Area Students Graduate At Weston
Weston Mass three area students graduate among 70 at Cambridge School: Marilyn Coburn Paul Malamud and Nicholas Hanks all of North Bennington. Principal speaker Prof Charles P Kindleberger MIT economist and Harvard CIA associate. Coburn to Mount Holyoke Malamud to Yale Hanks to Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Mass
Cambridge
Marilyn Coburn
E. Robert Coburn
Paul Malamud
Bernard Malamud
Nicholas Hanks
Lucien M. Hanks
North Bennington
Charles P. Kindleberger
Eco
Nomics
MIT
Center For International Affairs
Harvard
Miss Coburn
Mount Holyoke
Malamud
Yale University
Hanks
University of Wisconsin
Obituary: Mrs. Elmer H. Johnson Dies at 91 at Hall Farm
Mrs. Elmer H. Johnson 91 daughter of ex Gov McCullough and a prominent North Bennington family died at Hall Farm after a long illness. She supported St Peter s Episcopal activities, served on Bennington Museum board, donated a world class pottery collection and funds to Bennington College. Her marriages linked to Thornton Floyd Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Elmer Harland Johnson
Vermont
John Griffith McCullough
Hall Farm
Here
Johnson
St. Peter’s Church
Episcopal Church
New England
Bennington Museum
Bennington
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Herbert Thornton Turner
Elizabeth Park Turner
Jackson Matthews
New York City
Peru
J. McCullough Turner
Bethany
Bennington Woman Dies After Long Public Service
Mrs. Johnson, former first family member and governor’s kin, dies aged near 80 after a long life in North Bennington and New York. She survived by two children, several grandchildren, and a sister. private funeral planned at Hall Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Elizabeth McCullough
Trevor W. Park
North Bennington
New York City
California
N.Y
Esther Morgan McCullough
Hall Farm
Veterinarian Degree Awarded at Kansas State University
John Richard Baker, son of Mr and Mrs John J Baker of Walloom sac Road Bennington, received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Kansas State University on June 6. A 1948 Bennington High School graduate, he returned to Kansas in 1960 to resume his studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
John Richard Baker
John J. Baker
Walloomsac Road
Bennington
Kansas State University
Bennington notes include surgery for boy and museum closure
Bennington briefs report Dan Cullinan Jr. awaiting eye surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. The Bennington Museum will close at noon Saturday to honor longtime trustee Mrs. Elmer H. Johnson, reopening Sunday. Water dept reports full reservoirs and limited pumping. A St Peter's Youth Group car wash at Sawyer's Garage raises a small donation. Two Kenwood School students head to Venezuela and Puerto Rico to visit relatives. Bennington Aerie Eagles will install officers with Brattleboro team. Martha Carver to tutor from Elm Street. Iron Kettle advertises roast sirloin special and fried clams. Dr J H Manes office closed mid month. Ceil's Beauty Shop schedules.
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Bennington Museum
Elmer H. Johnson
North Bennington
St. Peter’s
Sawyer’s Garage
Main St
Peary Stafford
West Road
Marilena de Santiago
Caracas
Venezuela
Kenwood School
Convent of Sacred Heart
Albany
N.Y
Bennington
Puerto Rico
Miss de Santiago
New York
Kennedy Airport
Miss Stafford
Marie Stafford
Bennington Aerie
da. Eagles
Eagles Hall
Brattleboro Aerie
Stock Averages and Market Totals at Noon
Dow Jones industrials stand at 880.85, up 44.36 points. Railroads rise 1.57 to 196.10, Utilities gain 0.51 to 154.51. Composite at 303.23, up 1.66. Sales reach 2,590,000.
Hoff Supports Possible Cigarette Tax Increase
Gov. Philip Hoff voiced cautious backing for a cigarette tax hike. He would sign a 2 cent per pack rise if needed and passed by the legislature as the House Ways and Means Committee weighs raising the tax to 10 cents per pack to generate about $2 million for the state. Hoff also noted a dispute with Lt. Gov. John Daley over Belmont Royce Pitkin’s Fish and Game Board nomination, reaffirming support for Pitkin despite veteran opposition and Senate scrutiny.
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John Daley
Belmont Royce Pitkin
State Fish and Game Board
Hoff
Pitkin
Stanley Cain
Interior
Fish
Legislature Advances Safety Bills and Bond Plan
Lawmakers debated night safety measures and raised license plate fees to 3 dollars, with two year plates. A parental consent requirement for Learner permits ages 15 to 18 was approved. Senate backed a 1 million dollar forest and park bond and federal match funds for projects. Vermont Bond Retirement Fund repeal was decisively rejected, despite Gov Hoff’s earlier support and belief it aided budget balancing.
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House
Senate
Solons
Vermont
Ways and Means
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Miss Wallace To Help GBA This Summer
Donald C. Hicks of the Greater Bennington Association announces Miss Martha Wallace of Monument Avenue will work as a GBA assistant this summer. She will handle membership activity and assist at the tourist information center starting July 6, aiding operations during the heavy season. Wallace is a 1963 Bennington High School graduate and will enter Simmons College in Boston next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Hicks
Greater Bennington Association
Martha Wallace
Monument Avenue
GBA
Hicks
Miss Wallace
Bennington High School
Simmons College
Boston
Mass
Airport Log from Bennington Airport Notes Staff Movements
Diane Hanson reports on Bennington Airport events on Tuesday June 8 including seven aircraft on the ramp and leadership changes while Joel Whittemore departs for National Guard camp June 4 and returns June 18 John Meerworth leads operations. Also mentions flights to Chatham Cape Cod and Kennedy International, maintenance work by Meerworth, promotion of Richard Sawyer, and local enthusiasm for astronauts McDivitt and White.
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Joel Whittemore
National Guard
Whittemore
John Meerworth
Chatham
Cape Cod
Everett Vose
Kennedy International Airport
Scintilla Division
Sidney
N.Y
Meerworth
Richard Sawyer
County Aviation
Army National Guard
Trippy
Scott
Tom Kinney
U.S
McDivitt
White
Bennington
White estate leaves church major bequest and other gifts
Clarence W. White of North Bennington dies at 86 pledging three ten thousand dollar bequests to the Congregational Church of North Bennington and naming additional gifts to the American Red Cross Bennington County Chapter the Bennington YMCA Kurn Hattin Homes and the boards of Home Missions and Foreign Missions. A seventy five thousand dollar trust funds income to his wife Mrs Prutia White with principal used after her death to fund church bequests. Proceeds from his first wife Alice M. White's ten thousand also go to the church. The will's probate was officially allowed and executors must report before bequests are distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church of
North Bennington
Clarence W. White
White
Joel
Linda Towart
Dorothy Towart
Marion W. Riemann
Marjorie Friederich
Ben
First National Bank of
McCullough Library
Paran Recreations
Congregational Church
Bennington
Retired Persons To Hear Hospital Pathologist
Dr Curtis Flory pathologist at Putnam Memorial Hospital will speak at the Southern Vermont Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons meeting on Thursday June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Flory
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Southern Vermont
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Miss Heath Graduates From Northampton College
Miss Marcia J. Heath daughter of Mr and Mrs Allan J Heath of 239 Grandview St was graduated Friday night from Northampton Commercial College at John M Greene Hall She was a Liberal Arts College student at University of Vermont two years before NCC An executive secretarial major she was a dean s list student and dormitory treasurer She has accepted a secretarial position at Smith College at 2 p m in the Bennington Free Library social room Dr Flory will discuss elderly medical care issues and a summer picnic is planned AARP representative Ernest Giddings reports on the fair packaging and labeling act S 985 aimed at curbing deceptive practices The bill would help elderly buyers by improving unit price and labeling standards The Older Americans act progress is noted Len McNamara subcommittee approved it and the full Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee recommended approval The House passed the bill March 31 by 391 to 1
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Northampton
Mass
Marcia J. Heath
Allan J. Heath
Grandview St
Northampton Commercial College
John M. Greene Hall
Heath
Bennington High School
Liberal Arts
University of Vermont
NCC
Smith College
Bennington Free Library
Flory
Ernest Giddings
AARP
Washington
Senate ‘Committee
Commerce
Philip Hart
D-Mich
Giddings
Len McNamara
Arpil
Complete
Senate Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
House
New Hampshire Astronaut Weighs Senate Bid
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. of Derry NH says he will reveal within a few days whether he will enter the U S Senate race. GOP leaders in Rockingham County proposed him as the Republican nominee for the Senate, and he notes Gemini 4 is completed allowing time to consider the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N.H
UPI
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Derry
U.S. Senate
New Hampshire
Shepard
Senate
Rockingham County
B. J. McQuaid
The
New Hampshire Sunday News
Trucker Shripka’s oversized load blocks road after fender damage
Bennington Village police report Shripka, driver of an oversize trailer, scraped John Jepson’s car on North Street. After stopping to exchange info, traffic backed up as the trailer blocked the road. Shripka moved the rig, filed an accident report, reimbursed $12 for damages, then freed the trailer from the Vermont Railway overpass after releasing air from tires. State police say he had a valid permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Shripka
John Jepson
North Branch St
Jepson
North Street
North
Williams College graduates Vermonters in 257 candidate list
Johnson of Bennington joins Gary Burger of Burlington and Scudder Parker of Newport as Vermont students among 257 candidates for Williams College bachelor of arts degrees. Commencement Sunday at 2:30 p.m. features Adlai Stevenson as speaker with Baccalaureate address by William C. Fowle and multiple honorary degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Stuart F. Johnson
Eloise M. Johnson
Morgan St
Williams College
Johnson
Bennington High School
Gary C. Burger
Burlington
Scudder H. Parker
Newport
William C. Fowle
Mercersburg Academy
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Bennington College
Frederick B. Jennings
Garden Clubs of America
National Society of Colonial Dames
Marcel Lettre
Wendy Chenaille
Ernest Welch
North Pownal
Donna Burnham
William Burnham Jr
Jammi Hall
Robin Thurber
Alice Knapp
Debbie Johnson
Catherine March
Chester Jones
Dennis Hayes
Hoosick Falls
Ray Jaquith
Ore Bed Road
Dudley Baker
Convent Avenue Extension
Michael Dudley
John R. Baker
Heston Herr
Viution
Cobby Anderson
Ke Berger
Techniscope Technicolor
Columbia
Columbia Pictures
Jerry Bresler
Dundee
Billy
Bennington Briefs
Danny Cullinan
Herman E. Cullinan Jr
East Main Street
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
C. Henry Hansen
Bennington Water Department
Burgess Road
Lake Hancock
Stamford
Morgan Spring
Martha Carver
Elm Street
J. H. Manes
Ceil’s
ADV
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Bennington I Drive - IN
Goldfinger
Sanora Dee Rosert
Goulet and
Williams
Ross Humter Produey
Lene Col
Maurice Chevalier
Hagerman
John Cufari
M.H. Fishman Co
Cufari
Diane Hanson
Marcia J, Heath
Miss Heath
Center For Development Economics
Thompson Memorial Chapel
Knotty Pine Restaurant
Don Batelle
RT. 7 North
DIAL
Javery
South
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
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