Police Hunches Led To Robber Arrest In Shaftsbury
State police traced an armed burglary to Aurel ius McClurkin after a careful line of reasoning. The Strattons reported a masked intruder with a small caliber pistol who stole 21 dollars. Police had previously noted a suspicious visitor from Jamaica Plain staying at the Putnam Hotel. McClurkin was convicted on two counts of armed burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelius McClurkin
Shaftsbury
Robert Stratton
Atty. R. Marshall Witten
Strattons
Bennington
Jamaica Plains
Boston
Mass
Putnam Hotel
McClurkin
Municipal Cw
Bennington Village
Hunt Street
Ralph W. Percey Jr
Harold Martin
Williamson
N.Y
Martin
State Legion Candidates To Be Named in Bennington
At the Vermont Department American Legion and Auxiliary convention in Bennington Thursday through Sunday, two St. Albans residents dominate the slate. William T. Counos, Burlington native and owner of the Blue Lion Grill in St. Albans, seeks department commander after a long Legion record including Green Mountain Post No. 1 leadership. He served in Europe in World War II earning a Purple Heart and later Korea service, now vice commander with multiple posts. He is married to Barbara Bliss and has three children. Alice H. Boardman, president of Green Mountain unit No. 1 Auxiliary, is candidate for department president. A Troy native, she has led St. Albans unit, served as district treasurer and president, and held department chairmanships in community service and other areas. She belongs to local business groups and VFW Auxiliary.
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Vermont Department
American Legion
Auxiliary
Bennington
St. Albans
William T. Counos
Burlington
Blue Lion Grill
Counos
Europe
2Nd Armored Division
U.S. Army
Legion
Green Mountain Post No. 1
Barbara Bliss
Nancy
Virginia
William II
Alice H. Boardman
Green Mountain Unit No. 1, Legion Auxiliary
Troy
First District
Department
Boardman
Page
Inventory of outdoor recreation businesses begun in Bennington County
Howard Wilcox, chairman of the Bennington County Soil and Water Conservation District, announced a county wide inventory of private outdoor recreation businesses to map facilities and locations. The effort aims to guide public funds and help planners, investors, and organizers assess future needs and avoid government competition with private providers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Wilcox
Bennington County
Wilcox
Congress
Milk and Honey shines as Spa Theatre adds Iris Elliot
Paul Aaron reviews Spa Music Theatre opening week Milk and Honey praising Iris Elliot as a strong new star while condemning producer Raymond Rizzo for asking critics to refrain. The piece argues that honest critique sustains artistic standards over commercial ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spa Music Theatre
Don Appell
Jerry Herman
Iris Elliot
Raymond Rizzo
Rizzo
Obituaries for Damon Styczynski Warren in Vermont notices
Obituary notices report Philip E. Damon a Bennington area machineist dying Sunday with funeral at Burling ton Unitarian Church and visiting hours at Corbin Palmer. Ignace J. Styczynski aged 58 a Haswell Avenue resident died Monday after noon at Putnam Memorial Hospital. he leaves a wife Vera I. O'Brien a daughter Lois a son John and extended family with a large network in Adams Williams town and Bennington. Anna Harwood Warren, 71, Dorset resident and wife of Thomas Warren, died Monday night at Rutland Hospital. survivors include a daughter Mary Snickenberger a son Franklin and Byrne plus sisters and 12 grandchildren. funeral Thursday from the Dorset home with burial at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Burlington
Philip E. Damon
Bennington
Burlington Unitarian Church
Corbin Palmer
Ignace J. Styczynski
Haswell Avenue
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Lublin
Poland
Adams
Mass
Hoosick Falls
Vera I. O’brien
St. Francis de Sales
Loyal Order of Moose
Lois
Texas
John
Stephentown
N.Y
David O’brien
Frank
Sally) Zaloga
Williamstown
Irene Stachura
Regina Daniels
Joseph
Mary) Gwodz
Patrick
Stacia) Clark
Connecticut
Stanley
Walter
New York City
Pittsfield
Mahar & Son Funeral
Dorset
Anna
Harwood) Warren
Thomas Warren
Rutland Hospital
Horace G
Mary (Farwell) Warren
Hudson Falls
Hartford
Troy Conference Academy
Poultney
Mary
Warren) Snickenberger
Ithaca
Franklin
Byrne
Manchester
Helen Manley
Edith Harwood
James Leach
Pawlet
Roberta Dana
Stock Averages Toward Mixed Noon Report
Dow Jones Bache & Co Albany lists at noon the industrials rising to 868.36 by 1.10, railroads at 198.69 up 1.98, utilities at 154.18 down 0.39, with the composite average at 301.81 up 0.89 and total volume reaching 1,880,000 shares.
Unifiers Propose Tax Plan With Village Debt Included
The Bennington area considers a unified town budget of 684000 including village debts of 103000 for Bennington 40000 for North Bennington and 14000 for Old Bennington. Rural Bennington faces new tax shifts with a 26 cent exemption cut in actual payments about five dollars and a half. Town and village attorneys argue rural votes and independent charters affect unification decisions including veto rights and debt assumptions. The finance committee discusses two plans including gradual tax shifts and a no exemption alternative. next meeting August 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Old Bennington
North Bennington
Gilchrist
Subdivider to Aid Bennington BCA in district split plan
Michael Brutsas of Brattleboro, appointed by the state Reapportionment Board, will meet at 7:30 tonight with Bennington’s local BCA to divide the Bennington Woodford district into three or more subdistricts. The six-representative district must be split into subdistricts with no more than two reps each, deadline August 16. The BCA also ruled on 16 property appraisal appeals and will announce decisions Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Brutsas
Brattleboro
State
Bennington
Board of Civil Authority
Bennington-Woodford
BCA
Mary Hodeck
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births in Bennington Area
Admissions include Mrs Lena Percey, Harry God deau, Mrs Barbara Rockwell from Manchester. Discharges list Charles Rice, Mrs Elizbeth Davis and daughter, Mrs Shirley Pascoe and son from Bennington, Mrs Marguerite Martin of Hoosick Falls. Births report a son to Mr and Mrs John LaFountain of 124 LeBlanc Ave on July 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Percey
Harry Goddeau
Bennington
Barbara Rockwell
Manchester
Charles Rice
Elizabeth Davis
Shirley Pascoe
Marguerite Martin
Hoosick Falls
John LaFountain
LeBlanc Ave
Signs Ordered To Enforce No Parking Law
Bennington Village ordered No Parking signs for the east side of North Street. Village officials say the ordinance prohibiting parking from Putnam Square to Adams Street took effect Monday, but enforcement awaits the new signs arriving soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
North Street
Hilda Hurley
Ivor S. Pelsue
Charles Bodine
Pelsue
Putnam Square
Adams Street
Deadlock at Geneva disarmament talks stalls progress
In Geneva the United States and Soviet delegates clashed over a nine item disarmament agenda. The two co chairmen agreed to three weekly sessions while inspectors and verification remain central. Western insistence on policing any agreement clashes with Kremlin refusals to allow inspections, leaving the talks paused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Tsarapkin
William C. Foster
Russia
Geneva
West Germany
Kremlin
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Franklin County Business and Professional Women
VFW Auxiliary
Alice Boardman
Rizzo Roots
By Paul Aaron
Colonie Sumimer
Theatie
Latham Circle
Martha Raye
John Patrick Ries
Latham
Ahmad Jamal
Craig Stevens
Alexis Smith
Mary, Mary
Mike Stratton
Tony Caruso
Readsboro
Camp Ondawa
James E. Williamson
Mexico
Imelda Franco P
Julimes
Chihuahua
Mex
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Sunderland
Duncan Pierce
Castleton State College
Pierce
Miss Franco
Vermont
International Farm
Hurlburt
Bennington Drive-In
North Bennington Rd
Peter Sellers
Peter O'Toole
Romy Schneider
Pucine
Paula Prentiss
THE
Mirisch Corporation
del Ute
Harte Theatre
Eee
Walt Disneys
Cary Grant
Este
Father Case
Trevor Howarn
Buena Vista
Walt Disney
Julie Andrews
Dick van Dyke
Devil Ship Pirates
Columbia Pictures
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Norton Barber
John H. Williams II
Williams
Taylor
Bennington Briefs
Bennington Graded School District
Memorial Park Playground
Joseph Lee
Bennington Auxiliary State Police
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