St Patrick's Ministrel lights up BCHS gym in lively show
The Bennington Catholic High School Guild staged a St Patrick’s Day Minstrel in the BCHS gym. The production featured End Men, dancers from Cecelia Greene Studio and DuCharme School, and highlighted strong performances by Harry Hurley and Helen Donovan. Audience energy surged mid show as crowds moved and words filled the air.
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Paris
Bennington Catholic High School Guild
Joe McDonough
Emerald Isle
Bchs Guild
Harry Hurley
Helen Donovan
Missing Plane Bound for South Vietnam Flight
Missing airliner with Captain Gregory P. Thomas from Red Bank New Jersey departed Travis Air Force Base California on Tuesday as Flying Tiger Airways ferries troops across the Pacific. Guam refueling was planned with Saigon expecting the flight in Vietnam this morning and the crew and passengers likely to join U S forces aiding the South Vietnamese government against the Viet Cong.
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Gregory P. Thomas
Red Bank
N.J
Travis
California
Pacific
Flying Tiger
Guam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Controversial Ben-Mont Gear Curtail Work
Local union at Ben-Mont halted work on a so called special production device at Whitneys Garage 735 Main St after a Feb 26 strike. Picketing occurred when a salaried Ben-Mont employee worked on the gear. Independent shop owner William Lauzon crossed lines to collect tools and awaits further direction from officials as details remain unclear. Equipment described as wrapping a package in heat shrink film and forming a wrinkle free wrap, with the exact nature of the device undisclosed.
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Ben-Mont
Whitney
Main St
Lloyd Fleming
William Lauzon
Lauzon
Fleming
Union
Ben Mont
Two Cars Damaged in Village Parking Incident
Police reported a minor collision at 10:15 a.m. yesterday on Main Street near the Seven States filling station. Margaret R. Ellis of Monument Avenue Old Bennington drove a 1960 Cadillac while William Briggs of Lebanon Springs New York drove a 1954 Pontiac. both cars sustained damage with no injuries.
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Main Street
Seven States
Margaret R. Ellis
Monument Avenue
Old Bennington
William Briggs
Lebanon Springs
N.Y
Briggs
East West arms talks stall as Soviet reject at Tsarapkin meeting
Soviet Ambassador Semyon Tsarapkin rejected Kennedy’s bid for a global test ban without a verification system. He insisted on each nation policing its own pledge, leaving Western diplomats wary that progress will stall for weeks or months while negotiations continue.
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Moscow
Kennedy
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
U.S
Soviet Union
Tsarapkin
Arthur Dean
Joseph Godber
Letter Writer Quelhurst Questioned Over Manchester Ties
State officials dispute that a Ted Macy Lewis lived at 12 Gay St New York City police say no such resident ever lived there. Manchester school directors question the identity of Quelhurst who claimed interest in zoning and Pine dismissal. One local contact Miss Patricia Wilcox says Quelhurst travels widely and stays with friends in New York.
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Ted Macy Lewis
Gay St
Atty. Burgess
New York City
Manchester
Quelhurst
Clyde H. Bryant Jr
Berniece Reynolds
Meetia
Albany
N. Y
Vail
Earle F. Pine
Patricia Wilcox
East Dorset
Banner
Rutland Herald
Willcox
James F. McNabee
Gay Street
Reverend R H Hall Bennington pastor dies at 56
Lyndonville burial notice for Reverend Richard H Hall 56 longtime Lyndonville Congregational Church pastor former North Pownal pastor Bennington native eldest son of Hiram L Hall and Abigail Florence Hall survived by wife Diantha Lyman four children and three brothers memorial fund set up for scholarships donations go to Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home Bennington funeral pending in Lyndonville with memorial service at Second Congregational Church then Monday at 1 p.m.
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Lyndnville
Richard H. Hall
Lyndonville
Bennington
Second Congregational Church
YMCA
North Pownal Congregational Church
North Pownal
E-Z Mills
Diantha Lyman
Joseph H. Hall
Philip S. Hall
East Barre
John S. Hall
Chelsea
Harriet D. Hall
Arthur T. Hall
Huntington Station
L.I
Woodhull S. Hall
North Bennington
J. Philip Hall
Hall
North Dakota
Dean Hanson
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Hanson
Woods and Trefren
Church St
Obituary of George H. Moore Former Village Trustee
George H. Moore 71 former Bennington Village trustee and Railway Express employee died at Warner Nursing Home after frail health. Born June 4 1890 in Bennington he worked for Railway Express and later in train service. Survived by sister Florence C Moore brother Calvin E Moore grandson Floyd E Moore and niece Janet Ritchie. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Maher and Son Funeral Home with Rev. Frank W Grippin officiating. Burial Park Lawn Chapel and spring interment. Memorials to the First Methodist Church Youth Choir funds. Visitation today after 2 p.m. with family in attendance 2–4 and 7–9 p.m.
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George H. Moore
Bennington Village
Railway Express
Warner Nursing Home
George H
Laura Cook Moore
Bennington
Express Company
Florence C. Moore
Calvin E. Moore
Starksboro
Floyd E. Moore
North Troy
N.Y
Carl
Janet) Ritchie
Mahar and Son Funeral
Frank W. Grippin
First Methodist Church
Park Lawn Chapel
Mrs Mary Wheeler Allen Niles 77
Mrs Mary Wheeler Allen Niles 77 wife of John C Niles died Thursday night at her White Creek home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home. A complete obituary will appear in tomorrow's Banner. Friends may visit Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. with the family in attendance.
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Mary Wheeler Allen Niles
John C. Niles
White Creek
Hanson- Walbridge Funeral Home
Funeral Services for Miss Elsie Kudlich Held in Shaftsbury
Miss Elsie Kudlich a native of Dlifton Pa and longtime New York City resident died March 12 at Lenox Hill Hospital. Funeral services conducted by Rev Donald A Webster were held at Hanson Walbridge Funeral chapel. Entombment in Park Lawn vault with burial later in Shaftsbury. She was a retired Army nurse and sister of Mrs James A Horne of Fifty Five Acres Shaftsbury. Out of town relatives came from New York City Hazleton Palmerton Kingston Pa and other New York points.
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Elsie Kudlich
Dlifton
New York City
Lenox Hill Hospital
Hanson-Walbridge
Donald A. Webster
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Park Lawn
Shaftsbury
Kudlich
James
Bennington Briefs Covering Local Notices and Events
Bennington village annual reports for 1961 may be picked up at the Village Clerk’s office in the Town Office Building. YMCA Junior Rifle Club travels to Burlington for state championship. next meeting of AAUW set at Mrs. Buck’s home with potluck and talks by Bennington College girls. Boy Scouts and former Junior Catholic Daughters to sell Easter Seals for Vermont Association for the Crippled. Shaftsbury Troop 31 Parents’ Night Banquet includes Eagle badge vesting for Bradley Stevens. Rummage sale at YMCA by Eastern Star. St Patrick’s Supper by Bennington Club with music by Rockwood. Iron Kettle Weekend specials advertise seafood and turkey dinner.
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Bennington
Vermont Association For the Crippled, Inc
Red Cross Campaign Sunday Supports Two Bennington Programs
The Bennington Chapter Red Cross will kick off its annual fund drive at 2 p.m. Sunday, with a reception from 2 to 6 p.m. at Second Congregational Church. The drive funds the Blood Mobile and Gray Lady programs at Putnam Memorial Hospital, showcasing the value of blood donations and volunteer service.
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Bennington
American Red Cross
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Second Congregational Church
Red Cross
Gray Lady Service
The
Gray Ladies Corp
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BCHS
St. Patrick’s Ministrel
By Astrid Hagenguth
Cecelia Greene Studio
DuCharme School of Dance
Ricky Burgess
Kelly
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Answers Kennedy
Bryant
R. H. Hall
Benningtonian
Moore
Lloyd
Mary W. A. Niles
St. Patrick’s
Moose Hall
Clifford George
Bennington Briefs
State Armory
Burlington
American Association of University Women
George W. Buck
Elm St
Bennington College
Boy Scout
Firehouse
East Street
Bradley Stevens
Bart Nourse
Green Mountain Council
Rutland
Scout Mothers
Eastern Star
Bennington Club
Rockwood
Mason Mc’Amadon
Leo O’plourde
Bloodmobile
American Association of Blood Banks
AABB
United States
Bennington County
Red Cross Blood Center
Gray Lady
Putnam Hospital
E.T. Williams
Benn
Dunham’s
Manchester Depot
W. H. Eddington
Eddington
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Knotty Pine
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