Bantam Badman Jennings Dies at 98 Amid Lifelong Enigma
Obituary notes Alfonso Jackson Jennings a train robber ex convict lawyer lecturer evangelist politician and film adviser who rose as a bantam badman figure. Despite his demise at 98 in Tarzana California questions linger about his true deeds and legend.
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Bantam Badman
Tarzana
Calif
Alfonso Jackson
al) Jennings
Oklahoma Badlands
Tillman V. Eggleston
Maude
New Hampshire's Murphy Plans New Staff After Appointment
Maurice J. Murphy Jr. says he will not keep any Bridges staffers on his team. He names Russell Call as administrative assistant and aims to complete his staff before January 5. Murphy notes Bridges' aides seek other positions or show no interest in serving him.
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Portsmouth
N.H
New Hampshire
U.S
Maurice J. Murphy Jr
Sen
Styles Bridges
Murphy
Bridges
Russell Call
Bristol
Washington
Chimney Fire Doused At Orvis Inn
A chimney fire at the Orvis Inn in Manchester Tuesday around 9 p.m. was quickly extinguished by the Manchester Volunteer Fire Dept. Owner William Boardman praised the rapid response and commended Fire Chief Lynford Bourn and captains George J. Heaslip and Howard Ambrose for the department’s outstanding work.
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Manchester
Orvis Inn
William Boardman
Boardman
Lynford Bourn
George J. Heaslip
Howard Ambrose
Bomb Shelters For Newlyweds Now Proposed
Anthropologist Margaret Mead proposed internationally financed bomb proof shelters for newlyweds to ensure human survival after a nuclear war. She urged the United Nations to study a program where each country shelters all couples married within a two week period. The plan would have couples spend two weeks in shelters during the first six months after marriage.
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Denver
Colo
Margaret Mead
Mead
American Museum of Natural History
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United States
United Nations
Christmas Holiday Travel and Visits Across Town
Local families and relatives from Barre Troy Reading and beyond gathered in East Arlington Sunderland and nearby towns for Christmas. Residents hosted kin from New York City Philadelphia and Boston while many traveled to Boston Pittsfield Bennington and Rutland for holiday visits and celebrations.
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Vincent Drake
Barre
Milton Mull
Troy
N.Y
Lillian Elwell
Frank Labadie
Corinth
Gerald Monroe
Raymond A. Lawless
John Doe” Place
New York City
Freeman Grout
Reading
Mass
Roy Grout
Anita Garneau
Camelia Garneau
Woonsocket
R. I
Edward Garneau
Edward Curran
Middlebury
James Benjamin
Gordon Clark
Clark
Miner C. Clark
Christina Schafer
John Schafer
Yale
C. W. Schafer
John Daminas
Bridgeport
Maple Hill
Alvin R. Metcalfe
Arthur Vaughn
Maple Hill Road
Boston
Cynthia Smith
R.N
New Rochelle
Ronald Knox
Worcester
Lisa
Lauren
Alton Smith
Robert Smith
Anne
Sharon
R. Emmett Smith
P. E. Deschenes
Bennington
John Buchanan
Lyle Salter
Warwick
R. 1
M. C. Clark
James Edgerton
Lyn Gillespie
Smith College
Northampton
Dinah Gillespie
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville
George Hughes
Hermon Benjamin
Pittsfield
John Keane
Ronald Keough
U. S. Army
France
Patrick Keough
Florida
Donald Maresca
Freeport
N. Y
New Year's Eve Dance Planned by Bennington Youth Council
North Bennington Miss Judy Houran invites Meth-Con Youth Fellowship members to the New Year's Eve Dance organized by the Bennington Christian Youth Council. Eligibility includes college-age and high school youths. No PTA movie this Saturday. Ellen Centerbar visits from Miami University during Christmas break. Capt Gordon Clark family from Georgia to visit Fort Benning mother-in-law. Gilbert Russell returns home from Clifton after Christmas.
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Judy Houran
Bennington Christian Youth Council
Charles J. Parsley
Carl Centerbar
Gordon Clark
Georgia
Capt. Clark
Jennie G. Clark
Fort Benning
Gilbert Russell
Bank Street
Taconic Grange Hosts Yale Program in Shaftsbury
Taconic Grange of Shaftsbury held its regular meeting with Lilian Wood presiding. The program featured Christmas songs and readings by members including Yolanda Myers Roberta Snow and Kathy Myers. Seventeen members attended and plans for future degrees and committee purchases were announced. Refreshments were provided by several members including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers and Thurston Hulett.
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Shaftsbury
Taconic Grange of
Lillian Wood
Town of
Bethlehem
Yolanda Myers
Roberta Snow
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Ida Snow
Merton Snow Jr
Kathy Myers
Dolly
Steven Snow
Nervt
Charles Myers
William Allen
Carley Allen
Bliss Hulett
Helen Jones
Thurston
Luciene Hulett
Christmas Socials and Illness Touch White Creek Area
White Creek residents hosted and visited relatives from East Pepperell Pawlet and Bennington over Christmas. Clarence Decker III reportedly ill for several days while guests included families from Hoosick Falls Mechanicville Red Rock and Newburgh.
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Maurice Matteson
East Pepperell
Mass
Charles Mason
Pawlet
Clarence Decker III
Bennington
Clarence Decker Srs
Charles F. Niles
James Black
Red Rock
N.Y
Myra Sisson
New York City
Harold Flynn
Hoosick Falls
George Lobdell
Gordon Nesbitt
Thomas
Otto Nesbitt
Michael Okerman
New York
Frank Bouplon
Jean
Sarah Bouplon
Anielle Pepe
Kevin
Mechanicville
Clarence Decker
Herbert Corey
Newburgh
Susan Cook
Margaret
Walter Burke
Anna
Town and Country Business Program Launch in Bennington
A new extension service program named the Town and Country Business Program debuts in Bennington with Paul Short assisting. Targeting high school juniors and seniors, the course covers economics marketing and business concepts tied to agriculture, with field trips and key point meetings. February targets enrollment at the Greater Bennington Association and GBA office as headquarters.
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Bennington
Paul Short
Greater Bennington Association
Bennington High
Bennington Catholic High
GBA
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Maresca
William Park
Williamstown
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Edgar Lawrence
Alden
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James Hill
Yvonne
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Arthur Poulin Sr
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Sidney Partinton
Syracuse
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John King
Dean Houghton
King
Frank Tracy
Geraldine
Schenectady
Carolyn Clark
Marshall Clark
Harry Bronson
South Shaftsbury
Richard Jolivette
Gardner Wright
Passaic
N.J
Elias Drazin
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North Troy
Emily VerNooy
Thomas Lawrence
Champlain College
Burlington
Albert Lawrence
Busy Bee Society
Paul Mattes
Fred Lyons
Rutland
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Richard
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Great Barrington
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