Bennington Native Leads Canadian Nursing Training Program
Mrs. R. C. Muirhead, a Bennington native and registered nurse, directs an Ottawa adult vocational training program to address a nurse aide shortage. The inaugural class of 17 graduates has grown, with women ages 20 to 50 earning a earn-while-you learn wage while studying basic bedside nursing, ethics, hygiene, and anatomy. The eight bed teaching unit operates from First Avenue, with job placements immediate for the initial graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Muirhead
Ottawa
Canada
Eleanor Thomson
Bennington
Collegiate Institute Board
Ontario Department of Education
Muirhead
First Avenue
Real Paladin case outdraws CBS in Rhode Island trial
Rhode Island cowboy Victor DeCosta, 57, wins a 150000-dollar verdict from a jury against CBS and partners in a civil suit alleging he originated the Paladin character and slogan Have Gun Will Travel. Trial traced DeCosta’s 1940s horse shows, black costume, and homegrown branding to the TV series dispute. He wept as verdicts were read and celebrated with friends at a saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R.I
UPI
Rhode Island
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Victor DeCosta
Johnston
U.S
DeCosta
CBS, Inc
CBS Films, Inc
Capital Cities Broadcasting Corp
New York
Chicago
Texas
New England
Wire Paladin
North Court Street
Oaklawn
Union Okays Seminar Attendance at Cushman Plant
Local 545 of the Upholsterers International Union at H. T. Cushman Mfg. Corp. approved sending members to a weekend labor seminar by the Bennington County Central Labor Council. Ten members signed up. The seminar, aided by the AFL-CIO Education Department, covers labor management relations topics. The union shop clause interpretation states temporary Cushman summer help must join after 30 days, with possible waiver of initiation fees for temporary summer workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Upholsterers International Union
H. T. Cushman Mfg. Corp
Bennington County
Cushman
International
Ruggles Reflects on Art Music and Poetry Gallery Talk
The interview covers Ruggles praising Sandy Koufax and Liszt, defending practice discipline, and boasting his painting Tempo Rubato labeled as profound yet self critical. He extols Whitman and Poe, cites Eliot as not moving him, and notes letters of birthday congratulations including one from Gov. Hoff while avoiding a public celebration due to illness.
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Ruggles
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles Dodgers
Franz Liszt
Liszt
Schoenberg
Europe
Whitman
Poe
Eliot
Philip H. Hoff
Voters to ballot on sinking fund at village meeting
Two article items head to ballot next Tuesday at the Village Meeting. Article 13 seeks $20,000 for a sinking fund to expand and enlarge the water system, with a 20 cent tax levy. The fund, started in 1964, holds $40,000 accumulated from prior appropriations and earns interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Water Board
Alfred W. Ellett
Water Board
Bolles Brook
Woodford
Woodford Road
John H. Williams II
Water Department
Williams
Putnam
Putnam Memorial Hospital
The
Bennington Briefs Voice: Local notices and elections update
Community meetings set for Gold Star Mothers and FOE Eagles. Village clerk hours posted as residents vote away from town on Sunday. Navy personnel Elwell and Vachon Jr. serve in the Sixth Fleet with ships Severn and Kennedy Jr. Pledges and Elks event rescheduled. Water project funding questions arise as towns consider unification and sink fund use. Three seats open on the Water Board with unopposed candidates Smith Shultz and Butler. Butler aims to join Morse and Butler Inc. with son Gerald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert K. Smith
Observatory St
Seymour G. Shultz
Frederick T. Butler
North St
Butler
George A. Allard
Allard
Smith
Bennington
Morse and Butler Inc
Gerald Butler
Arcturus Guides Viewers Amid Celestial Story
Astronomy notes describe following the Big Dipper’s handle to a bright reddish star near the eastern horizon named Arcturus in Bootes. The name Arcturus means guard of the bear and Bootes is thought to mean bear driver or herdsman as Ursa Major circles the North Pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcturus
Constellation
Bootes
North Pole
Obituary notices for Fred D. Ryan and Mrs. Marion Davis
Fred D. Ryan aged 79 of 116 Putnam Street died Friday at Monroe Park Nursing Home after a two month illness. Born May 1, 1866 in Pownal he worked 45 years for Boston and Maine Railroad. He married Catherine Coleman and was a member of St Francis de Sales Holy Name Society and Knights of Columbus Council 309. Survived by son Patrolman John J. Ryan and two sisters and a grandson, with services at Mahar and Son Funeral Home and St Francis de Sales Church. A rosary is planned Sunday. Mrs Marion Davis died in Florida early Friday. funeral arrangements are with Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home and services pending with further notices in Monday’s Bennington Banner. She leaves husband two sons four daughters and several grandchildren, with sisters and close relatives named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred D. Ryan
Putnam St
Monroe Park Nursing Home
Pownal
Boston & Maine Railroad
Ryan
Catherine Coleman
St. Francis de Sales Church
Bennington Historical Museum
St. Francis de Sales
Holy Name Society
Knights of Columbus Council
Mahar & Son Funeral
Park Lawn Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Marion Davis
Florida
Hanson - Walbridge Feneral
Bane
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R.C. Muirhead
Real ‘Paladin
Boston
Union Okays
Fred Butler
George Allard
Washington
UPS
Defense Department
Army
Selective Service
Viet Nam
Bennington Briefs
Gold Star
VFW
FOE Eagles
Hilda Hurley
Francis L. Elwell
U.S. Navy
Mediterranean
Sixth Fleet
Severn
Newport
Elwell
Albert Elwell
Richard H. Vachon Jr
Richard H. Vachon
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
Italy
Malta
Greece
Turkey
Kenyon R. Simpson
Ralph Simpson
Weeks St
Phi Kappa Sigma
St. Lawrence University
Canton, N.Y
Helen and Albert Jones
Elks Club
Morgan Street
Harry L. Briggs
Briggs
Lodge
Max's Foot Long
Brand Names Foundation, Inc
Madison Ave
N.Y
Wactr
Bennington Banner
Main St
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
Vermont
John J. Ryan
Bess Qua
Oneida
Agnes McMaster
John F. Ryan
K of C
Mrs
Louis Davis
A&p
BELLE
Drysdale’s
Hamburg
Javery
South
Ernest H. Javery
Alan F. Page
Depot Street
Bennington, VT
Bea
North Adams
Man Street
Economy Auto Stores, Inc
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