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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1963

Page

10

Three Injured In Arlington Weekend Car Crash

Three persons were injured Sunday morning when two cars collided on U.S. 7 in Arlington. Edward Ennis 17 of Arlington driver and Joan Kennedy 18 of Sunderland a passenger suffered cuts and Alfred Yott 69 of 714 Gage were also named in the report. The weekend had five investigated incidents.

U.S. 7 Arlington Edward Ennis Joan Kennedy Sunderland Ennis Alfred Yott Gage

Local Cancer Unit To Meet on Tuesday

The Bennington unit of the Vermont Division American Cancer Society will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Dr. Curtis M. Flory will preside and report on the nominating committee and elections for the coming year. A final fund drive report will also be announced.

Bennington Vermont American Cancer Society Putnam Memorial Hospital Curtis M. Flory

Magazine Salesmen Escorted to Border

Six youths aged 18 to 20 were escorted to the New York state border by Vermont State Police after residents complained they were selling magazine subscriptions under false pretenses. The youths claimed proceeds would go to Father Flanagan's Boys Town in Nebraska. The first report came from a parishioner of St. John the Baptist Church.

North Bennington New York State Vermont Father Flanagan Nebraska R. Marshall Witten Walter F. Miller St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church

Parking Meter Scofflaws Face Court Action in Bennington

Three violators of Bennington Village parking meter rules with five or more unpaid tickets were issued warrants to appear in Bennington Municipal Court at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. Village Attorney John H. Williams said the crackdown has collected about 50 percent of outstanding 1962 fines and will extend to those with fewer than five unpaid tickets after current cases.

Bennington Village Bennington Municipal Court John H. Williams Williams

Lawmakers dispute track relief tied to state subsidy ban

The debate centered on amendments to a bill creating a state railroad authority. Some legislators urged extending relief to the horse track while others pressed to apply the same no subsidy principle. Rep Collins and Rep Myers weighed relief against state interests as others urged caution before adjournment.

Mann Kenalene Collins Readsboro Collins Daisy L. Myers Woodford Leroy Lawrence Stamford Allan B. Angney Jr Arlington Ways and Means George Heaslip Manchester Robert Graf Rupert Eugene V. Clark Bennington William T. Burns Dorset Edith J. Bauer Landgrove Charles D. Bentley Jr Sandgate Tracy E. Kenyon Jr Shaftsbury Victor V. Bissell R-Winhall Reid Lefevre

Obituary notices from Vermont towns publish several deaths

Obituaries report the deaths of Joseph Mercier 55 of 236 Division St Ellis Freemyer 81 of Hoosick Falls Dorothy Coolidge 60 and George R Johnson 64. Mercier born Lowell Mass and longtime Bennington resident. Freemyer ex North Hoosick paper mill worker. Coolidge Dorset Hollow resident. Johnson Hoosick Falls WWI veteran. Funeral details and surviving relatives listed.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Ellis Freemyer North Hoosick Raymond Parker Henry Emma (Pickford) Freemyer Emma Kostenblatt William Judge Rockville

BCIC Plans New 21 000 Sq Ft Plant In Town’s Brooklyn Area

BCIC will erect a 21 000 square foot shell type industrial building in town’s Brooklyn area. Raymond B Bowen said there is no buyer yet but two active prospects exist and mortgage financing is being arranged with Vermont Container Corp. in lease purchase.

BCIC Raymond B. Bowen Bowen Vermont Container Corp Norman H. Greenberg Gerald E. Morrissey Inc Northeast Wood Products Inc W. H. Morse Construction Co. Inc Morrissey Morse Northeast Wood Products Hamilton L. Shields T. Garry Buckley Robert Cummings Jr Northeast Wood Products Company Morse Construction Company Morse Co

Bennington Community Notes From Church to Bus Schedule

The Friendly Circle of the First Baptist Church plans a 6:30 p.m. dinner at Knotty Pine Restaurant with a church gathering at 6. The American Legion Auxiliary meets at 8 p.m. at Mrs. William E. Dailey’s home in North Bennington. Vermont Transit Lines will shift summer bus times to June 20 with a 7:20 a.m. departure to Albany and New York City. A League of Women Voters picnic is set for 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mrs. Danforth Geer’s home with planning consultant John Burdis speaking on regional planning. Drive-in Theatre ads feature Taras Bulba and Hero's Island. An BCIC meeting noted the low bid from Northeast Wood Products Co. was accepted, with financing to be completed. The board discussed removing Vincent Pizzano as BCIC director until project completion. An accident at Main and Valentine at 11:15 a.m. involved a 1963 Ford Falcon driven by Margaret E. Holden and a 1961 Corvair driven by Dr. Julius H. Manes. no injuries reported. Police investigated.

Jonathan Deronville Clifton N.J James M. Derouville Red Mountain Road Arlington Sidney H. Martin North Adams Mass Vermont Pownal George L. Porter West Medway Bessie M. Budro U.S Budro Pamela T. Wilcox Robert D. Dean Grant St Bennington Flats Vermont Transit Lines Bennington Albany New York City League of Women Voters Danforth Geer John Burdis N.Y BCIC R. B. Bowen T. Garry Buckley Robert Cummings Jr Peter Donavan Jr William T., Eddington Clement Gilchrist Norman Greenberg Harry Hurley F. L. Mayer William C. Rice Hamilton L. Shields H. J. Wallace Northeast Wood Products Co Vincent Pizzano Main and Valentine Margaret E. Holden County St Julius H. Manes Union St

Pownal Officials Discuss Track's Financial Troubles

Green Mountain Park representatives met with Pownal selectmen and Town Rep James Lounsbury to address the track's economic problems. A town delegation planned to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on the track's impact. No conclusions about relief were made. the $700,000 Taconic Racing and Breeding assessment remains fixed as grievance day passed.

Pownal Green Mountain Park Norman Strobridge Strobridge James Lounsbury House Ways and Means Committee Ways and Means Taconic Racing and Breeding Association

Peace Walker Arrested At Arsenal in Watervliet

John A. MacLeod 24 of Brockton Mass denial of dis orderly conduct charge after a protest at the Watervliet arsenal. He remained in $150 bail awaiting a jury trial after interfering with spectators and lying down to resist arrest. He belongs to the Committee for Nonviolent Action which plans a march to Guantanamo Bay to spotlight peace efforts.

Watervliet N. Y John A. MacLeod Brockton Mass MacLeod Arsenal Committee For Nonviolent Action Guantanamo Bay Cuba Bennington Pittsfield

Two Defeats Prompt Candidate's Cost Estimate Charge

Mt Anthony Union School District candidate Milton Pinsker contends the 1962 63 union board underestimated high school costs contributing to two defeats of the bond proposal. He filed for a one year seat on the union board, opposing Marian Taylor. Norman Stratton seeks the three year post. Pinsker argues full accurate building expenses and tuition funds support staying in the union district.

Mt. Anthony Union Milton Pinsker East Road Union Board Greater Bennington Marian C. Taylor Robinson Avenue Norman Stratton Pinsker Bennington Village

St Joseph College holds commencement and open house

Students receive diplomas in executive secretarial and finance accounting programs as the St Joseph College community gathers for a commencement address by Clark and a welcoming note by Richard Cote. The St Joseph Orchestra performs and an open house showcases new facilities after the ceremony.

Clark John F. Lonergan Richard Cote St. Joseph Orchestra Oscar Straus Lonergan Kathleen M. King Eileen A. Merrill Margaret J. Mulvihill Mary L. Proud Barbee J. Rockwood Mary E. Swineski Jane A. Tilley Linda A. Wright

Army Reserve Battery Fires 8 Inch Howitzers At Camp Drum

Bennington based Battery B of the 5th Howitzer Battalion completes first camp phase at Camp Drum New York amid damp weather. Commanded by Capt Edward McKenna and with Capt Virginia N Perrotta as Bennington section commander, the unit includes Rep Tracy E Kenyon Jr a Vermont General Assembly member serving as staff sergeant in charge of administration.

Camp Drum N.Y Bennington Vermont General Assembly Tracy E. Kenyon Jr Shaftsbury Kenyon

Putnam Hospital Admission List for Sunday

Sunday hospital report lists admissions including Mrs. Mabel Phelps Readsboro Miss Tammy Dewey Mrs. Annabelle Matheson Mrs. Lara Prouty Miss Diane LeBlanc Bennington Brian O Donovan Petersburg N Y Mrs. Carol Kight Hoosick Falls N Y Mrs. Cheryl Merrow and son Mrs. Colletta Landon Mrs. Doris Knights Bennington Mrs. Helen Tifft and son Arlington Mrs. Blanche Morrison Manchester Depot Charles Vail North Bennington.

Mabel Phelps Readsboro Tammy Dewey Annabelle Matheson Lara Prouty Diane LeBlanc Bennington Brian O’donovan Petersburg N.Y Carol Kight Hoosick Falls Cheryl Merrow Colletta Landon Doris Knights Helen Tifft Arlington Blanche Morrison Manchester Depot Charles Vail North Bennington

Funerals for Mrs Gladue Held in Sacred Heart Church

Funeral services for Mrs Jo seph Gladue former Bennington resident now in Palm Springs Fla were held at Sacred Heart Church with a Requiem High Mass Rev Vincent J Spinelli presiding Honorary bearers from St Anne Society and bearers named relatives from Palm Springs Lake Worth Fla Framingham Warren and Bristol burial at Park Lawn Cemetery Also noted double private funeral for Calvin and Edward Moffitt Shaftsbury with American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars representatives and burial at Maple Hill Cemetery Other items list discharges births and a birthday anniversary.

Joseph Leo) Mercier Division St Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington Lowell Mass Dolore Melina L. Mercier Irene LaCroix Sacred Heart Church Joseph A. Campeau Bennington Brush Co The Polygraphic Co North Bennington Union Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Church Knights of Columbus David Juliette Linda Mercier Philip Juliette) Denis Lewiston Maine Mahar & Son Funeral Park Lawn Cemetery Dorset Dorothy Crandall Coolidge Dorset Hollow Dorset Congregational Church Robert G. Dana Maple Hill William and Blanche (Nichols) Crandall Burr and Burton Seminary Manchester Coolidge Women’s Fellowship Home Demonstration Society Harlan F. Coolidge John Coolidge James Harwood Waterville Irving Eaton Springfield Gladys Phillips Joseph Gladue Palm Springs Fla Gladue Framingham Union Hospital Gerald Vincent J. Spinelli Mahar & Son Funeral Home St. Anne Society Paul Bellemare Emil Boutin Paul Gendron Francis Stemp Hector Betit Arthur Cole George St. Angelo Roland Dallaire Conrad Fortier Reginal Fortier Warren R. Alfred Allard William Moor St. Anne Society of Sacred Heart Church Joseph F. Wiseman Spinelli Gibney, Haynes & Kane Calvin Edward Moffitt Brothers of Shaftsbury A. J. MacDonald Mr. MacDonald New York State

Market figures show mixed industrials and railroads

The noon report lists 30 Industrials at 720.27 up 1.76, 20 Railroads at 170.414 down 0.68, 15 Utilities at 140.07 up 4.44, with the Composite average at 257.05 and sales totaling 1,630,000.

NATO to Arm Polaris Fleet With 25 Ships Over Seven Years

A three star admiral told AP that NATO plans a Polaris missile surface fleet of about 25 ships. Costs could fall to near 4 billion, with construction in member yards and crews allocated by national contributions. The force would likely report to Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer in Europe.

U.S NATO NATO Supreme Commander In Europe U.S. Army Lyman L. Lemnitzer

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Khrushchev Tereshkova Bykovsky Tokyo Earth Vostok 5 Yoshiaki Nakata Radio Research Institute Moscow Miss Tereshkova Cancer Unit Miller Jersey Leo J. Mahar St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Hinsdillville Cemetery George R. Johnson Veterans Hospital Johnson St. Mary’s Academy Wood Flong Corp Wall St Hoosick Barracks Derby Community Club Wood Brooklyn Bennington Briefs First Baptist Church Knotty Pine American Legion Auxiliary William E. Dailey Bennington Drive-n Theatre Taras Bulba Tony Curtis Yul Brynner Hero’s Island James Mason Bennington County William M. Kirby Jr Williamstown, Mass Methodist Church Main Street John Rogers John Thomayer Beech St Steven Brookman Division Place Thomas Crowe David Pratt Gage St Paul Kennedy School St Bradford Jones Michael Wilson Fillmore St Buckler Peace Walker Union School St. Joseph Army Reserve Putnam Hospital Report Mrs Lake Worth Framingham Centre Bristol R.I Alice M. Forcier Howard C. Owhl Lucy van Orman Dora Torrey Ralph R. Clark Albert J. Gonyea Eagle Bridge James E. Welch Martin F. Hoffman Elizabeth Guiden Harold C. Buckley Howard J. Dunbar Thomas Weakley R.D Donald Rogers Frederick Powers Imperial Ave Robert J. Bouplon Bradford St John F. Cramer Kimberley Jo Richard Ballou Topeka Kan Josephine Ballou Union Street Kelly Jean Dow-Jones—Bache & Co Nichols Ae Circle Magazines Salem’s
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