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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1966

Page

12

Obituary notices for O Connor Rouillard and Hill figures

Edward P O Connor 41 of 129 Dewey St North Bennington died unexpectedly after a coronary attack while en route to Putnam Memorial Hospital. WWII veteran, husband of Jean Kennedy, foreman at Shea Wood Products, devout parishioner, survived by wife and mother. Burial at Park Lawn Cemetery. Freders note: funeral arrangements and Rosary vigil.

Edward P. O’connor Dewey St Putnam Memorial Hospital North Pown al Patrick Anna Hurley) O’connor North Bennington Jean Kennedy St. John the Baptist Church North Pownal Mahar & Son St. Francis de Sales North Adams Mass Wilfred Rouillard Massachusetts Ave Bennington North Adams Hospital Mr. Rouillard Claremont N.H Evangeliste and Philonise Marcotte) Rouillard A&p Eddie’s Williamstown First National Main Street Adams Isabelle Gritz Evelina Lambert California Rosarie Waterbury Holy Family Church Pittsfield St. Stanislaus Cemetery Manchester Center Frederick McKinley Wilmington Del Silver Brook Cemetery McKinley Thomas Martha McKinley Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home

Youths Hurt In Weekend Auto Crashes In Arlington

Three area youths were hospitalized after weekend crashes and reported in satisfactory condition this morning. One injured was 19 year old Robert J. Hannon of East Arlington, whose 1964 Ford convertible left the road after a deer jumped into VT 313 near Arlington Sunday at about 11 30 PM, suffering moderate damage to the right side.

Robert J. Hannon East Arlington Arlington Hannon Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington Triumph Peter Corbin Williamstown Mass Corbin Trumbull Hill Road Shaftsbury Putnam Hospital David Buckley Old Bennington David Cleveland Hoosick Falls N.Y Hoosick Cleveland Justice of the Peace Victor Lluzas New York State Town of Lloyd Phillips Cecelia Phillips Frank Danforth Bennington Village Main Street Frances R. Stafford County St Ormal A. Pierce Main St Stafford Pierce

Hospital Notes Flag August 1966 Admissions and Incidents

Hospital notes detail admissions and discharges for August 5 and 6 1966. Included are Wilfred LaFlamme Kelly Gorman and Joseph Dubuke admissions. Maureen Malone Marion Schultz and others discharged or treated. Reports describe multiple motor vehicle accidents near Hoosick Falls Shaftsbury and Bennington with injuries ranging from fractures to minor bruises and hospital transfers. Several deaths and memorial notices appear for Hoosick Falls and Manchester areas with funeral arrangements and survivor details.

Wilfred LaFlamme Kelly Gorman Bennington Joseph Dubuke North Hoosick

Moon and planet parade before sunrise in eastern sky

Early risers glimpse an unusual dawn display featuring the last quarter moon Venus Jupiter Mars Castor and Pollux with Mercury just below the horizon. The arrangement appears for several mornings before sunrise, presenting a remarkable celestial show.

Venus Jupiter Mars Castor Pollux Gemini Mercury

Labor Market Tight In Burlington Area

In Burlington Vermont an influx of students and a strike that halted construction for over a month left the labor market tight. Marvin W Goddard of the Vermont State Employment Service said conditions eased in June and early July as students left school to seek work. The ongoing construction slowdown continued to affect hiring and outlook.

Burlington, Vt UPI Burlington Marvin W. Goddard Vermont State Employment Service Goddard Chittenden South Hero Grand Isle Grand Isle County Carpenters

Funeral Held for Hall Park McCullough in North Bennington

Funeral services for Hall Park McCullough prominent citizen and benefactor were heavily attended at Hall Farm North Bennington on Sunday. Officiating were Rev. Frederick B. Wolf of St Peter's Bennington and Rev. James L. Whitcomb retired headmaster of Hoosac School. Private entombment followed in the McCullough mausoleum Old Bennington. Local businessmen bank and law firm representatives and community groups attended the home service along with Bennington College personnel.

Hoolick Falls N.Y Claude E. Frederickson Old Twin State Gas & Electric Co Mary McClellan Cambridge River St Hoosick Falls Twin State Niagara Mohawk Power Co Mr. Frederickson Hoosick Frank Lillian Button Frederickson Mattie Stevens Marjorie E. Frederickson Albany Harold S Eagle Mills Richard A North Greenbush Clifford Robson Main St Joel B. Miller St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Pittsfield Mass North Bennington Hall Park McCullough New York City Hall Farm Frederick B. Wolf St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Bennington James L. Whitcomb Episcopal Hoosac School Old Bennington North Bennington First National Bank Bennington College

Mt Holyoke Club Re elects Officers At Woodstock Luncheon

The Vermont Mt Holyoke College Club met last Thursday at the Woodstock Inn with 46 attendees including three NH graduates and several current students. 67 active members. H M Hobson of Bellows Falls re elected president. Officers Flowers and Hardy re elected treasurer and secretary. Next meeting planned for early August 1967 in Middlebury to boost northern attendance. Local organizer W T Hawley appointed. state alumnae fund chair Carmichael named. aims to appoint 10 local chairs for spring meetings.

Vermont Mount Holyoke College Club Woodstock Inn New Hampshire H. M. Hobson Bellows Falls Katharin Flowers Brandon Marion Hardy Shaftsbury L. L. Pratt White River Junction E. R. Hyde Northfield L. A. Partridge Proctor L. H. Roberts Jr West Woodstock

Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Meetings and Alumni

Local 994 Carpenters union to meet at the VFW rooms in Bennington Thursday at 8 p.m. Dennis W. Hogan is a U.S. Air Force radio operator graduate from Keesler AFB Miss and will be assigned to an Okinawa unit. Louis G. Graves Jr. a Mitchell College freshman makes the dean’s list in spring. Rhodajean Connell returns from Tuscola Ill after visiting Arthur Cronin Jr. and Michael. Donald Carrier to undergo surgery at White River Junction Veterans Hospital. Kennison family reunion held in Williamstown Mass with multiple relatives visiting. Social tonight at Bennington Elks Club. ADV VFW Auxiliary meets Tuesday at the VFW rooms at 8. Bennington Museum reopens after Hall Park McCullough Esq. memorial closure with summer hours 9 am to 6 pm. Manchester Fair begins tonight for one week. Warren Wire Co seeks helpers including a speck writer. high school diploma required and math skills. ADV

Dennis W. Hogan Michael J. Hogan Jr Grandview St Keesler Afb Miss U.S. Air Force Bennington Catholic High School Boston University Air Force Okinawa

Area Firemen Win Honors at Convention

Vermont State Firefighters convention honors go to Bennington Village and Bennington Rural for top trophies marking two consecutive wins. Pownal and Cambridge units also saw prizes. ladies auxiliaries earned recognitions. Over 150 firefighters and 70 auxiliaries attended as officers and county delegates were named to the USFA executive committee.

Rutland Bennington Vermont Bennington Village Charles Sawyer Norman Turgeon Maxim Motor Koltowski Maxim Harry Heartwell Pownal Bridport West Swanzey N.H Avon Francis J. Sharkey Cornwall

Luci Johnson Nugent Wedding Estimated at 75000

Daily Says Luci Johnson Nugent's wedding may cost up to 75000 with expenses from flowers policemen over time staff salaries and outfits. The report cites 700 guests 110 member choir and orchestral arrangements as part of the convention costs plus security and hospitality provisions.

New York UPI Women’s Wear Daily Luci Johnson Nugent Garment Industry White House Liz Carpenter Trousseau U.S. Marine Band Peter Duchin

Night of heavy air action across North Vietnam

U S planes damaged oil depots and rail links 33 bridges and other targets north of Hanoi. A Thunderchief led by Capt Ralph A Hanson destroyed a SAM site 17 miles south of Hanoi. A Viet Cong trap south of Saigon killed two crewmen after a rescue jet was shot down.

Hanoi China United States North Viet Nam U.S Panhandle South Viet Nam Ralph A. Hanson Miami Fla 1St Infantry Division Saigon Jes E. Ransom Birmingham Ala Jim Madden Palm Springs Calif

Candidate Bids For Labor Vote In Vermont House Race

Democratic candidate Robert F. Red Kearns of Bennington subdistrict 2 pitches labor outreach, supports a Department of Labor, a fair price for farmers, consumer protections, and tax relief for retirees. A Bennington native educated locally, he works at Pownal Tanning Co. in North Pownal.

Robert F Red) Kearns Vermont House of Representatives Bennington Montpelier Kearns Department of Labor Pownal Tanning Co North Pownal

Stock Averages Dow Jones Bache Albany Noon Aug 8 1966

The Dow Jones industrials closed at 846.77, down 5.62. 30 industrials listed, railroads at 218.50, up 1.12. utilities 131.18, down .15. composite average 298.01, down 1.59. total volume 1,960,000.

Dow-Jones—Bache & Co Albany

Congress Hearings Probe Bread Milk Price Hikes

Congress hears from bakers and milk processors as prices rise about 3 cents a loaf and 2 to 3 cents a quart. Rep Graham Purcell leads the subcommittee with testimony Tuesday and Wednesday as Freeman objects to price controls. Vice President Humphrey tells farmers they are not getting a fair share of higher food prices.

Graham Purcell D-Tex Freeman Hubert H. Humphrey Missouri

Committee Named In Fund Drive

Alfred F. Torrisi of Dermody Road Bennington Mrs Albert Webb of Manchester and Fred Burghard of Dorset named to the Bennington deanery advisory committee for the Bishop's Fund for Charity and Development. Three members from each of the seven deanies plus Burlington city will form the diocese group to guide fund use supporting Vermont Catholic Charities and other development projects.

Burlington Alfred F. Torrisi Dermody Road Bennington Albert Webb Manchester Fred Burghard Dorset Bishop’s Fund Robert F. Joyce Vermont Catholic Charities

New York Transit Police Protest Straps Limit Gear

New York transit officers refused to wear a diagonal chest strap used for a walkie talkie for 24 hours over the weekend. They argued the strap aids suspects in grabbing and flinging officers during confrontations. One patrolman recalled a judo throw ending with him hitting the floor after a suspect grabbed the strap.

New York UPD New York City Transit Authority 125Th Street

Moose Notes Regular Meeting and Clams Team Event

Regular membership meeting set for Wednesday at 8 p m at the Moose club Prospect Mountain hosts the annual clams team with music by the Wonder Valley Gang Tickets available from the club steward or officers.

Prospect Mountain Wonder Valley Gang

Also Mentioned on This Page

Edward P. O'Connor Park Lawn Cemetery Mrs Carl Hill Doris Bourn Hill Maine Maureen Malone Marion Shultz Jacksonville William Ingram Aline Foster Barbara Jones Kathleen Percey Nora Dion Genevieve Clark Mabel Phelps Readsboro Ruth Nowik Herbert Walker Manchester Depot Rosalpha Macumber Timothy Dailey Josephine Kuhn George Knights Portland Charles and Myrtle (Lampson) Bourn Burr and Burton Seminary The Baptist Church Hills Scarboro Marilyn Pecoraro Westbrook Marjorie Roberts Beatetrice Reed Lynford Bourn Brewster Funeral Home Godfrey Parker Maple Hills Cemetery Doreset Feneral Arthur Gillette East Rupert Annie B. Gillette Zion Episcopal Church Robert Clayton Jean Paul Sartre Bennington Small Ensemble Theater Valerie van Winkle Maryann Sanford Kenneth Wood Hamilton Mt. Holyoke Bennington Briefs Carpenters Union VFW Louis G. Graves Jr Moneument Avenue Mitchell College New London Rhodajean Connell Park Street Tuscola, I Arthur F. Cronin Jr Michael Benenington Max Perrotta Chris Merson Street Otesaga Hotel Otsego Lake Cooperstown Donald Carrier Gage St Veterans’ Hospital Kennison Roneald Morse Leonard Kennison Piscataway, N.J Perley Nourse Charles Elder East Brookfield Harry Switser Granville William Ukleja North Brookfield Earl Buzzell Ray Brewer Londonderry Julius Nason Bellingham Leonard Earl Morse Switser Ukleja Brewer Mr. Nason Bennington Elks Club Washington Avenue Bennington Museum Hall Park McCullough Esq Warren Wire Co Bennington Drive-In Columbia Pictures Carl Orem LSO Richard Widmark Sidney Poitier Bedford Robin Crusoe U.S.N Laheda Theatre Flory Martin Rackin Harte Theatre Madame X Ross Hunter Lana Turner John Forsythe We Keir Dullea Daily Says Luci Addison Henry Bunk Rosaire Longe Waldo Paige Beecher Falls Essex Harry Towle Enosburg Falls Franklin Merreal Wheelock Jeffersoneville Lamoille Irvin Stephenson Orange Emile Lapierre Orleans Donald A. Rantanen Pittsford A. J. Ortiz Montpellier Washington Robert Dean Winchesor Caledonia Windham Philip H. Hoff John J. Daley W.A. Rossmissel Springfield Harry W. Schneider Agawam Edward Borowlec Chicopee Alfred H. Koltonski Red River Valley Navy Thanh Hoa Robert F. Kearns Labor Congress TA Police Moose Nile Colon Latham Circle Eddie Rich Rudy Vallee and Abe Bt Latham Troy Donahue Owl and Pussycat
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