Snelling Urges Immediate Expansion of Vermont State Police
Republican lieutenant governor candidate Richard A. Snelling urged Gov Hoff to seek Emergency Board funds to immediately expand the state police force after recent enforcement successes. He criticized the existing under manned department and 14 hour shifts, while noting budget constraints from a special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snelling
Hoff
Vermont
Assembly
Ralph A. Foote
Roger MacBride
Halifax
Richard Snelling
Obituary Notices for Drummond and Monahan
James Crawe ford Drummond 44 formerly of Shaftsbury died after a long illness at Drummond Convalescent Hospital Torrington Conn owned by his mother. He worked at National Carbon Bennington and later Olin Mathieson Ramset New Haven. Survived by wife Marjorie Hawkins two sons a sister and brother. Funeral Sunday Cheshire and burial Shaftsbury Center Cemetery. Margaret A. Monahan 94 longtime Hoosick Falls resident and Class of 1888 graduate died at Hoosick Falls Health Center after a long illness. She worked for Hall Hartwell Shirt Co. and was active in CDA Court St Mary. Funeral Thursday at Leo J Mahar Funeral Home and Immaculate Conception Church with burial at St Mary’s Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
James Craweford Drummond
National Carbon Co
Bennington
Drummond Convalescent Hospital
Torrington
Conn
Madge Drummond
Royal Canadian Air Force
Marjorie Hawkins
Thomas Arthur
Gordon Price
A. P. Drummond
Robert
Janet
J. L. Lawrence
North Tonawanda
N.Y
Alderson
Cheshire
J. H. Bubar
Hull Memorial Baptist Church
Drummond
Shaftsbury Center
Mt. Anthony Lodge
F&am
Cancer Fund
Hanson - Walbridge
Hoosick Falls
Margaret A. Monahan
North Powe Nal
Immaculate Conception Church
Court St. Mary, Cda
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Hoo
Polygraphic BCIC Wins Major State Loan Expansion
The VIBA approved a loan to Polygraphic Co to fund expansion with BCIC backing. The First National Bank of North Bennington and Morgan Guaranty Trust Co will supply funds secured by real estate and equipment. If new greeting card sales rise, up to 100 jobs may be created.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BCIC
William M. Lockwood
VIBA
S. Whitney Dickey
First National Bank of North Bennington
Polygraphic
Garrison
First National Bank of
North Bennington
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
New York City
Vermont
General Assembly
Montpelier
Hoff
Robert E. Cummings
Bennington
Comemissioner
Banking and Insurance
The
Polygraphic Co
Robert C. Watson
Polygraphics
Presient
North Bene Nington
MacBride to Appeal Vermont Reapportionment Ruling
Rep. Roger MacBride said he and attorney Ralph Chapman will appeal the court ordered reapportionment of Vermont's Legislature. He aims to gain time and may pursue the appeal via a U S appeals court rather than the Supreme Court. The Sept. 5 federal deadline and April 1 court ban on other legislation frame the process as he weighs venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacBride
U.S. Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Vermont
Advisors Hold Line After Heavy Mortar Barrage
The fighting left seven of 36 defenders dead and 13 wounded with 15 captured after a barrage of 60 millimeter mortars. Two guerrillas died and five were captured in the counterattack. Three village children, two girls and one boy, were killed by stray shells as relief battalions arrived by helicopter and on foot. A U S piloted helicopter was shot down but crew escaped injury. Four Americans were killed in an ambush bringing U S combat deaths in South Vietnam to 186 with 87 additional deaths from accidents and other causes, totaling 273 since 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page 1
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Mirror sinks haggis myth with shore gun joke
The London Daily Mirror recounts sending a dumpy 3-lb haggis toward the sea after Kenneth McIntosh joked that any improperly imported haggis would be shot at sea. The paper describes the shipment’s dispersal as a playful stunt to end the joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Kenneth McIntosh
London Daily Mirror
McIntosh
Mirror
Australia
Mce
Market Averages at Noon From Dow Jones Bache Albany
The noon report shows the Dow Jones industrials at 30 stocks and railroads at 20, utilities at 15, and a composite average with sales figures of 839.23, 211.28, and 298.89. The data indicate a mixed session with minor changes in several indices.
Court fines in readsboro shaftsbury and arlington cases
In Readsboro and nearby towns several motorists faced fines after careless driving speeding and unlicensed operation. Janovsky Pradon Reynolds Cash Towne Greenwold Taylor Ennis Brown Mauliffe Ellsworth and others appeared before Judge Morrisey with penalties ranging from 10 to 35 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Morrissey
Readsboro
Morrissey
George M. Fienberg
Harry Fienberg
Peter W. Janovsky
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Janovsky
Mark J. Pradon
Shaftsbury
Witten
Pradon
U.S
Terrance L. Reynolds
Whitingham
Stamford
Reynolds
Robert Cash
New York City
Dorset
Sydney Meachem
Harry R. Towne
Arlington
Lowell P. Greenwold
East Arlington
Greenwold
Towne
Greenberg Road
Shaftsbury Towne
John F. Taylor
South Street Extension
Henry Ennis
William L. Brown
Ennis
Brown
Mt Sunapee Jamboree Set for Aug 29 in New Hampshire
Bennington brief notes announce the second annual Mt Sunapee Jamboree at Mt Sunapee State Park in New Hampshire on Saturday August 29 from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 PM. Dick Tilley and Freddie Lust will call. hosts are the Manorettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Sunapee
N.H
Mt. Sunapee State Park
Dick Tilley
Freddie Lust
Manorettes
Missing Relatives Are Being Sought
Mrs. J. Beatrice Massey of Duluth Minnesota seeks five siblings with Cook as the family name. Their mother died around 1931 or 1932. One son, Raymond, was adopted, and Mrs Massey was adopted in 1932. She offers no further names and asks for information on her father and other kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice) Massey
62Nd Ave. W
Duluth
Minn
Cook
North Bennington
Raymond
Massey
Funerals for Gordy and Pike Held With Military Honors
The funeral for Wilbur F. Gordy of Overlea Road was held at the First Methodist Church with Rev. Melvin R. McGaughey officiating. Bearers included Rudolph Elwell Jr and Francis Lyons. Legion and WWI veterans attended and presented the flag to Mrs. Gordy. Genevia G. Pike’s funeral at Mahar & Son Funeral Home was led by Rev. H. Glenn Payne, with bearers Reginald Rabideau and others. burial followed in Sherman Cemetery, Whitingham, with prayers by Rev. Payne. Relatives came from Greenfield Massachusetts, Pownal, Woodford, and New Jersey, New York areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur F. Gordy
Overlea Road
Melvin R. Mc Gaughey
Rudolph Elwell Jr
Francis Lyons
George Peacock
Hans Gaye
Kenneth Baker
Post 13
American Legion
Edward Reod
Legion
Cmdr. Backer
Gordy
Genevia G. Pike
Fairview Nursing Home
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Ing
Reginald Raebideau
Harold Smith
Joseph Smith
Michael Gardner
Sherman Cemetery
Whitingham
Mr. Payne
Greenfield
Mass
Pownal
Woodford
Union Board Hears Flood Report as Site Vote Looms
Mt Anthony Union School Board hears Bennington flood history including 1927 1936 1938 1948 1950 research by Williams College student Stewart Johnson and longtime residents. Board votes 4 2 to hire a contractor for a 50 foot boring at the Soldiers Home site. cost about 262 with Morrissey and Rieley dissenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Board
Soldiers
Mt. Anthony
Ward L. Lyons
County Street
Johnson
John P. Morrissey
Edma A. Rieley
Morrissey
Schaghticoke Fair Highlights Ostrich Races and All-Girl Rodeo
Schaghticoke New York opens September 3 featuring Holter Wild Animal Show with ostrich races, All-Girl Rodeo with chariot races, vaudeville acts, pony races for Children’s Day, and King Troupe auto thrill show closing Tuesday night. Event runs through September 8 with Labor Day visitors noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Day
King
Hospital Notices and Family Announcements From Hoosick Falls Area
A list of names linked to hospital notes from Hoosick Falls and nearby towns includes William Luke Christopher Kenyon Kathleen Niles Henry Mallory Fred Hanselman Sr Caroline Kimball Barbara Piscopo Elizabeth Hoy John Lyons Jr Mae DeBlock Nancy Heaslip Sandra Kirkpatrick Donald A Ward and Donald H Kelley with Aug 20 birth dates For entertainment Canadian and western vaudeville acts are noted with Johnny Matson hosting daily events Honey Girls Gee Gee Alaskans Hibert Bird Laurie Al Martin Dancers Rohde Band and a dog act as part of the program
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hanselman
Hoosick Falls
Caroline Kimball
Wilmington
Barbara Piscopo
Elizabeth Hoy
John Lyons Jr
Bennington
Mae DeBlock
Arlington
Nancy Heaslip
Manchester Center
Sandra Kirkpatrick
Shaftsbury
Johnny Matson
Honey Girls
Gee Gee Alaskans
Hibert
Bird and
Laurie
al Martin
Rohde
Survivors of Bataan March Sought by Vets
The Maywood Veterans Council in Chicago seeks Bataan Death March survivors for a testimonial dinner at O'Hare Inn on Sept 12. President Delbert W. Wilson says about 638 survivors remain and funds are sought to cover transport and lodging for those unable to pay. Survivors should contact Maywood Veterans Council by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bataan March
Chicago
Ill
Maywood Veterans Council
O’ Hare Inn
Council
Delbert W. Wilson
Wilson
Surevivors
P. O. Box
Maywood
Bennington union board faces critiques and attendance woes
Union board members accuse the board of overreach and petty quarrels. Adler and Morrissey urge a pause for perspective as several districts note poor attendance and absent members. The group discusses possibly changing weekly meeting times, with no decision made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Taylor
Greater
Bennington
Arthur S. Faris
Shaftsbury
Marian Cummings
Benenington
Jackson Osetrander
Pownal
Allan J. Heath
Bennington Graded School Board
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Ronald E. Coren
United Press International
James C. Drummond
Velika Kladusa
Yugoslavia
Dantovic
Advisors
Harte Theatre
Bennington, VI
the Bees
United Artists
Eve
Robert Walker
Es Matthay Sant Waa
ASL
Rehard Burton
Iguena
May Selere
North Hoosick Rt
New York
Robert Clark
Putney
Santa Claus
Reindeer
U.S.5
Interstate 91
Weston Playhouse
Weston
Woodstock
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
William J. Mauliffe
Bert Ellsworth
Williamstown
Bennington Briefs
Charles Dollard
American College Testing Program
Hilton Inn
Tarrytown
Dollard
ACT
Carnegie Corporation of New York
America
James A. McKee
West Main Street
Europe
Paul F. Mundt
Nyack
Rockland County
Mundt
Bergen
Norway
Denmark
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
France
Belgium
Holland
England
Scotland
Mr. Mundt
Atlantic City
Cynthia Rice
Wilbur C. Rice
Hill Shadow Farm
Smith College
Lester Platt
Earl Scruggs
Poppy Mountain Boys
Barre
Thader Road International
Lawrence J. Landau
S. L. Landau
Coolidge Ave
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
Pizzagalli Construction Co
Globe-Union Project
C. R. Hill
Lyons
Brooklyn Bridge
Barton L. Jenks
Col
Edward H. Giles
Soldiers’ Home
Lawrence Pratt
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Jenks
Pratt
Roaring Branch
Stowe
Waterbury
Heath
Schaghticoke Fair
Schaghticoke
Holter
William Luke
Christopher Kenyon
Kathleen Niles
White Creek
Henry Mallory
Donald A
Ward of
Donald H. Kelley
Silk Road
Ronald E. Viggue
Canada
West
David Adler
Bennington Graded
Adler
Pleasant St
Mitchell — Ruff Jazz
Sun
Guarneri
Eglevsky Ballet CO
Fred
Patrica Carmichael
Fred Carmichael
Dorset Playhouse
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