Youth released after 12 days in jail on malt beverage charge
Municipal Court released Francis C. Bruso 19 after 12 days in the county jail awaiting bail posting for $25 on a malt beverages charge. Bruso had pleaded not guilty at arraignment Aug 19. bail reportedly would be posted by his mother who did not appear. Other cases included Gerald Howatt Jr. fined for possessing 19 beer bottles. Earl Peacock ordered to pay $30 weekly support with bail set at $100. Gilbert Stratton Jr. altered plea to guilty to support offenses and ordered to pay $25 weekly. Steven Johnson Jr. fined $35 for careless driving after a 40 mph skid. Robert F. Thomas Jr. pleaded guilty to buying malt beverages and was fined $20 after four days in county jail for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Fienberg
Francis C. Bruso
Main St
Bruso
Fienberg
Gerald Howatt Jr
Jacksonville
Boy Scouts
R. Marshall Witten
Howatt
Earl John Peacock
North Bennington Rd
Virginia
Peacock
Richard V. Perrott
Bennington
Gilbert R. Stratton Jr
Chapel Road
Steven Johnson Jr
Arl
Crow Hill
Arlington
Robert F. Thomas
Grove St
Rose’s
Schedule For New Registrants At Bendi
The following Bennington High School students are asked to report to the room listed after their names following the opening day assembly Wednesday at 8 a.m. This is a list of new registrants, continuing from last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington High School
Bennington Briefs Town Meetings and School Plans
The first fall meeting of Court St Andrew Catholic Daughters of America is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. Plans for the banquet will be discussed. The King's Daughters hold their first fall meeting Wednesday at 2 45 p.m. at Mrs J R Wilson’s home 203 Union St. Miss Deborah Pike daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Pike Sr of Elm Street will enter the Mary A Burnham School at Northampton Mass for the coming academic year as a sophomore among 212 students from 23 states DC Puerto Rico and nine foreign countries. Classes begin Sept 17. Mr and Mrs James Dunn have returned to Baltimore Md after visiting Bennington area. They are joined by nephew Tom Flynn of Park Street who spent three weeks with them. Latest air conditioning unit installed at Iron Kettle Restaurant and Gift Shop Route 7 Shaftsbury ADV Aug 31 Dr W S Hall will be on vacation Sept 1 12 Office open mornings 10 to 12 ADV Aug 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court St. Andrew, Catholic Daughters of America
CDA
King’s Daughters
J.R. Wilson
Union St
Deborah Pike
Stanley R. Pike Sr
Elm Street
Mary A. Burnham
Northampton
Mass
Pike
States
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
James Dunn
Baltmore
Bennington
Tom Flynn
Park Street
Y Pool Closes After Successful Bennington Season
The Bennington Area YMCA pool between Willow Road and Lovers' Lane at Hicks Corners closed Sunday night after a successful season. The grounds remained popular and Lions Club added two four swing sets. Unclaimed clothing and old cards for swimming and life saving passersby are to be claimed at the Y office before disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Area
YMCA
Willow Road
Lovers’ Lane
Hicks Corners
Bennington Lions Club
Main Street
Y Pool
Obituary for Mrs. Lottie Smith 85 of Bennington
Mrs. Lottie Smith 85 of 743 Main St. Bennington died Saturday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a nine week stay. Born October 11, 1878 in Bennington she was daughter of John W. and Harriet Stratton Smith and educated locally. Survivors include sister Mrs. Jennie Holmes and brother Bernie Smith of Mechanicville NY, plus nieces and nephews. Funeral Tuesday at Mahar & Son with Rev. Melvin R. McGaughey. burial White Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call today 2–4 and 7–9 p.m. at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Smith
Main St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
John. W
Harriet (Stratton) Smith
Bennington First
Jennie Holmes
Mechanicville
N.Y
Bernie Smith
Keating Seeks Senate Seat Amid GOP Push
Keating remains under pressure from top Republicans including Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller former VP Richard Nixon Dewey and Senator Javits after a wave of calls from party leaders. Supporters expect Democrats to nominate Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and vow to pull all stops in the race to win the Senate seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Dewey
Jacob K. Javits
Keating
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
Stock Averages Report Noon D J Averages
The Dow Jones averages at noon show 30 Industrials 20 Railroads 15 Utilities with a composite index and sales figures. Trading activity reflected minor declines across major groups with notable shifts in individual issue prices.
Bennington Area Schools Plan Varying Openings This Week
The district lists opening plans for Arlington Memorial High and Fisher Elementary on Tuesday half days while Bennington Village schools start Wednesday with kindergarten delayed to Sept. 8. Grades 2-6 begin full days, first graders start Sept. 2-4 mornings, and high school uses a two day schedule with seventh and eighth graders at 8 a.m. for schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington — Memorial High School
Fisher Elementary
Bennington Village
Market break-in attempts shake Bennington Village
A market on Depot Street was entered through a ventilator shaft into the storeroom and main store. a filing cabinet was forced open but no items were reported taken. A separate break-in at Central Market on Main Street failed after damage to a rear door and vaults, with a metal bar used and four internal locks thwarting entry. The Central Market is owned by Joseph Madkour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
Depot Street
Gerald Call
Central Market
Main St
Joseph Madkour
Vermont Hosts 177 Labor Unions in New England Directory
The Northeastern union directory lists 177 Vermont labor organizations out of 3,720 in New England. Massachusetts leads with 1,836. Vermont's count is the smallest. Stone Workers Union dominates Vermont with 17 groups, plus nine railroad unions totaling 33. Copies cost 50 cents from the U.S. Government Printing Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Vermont
U.S. Labor Department
Office of Labor Management and Welfare Pension Reports
United States
Office of
Labor Management and Welfare Pension Reports
Boston
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Maine
New Hampshire
Stone Workers Union
Register of Reporting Labor Organizations
Northeastern States
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
Clothing Left At YMCA Office After Season
The Dewey Memorial Plays ground on Stark Street and the YMCA Memorial Park Playe ground on Coolidge Avenue closed for the season after a successful summer program run by the Bennington Village Recreation Committee. Staff included Richard Myers, Judith Moore, Mary Sennett, William Lincoln, James Tomasi at Stark Street and Charles Comstock, Ann Kuhn, Ann Smith at Coolidge Avenue. Two bushels of unclaimed clothing were left at the YMCA on Main Street. Losses can be retrieved at the office from Aug 31 to Sept 12. items not claimed will be disposed of afterwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Memorial
Stark Street
Ymca Memorial Park
Coolidge Avenue
Bennington Village
YMCA
Main Street
Funeral services for Vance W. Stacy in Shaftsbury
Vance W. Stacy, a longtime Shaftsbury resident and former fire chief, died after a long illness at Putnam Memorial Hospital. His funeral was held at Mahar & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Melvin R. McGaughey officiating. Bearers were Edgar Harrington, Earl Cross, Arthur Carman, Roy Lucius, Farnum Southwick and Anson Hawkins. Burial followed in the Center Shaftsbury family lot. The Shaftsbury Fire Department and local relatives attended the service and last rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Vance W. Stacy
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Melvin R. McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Bennington
Edgar Harrington
Earl Cross
Arthur Carman
Roy Lucius
Farnum Southwick
Anson Hawkins
Shaftsbury Fire Department
Stacy
Mr. McGaughey
Manchester
Weekend Accidents Involving Several Victims In New York and Vermont
Royal White and his wife Bessie were injured in a rear end crash on U.S. 7 in Shaftsbury Vermont. White suffered a broken arm and facial injuries while his wife had a cut tongue and facial lacerations. Their 1963 Comet was a total loss, taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital where White was treated and released and Mrs. White admitted in good condition. An Army surplus truck driver, John H. DeBell Jr., was nearby as the vehicle was parked roadside and sustained only minor damage. In Hoosick Falls, Karl Amann was hospitalized after a motorcycle crash on Route 51 with a possible chest injury. He was in fair condition, pending further investigation. A separate NY accident at the junction of NY 346 and NY 22 involved Early Hall and Judith Malke. Lillian Hall was treated for cuts. Samuel Edward Hadden of Troy, 44, was killed when his car struck a parked trailer on NY 22 near Canaan. his body was recovered with funeral arrangements set in Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
U.S. 7
Shaftsbury
Royal White
Dewey St
Bessie P. White
Putnam Memorial Hospital
White
John H. DeBell Jr
Vail Road
Karl W. Amann
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Rescue Squad
New York
Rensselaer
Amann
Hoosick
Falls Court
Hoosick Rescue
Early Hall
Petersburg
Judith Malke
Troy
N. Bes
Lillian Hall
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Hall
Samuel Edward Hadden
N,y
Clarence Hadden
East Arlington
Canaan
Columbia County
Bos
Chatham Rescue Squad
Hospital Admissions and Birth Announcements Reach Vermont Town
The list details admissions on Saturday August 29 including Gerald F Campbell Irene Cronin Martha Marshall and others from Bennington Hoosick Shaftsbury and Stratton plus births for Backers Bugbee Towsley Sherwood and Goodewin families with dates Aug 28 29 and 29 in Johnsonville North Bennington East Dorset and North Bennington Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald F. Campbell
Irene Cronin
Martha Marshall
Bennington
Maebel Costantino
Hoosick
Herbert P. Backers
Johnsonville
N.Y
Ronald W. Bugbee
R.D
North Bennington
Howard Towsley
East Dorset
American airman dies in Viet Nam crash near Bien Hoa
Viet Nam Goss of Seattle was killed with a Vietnamese student during night landings at Bien Hoa base 15 miles north of Saigon. An A1E fighter was shot at from the ground before crashing 200 yards from the runway. A U S investigation continues to determine if ground fire caused the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goss
Seattle
Wash
American
Bien Hoa
Here
U. S
Williams Heads Babcock Committee Formed in Bennington
Bennington Village Attorney John H. Williams II announced the formation of a Republican citizens committee backing Robert S. Babcock for governor in the September 8 primary. Members include Floyd N. Holliday Norton Barber Eugene C. Burt Peter Donavan and Mrs. Catherine C. Dermody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
John H. Williams II
Citizens Committee
Robert S. Babcock
Williams
Main St
Floyd N. Holliday
Norton Barber
Eugene C. Burt
Peter Donavan
Catherine C. Dermody
Babcock
Barry Goldwater
San Francisco
Republican Party
Vermont
Foote Hoff battle over special session and reapportionment
Vermont politics widen the clash as Lt Gov Foote demands an immediate special session to push a reapportionment plan and a constitutional convention while Gov Hoff accuses the move of election-year manipulation and delays. Rep MacBride leads Republican dissent with a Supreme Court appeal as Robert Babcock faces conservative supporters and Goldwater ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foote
Hoff
Vermont
U.S. District Court
Burlington
Roger MacBride
Halifax
MacBride
U.S. Supreme Court
Citizens Committee
GOP
Robert S. Babcock
Thrift Shop Items Include Furniture And Coats
On hand are a crib with adjustable head and foot and mattress a toaster two mailboxes a blackboard desk a small rub board chair cover puzzles card table covers flat silver pieces large pictures a mahogany humidor boat shaped an electric heater a wooden potato masher woolen skirts dresses and winter coats a studio couch cover. Requests include rain coats sizes 5 7 and 10 12 a desk lamp a punch ladle and a dictionary.
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Hubert
George Bennington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Jacqueline Kennedy
Humphrey
Bendi
Boise
Judith
Buck
Elizabeth
Edward
Foley
Jack
Guetti
Laurence
Aud Lane
Bernadette
Aud Long
Mary Ellen
Mack
Russell
Aud Noble
Richard
Aud
Bradford
Aud Kennedy
Robert
Aud Lauzen
Darlene
Pudvar
Lynda—Gym Watkin
Douglas
Bennington Briefs
Iron Kettle
W.S. Hall
White Chapel
Marlon Brando Tatty
Astman CO
Lankershim-Pennebaker
Universal Picture
Rock Hudson
Paula Prentiss
Howard Hawks
Harte Theatre
Benning To
Aar
Taylor
Leopatra
Rihard Burion
Rex Harrison
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Cera
Greater Bennington
Molly Stark
Beech Street
Pownal
North Pownal
Woodford
N.E
Chester T. Skibinski
Washington St
Hadden
St. Mary’s Church
Anthony E. Matera
Laurence J. Bump Sr
William A. Houran
Daryl Brown
Betty Ware
Mary M. Jones
Patricia O’dell
Lynn Marie Burt
Joan Monroe
Elaine Brooks
Grant Kearsey
Stratton
Donna Crawford
Floyd Richards
Ray Foote
Dorset
Gertrude Brownell
North Hoosick
Robert F. Baldwin
William J. Warner
Harry Kindricks
William Marshall
Gary Ames
Jacqueline Reyenolds
Ann Maynard
Elin Charette
Uniondale
L.I
Catherine Waters
Wilemington
Helen Jones
Searsburg
Jon Sherwood
School St
Albert J. Goodewin
North Bennington Road
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Saigon
U.S. Navy
Saigon Navy Hospital
Babcock Committee
Federal
C. Douglas Cairns
Cairns
Goldwater
Jerry Lewis
Paul Newman
HUD
Thrift Shop
Colonie Vie
VTA
Latham Circle
Eddie Rich
Tom Ewell
Judith Abbott
Latham
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