Bennington Obituary: Mrs Elmer LaFlamme dies after long illness
Mrs Elmer LaFlamme born Margaret Jean Stuart of Bennington died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born May 3 1903 in Bennington and worked at several local firms before owning Stuart Furniture Shop. She married Elmer LaFlamme in 1946 and was active in the Eastern Star and First Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband a sister nieces and nephews. Funeral at Mahar and Son Monday at 11 a.m. Entombment Park Lawn Chapel. Flowers optional donations to Vermont Cancer Fund. Friends may call today 7 9 p.m. and Sunday 2 4 and 7 9 p.m. Beatrice Twine Wade dies at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Manchester Center service Monday at 2 p.m. at Brewster Funeral Home. Wade born Dorset Sept 15 1905 daughter of Frank and Clara Twine. Survived by four sisters a brother eight grandchildren four great grandchildren and other relatives. Home from 7 9 p.m. Sunday.
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Elmer LaFlamme
Margaret Jean Stuart
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
LaFlamme
William and
Mary Frazier Stuart
Bennington High School
Haynes and Kane
Stuart Furniture
Main Street
Tansitor Electronics Inc
Main St
Elizabeth Blake
Mahar and Son
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Park Lawn Chapel
Manchester Center
Beatrice Twine Wade
Brewster
Godfrey Parker
Wade
Dorset
Frank
Clara (Beebe) Twine
Anna Johnson
Danby
Warren Lake
South Dorset
Rita Butler
Arlington
Grace Lockwood
Troy
N.Y
Charles Howard
Rhinebeck
Funeral services for Mrs Bertha H Hurd in Arlington
Mrs Bertha H Hurd died Wednesday. Funeral services held Friday at the Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home Arlington. Rev Granville Greenwood officiated. Entombment in Woodland Cemetery Cambridge NY. Bearers were Charles Lindsey John Doyle Raymond John Poor.
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Arlington
Bertha H. Hurd
Hanson-Walbridge
Granville Greenwood
West Arlington
Vermont board raises Kenney's salary to 13500 yearly
The Emergency Board unanimously increased Thomas Kenney's salary to 13500 annually, up from 10000, as part of state staffing changes. It approved 16 of 33 Highway Department positions, 11 advanced recruitment posts, and a PSB rate engineer funded from technical funds.
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Department of Employment Security
Public Service Board
PSB
Ernest W. Gibson
Gibson
Dartmouth students unveil Braille typing machine for the blind
A dozen engineering students at Dartmouth College created a $625 device that types contracted braille and printed words on a standard typewriter. The Brailler reads raised dots via electronic switches and requires knowledge of 189 Grade 2 Braille words. It works in both directions, aiding sighted and blind typists and earned Design News Magazine recognition.
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Hanover
N.H
UPI
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth
Design News Magazine
Crotched Mountain
Greenfield
Emma Cartwright Funeral Held at Mahar and Son
Funeral services for Miss Emma Cartwright of 221 Park Street who died at Putman Memorial Hospital were held Friday at 11 a.m. at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with Rev. Donald A. Webster officiating. A large group of New England Telephone and Telegraph employees attended, along with relatives from Wellesley Massachusetts and Hoosick Falls. Entombment was in Park Lawn Chapel with burial planned in the family lot in the spring.
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Emma Cartwright
Park St
Putman Memorial Hospital
Mahar and Son
Donald A. Webster
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Zond-2 Gains On Mariner In Space Race
Moscow reports Zond-2, using a revolutionary plasma engine control system, catching up with U.S. Mariner-4 launched two days earlier. Probe-2 stood 3,356,250 miles from Earth at 2 p.m. EST Friday while Mariner-4 was 3,456,000 miles away at 3 p.m. EST Friday.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
U.S
Tass
Earth
College Girl Escapes Injury In Vermont Car Flip
A Bennington College student escaped injury when a 1960 Studebaker driven by Carolyn Sprogell 21 of North Wales Pennsylvania ran off Vermont 9 near the Woodford Bennington town line Friday afternoon. The car rolled over into a ditch and ended up back on its wheels with extensive damage.
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Bennington College
Vermont
Woodford
Bennington
Carolyn Sprogell
North Wales
Studebaker
Christmas Week church services and classes notes
Church holds two worship services at 9 30 and 11 a m with sermons by Rev Stephen C Greene on Hoping It Might Be So and Marys Song of Praise Nursery provided and church school for three to twelve year olds plus adult class Special Christmas music by Cherub Chapel and combined choirs 9 and 11 a m Christmas Sunday services at 9 and 11 a m and various youth events through December 27 including caroling and MYF activities Communion to close the Eve service
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Stephen C. Greene
Church
Pilgrim Fellowship
MYF
Bennington hearing weighs track value and federal aid options
Feen argued the race track has value to the racing association despite not paying full costs, citing a $5 270 000 value for track property and a $5 322 000 replacement cost estimate from real estate appraiser Harold Boulton. Auditor figures show a 1963 net loss of $987 431.54 and depreciation of $472 776.62. The hearing also notes possible eligibility for Accelerated Public Works funds and federal planning loans with favorable repayment terms.
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Ment
DeMatteo
Feen
Racing Association
Harold Boulton
Schenectady
N.Y
Boulton
Arthur E. George
Black
Joseph J. Tornabene
Pownal Listers
Listers
Tornabene
Pownal Center
Green Mountain Park
Bennington Briefs on Fire Safety and School Merger Talks
Bennington firemen will spray a fireproofing solution on Christmas trees at the Brad ford Hook and Ladder firehouse this weekend after 9 a.m. No charge. Firehouse at Gage and Safford Streets. School directors from Bennington Graded and Greater Bennington districts plan a merger committee meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Bennington Elementary School, followed by the Graded School Board’s semi monthly session around 9:15. Also, Corner Shop at 229 North St. advertises Christmas tree ornaments and Sunday hours 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Italian Chucka after ski boots at $6.95 from King's Shoe Service. Iron Kettle Weekend Special offers Roast Sirloin of Beef au Jus for $1.95. Plantation grown Christmas trees available including Red Spruce and Scotch Pine. Robert J. Young Sr. of 809 Gage St. Bennington.
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Bennington
Bradford Hook and Ladder
Gage and
Safford Streets
Bennington Graded
Greater Bennington
Bennington Graded School Board
Robert J. Young Sr
Gage St
Bennington Banner Publication and Contact Details
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays from 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. It lists newsroom advertising and circulation numbers and provides subscription rates for Vermont and U.S. residents with special servicemen rates.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
Rotary Club Honors Brad Smith With Christmas Tribute
The Bennington Rotary Club featured a Christmas program at a Friday lunch. Stewart E. Allen presented a message by F. Ellwood Allen honoring Brad Smith, Shaftsbury author and early club member. The note reflected on Smith’s book Men of Peace and the belief that peace comes from inner and neighborly harmony. Marion Smith joined as a guest.
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Brad Smith
Stewart E. Allen
Bennington
Smith
Allen
Marion Smith
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King’s Shoe Service
First National Stores
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