Holiday Ski Business Reaches Vermont High Occupancy
Vermont ski areas expect near capacity holiday crowds as eastern visitors flock to resorts. Development Commissioner Moulton calls it the best December in Vermont skiing with open mid November bases and strong early-season snow. Killington, Stowe, Mount Snow, Jay Peak, Sugarbush report record or near-record attendance, bookings and beds filled, with shops and schools benefiting from a surge in midweek and holiday traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
Elbert G. Moulton
Moulton
Philip C. Camp
Killington
Stowe
William Riley
Riley
Mount Mansefield
Mount Snow
Comeplex
Richard Moe Lennon
Jay Peak
Walter Foeger
Foeger
Winter Job Conditions Best in Decade in Vermont
Vermont data show 1965 a banner year with 156,500 jobs in mid November, a record for the month, and unemployment at 5,650. DES cites manufacturing gains, especially electrical products, and a 3.5 percent unemployment rate, reflecting an unusually favorable year despite seasonal slowdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
Department of Employment Security
Department
DES
Beals Rites Held at Pownal Methodist Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura A. Beals lifelong Pownal resident were conducted Thursday at the Pownal Methodist Church by Rev. David Hubbard. Organist Mrs. Charles Mason and soloist Mason performed Beyond the Sunset and My Task. Members of Mt. Anthony Lodge and Mt. Anthony Chapter CBS attended. bearers named. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with committal prayers by Rev. Hubbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Laura A. Beals
Pownal Methodist Church
David Hubbard
Charles Mason
Mt. Anthony
CBS
Anson Pratt Jr
Jackson Ostrander
Carl Rhodes
Frederick Graves
Plainfield
Ashfield
Williamstown
North Adams
Mass
Castleton
Annapolis
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Hubbard
YMCA Christmas Carols and Exhibit Mix of Community Cheer
YMCA Jr Hi Y members and friends plus girls from the Saturday program caroled at Sourcliffe and Grande View Nursing homes with transport by Marvin Sutton and others. After returning to the YMCA, a Christmas party capped the season with over 50 youths. The lobby display highlights local wildlife, with items from Cecil Greene, Scott Davis, Bob Keir and others. Manchester Fire District reported extinguishing a late morning fire in an unused Plymouth on Lorette Avenue, deemed arson by Fire Chief Lynn Bourne, causing interior damage. Air conditioning is now in about 20 percent of new cars sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Area
YMCA
Jr. Hi-+Y
Sourcliffe
Grandeview
Marvin Sutton
Jr. Hi-Y
Sutton
Ann Kuhn
Leonard Black
Gail Godeck
Sheila Iskowicz
Brenda Kennard
Kathy Mack
David Carrier
Geoffry
Blackie
Cecil Greene
Scott Davis
Bob Keir
Manchester
Lorette Avenue
Robert Capen
Lynn Bourne
Union Board Awards Hardware Bid for New High School
The Mt. Anthony Union School Board will award hardware contracts for the new union high school to David E. Thompson Inc. of Needham Mass, the low bidder among six firms. The bid for hardware totals 323,444 excluding toilet room accessories, well under a 39,000 budget estimate. Second low bidder Architects Hardware Inc of Springfield Mass bid 23,913, third Denison Inc of Burlington VT bid 24,932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union School
New Union High School
David E. Thompson, Inc
Needham, Mass
Architects Hardware, Inc
Springsfield
Mass
Denison, Inc
Burlington, VI
Spellman Says Viet Nam Christmas Trip Likely Last
Cardinal Francis Spellman of New York arrives in Saigon to spend Christmas with U S troops. He tells 500 soldiers this may be his final trip and praises the men defending freedom. Mass is held in a Bien Hoa air base hangar as he addresses the troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Viet Nam
William Hickey
London Daily Express
Spellman
Bien Hoa Air Base
Obituary notices from North Bennington and nearby towns
Area obituaries from North Bennington and surrounding towns report the death of 89 year old Sue L. White of North Bennington with funeral plans at her Bank Street home set for Monday. Additional notices include Albert G. Vondette of Manchester, his service details, and other regional passings in Manchester Edison and South Cambridge plus updates on local civic matters and church involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Sue L. White
Harrie C. White
Bank Street
Shaftsbury
Mary E. Mattison
H.C. White Co
Congregational Church
White
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Arthur
Rosalind) Farley
Boston
Mass
Theodore
Clarice) Thomas, Sr
Bennington
Kendall
Roberta) Rich
North Benenington
Myrtle Warner
Laconia
N.H
Bessie Mattison
Troy
N.Y
Maynard
Vera) Hedding
Lillian Smith
Phoenix
Ariz
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
William B. Aberenethy
North Benenington Congregational Church
South Cambridge
Leon A. Gallaway
Edward
Carrie
Allen) Gallaway
Buskirk Creamery
Sarah Keys
Dora Gibbons
Eagle Bridge
Verona Lappies
East Greenbush
William
Albany
Ralph
Leo J. Mahar
Main St
Hoosick Falls
Island Hill Cemetery
Buskirk
Bennington Briefs Ski Area Has Snow Report and Clinic
A 14 to 20 inch base with wet powder was reported at Stratton ski area this morning. The upper area was good and the novice slope was good. All lifts are operating. A junior racing clinic begins Monday at 9 a.m. at Prospect Mountain ski area sponsored by Prospect Mountain Ski Club for boys and girls aged 10 to 13 who have reached traverse level. Call Stephen H. Jesseman for more info. Elks New Year’s Eve party sold out. reservations closed pending cancellations. Those with reservations must pick up tickets by Tuesday, Dec. 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton
Bennington Area
Prospect Mt
Stephen H. Jesseman
Store Window Smashed In Accident In Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls police report a car driven by Richard Y Schmigel 18 of 9 School St struck the Classe I Service Luncheonette and Coffee Shop window at 12 20 am. Schmigel was taken for a blood test and a summons issued for driving while intoxicated with a court date Jan 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Richard Y. Schmigel
School St
Classei
Schmigel
Fred Harter
Hospital Notes December 23 1965 Admissions and Births
Hospital notes for December 23 1965 list admissions Mary E Cassano Bennington, discharges Mrs Jean Woodard Master John Harrington Shaftsbury Mary L Davis Bennington Ed na G Buffum East Arlington Master Howard J Andrew Jr Eagle Bridge N Y births Mr and Mrs John C Green Eagle Bridge N Y a daughter Dec 23 Mr and Mrs Clement Greene Sr Shaftsbury a son Dec 23 Mr and Mrs Robert McKeighan Arlington a daughter Dec 23
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Woodard
John Harrington
Shaftsbury
Mary L, Davis
Bennington
Edna G. Buffum
East Arlington
Howard J, Andrew Jr
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
John C. Green
Clement Greene Sr
Robert McKeighan
Arlington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Levering
Sugarbush
Levering
Stein Erickson
Munnicipal Court
George M. Fienberg
Harold J. Gilbar Sr
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Gilbar
Witten
Blake
Waldo C. Holden
Fienberg
James M. Toolean
Union Board
Albert G. Vondette
Rutland Herald
Manchester Union
Rutland
Leora (Lamphere) Vondette
Linda
George Vondette
Alaska
U.S. Air Force
Jon
Delia Vondette
Tossing Funeral
East Clarendon Cemetery
James Woodard
Woodard
Presidente Kelley
Edison, N.J
James Kelly
Kelly
Elmer EF. Burgess Sr
Eva A. Burgess
Elmer E. Burgess Sr
Iloosick
Seward Honn
North Pownal
Burgess
Cooper Needle Company
E-Z
Reis Company
Bernard Bureess
San Mateo
Calif
Elmer J. Burgess
Alfred Burgess
Ralph Buregess
Chester(Cherrie) Walker
Willsboro
Vernon
Helena) Bolton
Philip
Evelyn) Decot
LaValle
Wis
Walter
Lorraine) Markowitz
Latham
Rena Niles
Pittsfield, Mass
Hanson - Walbridge
Melvin R. McGaughey
First Methodist Church
William W. Towsley
Pottersville
Pawlet
Lake George
Clark
Iva (Wilkins) Towsley
Bessie R. Peas
Albert Crossier
Colonie
Ransom Towsley
Wallingford
Donald H. Towsley
Bennington Briefs
Main
Main Street
Edwin L. Bates Jr
Lorraine Dusablon
Bates
Dusablon
Pleasant Street
Dasablon
Mary E. Cassano
Best
Harte Theatre
Paul Ford
Connie Stevens
Maureen O'Sullivan
BCHS
Bennington Catholic High
Jo-Ann Piscopo
Mary
Joseph Russell
Joseph
Charles Myers
Richard Corcoran
Knotty Pine Restaurant
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