Beech Street PTG Plans Social and Speaker
Marshall Witten of Jones Ehrich and Dollard spoke to Beech Street PTA as the group finalized a social at school Saturday at 8. Donations from Bennington merchants include gifts. proceeds support the art teacher’s salary for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Witten
Jones, Ehrich and Dollard
Beech Street
New York
District Attorney’s Office
Cecile Hassenpflug
Bennington
Connie Harrington
Charlotte Jordan
Josephine Shepard
Connie Hughes
Stella Long
Corrine Richard
Mary Percey
Myrtle Danish
Connie Jones
Radar device warning prompts mixed police reaction
In Elmira New York a state trooper reports a driver who passed a radar trap while under the speed limit then returned and said the device only emitted a weak beep. The trooper notes potential skepticism about radar detector effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
N. Y
L. A. Catarius
Rosary-Altar Sale chairman leads parish event
Mrs. Anne Cummings chairs a Friday rummage sale by the Rosary-Altar Society of St. Francis de Sales parish at the K of C rooms from 10 30 a m to 9 p m. Helpers include Helen Torrisi and six other members. Readied items cover women and men wear, children clothes, and household goods for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Cummings
Rosary-Altar Society
St. Francis de Sales
Helen Torrisi
Margaret Ryan
Catherine Butler
Ruth Mulvey
Mildred Ryan
Rose Gleason
Lena Litster
Josie McKeon
Mary Gibney
Bennington Dance Show Delights Keene Audience
Miss Cecelia Greene produced and directed a Keene New Hampshire show sponsored by the Peace Officers Association. Cast members included Ronnie Charbonneau, Anna Corcoran, Beverly Gates, Nancy Finnegan, Eleanor Harvey, Dolores Heiner, Darlene Lauzon, Barbara Lawless and Jay G Seaman with David Ricker and Diana Harmon. A postperformance supper at the Howard Johnson in Brattleboro followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecelia Greene
Peace Officers Association
Keene, N.H
Ozzie Wade
Wkne Corp
Columbia Broadcasting Co
Miss Greene
Ronnie Charbonneau
The
Echo Taps
Anna Corcoran
Beverly Gates
Nancy Finnegan
Eleanor Harvey
Dolores Heiner
Darlene Lauzon
Barbara Lawless
Howard Johnson
Brattleboro
Keene
Bible Helps Police Nab Hit-and-Run Suspect in Honolulu
In Honolulu a hit-and-run suspect was arrested after police found a torn Bible page from Ivory W. Collins. A witness provided a license number, leading officers to a car where the page matched the tear, tying Collins to the incident.
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Honolulu
Ivory W. Collins
Town Considers New Farmland Lease Terms
Town selectmen will discuss proposals for leasing about 100 acres of town land formerly the Town Farm. The Vermont Soldiers Home surrendered its 10 year lease and subleased to Harry Harmon. a two year agricultural lease may be offered. Bids will be opened April 3 for two sale parcels near the Roaring Branch River and Cutler Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton Barber
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Harry Harmon
Shaftsbury
Roaring Branch River
Brooklyn Bridge
Cutler Street
Old Fire Trucks Have Long Lives
Clarence Dewey Farrar, fire truck manufacturer, says old fire trucks are not always junked. Some are sold to small towns that cannot afford new vehicles. Others go to organizations for parade use. individuals buy for summer property protection. Average life with good use is about 20 years.
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Woodville
Mass
Clarence Dewey Farrar
Farrar
Wool payments close March 31 1962 program details
The 1961 Wool Incentive Program will pay for wool and unshorn lambs marketed before March 31, 1962. Growers may file payment applications through April 30. Shorn wool payments depend on a percentage of net wool proceeds and the incentive rate to reach the national average price. John J. De Vito at the Bennington County ASCS Office can provide forms and details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Edgerton
Bennington Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Edgerton
John J. DeVito
Bennington County
ASCS
Main St
Bennington
Five Day Forecast for New England Regional Warm Spell
The five day forecast calls for temperatures in northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island to average 3 to 8 degrees above normal. Mild weather continues through the period with total precipitation around a quarter to a half inch, less than a quarter inch in Maine. Scattered showers expected Saturday with occasional rain and some snow in the northern portions on Sunday.
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Boston
U.S. Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Evangelist Leads Conservative Drive Against Communists
About 75 conservative anti Communist groups endorsed a coordinated effort led by Rev. Billy James Hargis in Washington to pressure enforcement of communist registration and support anti UN withdrawal legislation. A steering committee was named with Edward Hunter as chairman and attendees plan quarterly meetings in Washington with a June gathering to court congressmen. Representatives Rousselot and Berry spoke, with Hargis estimating 50 congress members side with the effort.
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Washington
Billy James Hargis
Communist Party
U.S
United Nations
U.N
Hargis
Tulsa
Okla
John H. Rousselot
R-Calif
E. Y. Berry
R-S.d
Congress
Benjamin Gitlow
Bonner Fellers
Charles Willoughby
Douglas MacArthur
Hunter and
Rousselot
Brattleboro Plant to Close In Consolidation
The Willimansett and Brattleboro operations of American Standard will suspend by year’s end 1962 and move to a new site. About 230 employees were notified, with the division president citing intensified competition. The Willimansett plant has 75 production workers and 63 administrative staff. Brattleboro makes molded wood flower products toilet seat covers and school furniture.
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Chicopee
Mass
Willimansett and
Brattleboro
C. F. Church
American Standard
Wells A. Gardner
Willimansett
Truman Outdraws Marshall Earp in Lamar Missouri Visit
Harry Truman attracts visitors to Lamar to view the birthplace frame house while Wyatt Earp, Lamar's first marshal, is less asked about. Missouri bought the Truman birthplace from the Earp family, linking the town to both figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar
Harry Truman
Wyatt Earp
Missouri
Truman
Earp
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Beech Street Ptg
Bennington Banner
Vermont
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
AP News
Rensselaer
Washington Counties
N.Y
Mrs. Cummings
Benningtonians
Evangelist Spurs
Reds
Edward Hunter
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Benhi
Fisher
National Automobile Dealers Association
Main Street
W. H. Eddington, Inc
Bennington, VT
DIAL
Marshall Earp
Drysdale’s
Coats
Swift
Hellman
Mussleman’s Apple
Mueller
Elbo Macaroni
Crisco
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
Swift's Premium
Duncan Hines
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