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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1968

Page

12

Air Force Band Leads Battle Day Parade at Bennington

The 590th Air Force Band from Westover AFB Massachusetts will set the pace for Sundays Battle Day parade marking the 191st anniversary of the Battle of Bennington. They will be in Section 1 on Main and Safford streets following the VFW color guard and the parade marshal Uncle Sam. Also in Section 1 are four Bennington Fire Department companies in charge of the event.

Air Force Band 590Th Air Force Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts Bennington Battle of Air Force Main Safford VFW Uncle Sam Bennington Fire Department Main Street Beech Golden Eagles Cambridge Fire Department Petersburg Fire Dept Scarlet Knights Rutland West Rutland Clarendon Fire Dept Eagles Garde d’Honneur Notre Dame-Des- Neiges Montreal United States Johnsonville North Hoosick N.Y Poultney and Disco Coolidge Avenue Nutmeg Volunteers Connecticut Shushan North Bennington Hoosick Falls Town of West Pawlet Fire Dept YMCA White River Junction Union Street Pittsfield Eagles West Albany Halifax Fire Department Sprague Electric Co Vagabonds Drum & Bugle Corps Young Marines Williamsburg Lanesboro Williamstown Pleasant Street Shaftsbury Pownal Center Fire Department Brattleboro Bennington County Sheriffs’ Dept Putnam Square North Street Gage Gage Street Memorial Park First United Methodst Church John P. Proud

Obituary of Mrs Edward J Berndt of Bennington

Mrs Edward J Berndt 48 formerly Josephine Crouse of East Road died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born in New York City March 20 1920 she married Edward Berndt on May 25 1947. She worked 17 years at Chase Manhattan Bank and moved to Bennington from New York City in February. She was a communicant of St Francis de Sales Church. Survived by husband daughter Elizabeth Manning two grandchildren Theodore and Elizabeth Manning mother Elizabeth Kruger sisters Mary Piper Betty Wagner and brother John Crouse.

Edward J. Berndt Josephine Crouse East Road Putnam Memorial Hospital New York City Berndt New York Chase Manhattan Bank Bennington St. Francis de Sales Elizabeth Manning Theodore Elizabeth Kruger Mary Piper Betty Wagner New Jersey John Crouse Baltimore Robert O. Samuel Eastview Drive Ben Adams, Inc Mt. Anthony Country Club Samuel North Adams Mass Albia Iowa Richard Samuel Iowa Success Business School Ottumwa War Department Washington, D.C General Cable Corp Cornish Wire Co Williamstown First Congregational Church Alice Abbott Dale Remy George Willant Wayne Mick Harlan Plumb John Barnaby California Asa Pliny Eugene Colorado Arvel M. Steece Old Bennington Southview Cemetery First Congregational Church of Mahar & Son Funeral Home

Area Women Attend Vassar Club Meeting

The Vermont New Hampshire Vassar Club held a summer meeting August 8 at Woodstock Inn with attendees from Bennington Arlington Dorset Manchester and Westminster Station. The article notes Vassar's scholarships outside aid and access programs including freshman seminars and new credit opportunities while highlighting club donations and leadership roles.

Woodstock Vermont - New Hampshire Vassar Club Woodstock Inn Elizabeth Johnston Arlington Persis S. Holden John Paulson Bennington Matthew P. Gaffney Dorset Herbert Harris Manchester Vassar College Vassar Madeleine Perrault Perrault Vietnam United States Texaco IBM Hudson River Valley Colleges Walter E. Gude Hanover Peter Oot Westminster Station

Allen Named on Committee To Study Gun Control Laws

Vermont legislator Rep. David J. Allen 31 is named to a Legislative Council study committee on gun control. The eight-member panel includes Fish and Game, law enforcement, sports groups, and public representatives. Work begins Aug. 27 with a final report due by Nov. 1. Allen welcomes the chance to engage on the issue amid strong public interest.

Bennington Vermont Legislative Council David J. Allen Legislative Council Fish and Game Department Allen Devel

Bennington Briefs Includes crash report and local notices

Police reported that Russell J. Mack Jr. escaped injury when a rear tire blew on his 1964 VW on Gage Street causing a rollover and roof damage. The Bennington pool season opens with new hours and lifeguards. Town bills to be paid by Aug 31. Vacation Bible School enrollments and church events announced with contact numbers. A Vermont gun policy discussion cites broader weapon laws and potential statute tweaks to cover deadly weapons in felonies or misdemeanors.

Russell J. Mack Jr Dewey Street Bennington Village Gage Street Mack Grove Street Allen Irasburg

Hospital Notes Admissions and Births Reported

Hospital notes dated Thursday August 15, 1968 record admissions Dorothy Rogers Bennington Stephen Pratt North Bennington Grace Costorf Manchester Center discharges Nadine Derosia Bennington James Callan North Bennington Mark Andrews North Pownal Sally Williams Hoosick Falls births to Mr and Mrs Richard Root Bennington a son Aug 15 Mr and Mrs Lawrence Molly Arlington a daughter Aug 15 Mr and Mrs Darrell Moffitt Manchester Depot a daughter Aug 15

Dorothy Rogers Bennington Stephen Pratt North Bennington Grace Costorf Manchester Center Nadine Derosia James Callan Mark Andrews North Pownal Sally Williams Hoosick Falls Richard Root Lawrence Molloy Arlington Darrell Moffitt Manchester Depot

Shoplifting Seminars Highlight Vermont Merchants Meet

Seventy five local merchants attended seminars on shoplifting sponsored by the Vermont Retailers Association and the SBA at the Greater Bennington Association office. Officials warned losses exceed 4 billion yearly and urged vigilant sales techniques to deter theft, with demonstrations showing how a thief can steal over 100 dollars daily.

Vermont Retailers Association The Small Business Administration Greater Bennington Association Berkeley V. Bennett VRA Bennett

Bennington Treasurer Allows Poll Tax Installments

Bennington Town Treasurer Alma Langlois announced poll tax bills may be paid in weekly installments to ease delinquency. About 600 taxpayers were delinquent last year. The office is open daily 9 to 5 for payments, and residents out of eligibility must notify the treasurer.]]

Bennington Alma Langlois State of Vermont Listers Francis Hogan The

Packer Institute Alumnae Meet In Middlebury

Packer Collegiate Institute alumnae from Brooklyn gather at Dog Team Tavern in Middlebury for a business meeting and luncheon. Officers including co chairmen for the Vermont chapter are re elected and a 25 dollar donation is voted to the Shafer Building Fund in honor of Dr. Paul Shafer. Plans for the Dr Shafer Science Laboratory building are under way with attendees from Bennington Burlington Orwell and Plymouth.

Middlebury Packer Collegiate Institute Brooklyn N.Y Dog Team Thomas E. Weakley Arlington Douglas P. Shaw Manchester Vermont D. Dexter Davis Bennington Shafer Paul Shafer

Bennington College hosts third concert of composers conference

The 23rd annual Composers Conference and Chamber Music Center at Bennington College presents its third two week session concert Saturday at 8 15 in the Carriage Barn. Admission is free and open to the public. Conducted by Dr Alan Carter the program includes works by conference attendees and features soloists Max Pollikoff Joel Krosnick Melvin Kaplan and Maurice Pachman with a Haydn Sinfonia Concertante finale.

Composers’ Conference and Chamber Music Center Bennington College F.J. Haydn Alan Carter Conference and Center Max Pollikoff Joel Krosnick Melvin Kaplan Maurice Pachman

Parade Parking Restrictions Set for Bennington Battle Day

Police Chief William H. Fox announced parking bans on Main Street from Putnam Square to Valentine, North Street to Gage, and Gage Street to Bradford from 11:30 a.m. until after the Battle Day parade. Through traffic will be rerouted around the route Sunday afternoon.

Bennington William H. Fox Putnam Square Valentine North Street Gage Gage Street North Bradford

Bennington Joblessness Declines in July

Insured unemployment in the Bennington area averaged 0.8 percent for July, half the state rate of 1.6 percent, with 64 new initial claims filed. Weekly volume averaged 69, driven by apparel, service and private households, and wholesale and retail trade. Benefit exhaustions totaled three, bringing yearly withdrawals to 68. Local unemployment services are provided in Bennington County with weekly itinerant visits to Arlington and Manchester.

Bennington Frank H. Mudgett Department of Employment Security Vermont Bennington County Arlington Manchester

Women of the Moose Notes and Meeting Update

The Women of the Moose held their regular meeting on August 7 with Senior Regent Bessie Burgess presiding. A report praised the family picnic, and well wishes were sent to Marion Charest for a speedy recovery. Members are urged to attend the next meeting as plans begin for the September convention. Mildred Houran won the mystery package.

Senior Citizens Club North Street Maud McNaney Isabelle LaBarge Women of the Moose Bessie Burgess Marion Charest

Made To Order For Politicians

Bennington's Battle Day parade on Sunday draws political aspirants in an election year. Some float, others promise to be visible as many hands are shaken and many a child is kissed during the afternoon event.

Bennington

Moose Notes Kitchen Open With Dinner and Music

Moose Notes announces tonight's Kitchen dinner service from 6 to 10 with steak and fish options and piano music in the lounge. The annual Prospect Mountain clambake is Sunday 12 to 6 p.m. Membership campaigns are under way for the convention class with volunteers urged to enter their names and check with the secretary.

Prospect Mountain

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