Barbara Powell Wins First In Oratorical Contest
Bennington High School sophomore Barbara Powell won first place in the American Legion Oratorical contest with a $20 prize and a future district entry in Rutland. Second went to Miss Jane Leahy, third and fourth to Francis LaDue and William Sennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Powell
Bennington High School
Morgan Street
American Legion
Miss Powell
Rutland
Jane Leahy
Bennington Catholic
BCHS
Francis LaDue
William Sennett
LaDue
David Knights
Post 13
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Military and Community Events
Pvt. Walter L. Barber Jr. begins six months active duty at Fort Dix New Jersey after serving with a local reserve Quartermaster unit. Bennington Jaycees meet at 7 30 p m at Old Bennington schoolhouse. Many notices cover Legion Auxiliary, Little League, Moose activities and a Trust Conference in New York. February ad hours listed as 1 to 5 p m weekdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Barber Jr
U.S. Army
Fort Dix
N.J
Quartermaster Corps
Bennington High School
Dean Junior College
Franklin
Mass
Roy Hood
Albany
N.Y
Carl Bump
Chapel Road
Alaskan Town Sees Second 20 Below in Winter
The Mountain Towns notes that locals faced a 20 below chill again this week. Homes creaked under the cold as residents kept fires burning and shivered through the sharp frost. John Johnson of Woodford visits Nassau after discharge from Putnam Memorial Hospital.
Radiation biology added to Norwich University curriculum
Radiation biology was added to Norwich University's curriculum as the second semester began in Northfield Vermont. An Atom ic Energy Commission grant of 10000 dollars paid most of the funds for equipment to run the course at the military college.
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Northfield
Norwich University
Atomic Energy Commission
The
Military College
Army Seeks 6000 Draft in April As Mobilization Stabilizes
The Army requested 6,000 draftees for April, matching March totals as draft calls level off after peaking at 25,000 last September during the partial mobilization program under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Baby Choking Victim Found Dead in Northfield Falls
Three month old Bert A. Deyo Jr. was found dead by his mother in Northfield Falls Vermont. Dr. E R Hyde regional medical examiner said the baby apparently choked after a feeding and death was probably caused by strangulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northfield Falls
Bert A. Deyo Jr
E. R. Hyde
Northfield
Escaped convict marries 16 year old in Lynn
Kimble Berry, 24, who fled a Mississippi prison, has wed a 16 year old Lynn girl who named him in a paternity suit. The ceremony occurred Saturday night at a justice of the peace’s home. Berry arrived in Lynn last December in an expensive car and pistol in hand, claiming a 500000 robbery loot stake but denying robbery participation. He fled to Massachusetts fearing harm and remains free on bail while Mississippi seeks his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn, Mass
Kimble Berry
Mississippi
Lynn
Massachusetts
Putnam Hospital Daily Admissions and Discharges
At Putnam Hospital admissions listed for February 2 to February 4 include Herbert Knapp Jr William Stratton Richard Knapp Bennington and discharges include Jean Debell Bennington On February 3 Fred Lemberg Sr Carolyn Graham Loretta Harrington Mrs Wini Fred Davis and baby boy Cambridge N Y On February 4 Mrs Gracie Stratton Herbert Knapp III Mrs Lilian Welch Beatrice Latour Clinton Hewes Charles Palmer Mrs Janet Stuka Mrs Jeanne McWaters and baby boy North Bennington Births include Mr and Mrs Herman E Cullinan of 815 Main St a daughter born February 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lemberg Sr
Arlington
Carolyn Graham
Loretta Harrington
Bennington
Winifred Davis
Cambridge
N.Y
Marguerite FS Rappier
Beatrice Latour
Clifford Hewes
Manchester Depot
Charles Palmer
South Pownal
Janet Stuka
Hoosick Falls
Jeanne McWaters
North Bennington
Herman E. Cullinan
Main St
Unique Record for Burr Burton Honors
Burr Burton Seminary announces its second marking period honor roll detailing 45 names with three high honors. Two Manchester families, the Campbells and the Goodells, each place three children on the list. Campbell seniors James Dorothy and Pauline join Goodell siblings Richard Barbara Dorothy as seniors and sophomores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary
James B. Campbell
Manchester Center
James
Dorothy
Pauline
Edmund Goodell
Richard
Barbara
Campbell
Goodell
Flames Raze Part of St. Albans Eagles Club
A fire damaged a section of the St. Albans Eagles Club with losses estimated in thousands. The blaze was halted about 30 minutes after firefighters arrived. Tenants in two nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution while investigators probe the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Albans
St. Albans Eagles Club
Funeral for John W. Rogers Held at St Francis de Sales
John W. Rogers longtime North Street resident died Thursday at Warner Nursing Home. Funeral Mass at St Francis de Sales with Msgr. Flanagan celebrant. Rosary led by Msgr. Flanagan at the funeral home. Pallbearers were Frank Ellis Bernard Winslow and Earl Hurley. Entombment in Park Lawn Chapel with spring burial planned in the family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Rogers
North Street
Warner Nursing Home
St. Francis de Sales
Hanson-Walbridge
Francis B. Flanagan
Msgr
Flanagan
Frank, Ellis
Bernard Winslow
Earl S. Hurley
Park Lawn Chapel
Howe Scale Co. Acquires Richardson Scale Firm
Howe Scale Co. announces the acquisition of Richardson Scale Co. of Clifton New Jersey after six months of negotiations. A new corporation, the Howe Richardson Corp., forms and becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Montreal based Fairbanks Morse Co. Ltd., which has owned Howe for a year and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland, Vt
Howe Scale Co
Richardson Scale Co
Clifton
N.J
John C. Fenton
Rutland
Howe
Howe-Richardson Corp
Fairbanks Morse Co. Ltd
Montreal
President Greets Congo Premier in Washington Lunch
President Kennedy welcomes Premier Cyrille Adoula of the Congo to the White House for a luncheon during an unofficial visit. Adoula, a 38-year-old moderate leader, has defeated left and right extremists in the Congo and is unlikely to receive new U.S. aid. Plans reportedly include expanding UN aid to the Congo. Adoula met with Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin in New York, who asked for another meeting upon his return.
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Washington
Kennedy
Cyrille Adoula
Congo
White House
Adoula
U.S
United Nations
Valerian Zorin
Soviet Union
New York
Zorin
Romney says he is nonpartisan in politics though Republican by law
Industrialist Romney declines to declare a 1964 presidential bid noting many factors. He says he has been nonpartisan for years and is a Republican only to qualify as a delegate to Michigan's constitutional convention.
Film program at Bennington Library showcases two features
The Bennington Free Library hosts its second monthly film event on Wednesday at 7 30 p m The program includes Beaver Valley a Disney nature film about wildlife and Beaver habitat and Red Balloon a Paris set fantasy about a boy and a balloon
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Bennington Free Library
Beaver Valley
Beaver Pond
Montmartre
Menilmontant
Paris
Kenneth L. Martin obituary in North Bennington
Kenneth LeRoy Martin 57 of Main Street North Bennington died Saturday night at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a one day stay. Born March 27 1904 in Buckland Massachusetts he was the son of George W and Rose Haley Martin. He was a carpenter and painter and is survived by wife Eleanor Short two sons Victor and George L Martin a daughter Lois E Martin and granddaughter Vicki C Martin. Funeral services Tuesday at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with burial in Arms Cemetery Buckland Mass in spring. calling hours tonight 7 to 9.
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North Bennington
Kenneth LeRoy Martin
Main Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Buckland
Mass
George W
Rose Haley Martin
Eleanor Short
Bennington
Morse and Butler, Inc
Gordon Kenyon
Merritt Hewitt Jr
Double T
Victor
Victor F. Martin
George L. Martin
Lois E. Martin
Vicki C. Martin
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Alfred Scott
North Bennington Baptist Church
Park Lawn Chapel
Arms Cemetery
Jackson farmer Floyd E. Marsh dies after short illness
Floyd E. Marsh of Jackson died Thursday at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge after a brief illness. He leaves his wife Ersline Maynard, five daughters including Mrs Telford and Mrs Harrington, three sons Floyd Marsh Jr Herman E Marsh and Walter and many relatives. Funeral held at their Cambridge residence with interment in Woodland Cemetery Cambridge.
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Jackson
N.Y
Floyd E. Marsh
Jackson Farmer
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Charles Telford
Clara Harriston
North Bennington
Floyd E. Marsh Jr
White Creek
John H
Virginia Turner Marsh
Shushan Baptist Church
Ersline Maynard
Telford
Harrington
Kenneth Bogart
Granville
Maxwell Shackett
Lebanon Springs
Robert Fulton
Buffalo
Floyd Marsh Jr
Herman E. Marsh
North Hoosick
Walter
Lakewood
Calif
Cambridge- Arlington Road
Woodland Cemetery
Doomsday predictions fail as eclipse passes peacefully
Hindu astrologers warned of calamities as six planets aligned with the sun and moon over a weekend. The eclipse lasted about three minutes and relief spread as the world continued normally. Faithful in India and Nepal watched crowds pray and flee from fear while observers noted the event's scientific interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Rahu
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
Keith Robertson
Britain
Aetherius Society
South Pacific
New Guinea
Tim Huxley
The
New Guinea Times
BenMont Union Sets Strike Vote For Feb 15
BenMont Papers Corp faces a strike vote on February 15 after the local union rejected the company offer to extend the current contract which ended December 31 without wage changes. International representative Peter Tufo said management declined further talks. plant engineer John Zyne stated the company will stay silent during negotiations. Local 534 of the Printing Specialties and Paper Products Union AFL-CIO represents workers at the gift wrapping plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BenMont Papers Corp
Peter Tufo
Northport
N.Y
Tufo
Bennington
BenMont
John Zyne
Printing Specialties and Paper Products Union
Local 534
The
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union of North America
Afl-Cio
Hoff vows long hard campaign for Democratic sweep
Rep. Philip Hoff of Burlington pledges the longest and hardest hitting campaign in Vermont since 1962. He tells Caledonia Democrats the party has a mission, cites GOP debt, highway unit issues, Whiting Milk Co. failure and calls for scrutiny of state promotional efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Philip Hoff
Burlington
Highway Department
Whiting Milk Co
Hoff
Village officers seek formal protest on raises after survey
Policemen lory said trustees could take no action on an informal complaint and that a formal expression would be before the full board. He will conduct a survey with results by Friday. Kearns called the inequity an attempt by the police commissioner to do what he thinks is right but said he did not agree. Officers may protest at tomorrow's village trustees meeting as they seek inclusion in raises. last year all department personnel received a 10 percent raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lory
Kearns
Cushman Co Signs New Pact With Pay Hikes
Cushman Co signs a new labor pact with the Upholsters International Union Local 545 AFL CIO granting wage bumps of 4 cents per hour for day workers 6 cents for hourly and night workers. The contract runs to December 31 with minimal wording changes and was reached in a Thursday meeting mediated by a federal official. Current employment at the North Bennington plant stands around 170.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Co
North Bennington
Upholsters International Union of North America
Local 545
Aflcio
Leo Pellerin
Clifton Loomis
Charles Judge
Verder Ewell
Marie Janssen
Hall Cushman
Thomas D. Cook Jr
Townsend Wellington
Grange Late
Joseph Keene
William H. Jones
Winter Ascent of Matterhorn Finally Succeeds
Two Swiss climbers Hilti von Allmen and Paul Etter reached the Matterhorn summit in a two day ascent marking the first winter climb of the north face. Five Austrian and German climbers were last seen 500 feet from the top as a 60 mile per hour blizzard engulfed the peak.
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Zermatt
Switzerland
Matterhorn
Hilti von Allmen
Paul Etter
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John A. Burgess
Sigmund I. Kauffman
Temple Beth el
Robert Cummings Jr
United States
Legion Contest Committee
Hugh E. Clark
Edward Rood
Bennington Briefs
Bennington Jaycees
John McDonald
Pownal Road
Sue Woodworth
Branch Street
Adams, Mass
M. Frances Brouseau
American Legion Auxiliary
Adelbert Greene
Little League
Moose Hall
Williamsport
Women of the Moose
Jane Potter
Gladys Knapp
Marion Charest
Burton W. Potter
Elm Street
New York City
Potter
Trust
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Veterans’ Memorial Committee
VFW
Mt. Anthony
Order
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Franklin Spicer
Henry W. Bassen
Breard H. Hawks
Mountain Towns
Carlo Walter Tel
Searsburg
Woodford
John Johnson
Nassau
Putnam Hospital
Herbert Knapp Jr
William Stratton
Richard Knapp
Jean Debell
Gracie Stratton
Herbert Knapp
Lillian Welch
Pownal
Burr-Burton
Gop
Kenneth L. Martin
Kemper Farm
Kaw River
Lawrence
Kan
Eudora
Lae
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
Indian Airlines
Bombay
Katmandu
Nepal
BenMont Union
Dem
Cushman Co
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