Two Bennington Districts Move Toward Elementary Merger
Two Bennington school boards tentatively back a Joint Citizens Merger Study Committee plan to consolidate elementary schools. They seek legal counsel, draft enabling legislation, and voter approval at upcoming annual meetings in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Citizens
Graded School District Board
Greater Bennington School, Inc
Citizens Committee
Roger L. Randall
Weeks St
Randall
Union Board
Town
Faris
Burgess Named To Legislative Draftsmen's Staff
Bennington County former state attorney John A. Burgess is named to the Legislative Draftsmen's staff in Montpelier by Lt. Gov. Ralph A. Foote and House Speaker Leroy A. Lawrence. Burgess replaces Robert McGoon and will work with Atty. Roger Bartell under Chief Draftsman Louis Springer for the 1963 session.
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Bennington County
Burgess
Montpelier
Raymond B. Daniels
Senate
House
General Assembly
Queen City Has 110000 Dollars Due in Taxes
Burlington shouldered $110000 in unpaid poll taxes as of last July when City Constable Henry J. Allard spoke to the Board of Abatement. The board cut $20000 as uncollectable, noting some debts belonged to the poor or sick while others owed to moved or billed twice. Alderman Cairns urged cleaning up a woefully lacking system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Henry J. Allard
Allard
Board of
C. Douglas Cairns
Kennedy
Treasury
Spe
Bennington Court Hears Desertion and Traffic Cases
Municipal Court heard Edward F. Sallisky Jr. plead not guilty to desertion and neglect of support for his wife Evellina Sallisky. A temporary order set $15 weekly support and $6 weekly toward two debts. Elwood A. Russell Sr. pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle with defective equipment and received a $55.10 fine. James M. Hunter, 16, pleaded no contest to a careless driving accident with a $35 fine. William H. Wohnus changed to a not guilty plea on one count and had a $45.10 fine after a December 21 Depot Street crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Sallisky Jr
Bennington
John P. Morrissey
Elwood A. Russell Sr
U.S. 7
Morrissey
James M. Hunter
Williamstown
Mass
Stamford
William H. Wohnus
North Bennington
Wohnus
Depot Street
Taxi Driver Still Recovering After On Road Collapse
Gordon Keyworth proprietor of WBTN radio and Williamstown taxi driver Daniel Duprat 35 were in a Williamstown to Bennington run when the cab struck guard rails on U S 7 near Pownal Center at 9 40 a m. Duprat reportedly blacked out and Keyworth steered to keep the car on the road and shut off the ignition. He then drove the taxi to WBTN for treatment while noting no ill effects from the jolt after a recent surgery at the Lahey Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Keyworth
WBTN
Williamstown
Mass
Daniel Duprat
Keyworth
Bennington
U.S. 7
Pownal Center
Duprat
Lahey Clinic
Boston
The Merton Rice Home Decor and a Christmas Cardinal
The Merton Rice home stands out for its attractive decoration, arranged by Rice himself. A Christmas morning surprise featured a cardinal visiting the out feeder to sample bread crumbs wild bird seed chicken mash and cracked corn. The bird lingered, returning several times, brightening the mountain backyard alongside blue jays hairy woodpeckers and a lone tree sparrow.
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Merton Rice
Rice
Christmas Gatherings Move Through White Creek Families
White Creek residents recount holiday visits as Eleanor Niles spends leave with Ft Leonard Wood, Mo., while Charles Niles and family host Christmas Eve dinners for Ralph McCart Jr and Harry Baldwin Sr families. Nieces and cousins join from Shaftsbury Newburgh Valley Falls Red Rock Potter Hill and Hoosick Falls. Thomas Nesbitt was ill at home for several days last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles David Niles
Ft. Leonard Wood
Charles Niles
Ralph R. McCart Jr
Pownal
Harry Baldwin Sr
Harry Baldwin Jr
Allie Wayman
Prentiss Provan
Shaftsbury
Harry Baldwin Jrs
Susan Cook
Herbert Corey
Newburgh
N.Y
George Yeager
Valley Falls
Michael Okerman
Hoosick Falls
Gordon Nesbitt
Thomas
James Black
Red Rock
Patricia Sheffer
Potter Hill
Thomas Nesbitt
Bennington Club Opens Sunday and Community Notices
The Bennington Club will be open Sunday afternoon with a televised Giants-Packer game and snacks. The Rainbow Girls reception for Miss Karen Killen is set at the Masonic Temple from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. An American Farm Bureau workshop in Center Rutland hosted by Mrs. Jarvis Russell occurs Jan 2 with theme Keeping Free in 63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Giants-Packer
Bennington Assembly of Rainbow Girls
Karen Killen
Masonic Temple
Miss Killen
American Farm Bureau
Center Rutland
Jarvis Russell
Rutland
Windham
Windsor
Beverly Miller
Putney
Greater Bennington Association
GBA
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
High Court Grants RA Work Rules Stay
Justice William O. Douglas of the Supreme Court granted a stay of a lower court decision that would have changed railroad work rules. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago had ruled railroads could reorganize employee practices to eliminate unnecessary work.
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High Court
Washington
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
1963 Will See a Critical Testing of U.S. Balance of Payments Position
Washington calls 1963 a severe test for reducing the U.S. balance of payments deficit. Officials acknowledge past forecasts and warn that yearly inflows and outflows remain uncertain while hopes ride on export expansion and restrained dollar outflow to avert a crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
UPI
United States
Chef
Architects Decry Washington D C as City in Decline
A committee of the American Institute of Architects in its January Journal says Washington D C has faded since L Enfant’s plan. The piece cites population shifts, transport changes, and fragmented planning as core causes and calls for centralized authority led by Paul Thiry of the World Fair.
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Washington
Potomac
Washington, D.C
American Institute of Architects
Institute
Pierre L’enfant
Paul Thiry
No Enduring Film Classics Were Produced In 1962
AP writer selects twelve American made films he viewed as most meritorious in 1962. Lawrence of Arabia To Kill a Mockingbird Long Day's Journey into Night Billy Budd The Longest Day Miracle Worker Music Man Mutiny on the Bounty Freud Counterfeit Traitor Manchurian Candidate Birdman of Alcatraz.
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Hollywood
Billy Budd
Trailer Ban Test Harte Seeks Village Sewer Connection ruling
Bennington trustees are asked by Joseph D. Corcoran and lawyer Atty. John B. Harte to authorize water and sewer service for a trailer court at Morgan Street and Imperial Avenue. Harte requests a formal denial if refused so a Court of Chancery can decide. a special meeting may follow to review this and Lyons trailer park requests.
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Bennington
Joseph D. Corcoran
Imperial Avenue
Morgan Street
Harte
Court of Chancery
Board of Trustees
Corcoran
Searsburg Home Leveled by Fire in Vermont
A two story frame house on the Molly Stark Trail in Searsburg was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin. Charles O Connor was arrested for intoxication during the blaze and spent the night in jail. he later pleaded guilty in Municipal Court and was fined five dollars. Damage was unofficially estimated at seven thousand dollars and the fire disrupted local telephone service.
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Searsburg
Molly Stark
Wilmington
O'Connor
Vermont
Bennington County
Dock Strike Delays Ports as ILA and Shippers Meet
A 60,000 longshoremen strike halts East and Gulf Coast ports except for military and emergency cargoes. Talks resume with New York Shipping Association reps and ILA negotiators led by Thomas Gleason as a 11 a m Saturday meeting is set. In Galveston a worker not in the ILA is shot in the foot during banana boat unloading at Texas Forwarding Co. owner Ben Klein vows to keep the boats moving. Another vessel was due today.
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Thomas W. Gleason
Gleason
ILA
Galveston
Tex
Texas Forwarding Co
Robert L. James
James
Ben Klein
Exiled Cuban Patriots Span Palm Beach Visit to Kennedy
Exiles led by Brigade 2506 members Jose Perez San Roman and Erneiod Oliva plan talks with President Kennedy in Orange Bowl ceremonies where the prisoners will present their invasion flag. The Miro Cardona council calls for a Pan American crusade against Communism and urges exiles to enlist in the U.S. armed forces, with about 2,000 already doing so. Refugees arriving on the African Pilot report an $11 million ransom paid in Havana and journeyed to a Miami auditorium to meet prisoner relatives.
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Artime
Jose Perez San Roman
Erneiod Oliva
Kennedy
Revolutionary Council
Jose Miro Cardona
Cuba
Brigade 2506
U.S
Havana
Florida
Miami
Funeral Services Planned Today For Warren R. Austin
Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. at First Congregational Church Burlington for Warren R. Austin 85 former U.S. senator and first ambassador to the United Nations. Attendees expected include Gov. F Ray Keyser Jr. Senator George D Aiken Rep. Robert T Stafford Gov elect Philip Hoff and other officials. Delegations from the U N and various groups also planned to attend.
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Burlington
Warren R. Austin
United Nations
First Congregational Church
George W. Lawrence Jr
F. Ray Keyser Jr
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Robert T. Stafford
Philip H A. Hoff
Frederick Rote
Montreal
U.N
Episcopal
Harvey Butterfield
Max
End of Funeral Rites for William C H Cushman in North Bennington
Services for William C H Cushman son of Mr and Mrs Henry T Cushman of West Palm Beach Florida and North Bennington were held at his paternal grandmother’s home with Rev Zdenek F Bednar of Canton Mass officiating. Pallbearers included Townsend Wellington Hall Cushman Norton Cushman Carl Jolivette Dr Woodhull S Hall and Charles Austin. Entombment was at Park Lawn chapel with spring burial planned at Old Bennington Cemetery.
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North Bennington
William C.H
Bill) Cushman
Henry T. Cushman
West Palm Beach
Fla
Lake Worth
William C. H. Cushman
Zdenek F. Bednar
D. D
Canton
Mass
North Bennington Congregational Church
Cushman
Charles J. Parsley
Townsend K. Wellington
Hall Cushman
Norton Cushman
Carl Jolivette
Woodhull S. Hall
Charles Austin
Park Lawn Chapel
Old Bennington Cemetery
Obituaries for Paul Jennings and Fanny Van Bergan
Paul Jennings 62 owner of Sadanga Lake House died at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness. He was born December 7 1900 in Mt. Vernon Ohio and leaves wife Lillian and siblings in Columbus. Funeral during Saturday 11 AM at Covey Funeral Home Wilmington. Fanny Van Bergan 87 formerly of Eagle Bridge died at Hoosick Falls Health Center after a long illness. Born August 22 1875 in Pittsfield Massachusetts she lived there most of her life. Funeral Saturday 2 PM at Mahar Funeral Home Hoosick Falls with interment in Pittsfield Cemetery.
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Whitingham Paul Jennings
Sadanga Lake House
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
New York City
Jennings
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Edward Jennings
Lillian
Whitingham
Arthur
Arndt
Isabelle
Columbus
Covey Funeral Home
Wilmington
Robert Powers
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Fanny A. van Bergan
Eagle Bridge
Pittsfield
Mass
Hiram B
Nancy Sears Wellington
Willis G. van Bergan
Pittsfield Cemetery
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Queen City
Pharmacists
DEPT
Frost's Pharmacy
North ST
the Vitamin Center
Evellina M. Sallisky
Sallsky
Ili
The
Mountain Towns
Carlo Walter Tel
Eleanor Niles
Bennington Briefs
Henry Mayhew
Pleasant Street
William Mayhew
Wychkoff, N.J
U. S
U.S. Treasury
Decry
Lawrence of Arabia
Ance of
Terence Stamp
Miracle Worker
Anne Bancroft
Patty Duke
Robert Preston
Freud
Hitchcock
Alcatraz
James B. Gibney
Gibney
Oakes Street
Lafayette Lyons
Lyons
New Invasion
Tion
Palm Beach
Free
Sen. Austin
Sisters of Mercy
William C. H. Cushman II
Paul Jennings
Theatre
Bennington, Wt
UPA
Socoat
Puliuiaria
Wu Uuw Inu
Witten
Henry G Saperstein
Dorothy
Chuck Jones
Abe Levitow
Warie
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