Ten Bennington County Students Reach UVM Degrees
Ten county residents earned degrees at the University of Vermont 158th commencement. Arlington's Maureen Riley earned a B.S. in business education while Bennington’s graduates included John Molloy and Gregory Playotes with a B.A. and B.S. in civil engineering, nursing, and commerce. Dorset and West Rupert attendees also received B.A. and B.S. degrees in fields such as education and economics.
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Bennington County
University of Vermont
Wilder G. Penfield
Montreal Neurological Institute
Harvey Butterfield
Vermont
Playotes
Peter Playotes
Main St
B.S
Martha Riley Frechette
F.A. Riley
Grandview St
John P Ryan
George Ryan
T St
Tarrant L Sibley
Tarrant Sibley
Prospect St
Dorset
Geoffrey Parsons III
Geoffrey Parsons
West Rupert
Randle B. Kinne
Lawrence Kinne
Commerce
Withheld Rowe Letter Sparks Young GOP Debate
The Vermont Young Republicans withheld publication of Stu art Rowe's letter critical of U S Senator George D Aiken after state party officials weighed it against maintaining a balanced forum The February issue of News and Views was reprinted with substitute material and distributed to about 750 members.
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a_ state
Young Republican Club
U. S
George D. Aiken
Club
News and Views
Carroll P. Adams
Bennington
Republican State Committee
GOP
L. Fred Hackett
Burlington
Hackett
Roland Q. Seward
Republican Committee
Adams
Miller
Rowe
Johnsontown
Mr. Aiken
Aiken
George
Cook
Bennington Obituaries for Gibney and Casey
Funeral services were held for Thomas A. Gibney of 225 Maple St in Bennington on Friday at St. Francis de Sales Church with Rev. James Dodge officiating. Honorary pallbearers from Eagle Hose Co Fire Dept included former chief Ormal Pierce. Also noted were out of town relatives and James B. Gibney village president. Separately, Miss Mary A Casey 59 longtime Bennington resident died Sunday at Warner Nursing Home. She taught in North Pownal and Montpelier, later worked at Bennington Free Library and belonged to St Francis de Sales Church. Burial at Park Lawn Cemetery with Rosary recitation tonight.
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Thomas A. Gibney
Maple St
St. Francis de Sales Church
James Dodge
William Nelson
John Gygax
John Kane
William Campbell
Virginio Perrotta
Joseph McDonough
Eagle Hose Co
Bennington Fire Department
Ralph Thurber Jr
Douglas Gerity
Ormal Pierce
Ormal Pierce Jr
Jerry Statin
Walter Gavin
David Carver
James B. Gibney
Park Lawn Cemetery
Fr. Dodge
Chicago
Amityville
Watervliet
N.Y
Pittsfield
Mass
Mary A. Casey
Warner Nursing Home
Richard and
Anna Mulqueen Casey
Bennington
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Anna Mattison
Joseph
William Casey
Mahar & Son Funeral
Park Lawn
Three Fires Reported in Town Damages Brace Losses
Green and her young daughter occupied the trailer when a cigarette left on a couch started a fire causing about 3000 dollars in damages. Fire Chief Henry White cited accidental origin and noted the trailer contents were destroyed. A separate incident at Peter's Ice Cream and Candy Shop at 6:30 p.m. Sunday caused minimal damage after a carbon dioxide bottle was used to quell the blaze.
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Green
Henry White
Chief White
Peter
Thibault Fined In Municipal Court For Rubbish Transport
Albert Thibault of Manchester was fined $25 by Judge Eugene V. Clark after a guilty finding on a town rubbish transport ordinance violation for not having a cover on a load. John H. Stewart of 227 Depot Street pleaded not guilty to negligent driving and was bail-ed at $50 for continued hearing.
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Albert Thibault
Manchester
Eugene V. Clark
Thibault
John H. Stewart
Depot St
Funeral for Arthur F Baldwin in North Bennington
Arthur F Baldwin a long time North Bennington resident and fireman died at his Bank Street Extension home Thursday afternoon. The funeral at Maher and Son, North Bennington, was led by Rev George Miller Jr with pallbearers Raymond Hogan George Leppert Thomas Allen Samuel Gilden Donald George and Frank Kostenblatt. Delegations from the North Hoosick Fire Department and the Women’s Society of Christian Service attended. Burial followed in Grandview Cemetery with committal prayers by the pastor. Relatives and friends traveled from Glens Falls North Hoosick Walloomsac Hoosick Falls Pittstown Greenwich Fort Edward Saratoga South Glens Falls Sanborn NY and other areas. Memorials were made to the North Hoosick Methodist Church along with numerous floral tributes.
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Arthur F. Baldwin
North Bennington
Bank Street
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
George Miller Jr
North Hoosick
Hoosick Falls
Pittstown
Greenwich
Fort Edward
Saratoga
South Glens Falls
Sanbourn
N.Y
North Hoosick Methodist Church
Handy Hints on Washing Towels
Wash new dark towels separately until color stops running. After the loose surface dye is flushed away, the towels can be washed in the same load with other colored pieces.
Obituary for Owen S. Flanders 1875–1956 in Bennington
Owen S. Flanders 87 native of Fairlee Vermont and long time North Bennington resident died at Sourcliffe Nursing Home Sunday night He worked in woodworking and at Cushman Mfg Co and was survived by three sons a brother and seven grandchildren Funeral at Hanson Walbridge with Rev Alfred Scott Wednesday burial Hinsdillville Cemetery Wednesday services and visit hours listed
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Owen S. Flanders
Fairlee
Sage Street
North Bennington
Sourcliffe Nursing Home
Mr. Flanders
George and
Mary Flanders
Bennington
McCullough and Jennings
North Village
Hanson- Walbridge
Alfred Scott
North Bennington Baptist Church
Hinsdillville
Frank Wilbur Field Dies at 57 Founder of Local TV Sales
Frank Wilbur Field 57 founder of a local television sales and service business since 1953 died Saturday after a brief illness at Putnam Memorial Hospital. He was born in Merri-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wilbur Field
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mr. Field
Merri
William J. Edmunds 82. Rutland Hospital death
Funeral held in Poultney for William John Edmunds husband of Annie Edmunds. Born in Wales, son of Richard and Jane Edmunds, he leaves son Edmund of Willoughby Ohio, daughters Anna Edwards Rutland and Hazel Tuttle Huntington NY, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Burial in Poultney Cemetery with Rev Stephen Collins officiating.
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Poultney
William John Edmunds
Annie
Persons) Edmunds
Rutland Hospital
Mr. Edmunds
Edmund Edmunds
Willoughby
Ohio
Bennington, Vt
Wales
Richard and
Jane Roberts Edmunds
Anna Edwards
Rutland
Hazel Tuttle
Huntington
N. Y
Stephen Collins
Poultney Trinity Episcopal Church
Roberts - Lautman
Poultney Cemetery
Putnam Hospital Births and Admissions Report
Sunday June 10 saw Earl Patterson admitted at Putnam Hospital North Bennington. Discharges include Mrs. Patricia Fair Mrs. Agnes Whitman Paul Hyde and others from Bennington Petersburg Dorset and Hoosick Falls. Newborns include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John R Waite and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Dana Green with the baby noted as the couple's second son and grandson to Mrs. Edwin Coffin.
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Patricia Fair
Agnes Whitman
Paul Hyde
Bennington
Janet Snyder
Petersburg
N.Y
Timothy Brown
Dorset
Dana Green
Lafayette Street
Edwin Coffin
Grandview Street
Bus Trips Planned To Girl Scout Roundup Site
Chartered buses will transport area Girl Scouts to the National Roundup at Button Bay. Two buses from Bennington will leave July 26 at 7 30 a.m. fare 3 50 per scout. Reservations to Mrs Ottaviano by June 30. Other area bus to Brow n ies July 25.
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Button Bay
Bennington Girl Scout Council Board
YMCA
Arthur Wickenden
John Ottaviano
Woodland Valley
Armory
Oscar Johnson Fuel Co
Manchester
Ottaviano
North Bennington
Nor Shaft Lions Club
Roy Bergquist
Donald Bourgeois
Edith Macy
Pleasantville
N.Y
Macy
Donald Burchard
E. A. Riley
North Village
Announc
Benhi Seniors Honored by Methodists
Twenty one members of the Bennington High School graduating class were honored at a Sunday 11 a.m. service at First Methodist Church. The seniors, all church members, received Bibles from Rev. M. R. McGaughey and Miss Ellen J. Gird as they sat in a front church grouping in blue and white gowns.
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Bennington High School
First Methodist Church
M. R. McGaughey
Ellen J. Gird
Joseph Arthur Cleveland
Grove St
Gail Ann Cross
Chapel Road
Joyce Marie Dunham
Willow Road
John A. Hall
North Branch St
Patricia Joan Hatch
Fillmore St
Robert C. Hickok
Burgess Road
Daniel F. Heir
Main St
Sandra Jean Colvin
McCall St
Connie Marie Lewis
Clark’s Woods
Douglas P. MacDougall
Janet E. Noyes
Elm St
Barbara Ann Patterson
Pownal Center
Ruth Jane Peck
Grandview St
Peter Tinkham
Washington Ave
Edward Trainer
Gage St
Alan Robert Wade
Dewey St
Everett C. Wager
Deanne L. Weaver
Jane C. Wright
County St
Bennington Briefs Across Town Events And Appointments
Bennington residents headline short items from July about summer jobs and graduations. Lawrence McGaughey leaves for Washburn Construction in Plattsburgh after freshman year at American University. Local visits span from Somerville to New Jersey with Halvorsons and Robidoux relations. A Boston day trip covers Red Sox Indians game. more travel plans include a trip to New York City and Spofford Lake. Community notices report church meetings and highway oiling work on Vermont 9 between Wilmington and Brattleboro.
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Lawrence McGaughey
Mevin R. McGaughey
Jefferson Heights
Washburn Construction Co
Plattsburgh
N.Y
McGaughey
American University
Washington, D.C
Kindergarten Registration Planned Tuesday in Village
Kindergarten registration for children born in 1957 within the village limits will be held at the Elementary School principal's office on Tuesday from 9 to 11 30 a.m. and 1 15 to 4 30 p.m. A birth certificate and a doctor's vaccination certificate are required at registration. Children need not accompany parents. other entering grades may also register.
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Park St
Barn Fire Destroys Barn as Water Supply Prolongs Effort
Firefighters battled through heavy brush using over 3000 feet of hose to reach the blaze. By arrival, the barn was lost but the house and nearby brush fires were saved in a wooded area. Richardson family did not realize the fire until after alarms.
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Richardson
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East Arlington
Ronald W. Pero
William Pero
B.A
Stamford
Jane E. Sherman
Howard Sherman
Gregory Playotes
Maureen Riley
Ronald Pero
Young Gop
Seward
Thomas D. Cook Jr
Weeks St
Miss Mary A. Casey
Mack
N.H
Cyrus E. and
Sarah (Plummer) Field
Merrimack
New
White Chapel Cemetery
Frank W. Field
William J. Edmunds
Putnam Hospital
Earl Patterson
James F. Foley
Ida LeBlanc
Old Benningon
Katherine Matteson
Etta Philpott
Theodore A. Cook
Manchester Depot
Robert J. Bierwirth
Beech St
John R Waite
R.D. Pawlet
Bennington Battlefield
Troop 12
Baptist Church
Union School
la Vignes
Lakeauderdale
Nancy Thompson
Brownie Troop
Deer Park
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Brownie
Becky Grant
Merson Street
Troop 6
St. Peter's Parish
Stanley Kemmerer
Robert McWaters
Bruce LaVigne
Council
Nellie Hollister
North St
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Benhi
Methodists
Bennington Briefs
Halvor Halvorson
North Bennington Road
Boston
Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Fenway Park
Ray LaBlanc
Henry LeBlanc
Harold Weaver
Richard Hollister
George Strong Thomas Dwyer
Rene Dubois
Walter Vassura
Merion Street
New York City
Frank Regina
Dorothy Regina
Timothy
Marienville
Philip Walker
Bennington Catholic High School
Daniel Cadiz
Spofford Lake
The
Vermont Highway Department
Vermont 9
Wilmington
Brattleboro
Robert Seale
Morgan St
Massacsetts College of Pharmacy Alumni Association
Totem Pole
Auburndale
Frederick Kleinschmidt
Miami
Canaan
Gerry Levine
Louis Levine
Safford Street
Dartmouth
Los Angeles
Gerry
Yale University
Tuck School of Business Administration
American Legion Auxiliary
William E. Dailey
Bennington College Community Chorus
Calabras
Jennings Hall
Park Street
Mt. Anthony
Eastern Star
Oliver Durand
ADV Ll
Vermont National
Vermont National and Savings Bank
Main ST. Bennington
Federal Deposit, Insurance Corporation and
Federal Reserve Sysyem
Bellows Falls
Springfield
Chester
Jamaica
Windsor
Woodstock
Newfane
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