Buy-Rite Fraud Trial Opens in Burlington Court
Testimony began in U S District Court in Burlington in the Buy-Rite fraud case charging five individuals and four corporations with mail fraud and related offenses. The 28 count indictment cites 3 6 million mailings to recruit members and defraud, with a trial expected to last about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
U.S. District Court
John Grady
Wayne N.J
T. C. Fry Jr
Matthew Grady
Wyckoff, N.J
Lawrence Press
Larry Press
Lodi
N.J
Buy-Rite Buyers Club Inc
Bennington
Factory Supply Co
Brattleboro
U.S
Matthew G. Leary Jr
Fry
Scouts Award Pins Mark Court of Awards at St Peters Church
More than 125 Girl Scouts, parents and friends attended Troop 6 Court of Awards at St Peters Episcopal Church. Pins and proficiency badges were presented to named scouts. color guard led by Sharon La Porte and others. Also noted: pre sentence investigation for Elwell and a Boise man’s arrest for robbery. Memorial service announced for Mrs Fannie J Webster, lifelong Bennington resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
L. F. Kemmerer
Walter McGarey
Beverly Petrelis
Carol Noyes
Amy Howlett
Susan Porter
Anne Horst
Ruth Gavin
Ann Eddington
Sharon McHugh
Pamela McGarey
Linda Gall
Nancy Richards
Patty Godek
Sharon LaPort
Kemmerer
Frederick Wolf
Peggy Brunina
Kenneth Porter
Arthur Wickenden
Bennington
Ruth Call
St. Mary’s Guild
Fienberg
Elwell
Marine Corps
Daniel Holland
Goddard
Curtis E. Knowles
Boise
Idaho
Frederick Graves
Leader House
Pleasant Street
Graves
Hospital Notes Admissions Mix in Bennington Area
Admissions list includes Master Denis Ouellette and Master Terry Bluto from North Bennington along with Miss Jane Thomson and Miss Cindy Campbell. Also noted are Nancy Boudakian Mrs Elizabeth Ekwall Muriel Thomas and Gladys Harris with ties to North Bennington North Pownal Hoosick and North Pownal in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denis Ouellette
Bennington
Mary Frost
Hoosick
Jane Thomson
North Bennington
Terry Bluto
Cindy Campbell
North Pownal
Nancy Boudakian
Elizabeth Ekwall
Muriel Thomas and
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs. Theodore Jolly and Joel Palmer
Funeral services for Mrs. Theodore Jolly, formerly Anna Chase, were held at Mahar & Son Funeral Home and St Francis de Sales Church with Rev. Msgr. Flanagan as celebrant. Entombment was in Park Lawn Chapel and relatives came from Mechanicville Schenectady Albany and other areas. Also observed was the funeral of Joel C R Palmer of South Stream Road former Bennington selectman who died Sunday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Services were at Old First Church Bennington with Rev. Bell and Rev. Street officiating. Honorary bearers included Weston Hadden and Chris Nanz among others. representatives from New York Telephone Co and Western Electric Co attended. Burial planned in Old Bennington family plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie J. (Everett) Webster
Homer H. Webster
Bennington
Second Congregational Church
Stephen C. Greene
Board For World Ministries
United Church of Christ
King’s Daughters of
Pleasant View
Burlington
Plymouth
N.H
Lancaster
Theodore Jolly
Anna Chase
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. Francis de Sales Church
Francis B. Flanagan
Leo Lefebrere Sr
Leo Lefebrere Jr
Stillwater
N.Y
William Jolly
Kenneth Baker
Harold Hayes
Schuylerville
Floyd Baker
Mechanicville
Flanagan
Joel C.R. Palmer
South Stream Road
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Old First Church
Old Bennington
Robert P. Bell
Thomas Street
Williamstown
Mass
Stanley R. Pike
Weston Hadden
Howard Henderson
Rochester
Chris Nanz
New York City
Western Electric Co
Robert D. Dills
Wilton
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral
Park Lawn Chapel
Old Bennington Cemetery
Scarsdale
New Rochelle
Carlisle
Bennington Briefs include hospital stay and events
John E. Brooks of Keene NH seeks treatment at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Girl Scout nut sale Saturday 10 am to 4 pm contact Mrs. Bergquist at 26529. Bennington Club roasts Saturday night with dancing. reservations open. Moose Club serves fried seafood Friday with Gerald Cornell cooking and Helen Galipeau on piano. Rabbi Kaufman to discuss The Book of Job on WBTN at 8:45 am Friday. Bowen family vacationers return Monday from Virgin Islands. weather noted as sunny 85F day, 75F night. Iron Kettle Friday specials, and classified ads for sleep-in help and humidifier. Feb 14 15 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Club
Gerald Cornell
Helen Galipeau
Sigmund I. Kaufman
Temple Beth el
WBTN
Raymond B. Bowen
Donald A. Campbell
Woodford Road
Virgin Islands
Bennington
Bowen
St. Croix
Christiansted
Town Budget Sees 1963 General Fund Rise to 279250
Selectmen plan a 1963 general fund budget of 279 250 up about 3 000 from 1962 while spending remains 13 600 below 1962 total. The report notes increased poor relief at 63 000 and outlines allocations for hospitals and litigation costs with expected tax rate changes and potential 21 cent rise if all special appropriations pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Langlois
Henry W. Putnam
Clark’s Woods
Lover’s Lane
Regional Planning Commission
Flowers and Candies Create Valentine Cheer
Feature explains how roses irises and tulips convey romance with meanings for each bloom. It notes daffodils suggest dizziness from love and lists other flowers with symbolic messages. The piece mentions Peter's Ice Cream and Candy Store offering hand picked chocolates and explains St Valentine’s Day roots in both pagan and Christian traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster’s Dictionary
Narkissos
Daffy
Peter’s
Bennington
Juno
Hera
Valentine
School Board Deliberates on BCHS and Benhi Shop Admissions
Trustees backed Heath and Kirsch as they defended the policy on shop course admissions. Four BCHS students in machine shop lack basic prerequisites, while BCHS expansion to admit more students could raise legal and moral questions and provoke parental action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin A. Riley
BCHS
Ivor S. Pelsue
John P. Riddle
J. Goodall Hutton
Fr. Spinelli
Kirsch
Benhi
Ronald R. Knapp
Riley
Benci
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Theodore Jolly
Chestertown
Warrensburg
Schenectady
Albany
Round Lake
Hinsdale
Bennington Briefs
John E. Brooks
Keene, N.H
Bradford Brooks
Gage Street
Roy Bergquist
Bergquist
Bennington Club
New England
George Bond
Union St
Dial
M.E. Rudd Co
South Street
Girard Perregaux
Fine Watches
Noveck
Shultz
Main St
W.T. Grant
Bennington Road
First National
Burgess Brothers
Lloyd
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Salem’s
YMCA
Deer Park
Brooklyn District
Sheilah Marlowe
Bennington Flats
W.T. Grant Co
John P. Dane
Herbert H. Leonard
Greater
Cole Slaw
Bevera C
Newburg
Bevera
Harte Harte Theatre
Eminaton
Walt Disney Son of Flubber
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