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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1975

Page

3

Obituary notices from Bennington area

Obituaries list services for Sherman Nichols of Dorset at Brewster Funeral Home with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery. Clayton Babcock of Hancock Mass. Mrs. Mary Pierce Morgan formerly of Bennington. John P. Lee of Bennington. George H Mallory of Manchester. Parley Hill of Shelburne Falls with family obituaries and service details.

Andrew Morgan Mary Pierce Morgan Johnsonville N.Y Bennington Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield Mass Ormal B Marion (Rowe) Pierce Bennington High School Mary Anne Colleen Caroline Andrew J Joanne Babcock Ormal A John F. Pierce Leona Pierce Mahar & Son Funeral Home Park Lawn Funeral Bennington Rescue Squad Vermont American Cancer Society Funeral Home Office Maude (Hyde) Mallory Manchester Ekwanok Mary E. Harrington Andrew S. Harrington Pottersville Grace Costorf Bessie Hall Coleville Road Parley Hill Shelburne Falls Franklin Hospital Greenfield Lizzie Briggs Branch Street Mr. Hill Harry Rose Hill Burgess Road

Hunt Street Bridge Rebuilt With New One-Span Steel Design

The Hunt Street bridge formerly Meech Hole will be rebuilt this summer under Highway Department plans. A one-span steel bridge will be built on South Stream with widened sidewalk approaches. District Highway Engineer Gus Ayers expects completion by November 1975 if steel deliveries stay on schedule. Bids will be advertised in The Banner January 22 and 29, with bids due by 11 a.m. February 7.

Hunt Street Meech Hole Highway Department South Stream Gus Ayers

Hewitts Celebrate 30th Wedding Anniversary in Petersburg

Mr. and Mrs. Leyton Hewitt of Petersburg were feted December 28 at the Hoosick Grange Hall for a surprise 30th anniversary. Their children Lilly and Gary organized the party with Lillian Michie assisting. Family and friends attended as Rev. Phillip Garippa welcomed the couple with a drum roll. The Hewitts reside in Petersburg where Mr. Hewitt partners in H.V. Hewitt & Sons Builders and serves on the Berlin Central School Board. Their children, Lilly and Gary, are both pursuing college studies.

Petersburg N.Y Leyton Hewitt Hoosick Grange Hall Lilly Gary Lillian Michie Hewitts Phillip Garippa Carol Brendenstuhl Lawrence Hewitt Hewitt Mr. Hewitt H.V. Hewitt & Sons Builders and Contractors Berlin Central School Hudson Valley Community College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Las Vegas Nite Fundraiser for UCS at Mt Anthony Club

United Counseling Service hosts Las Vegas Nite on Saturday February 15 at Mt Anthony Country Club starting 8 p m Co chairs are Sally Cahill Manny Krause and Mary Geannelis Snacks served public welcome local businessmen donate auction items Tickets 650 with 5 tax deductible Proceeds benefit UCS Call 442 8914 or 447 7234 for details

Las Vegas United Counseling Service Mt. Anthony Country Club Sally Cahill Manny Krause Mary Geannelis UCS Krause Cahill

Bennington Community Calendar Notes Jan 21 Meetings

Multiple local groups schedule Tuesday events including Taconic Grange youth program at Booths, Cora B Whitney School PTA at 7, Pack 345 at First Vermont Bank, Bennington Rural Fire Dept Auxiliary at 7 30, American Legion auxiliary at Senior Citizens Center, 1 40 Club at Connie Coffin home Shaftsbury, and a Vermont Student Assistance Corp financial aid workshop at the high school library. The senior center hosts meals daily at 11 30 with advance meal orders. Plus a Dorset engagement announced for Dorothy Clough to Donald Thompson with wedding date TBD.

Vermont Student Assistance Corp Park Street

Governor signs Alien Address Report Month proclamation

Gov. Salmon designates January as Alien Address Report Month to publicize INS requirements that all non citizen residents must report their whereabouts annually. Witnesses Socrates P. Zolotas from Burlington and Richard E. Foster from St. Albans. report forms available at post offices.

Gov Salmon U.S. Justice Department Immigration and Naturalization Service U.S Socrates P. Zolotas Burlington Richard E. Foster St. Albans

Banner seeks unclaimed engagement photos from 1973 to now

The Banner will clear its files of unclaimed engagement and wedding photos from August 1973 onward. Although not guaranteed, those married or engaged in the past 18 months may still find their published photo in The Banner. Pick up at the newsroom 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. by end of January. unclaimed photos will be destroyed at month end.

Banner Newsroom

Five Mt Anthony OES members receive 50 year pins

Five Mt Anthony Chapter Eastern Star members in Bennington received 50 year pins at the monthly Masonic Temple meeting. Three applauded in person. two honored at home in North Bennington and Bridgewater. Also recognized were 25 year honorees Kenneth Pratt Bertha Pratt Jason Bitensky Rose Bitensky Lucille Greenberg. Roy Sullivan, longtime area newspaperman, moved from Keene NH to Bennington.

Mt. Anthony Order of the Eastern Star of Bennington Masonic Mary Wood Lulu Greenslet Louise Dunham Marjorie Carpenter Roy A. Sullivan Dorothea Wood Kenneth Bertha Pratt Jason Rose Bitensky Greenslet Lucille Greenberg Patricia Watson Sullivan The Banner Troy N.Y Times Record Astoria Keene N.H Winifred Witham Social Friends Lodge F&am

Funeral Service for Mrs Veronica P. Kirk in East Dorset

The Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial was offered Friday at St. Jerome's Church East Dorset for Mrs Veronica P. Kirk of New York City and Manchester widow of Fred A Kirk who died in New York City Jan 14 Bearers were David Bardin Robert Gray James Keane and William Belden Entombment followed in receiving vault Manchester pending spring burial in St Jerome's Cemetery East Dorset

John P. Lee Bennington North St Robert Florence (LeGrys) Lee St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Richard Air Force Japan James Mahar & Son Funeral Park Lawn Bennington Rescue Squad United Epilepsy Association Funeral Home Office George H. Mallory Manchester Putnam Memorial Hospital Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Center Richard D. Olmstead First Baptist Church of Factory Point George St. Jerome’s Church East Dorset Leo Racine Veronica P. Kirk New York City Fred. A. Kirk David Bardin Robert Gray James Keane William Belden St. Jerome’s

Engagement of Carol Pine and Bruce Patire in West Hoosick

Warren and Carol Pine announce the engagement of their daughter Carol Pine to Bruce J. Patire of Hoosick Falls. Carol, a 1972 Hoosick Falls Central School graduate who attended Albany Business College, works at National Commercial Bank and Trust in Hoosick Falls. Bruce, son of Cruce R. and Mrs Patire, is HFCS and Hudson Valley Community College educated and works for Patire Chevrolet Oldsmobile in Hoosick Falls. No wedding date is set.

Dorset Malcolm Clough Dorothy Donald C. Thompson Charles Thompson Woodstock Avenue Rutland Albany N.Y Orvis Co Manchester Sunshine Biscuit Co States Vietnam West Hoosick Warren Pine Carol Bruce J. Patire Hoosick Falls Miss Pine Anna Riel Union St Bennington Hoosick Falls Central School Albany Business College National Commercial Bank and Trust Co

Crawford 50th Anniversary Invite at Bradford Firehouse

The family of Mr and Mrs Elmer W Crawford invite relatives and friends to a 50th wedding anniversary celebration on Sunday January 26 from 2 to 5 pm at the Bradford Hook and Ladder Firehouse in Bennington. A buffet lunch will be served.

Elmer W. Crawford Crawfords Bradford Hook & Ladder Bennington

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Virginia Larrabee Castleton State College Ruth Salter Sherman Nichols Brooks Bowen Road Hal C. Miller United Church of East Rupert Maple Hill Charles Sally (Whitcomb) Nichols Walpole Jean Reed Clayton C. Babcock Clayton Clarence Babcock Whitman Road Hancock Margaret Torrey Pownal North Adams Sherman Burbank Williamstown Alice Haley Richard of Bennington Area Isabel Peterson Rye, N.Y Ruth West Edith Haley Westlawn Cemetery Mabel Maloney Hunt Street Bridge Main St Plante Jewelers Bennington, Vermont Bennington Briefs Taconic Grange Julia Booth Cora B. Whitney Pack Committee Pack 345 First Vermont Bank American Legion Auxiliary Senior Citizens Community Center BenMont Avenue Connie Coffin Shaftsbury Senior Citizens Center Gail Andrick Dorothy G. Clough Clough-Thompson Fuller’s Music Shop OES Fred A. Kirk Reed& Barton Reed & Barton Bankamericari Atking & Gould Jewelers
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