Police Still Seek Driver in Four-Vehicle Vermont Crash
State Police say they are still seeking the unidentified driver of one vehicle in a four-vehicle crash on snow covered Vermont 9 near Fairdale Farms. Two Bennignton residents, Dale Longtin and Robert Caron, remain hospitalized with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont 9
Fairdale Farms
Dale Longtin
Robert Caron
Bennington
Longtin
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Caron
Harold E. Harper
Benington
Harper
Robert Dean
Dean
Stock Averages Close Mixed At Noon On Wall Street
Dow Jones industrials slip marginally while railroads and utilities post small gains as the composite average nudges higher amid midday trading. Volume totals reach about 1.8 million shares across markets.
GOP Flows Over Bennington Local Candidates
Bennington Town Republican Committee met Sunday to discuss March election candidates. No names were announced but possible contenders will be contacted. Chairman J Duncan Campbell emphasized neutrality while urging qualified Republicans to run. A full town meeting was set for Feb 17 at the County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Town
Republican Committee
J. Duncan Campbell
Campbell
Thomas D. Cook Jr
Cook
Waldo C. Holden
Monument Avenue
John W. Miller
John Kennedy Jr
North Bennington
Mary Hodeck
Hospital Auxiliary Seeks New Membership
Women of Bennington and nearby towns are invited to join the Putnam Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. The group funds equipment, scholarships, and Christmas tray gifts while supporting hospital staff. Annual dues are $1 and inquiries go to Mrs. Jerald Greenberg or Mrs. H J Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Women’s Auxiliary
Jerald Greenberg
Convent Avenue
Greenberg
H.J. Wallace
Weekend fire callouts in Bennington minor emergencies
Bennington firefighters were summoned twice over the weekend for non serious incidents. On Saturday they responded to a chimney fire at 112 County Street in a Vermont Gas Corp owned house occupied by Mrs Louise Leazer and family. Sunday at 3 15 p m they assisted at 229 Grandview Street where kitchen smoke from cooking prompted evacuations though no fire occurred.
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Bennington
County St
Vermont Gas Corp
Louise Leazer
Donald Humphries
Grandview St
Obituary notices from Vermont towns report several deaths
Miss Mary E. Scott 77 Benn ington resident died at Fairview Nursing Home in Benn ington She was born in Manchester April 28 1886 daughter of Charles and Janie Scott She was a member of First Methodist Church Survivors include two Benn ington sisters Funeral at Mahar Son Funeral Home 7 p m with Rev Melvin R McGaughey officiating Interment in Park Lawn Cemetery spring Also notices from East Arlington Peter Peterson died Jan 9 former Hale Co employee survived by wife and many children Grand Rapids Mich card address provided Delia Laughlin native of Ireland died Jan 15 in Brooklyn funeral at Holy Cross Church Brooklyn burial Holy Cross Cemetery Brooklyn
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Mary E. Scott
Bennington
Fairview
Manchester
Charles
Janie
Harrington) Scott
First Methodist Church
Clarence
Elizabeth) Curtis
Joseph
Stella) Lyons
Mahar & Son Funeral
Melvin R McGaughey
Park Lawn Chapel
East Arlington
Peter Peterson
Hale Co
North Bennington
Brooklyn
N.Y
Delia Laughlin
Ireland
F. B. Jennings
Holy Cross Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges Listed
A hospital note from Bennington lists admissions and discharges. Names include Ray, Mrs. Sausville, Mrs. Estes, Mrs. Dwyer, Karl Hart, Mrs. Allen and son, Joel Towart, and others from Bennington and nearby towns. Also listed are Mr. and Mrs. Clark Rice of Harwood Hill with a son born Feb. 2 and several other patients and families across Vermont and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Sausville
Barbara Estes
Julia Dwyer
Karl Hart
Barbara Allen
Clark Rice
Harwood Hill
Kenneth Sherman
Gage St
Ason
School Boycott Continues Over Integration Plan
The article details the fight over New York City’s proposed Princeton Plan to desegregate 30 of 165 majority Black or Puerto Rican schools by pairing them with adjacent schools. Activists aim to close 165 ghetto schools and gain a Black or Puerto Rican board member. Dr. Aaron Brown defends the plan as a serious effort to address a complex situation. The section also notes Donovan’s role in securing Powers' return from Soviet captivity and freeing Bay of Pigs prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of Education
Aaron Brown
Donovan
Francis Gary Powers
Final Reports Due Tomorrow In YMCA Drive
The Bennington Area YMCA 1964 finance campaign holds a final report meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday February 4. Co chairs Dr W Philip Giddings and Clement P Gilchrist urge division chairmen team captains and workers to attend for a complete report. Refreshments follow. Nearly half the goal was raised at the last report meeting totaling 10229. Mrs Philip Noyes reported the highest single amount and received a box of candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Area
YMCA
W. Philip Giddings
Clement P. Gilchrist
Philip Noyes
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Service and Meetings
Samuel J. Paul of Conway South Carolina receives promotion to staff sergeant in the U S Air Force. Norbert J Marcoux of Bennington serves with the First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton California. Community groups Catholic Daughters Kings Daughters Women of the Moose hold meetings. Leroy Dupree of Manchester Center to report for induction. 11 registrants head to pre induction physicals February 18.
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Samuel J. Paul
Conway
S.C
Ruth
Edward Bushee
Bennington
U.S. Air Force
Sgt
Paul
7625Th Usaf
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colo
James M. Paul Sr
Conway High School
University of South Carolina
Norbert J. Marcoux
Philips A. Marcoux
School St
First Marine Division
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center
Bridgeport
Leroy Dupree
Manchester Center
Selective Service Headquarters
Armed Forces
Viola Conley
Vermont Tonight GBA Awards Dinner Highlights Growth Talk
The Greater Bennington Association holds its annual dinner at Mt Anthony Country Club with two local citizens receiving GBA honors H James Wallace of Old Bennington and Kenneth R Clayton of Pippin Knoll. Albert Cree of Rutland will speak on Vermont economic growth in Vermont Today and Tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Greater Bennington Association
Mt. Anthony Country Club
GBA
H. James Wallace
Old Bennington
Kenneth R. Clayton
Pippin Knoll
Albert A. Cree
Rutland
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Cree
Wallace
Ben-Mont Dobeckman
Dow Chemical Co
Weekend Village Accident Damages Two Cars in Bennington
Police investigated a weekend accident on Ben-Mont Avenue in Bennington involving Emil H. Schmigel of Hoosick Falls New York and Raymond J. Myers of 146 Benmont Avenue. Myers skidded into a snowbank and, while backing away, hit Schmigel’s parked car.
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Emil H. Schmigel
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Raymond J. Myers
Ben- Mont Ave
Bennington Village
Myers
Ben-Mont Avenue
Bookbinding Demonstration Shown By Shaftsbury Couple
Gerhard Gerlach of Shaftsbury told a Bennington Free Library audience that modern bindings lack longevity due to poor materials and workmanship. He and his wife demonstrated hand binding with tools and sewing frames, tracing the craft from papyrus to codex and sharing decades of studio practice at the Stone Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerhard Gerlach
Shaftsbury
Bennington Free Library
Gerlach
Thrift Shop Open Hours Friday and Saturday
Thrift Shop in the town building lists workers Mrs Lillian Kleine and Mrs Sally Adams on Friday and Mrs Peggy Haug and Mrs Isma Sargent on Saturday. Open Fridays 2 to 5 pm and Saturdays 10 to 12. Items on hand include women's shoes sizes 7 and 91, a straw tote bag, a tapestry handbag trimmed in black, a copper ashtray, a canteen, white fur muff, men's heavy underwear, and several puzzles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Kleine
Sally Adams
Peggy Haug
Isma Sargent
Milford man pleads guilty probation violation six months
Harold E. Pierce 45 of Milford pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to violating probation. Judge George M. Fienberg ordered six months at Windsor House of Correction. Pierce previously faced charges for breach of peace intoxication and driving without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Fienberg
House of Correction
Bennington County
Windsor
Blanche W. Smith
Manchester
Joseph M. O'Neill
Rutland
Campbell
Priscilla Gray
Virginia C. H. Bushee
Manchester Center
Richville
Bushee
Friends of Retarded Plan Annual Meeting
The Bennington Friends of Retarded Children board met January 27 with Dr Julius H Manes presenting a slate for officers and board candidates. The annual meeting to vote on nominations is February 24 at Mt Anthony Country Club with guest speaker Dr Luther Stringham from the National Association for Retarded Children. The group also announced opening of the Red Brick School third classroom soon with date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
Julius H. Manes
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Luther Stringham
National Association For Retarded Children
Red Brick
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Putnam Hospital
West Mountain
Marion Hardy
Robert Kip
Kip
Susan
Susan M. Barber
Branch Street
Pownal Road
Kenneth Harris
South Stream Road
Green Mountain
Arlington
Fred Hoyt
Harold Harper
Hagerman
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
GOP
Hospital’s Auxiliary
Sutred Ray
Therena Crowe
Verna Peters
Ronald Pembroke
Carmel Babcock
Marilyn Sausville
Jean Graham
Edward Paquin Sr
Robert B. Harrison
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ruth Shrader
Dorset
Andrew Darling
Robert Cassano
Christine Bacon
Norma Bevis
Ethel Wheeler
Whitingham
Margaret Rhodes
Pownal
Ralph Dow
Thomas J. Manton
Wilmington
Steven B Luke
Maud B. Thurber
Arvilla Carroll and Son
Eagle Bridge
Bennington Briefs
Catholic Daughters of America
King’s
J.R. Wilson
Union St
Women of the Moose No. 1018
Moose Hall
Nancy Livingston
GBA Awards
Ben-Mont
GBR
Rutland Railway
Vermont Railway
Bennington Museum
D. Ed. Moore
Clayton
County National Bank
CVPSC
Vermont Electric Power Co., Inc
Yankee Atomic Electric Co
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co
National Association of Electric Companies
Vermont Development Credit Corp
Rutland Chamber of Commerce
Greater Vermont Association
Rutland Hospital
Lee Higginson and Co
New England Public Service Co
Augusta
Maine
Philip H. Hoff
St. Johnsbury
Melvin McGaughey
Joseph McDonough
Leon Boutin
Leonard Morse
Robert Pollock
Joseph Abbott
Bachrach
Lloyd
Bradford Smith
Robert Gibbs
Glenn Payne
Frank Silvernail
Elizabeth Gillette
Thrift Shop
William E. Sennett
Friends of Retarded Plan Annual Meeting
Harte Theatre
Wait Disneys
Buena Vista Distribution Co . Inc
Walt Disney Productions
Dowalden
Williamstown
Mass
Fas
Anthony Newley
Sammy Lee
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