Selectmen Crack Down On Local Junkyards
Bennington selectmen announced two local residents John LaFountain Green Acres and Harry Eastman South Stream Road will be turned over to state police for junkyard law violations. They urged enforcing the 1961 law, with licenses requiring screening from public view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selectmen
Bennington
John LaFountain
Green Acres
Harry Eastman
South Stream Road
Fred Hutchinson
Brooklyn District
Everett LeBlanc
North Bennington Road
Russell Stratton
East Road
Jesse Dewey
Beech Street Ext
Fred Olin
Eugene Hurley
Fillmore Street
John Gygax
Eastview Drive
Gygax
Town Road
Criss
James Cross
Active Swim Program Draws 100 Children at Babcock Lake
In Babcock Lake New York more than 100 children have joined the weekday morning swim program run by the Babcock Lake Property Owners Association with Rudy Wrutemberger as instructor and lifeguard. The group also hosted an adult dance at the lake Community Center with about 100 attendees and plans for a July 19 dance led by Hoosick Falls residents. Tickets are limited and on sale to members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babcock Lake
N.Y
Babcock Lake Property Owners Association
Rudy Wrutemberger
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy
Wrutemberger
Springfield College
Grafton
Clarence Myers
Hoosick Falls
Gordon Parker
Albany
Joseph Bradleys
Donald Bradleys
Hoosick Hill
FBI Agent Witnesses Navyman Theft During Newport Retrial
An FBI agent testified he watched through a bookcase peephole and saw Nelson Drummond take documents from a Naval office in Newport Rhode Island. Agent Selleck identified the date September 28 as the theft, corroborated by Agent Dowd via CCTV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
FBI
Nelson Drummond
Newport
Thomas P. Selleck Jr
Drummond
Russia
Selleck
Arthur K. Dowd
Dowd
Saybrook
Conn
Court ruling prompts desegregation push in Deep South
McNeil condemns the court decision while Constance Baker Motley of the NAACP notes the ruling will speed desegregation in the Deep South. Alabama Governor Wallace, famed for his doorway stand against integration, did not comment on the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNeil
Constance Baker Motley
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
New York
Deep South
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Victim and ex-boss die in Massena shooting case
Mary Jane Logan a 43 year old stenographer and mother of four was shot in her driveway after a night out. Albert R. Berry a 63 year old project manager tied to the Robert Moses dam project was found dead nearby with investigators stating Berry and Logan were close. Mrs Logan had ties to Chatham Massachusetts and Berry had lived in Massena during the dam’s construction. Fay Logan Sr husband of the victim worked for Aluminum Company of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massena
N. Y
Mary Jane Logan
Albert R. Berry
Robert Moses
St. Lawrence Seaway
Logan
Red Split Leaders Rally Behind Kremlin Ties
The article notes Red Split leaders publically supporting the Kremlin amid satellite meetings in East Berlin and Janos Kadar’s Moscow visit. It calls this a new global movement deviation and sees two Communist power centers in Moscow and Beijing, with dissidents seeking Moscow backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kremlin
East Berlin
Janos Kadar
Moscow
Peking
Rain interrupts North Bennington band concert on Lake Paran
A Sunday evening concert by 17 bandsmen under Gunnar Schonbeck was cut short by rain at Lake Paran, delaying the season opening. Ice cream and cake donations were popular with the large crowd as organizers plan to resume next Sunday. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Mason Welling and children from Mattapoisett, Miss Marion Lyman of Blairs Town, and Mrs. Joseph Ceccio and son from Miami. Mrs Panos, traveling from Idlewild to Greece after 40 years in town, will join her native Athens visit for about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Paran
Gunnar Schonbeck
Mason Welling
Mattapoisett, Mass
Fred Welling
Joseph Ceccio
Miami
Fla
Peter Panos
Ceccio
Antonia Panos
Panos
Idlewild
Greece
Athens
H. E. Gilbert
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Presidential Railroad Commission
Kennedy
Simon H. Rifkind
Obituary notices for Charles Dyer and Lewis Goodermote
Charles Jay Dyer 70 longtime Western Union Bennington manager died Tuesday at 103 Norton St Bennington born Shaftsbury Nov 24 1892 served in navy and merchant marine later worked at Western Union until retirement and held Masonic and American Legion affiliations survived by wife Alma Bergeron son Robert and daughters Priscilla Hartington and Clara McGarvin five grandchildren one sister A Masonic service planned at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home. Lewis H Goodermote 69 lifelong Cherry Plain Berlin resident died Monday in Pittsfield Mass funeral Thursday at Hall and Higgins Funeral Home Stephentown with burial at Center Berlin Cemetery survived by four sons five daughters and ten grandchildren plus siblings and extended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jay Dyer
Bennington
William
Priscilla) Hartington
Clara) McGarvin
Rutherford, N.J
de Witt
May
E. Lewis
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
Berlin
N.Y
Lewis H. Goodermote
Cherry Plain-Berlin
Goodermore
Pittsfield
Mass
General Hospital
Rutland Railroad
German Lutheran Church of Berlin
Addie M. Carr
Leonard and
Mary Smith Goodermote
Leo
Elmer
Lloyd
Lewis Goodermote Jr
Cherry Plain
Louella Huffman
Shirley
Joyce Goodermote
Loretta Taylor
Margaret Tanner
Center Berlin
Marshall
Edward
Hoosick
Maynard
Charles
Alden Goodermore
Abigail Leffler
East Greenbush
Edith Oswalt
Jennie Livingstone
Grhildren
Frank Sparks
Firemen Fight Over Rail Job Cuts and Work Rules
A 1960s railroad dispute pits unions against management over firemen and crew rules. The fight centers on pay for idle labor, proposed staffing reductions, and a federal panel report endorsing fewer firemen with pensions and retraining, while unions call for protections and arbitration.
Village Delays Street Widening Over Paradise Restaurant Pole
CVPSC engineers meet Bennington Village officials and Paradise Restaurant owner James Playotis to restudy pole location and the anchor for a guy wire. Playotis objects to a wire on his lawn and suggests alternatives including burying wires or moving the pole, with trustees inspecting the site and seeking a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
CVPSC
Bennington
James Playotis
Paradise
James B. Gibney
Playofis
Guy Wire
Power Company
West Main Street
Dewey and
McCall Streets
Village Highway Department
Playotis
Guy Whro
Gibney
Peter Pappas
Paradise Restaurant Corporation
Paradise Restaurant
Playefis
Pappas
CVSCP
Graham Named Superintendent of Rutland Central Union
Geoffrey Graham, 48, former Bennington High principal, is appointed superintendent of the Rutland Central School Supervisory Union effective July 1. He will oversee the Proctor and Rutland town districts, with duties across multiple elementary and junior high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington High School
Geoffrey Graham
Rutland Central School Supervisory Union
Proctor
Rutland Town
Graham
Cornell University
Cornell, N.Y
Penczar Free on Bail in False Money Case
The Vermont case centers on Penczar accused of presenting counterfeit bills at Green Mountain Park. Bail set initially at 5,000, later reduced to 2,000 after defense input. Prosecution notes possible federal action could alter the case trajectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penezar
Green Mountain
Williams
Penczar
John B. Harte
Bennington
Fienberg
Harte
Jacob S. Aaronson
Pittsfield
Berkshire Downs
Green Mountain Park
Vermont
U.S
Secret Service
Massachusetts
Walloomsac Weekend News Roundup of Local Visits
Miss Sandra Hoag returns home from a week with the Bar Ringers cousins in Troy. Joyce heads to 4-H Camp for kitchen counselor duties July 7 14. Mr and Mrs Harrington and family from Berlin visited Arthur Wilson. Edward Sullivan Sr. improves and is in Nightingale Nursing Home in Troy awaiting mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Hoag
Troy
Joyce
William Harrington
Berlin
Arthur Wilson
Edward Sullivan Sr
Nightingale
John Hoag
Prof
Ralph Bullock
Fay’s
The
Agriculture Council
Dirksen Criticizes White House Outline For Harriman Plan
Senate Republican leader Dirksen says the White House plans for Harriman lack details and invite no Republican involvement. He warns the GOP remains in the dark about administration proposals and will wait to see developments. Humphrey notes administration counters Khrushchev link to a test ban as propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Harriman
Irelinoisan
Dirksen
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Khrushchev
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
Stock Averages Report Noon Figures For Industrial Goods
The Dow Jones average shows 30 Industrials at 712.55 down 1.54. Railroads at 175.144 down .89 and Utilities at 139.20 down .29. Composite at 256.83 off .10 with 1,750,000 shares traded.
Municipal Court docket features youths in varied cases
A swarm of Municipal Court cases centered on youths, including Roger A. Slade who was fined 75 and given 75 days in jail unless funds cover the balance. Dwayne A. Dyke fined 25.10 for loaning a license. Edwin F. King, 17, charged over unassigned plates. John B. McDonald, 16, pleads no contest after an accident. Rickford S. McDermott, 16, fined 30.10 for defective brakes. Phillip Jillson, 17, fined 35. John O. Carter, 24, fined 20 for driving with an expired license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger A. Slade
Winhall
Arlington
George M. Fienberg
Slade
Fienberg
Dwayne A. Dyke
Terryville
Conn
Edwin F. King
Chapel Road
Pownal
King
Montpelier
John B. McDonald
Bennington
Airport Road
McDonald
Atty
William C. Sennett
Rickford S. McDermott
South Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury
Phillip Jillson
Readsboro
Jillson
John O. Carter
Roanoke
Missouri
Carter
Manchester
U.S
Hospital Notes Admissions List Highlights Births
Hospital notes record admissions including Mrs Harriet Philpott Mrs Anna Baldwin and Mr and Mrs William La Flamme of 505 South Street noting a son born July 9 and a daughter born July 9 to Mr and Mrs Albert Boynton Jr of R D 2 Arlington. Other names include Dennis Elwell Grace Brandi Timothy Bevins Alice Coonradt John Rose and location mentions Bennington Hoosick Falls Schaghticoke and Grand Rapids Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Philpott
Dennis Elwell
Anna Baldwin
Bennington
Thomas Fleming
Grace Brandi
Hoosick Falls
Timothy Bevins
Grand Rapids
Mich
Alice Coonradt
Benenington
John Rose
Schaghticoke
N.Y
William la. Flamme
505
South St
Albert Boynton Jr
R.D.2
Arlington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bennington Briefs
Ronald Knapp
Burgess Road
Bishop DeGoesbriand Hospital
Burlington
Francis E. Rivet
North Andover
Donald W. Sprague Jr
Silver St
Bennington Village
Marshall White
Florence R. Kinsley
Fairdale Farms
Vernon Gage
Morgan St
Philip McMurtry
Ronald
Donald
Morleen Smith
Crown Point
Paul Gage
Apulia Station
Humming Birds
Bruso
Sheila Gulley
Kathy
Linda Wilkins
Ondawa
Sunderland
Luella Wilson
Wilson
Dude Ranch
VFW Rooms
Richard Martin Sr
Jerry
Bradford St
Martin
Morgan Bridge
Francis Eggsware Sr
East Main Street
Malone
Norwich
FOE
Eagles Hall
North Street
Leo Reifenberg
Union St
Alfred Kleisser
New York City
Europe
Germany
European
W. P. Giddings
Elm St
Court
Navyman
North Bennington
Marion Lyman
Blairstown, N.J
Ernestine Worthington
Prospect Street
First Baptist Church
H. Glenn Payne
Park Lawn Cemetery
Denver
Rifkind
Gilbert
Playotis Ask
New Milford, Conn
Brown University
University of Connecticut
Cornell
Buffalo, N.Y
John Hay
Bennington College
Rutland
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
Fred Luke
Bill Luke
East Hoosick
Bill
Beverly
Bill Jr
Lake St. Catherine
Louis Midette
Johnsonville
Charles Kimball Jr
Orlando Beach, Fla
Charles Kimball Sr
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Bennington Playground
Freedom
Jerry Shapiro
Cindy Burgess
Gage St
Brian Ulrich
Elaine Bizzarro
E. Main St
Kathleen Raina
Park St
Bernard McDonald
Goodkind
Foz
Salem’s
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