Boy Scouts Help Foil Falls Fire Tragedy
In Hoosick Falls New York two Boy Scouts and alert neighbors helped avert a tragedy when a early Saturday fire forced the Thurber family from 14 Abbott Street Precautionary actions including a pre planned night escape route and a window roof exit allowed six members of the family to reach safety on the porch roof before firefighters arrived Neighbors aided with a ladder and calls to the fire department while police and fire crews battled the blaze for two hours Documentation by Troop 64 Scoutmaster Richard Severson will be presented to the National Court of Honor for life saving deeds by the Scouts.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
William E. Thurber
Abbott St
James Thursber
William
Butch
Lee
John
Ernest Malo
Peter Clintsman
Malo
Thurber House
Fire Department
Benedict Nowik
Rensselaer County Civil Defense
Polly
Page
Bud Kenyon
Hoosick Falls Central School
Nowik
Frank Demick
Glenn Banks
William Cronin
Walter Hoffman Sr
Douglas Ogilvie
Demick
James Kelly
Walter G. Durfee
Durfee
Florida
Richard A. Severson
Troop 64
BSA
National Court of Honor
National Council
Thurber
Richard Lanoue
Severson
Bennington Museum director Barret to speak at Dames meeting
Richard Carter Barret, director-curator of the Bennington Museum since 1953, will headline the Vermont Society of Colonial Dames annual meeting in Rutland. His talk covers Bennington pottery history and production, reflecting his status as a leading authority. The event ends with an officer election and banquet at Hearthside Restaurant at 7.
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Richard Carter Barret
Bennington Museum
Rutland
Vermont Society of Colonial Dames
Barret
Bennington
Bennington Pottery
Step
Hearthside
District 3 GOP Meets At Courthouse Tonight
Republican committee members from Bennington and Woodford, forming District 3, will meet at the Bennington County Courthouse at 7 30 tonight to discuss fielding a full slate for the six House seats. Three announced candidates are expected: H James Wallace, Mrs Lucia B Howard, and David J Allen.
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Republican Committee
Bennington
Woodford
Bennington County
H. James Wallace
Lucia B. Howard
Subdistrict 3
David J. Allen
Bennington Briefs on CAUSE II program and local political notices
James A. Merrow Jr. completed an eight week CAUSE II Counselor Advisor University Summer Education program at St. Michael's College and will return to the Vermont Employment Service in Montpelier. Local figures discuss candidacy for House and Senate seats as well as Republican party positions. Arnold reflects on barriers to running, younger candidates, and Vermont political shifts.
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James A. Merrow Jr
Margaret Lane
St. Michael’s College
Counselor Advisor University
Merrow
Vermont Employment Service
Montpelier
Arnold
Vermont
Bennington
Evelyn Greenslet
Linda
Susan
Cheryl
Vermont National Guard
Munich
Germany
Bennington Civil Defense
Father of Six Takes Own Life in Vermont Car Tragedy
Jericho Center man Robert P. Cota aged 28, a father of six, apparently died by carbon monoxide asphyxiation after running exhaust through a rust hole in his auto. His body was found Saturday by his brother George on Peat Moss road, after a three day disappearance. Medical Examiner Terrance Gage ruled death due to CO poisoning.
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Eden, Vt
UPI
Jericho Center
Robert P. Cota
Peat Moss
Cota
George
Terrance Gage
Orleans
Obituary notices from Bennington area include Silver and Loverside deaths
Charles F. Silver 69 longtime Bennington post office custodian dies after six month illness at home. Survived by wife Eva Bushee and siblings. funeral at Mahar & Son with Requiem High Mass at Sacred Heart Church. Jane Bain Loveridge 43 dies in Manchester. Burial in Mount Laurel School contributions requested. Also notices for Mrs James S Kenney Hoosick Falls and Arthur Brothers. Kenney funeral and burial arrangements listed. Brothers death at Sourcliffe Nursing Home and Rancourt funeral details provided.
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Charles F. Silver
County St
Bennington
Frederick
Fred
Marie (Boyle) Silver
U.S
Eva Bushee
Sacred Heart Church
Charles Prevost
Bennington Aerue
Eagles
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Mathilda Voss
Long Island
N.Y
Monica Silver
Mt. Vernon
Edward L. Silver
Harry A. Silver
Keene
N.H
Mahar & Son Funeral
Park Lawn Cemetery
Manchester
Jane Bain Loveridge
Chicago
Robert
Florence
Wakefield) Bain
Robert L. Bain
Highland
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester Center
Mount Laurel
Hoosick Falls
James S. Kenney
Barton Ave
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Leo J. Mahar
Main St
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Arthur Brothers
Sourcliffe
Mr. Brothers
North Adams
Mass
Pierre and
Marie (Brunelle
Pownal Road
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
St. Francis de Sales Church
Towslee
Pownal
Sarah A. (Carroll) Rancourt
River St
Burton W. Potter
St. Mary’s
Rancourt
Leo F. Rancourt
Bennington graded schools open with 15 new teachers
The Bennington Graded School District begins the new year on Wednesday September 1 with 85 returning staff and 15 new teachers. Acting principal George A Sleeman announced elementary hours 8 15 a m 8 30 a m first grade mornings only this week with full schedule starting September 7. New high school staff include Pauline Arasim Henry W Coley John H Duval Theodore Eisenman and others across departments. Elementary additions include Kathleen Harney Donna Hayes Memory Mays and Gesell tester Nancy E Hollenbeck.
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Bennington
Benhi
George A. Sleeman
Bennington High School
Pauline Arasim
Henry W. Coley
Matematics
John H. Duval
Theodore L. Eisenman
Lawrence J. Gillooly
John H. Kellerher
Sandra J. King
Jane Nissen
Hospital Notes Friday and Saturday Admissions and Births
Admission and discharge items list numerous names by town including Shaftsbury Bennington Hoosick Falls and Arlington. Births note several couples with births expected Aug 28 29 and list of new baby names across local communities.
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Anthony Altobell
Sycamore Lane
Shaftsbury
Theodore H. Thomas Jr
Whipstock Road
James W. Moore
Hoosick Falls
Village issues permits totaling 150300 for Bennington projects
A. Sidney Edson, village zoning inspector, reports August permitting in Bennington Village covers about 150300 in construction. Putnam Memorial Hospital gains a 130000 permit for structural changes and new elevators. The Joseph Yott Estate gets 300 catwalk exit work at 243 Elm St. and Vincent Pizzano with Siegfried Tolle receive about 20000 for a family home at Grandview and Coulter.
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Bennington Village
A. Sidney Edson
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Edson
Joseph Yott
Elm St
Vincent Pizzano
Siegfried Tolle
Grandview and
Coulter Streets
Bennington Students to Pick Up Schedules Tuesday
Bennington High School announces schedule pickup for seniors at 10 a.m juniors at 11 a.m sophomores at 1 p.m and freshmen at 2 p.m in the main office Tuesday. The school stressed punctual arrival and orderly distribution of schedules.
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Bennington High School
Back to School For Kids Today In Montpelier
Montpelier welcomed about 2,000 elementary and high school students returning to class marking a one week lead over Vermont communities. Officials said students will dismiss earlier next summer and enjoy a full February vacation. A chilly blustery autumn day accompanied the first day of classes.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
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Jennie) Cone
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Florence R. Kinsley
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Wilhelmina Smith
Gesell
Thomas F. Butterfield II
Sylvia M. DuCharme
Frances J. Gibney
Elisabeth V. Gilmore
Helen G. Randall
Paul J. Williams
Slanche Horton
Wilmington
Chester Montgomery
A. Elizabeth Frazier
Eagle Bridge
Frances Stafford
Leroy Dunn
Zuron Huse
Dennis Tefft
Whitingham
Blanche Rackliffe
Nellie Dalton
Thomas Maynard
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Marlene Greneier
Emma Webster
Jean Decker
Ruby Gro
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Loreraine Smith
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Arlington
Myrtle Brace
Corina Bakaitis
John H. Powers
Bertha Minekema
Carol Tift
West Rupert
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Louise Ogert
Fred W. Nichols
Charles Prebble
Nixon St
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Jackson St
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Kathleen Kennedy
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Cape Cod Hospital
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West Barnstable
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Lehe Theatre
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