Bennington Briefs and Community Announcements
Alfred J. Rau lies patient at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a fall fractured his hip. A free measles vaccine clinic for Bennington area children aged 1 to 15 runs Sunday 10 am to 1 pm at Bennington Elementary School with adult supervision for permission slips. Court St Andrew Catholic Daughters meet Tuesday at 8 pm. supper at 6 30 and a white elephant sale. Jean Stone chairs. Iron Kettle advertises lamb chops with mint jelly dinner for 2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred J. Rau
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
PTA
Vermont Department of Health
Court St. Andrew
Catholic Daughters of America
Jean Stone
Leo and Hercules: the Nemean lion tale in Greek legend
Astronomy notes recount the Greek myth in which Zeus places the Leo constellation to honor Hercules’s first labor. In Argolis’s Nemea valley a mighty lion terrorized people and animals until Hercules strangled it with his bare hands, ending its reign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo
Hercules
Nemea
Argolis
Snow Storm Brings Rash of Accidents
A 68-year-old Eagle Bridge man was treated in fair condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a one car crash on White Creek Road in Shaftsbury. Walter F. Greenwood, 1961 Oldsmobile, struck a tree. The day saw multiple accidents across Bennington and Shaftsbury as icy snow covered roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Putnam Memorial Hospital
White Creek
Shaftsbury
Walter F. Greenwood
James Elrick
Bennington
Greenwood
Veremont
St. Johnsbury
Clifton Johnson
Rollin Street
Gregory Blake
Jordan
White Creek Road
Holy Cross Novitiate
Vermont Highway Department
U.S. 7
Alfred F. D’ Alonzo
Gloucester
Mass
Thomas Conmy
Bridgeport
Conn
Donald Whipple
Joseph A. Pello
Chapel Road
Henry C. Borkhorn
Short Hills
N.J
Borkhorn
Putnam Hospital
Carl Walden
Bennington Village
Hunt Street
Ben Mont Avenue
Gertrude Robinson
Manchester
Charles H. Eddy
Bennington Potters Inc
Gloria Gil
McCall St
Gareth Bigart
DeSoto
Jean S. Tinkham
Arlington
Bigart
Tinkham
County
DAR Pins Win for Four Vermont High School Girls
Miss Lodi Ann Graves Bennington High School and three peers from North Bennington Wilmington and Whitingham High Schools win DAR good citizenship pins in a statewide contest. Graves earns one of ten state honorable mentions guiding a path to a $1000 national scholarship. The program emphasizes character building, dependability and leadership in school and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodi Ann Graves
Bennington High School
Linda Noyes
North Bennington High School
Alana Granger
Wilmington High School
Ann Jillson
Whitingham High School
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Osborn Gaines
DAR
William G. Towart
Cat Rescue Efforts Near Polygraphic Company
Neighborhood children including Smiths helped Dawn Smith's large cat stuck in a tree near the Polygraphic Company in North Bennington. The cat had climbed up and could not descend on its own. The group used a ladder in an attempt to reach the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Polygraphic Company
North Bennington
Smith
Dawn Smith
Soldier of the Month named for Okinawa depot
Pfc Gary J Boutin son of Theresa Boutin 205 Division St chosen as Soldier of the Month at United States Army Depot Okinawa Col R W Van Wert praising his outstanding competition and qualities He will represent the unit in the Ryukyu Islands Soldiers of the Month program after two years in service in July
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary J. Boutin
Theresa Boutin
United States Army
Ryukyu Islands
Con Ed Denies Competing With Vermont For Canada Power
New York power giant Con Ed disputed Vermont Senator Frederick Fayette who claimed the company seeks low cost Canadian power. Con Ed spokesman Charles Hoppins said there was no competition and questioned what Canada has to sell. He noted only a planned Cornwall pumping storage station that would use Canadian power at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Consolidated Edison
Con-Ed) Co
Vermont
Frederick Fayette
D-Chite Tenden Grand Isle
Con-Ed
Charles Hoppins
New York Power Company
Canada
Hoppins
Cornwall
N.Y
Bennington men plead guilty to mutilating dogs
Two men in Bennington pleaded guilty at Friday morning’s session of Bennington Municipal Court to mutilating dogs with a firearm. Harry L. Briggs, 32, and Alfred E. Davis, 45, were fined 35 dollars plus costs. Judge George M. Fienberg warned of harsher penalties for future offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Pownal
George M. Fienberg
Fienberg
Harry L. Briggs
Walter Paligo
John H. Williams II
Clyde E. Lanfair
Lanfair
Jean Henry
Bennington County Humane Society
Williams
Briggs
Miss Henry
Davis
Shirley Chandler
Rutland
Chandler
First National
Franklin P. Jones
William Slade
Bondville
Slade
Jones
Funeral Prayers Held for Mrs Frances McGuire at Mahar & Son
The well known 112 Safford St resident Frances McGuire died unexpectedly Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Her Requiem High Mass was offered at St Francis de Sales Church by Rt Rev Msgr Francis B Flanagan. Entombment in Park Lawn Chapel with spring burial. Attending from Dayton were Mr Eugene McGuire and sons Jon and David. Relatives and friends from the area also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances McGuire
Safford St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. Francis de Sales Church
Francis B. Flanagan
John Proud
Murray McGuire
George MccGuire
William J. Hurley Jr
Flanagan
Eugene McGuire
Jon
David
Dayton
Ohio
McGuire
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Bennington Briefs
Bennington Banner
Main St
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
U.S
Delco DC
Voult Exchange
Economy Auto Stores, Inc
Main Street
Bennington, VT
Williamstown, Mass
Longhorn
Vermont Bank
Bellows Falls
Chester
Brattleboro
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Southwicks Ltd
Hathaway Gingham
H. Ward Bedford
House
Lawrence Franklin
Guilford
Roger Albright
Vermont Council of Churches
Robert Joyce
Diocese of
Vermont House of Representatives
Churches of
Pfc. Boutin
Pic
N.Y. Power Co
Fayette
Senate
Cone Ed
Quebec
Labrador
Bennington Municipal Court
Marsha E. Hinman
Danby
Mrs
Is Your
North Adams, Mass
Bonnie Doon
Drysdale’s
Merton Snow
Republican Town Committee
Maurice Douglas
Sean Uid
Reac Rye
Triple
Grand Union
Taurens
Montina
Elm Street
Durtames Furniture Incorporated
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