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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1966

Page

6

1 40 Club Meeting At Mrs Olitsky Home

Shaftsbury reports the 1 40 Club will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs Jules Olitsky Roberta Kline has returned to State College in Castleton Sunday after exams with her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Kline Mrs Paul Harrington has returned home after a week with son Airman 2C Lee Harrington and family at Griffis Air Force Base Rome NY The Harringtons are parents of Kimberly Lynn born at the base hospital Jan 24 Mrs Harrington is the former Edna Peters of North Bennington daughter of Alfred Peters and the late Mrs Peters

Roberta Kline State College Castleton Sune Robert Kline Paul Harrington 2.C. Lee Harrington Griffis Air Force Base Rome N.Y Harringtons Kimberly Lynn Harrington Edna Peters North Bennington Alfred Peters Peters

Five Day Outlook for New England Temperatures

The UPI forecast from the U S Weather Bureau projects slightly warmer midweek temperatures in New England. The five day period Tuesday through Saturday will mostly meet seasonal normals, with Maine 4 to 8 degrees above average. Frigid conditions will dominate Tuesday, warmer air is expected Wednesday and Thursday, then a colder trend on Friday. Precipitation totals about half an inch as snow flurries in the north on Tuesday and snow or rain across the region Wednesday or Thursday.

Boston UPI New England U.S Maine Weather Bureau

Manchester Cubs stage Pine Wood Derby at church basement

More than 150 people watched Manchester Cub Scout Pack 333 hold its first Pine Wood Derby in St. Pauls Roman Catholic Church basement. Merrick Counsell won the eight year old class and overall title, with Peter Rogers nine, Roger Parker ten, and David Markey Webelos first. Cars used identical kit designs weighed to spec. mothers bought kits at Christmas. Judges Lynford Bourn and Stanley Hinkley. starter Joseph Hart led activity. Leo Charbonneau, cub master, praised parent and cub turnout.

Pine Wood Manchester St. Paul’s Cub Pack Ringheiser Merrick Counsell Peter Rogers Roger Parker David Markey Iden Lynford Bourn Stanley Hinkley Joseph Hart Taconic District St. Paul’s Church Leo Charbonneau

Police Cruiser Hit By Unknown Driver In East Manchester

A Manchester police cruiser sustained about 200 dollars of damage on a hill in East Manchester Sunday night while parked. Officer Louis Nicholson was responding to a hit and run near the Shapiro residence when an unidentified driver struck the rear of the cruiser. Officer Eugene Gaiotti is investigating. Two other weekend crashes remain under investigation with details unavailable.

Manchester Louis Nicholson Shapiro

Danby Man Breaks Leg In Manchester Fall

Richard Wine ship, 37, of Danby fractured his lower right leg in two places during a fall in the Grand Union parking lot at Manchester Center. Investigating Officer Eugene Gaiotti and Dr. F E Harrigan assisted at the scene. He was taken to Rutland Hospital in satisfactory condition per his mother Mrs Ernest Winship.

Manchester Richard Wineship Danby Grand Union Manchester Center Winship Eugene Gaiotti F.E. Harrigan Rutland Hospital Ernest Winship

First Call Out For Manchester Fire Department

The Manchester Fire Department’s first call from their new Vermont firehouse on Vermont 11 occurred at 2 27 p m Saturday when a deep fat fryer caught fire at the base lodge of Bromley Ski Area. Fire Chief Lynford Bourn said Peru firefighters assisted, but Bromley workers had extinguished the blaze before arrivals. Manchester units returned to quarters by 3 07 p m.

Manchester Brome Key Lynford Bourn Peru Bromley Lynford W. Bourn Bourn Joseph Fowler Ringheiser

Orvis Company Fire Creates Soot in Showroom

Manchester fire crews arrived after an oil furnace backfire filled the Charles F. Orvis Co showroom on U S 7 with smoke. Chief L W Bourn said units checked the premises and returned to the station after about ten minutes. Thaddeus Nowak cited incomplete damage estimates but noted soot covered many clothes on racks requiring dry cleaning.

Manchester Charles F. Orvis Co U.S Thaddeus Nowak Orvis Company Nowak

Snowstorm Sparks Manchester Crash Spree

Police blamed snow and slick roads for several weekend accidents in Manchester. A 1964 Toyota driven by Walter Johnson Miller Sr. collided with a 1963 Corvair driven by Doloretta Smithe at Cottage Street and Route 11-30, with no injuries. Smithe swerved into Miller’s path damaging Smithe’s car while the Toyota remained undamaged. A 1964 Valiant driven by Charles O. Duke hit a 1963 Peugeot driven by Richard C. Miller at Vermont 1130 and Highland Avenue, causing $600 damage and no injuries.

Manchester Toyota Walter Johnson Miller Sr South Dorset Doloretta Smithe Rockville Center N.Y Cottage Street Manchester Center Smithe Miller Patricia Flanders New York City Charles Buell Joyce Miller Samuel Nelson Buell Dorset Charles O. Duke Manchester Depot L.C. Duke Richard C. Miller Flushing Highland Avenue

Shaftsbury Health Talk on Adolescence and Meeting Notes

Dr William Worthington spoke on adolescence at Shaftsbury Health Association annual meeting detailing why teens are as they are their problems and parental support. A discussion followed with reports of 336 school visits 158 home visits and vaccines given including DPT and polio. A $1427.48 gift was announced and a nominating committee named for upcoming work.

Shaftsbury William Worthington Shaftsbury Health Association Arthur Faris Lloyd Spaulding Bradford Smith Madalyn Green North Bennington Pownal Faris Angus MacDonald Elizabeth Faris Fred Stacy Association

Death in St Johnsbury Jail Blamed on Barbiturate

In St Johnsbury Vermont a Barton woodsman Frank T Mylott of Manchester died in a Caledonia County Jail cell on Tuesday. State Pathologist Dr Richard Woodruff said the death was drug induced by an overdose of Nembutal prescribed Jan 17 and found in his pocket after the body was discovered. The jailer reportedly removed the drugs during confinement. The pathologist could not determine if death was accidental or self inflicted. Sheriff Carroll Lafoe said Mylott was jailed after being found intoxicated on U S 5 at West Burke and that he appeared in good health at 10 30 p m. Mylott had recently divorced and was described as despondent.

ST. Johnsbury Barton Woodruff Carroll Lafoe

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