Bennington Armory 40th Anniversary Photo and History
A photograph from February 1 1925 shows Bennington State Armory just occupied by Howitzer Company 172nd Infantry 86th Brigade 43rd Division. It details unit formation 1922 under Maj Leon Boyd, earlier service at Brattleboro and Bennington civic achievements, and previous Armory sites and building use.
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State Armory
Bennington
Howitzer Company
172Nd Infantry
86Th Infantry
The
Odd Fellows
Howeitzer Company
Leon H. Boyd
J. Halsey Cushman
William Tancred
Fillmore R. Paddock
G. Spencer Lee
William Wishart
Clarence Brown
Joseph Lauzon
Raymond Barlow
Leslie Fleming
Hector Bett
Fred Stone
Ernest P. Leonard
Clyde W. Peck
John H. Burhyte
Alphege Cardinal
Anthony Vallee
John B. Elwell
C. Ayers
Frederick Ranzona
Wiley Sexton
Charles Sleeman
Russell O’connell
Raymond Higgins
Edward Warner
Frederick Carey
Franklin R. Hyde
Arthur Butler
Kenneth Jolivette
Martin C. Cutler
Leo Plante
George J. Morin
Oscar Tellier
Leon J. Greenwood
Bugler
Wilfred Langlois
Harold Ryder
Charles Murphy
Harold P. Brewer
Oscar Oslund
Robert V. Halstrom
Gerald J. Morin
Theodore Galipeau
Arthur J. Rousseau
Edward Joseph
Frank Kelly
Earl Thompson
Joseph Costello
Raymond Bleau
Darrell Sawyer
Arnold Knapp
Robert Hogan
Buel Weeks
Norbert Goody
Carl Brown
James
Dash) Gibney
George Bugbee
John Toomey
Time Is Short for Absentee Ballots for Town Meeting
Bennington Town Clerk Mary Hodeck urges voters to file absentee ballot applications by 9 p.m. Friday February 26 for Town Meeting on March 2. Applications are available at the town clerk's office. Office voting hours are set for Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Bennington
Mary Hodeck
National Guard Notes 86th Engineer Co drill
The 86th Engineer Company held its weekly drill with Sgt Richard Keyes presenting a class on Land Mine Warfare to familiarize troops with mine field reconnaissance and detection. Two films supplemented instruction as Maj Remick ran MOS proficiency testing for 20 men and on the job training occurred in the maintenance shop under Sgt Edgar Lemieux. Interested prior service personnel may contact Sgt Griffen Smith or Sgt Harold Andrew at the Armory or visit Monday night to talk with Capt Dempsey.
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86Th Engineer Co
Richard Keyes
David Robare
Maj. Remick
MOS
National Guard
Edgar Lemieux
Griffen Smith
Harold Andrew
Capt
Dempsey
BCHS Varsity Teams Debate at Holy Cross
Bennington Catholic High School sent two varsity debate teams to the Holy Cross Tournament in Boston suburb. The event drew 67 schools and 130 two‑man teams with rounds alternating affirmative and negative. Bonnie Flood led BCHS with 117 points, while Walter Morrissey scored 104, as Shrewsbury,Mass. won the championship.
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Bennington Catholic High School
Eastern
Seaboard
Bonnie Flood
Walter Morrissey
Fred Torrisi
Jonathan Dwyer
BCHS
Holy Cross
Donald Whipple
C.S.C
Jane Frances
S.S.J
Catholic High
Mass
Bennington BCA Schedules Saturday Meetings for Voter Checklist
The Bennington Board of Civil Authority meets in the sisters' office on Saturday February 27 at 2 and 7 p.m. to add names to the Town Meeting voting checklist. 21-year-olds since April 1, 1964 may vote only if listed and take the Freeman's Oath. Feb 27 is the last day to join or change polling places for Town Meeting March 2.
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Bennington Board of Civil Authority
Sisters’ Office
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Harold Kramer
Ted Thomas
Bennington Lions Club
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Spaceline Collection
Formica
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Diane Hilliard
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Heublein
Hartford
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