Mrs. Holden Dies Longtime Old Bennington Resident
Frances Coleman Holden 93 widow of Arthur J. Holden dies at 130 Monument Ave after a lengthy illness. Born Grass Valley California in 1874 she married in San Francisco 1897 and moved to Old Bennington in 1901. Active in Ber nerton Garden Club Colonial Dames and Old First Church, she supported the Bennington YMCA and had four children, eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Memorials to Old First Church or Bennington YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances (Coleman) Holden
Arthur J. Holden
Bennington
Monument Ave
John Crisp
Persis Hannah (Gibly) Coleman
Grass Valley
Calif
England
California
San Francisco
Coleman
Mills Seminary
Oakland
Mills College
Holden
Old Bennington
The
County National Bank
Bernitron Garden Club
Yeae
Garden Club of America
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Old First
Persis S. Holden
A. John Holden Jr
East Montpelier
Vermont
Waldo C. Holden
Bennington County
Richard S. Holden
Northhampton
Mass
Northhampton National Bank
Persis H. Coleman
S. Waldo Coleman
Woodside
Clarence L. Holden
Mr. Holden
Old First Church
Arvel M. Steece
Thomas Street
Collision injures four in Pownal Saturday night
Four people were treated and released at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a two car collision on U.S. 7 in Pownal at 9:15 p.m. A 1961 Volkswagen driven by David F. Atwood and a 1966 Chevelle driven by Eugene R. Schmehl collided near a rest area. Both cars were total losses, and Atwood, a passenger Edward Chaput, Schmehl and a passenger Carl Schmidt were taken to the hospital. Minor injuries were reported for occupants of another rear collision on Vermont Route 9 near Fairdale Farms.
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
U.S. 7
Pownal
David F. Atwood
Bennington
U.S
Eugene R. Schmehl
Williamstown
Mass
Atwood
Edward Chaput
North Adams
Putnam Memorial
Shmehl
Carl Schmidt
Fairdale Farms
Donald Rice
Springfield
Cheryl E. Hazelton
Shaftsbury
Hazelton
Jerry W. Woodward
Arlington
Woodward
Lovers Lane Road
Vermont youngsters paint Pownal home
Nine students from Vermont joined local volunteers and three Bennington merchants to revitalize Mrs. Cecil Dorman's house in Pownal. The project, tied to the Community Action Program, is described as Vermont's version of a Peace Corps, with material donations and local church painting highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Dorman
Pownal
Vermont
Bennington
Bennington - Rutland Opportunity Council
Dorman
I.O.U
Harvey Carter
Vermont Peace Corps
Fatal Boston Cyclist Dies in Cambridgeport Race
Joseph S Bergeron 26 of Boston was killed near Cambridgeport as races sparked multiple motorcycle crashes and injuries. Police report one unidentified suspect jailed in Windham County on theft charges. over 20 cyclists arrested in Northampton for lacking proper equipment. Authorities call for full investigation and better protection for the public and riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph S. Bergeron
Boston
Cambridgeport
Windham County
Oakes
Vermont
Springfield
Holyoke
Worcester
Mass
Hartford
Conn
Northampton
Davis misstates Vermont sentencing facts in campaign remark
The speaker criticizes Davis for false claims about felony conviction rates and for lacking current knowledge of sentencing and correctional processes in Vermont. The critique notes Davis has been absent from the topic for years and accuses him of avoiding debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Vermont
Bennington Man Fined in Court
Wayne D. Phillips twenty one of 107 Holden Street was fined seventy five dollars after pleading nolo contendere to careless and negligent driving with an accident and guilty to driving with defective equipment Judge John P Morrissey imposed fifty dollars on the careless charge and twenty five for the defective equipment The state moved to dismiss other charges against Phillips in Bennington Court Also in court Brian R Pierce eighteen of North Bennington pled not guilty to careless and negligent driving with an accident and was released on his own recognizance Terry C Toomey represented him Terry C Toomey also announced Terry toomey is not a real attorney but the line appears in OCR Christopher A Reynolds seventeen of Bennington pled guilty to speeding and was fined twenty five dollars Chester R Parker twenty of Bennington was fined twenty five dollars for driving with defective equipment and was warned to keep the car off the highway until properly equipped David J Flaherty twenty two of Wilton pleaded to hunting red squirrels and chipmunks in Mason Hill Pownal on July 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne D. Phillips
Holden St
Bennington
Phillips
George M. Fienberg
Hunt St
County Street
John P. Morrissey
Brian R. Pierce
North Bennington
Atty
Neil Moss
Terry C. Toomey
Mechanic Street
North Village
Shaftsbury
U.S
Christopher A. Reynolds
Chester R. Parker
Morrissey
Parker
Mason Hill
Pownal
David J. Flaherty
Wil
Whitney of Stamford Vermont Political Firebrand and Hunter
Whitney, a native Vermonter born in 1902, heads Stamford civic groups and county boards while advocating orderly zoning and land-use taxation. He emphasizes hunting licenses boosting state revenues and notes his long service in local government including fire department leadership and planning roles. A separate note cites Flaherty fined for lacking a proper Vermont hunting license. a District Court jury panel will report this afternoon for pending cases.
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Vermont
Vt. 9
Whitney
Stamford
Drury High School
North Adams
Mass
Bliss Business College
Anna Mae Foucard
Ondawa 4-H Camp Association
Sunderland
Bennington County Extension Board
Bennington County
Vermont State Farm Bureau
Riamstown
Flaherty
Pratt
Bennington Activities and Local Notices
Bennington TOPS meets Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at the VFW Hall. Metropolitan Life staff attend a Atlantic City conference at the Holiday Inn. Attendees include Ralph R Garrett Winston W Luther Joseph H Hall and Cozac E Markey. John Riddle Jr. plays organ at Manchester First Congregational Church. Legion Auxiliary meets Tuesday at 8 p.m. Bring clues. Plain Dirt Garden Club to meet at Robert Brogdale’s Springfield home Wednesday. Field Day departs Bennington 8 30 a.m. lunch brought. shoes required. Call 2 9267 for arrangements. Daily Vacation Church School registration open First United Methodist Church 440 Main St July 15 26 9 11 15 a.m. to 11 15 a.m. Transportation available with advance church notice. Joseph Mauro Sonotone rep visits Bennington Tuesdays 1 4 p.m. Messages at Carroll's Drug Store. Office of Dr James Shea closed July 17 Aug 5. Dr Marcel J Lewis M D on vacation July 22 Aug 3.
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Bennington
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Atlantic City
N.J
Holiday Inn
Ralph R. Garrett
Winston W. Luther
Joseph H. Hall
Cozac E. Markey
Manchester
Plain Dirt Garden Club
Robert Brogdale
Springfield
First United Methodist Church
Main St
Joseph Mauro
Sonotone
Carroll’s Drug Store
Hospital Notes Friday July 12 1968 Admissions
Admissions list includes Anna Robinson John Sears Wilfred LaFlamme John McLaren Bennington Rita Haskins Wilmington Nellie Trainor North Adams Mass Discharges include Michael Arnone Jr Francis Green Mrs Catherine Snide and son Bennington Daniel Catano Hoosick Falls Judith Ropitzky Edna Lewis Petersburg New York Lucille Katusta Manchester Depot
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Robinson
John Sears
Wilfred LaFlamme
John McLaren
Bennington
Rita Haskins
Wilmington
Nellie Trainor
North Adams
Mass
Michael Arnone Jr
Francis Green
Catherine Snide
BREF Program Leaders Named From Vermont Chapter and Churches
The Vermont chapter of ACLU lists area directors including Joseph E. Joseph North Bennington Anne V Schlabach Bennington and Mrs Marion Smith Shaftsbury The Rt Rev Msgr John A Lynch of Rutland also serves as a director. BREF member churches include Church of God First Methodist Bennington North Bennington Congregational United Church of Christ Sacred Heart St Francis de Sales St Peter's Episcopal St John the Baptist Second Congregational. Also listed are residents and births from Bennington Arlington Shaftsbury and Hoosick Falls with several newborns and a twin birth July 13 14 dates noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
ACLU
Joseph E. Joseph
North Bennington
Anne V. Schlabach
Bennington
Marion Smith
Shaftsbury
John A. Lynch
Rutland
Civil Liberties Group
BREF
Church of God
First Methodist Church
United Church of Christ
Sacred Heart
St. Francis de Sales
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
St. John the Baptist
Second Congregational Church
Writ Seizes Daily Track Payments in Landowner Suit
POWNAL landowner Martha Sarkis seeks $100,000 in damages from the town over land use from 1963 to 1967. A writ attaches the track’s $200 daily payments to the town, with Vincent Bartimo of Green Mountain Park ordered to withhold funds. Bartimo plans to comply after consulting track attorney Ralph Foote, noting the track could be shut down if payments stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Martha Sarkis
Green Mountain Park
Vincent Bartimo
Bartimo
Track Atty
Ralph Foote
Middlebury
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Old Village
Vermont Children’s Aid Society
Clarke School For the Deaf
Paul C
Frances) Lamb
Englewood, N.J
John C. Osterhout
Berlin
N.Y
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
James J. Clinton Bros. Funeral Home, Inc
Troy
Clayton Ee, Blodgett
Clayton E. Blodgett
Barre
Waterford
Edward and
Mary (Colby) Blodgett
Pittsford
Lois Sweet
Granville
Blodgett
Gerald
Marie) Legacy
Gordon
Edith) Sweet
Stanley Blodgett
North Bennington Road
Ned Blodgett
Tucson
Ariz
Lewis Blodgett
Claremont
C. Dewey Jenney
Charles Dewey Jenney
Veterans’ Administration Center
White River Junction
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Frederick A. Dunham
Bramley Road
West Hartford
Taylor and Modene Funeral Home
A. J. Holden
Loverly
Huggs
Carpenter Hill
Pic ’N Pac
Bennington Road
Huggs Family
Palm
Carter
Erty
James Oakes
Randy Mayhew
Bob Dailey
Woodstock
Betsy Oakes
Kathy Higley
Guilford
Bill Stearns
Dummerston
Debbie Taylor
Dan Snow
Mary Williams
Rick Sherwin
Brattleboro
Marshall Witten
Fred Grant
Adams Hardware
John Kennedy
Sherwin - Williams
Norm Greenberg
H. Greenberg & Sons
William Hatch
Marian Rice
Robert Mayhew
Theodore Galipeau
Ann Fournier
East Windsor
Henry J. Fournier
Valley Transportation
Green Mt. Park
UPI
New England Telephone Co
International Brotherhood of Telephone Workers
IBTW
New Elementary
First Baptist Church of Stamford Board of Deacons
Baptist and
Methodist Joint Advisory Board
Bennington Briefs
Green Mountain Tops
VFW
John Riddle Jr
Manchester First Congregational Church
Lewie Dodge
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
James Shea
Marcel J. Lewis
Frederick Hunt
Greenwich
Geraldine Gallant
Teresa Knights
Barbara Allen
Susan Jannicky
Helen Harris
Lillian Lancour
Helen Boice
Shushan
N. Y
Miriam Gross
Jean Marie Berard
Raymond Calhoun
Hoosick Falls
Jeanette Bishop
Blanche Thomas
Deborah Spink
Reginald Lafond
Manchester Center
Roy Rogers
Benmont Ave
John Cinney
Gary Harbour
Washington Ave
Harbour
Carol Winslow
Glenn Davis
Caladry
Elas Mens Ett
Channel 17
Channel 11
Channel 5
Channel
W.F. Buckley Jr
Yankees
Senators
Better TV Inc
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