Seven Weekend Crashes Reported With Two Minor Injuries
State and local police logged seven weekend crashes with two people sustaining minor injuries. Incidents included a 1957 Ford sedan roll over near Bennington, a Pownal skid into a telephone pole, and a Sunday U.S. 7 crash in Pownal involving a 1959 Ford Thunderbird. Other collisions occurred on Harriman Road Readsboro North Street and Benmont Avenue with no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.7
Howard Johnson
Bennington
Ronald Dewey
Dewey
Howard Chandler
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bob
Pownal Center
North Pownal
John P. Proud Jr
U.S. 7
Pownal
Ihor L. Voyeurches
New York City
Gottardi
Readsboro
Alice B. Howes
Howes
Gerity
Ronald E. Bushee
Chimes St
Hurley Bros
George E. Hadwen
Grandview St
North Street
Hadwen
Benmont Avenue
County Street
Deanne Lou Weaver
Main St
Off Season Visits Best At U S National Parks
The 1962 travel piece notes that many national parks show their best attractions in off seasons with fewer crowds. Mt McKinley and Shenandoah offer solitude, Yosemite slows crowds for falls, and Everglades draws visitors in summer. Conrad Wirth urges extended seasons for broader access. The National Parks Service lists 22 states with parks and where to obtain details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Fresno
Calif
Yosemite
Alaska
Mt. McKinley
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Park
Mt. McKinley Park
Everglades Park
Florida
Everglades
Conrad Wirth
National Parks
Maine
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Michigan
South Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana
Utah
Washington
Oregon
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Hawaii
National Parks Service
Washington D. C
Hospital Admissions and Birth Notices From Bennington Area
Admissions list includes Mrs Fate Hosley Manchester Depot Walton Harrington North Bennington Cecil Park East Arlington. Births note a daughter to Mr and Mrs John P Gallant South Shaftsbury on Dec 22 and a son to Mr and Mrs Bjorn Richter North Bennington on Dec 22. Discharges list Harold Conlin Chester Bushee George E Gilman Ramon Cora Verne Stone Kelsey Brown Mrs Helen Haynes etc. multiple residents in Bennington area with current towns and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fate Hosley
Manchester Depot
Walton Harrington
North Bennington
Cecil Park
East Arlington
Harold Conlin
Chester Bushee
George E. Gilman
Bennington
Ramon Cora
Sarasota
Fla
Verne Stone
Jacksonville
Kelsey Brown
Wilton
Conn
Helen Haynes
Petersburg
N.Y
Joan Garofano
Hosley
Manchester
John P. Gallant
South Shaftsbury
Bjorn Richter
Foreign Aid Outgo Lowest Since War
U S aid to foreign nations totaled 5.2 billion last fiscal year but repayments by other countries cut the net to 3.9 billion, the smallest since World War II. The report from the Commerce Department notes 5.2 billion was the largest military and economic aid since 1953 when it reached 6.352 billion, including Mutual Security, Food for Peace, Export-Import Bank programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Obituary for Leo G. Grout of South Dorset and others
Funeral services for Leo G. Grout 57 of South Dorset were held at Londonderry Congregational Church after a Dec 19 Manchester mill accident. He born April 25 1904 in Newfane married Aldene Delong in 1927. Survived by wife son and daughter and four sisters. Burial in Riverside Cemetery Londonderry. Also note death of Miss Helen F Delehanty Hydeville a former Boston Store manager in Fair Haven with services in Castleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dorset
Leo G. Grout
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Manchester
Londonderry
Jordan Dickinson
Philip Anderson
Newfane
Guy and
Fannie (Flynn) Grout
Aldene Delong
St. Albans
Roy Atwater
Vernon
Riverside Cemetery
Helen F. Delehanty
Hydeville
Castleton
St. Mary’s Church
James F. Horan
James
Mary Hatch Delehanty
Boston
Fair Haven
Burrington Rites Held for Colrain Resident
Mrs. Elsie M Harris Burrington 87 of Griswoldville died Friday at Farr en Hospital. She was born April 1 1878 in Wilmington Vt she lived with the Wilfred Livelys nine years widow of Fred L Burrington died 1946 and spent her married life in North Heath. She leaves son Wesley F Burrington two grandchildren and several cousins. Funeral from Smith funeral home Shelburne Falls with Rev Ivan Crossman Col rain Baptist Church officiating burial in North Heath cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley F. Burrington
North Heath
Smith Funeral Home
Shelburne Falls
Ivan Crossman
Colrain
Snow Storm Buries Many New England Towns
AP reports a Christmas storm dumped up to 26 inches of snow across New England, moving toward Labrador. Forecasts call for clearing skies and milder temperatures, while highway crews continue snow removal. Major totals include 26 inches in Portsmouth New Hampshire 12 to 20 inches in Worcester County Massachusetts 19 in Bedford Massachusetts 15 in Portland Maine and lighter amounts elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Labrador
U.S. Weather Bureau
Portsmouth
N.H
Worcester
Mass
Bedford
Portland
Maine
Cape Cod
Landlords Harass Snake Dancer Julie Mendez in London
In London AP reports Julie Mendez the snake dancer says landlords hinder her act more than snakes. She recalls moving apartments after incidents with nonvenomous reptiles and explains landlords fear even ordinary snakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Julie Mendez
Beginner's license ends in fine after car breakdown
Halifax Nova Scotia David S MacIntosh told a court he was driving on a beginner's license with a licensed driver beside him who was momentarily left out of the car as it broke down. The friend pushed to start the vehicle but could not reenter as traffic surged. The court fined MacIntosh 13.25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N.S
David S. MacIntosh
MacIntosh
Williamstown banker, lumberman Frederick E. Moore dies at 92
Frederick Emery Moore 92 of 174 Main St. Williamstown dies after eight decades in town. A native of North Adams, he directed Williamstown banks and owned Ta conic Lumber Co. Survived by daughter Mrs. George Schryver and son Harwood Moore. Funeral held at his home with Rev. Robert Foster. burial in Eastlawn Cemetery. Memorials to Williamstown Congregational Church.
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Williamstown
Mass
Frederick Emery Moore
Main St
Taconic Lumber Co
North Adams
Emery Moore
Laura Ayres Moore
Louisa Daley Moore
Moore
George Schryver
Harwood Moore
George
Florence Moore
Bennington
Robert Foster
Congregational Church
Eastlawn
Hopkins Funeral Home
Williamstown Congregational Church
John J. Atwater Dies in Manchester at 68
Private funeral services were held for John J. Atwater 68 who died Sunday at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Benning after a long illness. Burial will be in Green Wood Cemetery Brooklyn. He was born May 22 1893 in Fall River MA and lived in Manchester since 1955 with the William C. Atwater Co. of New York. He served in World War I with the American Field Service and was a Navy officer. Survived by wife Marjorie, a daughter Berry Wall, a son John J. Atwater Jr., a sister Mrs George D. Olds and 11 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
John J. Atwater
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Benning
Robert Clayton
Zion Episcopal Church
Green Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn
N.Y
Fall River
Mass
William and
Ida (Hay) Atwater
William C. Atwater Co
New York
Bio
U.S. Navy
University Club of
New York City
Manhasset Bay Yacht Club
Cruising Club of America
Marjorie W. Atwater
Berry Wall
John J. Atwater Jr
Chester
N.J
George D. Olds
Easton
Funeral for Adolph DuBois Held at St Columban's
Adolph Otto DuBois 74 died Saturday in a Bennington nursing home. A funeral service was held Sunday at St. Columban's Church, with entombment in St. Columban's Cemetery. Bearers included Robert Sargood, William Sargood, Richard Sargood Jr., William Wilcox, James Nelson and Armand Rousseau. Born in Austria on March 31, 1887, he came to the United States as a youth and lived in Arlington for nearly 50 years. He worked as a section hand on the Rutland Railroad and later at Hale Furniture Co. His wife Cora Sargood died earlier. No immediate survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Adolph
Otto) DuBois
Bennington
St. Columban’s
Gerald T. Buckley
Robert Sargood
William Sargood
Richard Sargood Jr
William F. Wilcox
James Nelson
Armand Rousseau
Mr. DuBois
Austria
Frank
Marie DuBois
Rutland Railroad
Hale Furniture Co
Cora Sargood
Funeral for William H. Burrington Noted Farm Leader
William H. Burrington of Pownal died Thursday in a tractor accident on his farm. Funeral services at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Frank W. Grippin. Pallbearers included Pratt Page and DeVito. Attendees from State Farm Bureau and local agricultural offices, with burial in Pownal Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Burrington
Pownal
Farr Bureau
Hanson-Walbridge
Frank W. Grippin
First Methodist Church
Lawrence Pratt
John Page
Anson Pratt
Burton Peckham
Ernest Wilcox
John J
Funeral services for Mrs Eng vold Tollison
Funeral services for Mrs Eng vold Tollison were largely attended from Mahar and Son Funeral Home Saturday morning. Rev Frank W Grippin of First Methodist Church officiated with many floral tributes. Entombment followed at Park Lawn chapel. relatives came from Garden City Newburgh Hoosick Falls Ite Creek N Y and the Bennington area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engvold Tollison
Lampman Nursing Home
Mahar and Son Funeral Home
Frank W. Grippin
First Methodist Church
Park Lawn Chapel
Garden City
Newburgh
Hoosick Falls
Ite Creek
N.Y
Bennington
Funeral for Hoosick Falls’s 95 year old Elizabeth Mulvihill
Elizabeth Mulvihill 95 oldest resident of Hoosick Falls died recently and her funeral was held at her daughter's home 59 Wilder Ave Hoosick Falls then at the Church of the Immaculate Conception for a Requiem High Mass officiated by her grandson Rev John P O Malley USA with organist Mary Burns and solos Miserere Domine Jesu Christe De Profundis. Bearers included O Malley siblings Mulvihill and Houghton family members. Interment followed at St Mary Cemetery Hoosick Falls Father O Malley assisted by Father Lamond U S A. Rosary was recited at the residence Friday attended by Sisters of St Joseph of Carondelet Wood Flong Corp employees and Hoosick Falls village officials and employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Elizabeth Mulvihill
Thomas J. O’malley
Wilder Ave
Church of the Immaculate Conception
John P. O’malley
USA
Mary Burns
Thomas E
Bernard F
Edward J. O’malley
Frank P. Mulvihill
Wayne J. Houghton
George W. Cudiby
St. Mary Cemetery
O’malley
John J. Lamond
U.S.A
Lamond
Sisters of St. Joseph of
German Militarism Said to Be Aimed at Scaring West
Martin Grossmann a 27 year old Lutheran pastor who fled East Germany in 1957 argues reports of rising militarism in West Germany are communist propaganda designed to frighten the West into believing Germany will revive war he disputes the claim and stresses East German Christians fear for their livelihoods and future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Vt
East Germany
West Germany
Martin Grossmann
Hamburg
Hartford
Bennington Briefs Cover Meetings and Local Happenings
VFW Auxiliary holds its regular monthly meeting at 8 in the North Street rooms. Lions Club meets at Knotty Pine Restaurant at 6 30 this evening. WWWI meets Thursday Dec 28 at 7 30 p.m with officer nominations. 1962 dues are due. Numerous residents and relatives visit Bennington for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
North Street
Bennington Lions Club
WWW
VFW Rooms
Shipping Pact Between China and Albania Signed
Communist China and Albania announced a joint stock shipping company to develop maritime links. The agreement was signed in Peiping by a visiting Albanian trade mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
China
Albania
New China News Agency
Peiping
Carroll's Store Signs Lease In New Block
Bennington druggist Ben Dubin announces Carroll's Cut-Rate Drug will relocate to the former Dragon's Shoe site on Main Street in April or May due to space needs. The move triples floor space with a modern prescription department and new lines, with existing staff potentially expanding. The building, damaged in October’s downtown fire, is owned by Mrs. Anastasia Felopulos and is being renovated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Dubin
Carroll
Dragon’s Shoe
Main Street
Dublin
New Haven
Conn
Dubin
Bennington
Fairdale Farms
Jennie Yett
Carroll’s
Leon E. Eldred
Ann Clifford
Gertrude Butler
Carman Napolitano
Anastasia Felopulos
Bennington Men Face Court on Peace Breach and Intoxication
In a special Saturday Municipal Court session John A. Potter 21 of Shaftsbury pleaded not guilty to breach of peace and was released on 100 dollars cash bail. Clifford Eastman 35 of Bennington pleaded not guilty to resisting Officer Harley Graham and intoxication with bail set at 150 cash or 750 in sureties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Potter
Shaftsbury
Clifford Eastman
Rabbi Relieves Sheriff's Aides on Christmas Day
In Wilmington North Carolina Rabbi Samuel A Friedman of B NAI Israel served as relief man for New Hanover County sheriff's office on Christmas Day. He answered phones kept records and operated the police radio to let three deputies spend time with their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
N.C
Samuel A. Friedman
Congregation
B’nai Israel
New Hanover County
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Harriman
Leonard J
Sequoia
Shenandoah Park
Seaboard
Yellowstone
Putnam Hospital
PMH
STET
Michelle Lamoureaux
Grace Jennings
Mary Ross
Berton North
Adelia St. Hilaire
N. Y
Nathan Kamber
Lewis West
Florence Mylott
Manchester Center
William Appel
Hoosick
Nancie Warner
Susanne Saunders
Ida Watts
Linda McLaughlin
H. F. Delehanty
Mrs
Fred Burrington
N.E
Julie
Frederick E. Moore
Adolph Dubois
John and
Barbara Essex
Bennington Briefs
Nellianne Halvorson
Halver Halvorson
Bennington Road
Leonard Dickieson
Philip Riley
Albany Medical Center
Park Street
Isabella Perrotta
Springfield
Nicholas Perrotta
Putnam Street
Paul Lamoureaux
Jefferson Heights
Joan Riley
Syracuse
Riley
Bert Racicot
Windsor
Robert Provost
Cincinatti
Ohio
Bermington
Carol Santo
Carl N. Santo
Omnes Ave
Hore
Santo
Harold E. Winchell
USN
Harold Winchell
Naval Auxiliary Station
Meridian
Miss
Navy
George Gates
Francis P. Boutin
Wilfred LaFlamme
Grove St
Naval Air Station
Oceana
Norfolk
U.S.S. Independence
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Diane Stratton
Lewis Stratton
South Street
Concord
N. H
State Hospital
County National Bank
ADV
First Methodist Church Sunday School
Vernon Gage
Gage St
Alice Southworth
Jefferson Ave
Liz Prouty
Rabbi
First National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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