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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1964
Page
14
The Prospect Mountain Ski Club kicks off its second annual winter carnival with a Friday night Hootenanny at 8 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church on Hillside Avenue. Local folk and instrumental talent are featured.
Mrs Mabel Cooper Leonard 63 lifelong Bennington resident died Monday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a lingering illness. Born March 21 1900 in Bennington daughter of Alexander J Cooper and Harriet Resseguie she attended Bennington schools and Emma Willard Troy NY. Survivors include son Alexander C Leonard of Wellesley MA and two grandsons Alexander C Jr and John N Leonard of Wellesley MA. Funeral Thursday 2 pm Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home with Rev Melvin R McGaughey officiating Cremation in Troy NY and interment at Park Lawn Cemetery. Calling hours 7 to 9 tonight. The obituary continues with local social items from the ski club weekend events and performances by local musicians and a prospect mountain ski race Sunday.
The funeral for Deborah, infant daughter of Mrs Joyce Caron, who died Sunday afternoon, was held Tuesday morning at Mahar & Son Funeral Home. Rev Joseph F Wiseman of Sacred Heart Church presided with a family prayer service. entombment followed at Park Lawn Chapel.
In Dallas on November 24 Ruby shot Oswald with a snub-nosed 38 caliber pistol in Dallas City Hall basement. Defense argues temporary insanity due to shock over the president's death. Feb. 17 began a lengthy jury selection, 162 examined to form 12 jurors, final pair Aileen Shields and Louise Malone chosen among the oldest panel members.
Juniors win the Benhi Decor Contest with the best overall design and a blue and white horseshoe sculpture. The prize money of 10 dollars is split 6 to 4 with the seniors after a close vote. Seniors led by Freda Betts showcased valentine themes and Berlin Wall imagery but ranked second.
Municipal Court handed suspended prison terms and fines to five defendants after guilty pleas on vehicle code violations and theft charges. Babson received two 30 day suspensions for muffler and license plate offenses and a suspended three to four month sentence for non support. Barney drew four to six months with 30 days in jail for petty larceny from a school bus. Becker paid a 30.10 fine for illegal plates, while Elwell faced a 31.10 fine for careless driving tied to a Main Street crash injuring a four year old girl.
Leaving this afternoon from Selective Service headquarters by bus are Donald Wheeler Raymond Perry and Lawrence Burdick for induction in Albany Thursday. The Evening Group of St Peter's Church meets Monday at 7 45 p.m. Surplus commodities will be distributed Thursday at the Bennington Village garage. Jay Seaman of Cambridge New York appears Friday on The Barn tap dance show. Miss Mary Geer of Old Bennington resides at Wellesley College French Center. The Bennington civil defense radio net moves to 9 p.m. Wednesdays. Pvt Alfred Earl Peters Jr 22873031 3rd Platoon Co A 3rd Trn Regt Fort Dix N J.
Mrs. Robert Weichert of 220 Silver St. suffered head and neck injuries after her car slid on icy Silver Street and struck a second vehicle driven by Theodore J. Betit of 108 Norton St. Both cars were moderately damaged and Weichert received treatment from Dr. Abraham Moskovitz.
Lester Jipp's Problems of American Democracy class visited Tansitor Electronics Inc on Feb 13 to compare 1840s European labor conditions with present day. The tour showcased eight hour days, lunch options, on site nurse and doctor, pension, pool, Christmas party and picnic with guides Alfred Torrisi, Charles Perkins and Arthur Hicks.
Friday 7 30 p m nominating committee meeting. Fried seafoods French fries and steamed clams served 6 p m to 10 30 p m Reservations on steamers George Burgess and Robert Olin in charge of kitchen piano music Saturday spaghetti supper 6 to 9 p m served by Mr and Mrs Vernon Hollister and Bud Hebert piano music provided.
Forty students from Judy De Mayo’s earth science class toured the Pittsfield Museum last Wednesday. They explored sections on prehistoric life, fossils, biology, and physics, and viewed a movie on Early Forms of Life. The group observed autographs of Thomas Jefferson and Horace Greeley and a sled Byrd used on his Arctic expedition, donated by the Crane family of Dalton Massachusetts who funded parts of Byrd’s trip.
Students toured a museum exhibit highlighting prehistoric life including Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures. Reggie Granger and Paul Garrison praised slides and life-like dioramas. Nancy Rallis noted animal phyla displays. The trip included Diane Beecher and many others such as Diane Beecher, Logan Bitensky, Barry Bodine, and Guilford Cheney.
Benhi's annual mathematics and science exhibit runs from 7 to 8 in the science rooms. Four students will present talks on topics such as The Geometry of Soap Bubbles Infinity Light Controlled Power Supply and a junior high project. School leaders will outline curricula in chemistry biology physics and earth science.
Assistant Secretary of Defense Steuart Pittman calls the Senate’s shelving of a multimillion dollar fallout shelter request a setback that disrupts the civil defense program. He has pushed for two years with administration backing amid mixed congressional interest while the House previously approved a $190.6 million incentive program for shelter spaces in institutions and schools.
The column lists admissions and births at area hospitals including Suzanne Willett, Robert Bleau, Hortensia Croft, Barbara Tremlay, Albertine Roberge, Dorothy DeCamp, and several newborns. It also reports a Senate Armed Services subcommittee deferring action on a House defense bill amid fallout shelter debate. An NBC Open Mind segment features Eric Goldman and broadcasters discussing television's public role and funding, with FCC officials noting education and commercial interests can align to expand educational programming.
Bennington Village Trustees approved a $1424 bid from Wilson Ford Co for a new police cruiser, trading in the 1963 model for $1114.65, with delivery in five to six weeks. They also set future bid timing for replacements, and discussed stop sign replacement and traffic congestion concerns at Grandview Silver and Ben Mont River street areas. The meeting also confirmed officers of the Bennington Fire Department and noted a planned poppy sale by the American Legion auxiliary on Main Street.
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