Peace Corps Test Set For Saturday In Bennington
A Peace Corps placement test is scheduled for Saturday at 8 30 a m at the Second Congregational Church on Hillside Street. The exam includes general aptitude and a language section with a one hour proficiency test for French or Spanish backgrounds. Applicants must also file a questionnaire at the Bennington Post Office. The test is non competitive and results place candidates in suitable positions. Training lasts 10 to 12 weeks on a college campus.
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Peace Corps
Second Congregational Church
Hillside Street
Bennington
Meredith Becomes Bar nett Fellow Amid Peace Corps Push
James Howard Meredith, an Ole Miss alumnus with a BA in political science, joins Barnett as a fellow alumnus. The Peace Corps invites liberal arts grads and others for two year volunteer service in over 200 fields, with training in Puerto Rico and $75 monthly upon satisfactory completion. The recruiting test is set for Oct 19.
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Barnett
Ole Miss
James Howard Meredith
University of Mississippi
Peace Corps
Puerto Rico
Miners Reach Breathing Hole After 331 Feet
Fellin and Henry Throne and Louis Bova were trapped in the Sheppton mine near Hazleton when a 28 inch bore was drilled. Bova was slightly hurt but the men remained in contact. John Biros shouted that they were alive as the drill reached 331 feet and the three coordinated with rescuers.
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Charmbury
Gordon Smith
State Secretary of Mines
Fellin
John Biros
Battle Day fireworks draw 1000 despite weekend chill
About 1,000 people gathered at Bennington Airport and roadsides Sunday for Battle Day fireworks sponsored by the Bennington Jaycees. Betty Sue Spaulding of Shaftsbury won Battle Day Queen for selling the most buttons and will receive a three day trip to New York City.
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Bennington
The
Bennington Jaycees
Betty Sue Spaulding
Shaftsbury
Jaycees
State Armory
Miss Spaulding
New York City
Jaycee
Gerald Stowell
Grove St
Kathy Farnham
Joel Whittemores
Dick Sawyer
Hagerman
Bennington Briefs Include Campus Workshop and Local Notices
Bennington County deputy probation officer Daniel J. Holland attended a six hour workshop at the University of Vermont led by Dr. Martin R. Haskell to review new criminological theories and treatment methods. The Bennnington Lodge of Elks sponsors a family cookout to support the Bennington Rescue Squad.
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Daniel J. Holland
Bennington County
University of Vermont
Martin R. Haskell
College of the City of New York
Elks Cookout Aids Rescue Squad Fund Drive
A Bennington Lodge of Elks sponsored family cookout on the Elks grounds Tuesday night from 6 to 8. William Warner heads the arrangements as music and entertainment are planned. Tickets, available from Rescue Squad or Elks members, proceeds fund squad equipment and operating costs for the coming year.
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Bennnington
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Bennington
Elks
William Warner
Rescue Squad
Elks Club
Two Youths Hurt In Auto Accident In Old Bennington
Eugene A. Percey 18 of Park Street Ext and Bruce Bushee of Oak Street were hospitalized after a one car crash at 2:50 am Sunday in Old Bennington. Percey was in good condition under observation at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Bushee was released after admission for possible internal injuries. Police say Percey’s car left the Vermont 9 highway at the junction with Catamount Lane and struck a utility pole, breaking it in half.
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Eugene A. Percey
Park Street
Bruce Bushee
Oak Street
Old Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Percey
Bushee
Vermont 9
Catamount
Parsleys Live in North Bennington with Large Family
The Parsleys have resided in North Bennington for seven years. They raised three daughters Martha Karen and Cynthia and a son Andrew adopted two years ago from Hong Kong.
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North Bennington
Martha
Karen
Cynthia
Andrew
Hong Kong
Benhi Opens on Sept 4 Sets Shortened First Day
Bennington High School announces opening for September 4 with a half day session. Principal Paul E. Kirsch says students report at 7 45 a m with 8 a m attendance. grades 7 9 in homerooms 10 12 in gym. seven classes shortened to 20 minutes. noon dismissal. Full day September 5 with 8 a m homeroom and 2 37 or 3 p m dismissal. Lunch 12 1 p m. In Izmir AP notes large scale maneuvers planned September 25 29 involving U S Turkish and Greek forces.
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Bennington High School
Paul E. Kirsch
Benhi
Union Local to Decide Role in Civil Rights March
Union Local 295 of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America will consider its stance on the August 28 civil rights march in Washington. A talk by Dr. Irving Adler precedes the decision as the group sponsors the Vermont March for Civil Rights and has chartered a bus for the trip. The meeting, at 7 30 p m, will be held at the Old Bennington Schoolhouse with the Bennington County Central Labor Council backing the effort.
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George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Faubus
Arkansas
Resolutions Committee
Washington
Defense Department
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Bijur
Bennington
Bennington County Central Labor Council
Vermont
Tougas Charged With Careless Driving In Municipal Court
Gaeton C. Tougas 21 of 25014 Ben Mont Ave charged in Bennington Municipal Court with careless and negligent driving causing an accident. He pleaded not guilty and bail was set at 200 dollars. A second charge of driving while suspended was dropped due to incorrect notice. Tougas earlier faced DUI charges in June. Michael Tree 29 of Maplewood New Jersey was fined 20 dollars 10 cents for speeding on Vermont 9 at Woodford on August 10, traveling about 60 mph in a 45 mph zone.
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Gaeton C. Tougas
Ben Mont Ave
Tougas
George M. Fienberg
Bennington
Michael Tree
Maplewood
N.J
Vermont
Woodford
R. Marshall Witten
Tree
Vermont car theft ring tied to New York crash case
Investigators linked a stolen car ring to a May 19 New York crash that killed five. Gareth Martinis, son of New York judge Joseph A. Martinis, was cleared of initial charges and faces a vehicular homicide charge. a Vermont license plate tied to the scene was found on his car, which he bought without realizing it was stolen. Clothes gather at the YMCA Pool in weekly hauls, with unclaimed items stored then disposed of after one week.
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Vermont
New York
Gareth Martinis
Martinis
YMCA
Main Street
Obituary notes for Hall Marklund Estabrook in Vermont notices
Area obituaries report George Henry Hall 78 of Bennington died Sunday night at Sourcliffe Nursing Home. He lived at 169 Imperial Ave and worked 45 years at Cooper Needle shop. Survived by Grace Dwyer his wife, Elmer Hall, Harrison Hall, Nellie Tredo, five grandchildren, and nieces. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. Hanson-Walbridge. burial Village Cemetery. Also funeral notice for Margarete Marklund Shaftsbury 76 and Anastatia Estabrook Hoosick Falls 76 with services in Bennington and Hoosick Falls respectively.
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George Henry Hall
West Rutland
Bennington
Sourcliffe Nursing Home
Imperial Ave
Asa
Delia (Gates) Hall
Rutland
Grace Dwyer
Old Cooper Needle Shop
Elmer A.C. Hall
Harrison Hall
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Fred
Nellie) Tredo
Springfield
Mass
Robert
Hall
Second Congregational Church
Hanson-Walbridge
H. Glenn Payne
Shaftsbury
Margarete Sigrid Marklund
Victor R. Marklund
Shaftsbury Hollow
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hanson - Walbridge
W. Earle Forman
Church of God
Marklund
Finland
Sixten
Sigrid Ostrom
Joseph Enderle
Norwalk, Conn
Aniece
Dan Cappell
Connecticut
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Anastatia Dwyer Estabrook
John Estabrook
Villa Mary Immaculate
Albany
New Scotland Ave
Estabrook
Joseph
Anna Clare Dwyer
Walter
Joseph Dwyer
Leo J. Mahar
Main St
Church of Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Unitarian Fellowship Backs March on Washington Funds
The Bennington Unitarian Fellowship executive committee voted wholehearted support for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and will donate 25 to the National Office of the March on Washington. Members urged able Unitarians to participate personally in the march.
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Bennington Unitarian Fellowship
Thrift Shop Offers Family Clothing and Household Goods
Thrift Shop stock includes coats suitable for children, plus dishes records books and misc items such as water flippers masks stair treads pink knee-warmers suitcases and a foot locker. Shoppers requested quart canning jars curtains rods blankets radio floor lamps a high chair and a Boy Scout uniform size 14. Sales ladies last week were Mrs. C. T. Adams Mrs. Joseph McDermott Mrs. Paul Cross and on Friday and Saturday Mrs. Eugene Burt Mrs. William Towart.
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C. T. Adams
Joseph McDermott
Paul Cross
Eugene Burt
William Towart
Stock Averages Report Noon Figures
The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 720.314 with a .99 change. Railroads at 177.054 fell .74, utilities at 143.99 down .04, and the composite at 260.81. Sales reached 1,680,000.
Funeral for Mrs. Rose Belisle Held at Sacred Heart
The funeral of Mrs. Rose Belisle widow of Eugene Belisle died Wednesday at Campbell's Nursing Home was held Saturday at Sacred Heart Church with a Solemn High Mass led by Rev. Joseph Wiseman. Deacon Rev Edward Hoffman and sub deacon Rev Henry Bourgeois assisted. Bearers included John Stratton Frank Stratton Charles Senecal Homer Howard Robert LaBeau Louis Geoffrion Jr. Honorary bearers from St. Anne's Society were Mrs. Mary Marcoux Mrs. Kathleen Betit Mrs. Irene Betit Mrs. Evelyn Dragon Mrs. Alice Lauzon and Mrs. Mary Ann Roy. Burial followed in Park Lawn Cemetery. Out-of-town relatives came from Yorktown Heights Guilford Adams Pittsfield Arlington and Pownal.
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Rose Belisle
Eugene Belisle
Campbell’s
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph F. Wiseman
Edward Hoffman
C.S.C
Henry Bourgeois
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
John and
Frank Stratton
Charles Senecal
Homer Howard
Robert LaBeau
Louis Geoffrion Jr
Adams
Mass
St. Anne’s Society
Mary Marcoux
Kathleen Betit
Irene Betit
Evelyn Dragon
Alice Lauzon
Mary Ann Roy
Fr. Wiseman
Park Lawn Cemetery
Yorktown Heights
N.Y
Guilford
N.H
Pittsfield
Arlington
Pownal
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Bennington Briefs
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Donald W. Sprague Jr
Silver St
Watertown
American Legion Auxiliary
Robert E. Cummings
Grandview Street
Norman E. Joly
U.S. Navy
William J. Joly
RA2
Randolph
A. E. Rogers
Providence
R.I
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Manchester
Prudential Committee
Greater
Beech Street
Willard Goyette
Chicago
Mike Goodkind
Izmir
Turkey
U.S
George H. Hall
Victor Marklund
Mrs
Robert T. Lee
St. John’s Chapel
Malcolm E. Peabody
Dellwood Cemetery
Mr. Lee
Boston
William Lee
Eleanor Hubbard
Lake Forrest
Harvard University
Harvard Club
Delphic Society
Zion Episcopal Church of
Ekwanok Country Club
Lee
Clement Manufacturing Co
Northampton
Eleanor Hubbard Lee
Roland H. Harrington
Dorset
Troy
Joseph H. Harrington
Margaret (Robinson) Harrington
Stance Knight Harrington
Harned-Fowler Veterans of Foreign Wars
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Constance (Knight Harrington
Constance (Harrington) McGuffin
Rochester
Maple Hill Cemetery
Robert Dana
St. Peter’s
Fred Welling
William Williams
Welling
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