Vermont Housing Woes Cited In Wilson Chittenden Report
Burlington reports by Leonard A. Wilson show Chittenden County has a 500 to 750 unit housing shortage, reflecting statewide trends. He projects 6,000 to 10,000 new residents annually and a need for 4,300 to 5,400 housing units yearly to close the gap, with mobile homes as an alternative for some Vermonters.
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Burlington
Upn
Leonard A. Wilson
Chittenden County
Vermont
Wilson
Bennington Court Deals With Lewd Act Plea and Multiple Violations
Bessie B Allen 18 of Shaftsbury pleaded guilty in Bennington District Court to committing a lewd act upon a juvenile. Judge Morrissey ordered a pre sentence investigation. Other cases included Lee Sendra 20 of Manchester Depot ordered to 25 hours work or face jail for failing to complete prior penalty. Wayon D Phillips 22 of Bennington pleaded not guilty to speeding. Larry R Cohen 34 of Manchester Depot pleaded not guilty to four traffic counts. Thomas R Browe 27 of Shaftsbury pleaded no contest to driving while under the influence with a suspended sentence and probation. Scott O Paddock 17 and George T Chandler 18 pleaded guilty to driving to endanger with fines. Various other fines and probation orders issued for traffic and driving offenses across Bennington area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie B. Allen
Shaftsbury
Bennington
John P. Morrissey
Neil S. Moss
Manchester
Lee Sendra
Morrissey
James L. Woodard
Sendra
State Regional Correctional Center
Wayon D. Phillips
Union St
Bennington Potters
Main Street
Phillips
Larry R. Cohen
Applewood Lane
Thomas R. Browe
John T. Carmody
Union Street
Browe
Scott O. Paddock
George T. Chandler
Cleveland Avenue
Arlington
Edward H. Baldwin
Carmody
Baldwin
Robert J. Andrew
U.S.7
Stephen F. Sallisky
Crow Hill Road
Donald E. Greene
U.S
Harvey O. Keyes
Manchester Center
Russell L. Christie
Oakes St
North Bennington
Bryan R. Stemp
North Branch St
Elks Observe Flag Day with Ceremonies and Dinner
Elks Home hosts Flag Day ceremonies Sunday at 6 p.m. followed by a 7 to 9 steak dinner. Burt Rockwood Jr. provides music from 8 to 11. Reservations are required. members and guests invited. Weather permitting the outside exercises include a distinguished speaker, scholarships and awards, and flag presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Burt Rockwood Jr
The
Carton Offers Theatre Course This Summer
A theatre arts course taught by John Carton of Mt Anthony Union High School is added to the 1969 summer school program under CPCD. Running June 23 to August 1 in the high school, it runs weekdays 9 am to noon for six weeks with a public performance at the end. The $10 fee matches other offerings, and applications are in the high school office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union High School
John Carton
Therese Goodermore
CPCD
Carton
Deer Swervers Have Accidents
State police reported a string of weekend crashes where drivers swerved to avoid deer and then left the road. In Arlington, Michael J. Zimmer, 19, lost control and hit trees on Route 313 with a 1965 Buick, uninjured. Palmer, 21, of Bradford Street, rolled his 1959 MG off an embankment on U S 7 and was treated for leg and possible back injuries. Foley Jr., 25, of Shaftsbury, and passenger Thomas O Leary, 47, were in a wreck on U S 7 in Pownal. O Leary suffered cuts and was hospitalized. Christopher R. Johnson, 28, of Weston, in a 1967 Citroen, was hospitalized for minor injuries after a two-tree crash on Silk Road. A collision on U S 7 at Jackson Crossing Road involved a 1966 Chevrolet truck and a 1965 pickup. no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 7
Michael J. Zimmer
Arlington
Zimmer
Shaftsbury
David R. Palmer
Bradford St
Palmer
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Pownal
Joseph Foley Jr
Foley
Thomas O'Leary
Putnam Hospital
Weston
Silk Road
Christopher R. Johnson
Johnson
Jackson Crossing Road
James R. Rose
Pittsfield
Mass
Otto E. Raetz
Rose
Shaftsbury Bias Case Delayed by Court
Manchester Vermont awaits the appeal ruling on the Shaftsbury bias case involving Mary and Kenneth Skidmore ordered to sell their farm to Dr Robert F Goldsboro. The case draws on wage attachment debates seen in a Wisconsin suit and questions the legality of trusteeing wages before judgments. Justice Black dissented, calling the majority ruling an overstep of state power.
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Manchester
Vermont Commission On Human Rights
Mary
Kenneth Skidmore
Shaftsbury
New Jersey
Robert F. Goldsboro
Williams
Supreme Court
Mt. Anthony
Vermont
Bennington
John P. Morrissey
Rutland
Morrissey
Wisconsin
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc
Christine Sniadach
Milwaukee
Hugo L. Black
Housing Code Case Delayed In District Court Plea Date Set
Last Thursday the housing code case moved to District Court but was postponed to allow respondents time to obtain counsel. Pinsker offered to amend charges to violation of a village ordinance returning decision power to the court. Plea hearing set for Thursday, June 12, with four respondents appearing. Judge Rudolph Daley of Nhere will oversee, and the action involves the state Human Rights Commission alleging racial discrimination in a land sale to a New Jersey Negro.
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Pinsker
Bruce Bentley
Stanley
Chancery Court
Rudolph Daley
Nhere
Id Blum
Attorney General’s Office
Daley
Skidmores
Atty
William C. Sennett
Bennington
Sennett
Human Rights Commission
State Human Rights Commission
New Jersey
Mt Anthony board weighs new building and power cuts
Mt Anthony Union High School board reviewed progress on selecting an architect for a new junior high, discussed teacher replacements, and considered a plan to cut electricity costs by buying leased transformers. The move would shift from Rate 2 to Rate 4 and leave funds for next year, with six further items on the agenda including land work for mobile classrooms and bid solicitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union
George A. Sleeman
Mt. Anthony
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Sleeman
CVPS
MAUHS
Charles W. Keir
Town-Y Pool Opens Season on Saturday
The Town-Y Pool begins its 1969 season on Saturday June 14 under Erlon with hours noon to 8 Monday to Friday during the first week. Lifeguards include David Ordway Richard Moss Sue Miller Joan Mollica Debbie Crosier and Robert Lane. Women are invited to assist with instruction. The YMCA swimming program for all levels remains in use plus a special diving class. Registration forms are available at the YMCA and pool. Loomis G Dana oversees pool operations for the Bennington Park and Recreation Commission and the YMCA of Southwestern Vermont.
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Keir
Spinelli Field
Paul Riddle
Diane Rallis
Tim Morrissey
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Catherine C. Corcoran
Vermont State Symphony
Bennington
Ned Quist
Town-Y
Erlon
David Ordway
Richard Moss
Sue Miller
Joan Mollica
Debbie Crosier
Robert Lane
YMCA
Molly Stark
Loomis G. Dana
Bennington Park and Recreation
Final Count On Con Con
Official tabulation from Vermont shows 23,830 voters opposed a constitutional convention and 14,861 favored it after returns from 246 communities. Secretary of State Richard Thomas completed the tally on Monday, confirming Vermonters rejected calling a convention to revise the 192 year old document.
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Montpelier
UPD
The Wrecking Crew and Gone with the Wind Showtimes
The Wrecking Crew stars Dean Martin and features Matt Helm style antics with girls and sight gags. A billion dollar robbery frame drives the plot. At the Harte Theatre showings are 6 30 and 8 30 p m. Gone with the Wind stars Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh with a 7 30 p m screening at the Manchester Cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrecking Crew
Dean Martin
Matt Helm
Harte Theatre
Clark Gable
Vivien Leigh
Manchester
Hospital Notes Admits List With Several New Patients
Admissions include Miss Mary Beth Thompson Mrs Emily Caron Edward Pinsonneault Sr Clarence A Masten and Louis Earl Nicholson. residents of Bennington Saratoga Manchester Shaftsbury and others. Discharges include Henry Rainaud III Deborah DeLong. Births report a son born Friday June 6 to Mr and Mrs Harry Ridgeway Norwood MA named Bradford Steven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Beth Thompson
Emily Caron
Edward Pinsonneault Sr
Bennington
Clarence A. Masten
Saratoga
N.Y
Louis Earl Nicholson
Manchester
Ernest Downing
Shaftsbury
Henry Rainaud III
Wilmington
Deborah DeLong
Benning
Harry Ridgeway
Norwood
Mass
Ridgeway
Nancy Danisch
Walter Danisch
Clark’s Woods
Bradford Steven
Moving Finale to Mayfest Brahms German Requiem Move
The Mayfest finale featured a modest chorus swelling to fullness under conductor Paul Boepple and an integrated orchestra led by Eileen Carrier. Soloists Joan Monasevitch and Dr Ramon Kyser joined a diverse community effort, presenting a spiritually moving performance amid social tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannes Brahms
Paul Boepple
Eileen Carrier
Mayfest
Luther
Joan Monasevitch
Ramon Kyser
Funeral Rites Held for Harold J. Wyman in Arlington
Harold J. Wyman, foreman at Bijur Lubricating Co., died Saturday after his motorcycle collided with a truck. Funeral services were conducted Monday at St. James Episcopal Church by Rev. Clement Belcher, with organist Lorraine Moody. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery. bearers named Sylvester Babson, William Young, Alvis Johnson, and Harold Messe.
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Arlington
St. James Episcopal Church
Harold J. Wyman
Clement Belcher
Lorraine Moody
Sylvester Babson
William Young
Alvis Johnson
Harold Messe
Evergreen Cemetery
Father Belcher
Wyman
Bijur Lubricating Co
Bennington
Obituaries for Harwood and Littlefield in Vermont towns
Mrs. Cornelia H P Harwood, 89, wife of Celon Harwood of Manchester Center and sister of Robert Purdy of Bennington, died Sunday at Rutland Hospital. Born Oct 10 1879 in Manchester, she was a member of Manchester First Congregational Church. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Brewster Funeral Home with Rev Jerome Hevey Jr officiating. Burial in Dellwood Cemetery. Calling hours today 2 to 4 p.m. Miss Hazel Bertha Littlefield, 55, of Bennington, died this morning in Brattleboro after a long illness. Daughter of Myron and Bertha Littlefield, born Apr 30 1914 in Troy New York. Survived by sister Mrs Lucinda Warner of Old Bennington and brother Lawrence R Littlefield of Bennington. No calling hours. private services will be at family convenience. Burial in Hinsdillville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Center
Cornelia H.P. Harwood
Celon Harwood
Robert Purdy
Bennington
Rutland Hospital
Manchester
Augustus
Mary
Mithman) Purdy
Manchester First Congregational Church
Brewster Funeral Home
Jerome Hevey Jr
First Congregational Church
Dellwood Cemetery
Hazel Bertha Littlefield
Brattleboro
Myron and
Bertha (Mason) Littlefiel
Troy
N.Y
Lucinda Warner
Old Bennington
Lawrence R. Littlefield
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Hinsdillville Cemetery
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Bennington Banner
Wilson Chittenden
Eagles’ Auxiliary
Ladies Auxiliary of
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Hoosick Falls
Phoebe James
Bernice Lemon
Margaret le Barron
Julia Gates
Mary Davis
Leona Ty
Geneva Longtin
Barbara Moon
Eva Glade
Mabel Brasie
Beatrice Whitbeck
Estelle Brasie
Fannie Knapp
Ella Morin
Janice Moon
Hilton Albert
Lanesboro
N.F.D.A
Edward P Mahar
Main St
Bennington, Ve
High Court
Mt. Anthony Board
Bennington Briefs
Putnam Hose Co
Mahar &Son Funeral Home
John Foster Sr
AARP
Jane Freitag
Josephine Ballou
Bessie Cobleigh
Marie Kenyon
George W. Burke
Norton St
Canada
Montreal General Hospital
Cedar Ave
Montreal
P.Q
Sacred Heart Brownie Troop
Michael Arnone
Harrison Ave
Arnone
Donald Capella
Coleader
Father Rosario Morency
St. Anthony’s Church
Sacred Heart Church
Bennington Welcome Wagon Club
Richard Rothlein
Jefferson Heights
Music Review
By Vivian Golbin
Brahms
Mrs
Miss Hazel Littlefield
Ceweareo Sugar
Salem’s
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