Putnam Hospital Adds Surgical Aid Equipment
Putnam Memorial Hospital reports two new items a scopette and an internal external defibrillator with training sessions planned. Dr Herrick notes the tools will aid patient safety during operations while Bromberg from Corbin Farnsworth teaches application and chest massage techniques for cardiac rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Francis Herrick
Dorothy Houston
Agnes Cunningham
Joan Gates
Frances Crozier
Hagerman
Robert D. Stout
Herrick
Stout
Louis Bromberg
Corbin-Farnsworth
Bromberg
Local Families Welcome Newborns and January Births
Names list of parents and families from Hoosick Falls, Hoosick, Bennington, Arlington, Lchester Depot, Dorset and Beastington area with newborn daughters reported on Feb. dates. Included are Mr and Mrs cross of Beastington and Mr and Mrs Rogers of Powrkil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Boepple
Baby
Merton Cross
Beastington
Donald Rogers
Powrkil
Five Day Forecast for Boston Regions
The 5 day forecast shows temperatures in northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island averaging 3 to 6 degrees above normal from Thursday through Monday. Colder Thursday with gradual warming later. light snow or flurries possible Thursday night into Friday on higher terrain with small amounts of snowfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U.S. Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Bennington Briefs Include Meetings and Local Notices
Local groups set meetings across Bennington with times and locations for FOE Auxiliary at Eagles hall on North Street and UCS policy committee at Jolivette Building Willow Road. Village police report theft of a 22 caliber target pistol and tools from Art Ward’s Ben Mont Avenue store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FOE
Eagles’ Hall
North Street
United Counseling Service Board of Trustees
UCS
Jolivette Building
Willow Road
Art Ward
Ben Mont Ave
Ivor Johnson
Valentine's Day Social Tonight at St Peter's Church
Tonight at St Peter's Church a Valentine's Day box social for members and friends will feature heart shaped snacks and an auction. Women should bring wrapped boxes for two, and attendees need not come as couples. The program starts at 8 PM with cooking demonstrations by David Jareckie, plus four short films including a Gay Nineties feature and a Keystone Cops escapade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Church
David Jareckie
Keystone Cops
Requiem for Mildred Carpenter Held in Arlington
A Requiem Eucharist for Miss Mildred Potter Carpenter who died Sunday was held Tuesday at St. James Episcopal Church Arlington with Rev. Clement Belcher officiating. Choir and organ accompanied service attended by friends from Bennington Arlington and New York. Burial followed at Mt Hope Cemetery Worcester Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Potter Carpenter
Georgiana Leake
Arlington
St. James Episcopal Church
Clement G. Belcher
Bennington
New York
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Worcester
Mass
John Kelly of Hoosick F A funeral held in F N Y
The funeral of John Kelly a Hoosick native was held Saturday from the Leo J Mahar Funeral Home and the Church of the Immaculate Conception A Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev Lawrence J Gerrity O S A Interment was in St Marys Cemetery with committal by Rev Emile H Mission USA Bearers were Robert Austin Edward Hogan Arthur Hogan John Austin Thomas Kenney and Joseph Corcoran Father Mission recited the Rosary at the funeral home Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick F . N.Y
John Kelly
Hoosick
Leo J. Mahar
Church of the Immaculate
Lawrence J. Gerrity
O.S.A
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Emile H. Mission
U.S.A
Robert Austin
Edward and
Arthur Hogan
John Austin
Thomas Kenney
Joseph Corcoran
Father Mission
Kennedy Talks With Sukarno Amid West New Guinea Row
U S Attorney General Robert F Kennedy met with Indonesian President Sukarno in Jakarta to discuss Dutch held West New Guinea. Kennedy dodged a fried egg thrown at a student rally and urged mutual understanding during a three day Indonesian tour that includes Bali. Subandrio said talks aim for a speedy solution with negotiations to resume Sunday.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Robert F. Kennedy
Sukarno
West New Guinea
U.S
Bali
Kennedy
University of Indonesia
United States
You
Holland
Hell
Subandrio
Lions Hear Hicks Speak on Bennington Growth Plans
Donald C. Hicks village president spoke at the Bennington Lions Club meeting about Bennington's future including the bypass, shopping areas and village town projections. The event featured remarks on bowling league standings, eye testing equipment donated to schools, and a Tri-State Music Festival set for May 18-19 in Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Lions Club
Donald C. Hicks
Lion Walter C. Wood
Bennington High School
Hicks
Bennington
King Lion Richard Arrison
Fred Butler
Richard Arrison
Richard Fonteneau
Butler
Wayne King
Fonteneau
Lions Clubs
Arlington
Norshaft
Manchester
Alan Evens
Walter C. Wood
Bennington Lions
Wood
Clement Walker
Leon Wagner
Harry Ed
Plan for Vermont sewage plant to serve towns and facilities
Young proposes a treatment plant over half a mile west of town on the river's south bank to service about two and a half miles of intercepting pipes and public facilities. LaRosa explains penalties for rural violations and state-court remedies, noting no Vermont town has faced such action yet and warning delaying increases costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
LaRosa
Board of Water Resources
la Rosa
Vermont
Cotton Industry Speaks Through Tariff Debate
The cotton industry growers and manufacturers will offer no testimony, aligning with the Agriculture Department. President Kennedy directed the Tariff Commission to consider duties to restrain imports, with Orville Freeman backing import fees to protect price supports, acreage allotments, and exports. Sherman urged an import equalization fee equal to the 8.5 cent per pound export subsidy to steady domestic cotton prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Kennedy
Tariff Commission
Orville L. Freeman
Sherman
U.S
Vermont Maple Queen Crowned At Barre Farm Show
Miss J. Carol Brown 19, daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Brown of Bennington and formerly of Wilmington, was named Vermont Maple Queen at the 28th Vermont Farm Show in Barre. A sophomore at the University of Vermont, she works summers at Coombs Sugarhouse in Wilmington. The three day show drew record crowds and attendance was expected to reach 10 000. Miss Brown will promote the maple sugar industry at the Eastern States Exposition next September and other Vermont Maple Industry Council events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre
J. Carol Brown
Leonard Brown
Bennington
Wilmington
Vermont
Miss Brown
University of Vermont
Coombs
Vermont National and Savings Bank
Vermont Maple Industry Council
Girl Scout Round-Up Names Arlington Patrol Catamounts
Eleven girls attended the February Round-Up at Arlington Community Center with Nancy Thompson presiding. Pins and emblems were shown before starting a new project. After lunch, patrol name Catamounts was chosen, sugar on snow served, next meeting March 17 at Second Congregational Church with square dancing. chaperones Mrs. Harold Riemann and Mrs. W. Oldendorph drove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Community Center
Nancy Thompson
Second Congregational Church
Harold Riemann
W. Oldendorph
Firemen Escape Roof Collapse At Wagon Wheels
Four Lynnfield firemen leaped 20 feet to safety when the Wagon Wheels restaurant on Route 1 near Route 128 collapsed as fire destroyed the wooden structure. Owner Steve Drougas estimated damage at $75,000. Cause not yet determined. Traffic jammed for over a mile in each direction while State Police untangled the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody
Mass
Lynnfield
Wagon Wheels
U.S. Route 1
Steve Drougas
Young Gunman Robs Dixie Finance in Second Thefts Within Month
In Birmingham Alabama a young gunman robbed R D Head of Dixie Finance Co for the second time in a month. Head said the robber warned him not to worry and claimed he was leaving town. The thief fled with a small cash sum following a prior $232 haul last theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
R. D. Head
Dixie Finance Co
Head
Hicks Proclaims Brotherhood Week in Bennington
Village President Donald C. Hicks issues Brotherhood Week and Interfaith Day for Bennington observance. Interfaith Banquet at Mt Anthony Country Club on Feb 22 at 6 30 p.m. Rabbi Michael Szenes of Schenectady to speak. posters by Harold Kramer of 223 Washington Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Hicks
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Hicks
Michael Szenes
Schenectady
Harold Kramer
Washington Ave
Court Action Aims to Resolve Water Rights Dispute
Village leaders discussed a court action to make the town the direct heir to the water company while Old Bennington trustees argued the water board would keep control over long-range development rates and operations. Attending were town selectmen Horst Shields Loyal Nash trustee Robert Smith and Supt Emory Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bennington
Water Board
Horst
Shields
Nash
Robert Smith
Water Department
Emory Wheeler
Reopen Hearings on Vermont Highway Dept
Closed door sessions planned today as a legislative commission resumes hearings at the Statehouse. Sen. James Oakes, R Windham, chairman, says the focus will be the engineering division and plans for future meetings.
Keyser funds used to entertain Vermont Life editor
Gov Keyser used his personal expense account to pay $446 for entertainment for writers photographers and artists tied to Vermont Life editor Walter Hard Jr. The payments were processed by the Department of Administration since September and justified as Hard acting as Keyser’s state promotion representative. Hard says the editor must cultivate contacts and that Keyser approved the payments to resolve the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex
General Assembly
Hard
Keyser
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Mark Wilkins
Richard Krawczyk
Thomas Baldwin
N.Y
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Donald H. Kelley
Morgan Street
Bennington Board of Civil Authority
Harley E. Hurlburt
Paul Hurlburt
Putnam St
Union College
Union
Air Force
Hurlburt
Grant-Auering
Thomas William Grant
William Grant
South Street
Donna Lee Auernig
Frank Auernig
Hoosick Falls
Daughters of the American Revolution
Bennington Free Library
Harry S. Moses
Europe
National Congress
Washington, D.C
William E. Dailey
Gunnar Hansen
Bennington Graded School
M. E. Rudd Co
Robert B. Costine
Stamford
Stephen Doane
Londonderry
Acacia
Morris Pierson Jr
Manchester Center
Peter J. Whalen
Sigma Phi
Rich
Ard Badger
North Bennington
Theta Chi
Jennie Yett
Jennie Yett’s
Weeks Street
Mildred Carpenter
Bob Kennedy
James Playetis
L. D. Dexheimer & Son, Inc
Guilford
N. Y
William Myers Jr
Playoffs
Paradise
Bennington Girl Farm Show Queen
Girl Scout
Walker
Valentine
Evans News
North & Main Ste
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Quinlan
Hawley Company
Drake
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