Bennington Water Board Seeks Fire Safe Records Storage
Water Board officials urge Bennington selectmen to provide fire proof safes or vaults for 50 years of records. They note cramped storage, space limits in the village office, and rising rental costs as reasons to pursue microfilming and an expanded vault plan.
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Bennington
Bennington Water Department
The
Water Board
Hilda Hurley
Water Commissioners
Miss Hurley
Water Department
Robbery Attempt Ties to Vermont Foothills and Burlington
Vermont State Police investigated an attempted robbery in South Burlington linked to a light colored Ford Thunderbird. A second car used in the same incident was seen with four men on Richardson Street before they fled in the Thunderbird. A separate Burlington hold up involved two vehicles and a man with a fictitious Rutland address. the search extended along the East Coast for the getaway car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
South Burlington
Bennington
U.S. 7
Carpenter Hill Road
Grand Way
Shelburne Road
Burlington
Rutland
John Gardner
East St
Seaway
Richardson Street
Republicans Mull 1964 Race After Chicago Meeting
The scene in Chicago sparked talk of consolidating GOP conservative groups for a 1964 candidate. Goldwater publicly denied knowledge of the gathering while signaling possible plans to run for the Senate again. Rockefeller remained silent as supporters argued over electability and party unity.
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Goldwater
Rockefeller
Phoenix
Senate
New York
Chicago
John Ashbrook
Rohio
Sen. Goldwater
Gov. Rockefeller
Highway Department Faces Recruitment Hit From Investigation
State officials fear an ongoing probe will hinder hiring for the State Highway Department. The consultants warn that 1985 interstate construction could lag without faster action. The report notes that an investigation implies mismanagement and may cloud the agency's image, affecting staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakes
Highway Department
Funeral for Wilfred A Goodrich at Vermont Soldiers Home
Wilfred A Goodrich who died Friday night at the Vermont Soldiers Home was buried Monday. Military honors were given at the Soldiers Home with prayers by Rev. Joseph Wiseman and taps. Bearers from the Bennington American Legion Post VFW and Soldiers Home included Louis Ross Edward Rood George Wood Kenneth Baker George Faco William Horst and Hugh Clark. Col Edward Giles attended. Family prayers were held Sunday at the funeral home. Goodrich served since 1916 in the Navy Marines and Army.
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Wilfred A. Goodrich
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Hanson - Walbridge
Sacred Heart Church
Soldiers’ Home
Joseph Wiseman
Bennington American Legion Post
VFW
Louis Ross
Edward Rood
American Legion
George Wood
Kenneth Baker
George Faco
William Horst
Hugh Clark
Edward Giles
Wiseman
Rood
Ross
Earl Goodrich
Rutland
Mr. Goodrich
Navy
Marines
Army
Funeral services held for Mrs Florence R Richardson
Mrs Florence R Richardson died Friday night at her Union Street home. Funeral rites were conducted Monday at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home by Rev Melvin McGaughey with bearers Leon Cook Earl Potter William Peat Philip Griffin Leonard Turner Truman Southworth. Out of town guests came from Albany Troy and New York City. Frost's Drug Store closed in memory and staff attended. Committal at Pleasant View Cemetery Middletown Springs with Rev Catherine Woods officiating. Large Middletown Springs and Rutland area attendance.
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Florence R. Richardson
Union Street
Hanson-Walbridge
Melvin McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Leon Cook
Earl Potter
William Peat
Philip Griffin
Leonard Turner
Truman Southworth
Albany
Troy
New York City
Frost
Richardson
Oakley Frost
Pleasant View Cemetery
Middletown Springs
Catherine Woods
Rutland
William Kosche Adams Dies After Sudden Illness
William Kosche 51 of Francis Avenue Mass died about 6 a.m. at home after sudden illness. He married Madeline Cook May 11, 1941. He worked 28 years at General Electric Co. in Pittsfield. He is survived by wife, a son Dwayne 20 serving in the Navy, and sister Louise Livesey. Funeral arrangements pending. complete obituary in Wednesday’s Banner.
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Maple Street
Death of J R Walsh Baldwin of Winnetka
J R Walsh Baldwin about 65 of Winnetka Tl died from injuries after an automobile accident near Libertyville Illinois. He owned a gift and antique shop in Carey Illinois and visited Bennington annually. He leaves two sons from his first marriage and his second wife. Funeral services were held in Winnetka last week.
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J. R. Walsh Baldwin
Winnetka
Baldwin
Mary Walsh
Old Bennington
Monument Avenue
Bennington
Libertyville
Ill
Walsh
Carey
Bennington Briefs Highlight December Court and Local Notices
The December term of Bennington County Court opened before Judge Leonard W. Morrison with docket calls and 9:30 a.m. jury seating planned for tomorrow. Local items include visits, planning talks, club meetings, charity bazaars, a school bond discussion, and notices of events at VFW, churches, and the Vermont Steak House, plus a surplus commodities distribution and a shop advertisement.
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Bennington County
Leonard W. Morrison
Montpelier
Trustees Set 7 P.M. Meeting on Village Business and Zoning
Trustees plan a 7 p.m. meeting in the Village office to name a five member zoning commission and discuss a new ordinance after a September voters granted authority. The action stems from a spring court ruling invalidating the existing zoning ordinance in a dispute with contractor W. H. Morse. At 7:10 p.m. residents of the Morgan Street area may present views on alleged trailer park plans.
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W. H. Morse
Gibney
Morgan Street
North Village youth saved after pond ice break
Francis Carter nine and his friend David Ryan thirteen fell through thin ice behind the Polygraphic Co. of America in North Bennington. Sanford Buxbaum and two coworkers formed a human chain to reach Carter, pulling him from water above the waist as ice measured under an inch thick.
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North Bennington
Polygraphic Co. of America
Polygraphic Plant
Francis Carter
Lever Road
David Ryan
Charles Ryan
Park Street
Sanford Buxbaum
Ryan
Buxbaum
Larry Mattison
Bennington
Everett Sprague
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Teens Planned Crime Before Thanksgiving Verdicts Read
Fontaine and Mackay testified they planned the crime before Thanksgiving. Both admitted being unable to lift Stratton’s body into a car trunk and remained nonchalant as signed statements were read in court. Mackay said they intended to kill Stratton and Fontaine dealt the first and fatal blows in a Buick garage yesterday.
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Fontaine
Mackay
Stratton
Getting To Know You Chimney Fire Provides Unusual House-Warming
At about 10 p.m. Beech Street Co. firefighters broke up a monthly meeting to tackle a chimney fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H Lee Combs Jr on South Stream Road formerly occupied by the Gunnar Hansens. Norman A Turgeon of the Bennington Rural Fire Department said the blaze was contained in 15 minutes with little damage and two small holes were burned in the shingles. Combs retired from the U S Army earlier this year.
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Beech Street Co
H. Lee Combs Jr
South Stream Road
Gunnar Hansens
Norman A. Turgeon
Bennington
Combs
Jurgen
Bennington High School
Jurgen Combs
Santa Claus
Water extension debated amid fire safety concerns in Bennington
Village officials considered extending a water line to serve newer residents while weighing impact on existing pressures. The board wrestled with pressure tests, fire safety in downtown and Gadue’s neighborhood, and the need for written applications before trustees permit any main laying. Local family updates followed as Col. Combs and his wife moved in, chimney cleaning and meeting rural firefighters marking a new start.
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Gadue
Water Department
Emory Wheeler
Morgan Street
Imperial Avenue
Crisrs
Floyd Harmon
Seymour Shultz
Corcoran
The
Water Board
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H. Greenberg
Main Street
Dune
Main St
Gop
River Valley
Salem's
Knights of Columbus Hall
Hagerman
F. R. Richardson
William Kosche
Bennington Briefs
George O'Dell
Bradford St
Anna Lackey
Robertson Avenue
Mary McClellan
Cambridge, N.Y
Committee On Personnel
United Counseling Service
Four 21
Thomas A. Ginter
Melissa
White Plains, N.Y
Robert Murphy
Lincoln St
Ginter
Diana Scott
Hamilton L. Shields
Loyal R. Nash
John Burdis
Greater Bennington Association
Military Order of the Cooties
Green Mountain
Women’s Fellowship of the
Second Congregational Church
Bennington Jaycees
Bennington Club
Union High School District No. 14
Jaycee
Edward J. Frasier
Kings Daughters
H. M. Hammond
South Street
United Commercial Travelers
Sacred Heart
Donald Humphreys
Silver St
Cecelia Greene
Beverly McCoy
David Harris
June Taylor
Carol Winslow
Ellis Winslow
Crescent Boulevard
Mercy Hospital
Springfield
Mass
Miss Winslow
Institute For the Living
Hartford
Conn
Bennington Village
School Street
Robert Kennedy
John Stone Jr
Dumont
Dial
Trustees
North Village
Bennington, At
Wallis
Technicolor
Howard
Turgeon
U. S. Army
Board
Alfred W. Ellett
Baltimore
State College
North Adams
Col. Combs
Son
Saratoga
Liggett Bosworth
Sales & Service
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vt
Hal Halvorsen
OLD Town Nursery
Sponsored
Bennington Garden Club
Ain
Xanes
Ittonka Trucks
Bennington Bookshop, Inc
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