Employment Prospects Good Says DES in Bennington
Vermont DES official Ray Lovely reports a positive 1965 outlook for Bennington despite a snowless winter. January job applications total 736, up from December, with 199 interviews, 85 openings, and 34 locals aided in finding work. Openings include a range of positions from insurance to toolmaking and nursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Lovely
Vermont Department of Employment Security
Lovely
Bennington
Vermont
Obituary: Ella Press Kapner of Hoosick Falls 78
Ella Press Kapner 78 born in Germany long resident of Hoosick Falls died Monday after a long illness at Crescent Manor Nursing Home Bennington Her husband Bruno Kapner also a patient at the same home They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1961 Survivors include a son Leonard Arecida California a daughter Mrs William Stephen Brighton Cole a brother Charles Press Hoosick Falls and four grandchildren Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 9 am at Leo J Mahar Funeral Home and 9 30 am at the Church of the Immaculate Conception Interment in St Marys Cemetery Calling hours at the funeral home after 4 pm today Further north funeral services for Patrick McCarthy who died at Putnam Memorial Hospital were held at Mahar Sons Funeral Home and St John the Baptist Church with a Requiem High Mass offered by Rev Walter Miller Bearers listed
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Ella Press Kapner
Germany
Crescent Manor
Bennington
Bruno Kapner
Woods Pond Road
Kapner
United States
Jersey City
N.J
Women’s Republican Club
Hoosick
St. Mary’s
Leonard
Arecadia
Calif
William Stephen
Brighton
Cole
Charles Press
North Bennington
Patrick McCarthy
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. John the Baptist Church
Walter Miller
Bernard A. Mce Carthy
Lawrence P. Lyons
Funeral services held for Mrs. Bernice Burrington widow of Walter Burrington Sr
The funeral for Mrs. Bernice M. Burrington widow of Walter J. Burrington Sr. was held at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home with Rev. H Glenn Payne officiating. Entombment followed in Park Lawn Chapel and burial planned for spring in St John’s Cemetery. Bearers named were George Andrews Walter Lampman Dennison Stevens Louis King Abe Morgan and Leo Fay. Born February 24 1902 in Pownal she and her husband operated a Pownal farm until his 1958 death. She was active in the Pownal home demonstration group and relatives came from New London North Adams Adams and other areas. In attendance Sunday night was Father Miller for the Rosary. The LaFlamme family now mourns Nettie K LaFlamme 81 widow of Edward L LaFlamme who died at Fairview Nursing Home. She was born June 16 1883 in Bennington and lived there all her life leaving survivors including son Howard of Schenectady and daughter Gladys Colburn of Burlington plus siblings Louis Knapp and Nellie Koellheffer. A family service will be held for her Wednesday at 10am with Rev H Glenn Payne officiating. Entombment will be in Park Lawn Cemetery. Donations to the Heart Fund via Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home are welcomed.
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Bernice M. Burrington
Walter J. Burrington
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Payne
Park Lawn Chapel
George Andrews
Walter Lampman
Dennison Stevens
Louis King
Abe Morgan
Leo Fay
Burrington
Pownal
Ira E
Elsie (Kimball) Morgan
New Londdon
N.H
North Adams
Adams
Mass
Pownals
Francis Lauzon
George F. McGuire
Fred Bevis
Lawrence Powers
North Bennington
Father Miller
Park Lawn Cemetery
St. John’s Cemetery
Wadsworth
Kan
West Hartford
Nettie K. LaFlamme
Edward L. LaFlamme
Fairview
Edward
Jeannette
Harbour) Knapp
Bennington
Howard
Schenectady
N.Y
Francis
Heart Fund
Village Workers For Y Campaign Get Started
Bennington YMCA Finance Campaign 1965 begins with nearly 100 workers receiving cards in the gym led by S Whitney Dickey. 225 supporters are out to raise 20000 for YMCA operations. J Philip Hall notes other divisions are already active. First report meeting set for February 3 at 7 30 p m.
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Bennington Village
Ymca Finance Campaign
YMCA
S. Whitney Dickey
Friends
Bennington Area
J. Philip Hall
Old Benenington
North Bennington
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Bennington
Hospital Notes Names and births from area vessels
Hospital notes list residents and relatives including Edna Carpenter North Pownal Harry Duross Hoosick Mary Harrington North Hoosick Joan Corbett Cheryl Gage Kimberley Winslow Ernest Dean Agnes Marcoux Benjamin Shaftsbury Janet Marsh Patricia Bourn Shaftsbury Pamela Kalinowski Gladys Niles Hoosick Falls Margaret Phillips Dorset Carolyn Spencer Jean Pierce Mary Harrington and son Fred Williams Bennington Edith Sargood and daughter Arlington Lucille Cook and daughter North Bennington Alice Brown Eagle Bridge Master David Pierce Hoosick Plus a birth: Heather Lynn born Jan 29 to William and Margaret Frost of Brattleboro. Mrs Frost is Margaret Durant daughter of Omer Durant of Bennington.
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Edna Carpenter
North Pownal
Harry Duross
Hoosick
Mary C. Harrington
North Hoosick
Joan Corbett
Cheryl Gage
Kimberley Winslow
Ernest Dean
Agnes Marcoux
Bennington
Janet Marsh
Patricia Bourn
Shaftsbury
Pamela Kalinowski
Gladys Niles
Hoosick Falls
Marsgaret Phillips
Dorset
Carolyn Spencer
Jean Pierce
Mary Ann Harrington
Fred Williams
Edith Sargood
Arlington
Lucille Cook
North Bennington
Alice Brown
Eagle Bridge
David Pierce
Heather Lynn
William Frost
Brattleboro
Bennington Eyes Accelerated Public Works Funds for Master Plan
Water Board officials urged immediate filing of an APW planning money application as Bennington qualifies for high unemployment area grants. Funds may cover land acquisition and planning loans forgiven if no construction occurs. repayment only if the town proceeds. Local planners Burdis Kennedy and partners from Whitman Howard and Myrick Chevalier would assist in a regional master plan.
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Bennington
Congress
Cooney
Whitman and
Howward
John C. Burdis
John B. Kennedy
Albany
N.Y
Myrick and Chevalier
Vermont towns fail to place in municipal reports contest
In the 20th annual Municipal Reports contest by the New England Council Connecticut and New Hampshire towns dominated with outstanding ratings. Greenwich Bloomfield Granby Stratham New Castle Sutton earned top honors with several other towns receiving commendations or honorable mentions across six population categories.
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Boston
VPI
Connecticut
New Hampshire
New England Council
Greenwich
Bloomfield
Granby
Stratham
New Castle
Sutton
Soviets Weigh Steps Ahead of World Communist Conference
The article suggests North Viet Nam resists the proposed world Communist conference and that Kosygin’s trip could signal increased Soviet military and economic aid to North Viet Nam. It notes the United States is committed to preventing a Communist takeover of South Viet Nam and warns of a possible sharpened Washington policy to outflank Red China and reassert Soviet presence in Southeast Asia.
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North Viet Nam
Kosygin
South Viet Nam
United States
Kremlin
China
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Peking
Washington
Rod and Gun Club Keeps Davis as Fish and Game Chief
The Bennington Rod and Gun Club voted Monday night to retain George W. Davis as state Fish and Game Commissioner in response to the state federation of sportsmen clubs inquiry. The vote reflects club views on leadership and policy under the Fish and Game Department.
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Bennington
Philip H. Hoff
Davis
Pigeon Program Put Off at St. Francis de Sales
A pigeon control program at St. Francis de Sales Academy is postponed to next year. Msgr. Francis B. Flanagan notes Fish and Wildlife personnel will not be available until December 1965, delaying any poisoning efforts which are allowed only December 15 to March 15. Several other Vermont and New Hampshire communities are also attempting to curb pigeon populations this winter.
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St. Francis de Sales Academy
Francis B. Flanagan
Msgr
Flanagan
St. Francis de Sales Church
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Vermont
New Hampshire
Fish and Wildlife Service
Bennington
Water woes spark debate over Rogers well and city main
Bennington Vermont water board hears Rogers about contamination from his cellar gasoline linked to local fuel tanks. He may test deeper wells, cites Gov Hoff as potential recourse, while neighbors face drought with limited connections. Officials note only one Rogers household may tap the main, not all residents.
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Page
Rogers
Water Board
Hoff
Max F. Jurras
State Department of Health
Jurras
Davey Oil Co
Edward L. Tracy
Health Department
Bureau of Environmental Sanitation
Tracy
State Fire Marshal’s Office
Herbert Horst
Alfred Ellett
Bennington Flats
Four-Car Collision Damages Vehicles In Shaftsbury And Arlington
State police investigated a four car crash on U S 7 at Shaftsbury with three cars sustaining slight to moderate damage and no injuries. Edward F. Jones, Raymond G. Moffitt, Daniel R. Hoffman, and Clement D. Greene Jr. were involved as their northbound and southbound vehicles collided after Hoffman attempted to avoid stopped cars. In a separate Arlington-East Arlington Road incident, Earl J. Walsh’s 1957 Chevrolet skidded and bumped a parked 1964 Ford owned by Dorothy F. Totten, resulting in light damage to both vehicles.
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Shaftsbury
U.S
Willys
Edward F. Jones
Ford
Raymond G. Moffitt
Chevrolet
Daniel R. Hoffman
Arlington
Clement D. Greene Jr
Greene
Jones
Arlington-East Arlington Road
Earl J. Walsh
East Arlington
Dorothy F. Totten
Truck Driver Kills College Snowball Target in Knoxville Incident
In Knoxville Tennessee a University of Tennessee freshman Marnell Goodman was shot in the eye by a pistol fired from a truck driven by William Douglas Willett Jr 27 of Greeneville after a crossfire snowball fight near the T Room. Several hundred students witnessed the event and Willett was charged with murder.
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Knoxville, Tenn
UPI
University of Tennessee
William Douglas Willett Jr
Greeneville
Tenn
Marnell Goodman
Swampscott
Mass
Goodman
Fred Blumberg
Fred Scruggs
Willett
Popu
Lar
Dana Fred Wolf Jr
Knoxville
Marty
Stock Averages Report Noon Fixes Bid Averages
Dow Jones and Bache & Co report midday figures with the industrials at 902.53 down 1.15, railroads 211.23 off .41, utilities 161.27 down .03, composite 315.83 lower .39, with sales totaling 2,250,000.
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Des
Ella P. Kapner
Mrs
Bernice Burrington
Harte Theatre
Father Goose
Cary Grant
Leslie Caron
Edwards Air Force Base
Ryan Aeronautical Co
San Diego
General Electric
Conn
Bangor
East Hartford
Portsmouth
North Kingstown
R.I
Amherst
Somersworth
N,h
Lunenburg
Hebron
Chelsea
Casco, Me
Townshend
Naples
Dover
Fayston
Soviets
Rod&Gun Club
Rogers Water
Bennington Briefs
First Baptist Women’s Group
Second Congregational Church
John DeBoer
Vellore
Bennington High School
Lewis T. Butler
Beech Street
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
White River Junction
Bernard Doran
Main Street
Veterans’ Hospital
Practical Nurses Association Inc
State Line House
Iron Kettle
Tel
Ronald R. Knapp
Robert Keir
Knapp
State Fish Hatchery
South Stream Road
James MacMartin
Wolf
Cincinnati
William R. Judkins
Houghton Mifflin Co
Molly Stark
Nancy Cumo
Scott-Foresman Co
Bennington Southwest
Mary Jane Scott
Molly Stark and
Arlington Schools
Dow-Jones— Bache & Co
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