Rural Fire District Keeps Status Quo and Promotes Officers
Bennington Rural Fire District voters approved a 45 cent tax rate for the coming year with 30 cents for current operations and 15 cents for payments on the 1961 fire truck. Paul Kelley was re elected moderator and Alden Harwood won a three year Prudential Committee seat. Ted DesLaurier was re elected fire chief with Norman Turgeon as first assistant and William Mattison as second assistant. Several officers were re elected to their posts including Eleanor Moore treasurer Frances Snow clerk Lorina Abrams Mildred Howe and Marie Turgeon as auditors and Fred Jordan as tax collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Rural
Willow Road
Paul Kelley
Burgess Road
Alden Harwood
Middle Pownal Road
Prudential Committee
George Horst
West Road
Norman Turgeon
Beech Street
William G. Mattison
Chapel Road
Eleanor Moore
Hicks Avenue
Frances Snow
Anthony Drive
Lorina Abrams
Gypsy Lane
Mildred Howe
East Road
Marie Turgeon
Beech Street Extension
Fred Jordan
Ski Growth Boosts Banking Activity in Brattleboro
Brattleboro Vermont Vermont National and Savings Bank reports strong loan demand driven by skiing and recreation growth in Southern Vermont. 1963 year end assets total 44.77 million dollars with deposits of 40.88 million and capital funds 2.96 million. Directors elected include Ernest Allen James Baker Paul Ballou and others strengthening local banking leadership. The bank operates branches in eight towns including Bennington and Woodstock with Leonard Brown heading the Bennington office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Vermont
William S. Tucker
Vermont National and Savings Bank of
Tucker
United States
Ernest O. Allen
James F. Baker
Paul H. Ballou
Olmier C. Fitts
James C. Irish
George D. Mason
Andrew B. McClary
Clarence B. Oneal
Robert H. Rumler
William I. Tucker
Philip H. Wheeler
Former Shaftsbury Chief Frank W Hoyt Dies at 67
Former Shaftsbury Fire Department chief Frank W. Hoyt, 67, longtime Eagle Square Mfg. Co. employee, World War I veteran, dies at the VA Hospital in Albany, N.Y. He organized the Shaftsbury department, served 20 years as chief, and was active in St. John the Baptist Church and local Knights of Columbus. Survivors include wife Mary and 7 children, with funeral at St. John the Baptist Church in North Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Frank W. Hoyt
Shaftsbury Fire Dept
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Alld
Mary Robinson
Thomas J. Burke
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
Bennington Council
Knights’ of Columbus
K of C
Holy Name Society
Hoff Says Vermonters Don't Dig Sales Tax
Vermont Governor Hoff rejects a sales tax, warning he will veto if passed. Public polls show support for the tax amid education funding needs, while Hoff favors a graduated income tax. He discusses a potential state lottery pilot and defends local government against Foote's criticisms. In Colorado, Stevie Noblitt cannot start cars in zero weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoff
Montpelier
Joseph Marshall
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Ralph A. Foote
Foote
GOP
Vermont
Hospital Notes Admissions In Bennington Hoosick Falls and Vermont
The hospital notes list admissions including Eugene LaCroix Mrs Millie Harrington Schuyler Vander Veer Master Francis Kyer Jr and others at Bennington Hoosick Falls Jacksonville Vt North Pownal and Pownal. Hoff credits the Democratic administration for leading the enactment of last year's equalization bill while noting bipartisan cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene LaCroix
Millie Harrington
Schuyler Vander Veer
Bennington
Francis Kyer Jr
Hoosick Falls
Marjorie Bartleet
Jacksonville
Pamela Wilcox
North Pownal
Mary Clayborn
Pownal
Community notices from Bennington clubs and groups
The Prospect Mt Ski Club meets tonight at 7 30 at the Second Congregational Church with public invited. St Francis Parent Teacher Group gathers at 8 at BCHS cafeteria with Alan Page speaking on The New Look in Mathematics. Evening Guild of the Women of St Peter's Episcopal meets Thursday at 7 45 with a re showi ng of Coventry Cathedral followed by a short business meeting and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Mt
Second Congregational Church
St. Francis
BCHS
Alan Page
Bennington High School
Women of
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Coventry Cathedral
Obituaries and Local Traffic Notes From Bennington Area
NORTH BENNINGTON Mrs Lois Marie Sweet Blodgett 57 died at home after a short illness. She lived in the area 30 years and in North Bennington 20. Born Granville NY June 2 1906 she married Clayton Blodgett in 1927. Survivors include husband two sons two daughters and siblings. Services will be Friday at 11 at the Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home with entombment in Park Lawn vault. HOOSICK FALLS Miss Mary J Russell 93 died at Kenyon Nursing Home after a long illness. Born Hoosick Falls July 25 1870 she was aunt to Rev Robert Russell OSA. Requiem High Mass Friday at 9 30 in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Entombment in St Mary's Cemetery. HOOSICK FALLS Mrs Alice M Cuddihy 62 died at Albany Medical Center after a long illness. She and husband ran a newsstand in Hoosick Falls. Survived by daughter and son seven grandchildren and a sister. Funeral Saturday 10 at Leo J Mahar Funeral Home and 10 30 in Church of the Immaculate Conception. Trombly Frank 81 native of Burlington died at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Survived by nephew Louis Gilman. Funeral arrangements pending. BENNINGTON Two car accident injuries and damage at Benmont Avenue River Street intersection and a second skid on South Street near Observatory Street reported by Bennington Village Police. Barbara Elliott injured. Helen Oliver uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Charles
Mary) Holden
Bennington
Frances Hoyt
Burton
Aileen) Luke
Walloomsac
N.Y
Daniel
Rita) Mattison
Arlington
George
Leon
Frederick
Lillian Hoyt
Cyril
Cecil
Lulu) Wilcox
Mahar & Son Funeral
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
Park Lawn Vault
Lois Marie (Sweet) Blodgett
Scarcy Lane
Granville
Frederick W
Edith (Nelson) Sweet
Granville High School
Hartford
Clayton E. Blodgett
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Stanley C. Blodgett
Ned C. Blodgett
Denver
Colo
Gerald
Marie) Legacy
Gordon
Edith) Sweet
Floyd
West Pawlet
Sidney
Hudson Falls
Viola Reed
Alta Sweet
Albertha Thompson
Meredith
Elizabeth) Hall
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Park Lawn
Hoosick Falls
Mary J. Russell
Abbott St
Robert Russell
OSA
Villanova
Kenyon Nursing Home
Philip and
Hannah (Devine) Russell
Leo J. Mahar
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Fr. Russell
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Alice M. Cuddihy
Joseph Cuddihy
Albany Medical Center
Frank and
Mary (Thrope) Millington
Schenectady
John St
Cuddih
Frank Trombley
Burlington
Pownal
Louis Gilman
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Trombley
Mr. Gilman
Ladd Road
Pownai
Hanson- Walbridge
Bennington Village
Ben-Mont Avenue
River Street
William E. Elliott
North Branch Street
John E. Brochu
Gage St
Ben- Mont Avenue
Elliott
Barbara Elliott
Helen M. Oliver
Williamstown
Mass
South Street
Observatory Street
Wilson weighs regional school plan impact on students
Wilson discusses whether regionalization would aid or merely alter administration for Vermont students. He notes local control changes, cites Bennington High School program, and explains superintendent elections under regional versus current supervisory unions. The audience seeks more information and requests Montpelier task force recommendations for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington High School
Wilson
Greater Bennington
Southwest Supervisory
Montpelier
Municipal Court Harsh Fines For Careless Driving Cases
In municipal court Judge George M. Fienberg fined several locals for driving violations. Jessie Hulet 57 of Arlington pleaded no contest to careless driving and paid 40.10. Ruth Browe 52 of Shaftsbury also paid 40.10 for similar charges from Dec. 20. Charles Sauer of Beech Street Extension faced a Dec. 24 accident charge, with a bail set. James Pettus 21 of Chapel Road received a 30 day jail suspended sentence and probation after pleading guilty to driving with suspended license, with reinstatement contingent on insurance proof. Vera Ghilarducci 22 of Chapel Road was fined 15 for driving an improperly registered vehicle with California plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Hulet
Arlington
George M. Fienberg
Ruth M. Browe
Shaftsbury
Beech Street
Sauer
Ben-Mont Avenue
Stephen H. Gilman
James A. Pettus
Chapel Road
Bennington Counery
Pettus
California
Atty. R. Marshall Witten
Witten
Pet
Tus
James Bump
Vera P. Ghilarducci
Stock Averages Report At Noon
The Dow Jones index for railroads and utilities showed a slight decline with railroads at midday trading. The overall Dow Jones averages stood at 774.36, down 0.13 points, as market activity continued in Albany.
Billboard Chief Quits Over Towns Billboard Dilemma
H Lee Combs Jr resigns as Bennington billboard administrator citing lack of time and a permissive ordinance. He calls for an ordinance banning advertising billboards except on private property to preserve natural beauty and urges fewer signs town and state wide. He plans absence in July to September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Lee Combs Jr
South Stream Road
Combs
Bennington
Vocational Education Talk by North Adams Leader at AAUW
James Westall, superintendent director of the Charles H. Mee Cann Vocational-Technical High School in North Adams, will speak at an AAUW Bennington Branch meeting Monday night. He will discuss Vocational Technical High School Education and the McCann School philosophy to prepare youths for employment. He holds a B.S. and a M.Ed from Fitchburg State College and studied at Boston College. Previously he led the Whatham Vocational High School. The public is invited to attend at 8 p.m. via the Pleasant Street entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Westall
Charles H
Fitchburg
Mass
State College
Boston College
North Adams
Waltham, Mass
Vocation High School
AAUW
Bennington County Labor Council names officers and plans actions
Incumbent officers of the Bennington County Central Labor Council were nominated for one year terms. Nominations include President Kenneth E. Clayton Arlington and Vice President Clark B. Conden Arlington with other officers. The council will hold formal elections in February and launches a letter campaign to Vermont's congressional delegation on civil rights tax cuts and the Davis Bacon Act. A 10 week course in economics and labor relations is planned with the University of Vermont. The council also voted a donation to the Vermont Arthritis Fund and discussed a summer project idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County Central Labor Council
Kenneth E. Clayton
Arlington
Clark B. Conedon
Glen Linihan
Shaftsbury
Ethel Bruse
Benenington
Chester Montgomery
Ernest Reed
Manchester
Gilbert Wilcox
Veremont
University of Vermont
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Rural Fire District
Ted) DesLaurier
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
William H. Richardson
L. Guy Tasker
Tasker
Richardson
Bank
Bellows Falls
Chester
Jamaica
Springfield
Wilmington
Windsor
Woodstock
Leonard H. Brown
Boulder
Stevie Noblitt
Theodore Sausville
Philip Bushee
Maurice Piche
Bernard Zilinskas
Bennington Briefs
Mrs
Lois M. Blodgett
Hulet
Church Street
U.S. 7
Durocher
Carolyn
Mr. Durocher
Harte Theatre
Eve
Wayne Chara
Techmicolor
Panavision
United Artist
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Frederick M. Burnham
B.p.o.elks
Labor Council
Council
The
Vermont Arthritis Fund
Clayton
Robert Burns
Silversmiths
Main St
Bennington, Vt
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