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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1968

Page

14

Obituary: Leo J. Plante longtime Bennington resident dies

Leo J. Plante age 64 of North Branch Street Extension Bennington died Tuesday night at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was born April 16 1903 in Bennington son of Ernest Joseph and Edna Dubee Plante and worked 38 years at the Cooper Needle Shop later at the Polygraphic Company in North Bennington retiring three years ago. Survived by wife Helen Winslow one son Sgt Leo E. Plante of Pease AF Base Portsmouth NH three daughters Irene Hitchey Barbara Willis and Helen Hustler nine grandchildren two sisters two brothers an aunt two uncles and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Friday at 8:30 a.m. from Mahar Son Funeral Home and 9 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church with a Requiem High Mass. Friends may call today 3–5 and 7–9 p.m. Recitation of the Rosary at 7. Burial in White Chapel Cemetery at a later date.

Leo J. Plante North Branch Street Putnam Memorial Hospital Ernest Joseph and Edna Dubee) Plante Bennington Old Cooper Needle Shop Polygraphic Company North Bennington Plante Bennington Lodge of Elks John Henry Plante Laura Whelan Jerry Ralph Dubee Adams Mass Mahar & Son Sacred Heart Church Park Lawn Chapel White Chapel Cemetery Richard D. Bogardus Dodge Fibers Hoosick Falls William and Rose House) Bogardus St. Mary’s Grammar School St. Mary’s Academy Pownal Joanne Pilling St. Francis de Sales Bogardus Hoosick William Rose) Bogardus Donald Bogardus Robert Bogardus North Babylon S.J Francis Bogardus Chicago Ill Thomas Bogardus C.S.C Reading Lionel (Rose Queen el Monte Calif Mahar & Son Funeral Home St. Francis de Sales Church

Obituaries for Clarence Vadakin and Francis Hayden

Funeral services were held for Clarence Vadakin in Bennington with burial in Grandview Cemetery, and for Francis Henry Hayden in North Adams with burial in Southview Cemetery. Additional notices include the Moran and Bogardus families with services pending or completed and Rosary recitation.

Bennington Club Free Snacks Friday Night

Free snacks will be served at the Bennington Club Friday night by Mr and Mrs Ellis Winslow and Mr and Mrs John Feenan. Events include ski area reports at Stratton Mountain, Week of Prayer service, fire department tribute for Leo J Plante, YMCA bridge winners, Italian supper at the Bennington Club, Elks meeting, and local ads for a MAUHS play and other offerings.

Bennington Club Ellis Winslow John Feenan Christian Unity Bennington Holy Cross Novitiate Father Foley C.S.C Thomas D. Steffen Second Congregational Church John Mason Jr Hugh Nash J. Philip Hall Raymond Vivaldi Frank Kelly Mason Amadon Leo Plourde

Stock Averages Report For January 25 1967

Dow Jones Bache Albany noon report shows 30 Industrials 20 Railroads 15 Utilities composites and total volume 7,030,000. Major indices fall with the Industrial average down 1.62 to 860.61 Railroads drop 0.72 to 230.87 and Utilities slip 0.58 to 130.46 while theComposite average edges down 0.20 to 305.56.

Dow-Jones—Bache & Co Albany

Miniskirt ban hits Birmingham court staff

In Birmingham England court officials move to curb skimpy attire. Court clerk Frank Howarth announced a ban on miniskirts for three female employees after comments from various sources. The policy aims to restore decorum in the office.

Birmingham England UPI Frank Howarth

Area Businesses Pledge $56,000 To YMCA Fund

Twenty pledges totaling $56,169 are reported by the YMCA Center for Southwestern Vermont's commerce and industry division. Dean Hanson, chairman, notes many area manufacturers are branch plants delaying home office approvals. He expresses optimism to reach the $200,000 goal. Volunteers assisting include Arnold Blackstone, Paul Clark, Arthur Dewey, Norman Greenberg, Breard Hawks, Stuart Murphy, Franklin Riley, Ernest Salvatore, and Hiram Savage with Burton Potter coordinating bank contacts.

Commerce and Industry Ymca Center Southwestern Vermont Dean Hanson Thomas Cook Peter Donavan Jr Hanson Home Office Commerce Arnold Blackstone Paul Clark Arthur Dewey Norman Greenberg Breard Hawks Stuart Murphy Franklin Riley Ernest Salvatore Hiram Savage Burton Potter

Education Board Tables St Albans Voc Ed Center

Orleans UPI The state Education Board tabled a measure to let Bellows Free Academy St Albans build a vocational center on its current site. Deputy Commissioner Daniel O Connor requested a waiver on site size though only about 13 acres exist vs the 31 needed. Mary Miller of Waterbury Center opposed the waiver saying it would violate board standards, while O Connor warned land expansion options are very limited and Commissioner Harvey Scribner would study the matter.

Orleans UPI State Education Board Bellows Free Academy BFA) of St. Albans Daniel O’connor Mary Miller Waterbury Center O’connor BFA Harvey Scribner

Bennington Day in Florida set for February in Fort Lauderdale

Bennington Day the fifth annual gathering for Bennington residents in the south and wintering in Florida is scheduled for Sunday February 25 at the Bayberry Inn Fort Lauderdale. Mrs Virginia Freitag organizes with invitations sent to prior attendees. Social hour at 1 pm followed by dinner at 4 with a $4 price. Reservations and payment due by February 21.

Ft, Lauderdale Fla Bennington South Florida Virginia Ginny) Clark Freitag Ft. Lauderdale Bayberry Inn Fort Lauderdale

Hospital Notes for January 24 1968 Admissions and births

On Wednesday January 24 1968 admissions include Royce Squires Arlington John J Lombardy Miss Michelaine Ryan Manchester John K Cooney Hoosick Falls and Douglas Armstrong Rupert Discharges include Lyda D Brin Jeffrey Huntoon Shane P Bishop Thomas Playetis Floyd Pratt Jr Harriet M Davis Bennington Harry Shumilok West Sandgate David Ryan Shaftsbury Births report Mr and Mrs Thomas Mordsfeld 66 Mechanic St Hoosick Falls N Y welcome a daughter born January 24

Royce Squires Arlington John J. Lombardy Michelaine Ryan Manchester John K. Cooney Hoosick Falls Douglas Armstrong Rupert Lyda D. Brin Jeffrey Huntoon Shane P. Bishop Thomas Playetis Floyd Pratt Jr Harriet M. Davis Bennington Harry Shumilok West Sandgate David Ryan Shaftsbury Thomas Mordsfeld Mechanic St Hoosick Falls, N.Y Jan

Solons Travel to New York To Study Vt. Credit Rating

Vermont lawmakers plan a trip to New York City to consult Moody's and Standard & Poor's on the state's credit rating for bonding. Senate Chairman James Jeffords and Rep. Thomas Salmon aim to gauge how a $142.7 million highway program growing to $457 million in two years affects debt capacity and the completion of a $68 million accelerated project in southwestern Vermont.

Vermont Stearns Jenkins Pownal Burlington Us. 7 Department House

Van Santvoord Declares Candidacy for Selectman

Mrs Mary Ruby Van Santvoord of Shadowbrook Road widow of Selectman Richard Van Santvoord announces her bid to fill the unexpired term as selectman She plans to be nominated at the Democratic Caucus next month She has attended meetings for 14 years and seeks to continue her late husband s work The Banner reports this morning

Mary Ruby van Santvoord Shadowbrook Road Selectman Richard van Santvoord Banner van Santvoord

Rockingham Plant Closes and Moves to Dayton Ohio

Simmonds Precision Products Inc announced the closing of its Bellows Falls plant, formerly Liquidometer Corp, after purchasing Liquidometer in December 1965. Operations will shift to Dayton, Ohio. A town vote April 14, 1966 approved $70,000 to extend a water line to the former plant.

Bellows Falls Simmonds Precision Products Inc Liquidometer Corp Simmonds Liquidometer Dayton Ohio

School board cuts time and company moves plants

The school board debate over a single round of chores and a salary freeze for non certified staff remains unresolved as Murray and the board prepare for talks. Simmonds Precision plans to merge Bellows Falls operations into the WacLine Division in Dayton Ohio, relocating over the next months. The Bellows Falls plant employs 130, producing control and monitoring devices for industry including aerospace systems.

Murray BTPA Bellows WacLine Simmonds Dayton Ohio Bellows Falls

Reservists Seek Channel To Pitch Peaceful Pyongyang Settlement

Reservists pursue a channel to urge North Korea toward a peaceful crisis settlement. Indications suggest NK may release the crew though officials remain firm on not returning the vessel. No decisive statement has been issued on crew release.

Pyongyang North Korea

Doyle Couple Injured In Vermont Auto Crash

Mrs. Doyle remains on the danger list at Grace Cottage Hospital with fractures including skull and nose and at least one vertebra. Her husband Edward J. Doyle is listed as satisfactory after suffering multiple fractured ribs and a cut lip in the same New York area accident. The Dolyes, long associated with the Vermont Association for Retarded Children, live in Springfield.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Clarence Vadakin Mary Hitchcock Hospital Hanover N.H William Abernethy North Bennington Congregational Church William Spark Henry Strohmaier Wilhelm Strohmaier Gordon Hall Alden Harwood George Hathaway Williamstown New Hartford Schenectady N.Y Bradford R.I Grandview Cemetery Abernethy Peter Moran Catherine (McCaffrey Moran Richard McGowan Father McGowan Francis H. Hayden North Adams Francis Henry Hayden Chamber of Commerce East Main St Hayden Hayden Oil & Supply Co. Inc Hoosac Thelma F. Moore Francis E. Hayden Ronald M. Hayden George H. Jarck Jr Richard L. Duhamel John Hayden Springfield First Methodist Church Frank W. Grippin Southview Cemetery Simmons Funeral Home Mt. Anthony GBA Jaycees WBTN Krawczyk Bennington Briefs Stratton Mountain Bennington Rural Fire Department Mauhs Drama Department David and Lisa Evans ADV Catholic Daughters Main St Priscilla’s Porterho Iser U.S. NO Maine Safford and Gage Sts YMCA Education Board Tables St. Albans Voc. Ed. Center Sweet Hardwick Joseph O’brien Greensboro Woodbury Shoreham Middlebury Union High School Middlebury Royalton College Anthony Doria Doria Royalton Solons New York Mrs Ruby van Santvoord Thrift Shop Richard Nicholls Philip H. Hoff U.S. Army University of Vermont Richard J. Walker W. Philip Walker Merson Street Bennington High School Corps of Engineers Janet Smith UVM Rockingham Frantz Dr. Woodruff Mallory Dier Carmody Mrs. Doyle Stalter Ann Woodman Press Bureau Lawrence K Donald B. Miller Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield Bennington Banner Brattleboro Reformer Millers Raynolds Harte Theatre Dick van Dyke Fitzwilly Walter Mirisch DeLuxe Panavision
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