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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1967
Page
10
Bennington Village Trustees pledge New Year aim to improve dialogue with Bennington Town officials in 1968. They note shared meeting times and proximity should ease regular talks to solve municipal problems, including a dispute over payment for police department renovations.
Obituaries note George E. Antonio 29 of Park Street Extension died Thursday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after one day as patient. Surviving family includes wife Carroll, mother Eva Antonio, brother Francis, sister Eva Percey, and relatives. Funeral at Hanson-Walbridge with calls today. entombment in Park Lawn vault planned for spring. Also memorials for Leo F. Shannahan 56 of Hoosick Falls found dead at armory. WWII veteran, former NY National Guard sergeant, survivor wife Helyn Ross, sister Ruth. Funeral Tuesday. flowers omitted, contributions to Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad requested. Weston service for Marion Carver Gates 73, widow of Leigh Gates, died in Florida. Services Saturday at Old Parish Church Weston. burial Maple Grove Weston. Born Dec 30 1894 in Granville. survived by nephews and nieces.
Admissions list includes Mary Smith Margaret McCoy Laina Gerrish Bennington Hope Senecal Hoosick Falls Dawn Wescott Petersburg James Thompson Carl Rockwell Searle Allen Shaftsburg James Webb Arlington Discharges Charles Brownell Hoosick Falls Paul Holmberg Manchester Deborah Wyman Manchester Births Mr and Mrs Edward Holden West Road Bennington a son Dec 28 Esther Carver Hempstead NY Donations to Old Parish Church via Rev Sidney Lambert Funeral arrangements for Orrin Bowen 77 of 282 Union St death at Albany Medical Center Survivors include wife daughter and two grandsons Funeral Sunday 2pm Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home burial Park Lawn Cemetery Flowers omitted
Mt Anthony Union High School cafe hosts a dessert meeting Thursday January 11 at 7 p.m. Al Moulton state Republican chairman speaks on election year plans while Bennington County Republicans are urged to attend. Tickets cost 1 dollar per person or couple and may be obtained from John Riddle.
A 2023 area Christmas bird count logged 2 843 birds across 28 species with a rare Dickcissel sighting in Shaftsbury. Volunteers walked 12 miles and drove 267 miles within a 15 mile radius. notable species included Starling 971 and House Sparrow 625 among many others. Participants included Mrs Barbara Beecher and Thomas H Foster among others.
Stratton Mountain ski area reports excellent skiing with 14 to 16 inches of new snow and continuing snow through morning. roads are good. January meeting of Court St. Andrew 259 will be Jan 9. Mt Anthony Union High School adds Jean Rogers and Stephen Rice to honor list. Bennington Club hosts New Year’s Eve ball with roast beef dinner and dancing. tickets via Shaffe’s Men's Shop. Roaring Branch Home Demonstration Group met at Lula Sweet’s. Christmas party with gifts and songs. Bridge starts Jan 2. Twist-a-Burger Roller Rink party with Regenerations. Iron Kettle and Hairpin Beauty events noted.
Daniel F. Webster 22 of Pownal and former Bennington resident was sentenced to Windsor State Prison for five to eleven months after probation violations cited by the Bennington District Court. He failed to pay restitution, held unstable work history, moved without notice, and borrowed but did not repay furniture loans. A prior June sentence for disposing of property with a lien also featured in the case.
Manchester youth pleads guilty to driving with a suspended license in Manchester on December 22 and is fined 100 dollars plus costs. His mother explains the family moved from Londonderry the same day and failed to read late mail about the suspension. Judge Fienberg lends belief to the tale but imposes the fine, with an alternate 20 day jail sentence suspended and probation, the fine to be paid weekly to the probation department. Also at arraignment Judge Fienberg enters not guilty pleas for Farrell Joseph Lynch of Danbury to intoxication and drunken driving charges. A MAUHS public meeting for Dollars for Scholars elects officers for the Bennington area, with a February drive planned to raise funds for MAUHS graduates this June.
The article outlines federal experiments in corrections, notably halfway houses and work release, and how Vermont and other states use them as treatment tools within secured systems. It cites high completion rates, job training gains, and family support, plus unescorted furloughs and community division efforts to aid local corrections.
Dow Jones Bache & Co Albany at noon December 29 1967 lists market readings across sectors with the industrials at 901.76 up 3.93, railroads 232.44 up .79, utilities 127.91 up .07 and the composite at 313.15 up 1.11 with volume 6,140,000.
Tokyo flower arrangement instructor Satokyo Seki became the first driver on a new segment of the Chuo Expressway. It marked the 28th time he has led as the inaugural traveler on a highway opening.
Funeral services were held Wednesday evening for Wesley Besell of Sunderland. The Rev. Gerald Buckley of St. Margaret Mary's Church in Arlington led prayers at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home. Besell, a retired architect, died December 25 at Putnam Hospital in Bennington. Friends from Hackensack, Hackettstown, N.J., and Huntington, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., attended. Committal prayers were by Rev. Charles R. Fisher at Maple Grove Park Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J., where burial occurred.
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