Marshall Estate Not Liable In Civil Suit
The estate of Mrs. Mary Marshall was ruled not liable for payment of $5000 for personal services claimed by Miss Pauline Lamb during 1957 to 1960. The verdict was suspended until February 5 to allow motions to set aside the decision. Jury foreman was Charles Nieser and members hailed from Sunderland Rupert Manchester Shaftsbury Woodford Readsboro Bennington and Stanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Marshall
Pauline Lamb
Miss Lamb
Waldo C. Holden
Mrs. Marshall
Marshall
Joseph Corcoran
Anna Metcalfe
Marion McCarthy
Shaftsbury
Helen Cleary
Woodford
Harold Tower
Marshall Sprague
Readsboro
Mabel Towart
Bennington
Anna Whitney
Stanford
Senate and House clash delay Kennedy education and urban plans
The Senate stalls on Kennedy reform plans while the House approves a $1.5 billion five year college facility aid measure. Debates over urban affairs headed by Robert Weaver spark partisan lines with McClellan and Aiken denouncing the plan as political. Dirksen signals Republican alternatives to Kennedy bond authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Ways and Means
Kennedy
Senate
Department of Urban Affairs
Robert C. Weaver
George D. Aiken
U.N. Bonds
Everett M. Dirksen Ofllinois
23 Girls Invested Scouts at Sacred Heart
The Girl Scout investiture ceremony at Sacred Heart Church Sunday afternoon drew a large crowd. New leaders named were Miss Shirley Rice Mrs Solomon Handy and Mrs Nicholas Petras with committee women Mrs Helen Kelly Mrs Mary Brissette and Mrs Corinne Ottaviano. Twenty one Brownies and 23 girls were invested including Claire La Flamme Margaret Vergo Gail Kelly Barbara Bailey Lori Martin Pamela Betti Pamela Bartell and others. Refreshments followed under Mary Brissette Agnes Pietryka Marie Lincourt and Maryann Roy. Benediction closed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
Shirley Rice
Solomon Handy
Nicholas Petras
Helen Kelly
Mary Brissette
Corinne Ottaviano
Claire LaFlamme
Margaret Vergo
Gail Kelly
Barbara Bailey
Lori Martin
Pamela Betii
Jane Alexander
Maryjane Handy
Sandra Delude
Susan Berard
Jacqueline Wright
Pamela Bartell
Linda Beauregard
Deborah Murphy
Kathleen Raina
Lynn Fonteneau
Mary Ann Curtin
Ruth Moore
Angela Ottaviano
Patricia Paquin
Karen Capella
Rose Swineski
Mary Ellen Betit
Agnes Pietryka
Marie Lincourt
Maryann Roy
Obituary of George G. Mayhew Former Pownal resident
George G. Mayhew died Tuesday morning at Sourcliffe Nursing Home where he had resided for ten years. Born March 10, 1868 in Shaftsbury, he worked for the Boston and Maine Railroad and held local jobs. Surviving are two daughters Edna Akley Readsboro and Ethel Stancliff Brattleboro, son William Mayhew North Adams Mass., four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Mahar & Son Funeral Home Thursday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Frank W. Grippin officiating. entombment in Park Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call today 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Mayhew
Pownal
Sourcliffe Nursing Home
Shaftsbury
Boston and Maine Railroad
Edna Akley
Readsboro
Ethel Stancliff
Brattleboro
William Mayhew
John Spargo Celebrates 86th Birthday in Old Bennington
Retired curator and Bennington Museum leader John Spargo turns 86 at Nestledown in Old Bennington. Born in Cornwall England in 1901 he built a renowned career as historian author and museum official serving Vermont groups and leading regional cultural projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Spargo
Bennington Museum and
Funeral set for Mrs Mary Barron at St Pauls Church
Newburyport Mass funeral services scheduled for 11 a m Thursday at St Pauls Episcopal Church for Mrs Mary Todd Barron 93 wife of William A Barron longtime chair of the recreation and development committee of the New England Council. Barron family once owned the Crawford House at Bretton Woods New Hampshire for 75 years. Mrs Barron a descendant of Caleb Cushing and founder of the Church of the Transfiguration at Bretton Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Mass
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Mary (Todd) Barron
William A. Barron
Recreation and Development Committee
The
New England Council
Crawford
Bretton Oods
Bretton Woods
N.H
Barron
Caleb Cushing
Franklin Pierce
Church of the Transfiguration
Funeral service for James E Ayres held at Hanson-Walbridge
The funeral of James Elmer Ayres longtime School Street resident occurred Tuesday afternoon at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home. Rev Stephen C Greene pastor Second Congregational Church officiated and gave committal prayers. Cremation planned Troy New York burial in Old Bennington Cemetery in spring. Out of town friends from Woodstock Loudonville and New York City attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Elmer Ayres
School Street
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral
Stephen C. Greene
Second Congregational Church
Troy
N.Y
Old Bennington
Woodstock
Loudonville
New York City
Kennedy outlines tighter farm price supports and shift of cropland
President Kennedy proposes curbing farm price supports to not exceed 300 million dollars a year and cutting output to meet needs. He envisions using surplus food for school meals and aid programs while shifting 50 million acres to recreation wildlife woodlands and urban green belts with federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Congress
U.S
Bennington Briefs Covers Local Offices and Events
Mrs. Myron Houghton remains home after a fall. Dr. A E Evens attends New England Council meeting in Rutland. Leroy Lawrence works at the Bennington Employment Security office as farm placement interviewer. Miss Toni Felopulos returns to Peter Bent Brigham Hospital for a checkup. IRS Bennington hours set for 1961 tax questions. YMCA final report meeting at 7 p m. Rivalry grows between village teams led by Loomis and Hall. Mr and Mrs Paul Benjamin plan an eight week Mexico trip with a stop to see Linda Horne in Alabama. FC Eagles Auxiliary to hold a meeting at 8 pm. Rural Fire Department douses chimney fire near U S 7 with no damage. Firefighters fed coffee by nearby restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Area
YMCA
Lucien Loomis
Phil Hall
Paul A. Benjamin
West Road
Mexico
Mexico City
Linda Horne
Bennington College
Fair Hope
Ala
FC Eagles
Eagles Hall
Bennington
Willard Rose
U.S. 7
Howard Johnson
Funeral Held for Henry J. Lestage in North Adams
Henry J. Lestage longtime North Adams resident died at his home and funeral was held at Simmons Funeral Home North Adams with Rev Orvel E Hooker officiating. Pallbearers included his grandchildren Edward Lestage Jr John DeMarco Jr Chester LeStage Jr and Edward Elder. Burial followed at Southview Cemetery North Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Lestage
North Adams
Bennington
Simmons Funeral
Orvel E. Hooker
North Adams First
Lanesboro
Chester LeStage Jr
Clarksburg
Edward Elder
Edward Lestage
Lee
Mass
Florida
Southview Cemetery
Mr. Hooker
Kennedy seeks national dairy refer endum on marketing bases
The article outlines a national referendum proposed by President Kennedy requiring a two thirds approval from dairymen. It would assign each milk producer a marketing base equal to their 1961 milk sales, leaving newer farmers without a quota unless they buy an existing marketing base from a 1961 dairyman.
Putnam Hospital Admissions List Highlights Local Patients
The Putnam Hospital admissions include Lynn Marie Sherman Jo Anna Reed Master J Thomas Pleasant Henry Gratton Josephine Cutting and Josephine Cutting in Jacksonville. Discharges feature Lawrence Ibey Nancy Cushing Alice Fox Mabel Shaw Bennington Hazel Wheeler Mrs Jean Brewster and baby boy Hoosick Falls Janet Brenenstuhl in North Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Marie Sherman
Jo Anna Reed
J. Thomas Pleasant
Bennington
Henry Gratton
North Bennington
Josephine Cutting
Jacksonville
Lawrence Ibey
Nancy Cushing
Alice Fox
Mabel Shaw
Hazel Wheeler
Wilmington
Jean Brewster
Baby Boy
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Janet Brenenstuhl
Everly Brothers top Bennington Teen Tunes poll
Teenagers in Bennington shift top chart with the Everly Brothers ballad Crying in the Rain taking first place. The Dear Lady Twist by Gary U. Bonds slips to second as The Peppermint Twist vanishes from the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Everly Brothers
Paul Hurlburt
Bendi
Gary
U.S
Crystals
Billy Joe and
The
Chip
Gene McDaniels
Boomerang
Charlie Drake
Bobby Rydell
the Duke of Earl
Gene Chandler
Cease-fire Moves Reinforcements as Algeria Tensions Rise
Army sources say cease-fire moved cars to Algiers center for potential needs. Reinforcements withdrawn, aimed at right wing European settlers and the extremist OAS in Algiers amid threats of a general uprising. Paris law enforcement places 30 mobile gendarme squadrons in reserve. FLN negotiator Dalhab left Morocco four days ago and may be meeting French representatives in Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Algeria
National Liberation Front
FLN
Paris
Saad Dalhab
Morocco
Tunis
Dalhab
Switzerland
Area Group Seeks Reform After Migrant Labor Fight
In Bennington County Vermont the area group Committee on Christian Social Concern of the Shaftsbury Methodist Church funds and distributes questionnaires to assess migrant housing. Investigations into a summer knife fight spurred a push for improved living conditions and potential state legislation in 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Bennington County
John A. Burgess
E. W. Myers
Committee On Christian Social Concern
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
New York State
Vermont Employment Security Department
Mrs Keyworth Heads to AWRT Bermuda Meeting
Mrs Belva Keyworth of WBTN and treasurer of the New England AWRT chapter will join Vermont officers and guests at the 10th anniversary AWRT conference in Bermuda February 9 to 11. Gordon Keyworth accompanies her. About 87 members are expected at Castle Harbour Hotel with a Logan Airport flight Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belva Keyworth
WBTN
New England
American Women In Radio and Television
Bermuda
Gordon Keyworth
Castle Harbour Hotel
Logan International Airport
Boston
AWRT
New York City
Vermont
Wynne Casey Benson
Shelburne
Robert
Marjorie Burditt
Vermont Association For the Crippled, Inc
Rutland
Carol King
Burlington
WCAX
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Marshall Estate
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Aiken
Sen
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Sacred Heart
Bennington Mews
Lie Stud
Casuals Vanes
Drysdale
Battle Monument
Old Bennington Glass
Bennington Pottery
Vermont Historical Society
Grand Lodge
Episcopal Diocese of
Mary
George
Banner
Mrs
Mary T. Barron
J. Elmer Ayres
Bennington Briefs
Myron Houghton
East Main Street
A. E. Evens
Leroy Lawrence
Stamford
State Department of Employment Security
Lawrence
Toni Felopulos
George Felopulos
Jefferson Ave
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Internal Revenue Service
J.F.K
Putnam Hospital
Dial Bennington
Coats
Shin Seur
Mrs. Keyworth
Benningt
van HeUsen
Shaffe
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