Ferris Wheel Band to Perform at Knights of Columbus Fair
The Knights of Columbus benefit fair runs 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in front of St. Francis de Sales school on North Street to support the Bennington Catholic High School Band and Athletic Fund. The Ferris wheel will host a performance by the band on Thursday at 7 p.m. with home baked foods available. Ann Cummings leads the food stand Thursday and Mrs. Robert Roy Friday.
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Knights of Columbus
St. Francis de Sales School
North Street
Bennington Catholic High School
Harry Hurley
Knights of Columbus Home Association
Ann Cummings
Robert Roy
Jamestown Store Water Fountain Sign Sparks Laughs
In Jamestown New York an erratic water fountain in a department store bore a sign reading Old Face Full provoking amusement and chatter among shoppers and staff of the store.
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Jamestown, N. Y
Jamestown
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Weekend Visits and Meetings
Syracuse visitors Bennington parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Vachon hosted Mr Robert Vachon and three children David Karen and Barbara over the weekend. An 8 15 p m meeting at Knights of Columbus Hall planned this weekend’s Little League district tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Vachon
David
Karen
Barbara
Syracuse
N.Y
Vachon
Joseph T. Vachon
Wain Street
General Electric Co
Knights of Columbus
Joseph McDonough
Hospital Admissions and Births Report at Putnam Hospital
Friday July 20 admissions none. Discharges include Cora North Jean Tetreault Mrs Diane Brassard and baby boy Bennington Mrs Etta Harris and baby girl North Pownal Mrs Joyce Hurley and baby boy Manchester Center Leslie Cole Manchester Depot Barry Purdy Old Bennington. Saturday July 21 entries Wendy Gardner Cynthia Latif Bennington Margie Griffin Gertrude Hathaway Mrs Pauline Roy and baby girl Bennington Jay Buck North Pownal Margaret Stratton Shaftsbury Winum Stearns Jr Hoosick Falls Ruth Brund North Bennington. Sunday July 22 Archie Camp Sr James Bartlett Gertrude Harte Bennington Clara Littlefield Shaftsbury Mildred McDonald North Pownal Harold Giddings Jr Manchester Center Frances Forman Mrs Marsha Dimke and baby boy Cynthia Latif Bennington Charles Boutin Hoosick Falls N Y Albert Lathrop Pawlet. Births Mr and Mrs Raymond Hurley Star Route Bennington a son on July 21. Mr and Mrs Raymond Philputt West Road a son James Raymond on July 22. The new arrival weighed six pounds one and a half ounces. The couple has one daughter Susan.
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Cora North
Jean Tetreault
Diane Brassard
Bennington
Etta Harris
North Pownal
Joyce Hurley
Manchester Center
Leslie Cole
Manchester Depot
Barry Purdy
Margie Griffin
Gertrude Hathaway
Pauline Roy
Jay Buck
Margaret Stratton
Shaftsbury
Winum Stearns Jr
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Ruth Brundage
North Bennington
Archie Camp Sr
James Bartlett
Gertrude Harte
Clara Littlefield
Mildred McDonald
Harold Giddings Jr
Frances Forman
Marsha Dimke
Cynthia Latif
Charles Boutin
Albert Lathrop
Pawlet
Raymond Hurley
Star Route
Raymond Philputt
West Road
James Raymond
Susan
Court Meddles With Support Payments and DUI Fines
Municipal Court Judge Eugene V. Clark orders Hector J. Pinsonneault to continue child support of 27 dollars monthly despite illness and federal pension. Three other defendants including Earl J. Peacock Jr. receive fines for DUI, lack of truck flares, and careless driving with various penalties.
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Hector J. Pinsonneault
Stark Street
Eugene V. Clark
Pinsonneault
Earl J. Peacock Jr
Willimantic
Conn
Atty. Harte
Robert F. Sweet
Lyons
Bennington
Percy A. Foster
Shaftsbury
Nolo
Arthur F. Green
Edward F. Donavan
North Bennington
Local Units Reach Owls Club Quarterfinals After Weekend Wins
In Ludlow Bennington teams advance to the Owl's Club softball quarterfinals. Sal's of Bennington edged George's of Burlington 5-4 with Donald Murphy earning the victory. Bennington Moose beat Ludlow GB 19-9 to set up a Sunday semifinal, facing Sal's winner.
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Owls’ Club
Ludlow
Bennington
Owl’s Club
Sal’s
George's
Burlington
Donald Murphy
Sals
Bennington Moose
Ludlow GB
Race Track injunctions served on unnamed men list
The Chancery Court order names 63 men but Sherman says many others on the list were not served and some on the list have not received warrants. He adds the issue could support a real case if all affected men pursue action, though he denies agitator motives.
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Chancery Court
Sherman
Carpenters Reach Three Year Pact in Berkshire County
The new three year contract sets an immediate wage of 3.80 an hour for Pittsfield and southern Berkshire County with 3.52 in northern areas. Both regions gain 20 cents on May 1, 1963 and May 1, 1964. Previous scales ranged from 3.45 to 2.60. The settlement prevents a work stoppage at GE's ordinance department where Polaris missile guidance systems work continued after a plant shutdown.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire County
Northern County
Great Barrington
General Electric Company
Vermont skydiver dies in 7000 foot fall over Florida
Lawrence O. Murphy of Montpelier Vermont, an Air Force enlisted man, died Saturday when his parachutes tangled during a parachute sports club meet in Fort Walton Beach Florida. The accident left Murphy falling seven thousand feet to his death.
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Bennington High School
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Rachel (Morgan) Sargent
New London
N.H
Lawrence Haag
Albany
N.Y
Ethel (Vallencourt) Waite
Bennington
Hagerman
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Lawrence O. Murphy
Montpelier
Murphy
Air Force
Funeral honors for World War I veteran Bernard L. Hayward
Bernard L. Hayward, a World War I veteran who lived at the Vermont Soldiers' Home, received funeral services with American Legion Post 13 and Vermont Soldiers' Home delegations attending. Col. Edward Giles led home tribute duties, and flag rites were performed by Legion leaders before burial in the Home Cemetery. Attendees came from Williamstown, Brookfield, Chelsea, Barre and other nearby communities, with out-of-town guests from New York and Connecticut.
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Bernard L. Hayward
Vermont Soldiers
American Legion
Hanson - Walbridge
Stephen C. Greene
Second Congregational Church
Legion
Cmdr
Edward Reod
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Col
Edward Giles
Col. Giles
Mr. Hayward
Deer Park
Greene
Rood
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Louis Ross
Hayward
Ardyn Hayward
Brookfield, VI
Giles
Post 13
Williamstown
Brookfield
Chelsea
Barre
New York
Connecticut
Funeral for Maureen Margaret LaBarge
The funeral for Maureen Margaret LaBarge 10 daughter of Robert E and Margaret LaBarge was held with services attended by family and friends. The early obituary notes her passing and pays tribute to her brief life and loved ones.
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Maureen Margaret LaBarge
Robert E. and
Margaret
Corey No-Hitter Powers Pirates Past Dodgers in Little League
Corey pitched a no hitter for the Pirates of the Norshaft Arlington Little League Saturday, fanning 17 of 18 in a 9-1 win over the Dodgers. He helped his cause with three hits including a home run, while Don Gabrus scored on two wild throws.
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Don Corey
Pirates
Dodgers
Corey
Don Gabrus
Obituaries for Buckley and Tidd in Hoosick Falls and Bellows Falls
Hoosick Falls resident William Clifford Buckley 80, senior partner of Joseph Buckley & Sons, dies after a short illness at Putnam Memorial Hospital. He was active in community and church work. funeral Wednesday at Immaculate Conception. Also noted: Charles C. Tidd, longtime Bellows Falls telephone worker, dies at 67. funeral Wednesday at St. Charles Church with services and interment arrangements.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
William Clifford Buckley
Elm St
Joseph Buckley & Sons
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Rensselaer County
Buckley
Joseph E
Margaret Clifford Buckley
St. Mary’s Academy
Albany Business College
National Commercial Bank and Trust Co
Albany
The
Elks
the Knights of Columbus
K of C
Mrs George R White 75 dies at Spurrell Nursing Home
Mrs Rosetta Bronson White formerly of North Bennington dies at Spurrell Nursing Home. Born May 30, 1887 in Bennington she lived on Sage Street with grandson George E. Bushee. Survived by daughter Lillian Bushee grandson four brothers and four sisters with service at Mahar & Son Funeral Home and burial in Grandview Cemetery.
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North Bennington
George R. White
Rosetta Bronson
Spurrell
Bennington
Lillian Bushee
George E. Bushee
Arthur
William Bronson
Floyd Bronson
Manchester
N.H
Martin
Mabel D. O' Mally
Martha Guimond
North Adams
Mass
Merle
Lottie) Coulter
Charles W. Tidd Dies at 69 After Long Service at Telephone Firm
Charles W. Tidd 69 retired in 1957 after 45 years with New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. He lived in Bennington for 33 years and died this morning in a Granville New York nursing home. For five years since retirement he resided in Hartford New York with daughter Mrs. Phyllis Catotti. He had been in frail health and hospitalized for two weeks.
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Charles W. Tidd
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
Bennington
Granville
N.Y
Hartford
Phyllis Catotti
Mr. Tidd
Bears blank Arlington for seventh win of season
Arlington was defeated 11 to 0 as the North Bennington Bears moved to seven wins and one loss in the Inter State League. Phil Harrington pitched a two hitter, hit a home run, fanned seven and issued four walks.
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Arlington
North Bennington Bears
Phil Harrington
Bears
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F. Winston Ferson
Prospect
the Twain
Stewart Dumas
Marie Pellerin Dumas
Walter Wood
CAPRI
Drysdale’s
Bennington Briefs
YMCA
Hilda Hurley
Greater Bennington Association Information Office
Beech Street Co
Dr. Arthur
Elizabeth Faris
Bennington Bell Laundry
Putnam Hospital
Wendy Gardner
Atkin
Sting
Main Street
Bennington Vt
Walker’s Food Mkt
Bennington, VT
Carpenters
Vermont
Sebararse
Kenneth Baker
Leo Corriveau
Thomas Haley
Paul Caron
James Hamilton
Clarence Cross
Hugh Clark
Joseph Lee
Trp. L. Vermont National Guard
John Ahearn
Gene Hoard
Keith Merrow
Ronald Campbell
Michael Devenow
Giroux) LaBarge
Union St
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph F. Wiseman
Edward
Robert Giroux
Henry Piekes
Cheshire
Robert LaBarge
Sacred Heart
Henry M. Tuttle Co., Inc
Brownie Scouts
Funeral Home
Wiseman
Park Lawn
Fr. Wiseman
Cambridge, N.Y
Pownal
Maureen M. Labarge
Giants
Tim Guetti
Allen Legacy
Williams Toyyn
Town Mass
William C. Buckley
Charles C. Tidd
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Telephone Company
Brattleboro
Rutland
Tidd
Catotti
Anne Kiersznowski
Saudi Arabia
Albert
James
Sylvester
Shirley
North Wilbraham
Sue Blake
Jane Chapman
N. Bennington
Ele Ee
Ee Macmurray
Troy Donahue
Angie Dickinson
Rossano Brazzi
Suzanne Pleshette
Ero
Vic
Harte Theatre
Walt Disney
Technicolor
Latham Circle
Eddie Rich
Gabriel Dell - Visa
D’orso
Latham
Bennington Book Shop
Frank Lovejoy
Stan Kenton & His Band
Night
Weston Playhouse
Harlan F. Grant
Weston
South Londonderry
Woodstock
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