Democratic Caucus Names 3 Men for Re-election
Incumbents in three town offices were renominated for re election by the Democratic caucus at the Bennington County Court House. Richard Van Santvoord Michael J Hogan Jr and Raymond P Betit were named for selectman treasurer and clerk respectively with Powers Carroll Winslow named for auditor and grand jurors. A moment of silence honored late Judge Leonard W Morrison. Contributions were collected for Don Bosco School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County Court House
Richard van Santvoord
Shadowbrook Road
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Grandview St
Raymond P. Betit
Imperial Ave
Lawrence F. Powers
North Bennington
Joseph F. Carroll
Leonard W. Morrison
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
Drysdale
Morrison
George M. Fienberg
Democratic Town Committee
Vermont Sugar Maple Seed Sent to Germany for Study
Vermont sugar maple seed from the Jericho experimental plot is shipped to Germany for trials to establish the species in the Schwarz Wald. The move follows a 1962 forestry tour by US foresters including five from the Vermont Department of Forests and Parks.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Germany
Schwarzwald
U. S. Forest Service
Jericho
United States
Vermont Department of Forests and Parks
Europe
Sweden
Bad Rippardinu
Arthur F. Heitmann
Oberforstmeister Giss
Count Graff von Wallwitz
University of Freiburg
Births and family notices from Putnam Hospital area
Miss Cheryl Stratton Bennington Mrs Bobbie Jean Loomis North Bennington Mrs Alice Wilcox West Arlington Master Thomas Lacrey Hoosick Falls Mrs Lucile Hamelin and daughter Miss Sandra Le Blanc. Births Mr and Mrs William Potter Houghton Lane Bennington a son on Feb 6 weighing four pounds eleven ounces first grandson of Carl E Allen 120 Hicks Ave paternal grandparents Lyman Potter South Stream Road Mr and Mrs Robert A Shippey 127 Putnam St a son on Feb
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Cheryl Stratton
Bennington
Bobbie Jean Loomis
North Benington
Alice Wilcox
West Arlington
Thomas Lacrey
Hoosick Fall
Lucile Hamelin
Sandra le Blanc
William Potter
Houghton Lane
Potter
Albertha Allen
Carl E. Allen
Hicks Ave
Lyman Potter
South Stream Road
Robert A. Shippey
Putnam St
Union School bond vote details and schedules announced
The board, with Boston attorneys, outlined a bond proposal and designated First National Bank of Boston to handle issues. Warnings and checklists will be posted by Feb 18, absentee ballots available from Mrs. Dermody starting Feb 18, with March 5 to March 12 voting. Information meetings set Feb 18 20 25 26 across area schools open to all residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
First National Bank of Boston
Catherine Dermody
Dermody
Bennington Cooperative Savings and Loan Association
South St
Williams
David Gil
McCall Street
Pownal
Shaftsbury
County National Bank
First National Bank
North Bennington
Vermont Bank & Trust Co
Vermont National and Savings Bank
Woman 67 found stricken in her home in Pownal
Miss Genevieve Dunn 67 of old U S 7 Pownal was found unconscious yesterday noon by Vermont State Police and died today at Putnam Memorial Hospital. She lived alone and suffered exposure and malnutrition. neighbor Henry Baker noted missed visits and no snow tracks outside. The body was moved to Mahar Son Funeral Home with funeral arrangements pending.
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Pownal
Vermont
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Genevieve Dunn
Old
U.S. 7
Henry
Pat) Baker
Powell's
South Pownall
Miss Dunn
Baker
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Respiratory Illness Outbreaks Reported Across Ten States
The U S Public Health Service center said outbreaks of acute respiratory diseases have been reported in ten states and the District of Columbia including Georgia South Carolina Illinois Kansas Maryland Virginia North Carolina Delaware Maine and Vermont. Weekly pneumonia influenza deaths reported by 108 cities remain above epidemic level for a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
District of Columbia
U.S. Public Health Service
Postmaster General Cites Price Difference for Telephones
In the House of Commons Reginald Bevins defended why a white telephone costs 8.40 more than a black one. He said manufacturing costs are identical but the higher price yields a useful profit to the post office which runs telephone service in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Reginald Bevins
House of Commons
Bevins
Post Office
Britain
Len
YMCA Drive Passes 15000 Mark Sees Near Goal
Industrial and individual donors push Bennington area totals over 15000 in the YMCA finance campaign. Campaign Chair John Morrissey says the drive nears a 22000 goal as weather slows workers and volunteers expect continued contributions over two weeks. James G. Chapman, Middlebury College instructor, earns a Danforth teacher study grant for a year of graduate study beginning fall at NYU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
YMCA
John P. Morrissey
Morrissey
J. Philip Hall
Lucien E. Loomis
Village
Loomis
Hall
Bennington Village
Middlebury
James G. Chapman
Middlebury College
Danforth
Danforth Foundation
Chapman
Elizabeth Buzzell
Reginald W. Buzzell
Buzzell
United States
New York University
University of Michigan
U.S. Army
Tokyo
St. Luke
Judge Morrison remembered for courage and wit in Vermont
Tributes pour in from press, officials and citizens after Judge Leonard W. Morrison dies at 55 from a heart attack in Bennington Vermont. The funeral is set for Saturday at Gibney Haynes Kane and St Francis de Sales Church with a Requiem Mass.
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Leonard W. Morrison
Vermont
Judge Morrison
Gibney, Haynes and Kane
Main St
St. Francis de Sales
Rutland Herald
the Herald
Leonard Morrison
Banner
St. Francis de Sales Church
Two new Ole Miss admission rules set to take effect
Registrar Robert B. Ellis announced two June effective changes at the University of Mississippi. The updates tighten admission by detailing required courses and setting a passing grade for entrance exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford, Miss
UPI
Robert B. Ellis
University of Mississippi
Stock Averages Mixed as Industrials Dip in Trading
The Dow Jones industrials slipped 1.64 to 677.45 while railroads moved up 0.05 to 150 544. Utilities fell 0.72 to 135.45 and the composite average declined 0.60 to 240.07. Sales reached 1 730 000.
Uklejas Visit for 10th Wedding Anniversary in Bennington
Mrs. Ukleja and husband from North Brookfield Mass visited Bennington and Williamstown to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary. They called on Ukleja family and Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Nourse. Other items note Valentine bridge luncheon at Mt Anthony Country Club and various local meetings and events including VFW Auxiliary, Boy Scouts, town board sessions, and bank holiday closings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ukleja
North Brookfield
Mass
Bennington
Williamstown
Ukleja
Ronald Morse
Perley Nourse
Earl Buzzell
Uklejas
Bennington County Medical Auxiliary
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Barnett Faces In Criminal Contempt
The defendant cannot avoid a penalty by agreeing to obey the order and purge himself. Fines or sentences are nearly unlimited in both types of contempt.
Mrs. Ernest Corbett 87 Wilmington Obituary
Mrs. Ernest Corbett formerly Eva Griffin, 87, of Castle Hill died at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington after a 10 day stay. Born May 2, 1875 in West Halifax, she taught in Halifax and Wilmington and married James Corbett on June 10, 1908. She leaves a daughter Marion Corbett, a brother Fred Griffin, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Wilmington. Burial in Cutting Cemetery. memorials to Baptist Church fund.
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Wilmington
West
Halifax
Frank
Alma (Brown) Griffin
Mr. Corbett
Brooklyn
Wilmington Baptist Church
Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society
Victory Grange
Marion G. Corbett
Dana School
Rutland
Fred N. Griffin
Pittsfield
Mass
First Baptist Church
Reginald Martin
Cutting Cemetery
Covey Funeral
Baptist Church Memorial Fund
Miss Emily Thresher 90 nurse died at Putnam Memorial Hospital
Miss Emily Thresher a private duty nurse long based in New York City died Thursday night at Putnam Memorial Hospital. A native of England she lived in the United States for many years and resided in Manchester for some time. She leaves a nephew Edgar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Thresher
New York City
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Miss Thresher
England
United States
Manchester
Edgar
Canada parties shift as Liberals gain in polls
Public opinion shows Liberals rising since the last election while Conservatives fall. Social Credit and New Democratic leaders plan to target the Liberals as front runners, with Thompson predicting a collapse of the Conservatives. To win a majority, Conservatives must gain 18 seats, Liberals 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Democratic Party
Social Credit
House of Commons
Quebec
Liberals
New Democratic
Robert Thompson
John Diefenbaker
Thompson
Infant daughter of Dr and Mrs Frost dies in Loudonville
Elizabeth A Frost, infant daughter of Dr Oakley and Mrs Frost of 86 South gate Road Loudonville, died Thursday at Albany Medical Center. She leaves two brothers Eric S and Randall O of Loudonville. Funeral at Robert F Dufresne Funeral Home Latham and interment in Pleasant View Cemetery Middletown Springs Vermont.
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Loudonville
N.Y
Elizabeth A
Oakley Frost
Southgate Road
Albany Medical Center
Bennington, VI
Eric S
Randall O
Robert F. Dufresne
Old Loudon Road
Latham
Pleasant View Cemetery
Middletown Springs
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Democratic Caucus
Dewey
Putnam Hospital
Union School
North Bennington High School
Bennington Catholic High School
Bennington High School
Shaftsbury School
Pownal Center School
Fienberg
Bennington, Vt
Frost's
Schraffti Valentine
Ambassador
Frost
North ST
D.C
H.greenberg & Son
The
Agnes Rockwood
Len Morrison
Washington
U.S
Winston L. Prouty
Leonard
General Assembly
Eulogy
Vermont General Assembly
House
Senate
State Senate
Ralph A. Foote
Frederick J. Fayette
Dchittenden
Reid Lefevre
R-Bennington
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Bennington Briefs
VFW
Margaret Knights
Boy Scouts Troop 53
Second Congregational Church
Camp Woodford
Bennington Board of Civil Authority
Moose Hall
Babcock
League of Women Voters Unit
Barnett
Ernest F. Corbett
Canada
Elizabeth A. Frost
Harte Theatre
Jules Verne
Eves & Sun
Haynes & Kane, Inc
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