Main St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
E.W. Mattison
ASC
Mattison
John J. DeVito
Bennington
ASCS
Main St
Hike Outfitters Meet at Memorial Park for State Hatchery outing
Briers All hike enthusiasts seven and older are reminded to be at Memorial Park at 10 15 Wednesday morning for the outing to the State Fish Hatchery. Inclement weather forced postponement of the Memorial Park hat show until Friday at 10 a.m. Bennington Village Trustees will meet tonight at 7 in the village offices.
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Memorial Park
Woodford Pelsue Plan Seeks Right of Way For Village Water Line
Woodford selectmen and state highway engineer Ivor S Pel sue reviewed rights of way needed for a proposed water pipeline from a diversion dam below Bolles Brook and Bickford Hollow Brook to a settling basin and on to Burgess Road reservoir. The line would follow Harbor Road to Vermont Highway Department negotiators said the ditch must stay three feet from the paved highway with adjustments possible on narrow stretches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
Earl Potter
Merle Becker
Woodford
Long Trail
Settling Basin
Vermont
Water Department
Water Commissioners
Pelsue
Highway Department
Boston, Mass
Whitman and Howard Inc
John H. Williams II
Seymour G. Shultz
Woodford Selectmen
Burton L. Winslow
Obituary notices for Mrs Victorine Olpp and Dr Nathaniel Furman
Mrs. Victorine F. Olpp 94 died Monday in Arlington at her daughter's home after living 10 years there. Born September 27, 1870 in Alsace Lorraine, she immigrated at age three, widow of Ernest C. Olpp, survived by son Ernest A. Olpp. funeral Aug. 9 at Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City. Dr Nathaniel Furman 73, Manhattan Project chemist, died Monday in Mary Fletcher Hospital Burlington. Funeral planned for Wednesday. he taught at Princeton 41 years and lived in Princeton and Charlotte, Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Victorine F. Olpp
Ethel Olpp
Albert
Olpp
George and
Marie (Bourquin)Huber
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Ernest C. Olpp
Bronx
N.Y
Ernest A. Olpp
Hollywood
Fla
Woodlawn Cemetery
New York City
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Burlington
UPI
Nathaniel Furman
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Furman
Princeton University
Princeton
Charlotte
Police Seek Stolen Auto From Village Driveway
Village police hunt a white 1964 Volkswagen with Swiss plates B,E, C,H after a car disappeared from 312 South St early Monday. Owner David Lipford reported it missing at 9:45 a.m. after noting it was gone Sunday night. Police note a separate on street collision on East Main St Sunday at 7:30 p.m. involving Edmund Stewart and Howard Goodwin as both cars traveled east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South St
David Lipford
East Main Street
Edmund Stewart
Madison
N.J
Howard Goodwin
County St
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von Ryan
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the Art OF Love
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Dick van Dyke
Elke Sommer
Ghits
Antal
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Camp Ondawa
Sunderland
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Douglas Watkin
Carol Stone
Manchester
Vermont Technical College
Randolph Center
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Quinn
Sharif
Briers
Deer
Fish and Game Department
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Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S
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Honolulu
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U.S
Earle C. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Viet Nam
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Soc Trang
North Viet Nam
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Nguyen Cao Ky
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New York State Line
Vermont 9
Old Bennington
Main Street
North Street
Roaring Branch
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Woodford Line
Pownal Town
U.S. 7
Morgan Street
Safford Street
Gage
Michael Brutsas
Brattleboro
State
Bennington - Woodford
Two Towns
Board of Civil Authority
Brutsas
Clarence E. Howard
Monument Avenue
Calif
Cantaloupes
Salem
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