Second Year Rescue Squad Elects Officers
Donald Bourgeois was elected captain of the Bennington Rescue Squad at a special meeting to lead the group into its second year as a full time emergency ambulance service. Andre Betit Alfred Pinsonneault and Edward Gardner were reelected to key posts with a seven trustee structure and a five member executive committee appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Andre H. Betit
Alfred Pinsonneault
Edward Gardner
William Billert
William Baker
Donald Bourgeois
William Hassenpflug
Buckler
Bourgeois
John Marechal
Andre Betit
Alfred Pinnson
Lawrence Cole
Alan Dunklee
Robert van Ness
Squad
Orwin Coonez
William Mattison
Charles Perkins
Cole
van Ness
Pins on the BCHS Map Show Where Graduates Are
Barry Griffith and John Burnham create a colorful United States map posted on a BCHS bulletin board. It traces where the class of 1963 graduates are attending college to inspire students and boost the school's academic prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Barry Griffith
John Burnham
Burnham
Barry
John
Bennington Briefs Show Parent Group Meeting and Nurse Caps
The Beech Street School Parent-Teacher Group will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. Dr Charles Salem a local dentist will speak on dental health for six and seven year olds Refreshments will be served. Mrs Ernest Urfer of 117 Soule Street is among 32 freshmen at Pittsfield General Hospital Bishop Memorial School of Nursing who will receive caps at class capping exercises at North Junior High School Pittsfield on March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beech Street
Charles Salem
Ernest Urfer
Bennington
Pittsfield General Hospital
Bishop Memorial School of Nursing
North Junior High School
Pittsfield
Board of Civil Authority
St. Mary’s Guild of
St. Peter’s Church
G. B. Crisp
Lois Jipp
Woman’s Planning Commission
Priscilla Welling
Marie Bergquist
Joseph Richard
Arthur Houghton
Louise Horne
Edward Vallencourt
Green Mountain Home
Burt Waite
Sailors fined and given suspended sentences in car theft case
Two sailors Harold Galusha and Charles Gilmartin pleaded guilty to taking a car from Emmette Barber's driveway at 123 Pleasant St. Judge George M. Fienberg gave six months to a year in prison suspended, with probation and restitution of 86.25 dollars plus car restitution. The grand larceny charge was dropped.
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Emmette Barber
Pleasant St
House of Correction
George M. Fienberg
Harold C. Galusha
Bennington
Charles W. Gilmartin
Camden
N.J
Fienberg
Galusha
Gilmartin
Barber
Newport
R.I
Williamstown
Mass
North Adams Hospital
John Mollica
Tax dispute rages over village highway funding changes
Bennington Village trustees and town selectmen argue over shifting funds between village and town budgets for highways and related items. The 1964 town highway tax was set at 92 cents after a heated meeting, with implications for sewer, sidewalks, and general fund allocations and state aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Joseph Pello Jr
Pelio
Selectmen
Pello
Banner
North Bennington
Obituary for Lewis A. West at Manchester Center
Lewis A. West 55 a Manchester Center farmer for about 30 years died Thursday at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington Born Peru April 25 1908 son of Walter H and Edna Shattuck West. Survived by wife Corn Norse three sons Bradford A Robert Edward James L West two brothers Malcolm South Londonderry Harlan Londonderry three sisters Susie Cole Londonderry F R Little Shelburne Falls Mass Mrs Frank Barker North Clinton five grandchildren. Funeral 3 p.m. Saturday Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Center Rev Robert L Clayton Zion Episcopal Church Manchester Center. Burial spring in Dellwood Cemetery Manchester.
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Manchester Center
Lewis A. West
Manchester
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Peru
Walter H
Edna (Shattuck) West
Corn Norse
Bradford A
Robert Edward
James L. West
Malcolm
South Londonderry
Harlan
Londonderry
Susie Cole
F.R. Little
Shelburne Falls
Mass
Frank Barker
North Clarendon
Brewster Funeral Home
Robert L. Clayton
Zion Episcopal Church
Dellwood Cemetery
Funeral Held for James A Vallencourt of Pownal
The funeral for James A Vallencourt an elder Pownal resident occurred at Mahar Son Funeral Home with Rev H Glenn Payne presiding Bearers included Kenneth Vallencourt Williamstown Mass Osborne Gaines East Hoosick NY Frank Millington Shatfs bury Harry Goddeau Pownal Francis Buck and Ellis Winslow Bennington Entombment in Park Lawn Chapel with spring burial in Grandview Cemetery North Bennington Relatives and friends came from Williamstown East Hoosick Buskirk Pittsfield Pownal and Shaftsbury BOSTON AP Bomb experts were called after a package emitted a whirring sound It contained an electric toothbrush soaked in an oil bath then opened to reveal the item.
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James A. Vallencourt
Pownal
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Kenneth Vallencourt
Williamstown
Mass
Osborne Gaines
East Hoosick
N.Y
Frank Millington
Shaftsbury
Harry Goddeau
Francis Buck
Ellis Winslow
Bennington
Park Lawn Chapel
Grandview Cemetery
North Bennington
East Hoosick, Buskirk
Pittsfield
Boston
Stock Averages Report From Dow Jones-Reche Co Albany
The Dow Jones Reche Co releases stock averages with the 30 Industrial average at 815.684 and the 20 Railroads at 193.22 with no change. Utilities average sits at 139.63 down .10 and the Composite at 284.22 up .26 driven by a total sales figure of 2,420,000.
Cars Collide In Dorset Hollow
Two cars sustained moderate damage in a Dorset Hollow Road collision Thursday morning. Mrs Mary Wade 46 of Dorset struck a parked pickup owned by Ira Hartwell Sr 60 of Manchester Depot. no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Dorset Hollow
Mary Wade
Ira Hartwell Sr
Manchester
Humane Society Stops Dog Vaccinations At Shelter
Miss Jean Henry president of the Bennington County Humane Society said only a veterinarian can vaccinate dogs for rabies and vaccines are not available at the shelter. Beginning April 1 unlicensed dogs turned in will be inoculated and licensed at the owner’s expense plus board fees until release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Henry
Bennington County Humane Society
Henry
Hospital Notes March Admissions and Births
List of admissions including Mrs Anna Hebert in Bennington and Mrs Mary Berube in Manchester Depot, plus Mr and Mrs Murphy of 132 Putnam St and Mr and Mrs Martin Sinclair of 104 Jefferson Ave announcing a daughter born March 12. Also mentions Howard Sherman and Earl Major among patients. Master Gerald Surdam noted from Hoosick Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Hebert
Bennington
Philip W. Roach
Shaftsbury
Augustine P. Flynn
R.D
North Bennington
Mary E. Berube
Manchester Depot
Gerald Surdam
Hoosick Falls
Charles E
Lindsey
Arlington
Janet Dorman
Pownal
Howard W. Sherman
Anna Edgerton
Paul G. Anderson
Manchester Center
Marcia Armstrong
Wilmington
Frances Pratt
Harry Preussner
Rose Keough and Son
Earl G. Major
Patrick J. Murphy
Putnam St
Martin J. Sinclair
Jefferson Ave
Town Settles For 2150 In Accident Case
Town officials reach an out-of-court settlement of 2150 after an automobile accident on a town road last fall. Plaintiff Mrs. Lillian P. Lampman of Branch Street Extension claimed injuries when her car left the road in the Brooklyn District, struck a culvert. Town Counsel Norton Barber says the town avoided court costs by settling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian P. Lampman
Branch Street Extension
Brooklyn
Norton Barber
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Bennington Flats
Angus J. MacDonald
Barbara Harper
Harper
MacDonald
Gordon Adams
Hagerman
By David Sausville
Bennington Briefs
Hilda Hurley
New England
King’s Shoe Service
North St. Adv
F.O. Eagles
March of Dimes
Cecelia Green
Ducharme
St. Patrick’s Minstrels
BCHS
Boston and Maine
New York State Line
Ruth A
Lewis A, West
Dow Jones—Reche & Co
Albany
Humane Society
Javery
South Street
Vermont
Call
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
Harte the Theatre
Phon
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