UCS Directors Weigh Bid To Shift Campaign Drive
The United Counseling Service board proposes moving the annual fund drive from late fall to May to align with Mental Health Week and avoid competing drives. Dr. Arthur Funke of the Vermont Health Department attended, noting state-local funding shifts and urging expanded preventive mental health efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UCS
United Counseling Service
UCS Board of Directors
Arthur Funke
Division of
Mental Health
Julius Manes
Red Cross
Andrew Mikuluk
Union Carbide Consumer Products
Funke
Bennington Elementary PTA Plans Fund Drive and Talks
The Bennington Elementary School PTA met last night in the school’s all purpose room. Co president Harry Eddington led reports and a letter from Superintendent Allan Heath referenced forming a community health council. Mrs Henry Grimm was named PTA representative. Mrs Eugene V Clark and Harry Eddington joined the Civil Disaster committee. Two projects were announced including a foodless sale and order blanks for sweat shirts and jackets printed Bennington Elementary School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Disaster Committee
Community Health Council
Bennington
Parent Teacher Association
Harry Eddington
Allan J. Heath
Health Council
Henry Grimm
PTA
Eugene V. Clark
Arthur Grant
Bennington Elementary School
Bennington Rural Fire praises auxiliary at banquet
The Bennington Rural Fire Department hosted a dinner at Mt. Anthony Country Club to thank its auxiliary for the past year. About 70 members attended with leaders at the head table. Gerald Cornell led the event and Cecelia Greene's School of Dance provided entertainment at the Willow Road firehouse afterward. plans for the 10th anniversary are under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony
Willow Road
Cecelia Greene
School of Dance
Ronnie Charbonneau
Eleanor Harvey
Donna Cornell
Jane Montgomery
Nancy Rounds
Jill Fisher
Joyce Desautel
Beverly Gates
Anna Corcoran
Dolores Lauzon
Jay Seaman
Budget figures show defense rise but overall cuts amid urgency claims
The report outlines a $82.1 billion revenue and a $7 billion deficit with new outlays reviewed under strict urgency standards. Defense totals reach $52.7 billion, 57 percent of all spending, while manpower drops slightly and space spending climbs to $2.4 billion for fiscal 1963, including nearly $1.2 billion for manned flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Woman Wins 2500 Damages In Auto Suit
Mrs. Kathryn Norse of Manchester won 2500 in a County Court jury verdict against Francis G. McLaughlin. She sought 20900 for injuries from a March 1961 car collision as a passenger, including whiplash cervical spine sprain, foot injuries, chest blows, medical costs, pain and lost employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Norse
Manchester
Francis G. McLaughlin
F. Ray Keyser
Norse
McLaughlin
Pas
Mary A. Jones
Sennett, Crawford & Sennett
Bennington
Webber, Costello
Julia Bow and
van Muungton
Shaftsbury
Robert Rupprecht
Searsburg
Lorraine Moody
Arlington
Anna Whitney
Stamford
Benjamin Banulis
George Dickie
Flora Gerken
Roselma Kefover
Sandgage
Thomas Lourie
Rupert
Middlebury Soccer Star Named All America Honorable Mention
W Davis Van Winkle of Middlebury College earned honorable mention on the 1961 All America team chosen by the National Soccer Coaches Association. The Summit New Jersey junior helped Middlebury to a 7-2-1 record and led the Panthers to a New England presence in the eastern small college tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury
W. Davis van Winkle
Summit
N. J
National Soccer Coaches Association
Wheaties Sports Federation
van Winkle
Vermont
New
Panthers
New England
97 Second Flight Goes 3715 MPH In X15 Test
At Edwards Air Force Base Neil Armstrong piloted the X15 to 3715 mph at 133000 feet with throttle at 75 percent in a test of a new control system. He said the system functioned well and keep power on for 97 seconds as air friction caused slight wing warp. The X15 has prior records of 4093 mph and 217000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Neil Armstrong
Armstrong
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Club and School Notices
Local groups meet for prayers and community events at Mahar & Son Funeral Home and Bennington Elementary School. Dr. Tomasi attends dental society meetings in Boston and Burlington. Lions and Lioness clubs discuss plans for a new union high school and social gatherings. A trade show visit and a Home Demonstration Group meeting feature meat buying education and Valentine plans. Miss Gladys Nieburg joins Jewish National Fund board. a Temple Beth El talk on inheritance planned. The Banner seeks an Aug 21 1961 issue copy amid an upcoming medical meeting affecting office hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis C. Tomasi
Boston
Hotel Stater-Hilton
James
Boston College
Tomasi
Vermont State Dental Society
Hotel Vermont
Burlington
Roaring Branch Home Demonstration
Lorena McIintire
Fairlawn Park
Marion Colvin
North Bennington
Lula Sweet
Putnam Hospital Admits Discharges Births Jan 17
Admissions Jackie Quackenbush Alfred Be loin Bennington Discharges Susan Goyette Mrs Jeannette Jones and baby boy Alice Frost Bennington Evelyn Beattie Peru Mrs Bernice Cameron and baby boy East Arlington Mrs Janet Martelle and baby girl Manchester Depot Master Rich ard Irick Hoosick Falls N Y Master Guy Hard Arlington Births Mr and Mrs Burton Turner Bennington a daughter on Jan 17 Other Births Sara Lynn Wheeler Jan 17 Cheektowaga N Y weighed six pounds three ounces Mrs Wheeler formerly Miss Juliette Roy daughter of Alfred Roy Carrigan Lane
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Jackie Quackenbush
Alfred Beloin
Bennington
Susan Goyette
Jeannette Jones
Alice Frost
Evelyn Beattie
Peru
Bernice Cameron
East Arlington
Janet Martelle
Manchester Depot
Richard Irick
Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Guy Hard
Arlington
Burton Turner
Sara Lynn
Dale Wheeler
Linda Drive
Cheektowaga
N.Y
Wheeler
Juliette Roy
Alfred Roy
Carrigan Lane
Funeral for James A Farrington in Whitingham
Funeral services for James A Farrington 80 a Searsburg native who died Tuesday at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital will be held Friday at 2 p m in Whitingham Community Church Rev Lucie Freeman will officiate Burial will be in Sadanga Cemetery Friends may call at Covey Funeral Home Wilmington today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 A selectman for 25 years he also served as sister school director and road commissioner for Whitingham He represented the town in the legislature in 1901 03 A retired farmer he had lived in Jacksonville village since 1956
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
James A. Farrington
Searsburg
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Whitingham Community
Lucie Freeman
Sadanga Cemetery
Covey
Wilmington
Farrington
Whitingham
Jacksonville Village
Beech Street PTG Plans Food Sale
The Beech Street School Parent-Teacher Group set a food sale at the Vermont Gas store on Friday January 26 at noon. Mrs. Jean Leake urged food donations to the school. A social is planned for March 24 with gifts, a snack bar, and souvenirs to support the school art fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beech Street
Vermont Gas
Jean Leake
Constance Harrington
Williams Hockey Men Defeat Army 3-2 at West Point
Williams College hockey edged Army 3-2 at West Point. Eph goalie Bob Rich posted 42 saves to fuel Williams tenth win of the season, while Army goalie Ron Chisholm stopped 25 shots. Eph captains John Roe and Marc Comstock and John Beade pressured Army but fell short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams College
Army
West Point
Bob Rich
Eph
Williams
Rich
Ron Chisholm
Ephmen John Roe
Marc Comstock
Cocaptains
John Beade
Milk Quality Conference Emphasizes Price and Promotion
Vermont dairymen were urged to offer a quality product and promote it aggressively while pricing competitively with regional and other foods. The program included talks by John C Page Bennington County ex tension agent Harold O Clark and others on milking practices flavor testing sanitation ratings and supermarket relevance. Approximately 50 people attended with Robert Holden of Fairdale Farms serving as master of ceremonies.
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Mt. Anthony Country Club
J. Peter Griffin
State of Massachusetts
John Moran
Central Markets, Inc
Schenectady
N. Y
R. E. Nichols
New York State Department of Health
Robert T. Holden
Fairdale Fairs
Harold O. Clark
Vermont Department of Agriculture
John C. Page
Bennington County
Elmer E. Towne
Vermont
W. J. Emery
Consumers
U. S. Public Health
Fairdale Farms
Vermont Tax Conference Urges Public Tax Education
Tax Commissioner Charles T. Shea and attendees urged towns to improve public relations with taxpayers and to explain appraisal and assessment work. The conference highlighted outside appraiser lists, the need for information on tax methods, and calls for a statewide taxpayers association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Shea
Gauthier
Giddings
Lucien Hanks
Bennington College
Vermont
15-Year-Old Dies After Stabbing Near Heart
Springfield Mass report says Richard McGurk fifteen died two hours after a stab wound near the heart at Mercy Hospital. Police indicate the injury occurred during at home horseplay with his fourteen year old brother Raymond Jr. detectives call it probably accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Richard McGurk
Mercy Hospital
Raymond F. McGurk
Raymond Jr
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Bennington Banner
Bennington, Thurs, Jan. 18
Manes
Dorset
Grant
Fannie Horst
Virginia Horst
Margaret Muchmore
Bette Baker
Jon Emerson
Sylvia Alcorn
Anne Senecal
Betty Davis
Frances Gibney
Bennington High School
Harry Montague
Brattleboro
Brattleboro Union High School
Eugene Clark
Rural Fire Dept
U.S
Panther
America
Bennington Briefs
Altar-Rosary Society
Catholic Daughters
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
John
Margaret) Trotter
Park Street
Bennington Lions Club
Knotty Pine
Robert Wilson
Union High School
Bennington Lioness Club
Bennington Free Library
Gladys Butler
St. Albans
Vermont Poetry Society
League of Vermont Writers
The
Jewish National Fund
United Jewish Appeal
Israel
David Ben Gurion
Parker House
Eugene C. Burt
William Kennedy
Burt Bros
Martin Noon
Noon’s
Saul Miller
Saul’s Department Store
John P. Proud
Adams Clothes Shop
New England Association of Mac’s
a_ salesmen’s organization
Gladys Nieburg
Albert Schiff
New York
Neiburg
Sigmund I. Kauffman
Temple Beth el
WBTN
Banner Business Office
Union Street
Tron
FASCO
Elm St
Putnam Hospital
Beech Street Ptg
Houran’s Store
Safford and
Hamburg
Franks
Taxpayers’ Association
Gallup
State Tax Department
Nichols
Mobilheat
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