Edward C Shanahan 82 longtime Bennington resident dies
Edward C Shanahan 82 a Bennington County native who lived at 124 Adams St died Friday at 2 30 p m at Faxton Hospital Utica N Y after a second cerebral thrombosis following a prior attack ten days earlier He was born in Shaftsbury Nov 30 1886 youngest of 12 children He left a 35 year career with Walbridge Funeral Home served 25 years as deputy sheriff and was a longtime auctioneer with a noted cane collection of more than 200 items He was life member of Bennington Elks Lodge and a 1960 50th wedding anniversary celebration was held for Edward and Mary OD Shanahan The obituary notes sisters Bridget Fox and Agnes Hogan survive and his wife died in Oct 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C
Bridget Fox
North Bennington
Agnes Hogan
Bennington
Kidder
North Bennington High School
Old American House
North
River Streets
J. Edward Walbridge Furniture and Undertaking Company
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Hanson-Walbridge Co
Walbridge
Bennington County
Perry Gardner
Fred Godfrey
Will Viall
Herb Congdon
Clyde Peck
Vermont
Banner
Shanahan
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Putnam Hose Company
Mary OD
Four Chimneys
Old Bennington
Obituary notices for Pellerin Snyder and Brown families
Obituaries report Jennie W. Pellerin of Bennington age 79 died Saturday at Putnam Memorial Hospital with funeral at First Baptist Church Bennington. Ward N. Snyder 61 formerly of Bennington died Sunday in Eagle Bridge, buried Hoosick Falls. Charles A. Brown died Friday at Hoosick Falls Health Center with services Tuesday Sacred Heart church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Ward N. Snyder
Bennington
Hoosick Falls
Charles A. Brown
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Hospital Notes June 20 1969 Admissions and Births
Hospital notes list admissions discharges and births for June 20 to 22 1969. Names include Florence Nugent Lawrence Lamire Jr Mary Cone Harry Mathers Betty Lou Thomas Kathryn Derringer Sally Williams Katherine Anne Hickey Scott A Chaffee Catherine Payne Sharon Brillon Janet Sausville Mark Rice Lester Gilbar Bessie Rowe Samuel Greene Valerie McClure Mary Main Ronald Broswski Tammy Becker William Peterson Patricia Perrotta Jonathan Adler John Hurley Bertha Rhodes Mildred Toomey Darlene Harlton Walter Corey Ethel Wheeler Nancy Williams Aimee Ropert Margie Griffin Bertha Smith Sophronia Anderson Gladys Benson Carol Bourn and daughter births to Francis Gallagher and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cone
Harry Mathers
Betty Lou Thomas
Kathryn Derringer
Bennington
Sally Williams
Katherine Anne Hickey
Hoosick Falls
Catherine Payne
Diane Forrest
Sharon Brillon
Janet B. Sausville
Mark Rice
Lester Gilbar
North Bennington
Bessie Rowe
Chester
Samuel Greene
Shaftsbury
Valerie McClure
South Dorset
Mary Main
Petersburg
N.Y
Ronald Broswski
Tammy Becker
William Peterson
Patricia Perrotta
Jonathan Adler
John Richard Hurley
Bertha Rhodes
Pownal
Mildred Toomey
Darlene Hazelton
Walter Corey
Arlington
Ethel Wheeler
Whitingham
Nancy A. Williams
Aimee Ropert
Margie Ann Griffin
Bertha R. Smith
Sophronia C. Anderson
Manchester Depot
Gladys Benson
North Adams
Mass
Carol Bourn
Eagle Bridge
Bennington District Court Hears Traffic Violations
Judge John P. Morrissey presided over traffic cases in Bennington District Court. Gary Pray, 20, faced four counts for incidents June 16 17 including a high speed chase into New York. bail set at 50 each with trial July 8. Several defendants pleaded guilty to charges including driving without proper licensing and defective equipment. fines ranged from 25 to 103 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Morrissey
Bennington
Jo Anne Gregory
Morse Trailer Park
Atty
John T. Carmody
Main Street
Morrissey
Phillips
Lawrence J. Stoddard
Orchards
State Road
Williamstown
Mass
U.S. 7
Pownal
Ronald L. Gash
Gash
Robert R. Kennedy
Morgan St
Keith R. Jelly
Chapel Road
Jelly
Charles Hicks
Ronald Salisbury
James J. French
Harrison
N.Y
Arlington
Harold Montgomery
Sundown
Vermont
Leena D. Alenick
Bennington Motorcyclist Injured In Route 67 Crash
North Bennington resident John E. Lauzon, 28, suffered a broken ankle and thigh injuries after his 1967 Honda collided with Carl B. Harrington, 47, of East Road in Bennington on Route 67. Lauzon was taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital in good condition. Harrington’s Ford sustained front end damage. Police also noted three weekend accidents on U.S. 7 and nearby roads with varying vehicle damage and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Honda
Carl B. Harrington
East Road
Bennington
John E. Lauzon
Main St
Ford
Lauzon
Harrington
Sage Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
U.S. 7
Pownal
Thomas P. Malone
North Adams
Mass
Bennington-Pownal
Stanley Barbeau
Woodford
Arlington
U.S
Nora Foster
Battenkill River
Carl
Bennington Briefs Show Local Events And Staffing News
Vermont State Police Auxiliary meets at Old Bennington schoolhouse at 7 30 p m Wednesday Tpr Glenn Hall asks all members present Ladies Auxiliary Eagles 1861 hosts Friday dance 9 p m to 1 30 a m buffet at 8 George O Briens band plays tickets from Eagles members Bennington College Carriage Barn hosts Junior Curtis Quartet at 8 15 with Bartok Debussy performers include Schulte Ludwig George Finckel no admission charge St Francis Youth Group hosts Friday dance 8 30 to 11 30 p m at Catamount School Century provides music admission 1 25 Green Mountain TOPS weigh in Mondays 7 30 to 8 30 p m until Sept 8 VFW Post 1332 meets Tuesday 8 p m steaks Saturday 6 to 8 p m and dance with George O Briens band Registrations for swimming lessons at Town Y pool open through tomorrow diving 10 and life saving 10 30 Mt Anthony Union High School board meets 7 30 tonight public invited Empire Cleaners vacation June 28 July T ADV T A Carpenter Sons lumber yard closed June 30 July 5 ADV King Co Cleaners vacation June 28 1 p m opens July 7 ADV Carl n Swirl Beauty Salon open Monday to Friday Walk ins welcome Helen Jones mgr ADV Benefit concert for Bennington Red Cross June 29 Southern Vermont Art Center Manchester 3 30 p m with Joseph Stannard organist and Alice Marie Nelson soloist tickets 2 5315 or 2 9458 ADV
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Curtis Quartet
Bennington College
Bela Bartok
Claude Debussy
Rolf Schulte
Thomas Ludwig
David George
Christopher Finckel
Bennington Red Cross
Southern Vermont Art Center
Manchester
Joseph Stannard
Alice Marie Nelson
Judy Garland recollections from Hollywood peers
Judy Garland tied to stage names by George Jessel and admired by friends in New York. Bolger notes the world may have burst her bubble and recalls her difficult final years. Jessel recalls giving her the stage name Judith Garland after she sang like a mature, broken hearted girl at age eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Miss Garland
Judy Garland
Bolger
New York
George Jessel
Frances Gumm
Judith Garland
Tenement Child A Green Foot Campaign in Vermont
A Vermont Friendly Town program links New York City children to summer stays in Bennington County. Over 130 children may enjoy two weeks away from the city, aided by local hosts and the Fresh Air Fund. Contact local organizers to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fresh Air Fund
Maine
Virginia
Bennington County
William McCoy
Wales Hawkins
Nancy Higgins
Norman Charrette
Highway Dept to Open New Right of Way Office Bennington
The Vermont Department of Highways will open a right of way field office at 439 Main St Bennington on Tuesday June 24. Hours are 8 am to 4 30 pm Monday through Friday, with a special evening shift 7 to 9 pm on Wednesday June 25 to answer questions. Lawrence Bliss, project supervisor, will lead the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont Department of Highways
Main St
Bennington
Highway Department
Lawrence Bliss
Russell Graves
Natalie Beal
Raymond Knapp
Peter Fortuna
Deer Park
Sunderland
Clearwater Begins Trip From Maine to Aid Hudson Cleanup
The 76 foot Hudson River sloop Clearwater starts its Maine voyage from South Bristol with a Portland stop featuring Pete Seeger concert to raise funds for construction. Seeger chairs the boat's board and both plan concerts at Newport Folk Festival and along the coast to gather support and interview property owners for the Bennington Sunderland highway project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bristol
Maine
UPI
Clearwater
New York
Hudson River
Portland
Pete Seeger
Portland Exposition Building
Biafra
Resto Inc
Seeger
The
Hudson
New York Harbor
Parents Told to Watch for Drug Abuse Signs
Chittenden County State's Attorney Patrick Leahy urged parents at the Vermont Council of Catholic Women convention to recognize visible drug and alcohol abuse in children. He stressed that treatment, not punishment, awaits youths with a problem and that parental awareness is essential to help them seek state aid.
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Fairlee
UPI
Chittenden
Atty
Patrick Leahy
Named Finance Officer Joins St Joseph College Rutland
Erling Omland of Rutland has been engaged as financial officer and business manager by St Joseph College Old Bennington and also retained by the College of St Joseph the Provider in Rutland, under the Sisters of St Joseph Corporation of Rutland. A former office manager for Green Mountain Marble, he later led Killington Wood Products. Omland is a decorated World War II veteran with the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, and active in Rotary, the Rutland Chamber, and ski associations. He is married to Carolyn Burke with three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erling Omland
Rutland
St. Joseph College
Old Bennington
College of St. Joseph
Sisters of St. Joseph Corporation of
Omland
Green Mountain
Georgia Marble Co
Killington Wood Products Co
Roselle
N.J
Union College
Cranford
Camp Hale
Colo
10Th Mountain Infantry Division
Rotary Club of
Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce
Pico Ski Club
U.S. Eastern Amateur Ski Association
Carolyn Burke
Funeral for Mrs. William H. Wills in St. Peter's Church
The funeral for Hazel Mc Leod Wills widow of Vermont Governor William H. Wills was held Saturday afternoon at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Officials, clergy and many mourners attended, with burial at Park Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Wills, resident of Elm Street, died after a brief illness and had served as Bennington County senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Wills
Hazel McLeod
Vermont
Wills
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
George A. Heald
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Springfield
Bennington
Wills Family
Edward B. Geyer Jr
Theodore Shatagin
Herbert V. Sanderson
Hoosac School
St. Peter’s Church
Montpelier
American Association of University Women
Mt. Anthony
Eastern Star
Altar Guild
St. Mary’s Guild
Woman’s Auxiliary
Episcopal Diocese of
Elm Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington County
Gov. Wills
Park Lawn Cemetery
Father Heald
Camp Drum Rated Best Camp In Years
Lt. Col. William F. Savage of Rutland commands the Vermont National Guard's 2d Battalion 172d Armor at Camp Drum New York. He calls the first week of annual field training the best in years as units from southern and central Vermont complete two weeks of training with good weather morale food and discipline. The battalion includes Headquarters Rutland Captain Michael P. Bartenstein Company A Bradford Captain Reginald D. Ashe Company B Brattleboro Captain Hugh R. Perkins and Company C Bennington Captain Robert E. Houle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Drum
N.Y
William F. Savage
Rutland
Vermont Army National Guard
Vermont
Weather
Savage
Bn. 172d
86Th Brigade
Vermont National Guard
Michael P. Bartenstein
Bradford
Reginald D. Ashe
Brattleboro
Hugh R. Perkins
Bennington
Robert E. Houle
Gregory Palmer
2D Bn
172Nd Armor
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Edward Shanahan
Jennie W. Pellerin
Bradford St
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
First Baptist Church
William and
Carrie (Pierce) Warn
Old Allen
E-Z
John Pellerin
Louise Cusimano
Salem, Conn
Mary Bent
Boise
Wado
Dorothy Martin
Hubert Warn
Newark
H. Glenn Payne
Hanson - Walbridge
the Cushman Company
Mr. Snyder
Bew
Wilma March
Robert Snyder
Norfolk
James Snyder
Robert Bushee
Cambridge
Donald Snyder
Edward Midurski
Mary Davis
Carl Ames
Bonnie Rifenburg
Schenectady
Helen Santo
Connecticut
Mahar Funeral Home
Maple Grove Cemetery
Sarah Smith
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Madlyn) Harrington
Pittsfield
Francelia Shanahan
Utica
John E. Shanahan
East Orange
B. Rockwell
Harrington) White
Marilyn Harrington Delphia
Barbara Shanahan
Theresa
Dean
Wendy
Georgia White
Sacred Heart Church
Hanson-Walbridge
Edward C. Shanahan
Florence Nugent
Lawrence Lamire Jr
Readsboro
Norma Abbott
Johnsonville
Scott A
Chaffee
Francis Gallagher
Beaver St
North Adams, Mass
George M. Fienberg
Wayne D. Phillips
Union St
Dennis Cunningham
Box 440
Assassination Bureau
Oliver Reed
Diana Rigg
Telly Savalas
Harte Theatre
Tony Randall
Hayley Mills
Hywel Bennett
F. Lozon
Shelburne
Lozon
Bennington Briefs
Vermont State Police Auxiliary
Tpr
Glenn Hall
Fraternal
Order of Eagles 1861
George O’brien
Eagles
Carlton R. Allen
USAF
Carl E. Allen
Houghton Lane
Plattsrgh Afb
Sheppard Afb
Wichita Falls
Texas
Puerto Rico
Plattsburgh
Granville
St. Francis
Catamount School
the Century
Green Mountain Tops
VFW
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Empire Cleaners
T. Adv
T. A. Carpenter & Sons
Carl ’N Swirl Beauty Salon
Helen Jones
Arian
Racing Commission
William Combee
Lakeland
Fla
John Gentry
Charlestown
North ST
Highway Dept
State’s Attorney
Peter F. Donavan Jr
Burt Bros
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