Half a Million Buried Cash Mystery In South Texas
Dean Bridges and a 16 year old companion dug up $486,000 in small bills from a South Texas ranch and fled by bus. They were stopped Jan. 31 in a luxury car for a minor traffic violation in Waco. The money owner is unknown. IRS places a $300,000 lien. A Jim Wells County grand jury investigates.
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Robstown
Tex
UPI
Dean Bridges
Dean
South Texas
Bridges
Waco
Young Bridges
Internal Revenue Service
Jim Wells County
James E. Hirams
Columbus
Houston
Percy Garcia
Alice
Corpus Christi
Mexico
Displaced Homemakers Seek Benefit From Act
Laurie Shields says thousands of homemakers could gain training and jobs via the Displaced Homemakers Act. She cites 2 to 7 million current displaced homemakers with a potential 15 million nationwide and notes 50 multipurpose centers proposed in federal legislation.
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Act
California
Maryland
Florida
Shaftsbury Town Meeting Faces Tax Shifts and Grange Hall Buy
The Shaftsbury warning lists key questions on compensatory funds for revenue lost to tax stabilization, a $30,000 purchase of the Taconic Grange Hall with possible Hawkins Estate proceeds, and a $18,000 recreation park land buy. Debates center on funding sources, location, and avoiding tax burdens while expanding town facilities.
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Buxbaum
Lawrence
Arlington Park and Recreation Committee
Grange Hall
Hawkins Estate
Twitchell Hill
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Ken Harrington
State Civil Defense Office
Shaftsbury
Highway Department
Shaftsbury Hollow
Route
Stanley Tools
William E. Dailey
Napolitano’s pizza and real estate ads and race correction
Napolitano’s advertises original pizza sizes thin Neapolitan and thick Sicilian style with party orders at 165 Ben Mont Ave and phone 442 3949. Real estate notices seek a small house for a single lady and a four bedroom two or three bath secluded Dorset area home up to 100000 with agents T Garry Buckley 442 5391 or 442 6608. Friday’s Banner notes an error on page 6 about the Pownal selectmen and school board races, correcting the headline over MailletAustin and PetittZampini to reflect the proper candidates.
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Napolitano’s
Ben Mont Ave
North Bennington
T. Garry Buckley
Dorset
Pownal
Joe Maillet
Robert Petitt
Selectmen
Dennis Austin
Doris Zampini
School Board
Maillet
Austin
Selectman
February Trials for Janet Henry Escalate in Custody Fight
Janet Henry endures a brutal February as her ex-husband abducts their two daughters to Iowa. Vermont and Iowa courts clash over custody while she faces termination of benefits, housing pressures, and the burden of travel and legal costs. A Janet Henry Fund has small donations but little relief amid looming court dates and a tougher March ahead.
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Janet Henry
Ms. Henry
Iowa
Vermont
Donald Rutley
Rutley
Henry
State Department of Social Welfare
Silver Street
Bennington Opportunity Council
Chittenden Bank
14-Gallon member leads busy Bloodmobile day in Bennington
On a busy Wednesday 213 pints were collected at Colgate Hall with top donor Charles Tidd earning his 14 gallon pin. Donors from Union Carbide and Stanely Tools highlighted the crowd while 75 volunteers staffed the event. Next Bloodmobile stop is April 20 at the First Baptist Church.
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Red Cross
Gallon Club
Charles Tidd
Bennington County
Claire O'Leary
Alfred Rice
John Evans
Ronald Alderman
Joseph Coonradt
David Maroney
Earl Hedding
Ralph Centola
Stephen Handley
Lois Manchester
Patricia Perrott
Constance Dufresne
David Gauthier
Kathy Hassenpflug
Art Reilly
Union Carbide
Stanley Tools
Bijur Lubricating Corp
Tansitor
Greenberg’s
Colgate Hall
Remington
Chris Comar
Motor Corps
Pat Potts
Fred Grant
Carl Centerbar
George Kerbs
Scott Leake
Alan Leake
Bob Burgess
Jamie Longtin
Alex Mahar
Arthur Muchmore
Stanley Baczek
William Sims
John Riddle
Henry Ostrander
Sterling Wilson
Henry Harries
Bennington
First Baptist Church
Bennington Banner Classified Rates and Contact Info
The Bennington Banner lists contact numbers 447-7567 and 447-0332 and publishes daily except Sundays and holidays from 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. It details home and motor delivery rates and subscriptions by mail including 1 month 5.10 3 months 15.30 6 months 30.60 1 year 61.20 and foreign mail double U.S. rate with single copies 30 cents and back issues 50 cents.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Landon Associates, Inc
U.S
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Garcia
Dallas
Percy
Chicago
Danbury
Carmel
N.Y
Shaftsbury’s Town Meeting Articles
ADV
By John Leaning
James J. Griffin
County St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Thomas P. Griffin
Catherine Lee
Griffin
Bennington Horsery Co
New Britain
Alice M. Griffin
Margaret Curran
Jeffrey
Agnes ) Shea
Hoosick Falls
Edward W
John P. Griffin
Mahar and Son Funeral
St. Francis de Sales Church
Park Lawn Chapel
Bennington Rescue Squad
Funeral Home Office
Nichols
Walker
Bloodmobile
TOY Dept
Ronald Lindsey
Chewn Jotikasthira
Dawn Knapp Kemp
Ronald Lindsey Chewn
Jotikasthira
Dawn Knapp Kemp Donald R. Brown
Clinton McDonald
Patrick Burke
Charles Becker
Paul M. Jepson Charles O’leary Kelton B. Miller
John Shapiro Chewn
Robert Dimke
Pauline Knapp
Lister
Cole Hall
Shaftsbury Town
Democratic Committee
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