Bennington Selectmen Empower Dog Warrant and Airport Plans
Bennington selectmen agree to a blanket warrant empowering Dog Constable George Rogers to seize unlicensed dogs, estimated at 700, with potential court action for owner failure to license. They also discuss barking dog issues and allow three residents to petition for action if a dog is vicious or a menace. The board reviewed plans for a new hangar at the municipal airport and granted William Morse an extension on a highway bridge contract as rights of way are acquired. They consider extending Sanitary Landfill hours to 4:30 p.m. after complaints about access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
George Rogers
Rogers
Bennington County Humane Society
Selectmen
Leon R. Eldred
Vermont
William H. Morse
Airport Commission
Morse
Sanitary Landfill Committee
Cars Damaged In Collision At Vermont 9 and South Road
An accident at the Vermont 9 and South Road junction in Searsburg at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday involved William M. Heilman and Domenic Femia. Heilman, 77, from Harrisburg, Pa., drove a 1960 Ford east while Femia, 56, of Amherst, N.H., drove a 1961 Lincoln Continental west. Femia tried to turn left, did not see Heilman, and both drivers pulled onto the South Road to avoid impact. No injuries reported. extensive damage to both cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont 9
Searsburg
Vermont
William M. Heilman
Harrisburg
Femia
Heilman
Bennington Youth Named Fourth Alternate to Naval Academy
Gordon Bill Garrison Jr of Bennington has been named fourth alternate appointee to the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis by U S Senator George D Aiken. Garrison, a Bennington High School senior, is among more than 35 Vermont youths selected for entering classes of 1964 at naval military merchant marine and air force academies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Gordon
Bill) Garrison Jr
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
U.S
George D. Aiken
Garrison
Gordon W. Garrison
Union St
Bennington High School
Sen. Aiken
Naval
Military
Merchant Marine
Air Force
Aiken
Mark Treanor
Rutland
Clinton W. Demeritt Jr
St. Albans
Whitman J. Wheeler
Whitingham
Demeritt
Wheeler
Treanor
Bryce L. McIntyre
Wallingford
James W. Howe Jr
Jamaica
David V. Lavigne
St. Johnsbury
Robert J. Mitchell
Barre
Arthur D. Bousquet
Swanton
Vermont
Bennington Community Meetings and Events Highlight Week
Trustees of the Bennington Graded School District meet at 7 30 PM with electrical engineers to discuss rewiring plans for Cora Whitney and Bennington High schools. Also noted are Lions Club fundraiser results, a Vermont March for Civil Rights meeting before a Washington bus trip, a Green Mountain Club hike to Little Rock Pond, and a Willard Goyette office closure August 19 24 plus a lost red female cocker spaniel named Tinker in Lancaster Mass with contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Graded School
Allan J. Heath
Cora B. Whitney
Bennington
Vermont March For Civil Rights
Washington
Lisa Tate
College Road
North Bennington
Green Mountain Club
Little Rock Pond
Danby
Bennington Post Office
Bennington District Announces 12 Teaching Staff Changes
The Bennington Graded School District plans fall reopen Sept 4 with 12 teaching changes. New hires include Betty Fraser White in grade 2, Evelyn Perkins in grade 3, James Conklin English in the high school, Judith DeMayo math and science, Lester Jipp social studies, James O Connor social studies junior high, Rudolph Woodcock biology, and temporary librarian cover by Waldo Holden. Lorraine Kirsch takes part time English to ease Kirby White’s load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty (Fraser) White
Evelyn (Mellen) Perkins
James Conklin
Highland Falls
N.Y
Conklin
New York State College At
Albany
Judith DeMayo
North Adams
Mass
State College At
Lester Jipp
Waltham
David Jareckie
Jipp
Iowa State College
New Hampshire
Vermont
University of Vermont
James O’connor
Downey
Calif
O’connor
Mount St. Mary’s
Santa Monica
Rudolph Woodcock
Arlington
Martha Gale
Woodcock
UVM
Mary Louise Plumb
Waldo Holden
Old Bennington
Lorraine Kirsch
Kirby White
Vandalism Reported At Memorial Park
A group of youths cut the rope from the flag pole at Memorial Park Tuesday night. YMCA officials said the incident followed earlier tensions with park personnel. Recreation authorities warn that damage to village or YMCA areas will be prosecuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Park
Bennington Village
Vermont school hires expand kindergarten and staff
Julia Day of Springfield will teach third grade. Beverly Hager of Williamstown will lead the new afternoon kindergarten at Hillside Street. Reba Moninger and Mary Whiteway join Grade 6. Lucille Weichert replaces Esther Kissling as vocal music supervisor. full faculty list to appear later in The Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Day
Springfield
Miss Day
Keene Teachers College
Burlington
Beverly (Shea) Hager
Williamstown
Mass
Hillside Street
Hager
Vermont College
Pine Cobble School
Reba Moninger
Bennington
Kent State College
Ohio
Mt. Victory
Vermont
Moninger
Mary Whiteway
South Shaftsbury
Whiteway
UVM
Arlington
Lucille Weichert
Esther Kissling
Weichert
Alfred University
New York State
Banner
Stock Averages Report Noon Trading Update
Dow Jones Bache and Co Albany notes at noon showing 30 Industrials at 716.66 down 0.61, 20 Railroads at 175.54 down 0.15, 15 Utilities at 143.87 up 0.05, composite at 259.50 down 0.15, with sales at 1,660,000.
Post Office May Consider Different Building Sites
Wakefield of the Post Office Space Requirements branch says Bennington needs a 12,000 square foot facility and cannot use the current basement. Elm Street site fits criteria but traffic concerns loom. South Street site would require details before opinion. The town's leaders question impact on growth and public opinion remains heated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Wakefield
Bennington
Commission
Department
Cmsr
Robert L. Hagerman
Hagerman
Elm Street
South Street
Washington Avenue
Bennington Village
Henry Mallory
James B. Gibney
Post Office Department
Paradise Inn Motor Inn Permit Approved by Village Board
Bennington Trustees grant a building permit to James Playetis for a two building motor inn with a swimming pool at 141 West Main St behind the Paradise Restaurant. The Vermont March for Civil Rights wins a Putnam Square booth permit for Aug Washington march activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
James Playetis
West Main St
A. Sidney Edson
Lench Associates
Winhall
Vermont March For Civil Rights
Putnam Square
Washington
American Legion Post
Pete Williams
Vernon Colvin
McCall St
Foresters Meet Elect Officers in Bennington County
The Bennington County Forest Association Inc holds its second annual meeting at noon Saturday at the Paradise Restaurant. Christopher Swezey of Manchester will discuss Marking Milling and Marketing while County Forester David C Barton speaks on Where Do We Go from Here. Elections follow lunch. open to all forestry interests though only members vote. Reservations encouraged via Barton's office 442-5046.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County Forest Association Inc
Paradise
Christopher Swezey
Manchester
Swezey Lumber Co
David C. Barton
Barton
Rutland RR Profit Eyes Move to Rutland Route
Wulfson, 33, operates the 15 mile Middletown and New Jersey Railroad and eyes taking over the Burling ton White Creek section. Negotiations not complete but progress seen. state buyout hurdles and timing noted by Public Service Commissioner Ernest Gibson III. Wulfson plans talks with Rutland officials Thursday. business tied to grain shipments for dairy farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wulfson
Middletown and
New Jersey
Burlington
White Creek
Rutland
Public Service
Ernest W. Gibson III
PSB
Hoff
Burlington- White Creek
Diem vows secure order as Viet Nam clashes persist
President Diem condemns a minority of Buddhists for political manipulation and illegal acts aimed at destabilizing policy. He orders the army to restore security, defend the state, defeat communism, and safeguard democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diem
Obituaries for Mrs Bes sie Brink and others in New York area
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Bessie Brink 79 of Bethel who died in Wallingford while traveling from Bennington. Other obituaries include Nicholas Gentile 81 of Mechanicville a longtime Italian-American community member and horticulturist and Mrs. H Vincent Allen 87 a former North Bennington teacher. Survivors, dates, and service details listed for each individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Brink
Bethel
Carroll Dewey
Bennington
Wallingford
Randolph
Kenneth Morse
Brink
Frank Maxham
Walter Brink
Roy Gavigan
Cohoes
N.Y
Roy
Gerald Brink
Mechanicville, N.Y
Nicholas Gentile
Angelo Gentile
Schuylerville
Green Sabres
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Mechanicville
Hoosick Falls
H. Vincent Allen
Ina Jane Harrington
North Bennington
Amherst
Mass
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
D. W
Mary (Taft) Harrington
Shaftsbury
North Bennington High School
Old Troy Conference Academy
Poultney
Syracuse University
Sigman Kappa Sorority
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Ball
Composers Concert Tonight At Bennington College Barn
The Composers Conference presents a near final public concert at 8 15 tonight in the Bennington College Barn. Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major features soloist Charles Russo along with four contemporary works by Beasley Childs Stephens Corman and Others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Composers Conference
Bennington College
Mozart
Charles Russo
Rule Beasley
Barney Childs
John Stephens
Brenda Corman
Woman given suspended sentence for parking violation
Elsie Williams of South Pownal received a 15 day suspended sentence and probation until paying a 15 fine for parking overnight in Bennington Village on December 10 1962. Village attorney R Marshall Witten noted this and another unpaid violation from a batch of about 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Williams
South Pownal
George M. Fienberg
Bennington
R. Marshall Witten
Hospital Notes Admissions and Recent Births Across Town
Admission list includes Clarence Daley Hazel Snow Hans Thorner Florence Dickson and others from Bennington Londonderry Dorset Manchester Center Hoosick Falls. Discharges include Ann Marie Jensen Bertha Snow Christopher Tolle Florence Elgeizer and more. Several local couples report births on Aug 20 including children for Burdick Mackey Mausert Howe and Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Daley
Hazel Snow
Bennington
Hans Thorner
Londonderry
Florence Dickson
Dorset
Marie Griffis
Manchester Center
Paul H. Cipperly
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Ann Marie Jensen
Bertha Snow
Christopher Tolle
Pownal
Florence Elgeizer
Petersburg
Funeral services and cremation for Marklund and Wellspack
Arlington notices state the funeral for Mrs. Margaret Sigrid Marklund died Aug 17 at Putnam Memorial Hospital was held at Han son-Walbridge with Rev Earle Forman officiating. Cremation occurred at Earl Gardner Crematorium in Troy New York. Relatives attended from New York and Connecticut. Henry J Wellspack of East Arlington died Tuesday and his service is at Mahar Son Funeral Home at 8 am Friday and St Columban's Church at 9 in Arlington. Burial follows at Park Lawn Cemetery. Rosary recitation will be Thursday at 8 pm. Friends may call tonight 7-9 and Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Vincent Allen Jr
Denver
Colo
Gordon W. Allen
Sunnyvale
Calif
Thomas A. Wheeler
Danville
Ohio
Robson Home
Main St
Maple Grove Cemetery
Arlington
Margaret Sigrid Marklund
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hanson-Walbridge
Earle Forman
Church of God
Bennington
Earl Gardner
Troy
N.Y
New York
Connecticut
Henry J. Wellspeak
East Arlington
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. Columban’s Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
Union Board Seeks Public Input At Evening Meeting
The Union Board invites critics of past union plans to attend Thursday’s 8 pm meeting in Broken Arrow Oklahoma. The session aims to listen to criticism rather than argue, with open access to the public. In related notes, the Five Civilized Tribes Cherokee Choctaw Chickasaw Seminole and Creek are identified as tribes moved to Oklahoma in the 19th century and deemed civilized for their self governing systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Williams
Broken Arrow
Okla
Five Civilized
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lyons
Theophile LaFlamme
Silk Road
Rice Lane
Vermont 67A
Bill Garrison
Bennington Briefs
Bennington Lions Club
Ted Thomas
Woodford
Marshall Cross
Joseph Richards
Theodore Dewicki
Willard Goyette
Lancaster
Elks Club
Elks Grounds
William Warner
Buckler
Bennington Graded
Barry Goldwater
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Motor Inn
Foresters
Viet Nam
Adler
Adams Clothes Shop
Italy
Ballston Spa
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co
Carmelia
Mrs. H. Vincent Allen
Puesday
Donald Burdick
Lincoln Street
North Pownal
Toyvia Mackey
Shaftsburg
Ryerson Mausert
Donald Howe
Beech St
David Baker
Margaret S. Marklund
Union Board
Carroll
Carroll's
Vitamin
Clif Drug Store
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