Legionnaires Begin Arriving Here for Convention
Vermont Legionnaires gather in Bennington for the state American Legion Convention July 29 to Aug 1. The event opens with 40-8 Day activities, a noon luncheon, and a 9 a.m. start at the Vermont National Guard Armory. Roy Sweet chairs the four day program with officers elected Saturday and a golf tournament planned at Oakwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Edward H. Giles
Vermont
Bennington
Moose Club
Roy Sweet
Windsor
William Coones
St. Albans
Sweet
Simon J. Godfrey
Raymond Greenwood
Montpelier
Department
Albert Grazzini
Rutland
Woodstock Garden Tour Opens August in Woodstock Area
Woodstock Garden Club sponsors a house and garden tour on August 11 from 10 30 to 5 featuring seven houses plus the Old Academy in South Woodstock and a garden by Laurence S Rockefeller. Afternoon tea 3 to 5 at the Woodstock Historical House. proceeds support Flowers and Services Inc and Woodstock Tree Bank. Tickets 2 dollars 1 dollar for children from members or local inns and day-of sale at inns and all properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Woodstock Garden Club
Old Academy
Vermont
Elm Street
Flowers and Services, Inc
Woodstock Tree Bank
Garden Club
White Cupboard Inn
Woodstock Inn
Byron Dexter
John Mayer
Craven Nichols
Laurance S. Rockefeller
Wilfred Rhodes
Joan Whiteside
Peyton Wilmot
Viet Nam Shootings Highlight Saigon Casualties
Robert Kimball, 36, of Salt Lake City, and two others are named in a Saigon shooting case. Jack Ryan, 44, a senior U. S. aid official, and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hai, 27, an aid mission employee, were killed on the front lawn of Ryan’s home just before midnight Friday. The report notes visitors should avoid high heels on old floors, and that smoking is not allowed, with luncheon service at the White Cupboard Inn and Woodstock Inn and reservations advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kimball
Salt Lake City
Utah
Jack Ryan
U.S
Nguyen Thi Hai
Ryan
Saigon
White Cupboard Inn
Woodstock Inn
Vermont Miss High School Queens Named at Rutland Hotel Bardwell
Debra Kay Fish of Rutland was named Miss High School Talent Queen and Linda Ann Douglas of St. Albans Miss High School Beauty Queen after the pageant at Hotel Bardwell. Fish, a 14 year old Rutland High sophomore, performed a modern ballet and plans teaching ballet or modeling. Douglas, a 17 year old Bellows Free Academy senior and captain of the varsity cheerleaders, sang a selection and aims to teach. The pair will compete in the national Asbury Park contest August 26 and 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall B.fish
Douglas
Bellows Free Academy
St. Albans
BFA
Asbury Park
N.J
Hospital Notes Friday July 23 Admissions and Discharges
Admissions include Robert E Deeley Dorset and numerous others from Bennington North Bennington and surrounding towns. Discharges include Lois Ostrander North Bennington Keith Mason Pawlet Edith Bushner Hoosick Falls Hannah Sullivan Wilmington and several additional patients. Also notes two births at 135 Beech Street and in Eagle Bridge with dates July 23 and July 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Ostrander
North Bennington
Keith
Brian Mason
Pawlet
Edith Bushner
Hoosick Falls
Hannah Sullivan
Wilmington
Dorothy Garand
Bennington
No Parking Law Awaits New Signs on North Street
Bennington Village Trustees adopted a no parking ban on the east side of North Street between Putnam Square and Adams Street but enforcement awaits installing official signs. No signs arrived by morning, likely three weeks. Temporary signs may be used on light poles and meters. motorists use the spots. police not yet authorized to remove meter heads.
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North Street
Putnam Square
Adams Street
Bennington Village
Edward L. Silver
Bennington Election On School merger Vote Date And Times
Voters in Bennington will cast ballots from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday to approve a proposed elementary school merger. Residents of the village vote at the Elementary School while rural district residents vote at Molly Stark School.
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Bennington
Molly Stark
Bennington Youths Plead Guilty In New York Disturbance
GRAFTON N Y Five Bennington youths were arrested for a disturbance Friday night at Babcock Lake Lodge in the town of Grafton. Dennis LeRoy Young 16 pleaded guilty received a 30 day suspended sentence and one year probation. The other four pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct were fined 50 dollars each. Troopers T J O Donnell and G L Kronau investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
N.Y
Bennington
Babcock Lake Lodge
Dennis LeRoy Young
Ben-Mont Ave
Raynard Gundrum
Young
Petersburg
Justice of the Peace
Arthur Smith
Ronald W. Ballance
Main St
Lloyd C. Phillips
North St
Raymond J. Myers
Ben- Mont Ave
Stanley R. Stone
Branch
Burglars Break Into Bijur Co
A break into the Bijur Lubricating Corp plant on South Street over the weekend netted a burglar at least eight dollars, possibly more, with eight to ten dollars from a vending machine and some money from a milk machine. Damaged machines. no other plant tampering. Employee found the break this morning. Stanford butterfly species number 12 000 to 15 000 known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bijur Lubricating Corp
South Street
Bennington Village
Hillside Street
Y Pool Classes Begin Third Summer Period
The third period of swimming classes at the Y pool starts this morning and runs through Aug. 6. Daily free lessons cover levels from beginners to life saving, with sessions 9 to 1 on weekdays, led by Mrs. Nancy Lack Crosby and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y Pool
Nancy Lack Crosby
Didi Divito
Area Residents Hospitalized After Weekend Auto Crashes
A Hoosick NY crash sent Kathleen Grikstas 35 to Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge with facial cuts after a near head on collision on Route 67 with Louis Benkoski Jr. 52 of Hoosick Falls. Two other New York residents were taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital by the Hoosick Rescue Squad Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Mary McClellan
Cambridge
N.Y
New York
Hoosick
Kathleen Grikstas
Valentine St
Louis Benkoski Jr
Hoosick Falls
New York State
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Fulbright criticizes U.S. leverage in Latin America crisis impact
Fulbright says the association pursues domestic oil interests and coopts Latin American cooperation to pressure the United States. A three car crash near New York Routes 22 and 7 injured Mary F. Paul, Harriet MacMillan, and Linda Mealy, with accounts detailing sequence of rear-end collisions and an additional weekend crash near Stratton Mountain Inn with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary F. Paul
Norwich
Harriet MacMillan
Newburgh
Linda Marie Mealy
Troy
James H. MacMillan
Paul
Stratton Mountain Inn
Stratton
Stratton Mountain
Vermont 30
Women Of The Moose Welcomes New Officers Meeting
Twenty members attended the first meeting with the new slate of officers. Marion Devenow received the surprise gift. August meeting set for the 18th at 8 p.m with Gladys Knapp refreshment chairman and Lorraine Dusablon bringing the surprise gift. September plans include a rummage and home bake sale led by Mary Hier and Josie Baczek. Co workers urged to save for the fall sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Devenow
Gladys Knapp
Lorraine Dusablon
Mary Hier
Josie Baczek
Florida Farm Wins Morgan Driving Trophy at Show
The 1965 National Morgan Horse Show concluded in Northampton with Camelot Farms of Fort Lauderdale, Florida winning the pleasure driving championship trophy. Grand champion honors went to Glad Gay's Pride owned by Mr and Mrs Mark Hanna of Framingham Massachusetts. Wind Crest Show Girl owned by Helen E Stofer of Norwich New York. and U V M Jason owned by the University of Vermont Morgan horse farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
UPI
Blue Ribbon
New England Morgan Horse Assn
Camelot Farms
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Glad Gay’s Pride
Mark H. Hanna
Framingham
Wind Crest Showgirl
Helen E. Stofer
Norwich
N.Y
U.V.M. Jason
University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm
Plane Victim Still Critical After Manchester Crash
Miss Cynthia Marvin of Dorset, 19, remained in critical condition at Albany Medical Center Hospital after the July 17 light plane crash near Manchester. Pilot Richard Bovey Sr., 51, of Manchester Depot, was listed in fairly good condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Bovey Jr., 21, was discharged from the local hospital over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Medical Center
Cynthia Marvin
Dorset
Manchester
Richard Bovey Sr
Manchester Depot
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Richard Bovey Jr
Two State Parks Open for Camping in Vermont
Two state park camping zones, Fort Drum near Guilford and Half Moon at Bomoseen in Hubbardton, opened last weekend. Each site accommodates about 125 campers, with Half Moon on the pond named for it and accessible from VT 22A, Route 14, and VT 30 via Horton. Fort Dummer State Park sits along Interstate 91 near Brattleboro, with access from the southern exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Fort Drummer
Guilford
Bomoseen
Hubbardton
Perry H. Merrill
Woodford court records show assorted driving charges and fines
In Municipal Court, a Woodford girl pleaded not guilty to assaulting Evelyn Mae Smith. Several defendants faced charges of careless and negligent driving with varied outcomes including fines from 20 to 85 dollars and jail time for a seven day sentence. A New Orleans jockey was fined 35 dollars after a no contest plea for an accident on Barbers Pond Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodford
Evelyn Mae Smith
George M. Fienberg
Charlotte E. Barbeau
Richard F. Foucher
Bennington
Roberto D. Gonzales
New Orleans
Green Mountain Park
Barber’s Pond
Pownal
Atty. R. Marshall Witten
Gonzales
Albert Heilbronn
New York City
U.S. 7
Witten
Heilbronn
James F. Kelleher
South Dorset
Dorset
Manchester
Kelleher
John H. Towsley
East Dorset
Philip B. Thompson
Williamstown
Mass
Thompson
Bennington County
John H. Maloney
Gordon A. Wilson
Cranston
R.I
Wilson
Troy
N.Y
Area Reservists To Join Two-Week Ft. Knox Exercise
More than 300 Vermont Army Reservists will be airlifted from Burlington to Fort Knox Kentucky on Sunday August 15 to take part in Operation Skytrust a two week command exercise with nearly 20 000 officers and enlisted men B Battery 5th Howitzer Battalion Brattleboro Bennington area units will train at their home stations on August 14 before departure by commercial bus to Burlington for loading onto Army transport aircraft The unit is led by Capt Clayton J Stewart of Cuttingsville with 1st Lt Donald L Markey of Manchester as exec officer Sgt J C William Carroll North Bennington first sergeant Supply Sgt David E Richardson Brattleboro unit members reside in Brattleboro Bennington North Bennington Shaftsbury and Manchester
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Vermont Army
Burlington Municipal
Fort Knox
5Th Howitzer Battalion
Brattleboro
Bennington
B Battery
Putney Road
Burlington
Clayton J. Stewart
Cuttingsville
Donald L. Markey
Manchester
J.C. William C. Carroll
North Bennington
David E. Richardson
Shaftsbury
Funeral for William H. LaFlamme Jr at local home
The funeral for William Henry LaFlamme Jr. who died of acute leukemia was held at Gibney Haynes Kane Funeral Home on Saturday morning with Rev. Joseph Wiseman of Sacred Heart Church officiating. Interment followed at Park Lawn Cemetery with prayers offered by Father Wiseman. Out of town relatives joined locals from Rutland Troy and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry LaFlamme Jr
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Gibney, Haynes & Kane
Joseph F. Wiseman
Sacred Heart Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
Father Wiseman
Rutland
Troy
Obituaries for Hoosick Falls and Manchester residents
HOOSICK FALLS N Y Mrs Josephine Portman Codman 84 widow of Charles Codman died after a long illness She lived most of her life in Hoosick Falls born in Louisville Ky daughter of Leo and Ora Portman formerly worked at Noble Wood Machine Co and was a member of First United Church Presbyterian Hoosick Falls Survivors include son George W Codman and grandson Clarke both of Broomall Pa Her husband died in 1920 Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Robson Funeral Home with Rev Wes Miles officiating Burial in Maple Grove Cemetery Manchester Mrs Ethel M Robbins 82 head housekeeper at Equinox Hotel for 25 years died unexpectedly Saturday at Putnam Memorial Hospital Found unconscious in her hotel quarters She was born Jan 9 1883 in Hancock Maine Resided in Hancock lived in Florida in winter and visited Vermont each year to prepare the hotel for opening She had no known relatives Interment Riverside Cemetery Hancock Transfer by air Sunday from Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home Bennington to L W Jordan Funeral Home Ellsworth and interment in Riverside Cemetery Hancock Collected obituary details from both towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Josephine
Portman) Codman
Charles Codman
Church St
Louisville
Leo and
Ora (Garr) Portman
Office
Noble & Wood Machine Co
First United Church, Presbyterian
Manchester
Ethel M. Robbins
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Amander and
Abbie (Trundy) Wooster
Hancock
Maine
Florida
Vermont
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Bennington
L.W. Jordan Funeral Home
Franklin St
Ellsworth
Riverside Cemetery
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Legionnaires
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Oakerwood Golf Course
Convention Corporation
Fraternal Eagles
William E. Dailey
Paradise
Ymca Memorial Park
Gage and
Safford Streets
Memorial Park
Safford
Main Street
Legion Post
40Th Army Vt. National Guard
8Th Air Force Band
Westover Field
First Naval District
Boston
Philip H. Hoff
Grand Marshall
F. W. Billado
Abe Ruskin
Lawrence F. Powers
USAF
Col
Giles
Legion
Bernard Freeman
Barre
Winston W. Lother
L.S. Rockefeller Gardens
Viet Nam
Queens
Robert E. Deeley
William Moffitt
John Carroll
Eleanor LaCross
Sandgate
Cecile Roy
Edward Vosburgh
Cecelia Callahan
Jeannette Bishop
Joan Britch
Charles Smith II
Andrea Brophy
East Arlington
Patricia Kimball
Fred Russell
Ronald Hall
John P. Griffin Jr
Old Bennington
Diane Squiers
Arlington
Herbert Walker
Arlene Joseph
Emily Rohrback
Sanford Hewitt
North Hoosick
Dorothy Stanley
Raymond Davis
Beech St
Stuart Brownell
Eagle Bridge, N. Y
Hal Cos
Cary, Grant Caton
Trevor Howard
Columbia
Harte Theatre
Bennington, VT
Walt Disney
Buena Vista
Julie Andrews
Dick van Dyke
Bennington Drive-In
Peter Sellers
Peter
Romy Schneider
Ine
Paula Prentiss
Mrisch Corporation
Bennington Briefs
Marie R. Bergquist
Bennington High School
Grinnell, Iowa
Roy H. Bergquist
Pleasant St
Charles M. Young
White Chapel
East Road
Benningtonians
Bijur Co
Stanford, Calif
Stanford University
Duncan Keir
Hassenpflug
United States
Fulbright
Women of
The
Florida Farm
Morgan Driving Trophy
Ft. Knox
William H. Laflamme
Josephine P. Codman
George W. Codman
Clarke
Broomall, Pa
Robson Funeral Home
Wesley P. Miles
Maple Grove
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Champlain
Shakespeare
Burlington, Vermont
Merchant OF Venice
Antony and Cleopatra
Henry VIII
Arena Theatre
University OF Vermont
Olonie
Stivevis
MATRA
Latham Circle
Duke Ellington
Martha Raye
Opal
Latham
Craig Stevens
Alexis Smith
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