Mt Anthony Union District moves toward Feb bond vote
Mt Anthony Union School District board approves the machinery for a February 2 bond vote not more than 1.94 million dollars at up to 4 percent interest to fund a proposed high school. The plan places the building on the Vermont Soldiers Home tract in Bennington Village with state and defense funds supplementing the cost.
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Mt. Anthony Union
National Defense Education
Union
Fillmore Farms
Old Bennington
East Road
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Park and
County Streets
Bennington Village
Union Board
Park Street
County Street
State Highway Department
Mt. Anthony
Board of Civil Authority
Marian Taylor
William D. Worthington
Merritt Hewitt Jr
Citizens Committee
Bennington Catholic
Obituaries from Arlington and Dorset recall local deaths
John B. Elwell 64 of Arlington died Friday at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington. He managed Clark's IGA East Arlington for 10 years and previously owned Elwell's IGA Bennington. Funeral Sunday 2:30 p.m. Hanson-Walbridge Bennington. calling hours Arlington today 3–5 and 7–9 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Bennington. A second obituary notes Walter J. Koch 76 of New York City died Friday in St Vincent's Hospital New York. Funeral Monday 8:30 a.m. from St Jerome's East Dorset. burial St Jerome's Cemetery. Koch formerly with American Insurance Company 18 years. WWI veteran. survived by wife Rose Burns Koch and two nephews. Callings: Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Center today 7–9 p.m.. Sunday 2–4 p.m. and 7–9 p.m.
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Arlington
John B. Elwell
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Elwell
Clark
IGA
East Arlington
Safford and
County Streets
Hanson-Walbridge
Bennington School District weighs Hicks School lease
Directors of the Greater Bennington School District meet Monday at 4:30 p.m. at Molly Stark School to consider leasing the former Hicks School to alleviate crowding from two rural district buildings. They will also decide on a teacher aide program.
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Greater Bennington
Hicks
Molly Stark
Conflicted Legislators Face Conflicts On Cross-Board Roles
Vermont lawmakers discuss conflict of interest when serving on state boards. Rep Mann notes absence of formal voting exclusion, urging personal conscience over rules. He cites Mason's Manual and states officials decide their own interest in votes. Democrats urged to monitor, though he dismisses concerns.
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Mann
Rep
Mason
Vermont House
Congress
Bank Branch Aims to Boost Bennington County Economy
A proposed branch bank could grow local jobs and retain young residents by expanding full banking services in Bennington County. The plan, still being formulated, envisions a manager and an assistant, with daily hours possibly shorter at start.
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Bennington County
Clayton
Bennington Banner publication details and rates
The Bennington Banner lists its offices at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont along with daily publication, excluded Sundays and holidays, and contact numbers for newsrooms advertising and business. Subscription rates are shown for Vermont within a 50 mile radius and nationwide with three six and twelve month options and special servicemen rates.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
Vermont
U.S
Liggett Granted SBA Loan For Dodge Agency
The SBA announced a direct loan of 45000 to Liggett Bosworth Motor Sales Inc of Bennnington for a Dodge new car agency. The Montpelier office approved eight loans in December, with Liggett-Bosworth having 25 employees and formerly handling Benn ington’s Volkswagen. that brand is now with Monument Motors on Hunt Street.
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Montpelier
Federal
Small Business Administration
Liggett-Bosworth Motor Sales, Inc
Bennington
Dodge
Liggett-Bosworth
Volkswagen
Monument Motors
Hunt Street
SBA
Liggett
Fire damages as Peat plans glass shop move
Peat said glass sales and service will continue from the warehouse on Gage Street after the fire. None of the stock was saved though some records were recovered and many are unreadable. Laundromat proprietor Emmette J. Barber has no definite plan yet, depending on rebuilding. Building owner is Mrs. Esther Fienberg of 205 Washington Ave. Red Cross official Mrs. Abraham Gardner noted tenants found temporary shelter. clothing aid provided and further financial assistance expected. Rent concerns for low rent apartments remain due to displacement.
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Peat
Gage Street
Emmette J. Barber
Esther Fienberg
Washington Ave
Barber
Abraham Gardner
Bennington
The
American Red Cross
Banner
Wright is Sentenced for Car Use Without Owner's Consent
Frederick J. Wright Jr., 22, was sentenced Friday in Municipal Court to four to six months in the Windsor House of Correction after pleading guilty to driving a car without the owner's consent. Judge George M. Fienberg also noted plans to return him to Windsor for a parole violation, with the two sentences running concurrently. Wright had previously pleaded not guilty to grand larceny for allegedly stealing a car from Virginia Millard. The state asked that the grand larceny charge be reduced, and a second charge of disturbing the peace through an assault on Frederick J. Wright Sr. was dropped. Defense attorney was Margaret Lillie.
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Woodford
House of Correction
Windsor
Frederick J. Wright Jr
George M. Fienberg
Wright
Virginia Millard
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Purposes of Caverly Center Highlighted by Rotary Talk
John S. Coombs of the Caverly Child Health Center in Pittsford outlined the center’s work in treating and educating physically handicapped Vermont children aged two to 14. He called for a $17,000 annual funding increase to expand staff and care for 34 patients, noting public awareness is a major obstacle. The center, not a hospital, currently receives $27,000 yearly and serves five Bennington student patients.
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John S. Coombs
Caverly Child Health Center
Pittsford
Rotary Club
Coombs
Allan J. Heath
Bennington
Vermont
School Lunch Menu Week at Molly Stark
Monday offers Sloppy Joes with corn applesauce brownie and milk. Tuesday features hot dog on bun scalloped potatoes wax beans cherry upside down cake and milk. Wednesday serves Spanish rice cabbage salad mixed fruit rolls and milk. Thursday includes beef and gravy mashed potatoes peas pineapple rolls and milk. Friday presents macaroni and cheese peanut butter sandwiches Hawaiian beets peaches and milk.
Soviet Christians Reach About Fifty Million Catholic Digest Says
New York report cites Catholic Digest estimating roughly 50 million Christians in the Soviet Union, about one fifth of the population. The figure highlights the scale of religious presence in the USSR as viewed by the digest.
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New York
UPI
Soviet Union
Catholic Digest
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Haynes
Kane, Inc
Bennington Road
Pou
Alter J. Koch
Bennington Briefs
Richard Mattison
Oakes St
Mattison
Hoosick
N.Y
Gold Star
VFW
County Appeal Board
Taconic Racing and Breeding Association Inc
Pownal
Listers
County Board
Manchester
Four Winds
Montclair
Palmer House
Avalanche
Four Seasons
Weathervane
United States
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Burlington Savings Bank
Burlington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Dodge Agency
Frederick J. Wright Sr
Margaret Lillie
North
Caverly Child Center
Vescuue
Vanity Hotel
Putman
Colonial Shopping Ctr
Williamstown
Mass
E. T. Williams
Bare
Adams Clothes Shop
Wich Grill
Bennington Garage
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