Shared Time School Plan Advances in Bennington
The Mt. Anthony district and Bennington Catholic High School move toward a shared time program with BCHS students transported to the public high school on the Town Farm site. An April joint board meeting will discuss expansion, funding, and public brochure details ahead of a May vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BCHS
Town Farm
Park Street
Bendi
Mt. Anthony
Spinelli
Union Board
Barton L. Jenks
Shaftsbury
State Department of Education
Union School
Jenks
Vermont
Williams
Francis B. Flanagan
Bennington
John Ef, Marshall
Boston
Humphreys
Solediers
Flanagan
Bennington Village
Greater Bennington
North Bennington
Woodford
Union Board Previews Three Tentative Budgets
Barton L. Jenks of Shaftsbury presented three tentative budgets to the Mt. Anthony Union School board for the coming year and the first year of operation. Jenks urged caution and asked that figures remain tentative while allowing public release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union School
Union Board
Barton L. Jenks
Shaftsbury
Jenks
State Health Board Sets New Nursing Home Rule
The State Health Board approved a new health regulation creating an 11 member advisory committee to consult before nursing home rule changes. Public hearings and operator notification follow board action. Emergency changes may skip the process. The panel includes four nursing home experienced members, four aged care experts, two lay members, and a physician from the state medical society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
State Board of Health
Health Board
Health Department
Board of Health
Robert B. Aiken
Montpelier
Vermont
State Department of Education
de Goesbriand Memorial Hospital
de Goesbriand Hospital
State Education Department
Aiken
Bennington Lions to Host District Governor Visit
Chester Page district governor will attend Bennington Lions Club meeting Tuesday at 6 30 p m at Knotty Pine Restaurant with his wife as unofficial guest. Allen R Skoblow USN seaman apprentice son of Mrs Marie Skoblow returned to Norfolk Va March 4 aboard USS Independence after Mediterranean Sixth Fleet duty. Iron Kettle weekend specials listed with prices. Vermont health board actions include sewage lagoon opposition on public health grounds and approval of Rutland mental health project moving toward local status. Hill Burton funds allocated for Brattleboro Memorial Hospital diagnostic and treatment center additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Page
Lions
Bennington Lions Club
Knotty Pine
Page
Allen R. Skoblow
USN
Marie Skoblow
Pleasant St
Norfolk
Independence
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Vermont
State Health Board
Rutland Mental Health Organization
Bennington
Brattleboro
Hill-Burton
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
New Officers Elected in VFW Auxiliary Installation
Mrs. Marion Jennings of East Arlington was installed Thursday as president of the auxiliary to Green Mountain Pup Tent No. 2, M O V F W No. 1332, at the Old Bennington schoolhouse. Other officers include Mrs. Lillian Bourassa senior vice president and Mrs. Marion Tudor junior vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Jennings
East Arlington
Green Mountain
Bennington
Lillian Bourassa
Marion Tudor
Harriet McEckron
Jacalyn Hall
Frances Hunt
Ethel Bowen
LaCroix
Hall
Obituary for Miss Jane Gordy of Bennington Area
Miss Jane Miles Gordy born 1924 in New York City died Thursday at her Overlea Road home. She and her mother founded Stone Meadow Studio in Bennington, were active in St Francis de Sales Church, and she served as secretary of the Shaftsbury 140 Club. Survived by her mother, grandmother, uncles, and cousins. funeral services on Saturday at Hanson Walbridge and St. Francis de Sales Church. Burial at Park Lawn Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Jane Miles Gordy
Overlea Road
New York City
Wilbur F
Ann (McCarthy) Gordy
Gordys
Miss Gordy
Rockville Centre
L.I
N.Y
New York
Juilliard School of Music
New York University
Stone Meadow
New England
Gordy
Shaftsbury
St. Francis de Sales
Bennington
Hanson- Walbridge
St. Francois de Sales
Park Lawn Chapel
Mary J. McCarthy
Lee McCarthy
Washington, D.C
Bennington Planning Commission hears diverse community needs
Seven local groups presented ideas to the Bennington Regional Planning Commission including a child care center a youth recreation facility expanded water supply and larger YMCA facilities. Air port expansion and regional cooperation on funding were also discussed along with hospital water needs and state welfare administration of poor relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Regional Planning Commission
Commission
YMCA
Bennington County Central Labor Council
Ethel Bruso
Beech St
Bruso
Allen
Bennington
U.S. 7
Dewey Street
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Edward H. Giles
Edward H. Giles, the Home’s Commandant. Col. Giles
Chancery Court
Giles
Bennington Village
Bennington Fire Department
Hollis Armstrong
Armstrong
Boston
United Counseling Service
Joseph LoPiccolo
Dorothy Hager
LoPiccolo
Department of Social Welfare
U.S. 7 bypass plan eyed for Bennington by August
The Bennington Regional Planning Commission aims to recommend a U S 7 bypass around Bennington by August after a four to five month traffic study. Public input via questionnaires and hearings will shape routes east and west of Bennington Village as the project moves through data collection and map preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
John C. Burdis
Commission
State Highway Department
Bennington Village
Highway Department
Peter Grigas
Albany
Bardis
Pownal man sentenced for rape in Windsor court
Anthony V. Brooks, 27, of Pownal was sentenced to six to twelve years in the Windsor state prison after pleading guilty to rape in Municipal Court. Judge George M. Fienberg ordered the sentence to run consecutively with a prior term. seven other charges were dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony V. Brooks
Pownal
Windsor
George M. Fienberg
Brooks
R. Marshall Witten
New York
State Hospital
Waterbury
Bennington County Draft Board Reviews 197 Local Cases
The Bennington County Local Selective Service board met to review 197 regular registrations and 10 standby reserve cases. It reported classifications by category, listed delinquents and referrals, and announced pre induction physicals set for March 25, April 1, and April 21 for several registrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
Funeral for Hoosick Falls musician Thomas J. Reynolds
Thomas J. Reynolds a Hoosick Falls native and noted local pianist for the Cusson orchestra died March 12 in Washington D C. His funeral Mass was held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception with Rosary at Leo J Mahar Funeral Home and burial at St Marys Cemetery. He is survived by his sister Miss Mary A Reynolds of Washington and several cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Thomas J. Reynolds
Old Cusson
Washington, D.C
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Kenneth J. Kennedy
USA
Leo J. Mahar
Father Kennedy
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Henry Crayon
Stiles Smith
Paul LaPorte
Joseph Ruditis
Mr. Reynolds
Thomas J
Antoinette
Cahill) Reynolds
John Street
Cuddihy’s
Mary A
Market Averages Report at Noon on Dow and Railroads
At noon the Dow Jones Industrial average stood at 814.05 with a gain of 5.31. Railroads slipped 25 points to 193.10 while utilities moved to 138.72 up 0.29. Composite average reached 283.51, up 1.08 with total sales of 2,310,000.
Hospital Notes Births and Admissions in New York Towns
Admissions include Miss Laura Eddy Dan ny Williams William Cronin in Hoosick Falls and Shaftsbury with Mrs Ede ward Whitaker and Mrs Genevieve Kelsey. Discharges list Beverly Sweet Donald Gerow Miss Lynn Hattat Miss Clair Craib Michael Rice. Births report daughters for Leo Mahar Jr. Hoosick Falls Gene Greene Eagle Bridge and Alfred Latour Ella Manchester Center all due March 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Eddy
Danny Williams
William Cronin
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Edeward Whitaker
Shaftsbury
Genevieve Kelsey
Beverly Sweet
Daugheter
Donald Gerow
Lynn Hattat
Bennington
Clair Craib
Berlin
Michael Rice
Leo Mahar Jr
Griffin Ave
Gene Greene
Eagle Bridge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bennington Briefs
Newburg
Jane Gordy
Mt. Anthony Union
Allan J. Heath
Superintendent of Schools
Molly Stark
Bennington Municipal Airport
Robert L. Hagerman
Kinney
William H. Morse
Bennington County Industrial Corp
Hamilton L. Shields
Old Bennington
Shields
BCIC
Putnam Memorial Hospital
T. Garry Buckley
Grigas
F. Ellwood Allen
Bennington Town
John P. Morrissey
van Vechten Graves
Paul W., Bohne
I.N. Bartlett
Manchester
Viola Conley
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Alfred LaTourella
Manchester Center
Ntun
Tree
Jack Lemmon
Hows
Eal Poe
RT. 7 North
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