Peru General Store Changes Hands
Mr and Mrs William Johnson purchased the Peru General Store from Mr and Mrs Arthur Kelton taking over last Friday The store, a mountain town staple since 1827 started by J J Hapgood and passing through family hands for generations Kelton plans to keep the store a true country outlet serving skiers campers and travelers with groceries seeds and practical goods The Johnsons intend to add Vermont crafts for a gift area and will be assisted by clerk Mrs Ralph Parker with Linda 17 and Wesley 12 joining the family relocation from Fair Haven New Jersey in March 1958
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Peru
William Johnson
Wiley Inn
Peru
Peru Village
Arthur Kelton
Miller
Joseph Jackson Hapgood
Marlboro
Hapgood
Kelton
Marshall Hapgood
J.J. Hapgood
Mar
Vermont
Johnson
Linda
Burr and Burton Seminary
Wesley
Fair Haven
N.J
Johnsons
Ralph Parker
Realtors Offer Tips For Home Sellers
Dorothy Jones president of the Bennington County Board of Realtors advises that spring is a favorable season to list homes. Buyers, cooped up by winter, are eager to view properties and move after delaying a purchase during the cold season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Jones
Bennington County Board of Realtors
Tyrone NM Company Town Nears Full Buildout
Tyrone New Mexico rises as a company town for Phelps Dodge Copper Corp with 183 homes on a 60 acre site amid offices and stores. The 5 million project in 1969 will support nearby mining. The area echoes Tyrone’s 1917 1921 town origin and lessons for sellers from expert advice on home preparation and staging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrone
N.M
UPI
Phelps Dodge Copper Corp
New Mexico
Silver City
C.H. Leavell & Co
el Paso
J.R. Brennand Construction Co
Louis G. Hesselden
Albuquerque
Phelps Dodge
Slum Rehabilitation Gets Another Chance
Washington based report outlines FHA new guidelines to ease rehabilitation of multi family housing in urban cores. It emphasizes avoiding displacement, simplifying financing, and enabling local contractors to bid, with aims to boost low cost housing and stabilize blighted neighborhoods in cities like New York and Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Federal Housing Administration
Carter McFarland
FHA
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bennington Town Clerk Reports Real Estate Transfers Week
Bennington Town Clerk Miss Mary Hodeck reports real estate transfers in the week Feb 29 to March 7. Feb 4. Young Men’s Christian Association transfers property on the west side of Morgan Street to James F and Rhoda J Comi and William H Harrington and Eleanor Harrington. Feb 6. Dorothy A Marechal guardian of William Helbig transfers property on east side of Town Road 102 at Harris Bridge to Winfield J Sr and Louise B Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Mary Hodeck
Young Men’s Christian Association
James F
Rhoda J. Comi
William H
Eleanor Harrington
Morgan Street
Dorothy A. Marechal
William Helbig
Winfield J, Sr
Louise B. Robinson
Harris Bridge
Wilmington Man Named To Bank Advisory Board
Henry W. Meyer of Wilmington is named to the Vermont National Bank Wilmington Area Advisory Board, succeeding Ralph E. Howe Jr. He is a Harvard graduate, Navy veteran, life insurance agent with Connecticut General, and longtime community volunteer, joining John D. Berkely Jr. and George H. Schneeberger to guide regional development including a new drive in banking facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Jack Hunter, Jr
Vermont National Bank
Henry W. Meyer of
Wilmington Area
Ralph E. Howe Jr
Harvard University
Meyer
United States Navy
Elizabeth Grill
Raponda Road
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
American
Brattleboro
Southern Vermont Life Underwriters Association
Meyers
New UVM Residence Halls To Be Completed This Year
The University of Vermont plans new dorms by fall and will restore the off campus living rule for undergraduates. Eligible off campus include those living at home, married students, those 21 by Dec 31 1968, or those with six full college semesters by June 15 1968. All others must reside on campus or in Greek houses. The policy aims to uphold a sound educational standard, per Dean Roland Potter and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
University of Vermont
Roland Potter
Richard Powers
Jackie Gribbons
Zoning Permits Granted and Housing Policy Change Details
Five zoning permits issued in February with total estimated cost 183450 include Bruce V. Mack Beauty Salon 350, Charles O White rear 240 Park St R3 Area Mobile Home 5000, H Harry Hull 924 Main St Motel 150000, F W Woodward & Son Knapp Drive one family residence 19000, Norton Barber 505 Main St upstair partitions for court 8500, Rupert Harrington 275 Union St move and re erect barn for garage 600. University policy suspension on housing remains temporary due to limited residence hall spaces and off campus rent impact discussed by Dean Potter and Housing Director George Hedenburg with student counts down to a few percent living off campus by class and gender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce V. Mack
Park St
Charles O. White
H. Harry Hull
Eugene V. Clark
Main St
Board of Appeals
F. W. Woodward & Son
Knapp Drive
Norton Barber
Upstair
Rupert P. Harrington
Union St
Potter
University
George Hedenburg
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Shall
Lorraine Millington
Raymond Hulett
Bill
Joan Johnson
N. Mexico
of New
John M. Moore
Arlington
Hodgson
Mutschler
Mutschler Kitchen Design Specialists
Morse & Butler, Inc
Building Contractors
North Street
Dial
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Finast
Henry W. Meyer
Bennington, VT
UVM
GREGG
Greenberg
Main Street
Star Electric, Inc
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Gagliardi’s Inc
North Adams
American Institute of Kitchen Dealers
The
Berkshires
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