Banner Adds Three Reporters to News Staff
The Banner announces three new reporters joining the news desk led by Publisher Lawrence K. Miller. George A. Edmunds will cover village government and special assignments, Charles J. Read Jr. will be the sports writer and general reporter, and William M. Barry returns for the summer to edit entertainment pages and supervise county news.
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Banner
Lawrence K. Miller
George A. Edmunds
Charles J. Read Jr
William M. Barry
Williams College
Wall Street Journal
Barry
County News Desk
NEW Banner
Bennington Banner
New London
N.H
Hagerman
Bishop Joyce To Award 86 BCHS Diplomas In Evening Exercises
Bennington Catholic High School plans an 8 pm commencement in the high school auditorium for 86 seniors. Most Rev. Robert F. Joyce will award diplomas, Rt. Rev. Harold T. Field delivers the address, with BCHS Glee Club performing and the alma mater to close.
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Joyce
Bennington Catholic High School
Harold T. Field
Vermont Catholic Tribune
Robert F. Joyce
Burlington
BCHS
Glee Club
Joseph F. Wiseman
C.S.C
Bchs O Bone Jesu
Bchs Glee Club
Christ the King
Mary Fafael
B.V.M
Francis B. Flanagan
Bchs Alama Mater
Francis Jane
S.S.J
Bennington Merchants Plan Bounce Back Financing
A joint meeting of the Greater Bennington Association Merchants Bureau board and the Bennington Bounces Back committee heard an encouraging report on potential funding for a downtown celebration set for August 23 to 25. The event aims to promote the renovated stores after the 1958 and 1961 fires and attract state officials and possibly a national figure to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Bennington Association
Merchants Bureau Governing Board
Bennington
Donald C. Hicks
GBA
Daisy Myers
Hicks
Grover C. Williams
Merchants Bureau
Alexander N. Dragon
Armand Lampron
Robert P. Harrington
Harold E. Gordon
Ronald V.B. Sinclair
John P. Proud
Manches ter Man pleads not guilty in Bennington Court
Correction notes Albert Thibault of Manchester pleaded not guilty in Bennington Municipal Court yesterday and was bailed at 25 dollars for a later appearance. He was not fined that amount as previously reported in The Banner.
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Albert Thibault
Manchester
Bennington
YMCA Subcommittee and Rifle Club Schedule Noted
The YMCA calendar lists Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Membership Policy Subcommittee meeting, Thursday 8 p.m. Program Committee Subcommittee, and Saturday 9 a.m. Rifle Club at Rod and Gun Club.
Bauer retains Massachusetts schoolboy tennis title
Tom Bauer of Scituate won the Massachusetts Schoolboy Tennis singles crown for the second year in a row, defeating Ed Serves of Amherst 86 64 60 yesterday.
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Springfield
Mass
Tom Bauer
Scituate
Bauer
Ed Serves
Amherst
Rileys Take Over Kirkside Motel At 250 West Main
Mr and Mrs Franklin A Riley have assumed management of Kirkside Motel after purchasing it from Mr and Mrs John R Litster Jr The five year old property has ten units and the sale was completed privately on June 1 The price was not disclosed The Rileys plan to keep existing policies In Bennington Vt Riley has 16 years with Eagle Square Mfg Co in Shaftsbury and is a school board trustee and church and Masonic member Mrs Riley, a registered nurse, supervises at Putnam Memorial Hospital The Litsters will stay with Mrs Litster's mother on West Main Street until a new home is found
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin A Riley
Kirkside
West Main St
John R. Litster Jr
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
Shaftsbury
Bennington
Miss Moninger to Visit Sweden in KIL Program
Miss Linda E. Moninger daughter of Mr and Mrs T Reed Moninger of 334 Elm St plans to depart June 22 from Bradley Field Connecticut aboard the Flying Tiger Line to Sweden for the 1962 summer program of The Experiment in International Living. She attends Syracuse University and is a Bennington High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda E. Moninger
T. Reed Moninger
Elm St
Flying Tiger Line
Bradley Field
Conn
Sweden
Bennington High School
Syracuse University
Miss Moninger
EIL
Bennington Directory Adds Dialing Changes and Name Counts
The 1962 New England Telephone directory for Bennington begins Monday with dialing changes effective Sunday. Bennington numbers use prefix 442 with five digits for local calls. Arlington Pownal and South Pownal require full seven digits. The county shows Mattisons leading with 51 listings, Harringtons 48, and 22 Smiths, with other families including Davises Elwells Hurleys Knapps LaFlammes and more.
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New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bennington
Arlington
Pownal
South Pownal
Smith and Joneses
Mattisons
Harringtons
Smiths
Davises
Elwells
Hurleys
Manchester
Thompsons
Burdicks
Two Cars Collide At Main and North Streets
One woman injured in an 8:50 a.m. crash at the Main Street North Street intersection. Bridget Korshank, a passenger, suffered a neck injury and was treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital and released. Andrew Korshank, her husband, owned the vehicle. Richard Stacey of Putney drove the striking car and said he could not brake in time.
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Main
North Streets
Bridget Korshank
Andrew Korshank
Scranton
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Korshank
Main Street
North Street
Richard Stacey
Putney
Kershank
Stacey
LaFlamme Houran Nuptials Celebrated at Sacred Heart
Miss Nancy Ruth LaFlamme of 503 South St. became the bride of Robert Houran of Anthony Drive in a Saturday 11 a.m. ceremony at Sacred Heart Church. The couple will live in North Pownal after a wedding trip, with about 150 guests attending.
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Nancy Ruth LaFlamme
503
South St
Robert Houran
Anthony Drive
Julien LaFlamme
St. Johnsbury
Bennington
Sacred Heart Church
Lila Gregory
North Adams
Gilbert LaFlamme
Aime LaFlamme
Edward Houran
Helen Galipeau
Harry Hurley
Glad'‘O
Gary Houran
William LaFlamme
Walter Barber Jr
William Bartlett
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Houran
William Bratcher
Wilfred Seymour
Ted Sausville
Sacred Heart School
Bennington Catholic High School
Tansitor Electronics Inc
Bennington High School
Bennington Potters
North Pownal
Adams
Pittsfield
Mass
Hoosick Falls
Troy
Nassau
Petersburg
N.Y
St. Johnsburg
Rutland
Miami
Fla
Mrs Marie A Grote 81 Dies at Putnam Hospital
Mrs Marie Anna Grote 81 widow of Eli Grote and mother of Mrs Stanley Etheridge Bennington died at 4 15 this morning at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a two week illness. A German native born Weibert she came to the United States at age three and lived most of her life in Hollis Long Island. Surviving are daughter Agatha Etheridge of Bennington son Ed Summers and four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral 8 pm Thursday Dalton Funeral Home Levittown Nassau will be officiated by Rev Edgar Reibetanz. Burial Friday 1 pm National Cemetery Long Island. Mahar and Son Funeral Home in charge
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Marie Anna Grote
Eli Grote
Stanley Etheridge
R. D. Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Germany
Henry
Julia (Schmidt) Weibert
Grote
New York City
Hollis, L.I
Brooklyn
N.Y
Funeral services for Paul Mazinski Held in North Adams
Funeral services for Paul Louis Mazinski age 51 of North Adams husband of Isabelle Cutler of Bennington will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at San Soucie Funeral Home North Adams Burial will be in Southview Cemetery Friends may call from 7 to 9 p m The family asks that flowers be omitted
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Paul Louis Mazinski
North Adams
Isabelle Cutler
Bennington
San Soucie Funeral Home
Southview Cemetery
Community notices mix of meetings and events
Bennington brief notices list meetings for the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of World War I at VFW rooms with Margaret Knights presiding and King's Daughters at a Union Street home. Also Miriam Rebekah Lodge card party, anniversary, college commencement, county court recess, village trustees meeting, community chorus, graduations, surplus commodities pickup, social visits, a postponed Democratic Club meeting, church circle plans, Green Mountain Club walk, and Dr Oliver Durand out of town. ADV 12
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VFW
Margaret Knights
Putnam Hospital Admissions And Births In Vermont Towns
Admissions include Frank Snow Sr Ann Murphy of Bennington Merritt Hewitt Sr Warren Clemons Shaftsbury James Wyman Arlington Discharges list Leonard Wilkinson Howard Sherman Arlington Verder Elwell Shaftsbury Mrs Patricia Waite and baby girl Pawlet Births Mr and Mrs Winfred Dufresne 232 Bradford St a son on June 11
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Frank Snow Sr
Ann Murphy
Bennington
Merritt Hewitt
Warren Clemons
Shaftsbury
James Wyman
Arlington
Leonard Wilkinson
Howard Sherman
Verder Elwell
Patricia Waite
Pawlet
Winfred Dufresne
Bradford St
High Honors to Sandgate Girl at Pa College
Miss Claire Schneider daughter of Mr and Mrs Artur Knoll of Sandgate graduated magna cum laude from Wilson College Chambersburg Pa on June 4. She earned distinction in the French comprehensive exam and departmental honors, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and won a Fulbright scholarship. She will study at Grenoble University and later pursue a doctorate at Yale with additional scholarships. Dr Janet Travell Kennedy's personal physician received an honorary doctor of science degree at the commencement.
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Claire Schneider
Artur Knoll
Sandgate
Wilson College
Chambersburg
Schneider
Phi Beta Kappa
Grenoble University
France
Yale
Columbia
Wisconsin
Charles Fabian Wilde
Valley Forge
Janet Travell
Kennedy
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Miller
Sumner Kean
Berkshire Eagle
Wire News
Kean
Astrid Hagenguth
The
Collamer M. Abbott
Abbott
White River Junction
Navy
Edmunds
Ilse Binder
Willsbach
Great Lakes
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Supreme Allied Commander
Atlantic
Norfolk
Ticonderoga
Albany
New Jersey
Coral Sea
Theampton
London
North Atlantic
Morgan Street
Read
Francis Scott Key
YMCA
F.A. Rileys
Lyons
Trainor
Dunhams Ure, Inc
Furni
Elm Street
Sacred Heart
Sabrina
Sandra Gregory
Betty Jane Sinclair
Sharon Norton
Marie Johnson
Mrs
J. Alexander Bow
Marie A. Grote
Paul L. Mazinski
Adams Clothes Shop
Bennington Briefs
King’s Daughters
J. R. Wilson
Union Street
Elizabeth Berry
Olive Macauley
Miriam Rebekah Lodge
Terence M. Henry
Harry M. Henry
Washington Ave
Ohio State University
Army Reserve
Ohio Stadium
Columbus
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force Chief of Staff
Marvin White
Depot Street
White
Ruby King
Leonard W. Morrison
Bennington College Community Chorus
Calabro
Jennings
Priscilla Carpenter
Lewis C. Carpenter
Putnam St
Howard School For Girls
West Bridgewater
Bennington Village
Persis Williams
Convent Avenue
W. D. Bawden
Wilton
Miss Williams
George Forsdick
Cannondale
Bennington County Women’s Democratic Club
Richard van Santvoord
van Santvoord
Circle 3
First Methodist Church
Green Mountain Club
Miss Marian Hardy
Center Shaftsbury
Miss Hardy
Harold Riemann
Oliver Durand
Putnam Hospital
PMH
Steah
Lemmed
Hustler
Pat Boone
Bobby Darin
Ann — Margret
Pamela Tiffin
Pa. College
Colonie
THEA
Latham Circle
Eddie Rich
Johnson
Wilson
Sun
Sew-Oillice
Latham
Jack Carter
Super Market
Main St
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