Two Injured In Hoosick Accident
Edward Phillips 21 of 238 North St is in fair condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital after an early morning auto crash in Hoosick. Passenger Michael Myers 17 of Shaftsbury treated for a finger injury and released. Driver Jack F Griffis 17 of 128 North St ran off Hill Road and overturned after striking a fence near St Marys Cemetery. Injured were taken to hospital by Hoosick Falls Rescue Squad. Police also report a second Indiana?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Phillips
North St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hoosick
Phillips
Michael Myers
Shaftsbury
New York State
Jack F. Griffis
Hill Road
Hoosick Village
St. Mary's Cemetery
Putnam Memorial
Hoosick Falls
Vermont
Charles Chassin
Bennington
Woodford
Chassin
Nicholas Franco
Shrub Oak
N.Y
Leo Malone
U.S
Donald M. Mattison
Mattison
Mitch Kahwajy
East Main Street
Kahwajy
Funeral for Mrs Sarah J Pratt Held at St Peter's Church
The funeral for Mrs Sarah J Pratt widow of Edgar D Pratt occurred at St Peter's Episcopal Church after a Monday death at Crescent Manor Nursing Home. The Burial Office was led by Rev Frederick B Wolf with Rev Herbert Sanderson assisting. bearers included her grandsons from East Poestenkill Burlington Bennington and Carmel. Entombment followed at Park Lawn Chapel with spring burial planned. relatives attended from East Poestenkill Carmel Burlington and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah J. Pratt
Edgar D. Pratt
Crescent Manor
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Frederick B. Wolf
Herbert Sanderson
Father Wolf
Father Sanderson
Donald Bailey
East Poestenkill
N.Y
Arthur Bailey
Burlington
Donald Swankey
David Pratt
Bennington
Richard Ross
William Ross
Carmel
Hospital Notes December 22 1966 Admissions List
Hospital Notes reports admissions and discharges for December 22 1966. Discharges include Ralph Oakes Sr of Bennington George Hendee Mrs Joan Hunt and son Kenneth Porter of North Bennington John Sandquist of Shaftsbury and Mrs Zeda Stone of Manchester Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Oakes Sr
Bennington
George Hendee
Joan Hunt
Kenneth Porter
North Bennington
John Sandquist
Shaftsbury
Zeda Stone
Manchester Center
Retail Food Price Drop Holds Down Cost of Living
In November the consumer price index rose just 0.1 percent to 114.6, its lowest six month level, with food prices down 0.9 percent from October. Bacon and pork led the decline as beef and poultry also eased, while housing and clothing costs trimmed the overall rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Ross
Astronomy Notes and Economic Indicators in Old Notes
The notes discuss the great hexagon in the sky with Orion and Betelgeuse at the center, plus the brightness of nearby stars. Separately, a critic notes boycott effects on food indices, Denver seeing faster price drops, and wage data show factory workers at $2.76 per hour with weekly buying power $92.82, as cost of living rose 3.6 percent over 12 months and 3.2 percent since January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orion
Betelgeuse
Aldebaran
Pollux
Ross
Denver
Colo
YMCA to Broadcast World’s Biggest Christmas Greeting
The Bennington Area YMCA with 1800 YMCAs and five million members will send a Christmas message to American servicemen in Vietnam and all U.S. listeners on December 25. The greeting, Operation Merry Christmas, features a special WBTN recording to be played at 12:59 p.m. on Christmas Day, in cooperation with radio and TV networks, Armed Forces network, and Voice of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Bennington Area
United States
Leonard J. Black
Y’s
Armed Forces Radio and Television Network
Voice of America
YMCA
WBTN
Black
U.S
Armed Forces Network
Donald Sutton
Hoosick Falls
Arnold Blackstone
Herbert Leonard
Davis
Paradise
Leonard Black
Loomis Dana
Snowstorm cripples Midwest travelers ahead of holidays
A major snowstorm hit Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri with drifts up to four feet and ice on many roads. Hazardous driving warnings extended into eight states as far east as Kentucky and Tennessee with subzero temperatures in North Dakota and Minnesota. One fatal crash occurred near Mount Vernon Missouri as a car struck a school bus. other areas reported heavy snow and widespread travel disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
West Plains
Mount Vernon
U.S. Weather Bureau
Middle West
Harrison
Ark
Lone Star
Panhandle
Texas
Corpus Christi
Mississippi Valley
el Dorado
Alexandria
North Dakota
Minnesota
Obituary of Catherine Morgan of North Petersburg Dies
Mrs. Catherine Morgan 66 of North Petersburg died Thursday at Van Rensselaer Manor Troy after a long illness. Widow of Gilbert Morgan. Former employee at Hoosick Falls Undergarment Co. Survived by daughter Marie Moon and three grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 9 a.m. Leo J. Mahar Funeral Home Hoosick Falls. Committal at Church of the Immaculate Conception Hoosick Falls 9:30. Burial Hoosick Rural Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Petersburg
N.Y
Catherine Morgan
van Rensselaer Manor
Troy
Hoosick Falls
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Hoosick Rural Cemetery
New Year's Eve at Mt Anthony Club Hosted by Alex Mahar
The Mt Anthony Country Club hosts a New Year's Eve party with Alex Mahar as host and Brad Riley assisting. Tony and Elsie Lombardo decorated, Peter De Meo's orchestra provides music, and Hugo Ermacora serves a grand finale buffet. Guests may bring companions, with early reservations urged as cold snaps and snow flurries push temperatures down across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Santa
Mt. Anthony
Judge Touched By the Spirit Of Christmas
In municipal court Judge George M. Fienberg spared jail for Shaftsbury man Leon F. Bourn after a Friday holiday plea deal. Bourn faced three traffic counts with fines totaling 30 dollars plus costs 5.10 dollars. state attorney recommended jail but judge chose leniency, citing Christmas timing. Another case, William J. Senecal, 20, was jailed 30 days for petty larceny and driving while suspended after pleading guilty to offenses dated Aug 15 in Pownal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Fienberg
Shaftsbury
Leon F. Bourn
Bourn
Fienberg
William J. Senecal
Imperial Ave
John T. Carmody Jr
Pownal
Senecal
George H. McLenihan
Israeli raid on Es Samu escalates Middle East tensions
Israel said its raid on the Jordanian border village Es Samu was a retaliation for months of hit and run attacks by Arab terrorists using Jordan as a base. The United States joined UN condemnation as Prime Minister Eshkol warned Hussein over delays in halting cross border raids and urged decisive action while pledging readiness to strike into enemy territory.
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Es Samu
Jordan
United States
United Nations
Jerusalem
Levi Eshkol
Hussein
Eshkol
Women of the Moose aux notes Christmas party meeting
The Women of the Moose auxiliary held its annual Christmas party at Moose Hall with 35 attendees. Mary Hier chaired a dinner with a decorated setting. plans discussed for January chapter night, time moved to 7 30, guest speaker from Bennington Free Library, and balloting for January initiation conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of the Moose Auxiliary
Moose Hall
Mary Hier
Bessie Burgess
The
Bennington
Dr Herrmann to Retire From Bennington Dental Practice
Dr. Leo B Herrmann a Bennington DDS with 15 years in the area plans retirement in mid January due to osteoarthritis and complications. He began practice in August 1951 after graduating from Missouri University Dental School in Kansas City and holds affiliations with national state and county dental associations the Masonic Order American Legion Rotary and Mt Anthony Country Club. His office is at 493 Main St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo B. Herrmann
Bennington
Herrmann
Missouri University Dental School
Kansas City
The
Masonic Order
American Legion
Rotary
Mt. Anthony
Pope backs lay groups and commission to spread church voice
Backers of a synod of bishops in the Ecumenical Council view the body as a means to empower national episcopal conferences in church governance. They argue the process will keep the pope informed about issues facing the church amid a changing world and counter resistance to change from the Italian and conservative Curia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecumenical Council
Episcopal Conferences
Curia
Wheat Threatened by Dry Spell Across Plains
The Weather Bureau warned a prolonged dry spell could threaten the winter wheat crop in Kansas, Colorado, and the southern Great Plains, a key wheat region. In the Dakotas and northern mountain and Pacific states, wheat and other small grains were mostly in good condition with generally adequate moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Colorado
Great Plains
Dakotas
Mountain
Pacific States
New Store Sells Moccasins in Hoosick Falls Area
Hoosac Footwear Inc. opens a Bennington retail store across from Bennington Farm Equipment on U.S. 7. The shop offers soft and hard soled moccasins for adults and boys with sandals planned. Charles R. Winegard and John W. Leonard lead the firm, which began in a two car garage last year and now employs 25, producing 600 moccasins daily and adding sandal capacity to 1,000 pairs daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosac Footwear Inc
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Bennington
Bennington Farm Equipment Company
U.S. 7
Charles R. Winegard
Hoosac Footwear
Winegard
John W. Leonard
Charles Winegard
Hamilton
Stock Averages At Noon December 23 1966
Dow Jones Bache Albany reports noon stock averages with the Industrials at 800.89, down 0.78. Railroads 208.87, down 0.20. Utilities 137.01, up 0.67. Composite at 287.28, down 0.01 with volume 3,820,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
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Bennington Briefs
Bennington Club
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Washington Ave
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Donald A. LaBarge
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Chester Balwin
Robert E. LaBarge
Prescott, Ariz
New London
James R. Murtha
James E. Murtha
West Road
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Ala
Air Force
Hamilton Afb
Calif
Murtha
Bennington High School
St. Michael’s College
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Connie’s
Petersburg
Elks Club
Burt
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New Year’s Party
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State
R. Marshall Witten
Santa Claus
WOTM
Marion Charest
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TIMEX
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Greenberg’s
H. Greenberg & Son, Inc
Main ST
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