Volunteer Laymen Key to YMCA Success, Speaker Says
At the Bennington YMCA annual meeting, R. Bruce Ward of Meriden urged that progress hinges more on volunteer laymen than staff. He linked a modern ethical revolution to the influence of churches and the YMCA, emphasizing the impact of committee work and energ y given by volunteers. The program included a dinner, prayers by Rev. McAuliff, and updates on World Service fundraising. Directors approved a partial 1966 slate with James F. Davis reelected president and James M. Merunowicz as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Area
YMCA
R. Bruce Ward
Meriden, Conn
Bennington Ymca
America
Ward
Bennington
James F. Davis
James M. Merunowicz
S. Whitney Dickey
Harry J. Eddington
Center
the Meriden
Labor Bill Sparks Heated Hearing in Vermont
At a Vermont hearing Tuesday a clash occurred between Fred Dykeman of the Vermont Labor Forum and Stuart Martin of WCAX-TV over a proposed labor-relations bill. The measure would create a state labor relations board with the industrial relations commissioner in charge, drawing charges of bureaucracy and potential union abuses against supporters and opponents alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dykeman
Move To Slow Down Convention Testimony On Deer Herd Bill
In Montpelier House leaders propose a July 1967 constitutional convention delay voters by six months due to fall elections. Wildlife foes surprise with opposing view on state deer herd management while two administration bills are killed. A poll tax repeal advances along with education television funding for Vermont. The committee actions center on planning, pay raises for judges, and state policing in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Guillani
Montpelier
O’brien
House Judiciary Committee
Fish and Game Board
Francis J. Murtagh
House
Murtagh
Vermont
Byron Hathorn
Hartford
Francis R. Peisch
Burlington
Department of Administration
Peisch
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Hathorn
Education Committee
Christine Ladeau
Plainfield
Public Hearing Shapes Billboard Legislation and Convention Timetable
Montpelier News Notes reports Bennington area attendees at a hearing on extending billboard restrictions from interstates to primary highways. Waldo Holden of Bennington backs a constitutional convention but seeks timetable amendments for next year. Sen Allan Angney Jr. calls a public hearing on the uniform commercial code bill for Feb. 2 at the State House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Holden
Noreton Barber
Col
Fairfax Ayres
Bennington Area
Waldo C. Holden
Bennington
Vermont Bar Association
Driving Offenses Mark Bennington Court Session
Bennington Municipal Court heard four motor vehicle offenses on Wednesday. Eva J. Lowry of Bennington was fined 15 dollars for driving without a license in Shaftsbury January 19. Roger C. Honeysett of Whitingham faced 80 dollars in fines for driving while license suspended and driving without registration in Readsboro on Route 100, with alternate 60 day jail and probation. North Adams youth Ray A. Cote, 20, was fined 40 dollars plus costs for careless operation after an accident on January 23 in Pownal on Vermont 346. Kath leen L. Little of Pownal pleaded guilty to speeding on January 18 on U.S. 7 in Pownal, with a 25 dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Vermont
Roger C. Honeysett
Whitingham
Honeysett
Readsboro
North Adams
Mass
Pownal
Ray A. Cote
Cote
Kathleen L. Little
U.S. 7
Fienberg
No Snow In Mailboxes Warns Bennington Parents
Postmaster Stanley J Pekal urges parents to warn school age children against placing snow in street letter boxes in Bennington. Snow melts and smears inked addresses, soaking mail, and tampering boxes could bring a $1,000 fine or up to three years imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley J. Pekalski
Bennington
Bennington Selectmen Hear Three Junkyard License Petitions
Three petitions were presented to Bennington selectmen regarding licensing of three auto junkyards. Residents opposed Bevins yard on North Branch Street Ext with 38 signatures, while 24 residents supported it. Separate petitions from Town Line Road residents opposed Loveland and Johnson yards with 18 and 14 names. Decision to be made by next Tuesday after considering petitions and remarks from last week’s hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Lloyd M. Bevins
North Branch Street
Ext
Fred Baker
Bevins
Bevins’ Yard
Joseph Higgins
Town Line Road
Marvin L. Loveland
Robert A. Johnson
Loveland
Johnson
Baker
Fred Hutchinson
Richard van Santvoord
Hamlin
Merton Cross
Shaftsbury
Obituary highlights for J M Hoy and several Vermont figures
Obituary notices honor Mrs. J M Hoy of 101 Stark Street born in Dublin and Mrs. Frank Myott of Manchester, Avery Whitman of Woodford, James Green Jr. of North Hoosick, Rolla Sherman of Troy, and other local residents. Details cover births, marriages, residences, church affiliations, survivors, and funeral arrangements. Additional district notes report discussions among Bennington and Shaftsbury selectmen about junkyard licensing and property impacts along Town Line Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling, Va
Fannie Chellis
Bennington
Ozzie Eggleston
Nettie Wells
Dorset
Leonard Whitman
Granby, Conn
Gibney, Haynes & Kane
William Abernethy
North Bennington
Fishman's Cufari Moved To Penn Store
John Cufari opened the M H Fishman store in Bennington in 1944. This week his managerial duties were assumed by Leo Hynke of Newport. Cufari began preparations for a new job with a Fishman's subsidiary in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He will open a Mason's discount store in Pennsylvania and travel to Altoona, Pa. as a preliminary step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cufari
Bennington
Leo Hynke
Newport
Cufari
Fishman’s
Johnstown
Fishman Stores
Pennsylvania
Mason’s
Altoona
Bennington Briefs Recurring notices and farewells in town
Altar Rosary Society to meet at Mahar Son Funeral Home Thursday night at 8 to recite the Rosary for Elizabeth Hoy. Ski report from Stratton Mountain notes 18 to 30 inch base with excellent conditions. WWI Veterans Barracks 1955 to meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. VFW Post 1332 to host dance Saturday 8 to 12 with George O Brien and his Country Squires. Bennington County Economic Opportunity Council plans annual meeting Jan 31 at 8 p.m. to discuss a two week credit school. Cufari replacement from Newport named new Fishman store manager in Bennington. former farewell dinner held at Knotty Pine Starlight Room with a black onyx ring presented to Cufari. Family details include wife Evelyn and two children John and Karen. New Fishman manager Hyuke affiliated with local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hoy
Elizabeth Liley
Stark St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Dublin
Ireland
Charles C
Elizabeth (Mullins) Liley
London
England
Sir Thomas Beecham
Royal Conservatory of Music
Ontario
Justin M. Hoy
St. Mary’s Church
Detroit
Mich
Bennington
St. Francis de Sales
Altar Rosary Society
Vincent J. Hoy
Shaftsbury
Julius
Angela) Vallie
Arelington
Leo
Claude A. Liley
Albert Crockford
Russell Eyres
Edward Lynch
Toronto
Canada
Normand Sheehy
Savenia
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
North Hoosick
N.Y
James J. Green Jr
Theodore Green
Hiram Green
North Bennington
Hoosick
Cambridge
Katherine (Riley) Green
Walloomsac
James J. Green
William Steele
Hoosick Falls
Elizabeth Green
Springfield
Mass
James II
George
Daniel Green
John
White Creek
William
Boston
Charles
Joseph
Irene Green
Edwin King
Frank Valentine
Katherine Green
Leo J. Mahar
Elizabeth Hoy
Cufari
Fishman
Newport
West Rutland
Knotty Pine Starlight Room
Cufaii
Evelyn
Ben Mont
Karen
Our Lady of the Elms College
Chicopee
Ursa Minor Stars Polaris Kochob Guided View
The Little Dipper reveals two key stars Polaris at the handle end and Kochob opposite the handle rim. Surrounded by fainter stars, their beauty shines through a telescope or field glasses, guiding stargazers to these historic celestial markers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ursa Minor
Polaris
Kochob
Hospital Notes January 25 1966 Admissions and Discharges
Admissions include Doris M Knights Bert M Tudor Herbert J Tudor Paul Ennis and Paul Corbett Discharges list Irene Haskell Barbara Morse and her son Bennington details from hospital notes dated Tuesday January 25 1966 in Hoosick Falls East Arlington Bennington and related locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris M. Knights
Herbert M. J. Tudor
Bennington
Paul Ennis
East Arlington
Paul Corbett
Hoosick Falls
Irene Haskell
Barbara Morse
Stock Averages at Noon Across Sectors
Dow Jones industrials at 992.31 up .67, railroads at 260.27 down 1.04, utilities 150.18 down .51. Composite average 349.79 up .39 with volume totaling 4,460,000 trades.
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Lawrence C. McdAuliff
C.S.C
Sacred Heart Church
Jr. Hi-Y
Dale Wilson
Geoffrey Locklin
Norman F. van Gulden
Loomis G. Dana
Sparks
Ralph E. LeDuc
Pittsford
Fish and Game
Edward F. Kehoe
Harte Theatre
Ave
William Castle
Frank T. Mylott
Manchester Center
Frank Thomas Mylott
St. Johnsbury
Manchester
Frank
Addie (Gleason) Mylott
Sarah Mylott
Sheila Mylott
Joseph Mylott
Francis Bolster
Doris Slavin
East Dorset
Donald
Robert Mylott
Manchester Depot
Zion Episcopal Church
Robert C. Clayton
Factory Point
Brewster Funeral Home
Avery S. Whitman
Rolla
Fred) Sherman
Troy
Fifth Ave
Leonard Hospital
William Sherman
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
West Hoosick
All-Troy Club
Bernice Welling
Ernest L
John O. Sherman
Malcolm Sherman
Rome
Clara E. Smith
Bishop
Calif
Mason Funeral Home
Third Avenue
109Th St
Howard M. Hills
Center Brunswick Methodist Church
Woodlands Cemetery
Norton Barber
Hutchingon
Fred Olin
Green Acres
John Hamlin
Leo Hyuke
Fishman’s Cufari
Penn
Bennington Briefs
Stratton Mountain
VFW Rooms
VFW
North Street
George O’ Brien
Country Squires
Bennington County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc
Cess
Elks Club
Knights of Columbus
Hyuke
Retail Merchants’ Association
Kiwanis Club
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Shulton
RCA Victor
New Vista
RCA
Dave’s TV & Radio Shop, Inc
Main St
Dial
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