Bennington National Guard Units Reorganized into Engineering Company
Bennington Vermont National Guard units shift to a single engineering company the 86th Engineering Company under 86th Armor Brigade Burlington Brig Gen William A Stebbins Capt John Dempsey North Adams Mass commands executive Lt Robert E Houle Shaftsbury unit strength 136 mission bridge building and general engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Vermont National Guard
86Th Engineering Company
86Th Armor Brigade
Burlington
William A. Stebbins
John Dempsey
North Adams
Mass
Robert E. Houle
Shaftsbury
Dempsey
Vermont Guard
Francis W. Billado
Vermont
Buckler
TownGOP set to plan campaigns in Bennington meet
Bennington Republican Chair J Duncan Campbell calls a town committee gathering at the courthouse tonight at 8 to map campaign activity ahead of the March 3 town meeting. Caucus nominees on Feb 6 include Everett Lillie Louis Sausville Mary Hodeck Norton Barber James Cross Francis Hogan August Kelson Thomas Maloney Julia Nash Armand Lampron Peter Donovan Eugene Burt. Stephen Jesseman invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
J. Duncan Campbell
GOP
Everett Lillie
South Stream Road
Louis Sausville
406 South St
Clayton Daigneault
Mary Hodeck
August C. Kelson
Thomas F. Maloney
Julia K. Nash
Armand Lampron
Peter Donavan
Eugene C. Burt
Stephen Jesseman
Young Republicans
Campbell
Bennington Municipal Court Delivers Mixed Sentences
Ronald Lane 23 pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to grand larceny and was committed to the State Hospital at Waterbury after a chase from Comstock New York where he threatened a girl. He stole a rifle and $50 from Leon Jacobs in Bennington. Patrick Williams, 23, of Shaftsbury was fined 40.10 for careless driving that caused a pole break and a three and a half hour power outage. Donald R. LaFleur, 17, pleaded guilty to driving a car with defective equipment and paid 25.10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Ronald Lane
State Hospital
Waterbury
Lane
Leon Jacobs
West Road
Comstock
N.Y
New York
Shirley Stack
Whitehall
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Miss Stack
Clark
Charles E. Clark
John P. Morrissey
Daniel Holland
Bennington County
Patrick Williams
Shaftsbury
Williams
Donald R. LaFleur
Park Street Extension
LaFleur
Bennington Legion Auxiliary Meets Tuesday Night
The American Legion Auxiliary holds its regular meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mrs. Lavina Hayes ward’s Monument Avenue home. Catholic Daughters of America and Benn ington Catholic High School girls chorus members are to sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Lavina Hayeward
Monument Avenue
Catholic Daughters of America
Bennington Catholic High School
Circle 3
The
First Methodist Church
George Jeps
BPO Elks Lodge
William
Flash)Warner
MOD
Arlington obituaries and regional notices span several towns
Obituaries for James Patrick Rae 59 of Arlington and Henry Tatro 74 of Albany join notices for Miss Maude C Belden 89 of Bennington, detailing careers at Mack Molding and various local links. Extended region items include court actions, club events, and church announcements across Bennington, Arlington, North Pownal, and Danby, with references to Sc otland born survivors and local civic groups.
Catholic and Episcopal students find more likenesses than differences
About 20 BCHS students met with 20 Episcopalian peers for a supper and seminar at St. Peter's Church. They discussed worship Holy Matrimony Baptism and Holy Communion and noted many similarities, especially the Latin Catholic Mass versus English Episcopal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BCHS
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Ecumenical Council
Hit and Run and Other Weekend Highway Mishaps
State police report three highway mishaps over the weekend. A 1958 Chevrolet sedan driven by Leon Dolderer of Greenwich Conn crossed centerline on U S 7 in Shaftsbury and sideswiped the car, causing $300 damage with no injuries. A second crash on Harlan Road North Bennington involved a 1960 Ford sedan driven by Rene Boutin and passengers Leo Parker and John Allard. the car skidded into a snow bank after hitting a pole and trees, with no injuries. A Readsboro vehicle driven by Alzada Roberts rolled off a town road bank, coming to rest on its top. both occupants escaped injury and the car was a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Dolderer
Greenwich
Harlan Road
North Bennington
Rene E. Boutin
Scott St
Boutin
Leo Parker
John Allard
Union St
Alzada M. Roberts
John Roberts
Readsboro
Seminar on Anglican Catholic ties yields mutual understanding
A church seminar with Sacred Heart parish and St Peter's explored Anglican Catholic ties. Participants compared beliefs on divorce statues the Real Presence and church history noting cultural and political factors behind the Reformation. The evening fostered friendly dialogue and reduced mutual ignorance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald Webster
St. Peter’s
Father Webster
Henry VII
Henry
da Vinci
Sacred Heart Church
Paul
Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges List Many Names
A compilation of hospital notes lists admissions including Robert G. Thompson Patricia Olney Mary Lannon Mary Moran Leslie Surdam Ruth Joly Lisa Hansen Christopher Jacobs Millie Harrington Norma Spencer Blanche Duverney Bennett Lloyd Michaels Jamie Lipscomb Joyce Seifert Joan Damour Hertha Carpenter Joanne Robertson Vance Stacy Robert Crowley and others from Bennington Shaftsbury Hoosick Falls North Pownal and surrounding towns. Discharges include Louise Smith Paul Kelly Lianne Shippey Christopher Gates Adeline Moran Joanne Robertson Kathryn Ellingwood Jeffrey Campbell Donna Gallant Robert Crowley Ethel Wheeler Sandra Toner Schuyler Van der Veer Linda Hall Helen Clark Ruth Myers Janet Rogers Janet Burdick Lindan Bortell and families with newborns from Bennington and nearby communities on Feb 14 and Feb 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Thompson
Patricia Olney
Shaftsbury
Mary Lannon
Mary Moran
Hoosick Falls
Leslie Surdam
Ruth Joly
Lisa Hansen
Christopher Jacobs
Millie Harrington
Norma Spencer
Blanche Duverney
Bennington
Lloyd Michaels
Petersburg
Jamie Lipscomb
North Pownal
Joyce Seifert
Buskirk
N.Y
Joan Damour
Hertha Carpenter
Joanne Robertson
North Hoosick
Vance Stacy
Robert Crowley
Kathryn Ellingwood
Arlington
Jeffrey Campbell
Donna Gallant
Ethel Wheeler
Whitingham
Sylvester James
Sandra Toner
Schuyler Vander Veer
Linda Hall
Helen Clark
Manchester
Ruth Myers
Janet Rogers
Janet Burdick
South Pownal
Lindan Bortell
Pownal
Cars Collide At Putnam And Weeks
Bennington Village Police report two cars damaged in a collision at the Putnam and Weeks intersection. David N. Stewart of 118 Putnam Street crossing after stopping failed to see Sylvester R. Kovalick of 105 Burgess Road on Weeks Street. Snow on Stewart’s window limited visibility. both vehicles sustained fender and bumper damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
Putnam
Weeks Street
David N. Stewart
Putnam Street
Stewart
Sylvester R. Kovalick
Burgess Road
Funeral service for Warren W Ostrander at Mahar & Son
The funeral for Warren W Ostrander of Main Street who died Thursday at Putnam Memorial Hospital was held Saturday afternoon at Mahar & Son Funeral Home. The Rev H Glenn Payne of First Baptist Church officiated with bearers Henry Salem Frank Whitman Walter Klinedule Austin DeBell Vincent O'Brien and Marcus Gardner. Entombment followed in Park Lawn Chapel with relatives and friends from Windsor Pownal North Bennington and North Adams Mass in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren W. Ostrander
Main Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Henry Salem
Frank Whitman
Walter Klinedule
Austin DeBell
Vincent O’brien
Marcus Gardner
Park Lawn Chapel
Windsor
Pownal
North Bennington
North Adams
Mass
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Guard
Guard
Camp Johnson
Winooski Park
John M. Dempsey
Salem
Margaret Lillie
Robert T. Clark
Main St
House of Correction
Bennington Briefs
James P. Rae
James Patrick Rae
St. Columban’s Church
Gerald T. Buckley
Mr. Rae
Scotland
Martin
Rose Ann (Carney) Rae
Mary Catherine Murphy
Brooklyn
Mack Molding Company
Holy Name Society
Mack Recreation Club
Rae
Roselle Park
N.J
Andrew
Parkchester
Francis
Thomas
Margaret Glew
St. Columban’s
Henry Tatro
Albany
L. S. Smith
Theodore
Rose Delima (Fournier) Tatro
Tatro
Margaret Sullivan
Adams
Arnold Print Works
B.T. Babbitt Co
Victoria Cooper
Donald and
Wayne
Henry Eugene
Syracuse
Miss Maude C. Belden
Maude C. Belden
Danby
Rutland
Morton and
Mary (Parris) Belden
Ruby
Oswald
Homicide
Will Fritz
James R. Leavell
Belli
Joe B. Brown
Dallas
Brown
CDA
Silver and
Main Streets
J. Elmer McKee
Episcopal
St. Peter’s Church
Georgia
Mt. Anthony Union School
Molly Stark
Ymca Camera Club
Bob Hagerman
Bennington County Court
Raymond Weeks Jr
John A. Roberts
O’neill, Delany and Valente
Webber, Costello and French
John Koler
Ray Koler
Grandview St
University of Vermont
Gerald Wilcox
Martha Wolf
Pleasant St
Ruth Gavin
Division St
Beverly Taylor
Vail Road
Rose Mary Latif
Branch St
John X. Baldwin
Jefferson Heights
Steve Maier
Monument Avenue Extension
Eileen Stockman
Silver St
Joseph Wiseman
C.S.C
Sacred Heart Parish
Kathy Berry
Old Bennington
Hagerman
Laber
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N.y
House
Mary
Christ
CSC
Don
Louise Smith
West Rupert
Paul Kelly
Lianne Shippey
Christopher Gates Jr
Adeline Moran
Frank Millington
Robert Carpenter
North Bennington Road
Mason Harrison
Robert Ames
Morgan Street
RADIO
Fienberg
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Birch
DIAL
Bennington, VT
Weeks
Harte Theatre
Ee Technicolor
WALT_DISNEY
WS Jones
Yellowstone
Williamstown
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