Youths fined for underage drinking in Municipal Court
Four Manchester area youths pleaded guilty to possessing alcoholic beverages while underage and were fined 25 dollars plus costs. The group, including John Bishop and Craig Fedor, faced police after a routine check at a dance led to discovery of beer transfer attempts. Other cases included fraud, speeding, breaking and entering, and various driving offenses with fines and occasional jail terms or probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Area
John Bishop
Stratton
Bronxville
N.Y
Craig Fedor
Chester
Londonderry
Marcel Gisquet
Elmhurst
Robert Schmitz
East Dorset
Summit
N.J
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Manchester
Southern Vermont Art Center
Gisquet
Witten
Bishop
Fedor
George M. Fienberg
Herbert E. Stratton
Harvard Street
State Department of Employment Security
David W. LaFountain
LeBlanc Ave
LaFountain
Shaftsbury
House of Correction
Timothy Hohn
Stamford
Flenberg
Hohn
Hahn
Frederick Reynolds Jr
Manchester Center
Reynolds
Carl Fisher
James R. Wodal
Hunt Street
Bennington
Wodal
Marie L. Rogers
Pows Nal
Green Acre
Amos Bishop Sr
Woodford
David L. Mercier
Division St
Mercier
Raymond P. Wenzel
Monroeville
Wenzel
Monument Avenue Extension
Dewey Street
George H. Whitman
David B. Whitman
Park Street
Fienberg
Whitman
Robert Clark
Clark
Hamilton S. Gasque
Deal
Winhall
Daniel J. Wood
Danby
William J. Brown
Gage St
Brown
Walter M. Dzeima
Lake Pleasant
Mass
Readsboro
Harland K. Young
North Bennington
U.S
Young
Bradley C. Stevens
Kenneth P. Denio
Bennington College Road
Emilie LeMerdy
Palm Beach
Fla
John J. Scanlon
Troy
U.S. 7
Fred J. Gentile
Bridgeport
Conn
Gentile
Donald E. Monette
Williamstown
Pownal
Ralph R. Burdick
Clarksburg
Leo P. Sondrini
Berkeshire
Gregory Tanacea
Worcester
Tanacea
Sondrini
GOP Splinters At News Conference Prompt Debate
A crowded news conference focused on GOP splinters draining energy and funds from the party. Idaho Governor Smylie urged airing gripes publicly, while Senate Leader Dirksen and House Leader Ford saw splinters as a short term issue, not a long term problem. Addison County senator Irving Eastman will seek a third Senate term as Republicans fill Addison County seats. Court notices report speeding, DUI pleas, and fines for several individuals in Bennington, Pownal, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
GOP
Governors’ Association
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
House
Gerald R. Ford
Mich
Whiting, Vt
UPI
Addison County
Irving Eastman
Eastman
Whiting
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events
Recent visitors to Whiteface Mountain Memorial Highway in Wilington New York include Mr and Mrs Ernest Shepard and Mr and Mrs James Comi of Pageant Street Mr and Mrs Adrian Lane of North Bennington have visited the Monorail at the New York World's Fair Altar Rosary Society of St Francis de Sales Church meets to recite the Rosary for Miss Jennie Cone District No 6 Practical Nurses Association Vermont holds its first meeting at Putnam Memorial Hospital There was a dance party hosted by Mrs Margaret Woodard at Jermain Hall White Creek with 70 guests Louis Mears Cy Morse aided by Raymond Allen and Viola Gulley won first prize in the twist Police investigate theft of about $2 in dimes from Empire Cleaners Gage Street Dr DeWitt Lewis optometrist office closed until Sept 1 ADV Aug 31
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
N.Y
Ernest Shepard
James Comi
Pageant Street
Margaret Woodard
Bennington
Jermain Hall
White Creek
Louis
Larry Mears
Cy Morse
Raymond Allen
Viola Gulley
Man Awaits Penalty On Theft Charge
A 26-year-old Bennington man, James E. Harrington of 118 Pleasant St., is held in $1,000 bail after police linked him to a theft at Saul's Department Store on North Street. Arresting officers recovered stolen items at his apartment. He pleaded guilty to breaking and entering in the night. the petty larceny charge was dropped. He was on parole at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Saul
North Street
James E. Harrington
Pleasant St
Saul Miller
Donald Greenslet
William Pulver
Harrington
Daniel J. Holland
Hospital Notes Admissions List Includes Multiple Patients
Hospital notes show admissions for Miss Helen Antonio Miss Syl via Bishop Miss Stephanie Cole David Williams Bennington Miss Shara-Lyn Fowler Manchester Mrs Juanita Vadakin Shaftsbury Mrs Mary Rose Hoosick Falls Mrs Ruth Saw yer Whitingham Douglas Gifford Eagle Bridge N Y Discharges include Mrs Frances Stafford Mrs Pattricia Lyons and daughter Bennington Mrs Sandra Kirkpatrick and daughter Shaftsbury Mrs Lillian Eldred and son Hoosick Falls John Mulligan Jr Greenwich N Y
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Antonio
Sylvia Bishop
Stephanie Cole
David Williams
Bennington
Shara-Lyn Fowler
Manchester
Juanita Vadakin
Shaftsbury
Mary Rose
Hoosick Falls
Ruth Saweyer
Whitingham
Douglas Gifford
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Frances Stafford
Pattricia Lyons
Sandra Kirkpatrick
Lillian Eldred
John Mulligan Jr
Greenwich
Open House Held At New School Of Mrs. Porter
Mrs Betsey Porter hosted an open house for her new pre primary private school at 914 Main St. in Bennington Village. She plans morning and afternoon classes with about 15 children in each. The school will operate in a second floor room above a former barn with a large yard and play equipment. Kenneth Porter remodeled the classroom and built much of the furniture and teaching aids. Sessions begin next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsey Porter
Main St
Stock Averages Report From Dow Jones Bureau
Dow Jones Bache and Co Albany lists stock averages with the industrials at 895.96 down 0.33, railroads 218.69 down 0.08, utilities 155.27 down 0.33, and the composite at 315.75 down 0.08. The bulletin notes slight declines across sectors in the day’s trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
U.S. Seeks Federal Control to Preserve Appalachian Trail
The Interior Department backs federal legislation to preserve and promote the 2000 mile Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia. The bill would allow the secretary to buy land from willing sellers and take other steps, as about 40 percent of the trail crosses private land. A section overlaps with The Long Trail in Vermont, Massachusetts, Killington Mountain area, New Hampshire, and Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
API
Interior Department
Maine
Georgia
Secretary of the Interior Department
Appalachian Mountains
Vermont
Massachusetts
Killington Mountain
New Hampshire
Two Car Crashes Reported in Bennington Village
Bennington village police investigated two accidents with minor vehicle damage and no injuries. At 5 10 p m at Main and Valentine Streets a 1958 Rambler driven by Gregdire Ginzburg of Hoosick Falls N Y collided with a 1963 Cadillac driven by Lo deiska G Graves of 124 Elm. About 7 a m on Main Street two cars collided one owned and driven by Gary Hoag of Morgan Street Extension and the other owned by Liggett Bosworth Motor Sales of North Bennington Road and driven by Hugh Perkins of Shaftsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
Main
Valentine Streets
Gregdire Ginzburg
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Lodeiska G. Graves
Elm St
Main Street
Gary Hoag
Morgan Street Extension
Liggett - Bosworth Motor Sales
North Bennington Road
Hugh Perkins
Shaftsbury
Three Parochial Schools Set to Open Here Wednesday
Bennington's three Catholic schools will run special schedules in the first week. Bennington Catholic High School will start with freshmen and sophomores on Wednesday September 1 and seniors and juniors the next day. Saint Frances De Sales Academy opens Wednesday with classes to 11 45 a m first day and until noon Thursday and Friday. Sacred Heart will run half sessions on all three days. Enrollment figures and faculty changes will appear in The Banner when available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Bennington Catholic High School
Saint Frances de Sales Academy
Sacred Heart
Republicans Almost Ready to Offer More House Candidates
Bennington and Woodford Republicans at a Monday meeting floated possible candidates for Subdistrict 1 and 2 House seats and Bennington County Senate seats. Daisy L. Myers hinted at a run in Subdistrict 2, with petitions due Sept 8. Joseph Caracciola and Salvatore Santarcangelo considered for other seats. existing hopefuls H. James Wallace Lucia B. Howard and David J. Allen also spoke. Campaign dates and filing rules were outlined by local election officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Bennington
Woodford
Daisy L. Myers
Bennington-Woodford
Joseph J. Caracciola
Hunt Street
Bennington Town
Bennington Village
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Bennington County
H. James Wallace
Lucia B. Howard
Subdistrict 3
David J. Allen
Subdistrict 1
Mary Hodeck
General Assembly
Campbell
Woodford and
Patrick Gymnasium
Burlington
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
U.S. House
Vermont
Robert T. Stafford
Franklin D. Frantz
Vermont views on Mississippi project spark debate
Warren H. Taylor of Rutland Vermont questions a Mississippi based project tied to civil disobedience and antiwar groups. He cites opposition to Viet Nam policy and un-American Activities Committee critics while asking Vermont readers to weigh the project’s true backing by prominent Jackson citizens and local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Mississippi
Jackson
Chamber of Commerce
NAACP
SNCC
ACLU
South
Warren H. Taylor
Rutland
Village Zoning Board To Hear Three Appeals
The Bennington Village Zoning Board of Adjustment will hear three variances to the village zoning ordinance at 7 30 p m at the village offices. Dr William D Worthington seeks to build a pediatrics office at 316 318 Dewey St Kenneth Corey asks variances for a one family dwelling on Browning Place and Virginia N Max Perrotta representing Agway Max Oil requests moving tanks closer to Hunt Street to clear a right of way for a new high tension line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Burke
Browning Place
Virginia N. (Max) Perrotta
Agway-Max Oil
Hunt Street
Obituary for Miss Mary Jane Cone of Bennington
Miss Mary Jane Cone died unexpectedly at her Depot Street home. Daughter of Francis and Catherine Cone, she was born in Bennington and attended St. Francis de Sales Academy. She worked for Ryan and O'Connor milliners, learning the trade, and survived by nieces and nephews including Mrs. Earl S. Hurley. Rosary will be recited at Gibney Haynes & Kane Funeral Home. funeral Thursday at St. Francis de Sales Church. Burial in Park Lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane
Jennie) Cone
Depot Street
Francis
Catherine (Craven) Cone
Bennington
St. Francis de Sales Academy
St. Francis de Sales Church
Ryan and O
Francis W. Phelan
Belmont
Mass
Catherine Cone
Robert Cone
Rosary Society
Gibney, Haynes & Kane
St. Francis de Sales
Park Lawn Cemetery
Regional planners weigh Route 7 issues in Arlington talk
Rubino urged regional planning to ease a widening Route 7 and bypass concerns linking Shaftsbury and Arlington. Rep. Doyle said no route map exists, with the final path tied to the Bennington bypass decision. A four year planning horizon remains, with Gov Hoff seeking faster work, and a Windham County regional conference planned for Oct 13. A highway scenery preservation project was announced to protect landmarks and natural beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubino
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Marjorie Doyle
Philip H. Hoff
Windham County
Windham
Ru- Bino
Morse Co Sole Bidder on Road Project in Vermont
Morse Construction Co of Bennington was the sole bidder and apparent low bidder for widening and improving U.S. 7 near Green Mountain Park racetrack in Pownal Vermont. The $72 293 bid covers adding two lanes and guiding signs to separate through and turning traffic. Bids opened Friday at the Department of Highways headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse Company
Department
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LeMerdy
Post Office
Jean Henry
Bennington County Humane Society
Henry
Tan LE
Wey Presents
Burt Lancaster
Panavision Metrocolor
Harte Theatre
Harold Hecht
Columbia Pictur Ballou
Moll
Flanders
Technicolor
Panavision
Wauren
Bennington Briefs
Adrian Lane
Altar Rosary Society
Gibney
Haynes & Kane Funeral Home
Jennie Cone
Practical Nurses Association of
Lodge of Putnam Memorial Hospital
Empire Cleaners
Gage Street
DeWitt Lewis
New School
Porter
Cae
J. Duncan Campbell
Thompson
Village Zoning Board
Mary Jane Cone
Box Offic
Atham Circle
Eddie Dennis O'Keefe
Betty Field
Sumner Arthur
Latham
Tobin
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