Union Board Hears on Relocating Power Lines for New High School
Mt Anthony Union School Board met with Central Vermont Public Service officials to discuss moving power lines on Vermont Soldiers Home property east of Park Street, site of the proposed high school. Officials indicated cooperation and a wide area for negotiation with no firm costs named. The board plans a February bond vote and noted Shaftsbury’s recent withdrawal vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony
Vermont Soldiers
Park Street
Taylor
Shaftsbury
John P. Morrissey
Barton L. Jenks
Morrissey
Bennington
Bendi
Cooties Hold Bingo at Soldiers Home in Evening Event
The Military Order of the Cooties and Auxiliary staged a bingo night at the Soldiers Home on Wednesday. Winners included Paul Babb four dollars Ralph Woods five others shared prizes of two and one dollar. Attendees named for the organization included Francis Brunina James Welch and Harold Arnold with auxiliary members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Order of the Cooties and Auxiliary
Paul Babb
Ralph Woods
Oliver Brown
Hollis Bean
Francis Mitchell
Gus Nardino
Ringo Welch
Edward Cole
Ray Joslin
Ralph Jackson
Frances Desmond
Archie Carr
Thomas O’brien
Charles Rogers
Charles Harland
James Brockway
Oscar Weinhoff
Fred Bump
Jerry Tardy
Jack Cole
Military Order of the Cooties
Francis Brunina
James Welch
Harld Arnold
Nancy Hall
Lillian Bourcassa
Margaret Knights
Francces Hunt
Harriet McEckron
Ethel Brown
Marion Jennings
Area Obituaries and Funeral Notices Across Region
Obituaries report the death of Mrs Maude Lillian Haskell Blair 84 formerly of Bennington died in Brattleboro after a long illness born May 1 1890 in Peru Mass survivors include two nieces funeral services set for Saturday at Gibney Haynes Kane Funeral Home with entombment in Park Lawn Vault burial in Hinsdillville Cemetery spring interment. Cambridge New York James R Campbell 78 of Coila died at Albany Veterans Hospital after a long illness a World War I veteran native of Canada survived by wife Mary Finnegan and four daughters and two sons. North Adams Miss Lucy Ethel Kelly 82 formerly of Hoosick and North Adams died after a long illness private funeral held at Simmons Funeral Home interment in Maple Grove Cemetery in spring. Several local names appear in the day’s notices including Arthur Wickenden Teresa Jones and Hillary McCullough births recorded and a newborn girl at Lenox Hill Hospital with relatives listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Lillian Haskell Blair
Bennington
Brattleboro
Peru
Mass
Lester
May Baldwin Haskell
Earl] Buzzell
Alyce Davis
Gibney Haynes & Kane
Park Lawn
Canada
Mary Finnegan
Troy
Horace Maxwell
Cambridge
Paul Campanella
Scottsdale
Ariz
Charles Wheeler
Fresno
Calif
Charles Cook
James R. Campbell Jr
Glens Falls
Duncan Campbell
Florida
O. K
North Adams
Simmons
Lucy Ethel Kelly
North Hoosick
Miss Kelly
Homestead
Robert and
Maria Straub Kelly
Richmond
Kelly
First Methodist Church
Frank W. Grippin
Maple Grove Cemetery
Funeral rites for Nicholas P. Petras held at Mahar and Son
Funeral services for Nicholas P. Petras a former wholesale fruit and vegetable dealer who died Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital were well attended at Mahar and Son Funeral Home. Officiants were Rev Timothy Tandalakis and Rev Evangelos Georgiadis with bearers named. The service followed Elks Eagers and Grange fraternal group observances with attendees from multiple states and towns. Burial is planned at Park Lawn Cemetery in the spring. John H. McDonald of Shaftsbury also honored with services at Hanesson Walbridge Chapel. He died Tuesday at Eagle Square Co after 19 years of employment. bearers listed and committal at Center Shaftsbury Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas P. Petras
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar and Son Funeral Home
Timothy Tandalakis
St. Basil’s Greek Orthodox Church
Troy
N.Y
Evangelos Georgiadis
Vermont
Alex Alexander
Steve Anagnous
Walter Allen
Michael Nicholas
Samuel Rounds
Chester Burgess
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Francis Corbett
David Mercier
Albert Jones
Haneson + Walbridge
John H. McDonald
Shaftsbury
Eagle Square Co
A. J. MacDonald
Medical auxiliary packs gifts for Brandon School
Members of the women's auxiliary to the Bennington County Medical Society met Tuesday in United Counseling Service rooms to pack cartons of gifts and clothing for the Brandon School. The annual project has run for several years with Mrs Oliver Dur as this year’s chairman. donations will be sent by truck to the state school for the retarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bendi
Taylor
Arthur E. Wickenden
North Bennington
Women’s Auxiliary
Bennington County Medical Society
United Counseling Service Rooms
Brandon School
Oliver Durand
Bank Santa Party Set at Vermont Bank and Trust
The Vermont Bank and Trust Co. announces its annual Santa Party for kids on December 18. Santa arrives at 3 15 p m in a jeep along Main Street with police escort to meet children through the fifth grade from Bennington North Kennington Woodford Shaftsbury Arlington the Pow nal and Manchester. As many as 2200 youngsters have shared a half ton of candy in prior years. Parents are advised to wait and let Santa settle in before approaching with younger children.
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Santa Claus
Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Bennington
St. Nick
Main Street
Santa
North Kennington
Woodford
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Bennington Fire Damps Teapot Blaze and Local Notices
Firemen quickly extinguished a small blaze at 118 River St caused by an overheated teapot on an electric stove at noon. Evening rehearsals for Abendmusik at Second Congregational Church with bass and junior choir prep. Community notices include sledding safety warning, Christmas parties, lodge meetings, and holiday gatherings plus local ads and a correction to Ground Beef price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River St
CVPS Crews Aid In Storm Clean up
CVPS crews and service trucks have assisted in electric service restoration since last weekend after freezing rain sleet and wind storms. Crews operated in Worcester Massachusetts and the Saratoga Glens Falls area New York with seven additional trucks sent Monday under William Fee to Niagara Mohawk areas in Saratoga and Glens Falls. Crews expected to return to Vermont by week end. Franklin Farrar and Philip Playful from the Bennington office were named company spokesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Central Vermont Physic Service Corp
Worcester
Mass
Saratoga-Glens Falls
New York State
William Fee
Niagara Mohawk Power Company
Saratoga
Glens Falls
CVPS
Vermont
Bennington
Franklin Farrar
Philip Playful
First Vermont K-12 Union District Approved
Vermont state Board of Education approves a three-town K through 12 union district uniting Ryegate Wells River and Groton with the district located in Newbury. It marks the first voluntary consolidation of towns to form a regional school system in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPD
State Board of Education
Ryegate
Wells River
Groton
Vermont
Newbury
A. John Holden Jr
John G. Kristensen
Stock Averages Show Modest Gains Across Sectors
The stock market closed with small advances as industrials rose to 865.43 up 2.29 points, railroads at 205.62 up 0.08, utilities at 154.78 up 0.03, and the composite average at 304.04 up 0.48. Volume reached about 1,960,000 shares.
Old Bennington Museum Break Reveals Losses
Police probe a break at the Bennington Museum where about 80 dollars vanished from gift shop and office cash boxes. A show case was forced open and two revolvers and a sword were stolen, with the scabbard left behind. revolvers valued at 20 dollars each and the sword at 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bennington
Bennington Museum
Richard C. Barret
Barret
Dirt Gardeners Gift Drive For Waterbury Hospital
Members of the Plain Dirt Gardeners swapped Christmas gifts for Waterbury Hospital patients during their Christmas meeting at the Old Bennington School House. Mrs Harold W Riemann of North Bennington won first for evergreen boughs with cones. A ten minute Christmas arrangement contest awarded first place to every team. Coffee and fruit cake were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plain Dirt Garden Club
Waterbury Hospital
Waterbury
Old Bennington School House
Plain Dirt Gardeners
Country Club
Harold W. Riemann
North Bennington
Hospital Notes Shows Smaller Deficit and More Patients
The 1964 annual report of Putnam Memorial Hospital details a net operating deficit of 152,682 against 1,146,221 of hospital operation income, with endowment revenue of 309,979 offsetting losses. The general fund decreased by 109,865 as capital projects including a new Institute for Medical Research building were funded. The hospital logged 30,016 patient care days, occupancy rose to 73.6 percent, and staff note continued growth in facilities, education programs, and emergency ambulance readiness in Bennington area. Dr. Woodhull S. Hall highlights anesthesia department developments, nurse anesthetist training, and prenatal clinic operations. Dr. William H. Browneing succeeds Hall as chief of staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Fund
Putnam
Institute For Medical Research
United Counseling Service
Robert D. Stout
Stout
Bennington
Woodhull S. Hall
Hall
William H. Browneing
Woodford School Directors Call Data Meeting
Woodford School directors announce an information meeting on Tuesday December 15 at 7 p.m. in Woodford Hollow School to explain the warning for the special town meeting the next day on purchasing a mobile classroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodford
Woodford Hollow
Youth pleads guilty. gets one to two years in state prison
North Bennington youth Howard Moffitt, 20, pleaded guilty to breach of peace and probation violation. He was sentenced to one to two years on each count, to run concurrently in the state House of Correction. The court overrode defense counsel's request for a 60 day jail term. Other cases included Kinney fined $75 for driving while intoxicated, Jones fined $30.10 for running a stop light, Galli fined $30.10 for careless driving after a crash, Green fined $20.10 for defective equipment, and Dow set bail at $25 for careless driving in Shaftsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
State House of Correction
Howard Moffitt
William C. Sennett
Moffitt
Milton Mackey
Brooklyn
Waterbury State Hospital
State Hospital
George M. Fienberg
Fienberg
Sennett
James M. Kinney
Grove St
Kinney
Elmer J. Jones
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Vermont 67A
U.S
Leon J. Galli
Arlington
Galli
Manchester
Witten
Raymond R. Green
Will Liamstown
Mass
Pownal
LeGrand Dow
Bennington
Dow
U.S. 7
Shaftsbury
Counterspy Testimony Details Party Links and Spy Activism
Testimony describes infiltration by a CIA agent labeled Grace Brown within the 22nd Communist Party Congress in Moscow 1961. It cites dues, NAACP ties, civil rights protests in Boston, and Havana Blueprint mentions, with witnesses naming Hood Timpson and Trexeira.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
Grace Brown
Piper
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
New England
Moscow
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Boston
Fidel Castro
Chelsea
Hood
Connecticut
Timpson
Dutch Hill ski area to open Saturday in Readsboro Vermont
Dutch Hill in Readsboro Vermont on Vermont 8 will begin operating Saturday after fresh snowfall. Seven to nine inches fell last weekend with three more inches from a midweek storm, leaving slopes in good condition for the opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heartwellville
Dutch Hill
Vermont 8
Readsboro
Junior Hi Y Club To Receive Charter
The Bennington YMCA Junior Hi Y Club voted to start next meeting at 6 30 pm so members can perform in the Christmas concert at the Elementary School later in the evening Eugene Turner of the New England Area YMCA staff will present the club with its charter Individual membership cards will be handed out at the presentation Friends and parents are invited The meeting also thanked Toy Workshop helpers and sought committee preferences
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Ymca
Eleementary School
Eugene Turner
New England
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Union Board
Soldiers Home
James R. Campbell
Coila
Albany Veterans Hospital
Arthur Wickenden
Teresa Jones
Jacksonville
Richard Gauthier
Kenneth Hill
Julianne Ahearn
Margaret Malone
Albert Myers
Travis Briggs
Lillian Wilson
Mark Trombley
Lina Shepard
Dorothy Guber
Rosemary Roberson
Nellie Cook
East Dorset
Winifred Restino
Theodore Sauseville
Scott St
Hillary McCullough
Richard S. Bacharach
East 81St Street
New York
Lenox Hill
Lucy E. Kelly
Brandon
Bank
Bennington Briefs
Second Congregational
Crescent Boulevard
Westside Drive
Green Mountain
Gold Star
Green Mountain Pup
VFW 1332
VFW
The
First Baptist Church
Mamie Paddock
Bradford Place
Marie Loomis
Mt. Anthony Lodge No. 13
F&am
Walter O. Noyes
Wawl
Barracks
Gertrude George
North Palm Beach, Fla
Regis Longtin
Shore Road
Bradley Field
Hartford
Cann
Houran
Virginia
Kristensen
Williamstown
Richard Orton
Peter Otoole
Hal Wallis
Becket
Bil
Triple
Grand Union Empire
U.S.A
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Johnson
Trexeira
Salem
McCarron
Subversive Control Board
Mississippi
FBI
Bennington, VT
RT. 7 North
DIAL
Harte Theatre
Doris Day
Tony Randall
Robinson Crusoe
Mars Techn
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