Plan to Form Labor Council Talks in Bennington Area
Formation of a Bennington area labor council will be on the agenda of two regular union meetings this week. Local 534 Ben-Mont Papers meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Eagles Hall, and Local 545 H T Cushman Mfg Co meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at North Bennington Fireman’s Hall. Ralph Williams VLC president is expected to discuss functions and steps to organize a council, with Martin Greenberg likely in attendance. Local 170 members from Bennington College may join the Cushman meeting to participate in the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Area
Labor Council
Eagles Hall
Ben-Mont
North Bennington
H. T. Cushman Mfg
Ralph Williams
Vermont Labor Council
VLC
Williams
Martin Greenberg
United Auto Workers
Bennington College
Cushman
Area Labor Council
Ruth Colombo
Greenberg
Confederated Labor Body
Hoff Plans Senate House Panel On State Government
Hoff will consult a mixed panel of lawmakers and experts including Sens John Boylan Samuel Fishman Rep Willis Curtis and editors and business leaders to study economy local government and Vermont income trends. The group aims to provide factual findings and involve legislators who have not refused to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Boylan
Russex
Samuel W. Fishman
D - Addison
Willis L. Curtis
R - Hartland
John S. Hooper
Brattleboro Reformer
Andrew Nuquist
University of Vermont
Walter Cook
Vermont Electric Co-op Inc
Walter Herlihy
General Electric
Rutland
Ludlow
Robert Slocum
Mobil Oil Co
Burlington
Vermont
Hoff
Women of Moose Hold Valentine Party and Initiation
Twenty five members attended a Valentine party after the regular Moose meeting on Wednesday night. Initiation brought Pauline Waitekus as a new member sponsored by Anna Bahan. Clara Harrington chaired the chapter night program and donated a cut glass set won by Marion Char est. Mil dred Colvin won second prize in the hat contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Waitekus
Anna Bahan
Clara Harrington
Isabella Stone
Mildred Colvin
Marion Charest
Doris Knights
Toby Atwood
Dana Bell
Lynn Harrington
Isabelle LaBarge
Weekend Car Crashes Reported With Minor Damage
State Police reported two weekend accidents. In Stamford a Nashua man collided with a Massachusetts driver after skidding on Vermont Route 8. damage was $75 for the Nashua car and $175 for the other vehicle, with no injuries. In Arlington a North Adams man rear ended Roy Wheeler Jr.'s car after Wheeler slowed to turn onto Vermont 313. damage was $150 and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis B. Dean
Nashua
N.H
Vermont
Stamford
Carl J. Bredeski Jr
Adams
Mass
Dean
Eredeski
Bredeski
Vermont 313
Arlington
Roy Wheeler Jr
Argyle
N.Y
U.S. 7
James W. McKendree
North Adams
Wheeler
Pole
McKendree
Elks Lodge Renews Honor For Past Rulers Ritual Night
Bennington Lodge of Elks hosts a ceremony honoring past exalted rulers with a ritual initiation of a large class of candidates. Michael J Fraher Jr leads a committee selecting past rulers as a dinner follows a cocktail hour for guests and lodge officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Michael J. Fraher Jr
John H. Maloney
Joseph Y. Shaffe
Kennedys Try 50 Mile Walks From Washington Toward Thurmont
President Kennedy and the First Lady began a weekend walking spree from New York to Washington with 50 miles of hiking. The attorney general and aides joined a 37 year old legal official on a four person trek ending with a late night arrival and a 9 am Mass followed by ice skating. The Kennedy party split time between Manhattan theater outings and Park Avenue dining before resuming walks in soggy park grass in temperatures near 40 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thurmont
Kennedy
First Lady
New York
Manhattan
Kennedys
Lee Radziwill
Park Avenue
Lee
Benefit card party aids Bennington retarded children fund
Bennington cosmetologists host a benefit card party Tuesday night at Mt. Anthony Country Club to raise funds for Bennington Friends of Retarded Children. Proceeds support the cause. attendees should bring cards and tallies. prizes and refreshments provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Bennington Friends of
Rites Held for Judge Leonard Morrison in Vermont
State and judiciary delegates attend the funeral of Superior Judge Leonard W. Morrison in Bennington Vermont. Dignitaries include Vermont Supreme Court justices Gov Hoff Lt Gov Foote former governors and U S officials. Committal in St Bridget's Cemetery Maynard Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Morrison
Vermont Supreme Court
Philip H. Hoff
Ralph A. Foote
Vermont
Leonard W. Morrison
Morrison
Bennington County
Gibney, Haynes & Kane
U.S. District Court
Ernest W. Gibson
Brattleboro
Joseph B. Johnson
Springfield
Bennington
Supreme Court
James S. Holden
North Bennington
High Court
Albert W. Barney Jr
St. Johnsbury
Milford K. Smith
Rutland
Natt L. Divo
William F. Kearns
Montpelier
Bennington Banner
Pallbearers
Ronald V.B. Sinclair
John P. Proud
James McGurn
Ellis Winslow
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
New England
New York State
Maine Association of Assessing Officers
St. Bridget’s Cemetery
Maynard
Mass
A. E. Patten Sr. Dies at 74 Former State Custodian
Arthur E. Patten Sr. 74, longtime Bennington Battle Monument custodian and former insurance agent, died suddenly at home on Country Club Road. Born December 15, 1888 in Shaftsbury, he worked for Prudential and Charles Cooper Co. before retirement in 1960. He leaves wife Rose, son Arthur Jr., two brothers, a sister, four grandchildren, and nieces and nephew. Funeral Tuesday at Mahar & Son with Requiem High Mass at St. Francis de Sales Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Patten Sr
Country Club Road
Bennington Battle Monument
Mr. Patten
Shaftsbury
Charles E
Sara (Barry) Patten
Prudential Insurance Co
Charles Cooper Co
Monument
St. Francis de Sales Church
St. Francis Holy Name Society
Bennington Council
Knights of Columbus
Funeral services for Ora L Stratton
Ora L Stratton died Thursday. Funeral was held Saturday at Hanson son Walbridge Funeral Home with Rev. Melvin R McGaughey officiating. Entombment followed at Park Lawn Chapel. burial planned at White Chapel Cemetery. Relatives and friends attended from Albany and other parts of New York state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora L. Stratton
Hansonson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Melvin R. McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Park Lawn Chapel
White Chapel Cemetery
Albany
New York State
Funeral for Kevin Doyle Draws Scouts and Community
The Arlington St Colum bans Church filled for the funeral of Kevin Thomas Doyle eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Edward Doyle died Friday at Albany Medical Center. Rev Joseph Fox of Boston officiated in the absence of the pastor Rev Gerald Buckley. Bearers were six Boy Scouts and honorary bearers were Cub Scouts pack 34. Entombment was in St Columbans vault with burial to follow in St Columbans Cemetery, with mourners from Massachusetts New York and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington — St. Columban’s
Kevin Thomas Doyle
Edward Doyle
Albany
N.Y
Gerald Buckley
Joseph Fox
Boston
John Secor
Daniel Zimmer
Neil Knapp
Patrick O'Neil
Russell Holton
Curt Albee
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Kevin
St. Columban’s
St. Columban’'s
Massachusetts
New York
Obituary: Joel C. R. Palmer longtime Bennington official
Joel Clyde Romaine Palmer 81 former Bennington selectman Republican leader and Old First Church trustee emeritus died Sunday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born May 14 1881 in Westeville Ohio he was Harvard engineering graduate 1904 and worked as New York Telephone engineer and later Western Electric patent attorney. He served Bennington as selectman 1949 1952 and sat on local cemetery and historical groups. Survived by wife Ruth and three daughters and six grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 11 am at Old First Church with entombment in Park Lawn Chapel burial later at Old Bennington Cemetery. Friends may call Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Clyde Romaine Palmer
Bennington
Old First Church
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mr. Palmer
Westeville
Ohio
Colin Ford
Adrianna Louise
Romaine) Palmer
Leicester
Mass
Harvard University
New York Army National Guard
New York Telephone Co
Western Electric Co
New Rochelle
N.Y
Ruth (Coney) Henderson
Palmyra
Dorothy P. Pascoe
Scarsdale
Robert
Jean) D. Dills
Wilton
Obituary Notices for Babcock and Danforth Noted in Bennington Area
Charles H. Babcock 82 a Petersburg NY native and Bennington area resident died after a brief illness. He left a wife Mary F. Robare four sons eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren with funeral services at Hanson Walbridge. Willis Danforth 62 Hoosick Falls carpenter and businessman died at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge after illness. He is survived by wife Laura Carpenter four sons and Stanton Danforth plus 17 grandchildren. Entombment in Park Lawn and Woodlands Cemeteries planned with services at Hanson Walbridge and Leo J Mahar Funeral Home respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Babcock
Petersburg
N.Y
Pownal
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Sidney and
Jennie (Aldrich) Babcock
North Adams
Mass
Bennington
Richard C. Babc
First Methodist Church
Park Lawn
Hoosick Rural Cemetery
Hoosick Falls
Willis Danforth
Troy
Mary McClellan
Cambridge
Town of
Laura Carpenter
Frankly
Stanton Danforth
Winter Park
Fla
Leo J. Mahar
Main St
Joel B. Miller
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Woodlands Cemetery
Five Day Forecast Foresee Cold Spells and Brief Warmups
The forecast for Tuesday through Saturday shows average temperatures 3 to 7 degrees below normal. Expect generally colder days with occasional brief warm periods and overall lingering cool conditions.
Stock Averages Show Modest Dow Jones Shifts
Noon figures from Dow Jones Bache in Albany report the industrials at 679.21 up .71, railroads at 151.68 up 4, utilities 135.82 up 4, and the composite at 240.95 down .01 with total sales of 1,750,000.
Funeral rites for Mrs Mich ael Gunshannon
Funeral services for Mrs Mich ael Gunshannon nee Isa bella Merrow were held at Mahar & Son Funeral Home and St Francis de Sales Church. Rev Walter F Miller offered a Requiem High Mass and Fr Miller led the Rosary. Bearers were James Connell Hugh Clark Richard Cardinal and John Bellrose. Burial will be in the spring with relatives from Flushing Oneonta and Rutland present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Gunshannon
Isabella Merrow
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. Francis de Sales Church
Walter F. Miller
Miller
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
Francis B. Flanagan
James Connell
Hugh Clark
Richard Cardinal
John Bellrose
Park Lawn Chapel
Flushing
Oneonta
N.Y
Rutland
Bennington GOP Caucus Tonight Sees Few Candidates
Bennington Republicans caucus tonight to nominate town officers for March 5 Town Meeting. No announced candidates oppose Democrat Richard Van Santvoord for a fourth term as selectman. Few other nominations expected among GOP incumbents. Caucus begins at 8 p.m. in the Bennington County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Selectman
Richard van Santvoord
Shadowbrook Road
Bennington County
Fresh Snow Draws Crowds to Petersburgh Pass Ski Area
Williams town Massachusetts Peters burg Pass ski area reports a surge in visitors as fresh snow from Saturday night brings total skiers to over 300 on Sunday. All trails remain in good condition with continuous pulverizing. A Valentine’s Day special offers couples facility use for the price of one ticket on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Petersburg Pass
Mrs Jolly longtime area resident dies after brief illness
Mrs Theodore Jolly age 45 formerly Anna Chase of South Stream Road died Saturday after a brief illness. Born March 27 1917 in Guilderland she leaves husband two daughters nine sisters and four brothers. Funeral Wednesday at Maher Son Funeral Home 8 30 a m and St Francis de Sales Church 9 a m with Requiem High Mass. Burial in Park Lawn Chapel Entombment at cemetery. Family visitation tonight 7 to 9 and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Rosary at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Jolly
Anna Chase
South Stream Road
Walter and
Emma (Kilmer) Chase
Guilderland
N Y
Stillwater
N.Y
Mr. Jolly
Mechanicville
St. Francis de Sales Church
Donald
Anita) Capella
Gerard
Norma) Boutin
Bennington
Mahar & Son Funeral
St. Francis de Sales
Park Lawn Chapel
Miss Harriet Bell 68 Dies After Illness At Home
Miss Harriet Colvin Bell, 68, of Glens Falls died Friday afternoon at the Regan Denny Funeral Home after a short illness. A World War I secretary in Washington and later a librarian in Glens Falls, she was born June 11, 1894, in Glens Falls. She lived with Gertrude Robinson for 14 years. She leaves a brother, H. Waite Bell of Hartford, Conn, and a niece and nephew. Interment will be in a Glens Falls cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Harriet Colvin Bell
Gertrude Robinson
Bell
Washington, D.C
Glens Falls
N.Y
Horace
Helen Bell
Regan & Denny
H. Waite Bell
Hartford, Conn
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Moose
Harte Theatre
Jules Verne
Technicolor
Buena Vista Distribution Co Inc
Walt Disney Productions
Elks Lodge
Walker
Benningtonian
Ronald V. B. Sinclair
William K. Kearns
Raymond P. Bett
Gibney, Haynes and Kane
Edmunds
T. J. Lanigan
Union Street
Baldwinsville
General Electric Co
Daytona Beach
Bennington Lions Club
Knotty Pine
Jack Clawson
Jeff
Ray Lovely
Taconic
Phil Mexico
Mont National Scout Ranch
New Mexico
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange
Mt. Equinox Grange
John Page
Stephen L. Vince
Mechanic Street
Vince
of C
Arthur Patten Sr
Second Congregational Church
Martha Tifft
Katharine Grant
Edward Streeter
St. Jean's
Ste. Catherine
Edward Pinsonneault
Park St
Holy Name Society
Bennington Catholic High School
Lincoln’s
Bennington Co-Operative Savings & Loan Association
Betsey Donnelly
Ray’s
Campbell’s
Maxwell House
Charles Fitzpatrick
Montgomery
Vincent O'Reilly
S.S.E
Anthony Brackett
Cleon A. Perkins
State Highway Board
David W. Anderson
George W. Davis
Fish and Game
Bar Associations
Mr. Morrison
Reid Lefevre
Eugene V. Clark
U.S
George D. Aiken
Winston L. Prouty
Robert T. Stafford
Neal Houston
Rep. Stafford
Francis E. Morrissey
St. Michael's College
St. Joseph
Claude A. Rich
Albert B. Christie
A. E. Patten Sr
Rose A. Belisle
Patten
Arthur E. Patten Jr
Earle Patten
Raymond Patten
Isabelle Walsh
Holy Name and
Joel C. R. Palmer
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
GOP
Mrs. Theodore Jolly
Harriet C. Bell
Fienberg
Main Benn
CBU
OS Inoveck Shultz
MR Ors
Frihofer’s Valentine
Salem’s
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