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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1964
Page
3
Multiple engagements announced from Bennington area families. Rosalie Anne Lemieux to Kenneth James Bahan. Anne Noel Richardson to Bernard William McCarthy. Lucinda Stratton to Dav Gerald Tripp. Jane Elizabeth Cleary to George B Barnes Jr. No wedding dates set. couples span Bennington, Woodside and surrounding towns with ties to local schools and services.
Miss Josephine Gay Hamlin daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hamlin of Shaftsbury married Luther Eugen Zai of Burlington at St Peters Episcopal Church. The couple's reception followed at Helicon Farm and they depart for a ski honeymoon. The bride's family and both grooms sides attended. The Zai family plans to reside in Burlington where he teaches forestry at the University of Vermont.
Miss Jacqueline Cleary of Woodford, a Vermont University sophomore, was chosen for Mademoiselle magazine’s 1964 national college board. Board members report campus news and may vie for one of 20 guest editorships in May, with June New York City work on the college issue and potential staff opportunities.
Hoosick Falls New York welcomes Nancy Wysocki Miner born to Pvt James H. Miner and his wife Henry and Mrs Nancy Wysocki Miner. The child’s parents are Hoosick Falls Central School graduates. Nancy Wysocki Miner also graduated from Troy School of Beauty Culture. Pvt Miner attended Hudson Valley Community College and is stationed at Fort Dix New Jersey.
Mr and Mrs Charles Nieser of Arlington announce the engagement of their daughter Linda to David J Alcorta son of Mrs Joan Alcorta of Townsend Mass Miss Nieser is a graduate of Bennington Catholic High School His fiance is a graduate of Leland Powers School of Radio in Boston and is a staff announcer at Radio Station WBTN Bennington A spring wedding is planned.
Vermont survey across hospitals pediatricians and child care agencies found about 260 cases of positive or suspected abuse in the past five years. Figures were requested by the Abused Child Study Group.
The WOTM notes a mid winter conference in Springfield Vermont inviting coworkers via Anna Bahan. Nancy Livingston chairs the program in February while a Moose Lodge addition prompts postponement of the Mother Daughter dinner to April. The Governor's Committee on Children and Youth discusses mandatory reporting to protect abused children and cites 1963 state progress and survey results across departments and pediatricians.
Vermont news media representatives meet Gov Hoff and attorney general staff in Montpelier to discuss the states right to know law. Deputy Atty Gen Chester S Ketcham drew criticism for a Parimutuel Racing Commission opinion seen as broadening agency transparency. Banner rep Robert L Hagerman attends the luncheon session.
State police at the Shaftsbury barracks reported three weekend highway incidents. George Nesbitt struck a doe on Vermont 313 in Arlington causing minor damage to his 1959 Chevrolet. Arthur Steiner hit a buck on U.S. 7 in Shaftsbury with his 1963 Pontiac sustaining about 200 dollars in damage. Carroll Knight went off Sunderland Town Road No 1 near East Arlington in a 1960 Valiant, hitting a tree with about 300 dollars damage. No injuries were reported.
Postmark time stamps will be eliminated starting February 1 as the Post Office adopts a daily time mark only showing AM or PM. The change, explained by Postmaster Pekalski, reduces machine time changes to once daily with time noted only on request for registered or certified mail. The PM date line will still meet deadlines for contest rules and tax documents.
Mrs F W Etzold of Mill Valley California telephoned police to report a bat in her bedroom. Patrolman John Castellani said he moved to confront the bat and drove it out. He noted the post midnight PM to AM time change as part of the explanation.
Dr and Mrs Dan W Dodson Yonkers announce the engagement of their daughter Beverly Ann Dodson to Robert W Houghton son of Mr and Mrs Willard F Houghton Media Pa Beverly is an alumna of Fieldston School and Oberlin College and is doing graduate work at the University of Wisconsin He is pursuing graduate work at the University of Minnesota a graduate of Westlawn School and Oberlin College The Dodsons have a summer home in East Arlington Vermont
Springfield vi announces a New England expansion of the peace driven People to People movement led by General Eisenhower. R Lawlor Cooper says Springfield will form the region’s first community chapter and Communications Inc will run the regional office with Jordan D Wood and Harrison Doty handling PR projects.
Mike Pont earned his solo pilot rating on his 16th birthday under his father Al Pont in Chattanooga. The next day he obtained a driver’s license and chose a professional instructor for driving lessons, as Al Pont preferred not to teach his son to drive.
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