Putnam Memorial Hospital Mulls In-Room TV Sets for Patients
Surveys at Putnam Memorial Hospital show 60 percent of patients would welcome in-room television and be willing to rent a set. Administrator Robert D. Stout notes remote control and pillow speaker features, but wiring and master antenna costs are major factors. The board will study surveys and installation expenses before a decision.
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
Robert D. Stout
Stout
Putnam
Board of Corporators
Strong Winds topple Main Street Christmas lights
Strong winds last night tore down holiday decorations on Main Street. Two strings of lights were blown from their moorings, one across near the YMCA and another west of Putnam Square. Police recovered the first, while William Billett, fire alarms superintendent and wiring helper, was called to cut the wires on the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
YMCA
Putnam Square
William Billett
Beech Street School Youths Plan Christmas Program
Beech Street School announces a Christmas program Tuesday at 1 30 p m in the school. Part I features Candy Tree dancers Silver Bells rhythm band Up on the Housetop Mend ing Party and more. Second half includes Long Ago O Come Little Children Friendly Beasts and Silent Night with a Nativity scene listing several student participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beech Street School
Joseph
Wayne Corey
Mary
Kathy Harrington
Shepherds
David Jordan
Robert Jones
Joseph Roberto
Angels
Rosemary Harrington
Debra Jones
Linda Burgess
Jerrie Morse
Harry Campbell
Steven Lampron
Bruce Davis
Sandra Richard
Friendly Beasts
Michael Quackenbush
Roger Gates
John Stratton
Lawrence Dickey
Robert Stout
Funeral for William Bartoski Held at Immaculate Conception
The funeral for William Bartoski was held Wednesday morning from his home at 33 Lyman Street and the Church of the Immaculate Conception. A Requiem High Mass was sung by Rev. John J. Lamond and Rev. Lawrence J. Gerrity conducted the committal in St. Marys Cemetery. Rosary was recited Tuesday night. Bearers were William Cronin Stanley Remancus Francis Bachorz and Thomas Cullen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bartoski
Lyman St
Church of the Immaculate Conception
John J. Lamond
O.S.A
Lawrence J. Gerrity
St. Mary’s Cemetery
William Cronin
Stanley Remancus
Francis Bachorz
Thomas Cullen
Wallace and Emerson elected to Farm Bureau board
Wallace of Waterbury Vermont and Emerson of Corunna Maine were elected yesterday to the board of directors of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Keith Wallace
Waterbury, Vt
Jerome Emerson
Corunna, Maine
American Farm Bureau Federation
Santarcangelo and Black Win GBA Awards
The Greater Bennington Association announced two annual awards after Wednesday night board action. Salvatore Santarcangelo receives the D. Ed Moore II Award for greatest individual contribution to the Association, noted for Bicentennial Celebration leadership. Leonard J. Black earns the President's Citation for outstanding contribution to the Bennington area, cited for YMCA service. Presentations will occur at the March annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Bennington Association
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Ben Mont Ave
D. Ed Moore II
GBA
Santarcangelo
Bennington Chamber of Commerce
Leonard J. Black
Elm St
Bennington
Public Aid Sought to Stop Wreath Theft in Bennington
Edward L. Silver Bennington police chief reports several wreath thefts from villagers doors. He asks wreath sellers to notify police before sales and notes a distinctive della Robbia Christmas wreath with red apple and lemon, 12 by 15 inches, as a potential giveaway if attempted resale.
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Edward L. Silver
Bennington
Silver
Della Robbia
Chapman Hurt In Car Crash Near Hoosick Falls
John Chapman 45 of Williamstown Mass was listed in fairly good condition after a 5 PM Hill Road crash. His car left the roadway and hit an embankment, suffering facial and chest injuries. he was taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital by Hoosick Rescue Squad. A second vehicle, driven by an unnamed Petersburg New York man, was treated and released.
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
John Chapman
Dodge Fiber Corp
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick
Williamstown
Mass
Chapman
Petersburg
Philip Martinez
Bennington Listers Push Lease Land Tax Bill
Vermont listers plan to seek a lease land tax bill in the 1963 session aiming to raise about 100000 in local property taxes. The Association of Sisters and Assessors will introduce the measure taxing lease land users, with churches and schools owning much of the property. Francis J. Hogan, chairman of the Bennington Board of Sisters, cited possible Glebe lands and noted that church property used for religious purposes remains tax exempt. he believed Bennington has no glebe lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Association of Sisters and Assessors
Bennington
Hogan
Burlington
Obituary: Shaftsbury Store Owner George I Teal Dies
Shaftsbury grocery proprietor George I. Teal 68 died suddenly at home after frail health. Born March 14 1893 in Bennington he ran a store in Shaftsbury for 25 years previously worked at Bennington Brush and managed Grand Union stores in Troy and Albany. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Lambert a daughter Mrs John Cary a sister Mrs Margaret Pratt a brother Oliver Teal a grandson Edward Wansbury a granddaughter Marilyn Cary and two great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at Mahar & Son Funeral Home with burial in St Johns Cemetery North Bennington. Funeral home visits noted Saturday night and Sunday afternoon and evening.
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Shaftsbury
George I. Teal
South Shaftsbury
Mr. Teal
Bennington
Bennington Brush
Grand Union
Troy
Albany
Elizabeth W. Lambert
Teal
Lake Champlain
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
John E. Cary
Troy, N.Y
Margaret Pratt
Oliver Teal
Edward Wansbury
Marilyn Cary
Warwick
N.Y
Mahar & Son Funeral
Donald A. Webster
St. John’s Cemetery
North Bennington
Trucker Dies During Delivery in Troy
Edward F. Ryan a 50 year old Troy truck driver with a heart history collapsed at Pierce’s Plumbing while unloading pipe. He died at 2 30 p m after a seizure following a coffee break at Peter’s Ice Cream and Candy Shop. He leaves six children. Funeral services were set for Monday in Troy.
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Troy
N.Y
Edward F. Ryan
Oviatt Plumbing and Heating Distributing Co
Pierce
James Ormsby
Ormsby
Peter
Main St
Ryan
New York
Donald F. Shea
Shea
Mahar and Sons
Staton Funeral
Austrian born Bennington resident Hermann Fischer dies at 60
Hermann M Fischer 60 resident of Burgess Road died at Sourcliffe Nursing Home where he had been a patient since April He was born in Austria February 25 1901 and came to the United States as an infant He lived in Bennington about 58 years worked at the Allen A and later Sibley Mfg Co He married Martha Mattison who died two years ago Survivors include three sisters Mrs Ella Brock Tucson Arizona Mrs Mary Howe Mt Vernon New York and Katherine Fischer Albany New York and three brothers Anton Milan Michigan Englebert Harper Kansas and Francis Bennington Funeral services Sunday at 2 pm Mahar and Son Funeral Home Rev Frank W Grippin will officiate Entombment in Park Lawn Chapel and spring burial Friends may call tonight after 7 and Saturday 2-4 and 7-9 when family will be in attendance.
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Herman M. Fischer
Burgess Road
Sourcliffe Nursing Home
Austria
Bennington
Burgess School
Allen-A
Sibley Mfg. Co
Fischer
Martha Mattison
Ella Brock
Tucson
Art
Mary Howe
Mt. Vernon
N.Y
Katherine Fischer
Albany
Anton Fischer
Milan
Mich
Englebert
Harper, Kan
Francis
Mahar & Son Funeral
Frank W. Grippin
First Methodist Church
Park Lawn Chapel
Mrs Breese Lighthall of Ausable Forks Dies After Illness
Mrs Breese Lighthall formerly Delia Malone of Bennington New York died Thursday at Saranac hospital after about a month of illness. She was the daughter of John and Nellie Malone born in White Creek educated in Bennington. Survived by husband three sisters two brothers. Funeral is set for Saturday afternoon in Ausable Forks.
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Breese Lighthall
Ausable Forks
N. Y
Delia Malone
Bennington
Saranac Hospital
John
Nellie Malone
White Creek
Mary Feeney
Teresa Miller
Chicopee
Mass
Helen O’neil
Hoosick Falls
Lee Malone
John Malone
Christmas Tableaux Rehearsal at Second Congregational Church
A rehearsal of the Christmas Tableaux is set for Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Second Congregational Church. Local ads note Plante Jewelers at 106 School Street with extended evening hours and discounts.
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Second Congregational Church
Sign visibility sparks minor fine in municipal court
Susanne Vaughan 19, an X ray technician from Valentine Street, pled no contest to failing to stop at a stop sign on the northeast corner of Silver and Union Streets. Village Atty Reuben Levin recommended a $10 fine after noting the sign is hard to see from the southbound approach. Howard Chandler 26 faced non support charges with bail set, and Eleanor Lee 70 was cleared on a careless driving count. Judge Eugene V. Clark held court as St Joseph’s College students observed and asked questions on court procedures.
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Reuben Levin
Susanne M. Vaughan
Eugene V. Clark
Levin
Silver
Union Streets
Vaughan
Valentine St
Howard Chandler
North Street
Chandler
Manchester
Eleanor T. Lee
Putnam Hospital Admissions and Discharges List
Admissions include Frank Snow Bennington. Gertrude Rice North Bennington. Douglas Ogilvie Hoosick Falls N Y. Discharges include Mrs Ruth Levin and baby girl North Bennington Elizabeth Randall Manchester Ruth Clough Dorset Patricia Burke Thomas Hayes Bennington Flora Aldrich Wilmington.
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Frank Snow
Bennington
Gertrude Rice
North Bennington
Douglas Ogilvie
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Ruth Levin
Elizabeth Randall
Manchester
Ruth Clough
Dorset
Patricia Burke
Thomas Hayes
Flora Aldrich
Wilmington
Nine Day Forecast For New England Weather Outlook
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts five day period from Saturday to Wednesday with temperatures in northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island averaging 3 to 9 degrees below normal. Cold weekend followed by a slight warm up Monday and Tuesday then colder again on Wednesday. Precipitation expected 0.2 to 0.6 inch, mostly snow in northern New England and snow or rain across Massachusetts and Rhode Island Monday night and Tuesday.
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Boston
U.S. Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Nurses Training System Endorsed By College Group
Vermont State Colleges Inc. directors approved in principle a two year nurses training program at Castleton Teachers College. Chairman H Ward Bedford said the board authorized Castleton President Richard J. Dundas III to proceed with preliminary plans for a fall inauguration. The board also voted to continue a University of Vermont summer school program for teachers at Castleton and to start a similar program at Lyndon Teachers College.
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Burlington, Vt
Vermont State Colleges Inc
Castleton Teachers College
H. Ward Bedford
Cornwall
Castleton
Richard J. Dundas, III
University of Vermont
Lyndon Teachers College
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Frank Sinatra
Gulliver
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Union St
George 1
N.Y. Trucker
Mrs. Breese Lighthall
Bennington Briefs
Plante Jewelers
School Street
Bennington Automatic Laundry
Frost’s
Iron Kettle
Bennington Parcel Service
Morocco
Bennington Potters
County Street
Putnam Hospital
Second Congregationalists
Yale Party
Kurn Hattin
Ethel Bentley
Adam
Paul Williams
Elizabeth Thomas
Stewart Allen
Jesus
O’hara
Angell
Kimberly Cook
Travelers
Philip Noyes
Kathy Noyes
Katrina Koziol
Debbie Noyes
Elwin Bentley
Clifford Barber
Johnny Barber
Irene Barber
Halvor Halvorsen
Thomas Lanfair
Peter Lanfair
Jonathan Peck
Handel
Peter Donavan Jr
Eugene Clark
Robert Kuhn
Robert Stabler
Susan Taylor
Winfield Peck
Sara Robbins
Lynn Oldendorph
Kerry Irons
Gruber
Debbie Allen
James Shoemaker
Glenn Robbins
Salem's Sopee
SWIFT
Dunhams Furniture, Inc
TEL
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