Sponsors of Petitions Still Guess Who Behind Drive
George Allard Jr. of 315 County St. could not identify sponsors of a new petition seeking another vote on Bennington Graded School District’s withdrawal from Mt. Anthony Union School District. Allard was away last week when reports of petition circulation first appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Allard Jr
County St
Bennington Graded
Mt. Anthony Union
Allard
Franklin Riley
Graded School District Board of Trustees
Bennington High School
Union
Charles Jay Dyer
Western Union
Norton St
First Baptist Church
H. Glenn Payne
Paul Williams
William Hartington
William McGarvin
Howard C., Estes
James Maclay
Edward Bergeron
Joseph Schramm
Mt. Anthony Lodge F
Campers Flee Carolina Redoubt to New Jersey Refuge
About 70 campers and counselors fled violence at a Blue Ridge Mountains camp in North Carolina and reached Camp Midvale near Ringwood New Jersey after a 60 hour flight. The raid on Summerlane Camp near Rosman NC sparked mob violence over alleged immorality and integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringwood
N.J
Blue Ridge Mountains
North Carolina
Camp Midvale
Summerlane
Rosman
N.C
C.R. McCall
Saten Island
N.Y
Herald of Freedom
von Hilsheimer
Rain storms ease drought in this area
Bennington County farmers welcomed weekend rain that revived corn leaves and boosted the second hay crop. Agricultural agent John Page and weather observer Paul Bohne reported soil moisture remains low, with rainfall short of normal and drought risk possible if dry winds persist. Apple trees and gardens show some recovery, but overall conditions vary by county section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
John Page
U.S
Paul Bohne
Page
Bohne
Harwood Hill
Defector War Minister John Profumo Trusted Keeler Favors
Yevgeny Ivanov, former Soviet naval attache, now back in Russia, reportedly fell from grace after being linked to Christine Keeler and John Profumo. The embassy visit coincided with Dolnytsin, both cited in the same period as scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Profumo
Christine Keeler
Yevgeny Ivanov
Ivanov
Russia
Dolnytsin
Deer Causes Multiple Vehicle Damages On Local Highways
Three accidents occurred on area roads this weekend with a deer strike on U S 7 injuring two people and killing the buck. William Cunniff and wife sustained front seat injuries after a buck shattered the Buick windshield. A second crash in Sunderland involved Wille Leskinnen and Judith Pike with no injuries. A third incident in Manchester saw a Wilcox Fuels truck roll after brake failure on French Hollow Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Four Seasons
Orvis
Manchester Village
Dana Thompson
Sunderland
Leskinnen
Wilcox Fuels Inc
Manchester
French Hollow Road
Winhall
Arthur Sessions
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Graduates and Trips
Bennington native Ben Bronson begins basic Air Force training at Lackland AFB Texas after graduating from Bennington Catholic High School. Local residents return from visits and trips including a Cape Breton fishing tour and U S carrier qualifications. Also noted are Legion Auxiliary and Moose meetings and a Wentworth Institute dean list honoree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary A. Bronson
Arthur Bronson
Hicks Ave
Bennington Catholic High School
U.S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Texas
Lawrence Curtiss Smith
Union St
Wentworth Institute
Boston
H. Russell Beatty
Wentworth
United States
Smith
Bennington High School
Bennington teachers join summer classrooms across region
Bennington area educators enhance math science languages and civics skills through two week workshops and year long fellowships. Participants include 35 elementary teachers from three districts and Bennington High staff, with courses at Keene State College St. Lawrence University URI and UVM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Area
Bennington Graded
Bennington Southwest
Molly Stark
Ann Peters
Keene
N.H.) Teachers College
Elizabeth Tessier
Vermont
Irving Adler
Shaftsbury
Peters
Bennington
National Science Foundation Institute
Ralph Simpson
Brown University
Providence
R.I
Bruce Hodgman
St. Lawrence University
Canton
N. Y
Donald Ziters
University of Vermont
Ralph Woodcock
Bendi
University of Rhode Island
Kingston
David Jareckie
Benhi
John Hay
University of California
Berkeley
Richard Caswell
Caswell
University of New Hampshire
George Sleeman
North Adams
Mass
Joseph Gee
Gee
Weatherford
Okla
National Science Foundation
Ers
Burlington High School
George Bicknell
Arlington High School
Bicknell
Ecuador Aims at Communist Drive After Castro Link
Ecuador reels as Fidel Castro’s movement in the country prompts hideouts and a crackdown. A recent visitor to Havana returned from Red China and Russia with alleged orders and funds for a pro Communist campaign. Panama-born Jose Maria Roura, a Red agent, was jailed after returning with 25000 dollars and a Red propaganda arsenal. The junta appoints anti Communist Col Aurelio Naranjo as national defense minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ister Fidel Castro
Ecuador
Havana
Red China
Russia
Jose Maria Roura
Red
China
Col
Aurelio Naranjo
Obituary notices mark losses in Sunderland and surrounding towns
Sunderland and nearby towns mourn as Jerome Fisk Hill 72 a former Sunderland town representative and farmer dies at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington. Other obituaries include Bertha Brimmer in Troy and Herbert O Woodard in Hoosick Falls. Funeral services are announced across Sunderland Granville and Manchester communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunderland
Jerome Fisk Hill
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Julius and
Marietta (Fisk) Hill
Arlington-Manchester
Bennington County Cooperative Creamery
Hill
Elsie Harrington
Hill’s Farm Inn
Bertha Eleanor Brimmer
Louis
Margaret) Woodard
County St
John
Warren
Elizabeth Davis
Johnsonville
N.Y
Brimmer
White Creek
Woodard
Arthur
Mabel) Gates
Troy
George Brimmer
Cambridge
Lillian) Coons
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Hoolick Falls
Walter H. Myers
Kelly St
Hoosac School
Clarence L. Myers
Babcock Lake
Hoosick
Henry and
Harriett (LeBarron) Myers
Jennie Brundige
Harold C. Myers
North Hoosick
West Hoosick Cemetery
Hoosick Falls
Herbert O. Woodard
Hattie
Mr. Woodard
Sandgate
William Woodard
West Hills
Willow St
Robert
Lottie Babcock
Buffalo
Leo J. Mahar
Main St
Clinton H. Carter
Island Hill Cemetery
Buskirk
Julius J. Hill
Earle H. Hill
D. Howard Hill
Stuart M. Hill
Kenneth F. Hill
Manchester
Benjamin J. Hill
Schaghticoke
Sunderland Union Church
E.H. Nickerson
Manchester Congregational Church
Dellwood Cemetery
Mary Mathias
Order of Preachers
Rachel Bett
Atlanta
Rose Emma Ros
Sacred Heart School
Ben Mont
Servants of Relief For Incurable Cancer
Hawthorne
Fall River
Mass
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Free Home For
Sacred Heart Parish
Sodality
Adele King
North Adams
Therese Bett
Westport
Conn
Florida
Wilfred
Raymond
Adeline) Rousseau
Arthur Roi
Pinehurst
Sacred Heart Church
Granville
Margaret J. Williams
Emma Laing Stevens
Slatington
John W
Mary (Roberts) Morris
William R. Williams
Prudential Insurance Co
New York
Vermont
Thomas Pickering
McHenry & Roberts Funeral Home
John L. Robertson
Granville Presbyterian Church
Mettowee Valley Cemetery
Old Village Zoning Plans One District
The Old Bennington Zoning Commission advances a proposal to make the village a single district allowing only single family homes with variances. Topics include architectural control versus restrictions, authority to enforce conformity, and the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Village
Bennington
George H. Plumb
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Zoning Commission
Burton L. Winslow
Capt. Wells Field
Stock Averages Report at Noon in Albany
The Dow Jones and Bache & Co listing from Albany shows at noon the 30 Industrials at 705.30 down 2.40, 20 Railroads at 173.46 up 0.54, 15 Utilities 139.18 down 0.43 plus a composite average of 254.75 down 0.84. Sales reach 1,560,000.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carolina Redoubt
Maryland
James Bevel
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Northern Christian Leadership Conference
Chicago
C. William Billingslea
Damascus Baptist Church
Martin Luther King Jr
Billingslea
King
Christ
Gandhi
Danville
Julian Stinson
Guiana
Tty
Sandys
Britain
Jagan
Burnham
Bennington Briefs
Robert Hoyt
Franklin Buck
Dee Dee
Wytheville, Va
Alice Hoyt
Depot Street
Paula Hoyt
Edward Minogue
Morgan Heights
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Island
Kurt Seifert
Norwalk
Monthly Meeting
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Josephine Ballou
Gage St
Lee W. Hart
William B. Hart
Burgess Road
Cherry Point
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Marine Attack
Marine Aircraft Group 14
Second Marine Aircraft Wing
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Jane Potter
W. P. Giddings
Elm St
Nichols
Entranca
Wilson
Wilson's
Vermont Press Association
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
E. Joseph Strzesak
Stewart Bennett
Manchester Journal
Edmunds
Gerald McLaughlin
Vincent J. Bartimo
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve Bank
National Association of Manufacturers
Associated Industries of Vermont
Council On Economic Education
UVM
Robert Chastney
Montpelier High School
Edwin Greif
Mrs
Stella Higgins
Gibney, Haynes & Kane Funeral Home
Rudolph Dwyer
John Thomayer
Gordon Rose
Paul Greenawalt
Earl Pierce
Thomas R. Dwyer
Charles Pray
William Reed
Milldale
J.F. Hill
John E. Brimmer
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Rocker
Haynes & Kane
Main Street
Bennington, Vt
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