Pole topples as van collision cuts power on Dewey Elm
A 1968 International carryall collided with a 1970 Volkswagen at Elm and Dewey streets at 11 30 Sunday night. The impact snapped the pole and knocked out power on Dewey Street for hours. Stephen M. Corbett 22 of Booth Terrace received facial cuts and was treated and released at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Joseph R. Gaubinger 39 of the Holy Cross Novitiate was uninjured. Firefighters and Central Vermont Public Service crews stabilized the scene and restored service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Dewey and
Elm Streets
Dewey Street
CVPS
Elm
Dewey Streets
Joseph R. Gaubinger
Holy Cross Novitiate
Stephen
International
Hospital Notes December 31 1970 admissions and births
Hospital notes list admissions on Thursday December 31 1970 including Melissa Batease Edward Phillips Bennington Edward Joseph Rose Hall Hoosick Falls Master Arthur Jones Jr Shaftsbury and Friday January 1 1971 admissions Monica Locklin William Marshall Bennington. Discharges include Mrs Lois Weaver and daughter Bennington Mr and Mrs Frederick Babson North Bennington Jay Buck North Pownal Louis Gleason Roxanne King Gordon Davis Wilmington Eleanor Robertson East Arlington John Bates Cambridge NY Ger trude Church Bennington Robert Burnt Hoosick Falls John Driscoll North Bennington plus others Diana McDonald Edward Phillips Bennington Master Arthur Jones Jr Shaftsbury Mrs Diana Derby and son West Brattleboro Miss Jean S Elder Master James A Burdick Pownal Mrs Kathleen Percey Master John F Dunham Jr Edward G Vosburgh Roy Bergquist Mrs Virginia Browe Bennington Master David Peter Bodak Hoosick Falls Mrs Evelyn Badger North Bennington Master Charles A Dufresne Shaftsburg Mrs Carol Bobrow and daughter Petersburg NY. Births Born New Year’s Day Jan 1 a son to Mr and Mrs Walter Hersom of Box 365 Manchester. Other births Born Christmas Day at St Luke’s Hospital New York City a son Christopher Ely to Mr and Mrs C Dixon Kunzelmann of New York. The new arrival is the grandson of Mr and Mrs F W Kunzelmann of Old Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Gleason
Roxanne King
Manchester Center
Gordon Davis
Wilmington
Eleanor Robertson
East Arlington
John Bates
Cambridge
N.Y
Gertrude Church
Bennington
Robert Burnt
Hoosick Falls
John Driscoll
North Bennington
Jean S. Elder
James A. Burdick
Pownal
Kathleen Percey
John F. Dunham Jr
Edward G. Vosburgh
Roy Bergquist
Virginia Browe
David Peter Bodak
Evelyn Badger
Charles A. Dufresne
Shaftsburg
St. Luke’s Hospital
New York City
Christopher Ely
C. Dixon Kunzelmann
New York
F.W. Kunzelmann
Old Bennington
Dewey Franklin Martin
Green St
Gardner
Mass
Arlington
Sweetwater Military Academy
Sweetwater
Tenn
West Broadway
Frank A. Nichols
Emily Cleaves
Gladys
Nichols) (Martin) Wiswell
St. Petersburg
Fla
Duane
Vietnam
Westport
Conn
Pamela Beetle
Troy
N.H
Robert Truman Martin
Boston
Roger S. Martin
Gardner, Mass
Archibald N. Craig
North Hebron
Roberta Keough
Emma Laing Stevens
Granville
Robert M. King
Gordon Clark
Sutton, N.Y
Robert and
Mary (Stevenson) Craig
Lillian Fleming
Craig
U.S. Bureau of Entomology
West Hebron
Arch Craig
East Hebron
Harold Craig
Jane Watrous
Hebron
Patricia Parmeter
Bath
Robert Craig
Brookfield
Agnes Montgomery
Burlington
Daphne Quimby
West Danville
Janet Roberts
Bellows Falls
Antell Named to UVM Post in Health Sciences
James Antell of Burlington to become director of development for the University of Vermont health sciences division. The 34 year old former president of both the Vermont and United States Jaycees joins as the post, recently created, with salary not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
UPI
Philip Hoff
U.S. Senate
University of Vermont
James Antell
Division of
Health Sciences
Antell
Vermont
United States
Jaycees
Two Vermont families homeless after separate fires
In East Sheldon and West Danville Vermont, two homes were destroyed by fires. Mr and Mrs James Cash and their four children escaped unharmed in Sheldon while Philip Astle was treated for smoke inhalation after a New Year’s Day blaze in West Danville. Astle’s wife and daughter were uninjured. The Franklin County Red Cross appealed for clothing and contributions to aid the Cash family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Sheldon
West
Danville
James Cash
Franklin County Red Cross
West Danville
Philip Astle
Astle
Vermont lawmaker drafts bill to strip pesticide controls
Rep David J. Allen announces a 1971 General Assembly effort to move pesticide regulation from the Vermont commissioner of agriculture to a state Pesticide Advisory Council. The bill would broaden prohibitions on toxic ingredients and ban sales of items like latex paint containing mercury fungicides. Allen cites conflict of interest and says passage will be difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
David J. Allen
General Assembly
Vermont Commissioner of Agriculture
Allen
State
Pesticide Advisory Council
Edward Eurich
Pesticide Council
Fish and Game
UVM
Merit pay plan starts for Vermont workers
MONTPELIER UP I Merit pay system for state employees goes into effect today. Those rated outstanding receive 8 percent raises, fully satisfactory get 4 5 or 6 percent, adequate earns 2 percent, and marginal or unsatisfactory receive no raise. The plan will cost about $2 million to the state.
Bennington Groups Schedule Meetings Tonight and Tuesday
SPIU Local 236 Garrison Corp. Union will convene its executive board tonight at 7 30 at the North Bennington Firehouse with four officer elections. A post meeting of VFW 1332 is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the VFW rooms. Also, Bennington Religious Education Foundation trustees plan a Tuesday 7 30 p.m. gathering at the Ecumenical Center. Stratton Mountain reports 28 to 36 inches base with good to excellent upper trails and Snow Bowl. lower areas and novice slope are excellent with four double chairlifts and the lower T bar in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spiu Local 236
Garrison Corp. Union
North Bennington Firehouse
VFW 1332
VFW
Stratton Mountain
The
Bennington Religious Education Foundation
Ecumenical Center
Winhall calls special Town Meeting over finances
Winhall voters face a Feb 6 Special Town Meeting to approve a revised audit of last year’s budget and a rider to remove the town finance committee, shifting oversight to the town treasurer. The nine petitioners push to reaffirm the committee and press for bids, a town manager study, capital program planning, and other changes, while the selectmen defend current control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winhall
Board of Selectmen
Finance Committee
Carroll Ford
Town Planning Commission
Ford
Norman Fair
John Stevens
Harry Edgerton
Raymond Guttroff
Fair
Weekend New Year weekend traffic accidents reported
State and Village Police described multiple minor crashes over the New Year weekend with no serious injuries. Incidents included a two car collision on U.S. 7 in Sunderland on New Year’s Day, another on VT 9 in Old Bennington, and several in Bennington area including Bradford and Main, Depot Street, and Morgan Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Sunderland
Randloph J. Longtin
Bennington
John A. Saxley
Johnson
U.S. 7
Funeral, Sheriff Meeting Highlight Shaftsbury Notices
Funeral services for Forrest H. Beagle of Shaftsbury were held at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with Rev. A J MacDonald officiating. Bearers included nephews Warren Green John Greene Richard Greene and Gale. Entombment planned at Park Cemetery in the spring. Also noted: Bennington County Sheriff Department to meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at 505 Main St. with discussion of circus plans and biennium appointments. Attendees included Shaftsbury Fire Department members. PMID
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Wright
Fairborn
Ohio
Caroline Smith
Readsboro
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
M. Everett Corbett
Soldiers’ Home
Park Lawn Chapel
Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Fletcher
Winchendon
Mass
Evergreen Cemetery
Arlington
Mr. Berry
Gardner
George Heywood Jr
John Haywood
Gould Boleman
Harold Drake Jr
Frank Noyes
George Corsiglia
South Hadley
Robert Hall
Chester
N.H
George Carroll
Suffolk
Forrest H. Beagle
Shaftsbury
Beagle
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
A.J. MacDonald
Bennington County Sheriff's Department
Bennington District Court
Main St
Michael Vince
Vince
Dick Vachon
Maloney
Mary Damon
Guy Damon
North Branch Street Extension
Sacred Heart Church
Charles Wallen
C.S.C
Mahar & Son Funeral
Damon
David Forrest
Gary Forrest
George Hohman
John Mayhew
Robert Harvey
Charles Harvey
Henry Bourgeois
Northbridge
Albany
Selkirk
Schenectady
N.Y
Bowling Green
Fairfield
Mt Anthony directors meet tonight
Mt Anthony Union High School District directors plan their first meeting of the year at 7 30 in the high school. Agenda items include a curriculum report an attorney's opinion on dress codes setting tuition rates and a progress update on teacher negotiations. The board will also decide a joint meeting with Bennington district officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mauhs
University of Vermont
Southwest Supervisory Supt
George A. Sleeman
Bennington
Boutin vacation marred by crash in Florida trip
Bennington Selectman Leon Boutin and his wife faced a road accident on a highway in North Carolina as their Florida vacation was disrupted. Mrs Boutin broke her collarbone. their daughter Mary and nephew Joseph Fleming were unhurt. The wrecked car was replaced and the group pressed on to Key West to recuperate during a two month holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Selectman
Leon Boutin
Florida
North Carolina
Key West
Fla
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. Corbett
Booth Terrace
Dewey
Melissa Batease
Edward Phillips
Edward Joseph
Rose Hall
Arthur Jones Jr
Bonita Farrow
Monica Locklin
William Marshall
Lois Weaver
Frederick Babson
Jay Buck
North Pownal
Diana McDonald
Diana Derby
West Brattleboro
Carol Bobrow
Petersburg, N.Y
Walter Hersom
Box 365
Manchester
Bennington Briefs
By Charles Bonenti
Mt. Anthony
Order
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Second Congregational Church
Court St. Andrew
Catholic Daughters of America
John XXIII Institute
Elks
Senior Citizens Center
Senior Citizens Club
Diane Peters
Harrington
James
Helene Toolan
Nancy Dickerson
Public Networks
Nixon
Dr. Durand
Montessori
Call
Fish and Game Clubs
Fish and Game Department
George T. Angell
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Veterans’ Administration
Hardwick
Timothy and
Rose J. (Trow) Angell
Dewey F. Martin
Frederick M. Gerth
Franklin
St. Paul’s Church
Mr. Gerth
Joseph T. Nugent
St. Luke’s Parish
Fairfax
Francis A. Nugent
Our Lady of the Lake College
San Antonio
Texas
Margaret McDevitt
Sacred Heart Convent
Gerth
St. Paul’s Cemetery
Father Nugent
Calvary Cemetery
Rutland
Elizabeth Mahoney
Rose Carlisle
Danby
Mathilda Reed
Sterling
Edward M. Ahearn
Ted’’ Ahearn
Fairview Nursing Home
John J
Margaret (McDonough) Ahearn
Ahearn
Order of Eagles, Aerie
Roy
Caroline) Parker
John E. Ahearn
Rena Riley
Margaret Roberts
Katherine Roberts
Lawrence Sherwin
St. James Episcopal Church
Village
Bennington Rescue Squad
Funeral Home
Vernon J. Charlton
Craig W. Smith
Poughkeepsie
Bradford
Main Streets
Frederick J. Bushee
Dewey St
Gremlin
Leonard E. Duval
Main
Duval
Isis Bagay
John Kohutich
Robert White
Woodstock
Depot Street
Frank E. Townsend
Burgess Road
Morgan Street
Elizabeth M. McDonald
Shirley J. Morris
Petersburg
Robert L. Harrington
Morgan St
Sheriff Department
Mrs. Guy Damon
Bennington, VT
Boutin
Lee
Burt Bros
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