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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1969
Page
8
Riverside County residents warned smog from Los Angeles is spreading into nearby desert areas, threatening Palm Springs and turning the desert into a polluted recreation area as officials note worsening air quality.
The 45th Engineer Company of Rutland has been named top Army National Guard unit in Vermont for a third year. Under acting commander Lt. Ronald L. Stancliff the unit outpaced others in inspections tests and field training at Underhill Range. They helped Lake Eden Boy Scout project Pittsford pool and ball field project while hauling gravel and set up wash points at an 11 000 acre reservoir near Mount Mansfield. Twenty four new multi fuel dump trucks were acquired to boost efficiency and proficiency.
Rene W. DuCharme of the Du Charme School of Dance Bennington and colleagues attend the Dance Caravan summer tour sessions at Roosevelt Hotel New York this week. Mrs Darlene Bushee accompanies as assistant as students join in the caravan’s annual workshop spanning blue and red faculties.
The annual Vermont New Hampshire Edson reunion will be held at Brownsville on Sunday with Ralph Edsons and Col C A Edson expected to attend. A. Sidney Edson reports the hillside farm overlooking Mt Ascutney. Lunch around 1 pm includes coffee punch and milk and hosts invite contributions. A grill will serve ham burgers and hot dogs.
Francis H Bigart 50 of 334 Edston Way Shaftsbury native dies at home in Paramus July 26 after WWI service with tank battalion. He earned the Silver Star four Bronze stars and Purple Heart fought in Battle of the Bulge central Europe and lived in Ridgefield before moving to Paramus 17 years ago. He was a real estate and insurance broker and past president of the central Bergen Board of Realtors and Kiwanis Hackensack. member of Our Lady of Visitation Church Holy Name Society Paramus Ellis and Metropolitan Brokers Association. Survived by wife Frances a son Keith mother Katherine Bigart sister Mary Salvato and brothers Arthur F and George A. Bigart. Requiem Mass held at Our Lady of Visitation Church.
Austrian entrant Donald wins the big international Snail Derby in Folkestone England beating the British champion in the charity contest. The event ran Tuesday with Donald moving at a pace described as one foot every three minutes.
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