Shaftsbury Town Finances Eyed By Record Number of Voters
Shaftsbury voters flocked to the annual town meeting approving a general fund budget of 67696 dollars with a 1.19 tax rate and endorsing several wage and clerk pay raises. The cemetery account showed a deficit of 2759 dollars, leading to a later amendment. If all ballot articles pass, the tax rate would rise to 1.65 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Bernard McCarthy
John Wood
Wood
John Rothrock
Roy G. Whitman
Selectmen
Pauline Knapp
Arthur Paulin
Thomas W. Hall Jr
Cole Hall
Edwin Colvin
Dwyer
Barber
Bijur
Boutin
Breard Hawks
Clarks Woods
Bennington
Mrs Claude A Rich obituary and Shaftsbury town meeting notes
Obituary for Mrs Claude A Rich 87 formerly Blanche Powell dated in Bennington area obituary mentions her education Boston College teaching elocution in Kentucky and long residence in Bennington and family. Also notes funeral at Second Congregational Church and memorial fund contributions to Hanson Walbridge. Shaftsbury town meeting coverage includes discussion of town manager concept, finance charts, auditor questions, and community club notes with Girls State sponsorship and upcoming March meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude A. Rich
Blanche Powell
Judge Rich
Imperial Ave
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Cattaraugus
N.Y
Daniel and
de Etta Powell
Cattaraugus County
Second Congregational Church
Thomas D. Steffen
Park Lawn Chapel
Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home
Second Congregational Church Memorial Fund
Palm joins Banner newsroom as general assignment reporter
Ross Palm, 25, joins the Banner newsroom staff as a general assignment reporter. Publishers Lawrence K. and Donald B. Miller announced the appointment today. Palm, born in Seattle, earned a psychology degree from the University of Colorado in 1965 and studied at CU School of Law before moving to Bennington last July, succeeding John Hamilton who will do freelance writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Palm
Lawrence K
Donald B. Miller
Seattle
Wash
Palm
Minnesota
Colorado
University of Colorado
Bennington
Colorado University School of Law
John Hamilton
Breach of Peace Charges Heard in District Court
A Bennington man was sentenced to five days in Bennington County Jail this morning in District Court on a breach of peace fourth offense. Leo F. Parker Jr. 20, appeared before Judge John P. Morrissey and was warned not to return on similar charges. Bail issues and additional defendants followed, including Keith R. Jelly and three youths linked to an incident at Hotel Putnam involving property destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Bennington County
Leo F. Parker Jr
John P. Morrissey
Parker
Atty
Neil Moss
Keith R. Jelly
Pownal
Jelly
John Allard
Paul Gosselin
Jack Lettre
John E. Carney
Salem
Hale Co
Woodford
Vt. 9
Robert J. Solari
Manchester Center
Manchester
Edward R. Phillips
Putnam Street
Bennington Sheriff Department Meeting Set for Wednesday
The Bennington County Sheriff’s Department schedules a regular meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. in the courthouse. Discussion will cover the horse show and other department activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County Sheriffs Department
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Isabelle Gates
Gladys Knapp
Funerals for Grennan and Costello Held in Bennington Church
The funeral of Miss Mary J. Grennan, longtime Bennington resident, was led by Rev. Walter F. Miller at St. Francis de Sales Church with burial planned for spring at Park Lawn Chapel. Relatives came from Schenectady and Troy. Richard C. Costello also received a Requiem High Mass at St. Francis de Sales. Msgr. Flanagan led the Rosary with Knights of Columbus present, burial planned in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The report also notes forthcoming community meetings and commodity distributions in Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Grennan
Bennington
Warner Nursing Home
St. Francis de Sales Church
Walter F. Miller
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Thomas Madden
Harry Hurley
John Bellrose
Thomas Donovan
Altar Rosary Society
Thomas Litster
Francis Riley
William Congdon
Clarence Honiker
William Hogan
Richard Voss
Francis B. Flanagan
Park Lawn Chapel
Schenectady
Troy
N.Y
Miss Grennan
Michael J
Jane(Guiltinan) Grennan
Robert E. Brennan
Frank T. Grennan
Richard C. Costello
Convent Avenue
St. Francis de Sales
Michael McGarvin
Harvard
Mass
William McGarvin
John J. McGarvin
Rutherford
N.J
Flanagan
Knights of Columbus
Costello
Lawrence
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Hoosick Falls
Water main dispute prompts village meeting request
Bennington water commissioners urged village trustees to call a special meeting to vote on funding a water main to Putnam Memorial Hospital. The $24000 project is deemed village responsibility by town counsel since the line lies inside the village. The hospital would repay through lost water profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Village Water Department
Seymour G. Shultz
Coffee Chains Benefit PMH Support Drive in Bennington
Coffee chains to aid Putnam Memorial Hospital Women's Auxiliary are under way in Bennington and nearby communities. The First Baptist Church group led by Mrs. Franklin Riley coordinates the effort with area groups invited to join. Contact Mrs. Riley at 442-2777 or auxiliary president Mrs. E. Arnold Quist at 442-2923 for details. Funds assist hospital equipment purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Memorial Hospital Women’s Auxiliary
Bennington
First Baptist Church
Franklin Riley
Riley
E. Arnold Quist
Market Snapshot Mixed Sector Averages Trade Mixed
The noon update shows composites for Industrials Railroads and Utilities with a combined volume of 4,840,000. The Industrials index stands at 832.41 down 1.85, Railroads at 215.94 down 0.41, and Utilities at 126.73 down 0.60 while the overall composite sits at 292.62 down 0.03.
Town Deliberations Weigh Park Funding And Audit Needs
Town voters discussed funding sources for replacing trees and park costs, with ideas to divert a general fund tree care allotment. They debated Article 21 for a CPA audit, noting five years since the last audit, and considered a uniform accounting plan pending state action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Langlois
Boutin
Marie Bergquist
Barber
BTPA
Raymond Murray
CPA
Murray
Knapp
Hospital Notes Bennington and surrounding towns 1968
In Bennington area hospitals on March 4 1968 admissions include Constance Labeau Lucy La Porte Florence Mayhew Bennington Marion Brown Peters burg Robert Stevens Hoo sick Falls Francis Thompson Pownal Discharges include Alta Jepson Mrs Elaine Jones and her son Hoosick Falls Births report Mr and Mrs Walter Ostrander of North Bennington welcoming a son March 4 Also listed Born February 25 Celeste Joan to Mr and Mrs Hugh Frasier of Northville New York Mrs Frasier formerly Peggy Larin The Frasier couple have two sons aged five and seven
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Labeau
Lucy LaPorte
Florence Mayhew
Bennington
Marion Brown
Petersburg
N.Y
Robert Stevens
Hoosick Falls
Francis Thompson
Pownal
Celeste Joan
Hugh Frasier
Northville, N.Y
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Whitman
Philip V. Roach
Taconic Grange
Grange
Vin
Colvin
William E. Dailey Sr
Dailey
Guy Mattison
Motor
Montpelier
Floyd Holliday
Bennington Area
William H. Beecher
Lyons District
V.A. Center
Albany
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Frederick B. Wolf
Park Lawn Cemetery
Hanson-Walbridge
Alabama
Underwood
Moderator Hall
Holliday
Walter LaGrange
Selectman
Merton Snow Sr
Emblem Club
Helen Foster
Patricia Corbett
Iona Lemieux
Banner
Bennington Briefs
King’s Daughters
Jennie Gardinier
Elm St
Water Board
Thomas J. Jacomo
Frank K. Wood
Nora T. Grubmeyer
Jamaica
Alan R. McWaters
Bennington District Court
Morrissey
District Court
Mar
Harte Theatre
Elvis Presley
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Alta Jepson
Elaine Jones and Son
Walter Ostrander
Tobin
MAC
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