U S Airman in France Eyes Antiquated Trolley
U S Airman T Sgt R Allan Pommer 25 of Hyde Park near Boston collects old street cars as a hobby while stationed at Phalsburg Air Base in France He seeks to buy a retired Nancy street car and hopes to ship a double decker bus and trolley home by August He belongs to the Railroad Historical Society and the New England Electric Railway Historical Society He also collects highway signs and locomotive pictures
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Pommer
Hyde Park
France
Nancy
Pommer
Phalsburg
Massachu
Clark Trading Post
North Woodstock
N. H
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Boston
Johnstown
Europe
London
Railroad Historical Society
New England Electric Railway Historical Society
Bennington Merchants Fight Back Against Shopping Centers
Bennington's Main Street rebuilds pace rivals with bright new stores and rear entrances as merchants push modernization. Prominent examples include Mary Leahy’s American Coffee Shop and King’s Cleaners with July coin-operated service. other shops add remodels and new wings while the town eyes a Aug 23 25 promotional push to boost image and traffic. Nearby cities like Paterson White Plains and Hackensack are cited as benchmarks in urban renewal and merchant-led outreach strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ping
Bennington
Mary Leahy
King’s Cleaners
Roger Rowe
School Street
Plante’s Jewelers
Fred Grant
Adam’s
Morgan Street
Walker’s Market
County National Bank
Bennington Pottery
Alexander B. Drysdale
South Street
Alfred Hertz
Vogue
Vanity
Museum
Putnam Memorial Hospital
GBA Merchants Bureau
Audio Goods Store Planned By L H Senecal
Lewis H. Senecal of East Road announced he sublet the Main Street shop between Carroll Drug Store and Noveck Shultz from J Philip Hall and will open a sound equipment business on the Evans News site. He aims to open by mid June with high fidelity gear, turntables, speakers, and audio testing equipment, aided by his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis H. Senecal
East Road
Main Street
Carroll Drug Store
Noveck - Shultz Inc
J. Philip Hall
Senecal
Evans News
H. E. Bradford Mills
Gail
New Methodist Pastor and Family Host Open House at Parsonage
The Rev. Melvin R. McGaughey and his family invite the congregation to an open house tomorrow from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the new Jefferson Heights parsonage. Guests include children Stanley, Douglas, Stephen, Janet, Larry, and visitors Marilyn Kinch and Coriolano Brito, with several local organizers and decorators listed as hosts. The two story clapboard home features four bedrooms, an electric kitchen, and H. T. Cushman Colonial furnishings finished this week by local contractors Morse & Butler and painted by Elmer and Fred Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet McGaughey
Melvin R. McGaughey
Jefferson Heights
Escritoire
McGaugheys
Hagenguth
NEW Methodist
Elmer
Fred Crawford
Morse & Butler
First Methodist
New Parsonage
First Methodist Church
New Methodist Parsonage
Stanley
Peru
N.Y
Douglas
Stephen
Bennington High School
Janet
Bennington
Larry
American University
Washington, D.C
Marilyn Kinch
McGaughey
Honolulu
Coriolano
Cory) Brito
Brazil
Leonard G. Morse
Gerald F. Butler
Frederick J. Pulver
Edwin Peterson
Helen Smith
Winifred Briggs
Miss Helen Atwell
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U.S
T. Sgt. R. al
Setts Air National Guard
102Nd Tactical Fighter Wing
Phalsburg Air Base
Berlin
Colt
Greenberg
Main St
Mountain Gas Service
Pownal Ctr
Vermont
Gerald E. Morrissey
General Contractors
Beech ST
Torosotens
Joseph
Ustang
Nadeau
North Bennington
Dial
Main Street Merchants
New York Area
Pittsfield
Mass
New York Times
Laurence Alexander
National Downtown Services Inc
New York
Times
Paterson
N.J
Paramus
The
Paterson News
Jaycees
Hackensack
Chamber of Commerce
Donald C. Hicks
GBA
White Plains
Audio
L.h.senecal
Open
Committee
Lawrence C. Smith
Harold W. Humphrey
Gaylord Harrington
Wesley E. Buzzell
Martin G. Ayer
Peterson
Edward QO. Trainor
John M. Mook
Paul M. Crane
Frank W. Grippin
Methodist
North Adams
Clifford F. Atkins
Butler
Burt L. Waite
Arthur Muchmore
Carlton O. Burt
Buzzell
Smith and Harrington
H. T. Cushman Colonial
South
Shaftsbury
Wm. E. Daily, Inc. Contractors
Miles Lumber CO
Arlington
Pratt ST
Roofing & Sheet Metal CO
TEL
Asa
Ae J. Dewey & Sons
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