This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1962
Page
2
In Burlington, Robert Brisson’s 14-foot Norway spruce vanished overnight after thieves cut it down with lights attached. Footprints and smashed bulbs were all that remained as Brisson and his wife found the tree gone at dawn.
The Troy Common Council plans a midnight meeting to consider an ordinance requiring snow tires or chains on seven hills during snow conditions, with patrols to check tread depth. Albany cites a similar rule mandating 5.32 inches of tread before driving on snow emergency streets.
State Police identified the victims as Evelyn J. Sawyer 30 and Arthur Schrom 42 of Middleburg found in cars near Route 14. Authorities say Schrom murdered Sawyer by shotgun then fatally shot himself. The pair had lived together for two years and been separated for two weeks.
Mrs. Carl Van Berg of Scarsdale NY posted 200 bail after a two car wreck at Route 7 and 43 in South Williamstown with one passenger injured. The other driver Anthony Martel and the Van Berg passengers escaped harm while Deborah Cassidy was unhurt.
A film about the civil defense system was shown to the auxiliary CD police force at Southworth School in Williamstown Wednesday night. Officer William O. Wyckoff presided and Program Officer J. Emerson Paro explained the communications network linking police fire departments and hospitals for emergencies such as the Berlin propane truck explosion last summer.
The Vermont Education Association highlighted ten 1962 events shaping Vermont public schools. Key items include goals for education, expansion of educational television, survey of gifted students, revised state aid formula plans, Burlington high school expansion, state department reorganization, supervision workload studies, redistricting in Orleans North, joint VEA and School Directors committee, and ongoing classroom teaching by 3,600 teachers rated as highly newsworthy.
Bromley Ski Club announces tryouts for the Bromley Junior Ski Team on Tuesday January 1 at 10 30 am at Bromley for slalom and downhill. Junior skiers under 14 should register at the ski school room at 10 am with committee members Mrs Dick Finlay and Mrs Robert Rice.
UPI reports a booming ski season with New Hampshire projecting 15 million dollars in revenue, up 3 million from last year, and Colorado aiming for 50 million dollars, 10 million above the prior season.
William Petit of 170 South Branch Street Bennington was among 18 managers from Troy area firms who graduated from the Second Management Development Program of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Petitt is sales manager of Dodge Fibers Corp in Hoosick Falls. The program ran mornings on alternate weeks, enabling participants to keep working while studying.
Delta Kappa Epsilon at Williams College has formed a committee to discuss transferring its chapter house to the college as part of a plan to phase out the fraternity system. The move follows 20 fraternities agreeing to cooperate with the college’s plan to assume housing and social roles for undergraduates.
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. Subscription rates: within 50 mile radius 3 months 4.25 6 months 8.00 1 year 15.00. elsewhere in U S 3 months 4.75 6 months 9.00 1 year 17.50. Special servicemen discount 2 percent.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.