Berlin fire victims honored in double funeral service
A double funeral was held for Kenneth and Florence McCumber, victims of the propane truck explosion and fire in Berlin. Survivors include three sons and two daughters with eight grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Paul Maxson at Berlin and interment in Meadow Lawn Cemetery Petersburg. Voluntary relief funds are being collected in Bennington for Berlin fire victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Christian Advent Faith Bible Church
R. E. Smith
Red Cross
Berlin
N.Y
Kenneth McCumber
Thomas W. Barber
Pet
McCumber
Samaritan
Troy
N. Y
Florence Irene Church
Michael Powers
North Bennington
Noel
Barry
Lebanon Springs
Daniel
Stephentown
Susan
Catherine
St. Clare’s Hospital
Schenectady
Ralph
Atlanta
Wilford Willets
Otto Bierwirth
Hoosick Falls
Paul Maxson
Meadowlawn Cemetery
Petersburg
1800 Marines Leave Thailand But Ready to Return Fast
The last 1800 Marines departed Udon Bangkok for Okinawa as U.S. and Thai forces shift defense to the Wolfhounds and Thai army. Admiral Anderson said Marines could return at once if needed to defend Thailand against Communist infiltration amid Laos neutrality efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Thailand
U.S
America
Laos
Viet Nam
Adm
George W. Anderson
Udon
Okinawa
Geneva
Washington
Refugee Admissions Rise After U S Relaxed Restrictions
The American consulate reported 900 refugees from Red China cleared for entry into the United States since President Kennedy eased limits after a mass influx across the Hong Kong border last May. Officials noted 2,800 applications received plus a backlog of 30,000 applicants waiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Red China
United States
Kennedy
Arlington Youth Enlists in Marines
James J. Hard, 18, son of Mr and Mrs Gordon M Hard of Arlington, has enlisted in the U S Marine Corps for a four year tour of active duty. He departed for Parris Island South Carolina Sunday for 16 weeks of basic training. Hard, a graduate of Arlington Memorial High School this spring, played baseball basketball and soccer, and hopes to enter Marine aviation electronics after training. He has been employed by John M Moore Contracting Co of Arlington since high school graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Hard
Gordon M. Hard
Arlington
U.S. Marine Corps
Parris Island
S.C
Hard
Arlington Memorial High School
Marine Aviation Electronics
Man Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving In North Bennington
Richard L. Rousseau age 27 of Shaftsbury pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated after being arrested at 60 mph. He cited weariness from day and night work at a gas station and Polygraphic Co, supporting a wife and three children. Judge Eugene V. Clark fined him the minimum $50 and warned about earning extra to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Rousseau
Shaftsbury
North Bennington
Eugene V. Clark
Rousseau
Polygraphic Co
Vermont
Clark
Pownal Tannery Marks 25th Year With a Picnic
Pownal Tanning Company celebrates 25 years since establishment in 1937 with 700 guests at a company picnic in Barber Lake grove. Michael F. Flynn hosts as music and dancing accompany a 3:30 barbecue, souvenirs, and family-friendly festivities highlighting the plant's expansion and Salem association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Michael F. Flynn
Pownal Tanning Company, Inc
Barber Lake Grove
North Pownal
Wonder Valley Gang
North Adams
Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates
Adams
Flynn Company
Salem Mass
Salem Company
Two Week Teachers Workshop Ends at Wilmington High
Dr. Raymond Wyman of the University of Massachusetts led a two-week workshop in Wilmington High School cafeteria attended by about 25 local teachers and peers from surrounding areas. Afterward students Penelope Childs Debbie Belden Leslie Belden Joy Long and Susan Kaemmerlen travelled with parents to a Green Mountain Camp for girls in Dummerston for a two-week vacation. Alfred H. Lehmann Delta Electric Corp vice president recently retired after completing the electrical installation of the Con Edison Indian Point plant where he served as project manager during 14 years with Delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington High School
Raymond Wyman
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Mass
Penelope Childs
Debbie
Leslie Belden
Wilmington
Joy Long
Susan Kaemmerlen
West Dover
Green Mountain
Dummerston
Alfred H. Lehmann
Delta Electric Corp
White Plains
N.Y
Con Edison Atomic Energy Power Plant
Indian Point
Lehmann
Delta
Stafford Addresses Fiscal Policy and Foreign Aid Reforms
Congressman Stafford warned of national danger from fiscal inaction and urged budget discipline. He criticized recurring spending bills and lauded two foreign aid bill improvements, tightening qualifiers and swift expropriation remedies. He voiced tax cut uncertainty and supported the trade bill as uniting Western production against the Soviet bloc during a Bennington stop and GE plant visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafford
Congress
U.S
Ex Mt Snow Head Runs For Assembly From Dover
Former Mount Snow general manager Winston Lauder announces his candidacy for the Vermont General Assembly from Dover on the Republican ticket. He seeks more attention to recreation, roads, state attractions, fish and game, school cooperation, and Montpelier coordination. He resigned last year and now manages the Snow Mountain Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Winston Lauder
Mount Snow
Vermont General Assembly
Lauder
Stovan Christone
Vermont
Vermont Development Department
Snow Mountain Inn
Hospital Admissions and Birth Announcements Feature Bennington Area
Admissions list includes Marie Bartlett Bennington Bonnie Marsh White Creek Charlotte Edgerton Dorset Keith Porter Manchester Center. Discharges name Archie Camp Sr James Frech ette Alma Yarnal Bennington Dolores Barbagallo North Andover Mass Vera Mattison Shaftsbury Richard Williams Jr Hoosick Ralph Canedy Wilmington Dolor es Barbagallo North Andover Mass John Smith Hoosick Falls Mary Ann Hansen Mrs Beverly Bennett and son Mrs Inez Poore and son Bennington Charlotte Lake South Dorset Master John Harrington Shaftsbury. Births include Mr and Mrs J Robert Murphy of Bennington a son on July 27. Mrs Murphy formerly Sharla Bigart. The couple has one daughter Melanie. Also Mr and Mrs Richard Speanburg Valley Falls NY a son July 27. Mr and Mrs Frank Kusala Hoosick Falls a son July 29. Mr and Mrs Stephen Stemp Bennington a son July 29. Dr and Mrs Philip Martinez Word received Friday of birth of son Michael Arthur to Mr and Mrs Thomas Theberge Redondo Beach Calif. The Theberge family previously of Bennington. paternal grandparents Arthur Theberge 147 Dewey St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Camp Sr
James Frechette
Alma Yarnal
Bennington
Dolores Barbagallo
North Andover
Mass
Vera Mattison
Shaftsbury
Mary Ann Hansen
Beverly Bennett
Inez Poore
J. Robert Murphy
Michael Arthur
Thomas Theberge
Redondo Beach
Calif
Theberge
Santa Monica
Douglas Aircraft
Arthur Thelberge
Dewey St
John J. Mahar 65 Hoosick Falls Funeral Arrangements
John J. Mahar 65 of 5 Gillespie St Hoosick Falls died unexpectedly Saturday. Navy veteran, former GE apprentice steam fitter, later self employed. Survived by brother Edward P. Mahar Bennington and sister Miss Lucy T. Mahar Hoosick Falls. Funeral Tuesday 9 am Leo J Mahar Funeral Home and 9 30 am at Church of the Immaculate Conception Requiem High Mass. Interment St Marys Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
John J. Mahar
Gillespie St
Edward P. Mahar
Mahar & Son Funeral Homes
Bennington
Mahar
General Electric Co
American Legion, Elks
Fourth Ward Hose Co
Fourth Degree
Knights of Columbus
Leo J. Mahar
Alexander Mahar
Lucy T. Mahar
Leo. J. Mahar
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s Cemetery
North Pownal resident Mrs Henry McDonald dies at 65
Mrs Henry McDonald a longtime North Pownal resident died after a brief illness at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington. She would have turned 66 tomorrow. She previously worked as a cook at Vermont Soldiers' Home Bennington and for 14 years at Pownal Tannery. Survivors include her husband two brothers Everett Hurley John Hurley and two sisters Mrs Theodore Jordan and Mrs Ralph Green. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 p.m. Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Bennington conducted by Rev John C Hatch with interment Oak Hill Cemetery Pownal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pownal
Henry McDonald
Mildred Aline Hurley
Petersburg
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Pownal
Everett Hurley
John Hurley
Theodore Jordan
Ralph Green
North Adams
Mass
Hanson- Walbridge
John C. Hatch
North Pownal Congregational Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Requiem Held for Adolphus Sausville at Sacred Heart
High Mass of Requiem was offered for Adolphus M. Sausville of 235 Maple St. at Sacred Heart Church. Burial prayers were given at Park Lawn Cemetery. Pallbearers included Walter Sausville and Paul Sausville, with services attended by Benmont workers and local Fr. Hawkins group. Out-of-town relatives came from Massachusetts and Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
Adolphus M. Sausville
Maple St
Albany Medical Center
Gibney, Haynes & Kane
Joseph F. Wiseman
Park Lawn Cemetery
Walter Sausville
Curtis Sencal
Hoosick Falls
Paul Sausville
William J. Saus
Firthhburg
Blackinton
Mass
Hoosick
Albany
N.Y
Hartford Conn
Arlington
Funeral held for Walter I. Stearns former Bennington manager
Walter I. Stearns former manager of Edward L. Sibley Mfg. Co. in Bennington and longtime West Arlington farmer died Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington. The funeral at Hanson Walbridge Arlington was led by Rev A J MacDonald Shaftsbury Methodist Church with cremation later. Attendees came from Boston Marlboro Hamilton Bennington and other Vermont towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Walter I. Stearns
Edward L. Sibley Mfg. Co
Bennington
West Arlington
Hanson-Walbridge
Mr. Stearns
Putnam Memorial Hospital
A. J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Boston
Marlboro
Mass
Hamilton
Ohio
Vermont
Keyser's Hold Evident After Special Session Move
The special session on the Rutland Railway saw debate proceed then a vote rescission 90 minutes later, signaling Keyser’s grip in the lower House. Rep. Franklin S. Billings faces a speaker bid in 1963 as a key ally. Senate action on reapportionment looms with bills and funding moves under consideration. Sen. John Boylan plans a 70 000 to 80 000 appropriation for the special education fund and a state urban renewal bill is in draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Keyser
Rules Committee
Franklin S. Billings
Woodstock
House
Senate
John Boylan
Essex
Lawrence seeks reelection as Vermont House Speaker backs annual session
Town Rep Leroy Lawrence of Stamford announces reelection run and endorsement for a new annual session of the Vermont Assembly. He plans a split session to persuade others to run, proposing January to April meetings and noting Gov Keyser supports the move. He cites growing program funding from 10 million to 108 million over ten years and says the 1962 session would be the longest. Burgess and Crosier endorse the plan, arguing it would attract more qualified lawmakers and aid winter availability for duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Lawrence
Stamford
Vermont House of Representatives
Assembly
Lawrence
Montpelier
Gov
Keyser
Readsboro
Windham County
Burgess
Crosier
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Meetings and Travel
Bennington notices report visitors from New York and Indiana visiting local residents. Rotary and Moose events, a United Counseling Service board meeting, and hospital affairs are announced. Road work on VT Route 67 and Route 8 is cited while Rotarians attend a District 787 one day institute in Newport New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Elbert Robbins
Marilyn Street
Earl E. James
Chapel Road
W. Arthur Grant
Merion Street
Vermont - New Hampshire
Institute of District 787
Newport
N.H
James
Grant
Forecast for New England and Boston Area
The U S Weather Bureau projects a five day period with temperatures near normal in Vermont New Hampshire and western Massachusetts and 2 to 5 degrees above normal in Maine Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts. Tuesday will be warm then cooler Wednesday with a warmer trend Friday. Total precipitation expected over the period over half an inch with showers spreading from Tuesday into Wednesday and again Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U. S. Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Walter Foucher Earns PhD in Chemistry at University of Florida
Walter D. Foucher Jr. of Bennington completes PhD requirements in chemistry and will receive the degree at August commencement. He earned an MS from the University of Vermont in 1959 after a BS cum laude from St. Michael's College. He will join Texaco Research Center in Beacon, N.Y. as a research chemist. He married Linda Reilly of Rutland and has held student leadership roles at Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter D. Foucher Jr
Foucher
Bennington
University of Florida
Promerito
Bennington High School
St. Michael’s College
University of Vermont
University of Florida Graduate School
University
Corry Memorial Village
University Mayors’ Council
Delta Epsilon Sigma
National Scholastic Donor Society
American Chemical Society
Texaco Research Center
Beacon, N.Y
Linda Reilly
R. A. Reilly Sr
Rutland
Thrift Shop Offers Varied Items For Sale
The thrift shop features many unusual articles for sale including a butterfly tray fringe furniture, a Dormeyer mixer, a sandwich toaster and an iron. It notes requests for children's shoes and men’s rubber boots and lists workers Mrs. Richard Van Santvoord Mrs. Josiah Fuller Mrs. Charles Hayward Miss Wilhemina Hicks and Mrs. Edward Haug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dormeyer
Richard van Santvoord
Josiah Fuller
Charles Hayward
Wilhemina Hicks
Edward Haug
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ersburg
McCumbers
Plank Road
Dep't
Masland
Beattie
Marines
James Hard
Artists’ Supplies
Winsor and
Newton
Grumbacher
Bennington Bookshop, Inc
Main Street
Miracle
Madkour
Carlo Walter Tel
U.S. of America
European Economic Community
EEC
West
Soviet Bloc
Greater Bennington Association Legislative Committee
New Englander
Grover Williams
Roger Randall
Breard Hawks
Chester Bronson
GBA
Donald Hicks
General Electric
Mt. Snow Head
Putnam Hospital
Marie Bartlett
Bonnie Marsh
White Creek
Charlotte Edgerton
Dorset
Keith Porter
Manchester Center
Richard Williams Jr
Ralph Canedy
John Smith
Wendy Gardner
Guy Damon
Agnes Cornell
Suzanne Carpenter
Wendy Cone
Eagle Bridge
Fred Bishop
Mrs
John S. Burgess
Brattleboro
Raymond Crosier
Rep
Bennington Briefs
Leonard Dickieson
New York
Leonard Lukasiak
South Bend
Ind
Mr. Lukasiak
Gerald E. Morrissey
Rotary
Donald Shea
Ruth Santerre
Riverside
Nellie Hollister
North Street
George
F. O. Eagles
United Counseling Service
Jack Ell
Miami Beach
Fla
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Isabelle LaBarge
Helen Foster
Marion Charest
Helen Galipeau
Moose Lodge
Vermont State Highway Department
New York State Line
Whitingham
Bennington Drive
Peter Sellers
Zetteruing
Virginia Masrel
Richard Attenborg
Orci
Walter Foucher
Florida U
Thrift Shop
Nd Colonie Eee
Latham Circle
Eddie Rich
Frank Lovejoy
Gore Vidals
Shepperd Strudwick
Sun
Latham
Zsa
Gabor
Rumplestiltskin
Dave Brubeck & His
Bennington, VI
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