Powers Clarifies Kirsch School Report Status
Lawrence F. Powers, chair of the North Shaft School Study Committee, says Kirsch did not prepare the entire report. Only space and staff allocations were Kirsch’s. transportation figures came from Barton L. Jenks. Catherine Corcoran supported the figures at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirsch
North Bennington
Lawrence F. Powers
Norshaft School Study Committee
Powers
Paul E. Kirsch
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union School
Barton L. Jenks
Union School Board
Union Board
Norshaft
Catherine Corcoran
North Bennington High School
Globe-Union Agreement Awaits Final Details
Globe-Union Inc plans a Bennington plant with a $2 million plus project financed via BCIC and a long term loan from Morgan Guaranty. Final construction bids are to be opened August 7 by BCIC and the project architect after a productive meeting with Globe Union representatives and Vermont officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Globe-Union Inc
Raymond B. Bowen
Bennington County Industrial Corp
Globe Union
Bowen
BCIC
Vermont Industrial Building Authority
Morgan Guaranty Bank of
New York City
New York Bank
Funeral notices for Hurley Baker Brace and kin
Funerals were held for Mrs. Lida C. Hurley who died after a brief illness at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Rev. Msgr. Flanagan presided at St. Francis de Sales Church with burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. Other obsequies included Mrs. Myrtle M. Baker and Mrs. Maud V. Brace with related services in Albany area and Arlington Cemetery. Family and employees paid respects at funeral homes and viewing times. Relatives came from Youngstown Long Island N Y North Bennington and Greenville N H Pittsfield Mass Albany Troy Shaftsbury area. Honorary bearers included Altar Rosary Society members and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lida C. Hurley
Putnam Memorial Hospital
St. Francis de Sales
Francis B. Flanagan
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Michael Howley
Alfred Bottum
Albert Peterson
Richard Fonteneau
Bert Fonteneau
Herman LeRay
Altar Rosary Society
Cecile Marra
Mildred Ryan
Margaret Bellis
Agatha Krawczyk
Sally Mfg. Co
Hurley
Flanagan
Park Lawn
Myrtle M. Baker
George H. Baker
Gibney, Haynes & Kane Funeral
William W. Small
St. Boniface Episcopal Church
Guilderland
N.Y
Park Lawn Cemetery
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Esther Greene
Doris H. Knights
Funds redirected from Castleton highway project to Bennington
Vermont officials dropped plans to repair a U.S. 4 section at Castleton after a petition for a court order of necessity was withdrawn. State funds once earmarked for Castleton will likely be moved to U.S. 7 in Bennington County at the Highway Board meeting next month according to a spokesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Castleton
State Highway Department
State Highway Board
U.S. 7
Bennington County
Merrill Seeks Washington County State Senate Seat
Perry H. Merrill Montpelier forest and parks commissioner announces candidacy for state senator from Washington County. He is the sixth candidate for three seats and touts decades as alderman mayor and head of state foresters and park directors groups. Merrill emphasizes administrative experience and commitment to state efficiency despite ongoing campaign hints from Bennington County supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Merrill
Vermont
Montpelier
Perry H. Merrill
Washington County
Merrill
National Association of State Foresters
National Association of State Park Directors
Bennington County
Leroy E. Lawrence
Stamford
Senate
Merrill to resign as Vermont forest and parks chief in 1965
Long profile notes Merrill’s career from state geologist to head of the Forest and Parks Department and his influence on Vermont conservation. It highlights his plans to resign in January 1965 if elected, with remarks from Elwood Austin and remarks on successor Robert Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Who’s Who
New York State College of Forestry
Sweden
Yale Forest
Middlebury College
Germany
State Planning Board
Historic Sites Commission
Interstate Commission On
Lake Champlain Basin
National Association of State Park Directors
American Forestry Association
Merrill
Button Bay
Vergennes
Northeastern Loggers Association
Vermont
Elwood Austin
Reading
New
Woodford State Park
Lake Bomoseen
Forest and Parks
Robert Williams
Montpelier
Bennington Briefs Highlights Naval Service and Local Oddities
Gerald W. Black, fire control technician seaman USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Black, serves aboard USS Ticonderoga based in San Diego providing air support for Seventh Fleet. A 1964 Oldsmobile sustained minor right front fender damage in A&P lot between Thursday evening and morning. Apple Annie open daily 10 to 6 at Harwood Hill Orchard. July 24 election notes list several Vermont Senate hopefuls including incumbents and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald W. Black
Seaman
USN
Raymond G. Black
Dewey St
Ticonderoga
San Diego
Calif
U.S. Seventh Fleet
A&p
Murray Mednicoff
Bronx
N.Y
Apple Annie
Harwood Hill Orchard
Warren Wire Workers Back Steel Union
Warren Wire Co employees overwhelmingly backed the United Steel Workers of America as their bargaining agent in a National Labor Relations Board supervised vote. 97 of 119 eligible workers chose the union. a one-year cooling period applies before another vote. A new local is to be formed to negotiate a contract with General Cable Corp. Warren Wire observers and company representatives were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Warren Wire Co
United Steel Workers of America
USWA
National Labor Relations Board
Earl Bourdon
Steelworkers
John R. Coleman
NLRB
Bourdon
Warren Wire
General Cable Corp
Francis B. Betit
James E. Bartlett
Charles F. Mason
Two Injured In Separate Vermont Road Crashes
Collette Sausville 16 and Barbara Moore 15 suffered injuries after a car driven by Thomas W. King 18 collided with a westbound Polygraphic Corp. of America bus on College Road Vermont 67A. The bus left the road, struck a maple tree, injuring its passengers. A second crash on Vermont 11 in Winhall involved Gary A. Hoffman 19 whose truck overturned while avoiding a passing vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collette Sausville
North
Bennington Road
Barbara Moore
Hicks Ave
Polygraphic Corp. of America
North Bennington
Bennington
Gary A. Hoffman
Hudson Falls
N.Y
Vermont
Winhall
Hoffman
Manchester
Bennington School Site Debate Ends in Deferral After Vote
A school board keeps the Town Farm site under review amid calls for more time. A lengthy report by Mrs. Marian Cummings and a push from Bennington Graded School Board Chairman Franklin Riley influence a deferment. The tie breaks in favor of delay as minority protests rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Cummings
Bennington Graded School
Barton L. Jenks
Shaftsbury
Bennington
Jane McCullough
North Bennington
McCullough
John P. Morrissey
Marion Taylor
Norman Stratton
Greater Bennington
Postal Vandalism Warned By Pekalski At Bennington
Postmaster Stanley J. Pekalski told Bennington patrons that tampering with street letter boxes carries a 1000 dollar fine or up to three years in prison. He cited recent incidents of foreign matter placed in boxes causing mail damage, noting tar seals on the Weeks Street Washington Avenue box as evidence of deliberate vandalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley J. Pekalski
Bennington
Weeks Street
Washington Avenue
Pekalski
State Hearing on Billboard Case Postponed Again
A Chancery Court hearing on Maurice Callahan and Sons of Pittsfield against Vermont's removal of four signs in Bennington has been postponed to next Monday at plaintiff request. An injunction bars state action while the case decides if the injunction becomes permanent. Also noted are municipal court non support rulings and several speeding and fishing fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Pittsfield
Mass
Howard E. Armstrong
Maurice Callahan and Sons of
Armstrong
Secretary of State
Bennington
Callahan
George M. Fienberg
William A. Stroffeleno
Arlington
Mederick J. Christman
East Arlington
Fienberg
Joseph L. LaFlamme
Shaftsbury
Dennis Soleri
Manchester
U.S
Dorset
Ernest L. Murray
Charles St
North Bennington
Joseph A. Peltier
Cromwell
Conn
Stock Averages Mixed as Markets Open Weak
At noon the Dow Jones averages show 30 Industrials at 847.69 down 1.13, 20 Railroads at 250.28 down 0. 90, 15 Utilities at 149.14 down 0.22, and the Composite at 303.97 down 0.27 with sales totaling 1,790,000.
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VFW
Greene
Knights
Damon
Sarah Kelson
St. John
Virginia Leger
Wilma _ Costa
Greenville, N.H
Albany
Troy, N.Y
Maud V. Brace
Main St
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Frederick B. Wolf
William Millsaps
Evergreen
Father Wolf
Tansitor Electronics
State Senate
Hiel Reed
Lorraine Kirsch
Harry Shippey
Stephanie Pratt
Floyd Blake
Robert Foster
Harvard Street
Bennington Briefs
Acces
Sioner
Daniel Ruggles
Arline Ward
Moretown
Dorothy Shea
Charles T. Shea
Timothy Dwyer
House
Rep
Frank Guild
Waterbury
Os Ete
Frankin Frantz
Woodford
Jenks
Cummings
Frantz
Manchester, Vermont
Winslow Homer
SVA
Sun
Music Sun
Boston Woodwind
N. Hoosick, N.Y
Robi
Sinatra
Martin
Avs Jr
Allen A Dale
Gordon Douglas
Frank Sinatra
Berry Bear
Ules Nole
Land Putney
Santa Claus
Reindeer
U.S.5
Interstate 91
Putney
Benning Lon
Buena Vista Distribution Co. Inc
Noore Oras Ods
Chalk Garden & Young & Willing
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Harte Theatre
Paconces
Crosby Wien
Dale Frank Sinatra
Oroon Douglas
Howard
Solome
THE
Eddie Rich
Lynn Bari
Aian Billy Mowbray Gray
Latham
Joe Gray
Stop the
Fned
Patricia Carutchael
Hers Gardner
Dorset Playhouse
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