Zoning Hearing Weighs Dormitory Plan for St Joseph College
Old Bennington hears St Joseph College seek to use the Lawrence Becerra house on Catamount Lane as a dormitory for 12 to 16 nonresident women students and two resident sisters. The board considers the impact on Old Bennington’s character and tax questions, with debate over voluntary payments in lieu of taxes and future expansions. Residents fear changes to the village fabric, while college reps underline historical ties and supervision by sisters.
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Old Bennington
St. Joseph College
Old
Bennington
Buckley
Zoning Board
Eugene V. Clark
The
Sisters of St. Joseph
College
Stanley Pike
Clark
Greater
George Allard
Pike
Bennington College
North Bennington
Waldo C. Holden
Hamilton L. Shields
Shields
Walter Lapham
Troy
Lapham
RPI
Annunciata
Concepta
R. Nash
James P. Hammond
Ben-Mont founder Hurlbut dies at 78 in Bennington
Obituary details the life of Benjamin Nichols Hurlbut born July 16 1889 in Bellows Falls. He led Ben-Mont Paper Co later Ben-Mont Pap ers under Dow Chemical ownership. He retired in 1950 but remained advisory two years. Survived by wife Julia Reed two grandchildren and sister. Funeral Saturday at St Peters Parish House. memorial gifts to Vermont Cancer Society.
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Dobeckman
Dow Chemical Co
Ben-Mont Papers
WrapTures Gift Wrap Inc
Hurlbut
Ben-Mont
Bellows Falls
Henrietta Church
Bennington
Bennington High School
Anna Shufelt
Ben
Mt. Anthony
Ekwanok Club
Manchester
Mt. Anthony Lodge
F&am
Taft Commandery
Knights Templar
John Nichols Hurlbut
Suzanne
Daniel C. Hurlbut I
Warren F
Helena) Stow
Walloomsac Road
St. Peter’s
Vermont Cancer Society, Inc
Montpelier
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Bloodmobile tops Bennington County goal with 113 pints
Blood donors at the Elks Barn delivered 113 pints at the Red Cross Bloodmobile, boosting Bennington County totals to 1 038 pints for the year through June 23. Fourteen new donors joined, including thirteen O-Negative units, with 71 walk-ins. Gallon Club members set new records: Parker one gallon Farnum two Ames three and Hall five. Next visit planned for Sept 29.
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Elks
Red Cross
Bennington
Arlington
Manchester
Bennington County
Roy A. Parker
Roy Farnum
Paul Ames
Donald Lorom
Joseph H. Hall
Robert M. Parmelee
Bennington Briefs Fourth Degree Assembly and Local Events
District notes list a Fourth Degree Assembly and Knights of Columbus meeting at 7:30 PM with officer elections and refreshments. Also announced are a first aid course starting Sunday, a June scratch for the Cootie awards, a 10th annual Strawberry Festival at the Whitmans’ home to aid 4-H camping, and Mount Hermon students named to the 1964-65 honor roll. Plus local updates on hospital status, a Rain Bow Girls fundraiser food sale, and area dining specials.
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Bennington
Safford Street
Andre Betit
Tri-Mont
Texaco
South Street
Bernard Whitman
North
David Greenberg
Norman H. Greenberg
Washington Ave
Alan Coulman
Arlington
Mount Hermon School
Village Schools Add 2 More Acres
The Bennington Graded School Board agreed Wednesday night to buy about 21 acres to add to a 10 plus acre Stark Street tract for a new neighborhood primary school. The purchase uses the original voter authorization. the extra 2.5 acres between the tract and Putnam Memorial Hospital will be bought at the same price, avoiding future utility obligations. A $16,765.90 payment will be issued to the Dewey Trust Estate when the deed is received, with the 2.5 acre addition to follow in a separate transaction.
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Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Dewey Trust
Atty
Eugene V. Clark
Clark
Greyhound Bus Hits Yard Damaging Lawn in Connecticut
Stanley Fox 25 of Stamford Connecticut drove a Greyhound bus west on Vermont 9 when a dump truck coming from the opposite direction forced him to swerve onto the lawn of Stanley Barbeau in Woodford. The lawn sustained about 50 in damage and the dump truck left the scene.
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Battenkill Handle
Route 313
West Arlington
John Thompson
Stanley Barbeau
Woodford
Greyhound
Stanley Fox
Stamford
Barbeau Lawn
Retirement tribute for Julia Booth at Mt Anthony Club
A surprise dinner honored Mrs. Julia Booth of South Shaftsbury at Mt Anthony Country Club as she retires from Union Carbide’s Bennington plant after 22 years. Co workers including Mrs Flora Bump presented gifts such as a purse money and a rosebud corpus. Her retirement begins June 30.
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Mt. Anthony Country Club
Julia Booth
South Shaftsbury
Bennington
Union Carbide Corporation
Consumer Products
Flora Bump
Booth
Union Carbide
Betting Mark Sets New York Wagering Record in 1964
New York reports a state wagering record after a 1964 combined total of 674,879,264 dollars wagered at Aqueduct and Saratoga, marking a peak in racing betting activity for the year.
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New York
UPI
Aqueduct
Saratoga
New York State
Village School Board Backs Merger With Bennington District
The village district board on Wednesday urged strong support for merging with the Greater Bennington Schools District. If approved, both districts would surrender current charters and form the Bennington School District Inc. Rural voters cast ballots today at Molly Stark School, while Village residents vote next Tuesday at Bennington Elementary School from 2 to 8 30 p.m.
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Bennington Graded School Board
Greater
Bennington
Bennington School District Inc
Molly Stark
Village
Bi County group to elect board tonight in Bennington Rutland
Residents of Bennington and Rutland Counties join the Bi County Opportunity Council to elect a board of directors at 7 30 pm at Manchester Elementary School They seek a 20 646 federal grant to launch the War on Poverty program The umbrella agency will channel applications while each county maintains a local operating unit to assess needs.
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Bennington
Rutland
Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council, Inc
Manchester
Solomon D. Goldberg
Rutland County Council of Social Agncies
Joseph LoPiccolo
Bennington County United Counseling Service
Gloria Gil
Bennington College
Rosemary Newton
Rutland League of Women Voters
Melvin McGaughey
United Church Council of Bennington
Dorothy Walker
Department of Social Welfare
George Sleeman
Bennington Graded
Joyce Stickney
Thomas Chesley
Rutland City
Paul Bresnahan
Catholic Charities
Charles Lack
Thompson Manufacturing Co
Edward Kehoe
Rutland County Development Association
Jane Hanks
North Bennington
Veronica Bowman
Rutland County
Richard Gallant
Shaftsbury
John Gallant
Harold Petti Bennett 67 obituary in Manchester Center
Harold Petti Bennett of Manchester died Wednesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital aged 67. Born November 8, 1897, son of Willard and Minnie Bennett, he graduated Burr & Burton Seminary and rose to vice president at Hagedorn & Co. in New York before retiring in 1957. He was a Zion Episcopal Church member and a 30 year tenor soloist at Christ Church Rye. Survived by wife Edna Graves and nieces and nephews. Funeral at Zion Episcopal Church Saturday 11 a.m. Burial in Dellwood Cemetery. Friends may call Brester Funeral Home Friday 7 to 9 p.m.
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Manchester
Harold Pettibone Bennett
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Willard and
Minnie (Sage) Bennett
Burr & Burton Seminary
Hagedorn & Co
New York City
Zion Episcopal Church
Manchester Center
Christ Church
Rye
N.Y
Edna Graves
Dellwood Cemetery
Brewester
Hospital Notes Wednesday June 23 Admissions and Discharges
Admissions include Evalyn Morse Whiting ham, Martin Mears Bennington, Timothy Morin Hoosick, Phyllis Ely, Jeffrey Mead Hoosick, Linda Maynard Wilmington, Cynthia Jacobsen, Joanne Chenaille Bennington. Discharges list Timothy Morin Hoosick, Linda Maynard Wilmington, Jeffrey Mead Hoosick.
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Evalyn Morse
Whitingham
Martin Mears
Bennington
Timothy Morin
Hoosick Falls
Phyllis Ely
Jeffrey Mead
Hoosick
Linda Maynard
David Maynard
Wilmington
Cynthia Jacobsen
Joanne Chenaille
Stock Averages at Noon Decline Across Sectors
The noon report shows the Dow Jones industrials at 863.97, down 6.25. Railroads slip to 193.28, off 1.42. utilities fall to 153.81, down .58. Composite average stands at 298.61, down 1.98. Sales total 2,960,000.
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Bennington Banner
Mr. Hurlbut
Senate
Hoff
Orange County
Addison County
Kelly
Finance Committee
James H. Baker
Robert McAllister
GOP
Melvin B. Stange
Bliss
Hess
Kovac
Donald Saltz
John Boylan
Dean Burch
Gen. Clay
National Finance
Baker
Bennington Briefs
Knights of Columbus
Green Mountain Pup
Seam Squirrel
Harold Arnold
Alfred Arnold
Emmett Brundage
Marvin E. White
Depot Street
Veterans Administration Hospital
Albany
Diane Stewart
Rainbow Girls
Vermont Public Service Corp
James R. McGurn
Bank Street Extension
Valdosta
Edward Leete
Hamilton L. Shields Jr
Princeton University
Tiger
State Line House
Buddy T
Maine
Jai Nae
Drive-Oa Theatre
No. Hoosick Rt
Stanley Kramer
Gita Pananision
Arte Theatre
Technicolor
Panavision
Lemmely Drive-In
North Bennington Rd
Carroll Baker
Tonigh
Robert Mitchum
Frank RO
They United Artists
Gina Lollobrigida
Sean Connery
Ralph Richardson
United Artists
Bi-County Opportunity Council
Frost
Secretary of the Interior
Advisory Board On National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings and Monuments
Homer Noble
Aiken
National Park Service
William J. Warner
William B. Powers
St. Francis de Sales Church
Francis B. Flanagan
Daniel J. Holland
John B. Hart
Clifton Loomis Sr
Vincent J. Spinelli
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Powers Home
Ernest Costa
Monsignor Flanagan
American Legion
VFW
Kenneth Baker
Hugh Clark
Clarence Cross
Thomas Haley
Edward Rood
Richard Guerard
Patrick Devlin
Herbert Hulett
Albert Gaudette
John B. Harte
Virginio Perrotta
Elaine Oe
Middlebury
Spofford
N.H
Franklin Riley
Mt. Anthony Union
Citizens Committee
Riley
Board of Civil Authority
Lawrence J. Gillooly
Gillooly
Paul E. Kirsch
Vermont
Kirsch
State Department of Education
State Education Department
Sleeman
Ralf S. Kates
Kates
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Harold P. Bennett
Pred and
Patricia Carmichael
Presen
Samuel Taylor
Dorset Playhouse
COLON
Latham Circle
Alan Jay Lerner
Frederick Loewe
Igors Gaven
Judith Hastings
Carlos Montoya
Jean Pierre Aumont
Marisa Pavan
Gig
Swift
Corer Safford and Gage
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