Old First Church Names Dr. Arvel Steece as Pastor
Dr. Arvel M. Steece, born in Alexandria Minnesota, accepts the call to lead Old Bennington’s First Congregational Church succeeding Rev. John W. Van der Groef. He arrives this week and will conduct his first service this Sunday. Steece has taught at Northland College and Wayne State University, and holds degrees from Carleton College University of Chicago Chicago Theological Seminary and Harvard. He is a life member of several historical and hymn societies and serves on governing boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvel M. Steece
Alexandria
Minn
First Congregational Church
Old Bennington
Old First Church
Steece
John W. van der Groef
Bennington
Sauk Centre
Aitkin
Carleton College
Northfield
University of Chicago
Chicago Theological Seminary
Harvard University
Midwest
New England
Northland College
Ashland
Wis
Highland Park, Mich
Detroit
Wayne State University
Minnesota
Wal Resources
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
Congregational Foundation For Theological Studies
Michigan Conference of Congregational Christian Churches
Southeastern Michigan Association of Congregational Churches
Detroit Pastors Union
Highland Park Ministerial Association
Highland Park General Hospital
Highland Park
Rotary Club
Kathleen N. Dole
Shelburne
Mass
Mt. Holyoke College
Columbia University
N.Y
Steeces
David
Daniel
Jonathan
Man Accused Of Influence Peddling Dies in Vermont
Fred A. Flint aged 74 died Monday night at Brightlock Hospital from a heart attack while awaiting trial on federal influence peddling charges. The St Johnsbury figure had pleaded innocent to a 1963 $3,000 scheme to influence the appointment of a local postmaster. Flint held county sheriff duties 1923 to 1948 and was deeply active in Congregational Christian groups.
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St. Johnsbury
UPI
Fred A. Flint
Flint
Brightlock Hospital
Elbridge E. Johnson
U.S. District Court
Montpelier
Flint and Son
Frederick J. Fayette
D - Chittenden - Grand Isle
Brattleboro
Fayette
Ned W. Handy
Handy
William McGraw
Caledonia County
State Needs More Police in Vermont Says Monti
Vermont state police need at least 300 troopers for highway safety, Cap. Andrew Monti told the Burlington Rotary Club. He cited 150 on the force overall, with only about 40 on highways at any time, and projected 15 000 accidents this year with 6 million in property damage. He noted a link between force size and accident reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
UPI
Andrew Monti
Vermont
Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges List
Admissions include Howard Rudd Bennington Carol Winn Voorheesville N Y Robert Brophy East Dorset Marion McKee Arlington Bernadette Lyon Manchester Depot Dolores Andrews Pownal Discharges include Jeanette Bishop Bennington and Mrs Janet Jones and son East Arlington A birth to Mr and Mrs Richard Guerard 112 County St a daughter Aug 29 and a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Patrick Perrott 124 County St
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Rudd
Bennington
Carol Winn
Voorheesville
N.Y
Robert Brophy
East Dorset
Marion McKee
Arlington
Bernadette Lyon
Manchester Depot
Dolores Andrews
Pownal
Jeanette Bishop
Janet Jones
East Arlington
Richard Guerard
County St
Patrick Perrott
Stock Averages Report Noontime Aug 80 1966
Dow Jones industrials at 770.93 up 3.90, railroads 191.50 up 1.02, utilities 119.45 up .49. Composite average 268.19 up 1.34. Volume 4,008,000.
Bennington Briefs Community Meetings and Notices
The auxiliary to the State Police meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Old Bennington schoolhouse. Senior Citizens Club gathers Thursday at the Moose social room at 7 30 p m for 55plus members with card playing after. Selectmen meet tonight at 6 30 at Town Offices before resumed civil authority sessions on property assessment appeals. Dr Durand out Thursday and Friday Sept 1 2, returning Sept 3. Physicians Laboratory at 439 Main Street closed Aug 30 through Sept 6. Continuous notices.
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State Police
Bennington
Senior Citizens Club
Moose Social Room
Board of Civil Authority
Physicians Laboratory
Main Street
Moon at Full Phase and Planets Visible This Morning
The moon is full at 7 14 tonight and at apogee 252 500 miles from Earth. Mercury is too close to the sun to be seen. Venus rises an hour before sunrise in the eastern sky, Mars is visible about three hours before sunrise, Jupiter rises four hours before the sun with Venus and Mars, and Saturn is in the evening sky from about 9 p m through the night.
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Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Funeral for Mrs Josephine Mort Held at Han son Funeral Home
The funeral of Mrs Josephine Mort widow of William M Mort was held Monday morning at Han son Walbridge Funeral Home. The Rev Melvin R McGaughey First Methodist Church pastor officiated and gave the committal prayers at Park Lawn Cemetery where burial took place. Relatives and friends attended from South Glens Falls Delmar Johnsonville Troy and Binghamton NY Cos Cob Killingworth Conn and surrounding area.
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George H. Panos
County St
Tripoli
Greece
Elias P. and
Caleroy (Bolikos) Panagentopoulos
Panos
Bennington
Peter
North Bennington
Main Street
Lowell
Mass
Evangelia Angelopulos
St. Basil’s Greek Orthodox Church
Troy
N.Y
Peter Panos
Elias
Caleroy) Kavouras
George
Elaine) Caradimas
Buzzards Bay
Valmore
Julia) LeBlanc
St. Johnsbury
Allen (Fotene) MacBride
Manchester
Alphonzo J. Allard
Brattleboro
Scott Machine Shop
Rama and
Elsie E. (LaPoint) Allard
Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart School
Catholic Foresters of America
Lena Previe
Whitehall
Edward Allard
Mahar & Son Funeral
Park Lawn Cemetery
Josephine Mort
William M., Mort
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Melvin R. McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Mort
John Stone
Richard Sleeman
Carl Santo
Nick Santo
Percey Russell
Robert Brown
Mt. Anthony
Order Eastern Star
South Glens Falls
Delmar
Johnsonville
Binghamton
Cos Cob
Killingworth
Conn
Two Vermont Poets Receive $10 000 Grants
A national arts council awarded nearly one million dollars in grants including ten thousand to Haydn Carruth of Vermont and Maxine Kumin of Massachusetts along with I L Solomon and a Radcliffe College program. The Radcliffe grant of twenty five thousand was a matching grant with Radcliffe matching the amount for creative writing study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
I.L. Solomon
Randolph Center
Maxine Kumin
Newton Highlands
Mass
United States
Recreation Funds Cut 25 Per Cent
MONTPELIER Vermont's Bureau of Outdoor Recreation funds are cut by over 200000. Development Commissioner Elbert Moulton said Vermont will receive 589000 for outdoor recreation projects instead of the 800000 expected. He plans to meet with Gov. Hoff to discuss protest. The cut shocks the state after planning for 1.6 million in federal funds for 1966 and 1967.
Oakes Promotes Attorney General Role as Cornerstone
Brattleboro Republican James Oakes argues the attorney general is the key stone for law enforcement and reform, and the chief lawyer for all Vermont residents. He pledges to address road death tolls, legal aid access, and modern crime detection, basing his campaign on office responsibilities rather than attacks on rivals.
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Vermont
Supreme Court
Oakes
Grand List review aims to reduce second appeals in Vermont towns
Listers plan a second review of individual lists to integrate board findings and adjust assessments. Some owners who did not appeal may now do so, while others may challenge previously low valuations. The 1966 abstract reflects a major reappraisal, a factor in a Bennington suit challenging the Grand List filing. The case hinged on a late extension and timing issues, with officials aiming to complete remedial steps by February 15.
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Barber
Bennington
Listers
State Tax Commissioner
Tax Commissioner
Francis J. Hogan
Raymond P. Betit
Charles Toomey
Betit
Hogan
Board of Civil Authority
County Board of Appeals
State Tax Department
Taxpayers’ Protective Association
Richard A. Sleeman
Donald A. Hemenway Sr
Olaf D. Bard
Virginia
Max) Perrotta
H. Lee Combs Jr
Mark R. Honey
Sleeman
Honey
Nipping Smoking Habit In Bud Is Program Aim
National PTA to launch a three year no smoking program for seventh and eighth graders in twenty states this fall with plans for all 50 states by 1969. H. Carl Smith named director. U S Public Health Service backs the first year. key leaders are PTA room mothers coordinating school and home activities urging teens to avoid smoking.
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Chicago
PTA
Vermont
Jennelle Moorhead
Eugene
Ore
National
H. Carl Smith
Indiana Hart Association
U.S. Public Health Service
California
Colorado
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
South Dakota
Texas
Wyoming
Employment Up But Rise Less Than Normal
The Vermont Department of Employment Security reports mid July non farm wage and salary employment at 30 200 an increase of 200 from June. The gain is a fraction of the usual July rise due to a labor management dispute affecting the northwestern Vermont construction. Manufacturing added 2 300 jobs to 9 000 with weekly factory pay around 103 dollars, down 72 cents from June. durable goods 109 dollars a week fell 44 cents and non durables 82 24 to 82 24. A separate note covers Grand List changes and a taxpayer group reacting to a court action urging fair tax treatment and government accountability.
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Vermont
Local Churches Sponsor Training Sessions
Several Bennington churches in the Consultation on Church Union sponsor two training sessions for Christian education. The first at Second Congregational Church on Wednesday from 7:30 to 10 p.m. covers the nature of Christian education and a music hand-on workshop. The second at First Methodist Church on Wednesday Sept 7 at 7:30 p.m. begins with talks on age characteristics of children and teaching techniques for various ages. Three teaching-profession members Mrs Marion Downes Mrs Arthur Muchmore and Mr Jon Emerson will lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Consultation On Church Union
Second Congregational Church
First
Marion Downes
Arthur Muchmore
Jon Emerson
Robert Santway
St. Peter’s Episcopal
Second Congregational
First Methodist
First Baptist Churches
Congregational Church
North Bennington
Methodist Church
Shaftsbury
Bennington College Raises Tuition for 1967-68
Bennington College trustees approve a 400 increase bringing total tuition and fees to 3850 for 1967-68. President Bloustein cites inflation and rising expenses while stressing aid increases and commitment to affordable access. The college charges one all inclusive fee with no extra charges for labs or activities.
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Bennington College
Edward J. Bloustein
Bloustein
Boy Found After Brief Missing Flask Of Time? (adapted title)
Eight year old Edward O'Brien was found asleep in a shack off Haswell Avenue at 3:30 am by a search party including state police Bennington Village police and neighbors. His mother Angela O'Brien reported him missing since 10:30 am Monday after returning from work at midnight. Police described the case as an aggrieved feelings 8 year old style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward O’brien
Haswell Avenue
Bennington Village
Angela O’brien
O’brien
Edward
Anonymous critique sparks jail escape questions
A county jail tale expands beyond the cells as a crowded courtroom becomes the focus of scrutiny after two escapes from the Bennington County Jail were traced to a March 21 incident. Unsigned letters to Sheriff Maloney suggest locking dangerous inmates in a side room before arraignments. The April letters align with the March escape of Edward Smith, a 42 year old Connecticut man, with postmarks from Boston and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
John H. Maloney
Edward Smith
Connecticut
Smith
Boston
Florida
Art Course Offered By George Kemon At Becky's Stone House
Graphic art course by George Kemon at The Studio will cover materials drawing composition color blending harmony and perspective. Students may paint in any medium. Classes begin Oct 5 at 7 p.m. every Wednesday for 20 weeks and a Saturday session for ages 10+ starts Oct 8 9 30 to 11 30 for 20 weeks. Contact promptly for details.
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George Kemon
Becky’s Stone House
Kemon
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