Bijur Corp Union Rejects New Offer
Local 295 of the United Electrical Workers rejected Bijur Lubricating Corp. management’s offer after a nine hour bargaining session on Friday. President Jack Hurley said the company still refuses to acknowledge the cost of living clause and criticized the health insurance plan as outdated. The union plans to resume talks, focusing on cost of living, better coverage, and higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Electrical Workers
Bijur Lubricating Corp
Jack Hurley
Local 295
Hurley
Bijur
Kocher Drive
Town audit report urges accrual shift and asset controls
The Bennington Vermont town audit recommends modified or full accrual accounting, capitalization of fixed assets, proper asset disposal records, and an appraisal of facilities. It calls for improved filing, use of accounting machines, adherence to a uniform system, budget comparisons, stronger internal controls, and assigns duties to ensure accurate records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nen
Vermont
Auditor of Accounts
USA
Board of Selectmen
Bennington
Pownal Man Sentenced On Break and Larceny Charges
Gerould Aldrich, 27, of Pownal, was sentenced in Bennington District Court on four counts of breaking and entering and grand larceny. Judge John P. Morrissey ordered a one to three year term in the house of correction to run concurrently with a separate Brattleboro court sentence. Court-appointed attorney James Stillman noted no contest pleas to the charges. The case involved three and an additional grand larceny count, plus an illegal entry charge at the George Wallace residence outside Brattleboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerould Aldrich
Pownal
Bennington
John P. Morrissey
Aldrich
House of Correction
Brattleboro
Morrissey
James Stillman
Atty
John T. Carmody Jr
Gunther Klose
George Wallace
Louis Marcotte Camp
Movie Timetable and Court News in Brattleboro
Movie listings show Hang em High with Clint Eastwood at Manchester Cinema and Coolgan s Bluff with Eastwood and Lee J Cobb at Harte Theatre through Tuesday, plus Go West and The Big Store Marx Brothers double bill at Williamstown Cinema. Four youths from West Keen sburg were found guilty of petty larceny at the New Englander Motor Inn. each fined 35 dollars, bail previously posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Martin
Williamstown
Coolgan
Clint Eastwood
Lee J. Cobb
Don Siegel
Harte Theatre
Aldrich
Brattleboro
West Keensburg
N.Y
Patrick Gary McGrath
Donald J. Nickerson
William Anthony Yankowski
Robert W. Baker
Carmody
New Englander Motor Inn
McGrath
Bennington
Yuletide Tea Workers Listed
Behind the tinsel and the glam of any big affair are the unsung and forgotten. The Women of St. Peter's Church announce the annual Yuletide Tea from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday Dec. 13 for the Brookhaven Home for Boys. Mrs. James A. Horne leads the kitchen with helpers including Mrs. Robert Buck and Mrs. Richard Geannelis. Decorations and arrangements are by Mrs. R. B. Leake Jr. with aid from several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s Church
Brookhaven
James A. Horne
Robert Buck
Richard Geannelis
Stella Hall
John Kennedy
Walter LaGrange
Arthur Murphy
Peter Pappas
James Randlett
R. B. Leake Jr
T. Garry Buckley
Harold Gore
Doreen Hurley
David Jareckie
Constance King
Juliette McC .Shields
Stanley Pike
Friends of Retarded to Meet on Monday in Benmont
The Friends of Retarded Children will hold their monthly meeting Monday December 16 at the office on Benmont Avenue. The date is moved from the fourth to the third Monday for this month only. Miss Lois McCullough Red Brick School supervising teacher will speak on the program and urge attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
Ben Mont Avenue
Lois McCullough
Red Brick School
Senior Center Open for Shoppers This Friday
The Senior Citizens Center will be open from 2 to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday starting this Friday and continuing to Monday, December 23. Persons 55 years or over shopping in town are invited to stop in to rest visit watch television listen to the radio or play games. Refreshments of coffee tea and cookies will be available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senior Citizens Center
Montreal Driver and Son Freed After Searsburg Crash
A tractor trailer plunged down a snowbound Route 9 embankment near Searsburg early Saturday. Jean Guy David, 35, of Montreal, and his five year old son Jocelyn were cut from the twisted cab and treated for exposure and minor injuries at Putnam Memorial Hospital. The driver was to move from ICU to the general ward. his wife was en route from Montreal. The weekend also saw two teens injured on Route 313 in Arlington and other minor injuries from separate incidents in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Searsburg Mountain
Jean Guy David
Montreal
Jocelyn
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Route 313
Arlington
Linda Hansen
John Benson
Manchester
Pittsfield
Mass
General Hospital
Benson
Put
Cotillion Patrons Listed For Bennington Cotillion
The fifth annual Christmas Cotillion benefiting United Counseling Service lists area patrons and patronesses from Bennington Arlington North Bennington Manchester Manchester Depot and North Adams Mass including Miss Juliette Shields Mrs Christopher Buckley Dr James Toolan Mr and Mrs Loyal Nash Dr and Mrs Julius Manes Mr and Mrs Thomas Bailey Mrs Frank Hurley Mr and Mrs G Maynard Jenkins Dr and Mrs Peter Schaad with Journey's End rock group on December 26 and Ralph Stuart orchestra on December 27 inviting further names to be added by Mrs James C. Jerome and coordinators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Counseling Service
Bennington County
Bennington
Juliette McC. Shields
Christopher H. Buckley
Ruth Hart Eddy
Loyal R. Nash
James M. Toolan
George Adams Ellis
Julus H. Manes
Thomas B. Bailey
Frank J. Hurley
Thomas H. Foster
Maynard Jenkins
Albert E, Edmundson
John Sloane
Robert D, Stout
Breard H, Hawks
Edward J, Bloustein
Daniel J, Keeler
Robert N, Hill
Charles Tilgner
Alfred Hertz
John H, Williams I
Peter H. Schaad
Arlington
Richard K. Miles
North Bennington
Stell Andersen
Merritt I, Hewitt Jr
Frederick H. Welling
Manchester
Murray Campbell
Henry Laurence Achilles
Carleton E. Howe
North Adams
Mass
Irving J. Tanzman
Amy Worthington
Peter Graves
Scott Griffin
Robin Outwater
Ralph Stuart
James C. Jerome
Harry Eddington
G. Maynard Jenkins
Obituaries area includes Kehoe LaBatt Kinney Wilhelm Connell
Obituaries list William Francis Kehoe 43 a WWII Marine died at home in Bennington after a long illness with survivors including wife Doris Koechling and nine children. Arlington widower Charles Otis LaBatt 65 died shopping in West Arlington. funeral in St. Margaret Mary's Church. North Bennington William Bryan Kinney 72 WWI veteran died at home. Requiem High Mass in St. John the Baptist Church. Troy Bernard J. Wilhelm senior NY Central yard conductor died in Samaritan Hospital. burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Manchester Center Bernard J. Connell 87 Ford dealer died at Putnam Memorial Hospital. funeral in St. Paul’s Church. Hoosick Falls Mrs. Ernest L. Bentley died after long illness. survivors include husband and children. services at Maher Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Francis Kehoe
U.S. Marine
Safford St
Edward
Helen (Mahon) Kehoe
Bennington
St. Joseph
Doris Koechling
Susan
Kathleen Kehoe
William
Thomas
James Kehoe
John Kehoe
Downey, Ill
Charles Fabiano
Hoosick Falls
Arlington
Charles Otis LaBatt
West Arlington
Danby
Francis
Lillian
Hawkins) LaBatt
LaBatt
John Moore
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Holy Name Society
Irene
Earl LaBatt
Edward LaBatt
Charles Etue
el Capon
Calif
Clifford Hoffman
San Diego
Francis LaBatt
Adams
Mass
Claude LaBatt
Gardner
Carl Frost
Panama City
Fla
Gerald C. Buckley
St. Columban’s Cemetery
Hanson- Walbridge Funeral Home
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
Troy
N.Y
Bernard J. Wilhelm
Michael
Magdalene) J. Hogan
Washington Avenue
Samaritan Hospital
New York Central Railroad
Rensselaer
Hogan
Lawrence F
Thomas W
Otto B
Edward R
John Seymour
Troy Area
Wilhelm
St. Peter’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Hoosick St
Manchester Center
Bernard J. Connell
Ford
Manchester
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Dorset
John
Sarah (Carney) Connell
Albany Business College
Vermont Marble Co
St. Paul’s Church
St. Jerome’s Cemetery
East Dorset
James B. Murray
Brewster Funeral Home
Ernest L. Bentley
Eldredge Ave
Albany Medical Center
Lydia L. Church
Petersburg
Fernando and
Marietta (Church) Thomas
Ruth Russell
Norman
Robert Bentley
Everett Thomas
Clover Thomas
Ethel Jones
Emma Boylan
Florence Grogan
Mahar
Main St
Meadowlawn
Bennington Briefs Roundup of local social events
Local notices list the American Legion Auxiliary Christmas party at the Senior Citizens Center with a 6 30 supper and a dollar gift. Rutland Forest Service HQ moves to West Street Rutland Dec 16, new Box 519 address and phone 775 5016. Bennington Rural Fire Dept meets 7 30 tonight at Beech Street. District 6 Nurse Association Christmas party at Vermont Steak House 6 30 with gift exchange. Stratton Mountain reports base 14 31 inches with new snow and man made 8 10 inches. lifts 2 3 5 operating. Welcome Wagon social Friday 8 pm at 6 Caroline Drive. bring snack box and drinks. Election of officers at meeting. reservations 7724. Christmas greens and food sale Thursday Dec 12 10 am onward at Second Congregational Church ADV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Senior Citizens Center
John E. Alcock
Green Mountain National Forest
Forest Service
West Street
Rutland
Stratton Mountain
Welcome Wagon Club
Roland Manekian
Caroline Drive
Castleton State Choir to Perform Sunday Concert
Castleton State College Chorus directed by Robert Aborn performs December 15 at 3 p.m. in the college gymnasium auditorium. Roland Williams accompanies. The 63-member group offers works by Victoria Handel Vivaldi Gluck Saint Saens Hindemith plus carols in English French and Spanish. Admission is free and a reception follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleton
Castleton State College Chorus
College Gymnasium
Robert Aborn
Roland Williams
Victoria
Handel
Vivaldi
Gluck
Saint Saens
Hindemith
School Ecumenical Center Delayed by High Costs
RUTLAND UPI The plan to build an ecumenical center beside Union Seven High School in Swanton is deferred due to funds. Msgr John Lynch says bids reached about 400000 and foundation funding will be sought. The center is tied to a proposed merger of public and parochial schools in Swanton Highgate and Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
UPI
Union Seven
Swanton
Msgr
John Lynch
Burlington
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Union School
Highgate
Franklin
Msgr. Lynch
North West Interfaith Council
Bennington College
Edward Bloustein
Vermont
Bloustein
Donald Hackell
Leonard Rowe
Ben
Land Surveyors Must Register in Vermont
Governor Hoff named a five member board to study the law requiring all land surveyors to register after Jan 1 1969 for private practice. Board members are Dufresne, Koerner, Rice, Cadiz, and Bohlen. Applications for registration blanks must be requested by mail to the Secretary of State Licensing and Registration Division, Montpelier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johnsbury
Secretary of State, Licensing and Registration Division
Montpelier
Yule Greens On Sale Thursday at Second Church
Christmas greens and fresh foods go on sale Thursday December 12 at the Second Congregational Church. Chairmen guide greens and foods with sales starting at 10 a.m. until sold out. Wreaths arrangements table decor and corsages available with orders taken by women of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Congregational Church
Thomas Steffen
W. Douglas Smith
Walter Dunham
Richard Fabricius
Theodore Thomas Jr
Hospital Notes December 6 1968 Admissions and Births
Admissions list includes Lucy LaPorte Bennington Donna White Hoosick Falls. Discharges note Virginia Allen Ida Legacy Joanna Napolitano Clarence J Decker Susan Sendra Leroy Thomas Sr Mary C Kramer Joseph E Coonradt Pauline Harmon Olive Mattison Louise Livesey Patricia Buzzell Marise Lanoue and son Ronald Zangari Sr. Births record multiple families including Blin-Strub Damon Williams Koch Blake Mulvey Tracey Denise Heath Jr. and others with dates and locations in Bennington Hoosick Falls Greenville East Dorset Petersburg Wilmington Arlington and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence J. Decker
Pawlet
Susan Sendra
Manchester Depot
Leroy Thomas Sr
Bennington
Mary C. Kramer
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Joseph E. Coonradt
Shaftsbury
Pauline Harmon
Olive Mattison
Pownal
Louise Livesey
Patricia Buzzell
Marise Lanoue
Arlington
Ronald L. Zangari Sr
Robert Blin- Strub
R,d
Hoosick Falls
Raymond Howe
Park Street Extension
Eugene Damon
Pratt St
John H. Williams II
Monument Ave
Doyle Finan
Wilmington
Charles Koch
Harwood Hill
Michael Blake
Beech St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bijur Corp
Roland E, Scott & CO
Bellows Falls
Pownal Man
Yuletide Tea
Friends of
Retarded
Son
Searsburg
Nam Memorial Hospital
New Jersey
East Main Street
Jean Doner
Newark
Douglas J. Matthews
North Bergen
Molly Stark
Craig Campbell
Monument Avenue Extension
Vermont National Bank
Putnam Square
Richard T. Murray
Walpole
N.H
William F. Kehoe
William B. Kinney
Charles O. Labatt
William Bryan Kinney
Riverside
John J. and
Bridget (Funcheon) Kinney
North
Mr. Kinney
Murphy Road
Kinney
Elizabeth Kinney
Helen Kinney
Albany
Alice Hewson
Park Lawn Chapel
Ernest L.bentley
Bennington Briefs
Bennington Rural Fire Department
Beech Street
Practical Nurse Association of Vermont
Nington College
Land Surveyors
Lucy LaPorte
Donna White
Virginia Allen
Ida Legacy
Joanna Napolitano
Jean Thompson
Jeffrey Fortier
Beverly Feeney
Harold A. Philpott
Jane A. Walker
Linda Coonradt
Paul D. Corbett
Kimberley Foster
Daniel Joseph
James Mulvey
Hicks Ave
Carroll Cross
East Road
Robert Mulvey
Jefferson Ave
Mulvey
Gale Cross
Tracey Denise
R. H. Heath Jr
Greenville, N.C
Heath
Sandra Thompson
Robert Thompson
Greenville
Cleveland
Ohio
Thompsons
Thompson
Union Carbide
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