Village Planners Elect Stone and Study Regional Plan
The Bennington Village Planning Commission elected John R. Stone as chairman and Robert L. Hagerman as clerk at its first meeting in the Town Office. The panel will seek voter approval to join with neighboring towns in forming a regional planning commission and may study zoning, building and fire codes, electrical codes, and parking and traffic in the central business district regardless of regional status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Harold Griffin
Fillmore St
Oscar Fienberg
Elm St
Funeral for Fred Beloin Held in Sacred Heart Church
Funeral services for Fred Beloin were conducted at Mahar and Son Funeral Home and Sacred Heart Church with a Requiem High Mass by Rev. Gerard Brennan. Pallbearers included Gideon LaCroix and Adjutor Boutin. Entombment followed at Park Lawn Chapel with spring burial planned. relatives attended from St. John's Quebec West Springfield and Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Beloin
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar and Son Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Church
Gerard Brennan
John Frader
Gideon LaCroix
Adjutor Boutin
Gerald Boutin
Paul LeClerc
Anatole
Hubert Grenon
Park Lawn Chapel
Park Lawn Cemetery
St.John’s
Quebec
Funeral services for Mrs Walter Higgins held in city
Funeral rites for Mrs Walter Higgins formerly Mabel Bleau were conducted at Mahar and Son Funeral Home and St. Francis de Sales Church with a Requiem High Mass by Msgr. Francis B. Flanagan. Rosary led by Flanagan on Wednesday night. Pallbearers included Henry and Elijah Howard Claude Eastman and Harold Davenport. Chapel and burial planned in spring at the family cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Higgins
Mabel Bleau
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar and Son Funeral Home
St. Francis de Sales Church
Francis B. Flanagan
Flanagan
Henry
Elijah Howard
Claude Eastman
Harold Davenport
Park Lawn Chapel
YMCA Campaign Nears Its Goal
Bennington Area YMCA Campaign Division heads met at Mt. Anthony Country Club with co chairmen Herbert H. Leonard and Frank A. Howlett Jr. to review progress. In two weeks a progress report and final push are planned as about 16 217 has been raised leaving 1 783 to reach the 18 000 goal for 1962.
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Bennington Area
YMCA
Herbert H. Leonard
Frank A. Howlett Jr
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Vermont Court Sessions Hear Traffic Guilty and Guilty Pleas
Anne C Noel of 211 Grandview St faced a careless driving charge and was released on 50 dollar cash bail by Judge Eugene V Clark. Numerous defendants including William E Reed and Walter F Burdick faced charges with varied bail and fines in Vermont municipal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne C. Noel
Grandview St
Eugene V. Clark
William E. Reed
East Arlington
Walter F. Burdick
Pownal
John T. Hathaway
Roxbury
Conn
Vermont
Connecticut
John A. Burgess
Hathaway
Clark
Chauncey C. Peters
Shushan
N.Y
Atty. Burgess
Peters
David J. Dealcorta
Bennington
Bennington Area Births And Admissions Report
Admissions recorded include Mrs Helen Fraher George H Bigart and others in Bennington Arlington Hoosick Falls and Whitingham New York births note a son on Feb 15 at 966 Main St and a daughter and three more sons born to local families on Feb 15 at 31 Bradford Place RR1 North Bennington 122 Morgan St and other addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Fraher
George H. Bigart
Bennington
Jacqueline Blair
Arlington
James Moon
Main St
Norman Main
Bradford Place
William Ellis
North Bennington
Robert Lawton
Morgan St
Obituary for James Coulter a longtime A&P manager in Vermont
James Alexander Coulter 60 of 215 Scott St. a produce manager at the A and P Supermarket died suddenly from a heart attack at his home. Born January 5, 1902 in Jackson N Y he was a son of Henry and Nancy Coulter. He married Mary Curtis in 1925 and lived in the Jackson area before moving to Bennington in 1939. He served on the Bennington Graded School District board and was its chairman. A deacon and usher at First Baptist Church he was active in church efforts. Survived by his wife Mary three children Ronald Coulter Dr Lawrence Coulter and Mrs Carolyn Peckham six grandchildren three sisters and one brother. Calling hours are listed at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with the service pending at First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Alexander Coulter
Scott St
Mr. Coulter
Jackson
N.Y
Henry
Nancy Robertson Coulter
Greenwich
Mary Curtis
Bennington
North Adams
Troy
Fairdale Farms
Coulter
Mary
Ronald Coulter
Colonie
Lawrence Coulter
Lexington
Mass
Burton
Carolyn) Peckham
Pownal
Florence McMorris
Salem
Katherine Kragshow
St. James
First Baptist Church
Former Radio Commentator Fleetwood Lawton and Wife Found Dead
TARZANA California AP Former radio news commentator Fleetwood Lawton 52 and his wife Virginia 48 were found shot to death in their home in a death by own action pact. A note on the door warned police and a nurse later received a letter saying they would both be dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarzana
Calif
Fleetwood Lawton
Virginia
Lawton
KFI
Hollywood
Lawtons
Wilmington Man Roy Chase dies after stroke at 66
Roy Chase 66 retired electrician and former Star Route mail carrier between Wilmington and West Dover died Thursday at the U S Veterans Administration Hospital in White River Junction after a stroke. He served in World War I with the 26th Division in France and was a member of local veterans and fraternal lodges. He is survived by his wife Edith Mae Adams and six children, with six grandchildren and two step grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Roy Chase
Star Route
West Dover
U. S. Veterans’ Administration
White River Junction
Dover Road
Mr. Chase
Wershire
Henry
Lucia Chase
Edith Mae Adams
Bennington
Chase
Springfield
Mass
France
Wilmington Post American Legion
Ioof Lodge
Readsboro
Electricians’ School
Massachusetts
Green Mountain Power Co
Jacksonville Light Co
Althea
Roland Drew
Longmeadow
Walter H. Chase
Turner Afb
Albany
U. S. Air Force Academy
Colordo Springs
Colo
Robert Chase
Higley Hill
Larry
Charlotte Analie
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Roland
Brothville
N.H
Covey Funeral Home
Typical West Virginia Air Force trainee named
West Virginia youth James E. Maynard of Williamson is identified as the typical Air Force trainee. The 19 year old high school graduate, bachelor, from Williamson, serves in Lackland Air Force Base. Officials based the profile on surveys of 18 000 Lackland trainees. Maynard enlisted January 28.
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San Antonio, Tex
Air Force Service
James E. Maynard
Lackland Air Force Base
Military Training Training School
Lackland
Williamson
W. Va
Air Force
Maynard
Edward T. Maynard
Cuba’s UN Resolution on U.S. Interference Defeated
The General Assembly committee rejected key paragraphs of a Cuba backed resolution calling on the United States to halt interference in Cuba. The vote was 50 against to 11 for the first paragraph, with 39 abstentions. A second clause urging peaceful settlement also failed 46 to 39. Cuba and the Soviet bloc supported the measures. most others abstained.
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United Nations
N.Y
Cuba
United States
U.N
General Assembly
Fidel Castro
Organization of American States
Mario Amadeo
Argentina
Valerian A. Zorin
Assembly
Soviet Bloc
Asia
Africa
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Civic Events
Bennington community notes list Edward E. Rudd of the American Legion patient at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Meetings include the Women’s Democratic Club at Mrs. Robert E. Cummings home and the United Counseling Service board in UCS offices. Also on the calendar are VFW and MOC installations, Vermont Legion midwinter meetings in Brando n, and a Bennington Association committee slate. The Kettle Weekend specials advertise seafood chowder and roast turkey meals.
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Edward E. Rudd
Bennington
American Legion
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Women’s Democratic Club
Robert E. Cummings
Grandview Street
The
United Counseling Service
UCS
Willow Road
United Counseling Service Board of Trustees
Canadian Shells Burst Over U S
In Clallam Bay Washington residents were slightly upset when Canadian destroyer Skeena shells misfired and burst overhead. No injuries occurred. Lt. Gov. Cherberg urged friendship and no severing of relations. A widow received shell fragment damage to her roof and Canadian investigators spoke with her. An Army historian noted that prior hitting U S soil was 1814 Plattsburg incident.
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Clallam Bay
Wash
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Skeena
John A. Cherberg
Seattle
Louis Gossom
Winnipeg
Man
Canada
U.S
Plattsburg
N. Y
Reconnaissance Drill Highlights Troop L Lesson
During Monday night drill Lt Herrmann led a lecture discussion on reconnaissance procedures for Troop L 3rd Recon Sqn 102nd AC. Emphasis was on reconnoitering, avoiding conflict when possible, maintaining visual contact with the enemy, and employing track vehicles. A film supplemented the class and quarterly checks were issued to the unit.
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3Rd Recon Sqn
102Nd AC
Herrmann
Card Party Raises 150 For CF Fund
A card party at Mt Anthony Country Club Tuesday night raised about 150 for the Cystic Fibrosis Fund. Prizes were awarded in multiple games with top and low scores noted for each. Local merchants donated prizes and refreshments were provided by club staff. The event supported National Beauty Salon Week and featured Mrs Gordon Barrett of Brattleboro speaking on CF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Bennington
Vermont Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association
M. Dupris
E. Knapp
Amy Montgomery
Amy Howard
Faith Bartlett
Mrs. Baker
Arlene Randall
Evans News
Grand Union
Fairdale Farms
Cookie Jar
Richard Geannelis
Country Club
Gordon Barrett
Brattleboro
Virginia Hamilton
Vermont
Vermont education groups form joint committee on cooperation
The Vermont Education Association and the Vermont State School Directors' Association announce a shared committee to exchange views, foster understanding, and develop cooperation for advancing public education. Co chairs are Aline Ward and Ralph Eaton with members from USSDA and VEA, plus non voting consultants Nichols and Cate.
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Brattleboro
Louise M. Payne
St. Johnsbury
Robert F. Wilson
Bennington
VEA
Catherine Corcoran
North Bennington
Stanley Amadon
Lyndon Center
John P. Goss
Helena Jackman
Essex Junction
Ralph Eaton
Middlebury
Charles B. Nichols Jr
USSDA
Weston A. Cate Jr
AIV Secretary Studies Rutland Railroad Effects in Vermont
Robert Garside field secretary for the Associated Industries of Vermont visits Bennington to gather manufacturer reports on railroad service losses and their impact. He notes AIV has no fixed railroad solution yet and is awaiting the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing set for March 22 in Rutland. Garside also discusses potential regional meetings and ongoing talks with Gov Keyser.
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Rutland
Robert Garside
Associated Industries of Vermont
Bennington
Garside
AIV
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cadets Planned Navy Base Visit After April Dues Review
CAP notes say after dues collection at the last session Lt. J. McHugh conducted an inspection and reported being very satisfied with the squadron aside from minor details. Cadets then had an aircraft in flight class and learned of a planned April visit to the submarine base in New London Connecticut.
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J. McHugh
Appeals to President To Help N H Mill
The president of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO Council urged President Kennedy to use all power to keep the two Goldfine mills in Lebanon open. Thomas J. Pitarys sent a wire citing sympathy for textile workers and asking action to save the mills.
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Nashua
N.H
New Hampshire
Afl-Cio Council
Kennedy
Lebanon
Thomas J. Pitarys
New England
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Putnam Hospital
Mildred Thompson
Louies Curtis
Bernice L. Graham
Manchester
Agnes Shea
Daniel R. Peer
Alexander Metcalfe
Hoosick Falls
Mary Gaudette
Edward L. Crawford
Whitingham
Bennington Banner
DIAL
Hal Halvorsen
Oper
Caslin's
Bennington, VT
James A. Coulter
Benjamin J. Hill JR
Sunderland
Schaghticoke
Paul Leap
Camp Hill
Percy Lambert
Valley Falls Methodist Church
Hill
West Virginia
Zorin Fred
L.D. Dexheimer & Son
Guilford
James Playetes
Bennington Briefs
Military Order of Cooties
Green Mountain
VFW
North Street
Edward H. Giles
Vermont Soldiers Home
Clarence V. Cross
Gage St
Vermont Department of the American Legion
Brandon
Giles
Veterans Organization
American Association of University Women
Bennington Free Library
Gunnar Schonbeck
Bennington College
Greater Bennington Association
Donald C. Hicks
J. Philip Hall
Leon R. Eldred
Norton Barber
Robert L. Hagerman
Grover C. Williams
Harry M. Henry
Rodger L. Randall
Thomas D. Cook Jr
Robert A. Kuhn
Roger P. Rowe
M. J. Dailey
Robert D. Stout
National Guard News
Muntz
Fienberg
Main Bennington
Wilson
Joint Committee
Isleq -la Ee
Elen
N.H. Mill
App’t
Main St. Bennington
Kodak
Noveck’s
Newburgh
Knotty Pine Restaurant
North Bennington Road
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