Union School Site Faces Budgeted Costs and Flood Risks
The Union School board weighs a $5,000 discharge obligation to TAC and a $2,500 planning cost amid site debates between Soldiers’ Home and Town Farm locations. Planning includes flood history data, power line relocation costs, highway department expenses, and subsurface cores to assess building viability. Thompson notes flood risk remains key, with material choices clarified as not extravagant, guiding site decision set for Sept. 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty. Eugene V. Clark
Union District
TAC
Thompson
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Norman Stratton
Soldiers’ Home
Ski Group Begins Public Stock Sales
The Glen Ellen Corp operators of the Glen Ellen Ski Area on Mount Ellen plan to raise capital through public subscription. Skiers have spent over 400000 for two issues of units totaling 630000 in debentures 17340 shares of common stock and ski privileges to fund construction of trails and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayston
UPS
Glen Ellen Corp
Glen Ellen
Mount Ellen
Bennington Guardsmen Depart for Camp Drum Training
Bennington's 102 National Guardsmen and five officers move to Camp Drum, N Y for two weeks of instruction in bridge building, heavy equipment operation, and basic military subjects. The 86th Engineering Co will receive its first field training, with a convoy of 14 trucks leaving around 4 30 p m and arriving about 6 a m Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
National
Camp Drum
N.Y
86Th Engineering Co
Vermont
86Th Separate Armored Brigade
Robert Houle
Shaftsbury
New York
National Guard
Buckler
Obituaries for Thibodeau and Siegl in Vermont area
Fred A Thibodeau 69 longtime Bennington resident WWI veteran died after a long illness at U S Veterans Hospital Albany N Y Born Oct 20 1894 in Williamstown Mass he worked at Bennington Scale Co Holden Leonard plant and Home Furniture Co He served as cook with Co M 105th Infantry overseas in France and Belgium He survived by wife Anna Theresa Brady two sons Frederick and William and several relatives Funeral from Mahar Son Funeral Home with Requiem High Mass at St Francis de Sales Church burial in Hoosick Falls Memorial gifts to Vermont Cancer Society. Adolf G Siegl 56 former Manchester resident died suddenly in his car in Pittsfield Mass He worked for the Vermont Water Resources Board in Montpelier He lived in Charleston Lake Salem Camp scene before moving to Montpelier and later worked for Capital City Press He is survived by wife Frances J Corliss and mother plus two stepsons Funeral services held at Bethany Congregational Church Montpelier.
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Fred A. Thibodeau
Bennington
U.S. Veterans Hospital
Albany
N.Y
Williamstown
Mass
Hoosick Falls
Alexander and
Mary
Major) Thibodeau
Bennington Scale Co
Holden & Leonard
The
Home Furniture Co
St. Francis de Sales
Frederick Thibodeau
Willliam Thibodeau
San Diego
Calif
Charles Pike
Waterford
Felix
Henry Thibodeau
Mahar & Son Funeral
St. Mary’s
Veremont Cancer Society
Montpelier
Adolf G
Dolf) Siegl
Manchester
Pittsfield
Siegl
Vermont Water Resources Board
Rutland
Henry Buerman
Randolph
Rutland County
Arthur Crowley
Montepelier
Charles F. Orvis Company
Charleston
Lake Salem
Capital City Press
Hoff
Vermont
Mr. Stiegl
Yonkeers
George
Henrietta (Bussing) Sieg
Radium Lodge
F&am
Osesining
Frances J. Corliss
Donald M. Corliss
Providence, RI
Neil H. Corliss
Bethany Congregational Church
Robert R. Haas Dies At 74 Founder Of Book of the Month Club
Robert R. Haas 74 New York book publisher and founder of the Book of the Month Club died at his Park Avenue home after a brief illness. A Yale graduate and longtime Arlington Vermont resident, Haas championed clubs that shaped American reading and publishing and held leadership roles at Random House. Interment was private with donations to Mt. Sinai Hospital or the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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New York
N.Y
Robert R. Haas
U.S. 7
Arlington
Park Ave
Haas
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Yale
John MacRae
E. P. Dutton & Co
Mr. Haas
Harrison Smith
Publishing House
Random House
Modern Library
Random House Board of
William Faulkener
Robert Graves
Isak Dienesen
308Th
New York State National Guard
Guard
Stock Averages Report from Dow Jones Albany Noon
The Dow Jones averages show the industrials at 839.55 up 1.03, railroads at 213.29 up .30, utilities at 149.31 up 4.23, with the composite at 299.92 up .40. Sales reach 1,920,000.
NLRB Supervision Sets Shea Union Vote in Bennington
The NLRB Boston office reports a government supervised election will decide if Shea Inc employees in North Bennington form a local union. The vote is set for Friday August 21 with an NLRB hearing on unfair labor practices postponed to later August to pursue an informal settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shea Inc
North Bennington
Boston
National Labor Relations Board
Banner
NLRB
Bennington
Ricci
Bennington Municipal Court Clears Guilty Pleas
Judge George M. Fienberg heard pleas of guilty from three motorists for minor traffic offenses. William H. Jacobsen paid $10 for overtime parking, Herbert E. Strate ton $10 for wrong directional parking, and Coletta Mears $10 for overnight parking. Two youths and a man pleaded innocent to a false fire alarm, with trials set for Sept. 9 week. Ostrander posted bail, Grassette released to parents. Clarence Williams pled guilty to petty larceny and received a one day jail term. Richard L. Tetreault paid $50 for driving with a suspended license. Separate $10 parking payments were recorded from John Durkee and Daniel Maloy amid a labor dispute at the North Bennington plant where an NLRB election is planned.
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George M. Fienberg
William H. Jacobsen
North Pownal
Herbert E. Strateton
Arlington
Coletta Mears
Bradford St
Division
Gage
Bruce E. Banulis
Bermington
John Grassette
East Main St
William Ostrander
Carrigan Lane
Ostrander
Grassette
Clarence Williams
Powe Nal
Harry Andrews
Fienberg
Williams
Bennington
Richard L. Tetreault
School St
R. Marshall Witten
Pownal
John W. Durkee
Daniel J. Maloy
Pittsfield
Mass
Bennington Notices Outline Local Closures and Events
The Bennington Free Library closes all day Saturday August 15 for Battle observances. The Y M C A Pool opens 2 p.m. Sunday August 16 after the parade. Town and Village offices closed Monday for Bennington Battle Day. Marine Pfc Michael Hart serves with Marine Observation 6 in El Toro. Dr Willard Goyette’s office closes through August 23 and reopens August 24. Mt Anthony Country Club dining room closes Sunday August 16 for annual dame bake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Michael J. Hart
William B. Hart
Burgess Road
Marine Observation Sdm
Marine Aircraft Group
Third Marine Aircraft Wing
el Toro
Marine Corps Air Station
Santa Ana
Calif
Willard Goyette
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges Listed
Hospital notes list admissions including Wilbur Gordy Sharon A Jones Edward Farrar for Bennington area. Discharges include Cynthia Gardner Gretchen Squiers Gregory Squiers Carl Squiers Mrs. Grande and son Anna Thompson Barbara Houle and others in Shaftsbury Arlington Cambridge Johnsonville and Buskirk New York with a daughter born August 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Gordy
R.D
Sharon A. Jones
Edward A. Farrar
Bennington
Cynthia Jean Gardner
Gretchen Squiers
Gregory Squiers
Carl W. Squiers
Carol Grande and Son
Anna Thompson
North Pownal
Barbara J. Houle
Shaftsbury
Harry J
Becktoft
Arlington
Mary Lou Pratt
Cambridge
Janet Brundige
Johnsonville
N, A
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Reindeer
U.S. 5
Interstate 91
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Bennington Drive - IN
Cinemascope
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Robert Mitchum
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Weston Playhouse
William Shakespeare
Weston
Woodstock
Bennington Area
Adolf G, Siegl
Book Club
R. Haas
Soviets
Russia
Moscow
Tass
Earth
Dow-Jones-Rache& Co
Shea
By Bob Hagerman
North Village
United Furniture Workers of America
John Coleman
Thomas A. Ricci
Bennington Briefs
Y.M.C.A
Robert H, Cutler
Valentine St
Larry H, Beayon
Buskirk, N.Y
RT. 7 North
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DIAL
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Mitchell-Ruff Jazz Trio
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Latham Circle
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Larence Brooks
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Eves
Latham
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Esther Williams
Fred and Patricia Carmichael
Whee
Lillian Hellman
Atutue
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