Routine Traffic Court Hearings in Bennington District
In Bennington District Court Judge John P. Morrissey heard routine traffic cases. Ronald A. Hess of Manchester Center, 20, paid $35 after pleading guilty to careless driving and driving to endanger on May 24. Gerard W. Hodecker, 20, of Adams, Mass., also fined $35 plus $10 for defective equipment after pleading guilty to careless driving and speeding. Thomas W. Douglas, 20, of North Adams, pleaded guilty to speeding on May 25 and was fined $20.
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Bennington
Hess
John T. Carmody Jr
Gerard W. Hodecker
Adams
Mass
Hodecker
Monument Plaza
Bennington Road
Thomas W. Douglas
North Adams
U.S. 7
Combs Wins Hazel B Mileham Award At NASC Graduation
North Adams State College awarded 117 bachelor degrees and 39 master of education degrees at the 73rd commencement. H Jurgen Combs of Bennington earned a BA cum laude in history and the Hazel B Mileham award for academic achievement in professional education along with leadership growth. He plans to teach. Other graduates include Carmella R Dodge of Pownal and Norman Edward Lariviere of Shaftsbury with MEd degrees. Dr Richard M Millard delivered the commencement address. The Wallace H Venable prize went to Marilyn Lamont of Williamstown for top humanities scholastic average.
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North Adams
Mass
North Adams State College
H. Jurgen Combs
Bennington
H. Lee Combs Jr
Combs
Hazel B. Mileham
Bennington High School
Carmella R. Dodge
Pownal
NASC
Norman Edward Joseph Lariviere
Shaftsbury
Mt. Anthony Union H.S
Johnson State College
Richard M. Millard
Chan
Cellar
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
Wallace H. Venable
Marilyn Lamont
Williamstown
Venable
Bennington Briefs Local meetings and events list
The 1 40 Club meets Tuesday in Shafts bury with Isabelle Peacock hosting and Ber tha Denio and Ruth Hoy serving. Grand Chapter affects Eastern Star. June 19 make up for June meeting. Jaynees meet Tuesday at 8 pm at Mrs Linda Sutton home. Wanted Nurses Aides 3 11 shift apply Warner Nursing Home. Plain Dirt Gardeners plant and food sale Tuesday at Old Bennington school house starting 12 noon for Flowers and Services. Court St Andrew Catholic Daughters meet Tuesday at Pope John XXIII Institute at 8 pm with officers installation. International Christian University of Japan committee meets Miss Marion Hardy Tuesday 10 am. FOE Auxiliary 1861 installation of officers tonight at 8 in Eagles rooms.
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Bennington
Court St. Andrew
Catholic Daughters of America
Pope John XXIII Institute
International Christian University of Japan
Marion Hardy
Frost Road
Hospital Notes May 31 to June 2 1968
Daily admissions and discharges listed for Bennington Arlington Hoosick Falls and Manchester Center. Notable entries include births to Thomas Hoyt and Roy Maddox on June 2. Names include Clyde Burgess Norbert Marcoux Marjorie Andrew and daughter, Peggy Ann Corey and daughter, Anne Wood and daughter, Julia Gates, Marie Ray, Steve Wassick Jr., Sherri Burns, William Vogler, Mary Hess, Ricky Monroe, Kathleen King, Robin Harrington, Marion Thompson.
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Norbert J. Marcoux
Alice Robinson
Marjorie Andrew
Bennington
Donald Matatt
North Bennington
Bernice Harrington
Arlington
Tina Marie Doucette
Hoosick Falls
Peggy Ann Corey
Marie Ray
Steve Wassick Jr
Sherri Burns
William Vogler
Mary Elizabeth Hess
West Arlington
Ricky Monroe
Kathleen King
Robin Harrington
Marion Thompson
Manchester
McGurn Injured in Main Street Car Collision
James R. McGurn Jr. 19 of Bennington was treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital for chin and neck cuts after a three car crash on Main Street at 12 30 a m. His Rambl er hit a parked Rambler owned by Brian C. Finnegan of Nashua New Hampshire and the Finnegan car was wrecked. A second parked car owned by Bruce L. Kallahan of Bellows Falls was damaged. The incident also damaged two parking meters.
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James R. McGurn Jr
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Main Street
McGurn
Brian C. Finnegan
Nashua
N.H
Finnegan
Bruce L. Kallahan
Bellows Falls
Shultz
Sherri Burns
Margaret Burns
Shaftsbury
East Road
Bruce D. Belden
Danby
Sunderland
Belden
Arlington
Cecil Daugherty
Daugherty
Bessie Senecal
Pownal
Leonard Siravo
Warwick
R.I
Siravo
Senecal
Ladd Brook
U.S. 7
Seth Wheeler
Scotia
N.Y
Vt. 9
Searsburg
Clemet Tavernier
Springfield
Mass
Clifford Harwood
Manchester
David Diluzio
Harwood
Diluzio
James Raymond McGurn Jr
Shultz Jewelers
Buckler
Mrs Cole Calls for Fiscal Responsibility and Tax Reform
Mrs Cole urged fiscal responsibility and broader tax policy review in remarks stressing less emphasis on land taxes and hardship to the young and elderly. A native of Montgomery Vermont, she has resided in Sunderland since 1938 and held roles on the Regional Highway Council, the state Republican Executive Committee, the Sunderland School Board, and Arlington Garden Club. She is mother of two grown sons.
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Sunderland
Regional Highway Council
State Republican Executive Committee
Arlington Garden Club
Manchester Man Heads Vt. VFW Convention Roles
John West of Manchester was elected commander of the Vermont Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mrs. Wilma Costa of Bennington was named president of the Department VFW Auxiliary. West succeeds Fred Ladue. Costa succeeds Frances Mitchell. Costa's husband Ernest Costa was elected junior vice commander. Auxiliary members Claire Smith and Marion Tudor were named color bearer and guard respectively. Local leaders Philip Kelleher and Warren Johnson were named inspector and historian. Richard W. Homan urged a peaceful Vietnam end and led calls for stronger veterans involvement in Community Action and benefits programs.
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Philip Kelleher
Manchester Vfw
Manchester Post
Warren Johnson
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
VFW
Richard W. Homan
National Organization
Vietnam
Homan
Vermont
Francis M. Marchand
Wellesley
Mass
Obituary Henry Baker 72 Veteran of World War I
Henry Baker 72 an Indian Army veteran who served in World War I died at the Vermont Soldiers Home where he lived since 1948. Born May 26, 1896 in Mooers New York he moved from St Albans to Bennington. He served as a private in Company A 333rd Battalion Tank Corps U S Army. Survivors include two brothers Edward and Andre a sister Mrs Julia Daley and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from Gibney Haynes Kane Funeral Home Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. followed by a Requiem Mass at Sacred Heart Church burial in Home Veterans War Memorial Cemetery. Rosary Tuesday at 8 p.m. Calling hours 2 4 and 7 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Henry Baker
Vermont Soldiers
Mooers
N.Y
Victor and
Engeline (Hamlin) Baker
St. Albans
Bennington
Graduation Honors At Saint Joseph College Ceremony
The college held a commencement where graduates received associate degrees from Sr. Julia Marie and board chair John F. Lonergan. The list includes numerous graduates in Associate in Business Administration and Associate in Secretarial Science, with names spanning Bennington, North Adams, Rutland, and surrounding areas, reflecting a broad regional cohort.
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College Glee Club
Julia Marie
S.S.J
John F. Lonergan
St. Joseph
New Britain
Paul E. Coffinger
Salem
N.Y
Robert C. Corriveau
Bennington
Richard A. Crawford
North Bennington
Paul A. Crowley
Fall River
Mass
Wayne M. Ferris
North Adams
George W. Fischer
Roger A. Garand
Michael J. Gaynor
Windsor
Martha J. Granger
Cambridge
David A. Mariani
John R. Mayhew
Robert S. Mellish
Que
Wesley H. Nelson
Granville
Charles F. Parsons
James M. Pleasant
John J. Powers
Eagle Bridge
Margaret L
Raiche
Danby
Mark W
Rawson
John F, Ross
Brattleboro
Ronald L
Louise D
Seguin
New Bedford
Michael B
Sullivan
Ronald E
Therrien
Brookfield
John S
Towsley
Dorset
Ronald P. Trombley
George G. Wood
Charles L. Worden
West Dummerston
Patricia A
Alexander
Rosanne T
Beauchamp
Joy A
Bisson
Louise A
Chamberlain
Vergennes
Judith A
Counter
Barbara A
Cullen
Jessia M
Csizmesia
Wallingford
Susan C
Devine
Longmeadow
Mary L
Dusckett
Rutland
Patricia R
Fleming
Manchester Depot
Raye M
Foster
Adams
Beverly J
George
Pownal
Rhonda M
Barre
Kathleen A
Heideman
Clarksburg
Andrea M. Hoag
Hoosick Falls
Mary A
Keefe
Margaret M
Kennedy
Marlene C. Kilburn
Manchester
Carolyn A
London
Cheryl A
Laperriere
Riverview
Mich
Joann M. Lauzon
Linda S. Mattison
Carol A. Moore
Kay I. Moyer
Manchester Center
Barbara A. McGovern
Paula S. Park
Williamstown
Linda M
Pennock
Arlington
Barbara M
Roy
Marie S. Schmigel
Eileen M. Stanley
Edith R. Walker
Paula P. Whitman
North Troy
Susan L. Wolfe
Israel in Egypt at Mayfest closes with standing ovation
The Mayfest finale 1968 at Mount Anthony Union High School featured Handel’s Israel in Egypt performed by five soloists, a 131 member chorus, and orchestra under Paul Boepple. The review lauds balanced singing, vivid dramatic impact, and community college ties, praising Boepple and the ensemble.
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Israel
Egypt
George Frederick Handel
Paul Boepple
Mount Anthony Union High School
Handel
Boepple
Dessoff Choirs of
New York
Lord
Lois Laverty
Dianne Curry
Howard Shaw
Ramon Kyser
David Smith
Bennington College
Mt. Anthony
Snipers Report Sparks Police Sweep Uncovers Training
Elk Grove Village residents alerted police Sunday to shouts claiming there are snipers in the village. Officers, armed with shotguns and carbines, moved through a wooded area and found Army Reserve units conducting special riot training.
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Chicago
APT
Elk Grove
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Jane McCullough
Dorothy Fleetwood
Catherine Cumpston
Elizabeth Sanderson
Katheryn Satterlee
Roberta Sausville
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Arthur Taylor
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Robert Teare Clifford Senior
Dale Wilson
Leon Martell
Dean Osgood
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John Miller
Christopher Kenyon
Michael Sausville
James Shoemaker
R.H. van der Linde
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