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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1974

Page

3

Harvard study finds New England prison health care poor

Harvard professor Philip Curran led a 100 page federally funded report across seven prisons in Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and Maine. It details few fulltime physicians erratic medical records and widespread use of drugs without proper oversight.

Boston UPI New England Harvard University Philip J. Curran Harvard School of Public Health Curran Windsor Walpole Norfolk Mass Cranston R.I. Somers Conn Thomaston Maine Curtis Prout Massachusetts Prout

How Rep Mallary voted roll call report Feb votes

Washington report notes area members tally on major roll calls Feb 7 to 13 with recesses. Rep Richard Mallary R Vermont voted nay on Lincoln birthday recess and yea on trucker strike and solar energy.

Washington Congress House Senate Richard Mallary R-Vt

Thrift Shops Open Week With Bargains and Requests

Winter illness caused a temporary listing of bargains at the Bennington shop though it will open 1 to 5 Thursday and Friday and 10 to 4 Saturday. North Bennington shop offers boots, toaster, chairs, radio, glasses, spring clothes, sheets, pots and pans during same hours. Both locations urge donations of winter clothing after spring thaw but report no space to store them yet.

Bennington North Bennington

Bennington Man Skids Off Ice Patch On Matteson Road

Police report Franklin Stevens, 22, of Bennington drove a 1969 Plymouth south on Matteson Road at 10 30 pm when a patch of ice caused the car to skid off the pavement. Moderate damage to the vehicle was noted.

Bennington Matteson Road Franklin Stevens

Bennington Elks Meet Tonight and Boards Gather

Bennington briefs report tonight's Elks meeting at 7 30 at the Bennington Lodge and the Board of Civil Authority gathering at 7 in the town clerk's office. Also noted are dinner dance fundraisers, reservations lines, and a camera battery advisory from Honeywell Pentax.

Bennington Lodge of Elks Lodge Bennington Board of Civil Authority

Obituary notices for Mrs. Anna Kelley Billert and Mrs. Edith McCart Kingsbury

Mrs. Anna Kelley Billert of Bennington 67 widow of William Billert died after a short illness at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Born July 12 1906 she leaves three daughters three sons 11 grandchildren and several cousins. Liturgy at St Francis de Sales Church with entombment in Park Lawn Cemetery. Funeral arrangements and wake details noted. Also obituary of Mrs Edith McCart Kingsbury 85 of White Creek NY widow of Charles G Kingsbury of North Adams died at Hallmark Nursing Home Troy NY. Burial planned spring in Southview Cemetery North Adams. She is survived by two brothers and several nieces and nephews.

Anna Kelley Billert Elm St Bennington William Billert Putnam Memorial Hospital Michael Margaret (Powers) Kelley Margaret Wilson Norma Laurie West Rupert Marie Bekoff Centerville Mass William R John E. Billert James E. Billert Berlin N.Y St. Francis de Sales Church Park Lawn Mahar and Son Funeral Funeral Edith McCart Kingsbury White Creek Charles G. Kingsbury North Adams Hallmark Nursing Home Troy Kiana Hoosick ‘Fails Southview Cemetery Hoosick James Sarah (McCracken) McCart New York Central Railroad Georgia Venice Fla Dewey Harold McCart

Funeral services for Mrs. Lulu Pratt held in Pownal

Funeral services for Mrs Lulu R Pratt of Pownal who died Feb 11 in Daytona Fla were held Feb 15 at the Pownal Methodist Church with Rev David Hubbard officiating. Bearers were grandsons Floyd Pratt and Michael Smith along with Jackson Ostrander Charles Palmer Harry Beals and Robert Betit. Mrs Pratt s niece Joan Snyder sang and church ladies served a light lunch. Arrangements by Hanson Walbridge Funeral Service. A benefit showing of Scalawag for the Bennington Day Care Center will be played at New Harte Theatre Saturday and Sunday at 1. Tickets are 150 for adults and 75 cents for children in advance and 200 at the door.

Lulu R. Pratt Pownal Daytona Fla Pownal Methodist Church David Hubbard Floyd Pratt Michael Smith Jackson Ostrander Charles Palmer Harry Beals Robert Betit Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Service Bennington Day Care Center New Harte Theatre Kirk Douglas Captain Peg Treasure Island Bennington

Margaret S Hard Dies at 86 Noted Manchester Poet

Margaret S Hard of Manchester dies at 86 after a brief illness at Fanny Allen Hospital in Winooski. Born June 24, 1887 to Charles F and Emma Steel, she grew up in Brooklyn and studied in New York. A writer and poet, she ran the Johnny Appleseed Bookshop with her husband Walter R Hard Sr, published A Memoir of Vermont, and remained active in suffrage and the League of Women Voters.

Walter R. Hard Sr Vermont Fanny Allen Hospital Winooski Manchester Charles F Emma (Westcott) Steel Brooklyn N.Y Pratt Institute and Ethical Culture School New York Walter R. Hard Hards Johnny Appleseed Manchester Village Equinox House Frederic F. Taylor Kate

Forecast Floats Rain and Snow Across Northern New England

A National Weather Service extended forecast for Friday to Sunday calls for rain in the south and rain or snow across Northern New England. The outlook cautions possible showers and cooler conditions, with coastal regions likely to see mixed precipitation depending on track and temperatures.

Boston UPI New England National Weather Service

New England Senators Vote On Emergency Energy Bill

The New England delegation split on the 67 to 32 roll call approving an emergency energy bill to force oil price rollbacks. Democratic supporters: Hathaway Maine Kennedy Mass McIntyre N H Muskie Maine Pastore Pell R I Ribicoff Conn. Republican supporters: Aiken Vt Brooke Mass Stafford Vt and Weicker Conn. Republican opponent: Cotton N H.

Washington UPI New England Mass McIntyre N.H Muskie Maine Pastore R.I Pell Ribicoff Conn Aiken Brooke, Mass Stafford Weicker Cotton

Nellie Chase Rites Planned In Bennington

Miss Nellie Chase 81 of 336 North Branch St Bennington dies at home after short illness. Born June 8 1892 in Bennington daughter of Joel and Mary Chase she worked at Bradford Textile Mill. Funeral Thursday 2 PM at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with visitation today 2–4 and 7–9. Burial in Park Lawn Cemetery vault in spring. Memorials to Bennington Rescue Squad via the funeral home.

Mahar and Son Nellie Chase North Branch St Bennington Joel and Mary (Sweet) Chase

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