GBA Picks John Williams For Top Citation At Dinner
The Greater Bennington Association announced Village Attorney John H. Williams II will receive the President's Citation at the GBA's eighth annual awards dinner January 19 at Mt Anthony Country Club. Also to be honored: E Ed Moore Award to Belva Keyworth, 150 years of operation for Eagle Square Manufacturing, courtesy award to William E Housington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Belva C. Keyworth
WBTN
Eagle Square Manufacturing Company
Shaftsbury
William E. Housington
Lonergan and Thomas, Inc
Perkins and Squiers announce engagement in North Bennington
Mr and Mrs Charles W Perkins of Harvest Hills North Bennington announce the engagement of their daughter Bonita Kay to David L Squiers son of Mr and Mrs Royce Squiers of Arlington The couple plan a March 18 wedding Bonita Kay Perkins is a North Bennington High School and St Joseph College graduate employed at First National Bank North Bennington David L Squiers graduated Arlington Memorial High School and Data Processing School Bennington and works for Sprague Electric Co North Adams Mass
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North Bennington
Charles W. Perkins
Harvest Hills
Bonita Kay
David L. Squiers
Royce Squiers
Arlington
Miss Perkins
North Bennington High School
St. Joseph College
Old Bennington
First National Bank
Squiers
Arlington Memorial High School
Data Processing
Bennington
Sprague Electric Co
North Adams
Mass
GBA dinner to install new board officers in Bennington area
Admission and discharge notes from area hospitals list several named individuals from Bennington North Bennington Hoosick Falls and Shaftsbury plus a birth in Park Street family. Following dinner new GBA board members and officers will be installed with remarks by Thomas W Hall Jr and architect Robert Burley. Reservations due Friday January 13 at 395 per plate.
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GBA
Thomas W. Hall Jr
Robert Burley
Waitsfield
Hall
Hiram Savage
Savage
Bennington Water Project Moves Ahead With Local Supervision
The Bennington water project advances with Winslow to supervise the settling basin and ductile iron pipe for the pipeline. Local engineer preference aims to reduce costs, while Whitman and Howard provide general oversight. A firm representative will visit monthly to troubleshoot. Bonds totaling 310000 have Town approval. a federal grant funds the rest of the nearly 500000 project. The plan includes rerouting a VT 9 section near the rocks to ease easements and allow future taps.
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Water Board
Pittendreigh
Winslow
Whitman
Howard
Bennington
Richard van Santvoord
John H. Williams
Boston
Norton Barber
Williams
Busi
Woodford Town Line
Long Trail Road
Rocks
Track Formula Disputed as Vermont Faces Betting Revenue Split
The largest daily handle in the nation was set at 400000 per day with an 8 percent to the state and 10 percent to the track, split 50-50 on breakage. The Giuliani proposal failed, leaving lawmakers to craft a new formula or keep the current one which expires in December. O'Brien warned Green Mountain Park may cut dates without legislative approval, noting calls for a northern Vermont track and criticizing the commission’s focus on financing new tracks while Pow nal lacks backing. Tracks claimed 170 racing days last year to boost state revenue but posted a $25000 loss in the fall meet.
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Giuliani
O’brien
Green Mountain Park
Legislative Council
Vermont
Pownal
Bobby Baker Trial Opens as Government Presents Case
The government began presenting its case against Robert G. Baker in federal court. Sixteen jurors and alternates were sworn and sequestered by Judge Oliver Gasch as the trial proceeds over the coming months.
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Bobby Baker
Oliver Gasch
Washington
Baker
Edward Bennett Williams
U.S. Atty
William O. Bittman
Williams
Bittman
Gasch
Venire
Pickens
S.C
Senate
Johnson
Clifford Jones
Nevada
Wayne L. Bromley
Bennington Briefs Include Meetings and Local News
Bennington Firefighters Association set Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Willow Road firehouse with all area firemen invited. Four Stratt on Mountain ski lifts operate with base 7 to 25 inches of granular base, temperatures 22 base and 16 summit. VFW Auxiliary meets tonight at 8 p.m. at the auxiliary rooms. Barbara Finlayson, daughter of Dr and Mrs Malcom Finlayson, among 874 Iowa State University students on Dean's List for fall quarter. David L. Mercier promoted to Army specialist fourth class in Vietnam December 20, serving with the 34th Supply and Service Battalion. Office of Dr J H Manes closed January 16 through 19 for medical assembly.
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Stratton Mountain
Barbara Finlayson
Malcolm Finlayson
Elm St
Iowa State University
Ames
College of Home Economics
David L. Mercier
Irene M. Mercier
Division
Vietnam
Mercier
Hdgers. Co
An Khe
Ft. Totten
N.Y
Bennington High School
Hudson Valley Technical Institute
Troy
Wilson Ford, Inc
J.H. Manes
Rural Fire District Re-elects Officers in Bennington
Voters at Bennington Fire District No. 1 annual meeting at Willow Road fire house re-elected Alden Harwood to a three year term on the prudential committee after a 28 to 26 ballot over Glenn Morrissey. Other officers and auditors were unanimously kept in place as Paul Kelley moderator, Eleanor Moore treasurer, Frances Snow clerk, Fred Jordan clerk, and auditors Loriana Abrams Mildred Howe and Marie Turgeon.
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Bennington
Eleanor Moore
Frances Snow
Fred Jordan
Loriana Abrams
Mildred Howe
Marie Turgeon
Norman Turgeon
Percey
Willow Street
Willow Road
Prudential
Prudential Committee
Paul Kelley
Rural Fire District Stirs Town Meeting Debates
The Fire District 99 land issues spark questions over frontage size leases and land swaps with Chief Norman Turgeon amid annual meeting actions. Voters preserve borrowing power, report 62 calls in 12 months, and keep Turgeon as chief with Moore and Cross as assistants.
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Moisly
James Moore
John Cross
Turgeon
Auxiliary
Prudential Committee
Woodford
Vermont House assigns committees and highlights Ways and Means changes
Mallary as chairman leads a slate including Hancock Partridge Burgess and Hebard in the Ways and Means panel. Assignments show H James Wallace moved from Appropriations, Wallace to Government Operations, Graf named vice chair. Of 150 members, 38 sought Ways and Means slots and the lone new member is Rep. Lounsbury.
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House
Mallary
Hancock, Partridge
Burgess
Hebard
Mallory
Bennington County
H. James Wallace
Bennington
Appropriations Committee
Rep. Wallace
Government Operations Committee
Robert Graf
Rupert
Joseph Caracciola
Highways Committee
David Allen
R - Bennington
George van Santvoord
D- Bennington
Robert Kearns
D - Bennington
Commerce
Hugh Clark
James Lounsbury
R - Pownal
Ways and Means
William E. Dailey
D-Shaftsbury
William Burns
R-Dorset
Rep
Lounsbury
Funeral services held for Mrs Almira Aseltine 84
Funeral services for Mrs Almira Aseltine widow of John Aseltine and mother of Mrs Ruth Cole were held this morning at St Marys Church Cambridge. Entombment followed at Holy Rosary Cemetery. Born Feb 10 1882 in Altona New York she lived many years in Jericho. Survivors include three other daughters Mrs Mildred Gillette Mrs Augusta Scully and Mrs Marsel Oliver seven grandchildren fourteen great grandchildren two sisters and one brother.
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Latham
N.Y
Donald J. Thibodeau
Forts Ferry Road
Hoosick Falls
David
Albany
Latham Area
Mary Reynolds
Donna Lee
Patricia Ann
Deborah
Cynthia
Lisa Ann
Lori J
Judy Lynn
Gregg J
Felix Thibodeau
Magin and Keegan
St. Vincent de Paul’s Church
Our Lady of Angels Cemetery
Colonie
Underhill
Almira Aseltine
John Aseltine
Leon
Ruth) Cole
Sunderland
Colchester
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
Cambridge
Holy Rosary
Joseph
Delia
Rabideau) Pelkey
Altona
Aseltines
Jericho
Aseltine
Cole
Ralph
Mildred) Gillette
James
Augusta) Scully
Rensselaer
George
Marsel) Oliver
Hudson
Dow Jones Market Summary January 10 1966 figures
Inside Dow Jones notes at noon January 10 1966 the Industrials at 815.03 up 1.56, Railroads 213.57 down 0.10, Utilities 138.42, composite average 292.45 up 2.05, volume 4,490,000.
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Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
The Dog Star and Sirius Folklore Notes
Astronomy notes describe Sirius known as The Dog Star and The Eye of the Big Dog with Greek The Scorching One. Murzim Mirzam lies west of Sirius as The Nose of the Big Dog and points to Lepus. Arabs call it The Roarer and The Announcer signaling Sirius and Procyon rising.
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Sirius
Lepus
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Bonita Kay Perkins
Jody Becker
Ormal Pierce Sr
Phyllis Bird
Judith Knights
Mark Butler
Terese Dunican
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Martina Elrick
Richard Jordan
Donald Latif
Barbara Tremblay
Lola Gifford
Buskirk
Gail Batease
David Robinson
Park St
Jan
Rington
Thomas D. Steffen
Second Congregational Church
Marian C. Taylor
Mt. Anthony Union School
Atty. Williams
Bennington Village Trustees
Village Water Board
Sugar Bush
Kenmore
Columbia University
Columbia’s
Architectural College
Shelburne Museum
Roger E. White
Stanley J. Pekalski
White
Cedric F. Winship
Wallingford
Carrie Williams
Rutland Hospital
Freemont
Leona (Jenkins) Winship
Vermont Marble Co
Rochester
Norvin C, Winship
Congdon
Richard P. Armstrong
First Congregational Church
Scottsville
Mrs. Edna Swift
Manchester
Edna (Batchelder) Swift
Herbert Swift
Peru
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Abbie (Davis) Batchelder
Brewster Funeral Home
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Bennington Briefs
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Fire Department
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Hardwick
Howard Landerville
Williston
Emory Hebard
Glover
Thomas Salmon
Rockingham
Ruth Cole
Ira Whitney
Stamford
Fish and Game
Harte Theatre
Swinger
Sven Artsy Star
Paramount Ties
Paramount Picture
Plain of Reeds
Moc Hoa
We Ib
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Cade
River Valley
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