Pownal Political Run Promises Colourful Local Race
In Pownal five town offices see contested races as A Coleman Mason faces Anson Pratt II for three years as selectman. Florence Towslee opposes Norman Strobridge for auditor. Incumbent Town Agent David Adler challenges Harry Beals Jr for a one year post. The field features veterans, farmers and longtime town affiliates with emphasis on service in public roles and local organizations.
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Florence Towslee
Florence Wilson Towslee
Norman R. Strobridge
Local Bennington Briefs Highlight Chechile Public Accountancy Move
Joseph J. Chechile of Springs field Massachusetts, a former Bennington resident, returned on business to report he has left Friendly Ice Cream Co. in Springfield to form a public accountancy partnership. Other notes include Clyde Young named to replace the late Raymond P. Howard as school crossing officer at Gage and Branch Streets, starting Monday, and Robert Harrington of Burgess Road homebound after an eight foot fall in Stratton leaving him with cracked ribs and bruises. Public notices cover local contests for auditor and constable between Lingner and Mason families, with Lingners seeking the two year auditor term and Mason two year constable term.
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Joseph J. Chechile
Springsfield
Mass
Bennington
The
Friendly Ice Cream Co
Springfield
Chechile
Monument Avenue Extension
Clyde Young
Main St
Raymond P. Howard
Gage
Branch Streets
Robert Harrington
Burgess Road
Stratton
Maretin G. Lingner
North Pownal
John L. Mason
East Pownal
Ruth Mason Lingner
Helen Ankers Mason
Lingner
Pownal
Hoosick Falls High School
Pasadeena
Calif
St. Joseph College
Pownal Tanning Company
New York City
Warren Wire Co
Mt. Anthony Lodge F&am
Pownal Aative
Williamstown High School
Henry M. Tuttle Co
Benningston
Mason
Williamstown
Bliss Business Colege
Williams College
Benningeton
Ehrich and Mollica
Lingners
Angie
Masons
Joy
Jill
Village vote on water taps and unification planned
Bennington Village voters will decide at the March 16 annual meeting whether to allow tap-ins to the Flats area and whether to pursue town village government unification. Officials warn of supply and distribution limits and note a consolidation act draft target for June 1, with final approval by voters after legislative action.
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Ments
Bennington Village
Village Water Board
Water Board
Globee Union
Village Corporation Atty
John H. Williams I
Waeter Board
Williams
Free Town
Flats
Globe Union
Willow Road
U.S. 7
Ben Mont Avenue
League
Joseph A. Pello Jr
Unification Committee
Name Game DENVER Edward Jay Leven Seeks Renaming
Edward Jay Leven was fined $250 last September for using the name of William Murphy Horton to obtain a drivers license. His name was back on the court records this week as he asked to change his name to William Murphy Horton.
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Denver
UPI
Edward Jay Leven
William Murphy Horton
Leven
Death Ends Lonely Boy Walk to His Mother
Nine year old Walter Wesley Butler wandered 30 miles from Otto Bay Ranch toward his mother in West Texas. Exposed to 11 degree weather, his body was found beside a state highway thirty miles south of Andrews. His mother Mrs M L Clark had remarried and sent him to the ranch last September. Walter had run away from home several times. He will be buried Sunday.
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Andrews
Tex
Walter Wesley Butler
Walter
Otto’s Bay Ranch
Texas
Kansas
M.L. Clark
Otto Pavlicek
Bennington Banner Ad Rates and Contact Details
The Bennington Banner lists telephone numbers for business news newsroom and advertising. It notes daily publication except Sundays and legal holidays, address at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont, and United Press International affiliation. Subscription rates vary by distance and duration with special serviceman rates.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
Funeral for Joseph Leary in Hoosick Falls
The funeral for Joseph Leary, 85, longtime Gillespie store manager and Leary Building owner, was held at Leo J. Mahar Funeral Home and the Church of the Immaculate Conception. A Requiem Mass was led by Rev. Alfred Ellis with Rosary recited by Rev. Lawrence Gerrity. Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks conducted their ritual. Entombment at Woodlands Cemetery, Cambridge, with spring burial planned at St. Patrick's Cemetery. Bearers: Arthur White, Stiles Smith, Harry Crayon, John Mahar. Pink mink plans drawn by Emba Mink Breeders Association to debut March 1 under a yet-undetermined name.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Joseph Leary
Gillespie
Leary
Main Street
Leo J. Mahar
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Alfred Ellis
O.S.A
Lawrence J. Gerrity
Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks
Obituary: Harold L. Flanders North Bennington resident dies
Harold L. Flanders of North Bennington dies at home on Houghton Street Friday night. Born July 4, 1900 in Wells, he married Margaret Cioca. He worked for Polygraphic Co about 12 years after Cushman Mfg Co F.B. Jennings Estate and William E. Dailey Construction Co. Survived by widow, two daughters Dorothy Loveland and Elizabeth Mattison, son Harold P., two brothers Curtis and Ernest, and 10 grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Monday at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with entombment in Park Lawn Chapel. Rev. Alfred F. Scott to officiate. Calling hours today 7–9 and Sunday 2–4 and 7–9.
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North Bennington
Harold L. Flanders
Houghton Street
Wells
Margaret Cioca
Flanders
The
Polygraphic Co
Cushman Mfg. Co
F.B. Jennings Estate
William E. Dailey Construction Co
Dorothy) Loveland
Elizabeth Mate Tison
Bennington
Harold P
Curtis
Nashua
N.H
Ernest
Mahar and Son
Park Lawn Chapel
Alfred F. Scott
North Bennington Baptist Church
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A. Coleman Mason
A. Colesman Mason
Anson Pratt II
Army Engineers
Nagasaki
Pownal Tanning Co
Molly Stark School
Camp Ondawa
Bennington Grange
National Grange
Town of Pownal
Rachel Fowler
Doris
David
Connie Mae
Terri Lynn
Powenal
Philip G. Pratt
U.S
Pratt
Alice Harwood
Shaftsbury
Alison
Arlene
Annette
Amy
Board of Auditors
Aloso
Women’s Fellowship
Strobridge
Barnet
Peacham
MelIndoes
Michigan State College
U.S. Air Force
Bennington County Farm Bureau
Bennington County Extension Service
Streebridge Insurance Agency
David Adler
Harry W. Beals Jr
Adeler
New York
Mt. Anthony Union
Kennedy
Adler
Bennington Briefs
Lara Brown
Richard
Jonathan
Polygraphic Corp
Williamsetown
U.S. Army
Vermont
Deanna
Bernice
Cindy
Alesia
Malcolm
Chicago
Ruth Lack
Lack
For Furniture Co
Emba Mink Breeders Association
Henry
Salem's
Williams Inn
Cap'n
John
Golden West
Lyn Chapman
John Smith
Glenview
Howard Wooster
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