Union School Groundbreaking Progress Plans September 1966
Union School progress shows classrooms targeted for completion by September or October 1966 with auditorium gymnasium and cafeteria to follow. Board discusses bid strategy, site access adjustments on Park Street and County Street, temporary power line relocations, and public information efforts as plans proceed amid coordination with the Highway Department and village officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Board
Taylor
Bennington Water Report From Morgan Spring Pumps Idle
Bennington Village Supt. C Henry Hansen says Morgan Spring pumps are idle for the first time in weeks as heavy rain raises flow in the mountain pipeline feeding the village reservoir on Burgess Road. Lake Hancock Stamford remains six to eight inches below normal. drought peaks saw drops of three to four feet. Pump status will hinge on additional rainfall next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Spring
Bennington Village
C. Henry Hansen
Mountain
Burgess Road
Lake Hancock
Stamford
Hansen
An Enemy of the People staged by Bishop's Co at St Peter's Church
The Bishop's Company presented Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People at St. Peter's Episcopal Church last night. Gary Heilsberg directed the production with Phyllis Bokar producing, featuring Katherine Stockmann Gene Gould Mayor Peter Stockmann Paul Feuer Dr. Thomas Stockmann Erik Nelson Hovestad John Vesy Morton Kil Paul Feuer Mrs. Aslaksen Gene Gould. Performances were polished yet shouty, likely due to church acoustics, but the company delivered an enjoyable, religious-first drama with sincere acting from Gould and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrik Ibsen
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Bishop's Company
Gary Heilsberg
Phyllis Bokar
Katherine Stockmann
Gene Gould
Peter Stockmann
Paul Feuer
Thomas Stockmann
Erik Nelson Hovestad
John Vesy Morton Kil
Aslaksen
Hendrik Ibsen
St. Peter’s
Thomas
Miss Gould
Katherine
Mrs. Aslaksen
Stock Averages at Noon on Dow Jones and Bache Report
At noon the Dow Jones Industrial average stood at 886.46 with a gain of 4.50. The railroads index rose to 214.38 up 1.65, utilities at 155.27 gained .21, and the composite average reached 312.14, up 1.47. Totals traded numbered 2,370,000.
Permit Issued for Water Main Extension and Single Service
The Bennington Village water board granted Kennon E Morse permission to connect a single house to a water main on North Branch Street. Morse had sought a larger line to serve five to six houses, but the board said a main extension requires village voter approval. The board also approved Chester Burgess to use a service line that fed a trailer once owned by Guy Burgess, which was destroyed by fire earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Guy Burgess
Hospital Notes and Births Report Local Admissions
Admissions include Mrs Blanche Horton Wilming ton Mrs Edna Swift Manchester Center Mrs Margaret Boutin Hoosick Falls NY Miss Peterson Bennington Discharges list names Catherine Whitman William E Hayes Jr Ralph R Oakes Bennington John D Callahan Pownal Frederick Driscoll N Bennington Miss Geraldine Condon E Arlington Herbert J Walker Manchester Depot Births record a boy to Charles Lipscomb North Pownal and a boy to Franklin Wade Dorset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Horton
Wilmsington
Edna Swift
Manchester Center
Margaret Boutin
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Peterson
Bennington
Catherine Whitman
William E. Hayes Jr
Ralph R. Oakes
John D. Callahan
Pownal
Frederick Driscoll
N. Bennington
Geraldine Condon
E. Arlington
Herbert J. Walker
Manchester Depot
Charles Lipscomb
North Pownal
Franklin Wade
Dorset
Bennington Court Hands Youth 4 to 12 Months
An 18 year old Shaftsbury youth received a 4 to 12 month sentence to the state House of Correction at this morning's session of Bennington Municipal Court. Gary Skidmore, who in July pleaded no contest to disturbing the peace by beating and striking one Chester Paligo, was the respondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
State House of Correction
Bennington
Gary Skidmore
Chester Paligo
Eugene E. Lauzon
Williamstown
Mass
Woodford
Lauzon
John H. Williams II
Williams
Stephen H. Gilman
George M. Fienberg
Robert K. Grimm
Spring St
Lake Paran
Grimm
Bennington Briefs: Community Meetings and Accents in Aug
District No 1 members meet in Springfield Vermont on August 15 to discuss meeting details and clothing donations for needy Negro families in the South, with Mrs Emma Hoyt listed as contact. Also noting Home Day at Randolph Vermont OES Home on Sunday August 22 and a deadline August 20 for article drop offs. United Counseling Service will close Monday August 16 for a holiday and reopen Tuesday August 17. Town and Village offices honor Bennington Battle Day. Berkshire County Traffic Association held a clambake at Pete's Hideaway with 80 attendees. Ovila Gagne and others led arrangements. Mrs Claude Apfelbeck and children left for Abbotsford Wisconsin after a six-week visit with Kittel family. Advertising copy includes Max Oil Service plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Odd Fellows Hall
Main St
South
Emma Hoyt
United Counseling Service
UCS
Bennington
Berkshire County Traffic Association
Pete
Mohawk Trail
North Adams
Ovila Gagne
Lionel Dumouchel
Raymond Burdick
Ed Kendell
Scholarship Awarded to Roberta Eaton in Music
IOWA CITY Iowa Miss Mary Roberta Eaton daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarkson Eaton of 332 Main St has received an activity scholarship in music at the University of Iowa for the 1965 66 academic year The award recognizes academic record and achievement in music activities The scholarship covers partial tuition fees and the cost of private music lessons is taken U of I activity scholarships in music range in value from 250 to 420 dollars
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Iowa City
Iowa
Mary Roberta Eaton
Clarkson Eaton
Main St
University of Iowa
U. of I
Obituaries for William Arrison O'Dell and Garnet L Williams
Two obituary notices record the deaths of William Arrison O'Dell 76 lifelong Pownal resident who died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a brief illness and Garnet Leroy Williams 87 artist who died in White River Junction VA Hospital. O'Dell born Sept 2 1888 son of Harmon and Lucy Myers O'Dell married Fannie Lohnes in 1914. survived by wife three daughters three sons 18 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren and several siblings. Williams born March 8 1878 in Ailmer Canada painted murals at Bennington Museum and Easter Sunday scene. veteran of Spanish American War. survived by wife Virginia and sister Mrs Melvin J Stearns. Funeral arrangements for both were announced with O'Dell to be 2 p m Saturday at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home and interment in Pownal Cemetery. Williams services held this afternoon at Adams Funeral Home with burial at Brookside Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Arrison O'Dell
Pownal
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Harmon
Lucy Myers O'Dell
O'Dell
Warren Wire Co
General Cable Co
Fannie Lohnes
Floyd Pratt
Elizabeth Wilkenson
Powenal
Phyllis Kneutter
Berlin
N.Y
Lauerence
Kenneth
William
Scotia
Merritt
South Shaftsbury
Archie
Mt. Dora
Fla
Raymond
Bennington
Gladys Wood
Isabelle King
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
Pows Nal
Chester — Garnet Leroy Williams
Veterans Administration Hospital
White River Junction
Ailmer
Canada
Samuel and
Elizabeth Starfan Williams
Weston
Williams
Olive Branch Lodge
Chester
Virginia Williams
Melvin J. Stearns
Ogdensburg
Adams Funeral Home
Kenneth Rayner
Chester Baptist Church
Brookside Cemetery
Brush Co Signs New One Year Contract
Local 670 of the Upholsterers International Union signed a one year contract with Bennington Brush Co. The deal includes a five cent per hour wage increase and preserves the guaranteed annual wage provision. It also adds vacation pay for employees entering military service and covers 35 to 40 workers. Negotiators included company president Joseph E. Joseph and union officials Clarence B. Ewins Joseph E. Caron Claude Eastman and Esther Sherwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upholsterers International Union
Bennington Brush Co
Joseph E. Joseph
Joseph
Union
Clarence B. Ewins
Keene, N.H
Joseph E. Caron
Claude Eastman
Esther Sherwin
Vermont Marks 30th Year of Social Security Law
Vermont marks the 30th anniversary of the Social Security Act with participation by the Department of Employment Security. Stella B. Hackel notes unemployment insurance as an economic stabilizer and outlines Vermont's extensions to benefits, coverage growth, and the program’s role in aiding job placement and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Charles M. Smith
Department of Employment Security
Vermont Reservists Depart to Fort Knox
Advance detachments from the 5th Howitzer Battalion 76 Artillery left Burlington Airport for Fort Knox Kentucky. Units from Burlington Montpelier Bennington and Rutland will spend days there preparing for the main body arriving Sunday. Maj Arthur J Goss Vermont Highway Dept location engineer leads the advance group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Fort Knox
U.S
Montpelier
Bennington
Rutland
Vermont
Arthur J. Goss
Goss
Vermont Highway Dept
Old Bennington Hears Zoning Controversy and Bond Vote
Old Bennington voters hold a special meeting to consider borrowing up to 1500 for legal advisory and zoning study after the zoning board approved a former residence for St Joseph College dormitory. Trustees fear tax implications and possible court action was discussed with an out of town lawyer present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bennington
Old
Hamilton L. Shields
Old Academy Library
Shields
Zoning Board of Adjustment
St. Joseph College
Brattleboro
Bennington
Zoning Board
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Union School
Park Street
Norman Stratton
Highway Department
Ralf S. Kates
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Joseph Pello
Leo Nash
Arthur (Toge) Theberge
John P. Morrissey
Arthur E. Wickenden
Kates
Park
County
Park Street Bridge
School Board
Alumni Field
Colin Smith
Bennington Water Report
Bishop's Co
Ibsen
By Pat Prandini
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Bennington Drive-In
North Bennington Rd
Walt Disneys
Technicolor
Yames Blawarle
Disney
Ena AS
Walt Desney
Arlington Community House
Ringheiser
Fienberg
Elsie L. Enright
Hogsick Falls
William W. Wheeler
Readsboro
Harvey J. Pratt
White Creek
Pratt
Atty
District 8
Boards of Civil Authority
Byron Hathorn
al Hartford
Allan Foley
Norwich
Christopher Webber
Hartford
Hathorn
Foley
Bennington Briefs
Randolph, Vt
O.E.S
Jerry
Ethel Vance
McKinley St
Claude Apfelbeck
Hazel Kittel
Abbots Ford
Wis
Apfelbeck
Paul Kittel
East Road
Max Oil Service
Agway
Roberta Eaton
William A. O'Dell
G. Leroy Williams
Brush Co
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Eva Marie Saint
Lain Cement
Marshall Schack
Embassy Pictures
Joel Whittemore
Bennington Airport
Paul
Janette Moseley
Ann
Buskirk
Gerald
Adeline Lathrop
Greenwich
International Flying Farmers
Peony Park
Omaha
Neb
Knotty Pine Restaurant
Don Ratelle
Jardiniere
RT. 7 North
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