Whitman 59 World War II veteran dies in Albany hospital
William F. Whitman 59 of 741 Main Street dies after a long illness at the Veterans Administration Hospital Albany NY. He served on the USS Bennington and was a former painter at Bennington College. Survived by wife Catherine Hogan two sons William and James two sisters and several relatives. Funeral services at Mahar & Son with a Requiem High Mass at St Francis de Sales Church. Interment Park Lawn Cemetery in spring. Contributions to American Cancer Society.
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William F. Whitman
Main Street
Bennington
Veterans Administration Hospital
Albany
N.Y
Mr. Whitman
Catherine Hogan
St. Francis de Sales Church
Msgr
Francis B. Flangan
James E. Whitman
Boston
Mass
Mary Whitman
Walter
Catherine) Foucher
Ben
Park Lawn Cemetery
Friends
American Cancer Society
Ella Connor
Union St
Sourcliffe
Orwell
William and
Mary (Dundon) Shannon
Brandon
Servetus E. Connor
St. Francis de Sales
Carl
Ruth) Watson
Rutland
Charles B. Connor
Joseph E. Connor
Dorset
Haddie Toth
Walter Shannon
Pittsford
Newphews
Mary A. Connor
Mahar & Son
Funeral
Park Lawn
Fund Drive for Red Cross Aims to Aid Local Community
Village Red Cross drive launches this week under Chairman James H Walbridge with captains in 12 districts and local businesses. In Bennington County last year residents donated 1100 pints of blood and 7100 hours of Gray Lady service at Putnam Memorial Hospital, while 475 military personnel and families received aid and 270 people enrolled in Water Safety courses. Sixty five cents of every dollar remains local. funds support overseas calls, disaster relief, and channeling national funds to local needs amid heavy snows. March 9 is start date. District captains and business representatives listed.
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Bennington County
Vermont Red Cross Blood Center
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Red Cross
National Fund
James H. Walbridge
Bennington Village
Red Cross Fund
Helene Nolfe
Natalie Hyland
Louise Piper
Walbridge
Jo Ann Collins
Patti Harrington
Elizabeth Gillette
Dorothy Smith
Laurence R. Hinkley
Joyce Hanson
Janet Flynn
Funeral for Mrs. Edward P. Powers at St John the Baptist
The funeral for Mrs. Edward P. Powers formerly Catherine Remington, who died Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital, was held Friday at St. John the Baptist Church with a Requiem High Mass. Bearers included Fred Cole and others. interment in Park Lawn Chapel with spring burial in St. John's Cemetery. Attendees from North Bennington and Hoosick Falls.
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North Renington
Edward P. Powers
Catherine Remington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
St. John the Baptist Church
Michael A. Demasi
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Fred Cole
Richard Dwyer
Lawrence Lyons
John Flood
Fred Driscoll
Daniel Fager
St. John Sodality
Mary Keough
Mary Dailey
Agnes Searey
Lucille Austin
Mary Powell
Mary Nash
Kay Luce
Alice Driscoll
Alice Young
Mary Neylon
Ellen Searey
Elizabeth McCarthy
Demasi
St. John the Baptist Sodality
Park Lawn Chapel
St. John’s Cemetery
North Bennington
Meir Selected Israel's Next Premier After Eshkol Death
Mrs. Golda Meir, 71 and a Milwaukee native turned Israeli foreign minister, won Labor Party backing 287 to 0 to succeed the late Levi Eshkol. Assured of the post by a Knesset majority, she was expected to be formally installed within two weeks. A Greek-quiet victory followed a day of political maneuvering as Dayan challenged, and Arab-Israeli clashes continued along the Jordan border.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Golda Meir
Milwaukee
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Labor Party
Levi Eshkol
Mrs. Meir
Traffic Crash at Elm and South Streets Causes Minor Damage
At 5 20 p m Friday a collision occurred at Elm and South streets involving a 1963 Corvair driven by Barbara J Tinkham 20 of North Hoosick and a 1958 Buick driven by Victoria A Carpenter 47 of Beech Street Extension. Both vehicles sustained minor damage and no injuries were reported. In other brief notes, the Jordanian cease fire line lies 10 5 miles north of the Damiah Bridge with reports of cross border fire but no casualties, and Jordanian spokesmen say an Israeli tank was destroyed in a 25 minute exchange near Kureima.
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Elm
South Streets
Barbara J. Tinkham
North Hoosick
Victoria A. Carpenter
Beech Street
Damiah Bridge
Jordan River
Kureima
Bennington Briefs Include Birthday Party and Local Events
Bennington notes celebrate Eva Bridge turning 78 at 222 Bradford St with 15 friends. Sadie Nourse remains home with bronchitis. Dr. Barrows to discuss college aid at Mt. Anthony Union High School. Green Mountain TOPS meets at VFW Hall. St Patrick's ham and cabbage supper planned for March 15. Knights of Columbus host first degree at Main Street. Art talent contest deadline March 15 for Vermont Federation of Women’s Clubs scholarships. National Hallmark scholarships cited.
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Eva Bridge
Bradford St
Max Barrows
Vermont Student Assistance Corp
Mt. Anthony Union High School
VFW
St. Patrick’s
Bennington Council No
Knights of Columbus
K of C
Main Street
Vermont Federation of Women’s Clubs
Vermont
Hallmark Cards Inc
Kansas City
Legion and Auxiliary To Mark 50th Anniversary
Legion and Auxiliary invite members to the Senior Citizens Center on North Street Tuesday March 18 at 8 p.m. to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the American Legion. Call 442-2179 by Tuesday noon March 11 to RSVP. The article recalls the Paris 1919 founding meeting with Lt Col Theodore Roosevelt Jr and the early national convention in Minneapolis. The Shaftsbury Fish and Game Club will host a snowmobile derby Sunday at Thurston Hulett farm on U S 7 with free rides noon to 2 p.m. races follow and refreshments served.
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American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Senior Citizens Center
North Street
Paris
France
Theodore Roosevelt Jr
United States
Shaftsbury
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Edward and
Jessie (Kelley) Whitman
Bennington College
Readsboro
Hope Area
Dean F. Hanson
Convent Ave
Putnam St
Jefferson Ave
Paul Robare
South St
Thomas Steffen
Crescent Blvd
Dan Raymond
Grandview St
James R. Collins
Silver St
Raymond P. Bett
Imperial Ave
Monument Avenue
Robert Wagner
Robert P. Harrington
Pageant Street
Daniel R. Sargent
Washington Ave
Janet K. Flynn
Park St
Bradford
Sonday
Mon. Plaza Shopping Center
Jewelers
Main St
David and
Lisa the
Touchables
Williamstown
AMC Trust
Middle East
Jordan
Mrs. Goldameir
Bennington Briefs
Sadie Nourse
Paddock Place
Green Mountain Tops
Bennin
Bennington Banner
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
U.S
Legion and Auxiliary
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Legion
Snomobile Derby
Fienberg
Adams Clothes Shop
Bennington, VT
Ichoels
Lady Hamilton
Ben Mont Ave
Sunoco
Gerald P. Pike
Arlington, Vermont
Pene
E.C. Worden
SUN Oil CO
Gerald Pike
Ralph Wyman
Wyman
Sunoco Service
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