Rotarians restore Bennington library fence with donation
The Bennington Rotary Club restored the garden park fence at Bennington Free Library. A $175 donation was presented by Gerald F. Butler to librarian Mrs. Elizabeth Howlett. The park memorial honors Bradford Smith, a noted Shaftsbury author who died in 1964.
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Bennington Free Library
Bennington Rotary Club
Gerald F. Butler
Bennington Rotary
Elizabeth Howlett
Butler
Richard Jolivette
Bradford Smith
Shaftsbury
Friends of the Library
Rotary Club
John E. Flitcroft
207 Crescent Boulevard
St. Willard Goyette
Norton Barber
John B. Rothrock
Middlebury College
Rothrock
Wallis Smith
Smith
Obituary for William J Hewson 68 in Bennington NY
William Joseph Hewson 68 died Friday at Putnam Memorial Hospital born June 11 1904 in Hoosick NY educated there moved to Bennington carpenter for local contractors survived by wife Alice Kinney son Robert Shaftsbury two daughters Alice Terricault Bennington Barbara Hall North Bennington two brothers Thomas North Bennington Frank Petersburg NY two grandchildren and several cousins calling hours 7 9 tonight 2 4 7 9 Sunday Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home prayer service 8 Sunday Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial 9 a.m. Monday St John the Baptist Church North Bennington entombment Park Lawn Cemetery
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William Joseph Hewson
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hoosick
N.Y
Bennington
Alice Kinney
Robert
Shaftsbury
Richard
Alice) Terricault
Barbara) Hall
North Bennington
Thomas Hewson
Frank Hewson
Petersburg
Hanson- Walbridge
St. John the Baptist Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
Just Pokin Around Breese Lighthall Alive And Well
The columnist explains a phone call misreading collect from Hell as a joke mix up. Breese Lighthall, praised as a brilliant catcher in a tribute, is alive and living in Ausable Forks New York. He is retired and likely to live long.
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Breese Lighthall
Ausable Forks
N.Y
Breese
Bennington Briefs Air Raid Night Blackout in Delhi
The Bennington Rural Fire Auxiliary hosts a 2 PM children's Christmas party at Beech Street Firehouse with free treats at Gannelis Restaurant on Main Street. An air raid alert plunged New Delhi into darkness as a precautionary blackout lasts through the night. Indian military chiefs and civil defense officials confirm raids on Amritsar Pathankot and Srinagar.
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Bennington
New Delhi
Indian Army
Navy
Air Force
PTI
Civil Defense
Amritsar
Pathankot
Srinagar
India
Brattleboro Doctor Warns Cadmium More Dangerous Than Mercury
Brattleboro physician Dr. Henry A. Schroeder testifies that cadmium pollution poses a greater environmental threat than mercury. His expert evidence supports a federal suit against Marathon Battery Co. of Cold Spring New York over cadmium discharges into the Hudson River. Tests on fish downstream show high cadmium levels and the case seeks cleanup of cadmium and nickel at Foundry Cove. The court has already halted further cadmium discharges in a prior ruling.
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Brattleboro
Henry A. Schroeder
Marathon Battery Co
Cold Spring
N.Y
Hudson River
Schroeder
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Battery Company
Foundry Cove
Marathon
Hudson
U.S
Gorman
Accident on North Side Drive Involves Three Cars
An accident near the A and W stand on North Side Drive involved three vehicles. William E. Bryant of Hoosick Falls was turning in the parking lot when his car was struck by Silva M. Proud of Pownal driving a 1969 Buick heading south. Bryant’s car hit Ernest J. Chenaille’s 65 Buick Station Wagon. no injuries were reported and Bryant’s car was towed from the scene. A separate report notes Dr. Schroeder linking cadmium to hypertension and citing tests in mice and rats, with warnings of high cadmium levels in a cave and potential reproductive harm.
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A and W
North Side Drive
William E. Bryant
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Silva M. Proud
Pownal
Bryant
Ernest J. Chenaille
North Bennington Road
Schroeder
U.S
Japan
Baptists to present Yale program Sunday
The First Baptist Church of Bennington will host a Christmas program Sunday at 7 p.m. under directors Mrs. Warner Keeton and Rev. Floyd I. La Bombard. Two church choirs will sing carols and perform seasonal anthems, with soloist Mrs. Muriel Kennard. Cast includes Stephen Fritz, Richard McSherry, Jeffrey Shepard, Steven La Bombard, and others. costuming led by Mrs. Richard Hunt.
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First Baptist Church of
Bennington
Warner Keeton
Floyd I. la Bombard
Hark
Muriel Kennard
Stephen Fritz
Richard McSherry
Paul DeConinck
Jeffrey Shepard
Lloyd Killen
David Downey
Peter Dewey
Steven la Bombard
Osbourne Gaines
Paul Jones
Gregory Lewis
Richard Hunt
Meteor showers to light up northeastern skies next week
Three swarms of meteors will pass Earth starting Thursday, triggering Geminids Ursids and Quadrantids visible across the Northeast. Geminids peak around December 14, Ursids on December 23, while Quadrantids are expected near January 4 two hours before dawn.
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Cambridge
Mass
UPI
Earth
United States
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Smithsonian
MAUHS students push Channel 8 TV project in Bennington
MAUHS English and speech instructor David McConkey outlined at the Bennington Rotary Club how 15 students program Channel 8 since October. The project aims to expand community involvement, secure advertising, and add technical staff, but is hampered by limited equipment and funds.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Channel 8
McConkey
MAUHS
Bennington
Vermont electric firms blamed for faulty cost estimates
Vermont schools halted with higher heating costs after officials warned 50 districts were built or expanded with electric heat based on expected costs that would be lower than oil or gas. Charles Nichols accused Central Vermont Public Service Corp and Green Mountain Power Corp of seeking rate hikes, which would add more financial burden to school systems.
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Nichols
Vermont
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Green Mountain Power Corp
Funeral rites for Mrs Mary Victoria Cooper held in North Pownal
The funeral for Mrs Mary Victoria Cooper widow of Ransom Cooper died Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital was in St Francis de Sales Church. Rev Msgr Francis B Flanagan offered the Mass after a wake at Mahar and Son Funeral Home. Entombment at Park Lawn Chapel with spring burial in Hoosick Rural Cemetery. Relatives attend from Pownal Hoosick Springfield MA and nearby areas.
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Mary Victoria Cooper
North Pownal
Ransom Cooper
Putnam Memorial Hospital
St. Francis de Sales
Msgr
Francis B. Flanagan
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Rudolph Marshall
Harvey Burdick Jr
Stanley F. White
Ernest B. Wilcox
Richard Champney
Harold Weyers Sr
Flanagan
Park Lawn Chapel
Hoosick
Pownall
Springfield
Mass
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Ellwood Allen
The
Allen Organization
By Agnes Rockwood
Hell
Kashmir
West
Pakistan
Press Trust of India
Radio Pakistan
Lahore
Bennington Briefs
Gannelis Restaurant
Main St
ADV
Your Merry Christmas Store
Juvenile Department
Baptists
Yale
Bricer Bennincton Bookshor’s Enlargement Festival
Fanny Farmer
Biccer
Booxsnor
Charles Nichols
Mrs. Ransom Cooper
Edward Hachtel
Mary Hachtel
East Arlington
Arlington
John Geer
Federated Church
Fryeburg Harbor
Maine
Arlington Rescue Squad
Funeral Home Office
Wickes
Frigidaire
North Street
Drysdale ’S
Nordic
Globe
BankAmericard
Polaroid
Polaroid Land
Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce
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