Davis Named Morgan Horseman of Year in Vermont
Deane C. Davis, Republican gubernatorial candidate, named Morgan Horseman of the Year by Morgan Horse Club Inc. Announcement by Robert Morgan cites his organizing of the Morgan Horse Carriage Exhibition at Expo 67 in Montreal and leadership of the Vermont Morgan Horse Association. This is the fifth year of the award, with past Vermonters Donald Balch and Mrs. John Bee also honored. Davis, a familiar horseman in Vermont campaign events, rides Princess in parades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Deane C. Davis
Morgan Horseman
The
Morgan Horse Club Inc
Robert Morgan
San Jose
Calif
Academy of Winners of the Club
Morgan Horse
U.S
Davis
Montreal
Vermont Morgan Horse Association
Donald Balch
University of Vermont
John Bee
Ojai
Winhall Restaurateur escalates fight over liquor license
Douglas Bouton, restaurateur of Cub Restaurant, sued and threatened writs against Town of Winhall selectmen Alwin Ameden, William F. Coleman, and Harry P. Edgerton alleging defamation and seeking damages. He also served the town treasurer and pursued a civil action for further claims while the 30 day license suspension stood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winhall
Douglas Bouton
Board of Selectmen
Bouton
Bennington County
Ina Coleman
Selectman
Robert Pollock
Muriel Bouton
Selectmen
Boutons
Connecticut
Atty
Edward A. John
Brattleboro
Atty. John
Liquor Board
Donnybrook
Education Deep and Slow Like Fishing Says Supt Kelley
Mt Anthony Union High School’s School News quotes Supt Howard F Kelley likening education to fishing and urging patience. He warns against hasty shifts to new methods, urging depth, reliability of research, and deliberate practice for lasting gains. The school plans bi monthly distribution to about 17000 readers at a cost of two cents per issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard F. Kelley
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Supt
Kelley
Charles W. Keir
Mauhs
Keir
Obituary notices from Vermont towns include Harlan and Barber deaths
Obituary notices detail the death of Charles M Harlan 74 a World War I veteran longtime Bennington North Bennington resident at Vermont Soldiers Home after a long illness Born September 19 1893 in Bennington he served overseas 1918 1919 and was honorably discharged Survivors include sister Mary Agnes Canning Funeral services at Mahar Son Funeral Home and Sacred Heart Church with Rosary Recitation Burial in St Mary's Cemetery Hoosick Falls Also notices from Cambridge Framingham Hartford and Delmar report Maude S Barber Frank Waldron Johanna Longtin Robert Baron Wilson deaths with brief biographical details and funeral arrangements in local churches and cemeteries.
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Charles Martin Harlan
Bennington
North Bennington
Vermont
John
Bridget (Bowen) Harlan
H.C. White Co
Harlan
Post 13
American Legion
Bennington Aerie
Order of Eagles
Joseph
Mary Agnes) Canning
Mahar & Son Funeral
Sacred Heart Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Hoosick Falls
Cambridge
N.Y
Maude S. Barber
Jesse L. Barber
Lake Avenue
Mendon
Harold
William
Shushan
Carl
Patchogue
L.I
Frances Harrington
Ernest Eddy
Buskirk
Ruth Freemyer
Walloomsac
Hartford, Conn
Johanna (Lonergan) Longtin
Wyllys St. Hartford
St. Mary’s
West Hartford
Edward W
Margaret (Coffey) Lonergan
Charles Longtin
North Street
Mary L. Moore Dempsey
Margaret A. McDonough
Hartford
St. Mary’s Home Chapel
John Lynch
Rose Hill Memorial Park
Wethersfield
Conn
Delmar
Robert Barron Wilson
Hoosick
George Wilson
St. Peter’s Hospital
Bennington Activities and School Session Notices
Morning sessions for first grades at Bennington Elementary and Cora B Whitney on Sept 5 and 6. Full sessions begin Sept 9. BPO Elks meet tonight at 8 at the Elks Home with a special election. All Night on the Town tickets due. Veterans of Foreign Wars 1332 and auxiliary hold a joint meeting at 8 in the social rooms. Boonville native Jay Harland Millard 71 died Aug 23 at Lewis County General Hospital. He formerly custodian of Lyons Falls High School, married Alice Stoddard in 1955. Survived by brother Kenneth of New Hartford. Funeral at Trainor Funeral Home, Boonville Cemetery burial.
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Bennington
Cora B. Whitney
BPO Elks
Elks
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boonville
N.Y
Jay Harland Millard
South St
Lyons Falls High School
Lewis County General Hospital
Carthage High School
Alice Stoddard
Old Bennington
Kenneth C
New Hartford
Trainor Funeral Home
Boonville Cemetery
Funeral for Louis E Haynes in Hoosick Falls
Louis E. Haynes, a retired contracting carpenter from the Hoosick Falls area, was buried after a funeral held at Mahar Funeral Home in Hoosick Falls. The service was officiated by Rev. Joel B. Miller of All Saints Episcopal Church with bearers Richard Osborn Harold Osborn Gordon Foster and Charles Brownell. Interment followed at Hoosick Rural Cemetery with Father Miller conducting the committal service.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Louis E. Haynes
Hoosick Falls
Mahar Funeral Home
Joel B. Miller
All Saints Episcopal Church, Hoosick
Richard and
Harold Osborn
Gordon Foster
Charles Brownell
Hoosick Rural Cemetery
Father Miller
ACLU Demands BREF policy clash with MAUHS board
The MAUHS board rejected an ACLU demand tied to the Bennington Religious Education Foundation BREF program. ACLU attorney William E Mikell urged a clear administrative statement and access for students with parental permission to attend other religious education courses, signaling potential legal action over church state issues. The report also blends into a separate 1960s international and Democratic convention note.
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Mauhs Board
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Bennington Religious Education Foundation
BREF
William E. Mikell
Burlington
Mikell and Stuart
William A. Castle Sr
Mikell
Hospital Notes and Local Meetings Mixed in August
Admissions Elizabeth McKiernan of Dorset and discharge of Jennifer Viereck from North Bennington are noted, along with the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Bowen of 218 Gage St. A club reports a cheerful Senior Citizens encampment at Camp Interlaken in Sharon with plans to return next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bowen
Gage St
Sharon
Camp Interlaken
Lot on Francis Street Rejected for MAUHS House
MAUHS directors decided not to build a house on the Francis Street lot donated by Mrs. Francis E. Morrissey. With no other suitable sites known, possible locations discussed included Park Street near Bennington Village. The board also set tuition rules for postgraduate courses and approved travel voucher procedures.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Paul Fairfield
Bronson
Bennington
Wilmington
Del
Business Department
Robert Houle
Park Street
Bennington Village
Norman Stratton
William A. Castle Sr
Howard F. Kelley
Clark’s Woods
James Farmer
Pageant Street
Farmer
Mauhs Dis
Farewell Party for Kessler at Bennington Church
Charles W. Kessler Jr a summer pastor at Bennington First United Methodist Church received a surprise farewell after Sunday morning service attended by many congregants and his family. Gifts included a painting a purse and book certificates as he returns this fall to Harvard Divinity School for ministry studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Kessler Jr
Bennington First United Methodist Church
C. Warren Kessler Sr
Elnora
N.Y
Daisy Mitchell
Kessler
Harvard Divinity School
Head Start Families Invited to Free Dinner in Bennington
Head Start families and their children in Bennington are invited to a free ham supper on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. in Mt. Anthony Union High School cafeteria. Director Tom Moore says the evening includes movies for children, with staff hoping to discuss the summer program with parents and gather suggestions for future operations. All parents and children are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Tom Moore
Czech Girl in Manchester Sees New Press Freer Voices
Miss Michakova, a Czech student in Manchester, reports that since March the free press allows dissent and interviews with controversial critics of the regime and of Russia. She notes amnesty for political prisoners during the 1950s and argues Russians influenced by Czech leaders misrepresented events. She plans a trip to New York City before returning to Prague. She fears for the Czech nation and predicts Russia will seek concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michakova
Russia
Ludvik Svoboda
Miss Michakova
United States
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Ired Winhall
Vietnam
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Border Demilitarized Zone
Charles M. Harlan
Jesse L.barber
Frank Waldron
Framingham
Mass
Josephine) Eddington
Jefferson Heights
Benjamin Waldron
Waldron
Natick
Marie Keeler
Eddington
Mrs
Johanna Longtin
Jay H. Millard
Robert B. Wilson
Bennington Briefs
Czechoslovakia
Bratislava
Chilerna Nad Tison
Warsaw
Prague
Moscow
Johnson
McCarthy
George S. McGovern
Humphrey
Edward M. Kennedy
Howard Metgenbaum
Ohio
Kennedy
International Amphitheatre
Elizabeth McKiernan
Dorset
Jennifer Viereck
Chicago
Inouye
Mississippi
Washington
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Richard J. Daley
Stephen Gilman
Gilman
Francis Street
Mauhs House
Trict
Castle
Fairfield
Roaring Branch
Manchester
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