St Joseph Junior College Fund Drive consolidates offices
The St Joseph Junior College Development Fund moves campaign operations from 355 Main St to 194 North St in Old Bennington to streamline administration for the new college building on Main Street near Catamount Lane. Bids for the building are due July 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Junior College Development Fund
Main St
St. Joseph Business College
North St
George Allard Jr
Main Street
Catamount Lane
Old Bennington
Allard
North Street
Andrew T. Jacob
Bennington
Community Counseling Service, Inc
New York City
Obit-Stet
Women of Moose Hold July Meeting and Picnic Plans
A Moose lodge gathering July 18 named Mrs. Gladys Knapp refreshments chair and Lorraine Dusablon received a surprise gift. General chair Alice Garant announced Aug 5 picnic at Marion's Snack Bar Barber Lake, rain date Aug 12. Members Isabelle LaBarge Anna Bahan Helen Foster Mildred Colvin Helen Galipeau Clara Harrington aid planning. Next meeting Aug 1 features initiation and chapter program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Knapp
Lorraine Dusablon
Alice Garant
Marion
Barber Lake
Isabelle LaBarge
Anna Bahan
Helen Foster
Mildred Colvin
Helen Galipeau
Clara Harrington
Marion Charest
Putnam Hospital Admissions and Birth Reports
Admissions list includes Mrs. Gertrude Hathaway Bennington Varnum S Stearns Jr Hoosick Falls NY Mrs Margaret Stratton Mrs Vera Mattison Shaftsbury Discharges include Miss Mary Maninger Bennington Ora Stratton North Bennington Gary Baker Manchester Depot Dennis Sausville Hoosick Falls NY Mrs Margaret Hulihan White Creek NY Births report a daughter born July 19 to Mr and Mrs Philip Jones RD 1 Eagle Bridge NY and a son born July 19 to Mr and Mrs Milton E Jones Berlin NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Hathaway
Bennington
Varnum S. Stearns Jr
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Margaret Stratton
Vera Mattison
Shaftsbury
Mary Maninger
Ora Stratton
North Bennington
Gary Baker
Manchester Depot
Dennis Sausville
Margaret Hulihan
White Creek
Philip Jones
RD 1
Eagle Bridge
Milton E. Jones
Berlin
Municipal Court docket in Bennington area
Alfred J. LaCroix 41 of North St pleads not guilty to careless driving after a crash and posts 50 bail before Judge Eugene V. Clark. Ronald J. Boutin 39 of Saf ford St fined 30.10 after guilty plea to road law violation. Arthur L. Whitney 25 of Paddock Place fined 10 for no flares on an oil truck owned by Davey Oil Co of Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred J. LaCroix
North St
Eugene V. Clark
Ronald J. Boutin
Safford St
Arthur L. Whitney
Paddock Place
Davey Oil Co. of
Bennington
Union School Board Names Committees At Thursday Meeting
Newly elected Union School District No. 14 board created committees for curriculum finance building site acquisition organization and public information. Final district actions remain with the full board and terms with joining districts Pownal North Pownal and Woodford await ratification by voters. The board will meet formally on the first Thursday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Directors
Union School District No. 14
John McCullough
J. Goodall Hutton
John H. Williams
Barton Jenks
Walter G. Danisch
Robert M. Wilson
Merritt Hewitt Jr
Danisch
Bendi
Hutton and Wilson
Arthur S. Faris
Williams
Pownal
North Pownal
Woodford
Local Bennington Briefs Show Visitors and Club Meetings
Simon J. Plante of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance in Barre visited Bennington on business and met with Edward J. Kuhn. Miss Lucie Rugg completed a two week Audubon Camp course on Hog Island Maine among 51 students and over 500 teachers and leaders. Mrs. Mattie Baldwin hosted Stamford Connecticut relatives arriving by private plane. VFW Auxiliary Miriam Rebekah Lodge Past Noble Grands Club and Lions Club arrange meetings and events with dates noted. Dr DeWitt E Lewis & Son Optometrists offices closed July 23 to July 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon J. Plante
Barre
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
Bennington
Edward J. Kuhn
Lucie Rugg
Imperial Ave
Audubon
Maine
Hog Island
Greenwich
Conn
Sarona
Wisc
Mattie Baldwin
Main St
Stamford
Riggins
Holyoke
Mass
DeWitt E Lewis & Son Optometrists
Track Walkout For Settlement In Chambers On Labor Dispute
Fienberg consulted four spokesmen for the maverick group after a wildcat walkout related to a racetrack contract. Laborers from Bellows Falls Local 391 demand an investigation into a three month delay in showing the contract, seek to lift an injunction and reestablish the right to picket, while carpenters from northern Massachusetts protest wage differentials tied to the Bennington Local 994 contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers
Fienberg
Maverick
Filmore Baker
Williamstown
Mass
Bellows Falls Local 391
Heavy and Highway and Building Union
Baker
Carpenters
Massachusetts
Bennington
Carpenters Union
Pownal
Apportionment debate looms over special session plans
The conference centers on widows and orphans aid and whether a two day special session could unlock a flood of bills including Rutland Railway. Secretary Armstrong says the session will extend the 1961 biennial sitting. The court hints at adding one seat for Chittenden County at Rutland’s expense, a formula the House favored and the Senate opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyser
Rutland
Howard Armstrong
Chittenden County
House
Senate
Chittenden
Negro Minister Declares Hate Always Tragic
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr speaking at the National Press Club warned that hate is always tragic and praised nonviolent civil disobedience against segregation. He noted supporters break unjust laws to protest, likening it to the Boston Tea Party, as reporters applauded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martin Luther King, Jr
America
Atlanta
National Press Club
King
South
Boston
Drowns in Dare Across Connecticut River
Frederick Sypeck 27 of West Springfield drowned attempting a spur of the moment swim across the Connecticut River. He sank a quarter way across as companions watched. the body was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Frederick Sypeck
West Springfield
Connecticut
Debut of Marueen Stapleton in Bye Bye Birdie film
UPI reports Marueen Stapleton known for The Rose Tattoo and Orpheus Descending makes her musical comedy film debut in Bye Bye Birdie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
UPI
Marueen Stapleton
Deficit Shrinks to 6.3 Billion but Tax Cut Hopes Fade
Washington reports a 1962 budget shortfall of 6.3 billion, $700 million less than January estimates. Lawmakers see little chance of an income tax cut, noting the improvement is within projection margins and unlikely to shift policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Treasury
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Vacation notices and church club updates in Wilmington area
Attendants at the Somerset Dam and several local families enjoy summer visits at homes in Wilmington and surrounding towns. The Baptist Evening Guild held a meeting and prepared sewing bags for World Community Day. plans include Aug. 21 meeting and a strawberry supper proceeds. A Congregational Vacation Church School was cancelled. a hymnals dedication occurred, and a summer church sale was organized with August dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Evening Guild
George Streeter
Ruth Streeter
United Church Women’s Project
Margaret Streeter
Rose Burchards
Scarsdale
N.Y
Theodore Burchards
Roy Dernier
York
Lula Fowler
Meda Crafts
Phillip Gilbert
Atlanta, Ga
Whitingham
Donald Johnson
Wilmington Congregational Church
Henry Peck
Raymond Penson
Castle Hill Road
Cheryl Howarth
Milltown
N.J
Lee Kingsley
Tony
Leominster
Mass
Gerald Howarth
Penson
Earl Rafus
Jacksonville
Fla
Earl Rafus Jr
Fairview Avenue
Fred Lehmann
C. Covey
Brattleboro
West Sayville
Port Chester
Wilmington School
Raymond Wyman
University of Massachusetts In
Amherst
Ronald Johnson
Bertha Johnson
Women’s Association of the Congregational Church
Wilmington Inn
Bennington Bypass Route Talks Spur Meeting Details
Bennington Bypass Committee members met with Stearns Jenkins and two State Highway Department engineers to review possible U S 7 bypass routes. The discussion focused on Western Bennington alignment, connections to downtown, and impacts from Mt Anthony golf expansion and St Joseph Business College. A Rutland Railway abandonment case may affect routing and future meetings are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Stearns Jenkins
State Highway Department
U.S. 7
Fred Welling
North Bennington
Clayton Daigneault
Robert Condon
North Belgton Road
Regional Highway Council
Welling
Herbert Farrington
Jenkins
Mt. Anthony Country Club
St. Joseph
Vermont
Rutland Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Obituary of Martha B. Tucker of Petersburg
Mrs. Martha B. Tucker, 85, widow of Frank Tucker, died Thursday at Nightingale Nursing Home after a long illness. Born and raised in Petersburg, she belonged to Petersburg Methodist Church. Survived by three daughters Elsie Pratt Helen Sway Myrtle Dunham, one son Samuel David Tucker, three sisters, 13 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at Petersburg Methodist Church with Rev. Floyd G. Sheeley officiating. Interment Meadow Lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
N. Y
Martha B. Tucker
Frank Tucker
Nightingale Nursing Home
Elsie Pratt
Helen Sway
Troy
Myrtle Dunham
Samuel David Tucker
Newcastle
Del
Augusta Scriven
Blanche DeGreener
California
Myrtle Vadakin
Bennington
Petersburg Methodist Church
Floyd G. Sheeley
Petersburg Baptist Church
Meadow Lawn Cemetery
Funeral services for Maureen LaBarge held at Sacred Heart
The funeral for Maureen Margar et LaBarge, 10 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert E La Barge of 237 Union Street, who died Thursday at Putnam Memorial Hospital, will be at Sacred Heart Church at 9 am Saturday. Friends may call Mahar and Son Funeral Home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Rosary recited tonight at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauueen
Margaret LaBarge
Robert E. LaBarge
Union St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Sacred Heart Church
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Five Day Outlook for New England Weather
Boston area forecast shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees below normal over the next five days from Saturday to Wednesday. Cooler conditions expected Sunday and Monday with little change afterward. Precipitation totals about one quarter to one half inch, mainly in showers and thunderstorms Saturday night through Sunday and again around Tuesday.
Florida orange production climbs 239 percent in 20 years
United Press International reports that orange output in Florida has surged 239 percent over the last two decades and is projected to rise another 30 percent within the next three years, per a Continental Can Co study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Florida
Continental Can Co
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St. J. College Fund Drive
Golden Sleep Sale
Haynes
Ane Inc
Dial
Colonie Summer Theatre
Latham Circle
Eddie Rich
Presen
Tommy Sands
Norman Krasna
Broadway
Sun
Latham
Moose
Jane Potter
Putnam Hospital
Cosme
Dorset Playhouse
Dorset
Curtain
Zenith Koya
E.T. Williams Falk
Hunt Street
Ronald V. Sinclair
Sinclairs
Bennington Flats
John B. Harte
Bennington Briefs
VFW
Miriam Rebekah Lodge
Noble Grands Club
Maude Holland
Lions Club
Bennington Rod & Gun Club
King Lion
Fred Butler
Frank Snow
Frank Arbolino
U.S
Wilmington
Dover
Carlo Walter Tel
Jawrence Leonard
Somerset
Leonard
Ricky
Hampton Beach
N.H
Frank Harrison
Marian Corbett
Ernest Corbett
Roger Marchant
John
Court
Switzerland
Bueche
Bennington Village
Manchester
Mrs
Maureen M. Labarge
New England
Rhode Island
Seeenard
Walt Disney
Technicolor
Fro Macmurray Wyman Plus
Rome Adventure Technicolor
Troy Donahue
Angie Dickenson
Harte Theatre
Starr
Sitzmark
Che
Weston Playhouse
Harlan F. Grant
Waar Kel
Red Patrick
John Boruff
South Londonderry
Woodstock
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