Vermont Tissue Plant Closed By Court Suit
A court action to collect nearly $58,000 for waste materials led to the closure of Vermont Tissue Paper Co. Inc in Bennington County. Attorney Francis E. Morrissey said two Hudson Falls, New York businesses attached the company’s property and bank accounts to secure payment of the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont Tissue Paper Co. Inc
North Bennington
Atty
Francis E. Morrissey
Hudson Falls
N.Y
Bennington County
Vermont
Morrissey
Vermont Tissue
Yank Waste Co. Inc
Harold Yanklowitz
Arnold Slawsky
Yank Paper Stock Co
Vermont Tissue Corporation
False Alarm At Fire Box 64 Triggers Cautionary Talk
Firefighters respond to a false alarm at Fire Alarm Box 64 near Dewey Street and Pine Road. Fire Chief Richard Hollister cautions fines up to 100 dollars for false alarms and vows to pursue maximum penalties against those responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Street
Pine Road
Bennington Village
Richard Hollister
Imperial Avenue
Morgan Street
Civil Rights Marchers Meet Here Thursday
The Bennington group planning to join the nationwide March on Washington on Aug 27 and 28 holds its third meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday at Ed Levin’s home in North Bennington. William Jay Smith will preside as support grows across Vermont and nearby states. A chartered bus leaves Aug 27 for Washington for the Aug 28 demonstration. Organizers may charter a second bus if interest grows. Donations to Vermont March for Civil Rights Box 444 North Bennington aid those unable to go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Washington
Ed Levin
North Bennington
William Jay Smith
Pownal
Vermont
Belmont
Brattleboro
Burlington
Jamaica
Middlebury
Putney
Springfield
Woodstock
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Northampton
Mass
Congress On Racial Equality
Southern Christian Non - Violent Movement
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
March For Civil Rights
Stock Averages Report From Dow Jones Data
Dow Jones at noon shows Industrials 709.97 down 0.30. Railroads 171.89 down 0.79. Utilities 143.29 down 0.07. Composite average 256.65 down 0.25. Sales 2,120,000.
Two Vehicle Crashes Damage Cars in Vermont
State police report two crashes near the Massachusetts line and Bennington-Pownal line on U S Route 7. In the first, Ralph J. Leonard's 1957 Buick rear ended by Richard H. Jordan's 1956 Oldsmobile. no injuries. In the second, Violet Jane Riley's 1963 Dodge sideswiped by Richard P. Cate's 1962 Renault. a passenger sustained a slight injury. Damages about $1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph J. Leonard
North Pownal
U.S. 7
Massachusetts
Leonard
Richard H. Jordan
Dewey St
Bennington
Pownal
Richard P. Cate
North Andover
Mass
Reneault
Violet Jane Riley
Ozone Park
N.Y
Riley
Cate
Bennington Village awards Kelly gas and oil contracts
Francis J. Kelly won bids to supply Bennington Village with about 11 000 gallons of regular gasoline at 21.1 cents a gallon and about 20 000 gallons of No 2 fuel oil at 12.34 cents a gallon plus burner service. Other bidders included Ideal Fuels and Henry M Tuttle Co. with higher rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Kelly
Bennington Village
Kelly
Henry M. Tuttle Co
Ideal Fuels
David Carver
Hospital Admissions and Local Board Actions Summary
The report lists admissions at Hoosick Falls and Bennington area hospitals including Miss Sandra LeBlanc Mrs Julia Baker Mrs Agnes Harrington Paul Hyde Robert Saussville Arthur Hyde Mrs Cora Thomas Charles Cornell Mrs Sandra Morrissey and daughter Francis Amidon Mrs Georgianna Gravelle Mrs Janet Daniels and son and Mrs Sandra Ellis and son. Born Aug 12 are a son to Mr and Mrs Alan Hamilton of Jamaica Vermont and a son to Mr and Mrs John Coyne of 130 Lincoln Street. Trustees discussed bid details with Kelly on an 8 service charge and 24 hour follow up emergency calls and approved inserting the condition into the bid. Fuel oil prices use Bennington posted price 15.9 cents per gallon and may change. Wilson Ford 748 Main Street gained approval to add to its quarters. zoning approval followed. Mrs Ida A Mattison 629 Main Street sought action on a stepped up sewer main. trustees promised corrective steps. Carver noted Trustee Leo Nash and Village Sewer Supt Arthur Theberge may drill into progress and will check Theberge on status while Nash is away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Sidney Edson
Ida A. Mattison
Main St
Mattison
Carver
Leo Nash
Arthur Theberge
Nash
Theberge
Trustees Propose Town Village Sewer Unification Plan
Trustees discuss a tentative sewer unification framework between village and town with operation and maintenance sharing on the village sanitary sewer. The plan covers equipment use, staffing, costs, and termination rights while noting no absolute commitment. North Bennington class reunion set for Aug 24 at Mt Anthony CC with reservations due this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
North Bennington High School
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Horse Show Results To Appear Wednesday
The Banner notes an error in Monday's edition listing results of the 10th annual Lions Club Horse Show in Arlington Sunday. A corrected account with final results from the 19 classes run off after a rainstorm will appear in Wednesday's Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Arlington
Matz and Bartlett Reassigned as UCCP Announces Promotions
Matz moves from Bennington to Cleveland as business manager of the development laboratory. Bartlett shifts to St Albans as plant manager of the flashlight case plant. Maier becomes Bennington replacement as Fremont Ohio plant head, with Christie moving from St Albans to Fremont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlow C. Matz
Bennington
Union Carbide Consumer Products Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Matz
Dwight Wait
A. J
Jerry) Bartlett
St. Albans
Robert V. Maier
Fremont
Maier
Robert S. Christie
Heidelberg University
Tiffin
Ohio State University
Martha
Crescent Boulevard
Carol
Ohio Wesleyan University
Connie
Allegheny College
Meadville
Matt
Bennington Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Greater Bennington Association
Union Carbide
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bartlett
Ann
Jefferson Heights
William
James
David
Susan
Second Congregational Church
Cancer Crusade
Unannounced board meeting over school aid funds
Chairman Harold C. Raynolds of Pomfret says the board has latent power to withhold school aid funds. An unusual four hour meeting finalized the resolution language. Members opposed to the Supreme Court decision included Prof. Henry G Fairbanks of St. Michael's College Mrs. Helen Brown of Castletown Mrs. Lucia Ladd of Worcester and N. Dean Rowe of Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold C. Raynolds
Pomfret
Supreme Court
Henry G, Fairbanks
St. Michael's College
Helen Brown
Castleton
Lucia Ladd
Worcester
N. Dean Rowe
Johnson
McNamara Urges Soviets to Honor Moscow Agreement
Secretary of Defense McNamara warns against challenging the Moscow pact and says the Soviet Union, like the United States and Britain, has a self interest in limiting the arms race after their shared exposure to nuclear risks. The report also notes personnel moves at the plant with Armand Garand reassigned and Bartlett not being replaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Rusk
Berkshire Attorney F M Myers Dies At 75
Frederick M. Myers 75 a Berkshire legal leader and Pittsfield resident died at Albany Medical Center. Survived by widow Ethel Murgitroy son Frederick M Jr two daughters and four grandchildren. Memorial service Wednesday at First Baptist Church. Contributions to Harvard Law School general scholarship fund requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mass
Frederick M. Myers
Pownal
Henry W. Myers
Bennington
Albany Medical Center
Berkshire Area
Myers
William H. Myers Sr
Robert Watt
William H. Myers Jr
Richard Fradenburgh
Earl Chase
General Scholarship Fund
Harvard Law School
First Baptist Church
Paul Lee Sturges
Milton
Massachusetts Baptist Association
American Bar Foundation
American College of Trial Lawyers
The
American Law Institute
Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts
Berkshire Bar Association
Berkshire County Law Library
Berkshire Bank and Trust Co
Central Berkshire District Court
Calvin Coolidge
Rescue Squad Receives 1948 Buick Ambulance
The Bennington Rescue Squad gained a second ambulance a red 1948 Buick Roadmaster donated by the Pownal Center Volunteer Fire Department first aid squad. Andre Betit, the rescue squad president, said it will be repaired and repainted over several weeks before use. The existing 1949 Buick ambulance was donated by John Kane, a local funeral director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Pownal Center
Pownal
Andre Betit
John Kane
Burglars Miss $11 At Old Bennington Restaurant
The Four Chimneys Restaurant owner James Rallis revised theft losses after an early Monday break in. Police found most money missing in the rear of the device. about six to seven expensive liquor bottles were taken and the cash register suffered about $600 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four Chimneys
Old Bennington
James Rallis
Rallis
Bennington
Joseph Young
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Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Sandra LeBlanc
Julia Baker
Agnes Harrington
Paul Hyde
Robert Sausville
Arthur Hyde
Cora Thomas
Woodford
Charles Cornell
Buskirk
Sandra Morrissey
Francis Amidon
Georgianna Gravelle
Janet Daniels
Sandra Ellis
Alan Hamilton
Jamaica, Vt
John Coyne
Lincoln St
Wilson Ford
Pelle
Salem's Super
California
Good
Matz, Bartlett
UCCP
Maier, Garand
Enington
Georg Ock
Milford
Kathy Harrington
Agnes Norton
Bennington Free Library
Main Street
Goodkind
McNamara
Nuclear Energy
Consumer Products Company
Fremont Post
Swarthmore College
Pennsylvania
Armand Garand
Weeks St
Works Engineering Department
Harlow Matz
Berkshire
F.M. Myers
U.S. Supreme Court
Vinson
Harry L. Spicer
West Dover
Harry Leroy Spicer
Dover
Willimantic
Conn
National Association of
New York City
William Hepburn
Windsor
Woody
Drysdale’s
Armory
Peggy Maclay Beauty Shop
Main St. Bennington
Virmont
Bulova
Teer
BuLowa
Atkins. Jewerers
Moin Bennington
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