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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1963

Page

10

Philip Savory Rejoins Banner Staff As Editorial Page Editor

Philip P. Savory 33 of East Greenbush N Y today rejoined The Banner as editor of the editorial page. A former Banner reporter he later was Albany bureau chief for the New York Herald Tribune. He served as DoD intelligence officer 1951 56 and held key Vermont press and political roles before joining the Banner again. He is married to Harriet Saylor and has two children.

Philip P. Savory East Greenbush N.Y Banner The Savory Albany New York Herald Tribune Atchison, Kane Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Washington, D.C Department of Defense Hoosick Falls Bennington Montpelier Capital News Rutland Herald Burlington Free Press Vermont Democratic Party Philip Hoff Harriet Saylor Trenton Ont Canada

Fashion Show Set At St Joseph College Tonight

Elegant femininity fills St. Joseph College auditorium Tuesday as senior girls present a Today's Secretary fashion show at 8 p m. Local shops supply outfits and models include Joyce Atwood Marilyn Bostwick Sandra Daniels Jean Hahn Suzanne Jones Jill Morrison Barbara Patterson Doris Perkins Sandra Powell Kathy Robare Maryalice Scott Maureen Simon Maryanne Thayer Patricia Troumpe Donna White with Mrs Jean Wassick as commentator. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. The event was postponed from last Tuesday because of President Kennedy’s death.

St. Joseph College Joyce Atwood Marilyn Bostwick Sandra Daniels Jean Hahn Suzanne Jones Jill Morrison Maribarbara Dahl Barbara Patterson Doris Perkins Sandra Powell Kathy Robare Maryalice Scott Maureen Simon Maryanne Thayer Patricia Troumpe Donna White Jean Wassick of Bennington

Obituary Briefs From Bennington and Vicinity

Randall F Briggs Sr 53 a World War II veteran and contractor died at work on a Pownal home of a heart attack. Survived by wife Lizzie Hill four daughters three sons and five sisters and one brother. Funeral at Mahar Son Funeral Home with burial Hinsdillville Cemetery. North Bennington Mrs Eugene B McNamara 38 died in Somerville Hospital New Jersey. Walter H Sheridan 50 Hoosick Falls employee of Specialty Insulation died at home. Harry J Arbour 62 North Adams veteran died at North Adams Hospital after long illness. Rupert Vermont police report David Jamieson 45 Rupert farmer found dead with a gunshot wound. funeral arrangements pending. Mechanicville Warren Hunter 72 former Cluett Peabody employee died at sister’s home Mechanicville. Burial details provided.

Randall F. Briggs Beech St John Barber Pownal Donald F. Shea Briggs Barber Bennington Louis Jennie Bent) Briggs Lizzie Hill Army Air Force Henry Janet) Burdick South Pownal Patricia Rasmus Rutland Barbara Sherman Marlene Stratton Randall F,jr Harry Inverness Fla Doris Harrington White Creek N.Y Earl Helen) Burgess Clyde Belle) Burgess Zada Durand Bell Garden Calif Joyce Hathaway John Briggs North Bennington Eugene B. McNamara Katherine M. Hewson Somerset Hospital Somerville N.J James and Frances (Hedding) Hewson North Bennington High School St. Joseph Park Lawn Cemetery Hanson- Walbridge Funeral Home Hoosick Falls Walter H. Sheridan Specialty Insulation Manufacturing Co Cambridge Insulation Concern Leonore Ladd Walter H. Jr Glendora Robert John Pokines Horance van Orman Francis William Leonard Sheridan Long Island John A. Haussler Main St Hoosi North Adams Mass Harry Joseph Arbour Eagle St North Adams Hospital Veterans Administration Hospital Albany Arbour Stamford Rupert Vermont David J. Jamieson McLenahan Funeral Home Salem Okinawa Mechanicville N. Y Warren Harvey Hunter Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc Troy John A. Hawver R.D Hunter Cluett, Peabody Veterans of Foreign Wars Diamond Rock Lodge IOOF Order of Samaritans

Funeral Obituaries for Mrs Mary Hall and Mrs Bert Morse

The funeral for Mrs Mary Hall took place at Federated Church East Arlington with Rev Granville Greenwald officiating. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery Arlington. Mrs Bert Morse nee Catherine Sheehan had a Requiem High Mass at St Francis de Sales Church with Msgr Francis B Flanagan. burial was at Hinsdillville Cemetery. Relatives attended from Monroe Hartford Connecticut North Adams Massachusetts and Hoosick Falls.

Moses Philomene (Allard) Arbour North Pownal North Adams S. B. Dibble Lumber Co Sprague Electric Co St. Francis Church North Adams Lodge of Elks Fred Henry Williamstown Bernadette Arbour Springfield Barbara Roy Schenectady N.Y Henry J. Arbour Southview Cemetery Sunderland Mary Hall Federated Church Bert Morse Catherine Sheehan St. Francis de Sales Francis B. Flanagan Mahar & Son Funeral Beavers Wee Philip R, Morse Fort Rucker Ala Edward J, Morse Camp Lejeune N.C Joseph A Morse Oahu Hawaii Richard H. Morse Robert McIntire Edward S. Morse Bennington Flanagan Hinsdillville Msgr Monroe Hartford Conn Mass Hoosick Falls

Drought Reopens ASC Sign-Up Period

Due to dry conditions the Bennington County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee reopens the 1964 Agricultural Conservation Program sign up for water development practices. Farmers have until Dec 31 to request federal cost sharing for ponds for livestock water pipelines and spring or seep development. Sign up with John J DeVito at the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Office 310 Main St

Bennington County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee John J. DeVito Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Main St

Bennington youth faces dozens in court on varied charges

Stephen P. Coyne, 18, of 111 McCall, pled not guilty to 17 counts including assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping after a Saturday night incident. Bail set at 1000 on each charge. attorney John P. Morrissey.

Bennington Stephen P. Coyne McCall George M. Feinberg John P. Morrissey Coyne Dennis H. Jones Larry I Guetti Dennis W. Hogan Jones Hogan Bishop South Stream Road Joseph I. Wright Jr Donald E. Mears Francis Antonio Arthur Howe Jr Henry J. Petit Sandgate Vera O’neill Arlington Atty R. Marshall Witten O’neill U.S Witten Vermont Mary E. DeCell Manchester Depot Fienberg DeCell Manchester Village Forrest Atwood Murphy Road Atwood

Lounsbury Urges New England Racing Regulation

Lounsbury called for governors of New England to meet to regulate racing dates across tracks. He criticized Vermont's licensing choice as favoring the biggest plant and warned of losses at Taconic Racing and Breeding. He urged a full time racing administrator and opposed a state lottery.

Page 1 Guy’s New England Vermont The Racing Commission Lounsbury Taconic Racing DeMatteo Fred P. Davis Newport Frederick W. Vogel Bellows Falls Charles F. Ryan Rutland Commission General Assembly

Vermont Bank Promotes Officers in Bennington Brattleboro

The Vermont Bank and Trust Company announces promotions and new appointments. Armand A. Lampron becomes vice president at the Bennington office, John E. Rooney is named assistant trust officer in Bennington, and Robert S. King is appointed assistant treasurer in Brattleboro. Lampron joined in 1942 and has held multiple roles, Rooney joined in 1963 from Fidelity Philadelphia Trust, and King has been with the bank since 1949 with a break for military service. All are married with children. Lampron serves as treasurer of Bennington County and Putnam Memorial Hospital and as vice president of the Greater Bennington Association. Rooney resides in Shaftsbury, and King is a lifelong Brattleboro resident.

Vermont Bank and Trust Company Armand A. Lampron Bennington John E. Rooney Robert S. King Brattleboro Lampton Bennington County Putnam Memorial Hospital Greater Bennington Association Rooney Bank Fidelity Philadel Phia Trust Company Shaftsbury King

Three More Dogs Reported Killed

Miss Jean Henry of the Bennington County Humane Society said three more dogs were killed by rifle or shotgun slugs. Earlier, two killers pleaded guilty to breach of the peace in Bennington Municipal Court. The new victims include a male beagle, a mixed beagle, and a mongrel found in Pownal.

Jean Henry Bennington County Humane Society Bennington Municipal Court Park Street Glastonbury Pownal

Bennington Briefs Include Bible Class and Local Events

Fall Protestant School of Religion spurs new informal Bible study meeting Mondays at 7 30 p.m. starting Dec 2 at Church of Christ 524 South Street Bennington. Tutor Charles S Chandler leads 45 minute lecture plus discussion for six weeks free to the public. Also listed are Kings Daughters meeting, UCS policy committee, Bennington soldier en route to Albany for induction, Cata mount Radio Club, elementary PTA program on new mathematics, Christmas bazaar at Second Congregational Church, Mt Anthony Lodge 13 communications, a tag sale at Mrs Wandrey’s home, and more community notices.

Charles S. Chandler Church of Christ Bennington PTA Alan Page

Hospital Admissions and Discharges List

A roster of recent hospital admissions includes Cora Morgan Bennington Lu ther Rasch Marion Pokines Mary Anderson Hoosick Falls Wilma Beers Manchester Minnie Askam East Dorset. Discharges include Mrs Elaine Campbell and daughter Bennington Mrs Josephine Warren Dorset. Other listed patients include Mrs Catherine Bacon North Bennington Master James Houran Master Vance Dewey Ralph Simpson Mrs Herbert Gall and daughter William McMackin Mrs Nanette LaPorte Miss Maureen Hulihan Eagle Bridge N Y Mrs Roma Craddock Heidi Craddock Bennington Mrs Marion Thompson Manchester Mrs Agnes Flynn Sunderland.

Cora Morgan Bennington Luther Rasch Marion Pokines Mary Anderson Hoosick Falls Wilma Beers Manchester Depot Minnie Askam East Dorset Catherine Bacon R.D North Bennington James Houran Vance Dewey Ralph Simpson Herbert Gall William McMackin Nanette LaPorte Roma Craddock Heidi Craddock Marion Thompson Manchester Agnes Flynn Sunderland

Buddy Enlistments Offered in Pittsfield Air Office

The Pittsfield Massachusetts Air Force recruiting office announces December buddy enlistments for young men to begin basic training at Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas after Christmas. Training includes five weeks basic and all technical schools in December with testing and transportation available. Contact Sergeants Teal and Vieck for testing and transport arrangements. Pittsfield office phone Hillcrest 2 2650.

Air Force Pittsfield Mass Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas Teal Vieck Hillcrest

Bennington Area Births Celebrate Three New Arrivals

Notes report three births on late November: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Frazier of Pownal Road on November 29, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Batchelder of East Dorset on November 29, and a son to Mr. and Mrs. John D. Litster of Marlboro Massachusetts on November 27 at Marlboro Hospital. Joanne Murray Litster becomes Mrs. Litster, with the newborn John Toney Litster Jr. as the first grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Litster of Bennington. The Litster couple also has two daughters, Mary Beth and Deborah.

Francis Frazier Pownal Road John Batchelder East Dorset John D. Litster Marlboro Mass Marlboro Hospital Litster Joanne Murray Richard V. Murray Bennington John Toney Litster Jr John R. Litster Mary Beth Deborah

Also Mentioned on This Page

Philip Savory Adams Clothes Shop Suzanne’s Bridal Shop Children’s Botaay Drysdale’s E. L. Nichols Fashion Fair Sno Shoppe Town Shop Vogue Vanity John F. Kennedy Mrs Eugene McNamara Harry J. Arbour Warren H. Hunter Mrs. Mary Hall ASC Bene Mont Avenue Benenington Village William A. Gunn Bratetleboro Gunn Searsburg Gerald Brown Brown New York State Lloyd Armand U. Lampron Harte Harte Theatre Emington Eve Perlberg-Seaton Tiligns Orson McHair Dow-Jones—Bache & Co Vt. Bank and Trust Don B. Otis Burr and Burton Seminary Civil Defense Auxiliary State Buckler Bennington Briefs J. R. Wilson Union St United Counseling Service Board of Trustees UCS Willow Road Thomas Sweet Viola Conley Selective Service Catamount Radio Club Bennington High School Second Congregational Church Mt. Anthony Lodge Rusty Masons Cei Vane C. F. Wandrey South St Florence Hadwen Fay Fuller Beer View Glastenbury Paula Welden Bennington College Long Trail Woodford Elaine Campbell Josephine Warren Maureen Hulihan Eagle Bridge Air Forcc Atkins Main St. Bennington Benningtons Madkour
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