Women over 40 duet with Twist in Stowe meeting
At a Stowe Woman's Club gathering Miss Jean Chase of Sepp Ruschp Ski School demonstrated fitness routines for women over 40 including a Twist pose. She urged better health through activity, noting today’s youth neglects exercise. A Rutland church resumes ski parish services at Church of the Good Shepherd from 8 to 8:45 a.m. on Woodstock Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STOWE
Miss Jean Chase
Sepp Ruschp Ski School
Miss Chase
Chase
Bonnie Prudden Physical Fitness School
Rutland
Church of the Good Shepherd, Lutheran
Raymond Johnson
Hillside
Woodstock Avenue
Army Officer Honored for Meritorious Service in St Albans
Lt. David C. Bell of Co. L 304th Infantry Regiment St. Albans received the U S Army commendation ribbon for meritorious service. He was cited for organizing youth activities in 1960 61 at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri during ceremonies this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Albans
David C. Bell
Co. L
304Th Infantry Regiment
Bell
Ft. Leonard Wood
Interstate 89 south of Montpelier to be announced soon
Vermont highway planners will announce I-89 south of Montpelier and an access road for Barre residents by April. Three potential routes are under study considering traffic, terrain, economy, and population served. A public hearing will follow once a recommendation is ready. Burlington programs to discuss Kennedy era policies to shape Democratic platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Barre
Herbert F. Farrington
Highway Department
Highway Board
Burlington
Robert V. Daniels
Vermont
Democratic Party
Daniels
Aiken Hints Defense Dept Review on Rutland Railway Strike
Sen George D Aiken says the Defense Department will study whether the protracted Rutland Railway strike harms national security. He alerted Sen Richard Russell and noted findings could affect the road's continued maintenance and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Defense Department
Aiken
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Romulo Opposes Red China Entry to United Nations
Gen. Carlos P. Romulo told Middlebury College students that the Communist regime is an aggressor nation in UN records and that the resolution condemning Red China has not been withdrawn. He warned U.N. survival depends on moral basis and world respect. He said admission would aid the Soviet aim against the U.N.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury
Carlos P. Romulo
Phillipines
United Nations’ General Assembly
U.N
Romulo
Middlebury College
Red China
Soviet Union
Judge Billings Named Treasurer of Northern New England Rail Conference
Municipal Judge Franklin S. Billings Jr. has been named treasurer of the Northern New England Passenger Railroad Conference formed last month at Smith College Northampton Mass. The conference emerged from fall discussions to address transportation cuts in Boston and Maine Railroad service in the Connecticut River Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Franklin S. Billings Jr
New England
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Boston
Maine
Connecticut River Valley
Passenger traffic declines at Burlington Municipal Airport in 1961
Mohawk and Northeast Airlines officials report a total drop of 4,000 passengers at Burlington Municipal Airport for 1961. Arrivals fell by 2,500 and employment at the airport dropped by 1,500 from the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Airlines
Mohawk
Northeast Airlines
Fallout Defense Pamphlet Promises Guidance for Civil Defense
About 2,500 copies of Fallout Protection: What to Know and Do About Nuclear Attack were received by the Post Office for distribution. Copies are available at public service windows with one per family, extra copies by writing to the Office of Civil Defense in Battle Creek Michigan. The booklet covers terms, effects of a 5 megaton burst, fire, radiation and evacuation versus shelter, and outlines community shelter plans and last minute improvisations. It ends with steps toward recovery after a nuclear attack, stressing organization and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Stanley J. Pekalski
Office of Civil Defense
Battle Creek
Michigan
Pekalski
Kearns Receives Salary Increase in Vermont
William Kearns deputy commissioner of institutions receives a 10 percent raise to 2745 dollars annually effective Monday. Gov Keyser's office notes the raise reflects March 1 1961 figures. Keyser also authorized transferring 2000 dollars from National Guard appropriations for new file purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
William Kearns
Keyser
Kearns
National Guard
Communion Service Planned Sunday
A communion service will be held Sunday at all Christian Science churches with the subject Sacrament. It emphasizes following Christ Jesus by his unselfish life and includes Apostle Paul’s Tim 4 guidance and a reading from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy on growth in grace and the prayer of fervent desire for patience meekness love and good deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science
Christ Jesus
Apostle Paul
Timothy
Mary Baker Eddy
Bennington Banner Subscription Rates and Delivery Info
The Bennington Banner lists subscription prices for Vermont and nearby counties, with rates for 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year. It notes carrier delivery, truck route options, and servicemen rates, all payable in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Vermont
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
AP News
Rensselaer
Washington Counties
N.Y
Massachusetts
Municipal Court Pleads Guilty On Speeding Charges
In Friday morning session Judge Eugene V. Clark presided. Charles G. Lawson of Pageant Street fined $15 for speeding. Ronald E. Bisson, 17, of North Pownal fined $35 for speeding. Herbert E. Blake of Pownal pleaded guilty to knowingly permitting Joseph L. Hewson of Pownal to operate a motor vehicle with unassigned plates. fined $25. Joseph L. Hewson pleaded guilty to plates not assigned and fined $10. Philip H. Danforth of 270 Union Street pleaded nolo contendere to DUI. fined $100 plus $5.10 costs. Francis Crawford of 7 Bradford Place pleaded not guilty to non-support. temporary order set at $35 weekly until trial or further order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene V. Clark
Charles G. Lawson
Pageant St
Ronald E. Bisson
North Pownal
Herbert E. Blake
Pownal
Joseph L. Hewson
Philip H. Danforth
Union St
Francis Crawford
Bradford Place
Crawford
Stolen Chevrolet Recovered by Vermont Police
A 1957 Chevrolet coupe stolen from Sprague Electric Co. in North Adams, Massachusetts, was recovered by Vermont state police on routine patrol after noon. Sgt. John A. Poljacik reported the car found over a snow bank on Heartwellville Searsburg Road near Vermont 8. owner Richard Bemis had left keys atop the visor for a scheduled repair. The vehicle was undamaged and the keys were not in the ignition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Mass
Vermont
Heartwellville-Searsburg
Vermont 8
John A. Poljacik
Shaftsbury Barracks
Sprague Electric Co
Richard Bemis
North
Energy of a 98-year-old moves Southern cooking global
In Atlanta, 98-year-old Mrs. S R Dull popularized Southern cooking through her book Southern Cooking. Born in 1863 near Dublin Georgia, she transformed memory into recipes, built a cooking school network, taught on the South, and for 20 years led a cooking page in the Atlanta Journal, collecting reader recipes into her volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
South
Mrs. Dull
Charles D Hicks 78 longtime resident of Gage Street
Charles Daniel Hicks 78 of 712 Gage St died Friday at Putnam Memorial Hospital on the seventh anniversary of his wife Grace Percey Hicks. He left a son Donald C Hicks village president and three other sons Harold P Earl and Arthur. Survivors include two sisters thirteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 pm Mahar and Son Funeral Home with Rev Frank W Grippin officiating. Burial in Park Lawn Cemetery vault until spring then Grandview Cemetery North Bennington. Visitation Saturday 7-9 pm Sunday 2-5 and 7-9 pm with family present. Memorial donations to the heart fund requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Daniel Hicks
Gage St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Grace Percey
Donald C. Hicks
Mr. Hicks
Pownal
Eros
Mary Ellen (Greenslet) Hicks
Old
Twin State Gas & Electric Co
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
Donald
Harold P
Earl
Arthur
Bennington
Andrew
Mildred) Crosier
Jennie Fowler
Mahar and Son
Frank W. Grippin
First Methodist Church
Park Lawn
Grandview Cemetery
North Bennington
Heart Fund
Bennington Weekly Community Calendar Highlights
A week of local events at churches clubs and organizations in Bennington begins with a spaghetti supper and Hawaii travel talk at First Methodist. Recitals meetings and group activities fill days at St. Peter's Old First Church YMCA and United Church Women with a March of Dimes record hop at the Armory on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Couples Club
Hawaii
Winifred Briggs
Allen Mills
North Bennington Congregational Church
St. Peter’s Church
Order of the Cootie
Green Mountain
VFW
Old First Church Board of Trustees
St. Peter’s Church School
Guild Room
Roaring Branch
Lorena McIntire
Fairlawn Park
Jennings
Bennington College
Paul Boepple
United Church Women of
Blair verdict awards $500 in Blair v Pierce suit
In county court on Thursday Judge F Ray Keyser presided as the jury ruled for Bernard and Betty Blair of Troy New York formerly of Bennington against Dr L E Pierce of Manchester to recover 500 damages for alleged 650 in damages to household furnishings due to burst pipes while leasing the Blairs home. Attys John B Harte and Robert C Cummings represented the Blairs Stephen H Gilman defended Dr Pierce. Jury foreman Harold Power of Readsboro led a panel including Robert Rupprecht Searsburg Louis Sausville Mrs Flora Gerken George A Dickie Bennington Mrs Marion McCarthy Mrs Julia Bow and Mrs Anna Metcalfe Shaftsbury Mrs Gladys Childs and Frank Fleming Jr Manchester Mrs Roselma Kefover Sandgate and Marshall Sprague Readsboro. An automobile negligence suit by Charles Crotty against John McAuley and Eugene Kangus transferred for a new trial was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount Parker Ainsworth Springfield and O Neill Delaney Valente Rutland firms for McAuley. Fitts Olson Brattleboro represented Kangus. Plaintiff attorney was A Luke Crispe Brattleboro. Court will reconvene Monday at 1 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Ray Keyser
Bernard
Betty Blair
Troy
N.Y
Bennington
L.E. Pierce
Manchester
Blairs
Pierce
Attys
John B. Harte
Robert C. Cummings
Stephen H. Gilman
Dr. Pierce
Charles Crotty
John McAuley
Eugene Kangus
Windham County Court
Parker & Ainsworth
Springfield
O’neill
Moscow to honor space feats with 212 foot obelisk
AP reports a 212 foot obelisk to be erected in Moscow to salute Soviet space achievements. A granite base will house a museum and the unveiling is planned for October 4, the fifth anniversary of Sputnik's launch.
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Moscow
Arkansas town aids snowbound Negro travelers on bus
A white bus driver C. C. Barrow kept heating and refused hotel lodging for Mae Lee Johnson and her granddaughter Gwendolyn Faye during a snowstorm. Citizens rallied with meals, lodging, and invitations as calls spread after radio station KAGH aired the story. The bus was to depart Crossett with help from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Lee Johnson
Bourbon
Miss
Gwendolyn Faye
Continental Trailways
C. C. Barrow
Texarkana
Ark
Barrow
Barlow
Haas
NLRB Finds Florida Firm Armed Pickets Threatened
The NLRB ruled Cone Bros Construction Co of Tampa provided guns to nonstriking employees and ordered them to ram into picketing strikers with autos during a 1960 union drive. The panel also found a Cone employee threatened to shoot workers like birds. The firms, tied to Tampa Land & Material Co, faced widespread unfair labor practices and were seen as a single business run by three Cone brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Florida
NLRB
Cone Bros. Construction Co
Tampa
Cone
Tampa Land & Material Co
George A. Downing
Downing
Tampa Land
Teamsters Union
Operating Engineers Union
J. L. Cone
J. L. Cone Jr
C. W. Cone
Douglas Cone
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