Family Fetes Mrs Cardinal On 90th Year
Mrs Euphemie Cardinal of 135 BenMont Ave celebrated her 90th birthday with a Sunday dinner in the Starlight Room of Knotty Pine Restaurant hosted by seven children Alphege Alfred Arthur Richard Cardinal Rita Biggs Irene Machon Lor etta Murphy. She has 11 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Born in Canada she moved to Bennington over 50 years ago.
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Euphemie Cardinal
BenMont Ave
Knotty Pine
Alphege
Alfred
Arthur
Richard Cardinal
Thomas
Rita) Biggs
Bennington
Albert
Irene) Machon
Bernard
Loretta) Murphy
Pittsfield
Mass
Rose Hulet
Shaftsbury
Cardinal
Canada
Benmont Avenue
WSCS Honors Three Members For Long Service
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church honors three members for long service. The meeting at the church featured reports on the Highway Bay Community Center mobile unit in Utah and the Spofford Home for emotionally disturbed children in Kansas City. A New Year statement of purpose, Epiphany devotions, and history reviews preceded the presentation of membership certificates and pins. The group voted to sponsor a February coffee chain to benefit Putnam Memorial Hospital, with each complete chain raising $21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Jane
Circle V
George Burke
Highway Bay
Utah
Marshall White
Stuart Preston
Spofford
Kansas City
Fred Butler
James Merunowicz
England
Burke
Woman's Society
Kirt Adams
George Smail
Paul Crane
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Vermont Dentists Meet in Rutland This Wednesday
The Vermont State Dental Society holds a mid winter meeting at Hotel Bardwell Rutland with seminars on amal gam restoration cavity preparation and cast gold restorations. A lecture on periodontal considerations in rubber base impression materials is planned. Attending area dentists include Dr Francis C Tomasi and Dr C T Adams.
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Rutland
Vermont State Dental Society
Bardwell
Francis C. Tomasi
C. T. Adams
St Anne's Society Hears Principal Speak
The Rev. Vincent J. Spinelli principal of Bennington Catholic High School spoke at St. Anne's Society at Sacred Heart hall on Catholic education. Fr. Wiseman introduced him. A ham supper with Sacred Heart Holy Name Society was planned for Feb 13 at BCHS cafeteria with tickets later. Mary Marcoux led Shrine duties. New badges were issued for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent J. Spinelli
Bennington Catholic High School
St. Anne's Society
Sacred Heart Parish
Spinelli
Joseph F. Wiseman
Sacred Heart Holy Name Society
BCHS
Mary Marcoux
Annette Delude
Fr. Wiseman
Postal rate change triggers stamp surge and new size limits
Bennington Post Office saw long lines after rate increases with more than 50 000 five cent and about 50 000 one cent stamps sold in four days. New rules restrict envelope sizes and reject oddly shaped mail, birth announcements and bills. Mail volume fell versus last year while package totals rose and dollar receipts were lower nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Stanley J. Pekalski
Pekalski
Pakalski
Earl Hurley
Hurley
Hero One Month Farm Hand Faces Auto Charges
A 3 year-old farm hand from Bakersfield who saved an elderly couple from their flaming home last month is scheduled to be arraigned in Franklin Municipal Court today on a charge of operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. James E. Lucas was jailed Saturday for allegedly taking a vehicle owned by Allen Soule of Fairfield. Brigham Dezotelle was released on $300 bail. Lucas led Mr and Mrs Olcott McGowan to safety from the Bakersfield farm blaze on Dec 30. McGowan later died of injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Albans
Bakersfield
Franklin Municipal Court
James E. Lucas
Allen Soule
Fairfield
Brigham Dezotelle
Lucas
Olcott McGowan
McGowan
YMCA Schedule Details Weekly Activities
The YMCA lists a week of programs at North Bennington North Pownal Shaftsbury and related sites. Activities include Phys Ed, boys and girls bowling and volleyball, weight lifting, baton classes, bowling, skating at the Y pool, and special events like Fun Night and a Rifle Club. Weather permitting daily skating is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington School
North Pownal Graded School
Red Brick School
North Bennington
Shaftsbury School
Vermont High Schools Register for Citizenship Conference
Fifty three Vermont high schools will join the fourth annual Vermont Youth Citizenship Education Conference in mid April at the University of Vermont. The theme focuses on The Role of a Citizen in a Representative Democracy with select representatives advancing to a regional event at Tufts University. Catherine C. Corcoran of North Bennington High School serves on the steering committee alongside Bennington and Whitingham schools among registered attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Vermont
University of Vermont
Tufts University
Catherine C. Corcoran
North Bennington High School
Bennington
North Bennington
Whitingham
Oversize Egg Load Flips on I-29 Near Whiting
A semi-trailer truck carrying 600 cases of eggs overturned on Interstate 29 near Whiting Iowa. Police and rescue crews contained the spill as 18 000 eggs were damaged in the incident and no serious injuries were reported.
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Whiting, Iowa
UPI
Interstate 29
Here
Winter Camp Training Draws 70 Area Scouts in Snow
Seventy scouts and scouters from 13 Green Mountain Council troops braved bad weather for a one day session ahead of Operation Snowflake. Bard Whedon led training on snow beds tents lean tos and A frame shelters at Birdseye Mountain Corp Castleton with lunch served by the council staff and Order of the Arrow. Represented towns include Middlebury Cornwall Brandon Pittsford West Rutland Rutland Poultney Wallingford Manchester Bennington and Pownal.
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Green Mountain Council
Bard Whedon
Birdseye Mountain Corp
Castleton
New England
U.S
Council
Order of the Arrow
Middlebury
Cornwall
Brandon
Pittsford
West Rutland
Rutland
Poultney
Wallingford
Manchester
Bennington
Pownal
Wave Officer Ends Sea Duty
Lt. Charlene Suneson the first Wave line officer in U S Navy history completed a year aboard the transport General Mann and was reassigned ashore at the Navy recruiting office in Columbus Ohio Navy spokesman said there are no further sea duty plans for Wave officers.
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San Francisco
Charlene Suneson
U.S. Navy
General Mann
Navy
Suneson
Navy Recruiting Office
Columbus
Ohio
Deep Freeze Tale Reflects Vermont Winter Hardship
Ford Times reprints an 1887 Vermont Argus and Patriot tale about elderly families in mountain towns lacking food who were allegedly drugged taken outside frozen and later thawed to aid spring planting. The piece notes discussion of full body freezing for space travel, with historical context and skeptical editor’s note.
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Vermont
Ford Times
Vermont Argus and Patriot
William Hazlett Upson
Sprague
Upson
Governor's Ball Plans Draw 1200 Attendees in Barre
Garth W. Blow, chairman of the Governor's Ball Committee, reports strong response to 11,500 invitations for the Governor's Ball at Barre Municipal Auditorium. About 1,200 guests expected. Program begins with a welcome to the governor and party, followed by a reception and a Mt Sinai Shrine Arab Patrol drill led by Peter Giacherio. Tickets from Box 425, Barre. Dress is semi formal.
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Barre
Garth W. Blow
Mt. Sinai Shrine
Peter Giacherio
Barre. Tickets Can Be Obtained From the Governor’s Ball Committee
Union Board Expands Coffee Talks In Homes
Union school directors push a program of informal information meetings in residents homes. In pairs or solo, they aim for 75 gatherings by Feb 3 to explain board policy and plans. John H Williams II leads, with Mrs. David Gil coordinating hostesses and venues across Bennington area.
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Union School
John H. Williams II
David Gil
McCall St
Fayette Colvin
North Branch Street Extension
Franklin Frantz
Burgess Road
Woodford
Charles E. Ulrich
Morgan St
Rodger Randall
Weeks St
Spencer Haynes
South Shaftsbury
Bernard Leamy
North Bennington
Alphonse Lancue
Dewey St
Donald W. Humphreys
Silver St
Harold Sausville
North St
Ralph R. Bennett Jr
Main St
Holbrook Plays Abe Lincoln in Illinois at Phoenix Theater
Hal Holbrook known for Mark Twain shifts to the title role in Abe Lincoln in Illinois a Robert Sherwood drama staged as part of the Phoenix Theater repertory season. The actor previously did Shakespearean parts last summer demonstrating his versatility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hal Holbrook
Mark Twain
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Robert Sherwood
Phoenix Theater
Holbrook
Fluoridation Debate Spurs Bennington Water Plan
The Greater Bennington Association urges fluoridation of the village water to cut tooth decay, outlining health benefits and addressing objections. The Bennington Board of Water Commissioners has not acted, awaiting a voter-approved plan and tax authorization, with initial costs projected around $2,500 and annual supplies about $1,200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Bennington Association
Bennington Board of Water Commissioners
United States
Bennington
Atty
Reuben Levin
Bennington Health Council
The
Water Board
Council
Dental Health Committee
GBA
Water Commissioners
Health Council
Edward L. Tracey
Bureau of Environmental Sanitation
Judith R. Graves
Vermont
Tracey
Burlington
U.S
Bennington Water Commissioners
Thrift Shop Lists Requested Items and New Arrivals
Customers should check weekly for specific articles as items cannot be held. The play pen from last week is now at the shop along with a double mattress and coil spring. Skates, nut picks, bedding, and children's furniture are also available. staff last week included Mrs. Caryl Adams, Miss Caroline Darington, Mrs. Paul Cross, and Mrs. Sidney Edecon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caryl Adams
Caroline Darington
Paul Cross
Sidney Edecon
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WSCS
St. Anne’s Society
Joel Whittemore
Bennington Municipal
Wichita
Kan
Edwin F. Studwell
Old Bennington
Whittemore
Banner
Edmunds
YMCA
Fort Bragg
James W. McSherry
Walter McSherry
Gage St
82Nd Airborne Division
82Nd Abn
N.C
Union School Board
William Dailey Jr
Bernard Whitman
Milton Mackey
Kirby White
Halver Halvorsen
Bennington Flats
Robert LaPorte
Washington Ave
William Saliba
Anthony Drive
Twain
Lincoln
By Warren Buckler
Grand Rapids
Mich
Supreme Courts
U.S. Supreme Court
Thrift Shop
First National Stores
North Bennington Rd
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Oldsmobile
Yvan Ee ‘Ai Xildodsmobile
Thurber’s Garage, Inc
Bennington, Vermont
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