Appeals Filed On 1963 Property Assessments
About 20 persons filed appeals with sisters on 1963 property assessments during opening day grievance proceedings Thursday, chaired by Francis J. Hogan. Grievances will be reviewed and findings mailed. further appeal possible if owners disagree with the sisters' determination. Hogan noted about 150 tax change notices were sent reflecting new buildings, with 31 new homes built in the past year and exemptions ending for 28 homes under a 5 year program. Several commercial properties, including a shopping center and various businesses, faced new or increased assessments as of the listing date April 1 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Hogan
Hogan
Town Board of Civil Authority
North Bennington
Bennington Village
North Bennington Road
Paradise Restaurant
Bennington Pottery
Lilac Hill
Oneida Market
Bennington
Defense Budget Cuts Largely Inconsequential Says Committee
The defense budget faces a $1,922,028,000 reduction roughly 4 percent. The committee finds about $1,147,700,000 of the cut is in bookkeeping or overestimated financial needs, suggesting the real impact to military programs may be less than headline figures imply.
Civil suit settles in Bennington County Court
Elsie and Henry Kollmer sued Charles and Dorothy Flanders in Bennington County Court. The case was scheduled for jury trial this week but settled for an undisclosed sum, court clerk George H. Plumb announced yesterday. A jury is to be drawn Tuesday for the next case, Mary J. Hall versus John M. Whalen, with Atty. John B. Harte for the plaintiff and Sennett and Sennett for the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Elsie
Henry Kollmer
Charles
Dorothy Flanders
Bennington County
George H. Plumb
Mary J. Hall
John M. Whalen
John B. Harte
Sennett and Sennett
Tennis Clinic Begins Tuesday for Youth
A summer tennis clinic for area youngsters opens at 9 30 a m on Tuesday with registration at the Bennington College courts. Mrs Rodger L Randall chairs the program and says the sessions for boys and girls 10 through high school run Tuesdays and Thursdays through August 15 except July 4 with a 25 cent season fee. Volunteers include about eight instructors and shoes needed are regular or crepe soled tennis shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington College
Rodger L. Randall
Randall
Court actions in 1962 reshape politics and prayer in schools
The 1962 term saw the Supreme Court curb state legislatures power by reapportionment rulings and bar school prayer, provoking political and religious backlash. In 1963 the court outlawed Bible and Lord’s Prayer reading in public schools, while upholding desegregation and civil rights orders in Memphis facilities and lunch-counter cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldberg
White
Harlan
South Carolina
Memphis
Peace Forum Picnic In Pownal Planned By Bennington Group
The Bennington Peace Forum plans a final season picnic Saturday at the tubs on the North Pownal property of Mrs. Fern Olson and Mrs. Dorothy Goodfellow. Members and non members may attend with bathing suits and a picnic supper. rain would push the event to Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Peace Forum
North
Pownal
Fern Olson
Dorothy Goodfellow
Olson - Goodfellow
Bennington
Vermouth
Galvin Enrolled in Basic Officer Candidate Course at Vermont Academy
Hugh FE Galvin of 125 Depot Street Bennington is in the Basic Officer Candidate Course at Vermont Military Academy Ethan Allen Air Force Base Winooski He is son husband and father a member of Company C 2d Medium Tank Battalion Vermont National Guard and works at Tansitor Electronics A Visitor's Day program at Ethan Allen Air Force Base is set for 3 p.m. Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh FE. Galvin
Main Street
Vermont Military Academy
Ethan Allen Air Force Base
Winooski
Hugh E. Galvin Jr
Depot St
Galvin
Beverly Ann Daigneault
Bennington Community Notices And Local Events
Local groups announce a June scratch at the VFW hall on North Street. Red Cross swimming classes at Lake Paron schedule by skill level. Shirley Reid named guidance counselor at Middlebury Union High School joining Richard Billard. VFW Auxiliary holds Tuesday meeting. Camp Sugarbush leaders training Saturday at Jackson Road camp. Green Mountain Club hike Saturday to Glastonbury Mountain with cookout atop. Memorial Hospital reports Mrs. Lilliam Center recovering after major surgery. An error corrected: Frances Shoemaker not president of Bennington League of Women Voters. Dale Carnegie awards given to Ena Fairman and Arthur Poulin. Vermont National Guard units hold firing drills Sunday at Bennington Rod and Gun Club and Dailey Construction site in Shaftsbury. Pownal Center Snack Bar and Iron Kettle ads feature weekend specials. Bennington Drive In runs El Cid through Saturday with late seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Reid
Bennington High School
Middlebury Union High School
Supt. of
Ralph Eaton
Miss Reid
University of Vermont
Richard Billard
Billard
Magazine Solicitor Falsely Represents Children's Center
A high school girl was reported selling magazine subscriptions in Bennington to raise funds for the Children's Center in Burlington, a claim denied by Francis X. Naughton executive director, who said the home collects donations by mail only. Police reported a similar false solicitation case this week involving St John the Baptist Church and Father Flanagan's Boys Town, with six youths later escorted to the New York state line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Children’s Center
Burlington
Francis X. Naughton
Banner
Naughton
Walter F. Millgs
St. John the Baptist
Acting Librarian Agnes Norton Joins Bennington Free Library
Agnes C Norton a native of Proctor returns to Vermont to serve three months as acting librarian at Bennington Free Library. Former Teaneck N J library director retired two years ago and has since advised small New Jersey libraries. She leads state library groups and holds trustee roles with Bergen County Historical Society and Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes C. Norton
Bennington
Proctor
Vermont
Norton
Teaneck
N.J
New Jersey
Library Public Relations Council
Bergen County
U N Flag Raised Higher Than American Flag In City Hall
Mayor Joseph Egenberger told the city council the United Nations flag in the meeting hall stood seven inches higher than the American flag. Nine inches were removed from the U N flag staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Calif
Joseph Egenberger
U.N
Bennington Museum to host $50,000 Grandma Moses exhibit
The Bennington Museum will present a five month one woman show featuring Grandma Moses works from June 29 to October 22 in the South Gallery. About 20 paintings mostly of local scenes will be joined by a memorabilia display, highlighting her regional ties and career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma Moses
Bennington Museum
Richard Carter Barret
Cambridge Valley
Battle of Bennington
Hoosick Hills
Williamstown
Moses
Barret
Anna Mary Robertson Moses
Hoosick Falls
Louis J. Calder
New York
Otto Kallir
Galerie St. Etienne
Greenwich
N.Y
Virginia
New York State
Eagle Bridge
White House
State Gallery
Vienna
Austria
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Art News & Review
London
Union Candidate Morrissey Urges Broad Education Reform
John Morrissey a 33 year old attorney and Bennington native runs unopposed for the Union High School District board seeking broader schooling to prepare youths for college or skilled work. He favors reappraising the union plan and resubmitting it, fears withdrawal could raise costs, and hopes to rejoin if feasible after study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Morrissey
Union St
Union High School District
Morrissey
Union School
John H. Williams II
Bennington
Bennington Civil Defense Practice Alert Set For Tuesday
A statewide Civil Defense drill will run Tuesday evening simulating evacuation three days after a nuclear strike on major U S cities. Bennington and Rutland officials coordinate, with town chairmen establishing decontamination centers and radio links to Montpelier as units brace for saboteurs and fires amid refugee influxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Plattsburgh
N.Y
Albany
Town of Bennington
Bennington College
Ben Mont Dobeckman
Dow Chemical Plant
CAP
Bennington County
Civil Air Patrol
Warren Taylor
Rutland
Rutland County
Taylor
Mt. Anthony
District 3
Montpelier
Burlington
Short Papal Conclave Ends Quickly in White Smoke Sign
The conclave electing the new pope lasted three voting sessions and ended with white smoke signaling success at 11:20 a.m. in St. Peter's Square. Crowds cheered Bianco as the crowd learned the pontiff's name. Nearby towns noted the black smoke on Thursday indicating no result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s Square
Sistine Chapel
Bianco
Hospital Notes Births and Admissions List for Bennington Region
Hospital notes record multiple admissions across towns including East Arlington Hoosick Falls Dorset Manchester Depot and Shaftsbury with several individuals named. The entry notes two births for Mr and Mrs Hoard of 212 Park St a son on June 18 and Mr and Mrs Kraweczyk of White Chapel Road a daughter on June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Morse
Dorothy Hill
East Arlington
Helena Rice
Bennington
Eleanor Fink
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Mary Benkoski
Carol Knight
William Hartman
Williamstown
Mass
Brian O’donovan
Petersburg
Aura Dickinson
Manchester Depot
Lara Prouty
Annabelle Matheson
James Welch
Shaftsbury
Claude Hoard
Park St
Richard Kraweczyk
White Chapel Road
Swim Lessons Begin Monday at YMCA Pool
The YMCA announces free swimming lessons starting Monday with sessions for intermediates from 9 to 9 30 a m and swimmers from 9 30 to 10. Beginners report at 10 for placement into groups with later meetings at 10 10 30 or 11. Life saving instruction runs 11 30 a m to 1 p m under Thomas Buttefield. Registration forms available at the Y Pool or YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Lake Paron
YMCA
John Riddle
The
Thomas Buttefield
North Branch man freed on 50 bond after breach of peace charge
Municipal Court released JoRoy LaCross of North Branch Street Extension on a $50 bond after he pleaded not guilty to breach of peace. He allegedly assaulted Arthur Eastman, 16, of Beech Street on June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JoRoy LaCross
North Branch Street
George M. Fienberg
LaCross
Arthur Eastman
Beech Street
Stock Averages Noon Report Shows Tiny Gains
The noon composite stock average stands at 258.11 with a 0.86 point rise. The market shows slight upticks across index components amid stable trading.
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Joint Union-Industry Human Relations Committee
David J. McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel
Cooper
Defense
United States
High Court
Peace Forum
Bennington Briefs
Green Mountain Pup
VFW
North Street
Robert McWaters
Camp Sugarbush
Jackson Road
Green Mountain Club
Glastonbury Mountain
Bennington Post Office
Earl L. Patterson
Overlea Road
Frances Shoemaker
Norton St
Bennington League of Women Voters
Dale Carnegie
Ena Fairman
Arthur Poulin
Vermont National Guard
Bennington Rod and Gun Club
Dailey Construction Co
Pownal Center
ADV
Bennington Drive
el Cid
Technicolor
Charlton Heston
Sophia Loren
Motorola
RADIO
Babcock Electric
É Morean St
Dairy Queen’s
Daire OU
A & W Root Beer
Magazine Solicitor
Die Zeit
Hamburg
Germany
Bennington Bookshop, Inc
Main St
Union
John Morrissey
Union Board
University of Notre Dame
Albany Law School
Detroit
Albert Gonyea
Duane Robinson
Karie Batease
William D. Robinson
Frank Trombley
Rosemary Hogan
William Robinson
Daniel Higgins
Rachel McCoy
Steven Stemp
Ethel Nichols
Dorset
Children’s Bazaar
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
RT. 7 North
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