Memorial Day Observance Moves Through Bennington
Memorial Day activities began with a wreath at the Veterans Memorial inscribed In Memory of all Veterans. VFW Commander Francis Brunina and American Legion Commander Kenneth Baker raised the flag to half mast as National Guardsmen under Sgt Robert Reynolds fired a salute. Prayers by Rev Charles Myers and Rev Alfred Scott accompanied the service with taps by Ronald Walczak and echo from Steven White. A parade followed at Bennington High School led by the 86th Engineering Co National Guard unit, BCHS and other bands, color guards, Scouts, and emergency services. Gold Star Mothers placed a wreath at Soldiers Home. Miss Lillian Hurlburt recited Gettysburg Address. taps closed the observance.
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Francis Brunina
VFW
Kenneth Baker
American Legion
National
Steven White
Bennington
Bennington High School
YMCA
86Th Engineering Co
National Guard
Main Street
BCHS
Janet Flynn
School of Baton
Yankee Doodlers
Girl Scout
Bennington Fire Department
Kenneth Porter
Soldiers’ Home
Lillian Hurlburt
Bendi
Alfred Scott
North Bennington Baptist Church
Bennington Village Trustees Set 7 PM Meeting Tonight
Bennington Village Trustees will meet at 7 tonight in village offices to review monthly bills and hear complaints or commendations. Also note YMCA hours change to 9 am to 9 pm Monday through Saturday and Dr. J H Manes office closes Friday and Saturday this week for a medical meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
Bennington
J. H. Manes
Judge Calls Out Bigotry and Upholds Civil Rights
The judge urged fearless speech against bigotry and defended equal rights as essential to democracy. Vermont lawmakers debated a $80,000 measles elimination program and tax increases for St Albans schools. The Senate prepared hearings on reapportionment bills, with plans to consider House measures and court-ordered district realignments ahead of deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Senate
St. Albans
House
Philip H. Hoff
Franklin D, Billings
Billings
U.S. District Court
Obituary notices for Surdam and related deaths in Vermont
Mrs. Milo E. Surdam 83 formerly Irena Bell Carpenter died Saturday night at Putnam Memorial Hospital after moving there. Born in Hoosick NY Nov 8 1881 she married Milo E. Surdam who died Jan 17 1963. She was a First Baptist member with three sons and four daughters among survivors. Funeral at Mahar Sons with burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. Also obituary notices follow for Gertrude George Frederick Johnston and Edward Sallisky Miss Jane Levin and Mrs Cora Hill with survivors and service details in Manchester Arlington New Rochelle and Bennington communities.
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Milo E. Surdam
Irena Bell Carpenter
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hoosick
N.Y
Hoosick Baptist Church
Surdam
School Street
First Baptist Church
Leo M
Hoosick Falls
Floyd
Milton E
Bennington
Clarence A
Florence) Wyman
Blanche Hoag
Leonard
Thelma) Cooper
Betty Marshall
Milford
Conn
Guy Armstrong
Alden
Mich
Kenneth Carpenter
Michigan
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
Park Lawn Cemetery
Gertrude
Becker) George
J. Henry George
Gage Place
Adolf
Marie
Bonn) Becker
Hamburg
Germany
Arlington
George
Raymond Longtin
Manchester
Regis
Florida
George Longtin
Hartford
Helen King
Cambridge
Mass
Marion Gaudette
Manchester Center
Catherine Rossler
Rosendale
Elizabeth Beckwith
Shirley Crossett
Montpelier
Frederick
Wilton
Archie
James
Manchester Depot
Ralph
Summerfield
Fla
Brewster Funeral Home
Godfrey Parker
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dorset
Edward Francis Sallisky
Francis
Stasia Sallisky
Wilno
Poland
Hale Company
St. James Episcopal Church
Florence Griffis
Evelyn Wilkins
Shaftsbury
Aleda Mears
Catherine Hastings
Philip
Edward Sallisky
Alta Phillips
Daphne Restino
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Clement G. Belcher
St. James Church
Evergreen Cemetery
New Rochelle
N. Y
Jane Levin
Nathan Levin
New York City
Miss Levin
Bennington High School
Bennington Garage
Cora Emma Hill
Warner Nursing Home
Greenwich
John
Emma _ (Gilbar) Wright
Charles Bleau
Pleasant Street
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Mahar & Son Funeral
Hospital Notes and Local Fire Report From Bennington Area
Admissions list names and hometowns of patients including Edward Myers Shaftsbury and Mrs Elsie Goellner North Bennington along with multiple others. Discharges include Alma Harrington and Ted Hoag Bennington and several Hoosick Falls residents. Births note May 28 to Salluzzo Hoosick Falls and Beaudoin North Pownal and others. Fire destroys an unoccupied trailer on Barney Road near Burgess Road. cause undetermined with damage estimated at 800 to 900 dollars.
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Edward Myers
Shaftsbury
Thomas McGurn
Ted Carpenter
Bennington
Charles Nichols
South Dorset
Sherman Nichols
Dorset
Elsie Goellner
North Bennington
Susan Blair
Arlington
Catherine Hughes
Hoosick Falls
Barney Road
Burgess Road
Guy Burgess
Burgess
George
Ted) Des- Laurier
Deadline Nears For Candidates To School Board
Robert Hayes announced the Friday June 5 at 6 p m deadline for filing intentions to run for Bennington Graded School District offices. Incumbents Riley Riddle and Sleeman seek re election with no announced challengers. Marian M Cummings is the only candidate for Mt Anthony Union School Board representative. Other posts include moderator clerk auditor and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hayes
Bennington Graded School
Franklin A. Riley
West Main Street
John P. Riddle
Gage St
Richard Sleeman
School Street
Mt. Anthony Union
Marian M. Cummings
Washington Ave
Stop Sign Crash Injures Driver in Bennington Area
A Bennington motorist was injured in a rear end collision at the Monument Avenue Extension and U.S. 7 intersection when a 1962 VW hit a 1962 Buick stopped for a stop sign. Nesbith Fienberg of Convent Avenue sustained head shoulder and knee bruises. Ruth Gates of Bennington was uninjured.
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Bennington
Monument Avenue Extension
U.S. 7
Nesbith Fienberg
Convent Avenue
Ruth Gates
Monument Avenue
Gates
Fienberg
River
Depot Streets
Bennington Village
Pasquali Pratrie
Rutland
Fairdale Farms
Charles Bodine
Crescent Boulevard
Stock Averages Report At Noon On Wall Street
Dow Jones main index falls 2.32 points to 915.72 as 30 industrials, 20 railroads, and 15 utilities move. Composite average dips to 315.62 while total trading volume reaches 2,280,000 shares.
Federal Court Rules on Gas Sales Regulation
The court ruled 8 to 1 to regulate sales of natural gas located in the ground like producer to pipeline transactions. The decision marked a federal government victory and reversed a prior ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Public Open House For Globe-Union Plant Opening
Globe unions new 2.5 million dollar battery plant in Bennington will open for tours Saturday June 19 from 10 am to 2 pm. Employees and families attend a preview June 17. press conference June 18 for trade outlets and a luncheon for officials. The plant will produce automotive storage batteries for major retailers and oil firms with advanced ventilation and waste neutralization systems. Globe Battery division operates under Globe Union Inc with 12 other plants nationwide.
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Globe - Union
Bennington
R.G. Hottensen
Globe Battery Division
Paradise
Globe
Milwaukee
Globe Union Inc
Wis
Globe Battery
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bennington High
Sehec
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Salvatore Santarcangelo
George M. Fienberg
Beaumont Hoosick Arch OF Triumph
Bennington Briefs
Stephen Alexiev
Putnam St
Albany Medical Center
Bennington Elementary Pta
Robert Watson
Polygraphic Company
Scotch Foursome
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Bennington Area
Gertrude George
Frederick L. Johnston
Frederick Lee Johnston
Canada
Rutland Hospital
William J
Flora (Miller) Johnston
Esther Niles
Johnson
Edward F. Sallisky
Miss Jane Levin
Anna
Minnie
Frances
Lillian
Sam
Robert
Louis Levin
Bertha
Levin
North Street
City
Corae, Hill
June Phillips
Joe Bishop
Frederick Burt
Beatrice Washington
Geraldine Condon
East Arlington
Wilma Wilson
Salem
Stanley Ineson
Stephen Shechoki
Petersburg
Catherine LaPorte
Carol Bisson
Glenn Rowland
Lillian Moses
Eagle Bridge
R. Emmett Smith
Pauline Beaudoin
Carol Courtemanche
Carol Pacher
Alma Harrington
Juanita Vadakin
Ted Hoag
Margaret Slavis
Beverly Gallett
Myrtle Johnson
Joyce Leonard
Alfred Salluzzo
Lionel Beaudoin
Cutler St
Clarence Burdick Jr
North Pownal
Howard Ruggles
RD. 2
Dean Cipperly
R.D
Walden
Williamstown
San Francisco
Boston
Wash
D.C
Lorna Maitland
Shirley Maclaine
Peter Ustinov
Richard Crenna
MAG M
Joe Pasternak
Ereeipict
JRL + i PANAVISION
Metrocolor
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Federal Court
Globe-Union
U.S
Wilkinson Save Steel Blades
Salem’s
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