State to buy ailing railroad
The Vermont Transportation Authority voted 4 3 to buy the St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad and hire local businessmen to operate it for eight months. The deal involves a $1.23 million sale by Samuel Pinsly of Boston, with Gov. Salmon and Treasurer Frank Davis needing to approve remaining parcels and financing, plus $75,000 emergency aid for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Buller Jr
Joan Downs
Davis
Brono Lanti
Westphal
Vermont
Swanton
St. Johnsbury
Samuel Pinsly
Boston
Pinsly
Interstate Commerce Commission
Authority
Doncan Stephens
Thomas P. Salmon
Frank Davis
State Emergency Board
Laod
Robert Gensburg
Bond
Battle celebration draws thousands here
Bennington marked its 1%th annual Battle Day with a weekend festival drawing an estimated 12,000 to the downtown parade. Gov. Salmon rode in an open car as parade marshal while prizes recognized fire and civic groups, bands, drum corps, and floats from across the Northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Slusman
Bennington
Joe Wassick
United States
Vermont State Firefighters Association
Wassick
Volunteer
Fire Department
Thomas P. Salmon
John P. Morrissey
Sharon Gavin
Hanover
N.H
Margie Lewis
Park McCullough
Green Mountain Pack
Pownal
USPA
Elks Club
Warehouse
Conn
Beecher Falls
Seacliff
N.C
Shottsbury
White Hills
Vine
White River
Vergennes
Somers
Keveny Parochial High School
Cohoes
N.Y
Fletcher Raiders
Norwich
Firettes of
Royal Colblans
Fairview
Mass
Bennington Lions
Bennington Moose
Cyclist Dies In Crash With Tractor Near Burke NY
Keneth D. Benoit a 19 year old Randolph resident was killed when his motorcycle struck the right rear wheel of a farm tractor on Selkirk Road near Burke Franklin County State Police said Richard O Connell a 27 year old Burke man the tractor operator faces charges of driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke, N.Y
UPL
Keneth D. Benoit
Randolph
Selkirk Road
Franklin County
Richard O'Connel
Burke
Funeral services for Henry M. Steel in North Rupert
Henry M. Steel aged 68 of North Rupert had funeral rites at Mettawee Valley Cemetery with Rev Canon Robert L. Clayton officiating. Bearers included Floyd and Henry Mattison and others. Also reported are drum corps results from Bennington area and various state muster winners. WSPA officers re elected for a new year and county VSFA reps named. Bennington police reported a peaceful weekend crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Steel
North Rupert
Mettawee Valley Cemetery
Robert L. Clayton
Zion Episcopal Church of
Bennington
Golden Crusaders
Southington
Conn
Emerald Knights
Saratogs Springs
N.Y
Firettes
Norwich
Rutland Town
Clarendon
East Pownal
New England
Terryville
South Deerfield
Mass
Charles Becker
Shaftsbury
Rovaire Lange
Burlington
Robert Simon
East Montpelier
Howard C. Dailey
Manchester
VSFA
Edward Hopkins
Willian Hayes
Last Pownal
Bennington County
Bernard Adam
Brattleboro
George Carvill
Guilford
Windham Country
Cleto del Bianco
Rutland
George H. Duke
West Dimmerston
Congress
Vermont
Willian H. Pax
Auto fires and crashes in Vermont routes
A Wilmington man escaped injuries when a faulty electrical system in his 1966 Oldsmobile caused a fire that destroyed the car on Route in Woolford Sunday night at 11 30 Flames were put out by the Bennington Rural Fire Department. Earlier a 1959 camper bus and a 1971 Rambler station wagon collided on Route just inside the Shafts bury line from Bennington injuring no one and causing light to moderate damage. On Saturday a 1966 Rambler driven by Ronald Magri left a curve on Route 9 in Searsburg and overturned, causing extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Woolford
Donald B. Koedisch Jr
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Walter J. Keseh
Bellows Falls
Jonn E. Cooke
Saxtons River Bath
Ronald J. Magri
Brattleboro
Searsburg
Butz Dedicates Maple Lab Named for Sen George Aiken
Burlington Vermont Agriculture Secretary Earl L Butz dedicated a sugar maple laboratory in honor of Vermont Senator George D Aiken praising his 32 years in the Senate and role on the Agriculture Committee The ceremony coincided with Aikens 21st birthday and highlighted his influence on the 1973 Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butz
Sen
George Aiken
Burlington
UPI
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Vermont
George D. Aiken
Senate
Aiken
America
Senate Agriculture Committee
Nixon
Washington
Bulz
Wiliam K. Tufts
Bethel
Tufts
Physicals for girls field hockey at ML on Thursday
Girls planning field hockey must attend 9 30am physicals at ML Bennington High. Boys planning soccer have Aug 40 at 9 30am at the high school. participation requires a current physical.
Area Obituaries and Funeral Notices In North Bennington
Mrs. Bridget Fox of North Bennington dies at Adams Nursing Home in Williamstown Mass two weeks short of her 100th birthday. Her life spanned a century in the village with memories of the blizzard of 1888 and skating on the Big Porch. Funeral arrangements set for St John the Baptist Church North Bennington. Also noted are services for M Sgt Wilder D. Tuttle and reports on Mildred Shallies Janet Fraser with details of survivals and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget Fox
Charles J. Fox
Adams Nursing Home
Williamstown
Mass
Fox
North Bennington
Henry and
Bridget (Cassidy) Shanahan
New England
Dank Hall
Colynie Senior Citizens
St. John the Baptist Church
North Betmington
George S. Fox
Frederick
Madalyn) Green
Bernard. J
Cecilia) McGinnis
Daytona Beach
Fla
Frank
Betty) Petronia
Debbs Ferry
N.Y
Anthony
Dolly) Fantaazzi
Mechaninvilla
Agnes Hogan
Dennington
Mahar & Son Funneral
Bennington
Northy
St. John's Cemetery
M. Set. Wilder
Tuttle
Weston Community
Wilder D. Tuttle
Keesler Medical Center
Biloxi
Miss
Weston
Clyde E. and
Welen (Wilder) Tuttle
Proctor Academy
New Hampshire
Rutland Business College
Air Force
Korea
Southeast Asia
Greenland
United States
Mildred Shallies
Mildred Tourn Shallies
Louise St
Pittsfield
Berkshire Medical Center
Manchester
Holden and Stone Company
Frederick J. Wick
James P. Haurn
Janet P.fraser
Janet Pratt Fraser
Sanford
Arlington
South Shaftsbury
Titchmond
Eustis
Rockefeller Foundation
New York City
First Presbyterian Church
Daughters of the American Revolution
Elizabeth Schreier
Heten Hathersall
Beatrice Fraser
North Miami Beach
AN. Pratt
Snow Hil
Maryland
Newell Pratt
Hackensack
Maria VanDerVliet
Ordell
N.J
Zeller, Kennedy and Hamlin Funeral Home
Evasils
Grover Sewell
Greenwood Cemetery
Mt Anthony Union High Board delays legal issue to regular meeting
The Mt Anthony Union High School Board will defer ruling on the legality of its one man one vote election method to the next regular meeting, not tonight's 6 PM session. An outside attorney's opinion questions legality and a special report by Dr Barth Vander Els may be saved for Aug 27 if no extra session is called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Stephen Brandwene
State Education Department
Supreme Court
Raymond C. Murray
Barth Vander Els
Murray
Vander Els
Hospital Notes from Bennington Area Dates Mixed
Hospital notes dated 1513 1913 1973 list admissions and discharges in Bennington area. Names include Michelle Eastman Walter Stalth Eunice Myers and Jason Welch among patients. Birth notices mention multiple newborns with parental locations in Bennington Arlington Shaftsbury and Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michelle Eastman
Seanington
Jane Langtin
Pownal
Manfred Wessner
Manchester
Ethelyn Peck
Stephen Bentley
Walter Stalth
Dawn Marie Carrier
Bennington
Michelle Anne Rive
North Bennington
Harriet Ffulete
Shaftsbury
Lillian Bacon
Kathryn Shubiak
Cambridge
Patrick James Morse
Edward Gaudette
Charlotte Derosia
Arlington
Eunice Myers
Margaret Wosburg
Roy Slade
Jason Welch
Florence Troy
Manfred Wesaner
Manchester Depot
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Auto Burns
Woodford
Anthony Union High School
The
Shea Agency Inc, Adv
Benningson Minit Car Wash
Zenith
Zemin Rada
Bennington Hearing Aid Center
Kenneth A. Beauchemin
Main St
Yoni Salmon
Helpington
Suturday
N.H. Sharon
Walter Gavin
Qpneo
Alaska
Sharon Kelley
Columbus
Ohio
Toni
Tawnya
Nell
David
Far Haven
Maple Grove Cemetery
Mrs. Elizabeth Teal
Elizabeth Teal of
Shaltsbury
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar and Son Funeral Home
John Hubinger
Bernard Ryan
Bemmington
Grens Falls Hospital
OES
Loyill
Arlington Masonic Temple
Jerry
Anna Mie Ledford
Berlin
George Squires
Pawnal Road
Bie
Richard Dix
Jacksonville
Larry Hammond
Bakers Trail Park
Lonel Neaudein
North Side Nerve
Nennington
Tennington
Ue i Ini
Hanson-Walbiridge
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