Three area weekend crashes injure three and cause $2000 damage
Police report three traffic accidents in Bennington County over the weekend. A 1957 Ford and a 1955 Chevrolet collided on U.S. 7 in Pownal with no injuries. A 1958 Ford ran off Dewey Street extension into a tree, with Buckley Jr. sustaining possible head injuries. In North Pownal, two passengers in a 1954 Chevrolet were injured with possible hip and arm injuries. both declined treatment.
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Bennington County
Shaftsbury Barracks
U.S. 7
Pownal
Raymond E. Nichols Jr
Bridgewater Corners
Herbert L. Armstrong
Nichols
Putnam Memorial Hospital
T. Garry Buckley Jr
Dewey Street
Buckley
North Pownal
Gesela M. M. Fritz
Williamstown
Francis W. Rich Sr
White Oaks Road
Fritz
Alice Harrington
North Adams
Barbara Brown
Grafton youth charged in Sourdliffe wallet theft after Berlin blast
Gordon Stowell, 18, of Grafton NY, is charged with grand larceny in the theft of the burned wallet of Joseph Sourdliffe Sr. from the Berlin explosion scene. He waived examination and awaits grand jury action after being arrested by state police. The case links a teen with $201 in burned currency found later at a Troy bank.
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Gordon Stowell
Grafton
N.Y
New York
Joseph Eugene Sourdliffe Sr
Bennington
Sourdliffe
Berlin
Justice of the Peace
Ralph Davies
East Greenbush
Rensselaer County
Troy
Sourcliffe
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
BCI
Stowell
Old Bennington Debates New Zoning Ordinance
About 35 Old Bennington residents met to review a proposed zoning ordinance. The meeting was a second formal step toward ratification with discussions on definitions and legal details. The zoning commission will draft the ordinance and forward it to trustees for a final public hearing and voter presentation.
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Haden
Zoning Commission
Old Village
Old Bennington
Two Area Firms Incorporate in Vermont
Secretary of State Howard E. Armstrong received filings from Bennett & Ryan Construction Co. of Bennington and Vallie’s of Arlington. Bennett & Ryan, with 130 shares at $100 par, lists Robert G. Bennett Henry N. Ryan and John B. Harte as incorporators. Vallie’s, authorized for groceries retail and alcohol, has 500 shares at $100 par, with Julius R. Vallie Angela H. Vallie and Manfred W. Ehrich Jr. as incorporators.
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Bennington
Manfred W. Ehrich Jr
Arlington
Vallie’s
Local Department Wins State Trophy
The Bennington Fire Department won the state trophy for best man in line at the Firemen's convention parade in Rutland Sunday afternoon. Presentations were delayed as units from Bennington North Bennington and Shaftsbury were recalled to North Bennington for a fire at H. T. Cushman Mfg. Co. Trophy will be sent. State officers include Chief Robert King of Jeffersonville as president and Chief Howard Mattison of Brattleboro as first vice president. Chief Francis Sharkey of Cornwall as second vice president. Howard Daley as secretary-treasurer.
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Rutland
Bennington
Francis Sharkey
Cornwall
Howard Daley
Funeral services for Frank Boulger in North Adams
Frank Boulger 63 brother of Mrs Kathryn Harris of North Bennington died Friday at Connors Hospital in Boston after a long illness. A retired textile worker he was a son of John and Kathryn McGinnis Boulger. Survived by wife Evelyn Ledger two sons John of North Adams and Michael in Georgia four grandchildren and a niece. Funeral services were held this morning in St Francis Church North Adams.
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North Adams
Mass
Frank Boulger
Kathryn Harris
North Bennington
St. Francis Church
Mr. Boulger
Deaconess Hospital
Boston
John
Kathryn (McGinnis) Boulger
Evelyn Ledger
Michael
Aviation Service
Georgia
Death of Robert M. Angell Chief Artist at Niagara Power Company
Robert M. Angell 63 of Delmar N Y died suddenly on July 30. He was chief artist at Niagara Power and Light Co Albany since 1928 and cousin to Mrs. Harry A Wills Sr and Wilma W Howe. Funeral held at St Thomas Church Delmar with survivors including wife two sons and a daughter. He was known for designing scenery for amateur shows in the Albany area and illustrating several books. He frequently visited Bennington.
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Albany
Funeral services for Florence A. Walbridge
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home for Miss Florence A. Walbridge of Hamlen Avenue. The Rev H Glenn Payne assisted by Rev Myra T Borden officiated. Interment will be in Grand View Cemetery North Bennington. Relatives from East Longmeadow Boston Mass Glens Falls NY and North Bennington attended along with Bennington relatives.
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Florence A. Walbridge
Hamlen Avenue
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Myra T. Borden
Offi
Grand View Cemetery
North Bennington
East Longmeadow
Boston
Mass
Glens Falls
N.Y
Bennington
Funeral for Ernest Bates Held in Arlington Church
Ernest Bates of Chiselville was laid to rest at Woodlands Cemetery in Cambridge New York after a service at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Arlington led by Rev Charles W Grande Federated Church East Arlington. Pallbearers included Wilfred Poulin Ernest Bolster Robert Squires Richard Gaudette William Delaney and Harold Cross Sp Arnold H Bates son and U S Army serviceman attended from New York state and Zweibrucken Germany respectively.
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Arnold H. Bates
U.S. Army
Zweibrucken
Germany
Reapportionment Senate To Vote On Compromise
Vermont's special session nears a vote on a compromise plan to temporarily realign Senate seats for 1962. The House backed a five three plan favoring Chittenden County, while some senators may resist. A bipartisan commission would draft a permanent formula for 1963, with details not binding on the next legislature.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Senate
Keyser
House
Chittenden County
Rutland
Chittenden
Addison
Orleans
Judiciary
Ellery Purdy
Mendon
House of Representatives
William Mickell
South Burlington
Mickell
Asa S. Bloomer
Anthony
Grand Isle County
Franklin County
Grand Isle
Lightning hits Odessa lumber mill causing large blaze
A lightning strike ignited the Cotton Hanlon Lumber Co. carpentry shop on the Odessa outskirts, tearing through a 2.2 acre building and sparking explosions. Firefighters estimated damage at at least 1.5 million dollars as thousands of feet of dried lumber burned.
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Odessa
N.Y
Lumber Company
Cotton Hanlon Lumber Co
Guide Dies After Solo Climb On Eiger North Wall
Adolf Derungs, a 32 year old Swiss mountain guide, attempted a solo ascent of the Eiger North Wall. A search party found him dead on Sunday after he set out last Tuesday and sent light signals Tuesday night signaling all was well.
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Kleine Scheidegg
Switzerland
Eiger North Wall
Adolf Derungs
Derungs
Drought Strains Bennington Water System Across Area
Wells in the Bennington area run low as Lake Hancock drops about 30 percent and the village imposes a water use ban. Water Supt Emory Wheeler warns reserve supply is not yet at safe levels while Fairdale Farms reports a noncritical but strained dairy bar. officials urge conservation to get through the period.
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Bennington
Bennington Water Department
Emory Wheeler
Lake Hancock
Morgan Spring
Wheeler
Whee
Fairdale Farms
Maurice Douglas
Douglas
Weekend Mishaps and a Dentist Office Fatality
Weekend Mishaps involved a tractor toppling over in which a rider died. Wilam H. Farrington, 15, of Portsmouth NH, died from accidental inhalation of oxygen and nitrous acid at his dentist father's office. The fatalities by state list Maine NH VT MA RI CT with various counts for traffic drownings and miscellaneous causes.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Ed Bowmaker Named to Staff of New Track
Edward Bowmaker, a former Vermont and New York sports editor and turf writer, was named to the public ity and public relations staff of the Taconic Racing and Breeding Association Inc. The association will operate Vermonts first pari mutuel track in Pownal. Bowmaker, 40, has been sports editor at the Bennington Evening Banner and previously worked in Rochester, Corning, Endicott and Glens Falls. He has long been active in harness racing and turf writing, serving as starter and race announcer in western New York and covering major eastern tracks.
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Bennington
Vermont
New York
Edward Bowmaker
Taconic Racing and Breeding Association Inc
Lou Smith
Edwin T. Keller
Pownal
Schenectady
N.Y
Bowmaker
Bennington Evening Banner
Rochester
Corning
Endicott
Glens Falls
Jaycees Meet At Old Bennington Schoolhouse Tonight
Bennington briefs note the Jaycees will convene at 7 30 PM at the Old Bennington schoolhouse with Norton Barber speaking on Consolidation and City Form of Government. Also listed are Vacation Bible School new dates and staff, Pat Morrissey at Camp Tadakah, a 79th birthday celebration for Charles Golding, Vogue Beauty Shop closure, and a correction from Mt Anthony Country Club notes.
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Jaycees
Teen anglers help hunter miss bass prize at lake
Richard Cain caught a pound and a half black bass at a Independence lake but two teenagers helped prevent a cash prize for the week’s biggest bass.
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Independence
Kan
Richard Cain
Marilyn Monroe Death Probe Seeks Cause After Overdose Claim
Investigators say Monroe did not die a natural death and preliminarily attribute possible overdose. Verdict may take up to 48 hours. The star, famed as Norma Jean Baker, faced public scrutiny and a troubled childhood amid Hollywood fame and public tragedy.
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Marilyn Monroe
Norma Jean Baker
Marilyn Monroe Death Sparks Public Shock Across Hollywood
World reacts to Marilyn Monroe death with no immediate statements from her third husband Arthur Miller who said he had not decided about attending the funeral. Clifton Webb and Gene Kelly offered mournful tributes and memories while Monroe’s plans and happiness were noted by friends.
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Marilyn
Roxbury
Conn
Hollywood
Clifton Webb
Gene Kelly
Miss Monroe
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