Obituaries Highlight Hinckley and Higgins Funeral Details
Funeral services are set for Emily Ida Hinckley, 77, died Saturday in Lakewood New Jersey with services Thursday at 2 p.m. in Shrewsbury Center Community Church. Entombment is in Evergreen Cemetery Rutland. Also, Arthur L. Higgins 75 lifelong Rupert resident and farmer dies after a long illness. funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at McClellan Funeral Home Salem New York with burial at Mountain View Cemetery West Pawlet.
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Shrewsbury
Emily Ida Hinckley
Lakewood
N.J
Shrewsbury Center
Evergreen Cemetery
Rutland
Hinckley
Finland
New Jersey
Theodore Hinkley
Burlington
Harold Gibbs
Robert Wright
Auburn
Gerald Chaloux
Fresno
Calif
Rachel Hinckley
Castleton
Pauline Hickley
Waterbury
Harry Hinckley
West Rutland
Minnie Dodge
Brandon
Aldous Funeral Home
Rupert
Arthur L. Higgins
McClellan
Salem
N.Y
J. Duke King
Rupert Congregational Church
Mountain View
West Pawlet
Harland P
Rosella Jane Watson Higgins
Grace Rogers
Harold
Herman
Kenneth Higgins
Stephen Sunderland dies after long illness in Hartford
Cyrus T. Steven Sunderland dies Friday in Hartford Connecticut after a long illness. Funeral services were held there. He leaves wife Mary S Steven and siblings W Ernest Steven and Miss Agnes Steven, both of Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunderland
Cyrus T. Steven
Mary S. Steven
Hartford
Conn
W. Ernest Steven
Agnes Steven
Horace J. Lake 75 White Creek Farmer Dies
Horace J. Lake a longtime White Creek New York farmer died Saturday at Warner Nursing Home after a brief illness. He was born August 16 1886 in Shaftsbury attended local schools and belonged to Jermain Methodist Church. He is survived by his son James W. Lake two grandsons and brother Edison S. Lake. Funeral services were held at O K Spurr Funeral Home Cambridge with Rev Clinton H. Carter. Burial in Woodlands Cemetery Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace J. Lake
White Creek
N.Y
Warner Nursing Home
Shaftsbury
Jermain Methodist Church
James W. Lake
Edison S. Lake
West Palm Beach
Fla
O. K. Spurr
Cambridge, N.Y
Clinton H. Carter
Woodlands Cemetery
Cambridge
Funeral Rites Held for Miss Mary E Robinson
Miss Mary Elizabeth Robinson died at Putnam Memorial Hospital Wednesday morning. Funeral services conducted by Rev. H Glenn Payne at Mahar and Son Funeral Home drew a large attendance. Pallbearers were Henry White Carson Small Vaughn Palmer and Gordon LaCroix. A Gradation Society delegation from First Baptist Church attended. Entombment was at Park Lawn Chapel with burial planned later in the family plot at Old Bennington Cemetery. relatives came from North Adams Massachusetts and Rockville Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Robinson
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar and Son Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Henry White
Carson Small
Vaughn Palmer
Gordon LaCroix
Old Bennington Cemetery
North Adams
Mass
Rockville
Conn
100 Pint Quota For Bloodmobile Here Wednesday
One hundred blood donors are needed to meet the quota when the Red Cross Bloodmobile visits the Elk’s Barn on Wednesday. The local office notes that 124 pints were replaced for Bennington County residents who were hospitalized out of state over the past year. For Bennington County residents, the Bennington Chapter office at 550 Main Street, 9458, is to be notified. Volunteers listed include Mrs. Earl W. Williams and registered nurses such as Mrs. C. T. Adams, Miss Carolyn Clark, Mrs. Hall Cushman, Mrs. Richard B. Davis, and others. Transportation for donors under Col. Charles Hayward’s direction will be Fred Gunzel, Raymond Howard, and Miss Helen Thomas. staff aides and Gray Ladies are named, with technicians and physicians assisting.
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Red Cross
Elk’s Barn
Bennington County
Vermont
Bennington
Main Street
Earl. W. Williams
C. T. Adams
Carl Centerbar
Carolyn Clark
Hall Cushman
Richard B. Davis
Frances Gibney
Charles Hayward
Wilhemina Hicks
Edwin Studwell
Motor Corps
Fred Gunzel
Raymond Howard
Helen Thomas
Eugene V. Clark
van Graves
Jerald Greenberg
Richard B. Leake II
John Leonard
H. J. Wallace
Gray
William Towart
Caroline Wellington
Stat
Ray Alan
David Gil
Alan Page
Swiss Scientist Auguste Piccard Dies at 78
Prof Auguste Piccard, 78, renowned Swiss scientist and inventor, died Sunday of a heart attack. He piloted a balloon gondola to over 10 miles up in 1931 and, with son Jacques, designed a steel ball for dives two miles beneath the sea in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausanne
Switzerland
Auguste Piccard
Piccard
Jacques
Distinguished NYU physiology professor dies at 67
New York AP reportsDr Homer Williams Smith a NYU physiology professor and three time medical research award winner died Sunday from a cerebral hemorrhage He was 67 and born in Denver He also authored two novels
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New York
Homer Williams Smith
New York University
Smith
Denver
Death of Dr. Angel de Rio Columbia Spanish professor
Dr. Angel de Rio aged 62, senior professor in Columbia University’s Spanish department and director of the Hispanic Institute of the United States, died Sunday after a short illness. Born in Soria Spain, he began teaching at Columbia in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Angel de Rio
Columbia University
Hispanic Institute of the
United States
del Rio
Soria
Spain
Columbia
Supreme Court lets urban voters pursue reapportionment in lower courts
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 2 vote, allowed Nashville area voters to seek further action on urban-rural representation after earlier decisions blocked federal intervention. Dissenters Frankfurter and Harlan argued, and Whittaker did not participate. The case highlights Tennessee's failure to reapportion the General Assembly since 1901 and signals a path for lower courts to hear the challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Court
Nashville
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
John M. Harlan
Charles Evans Whittaker
Tennessee
General Assembly
Bennington Youths arraigned over false fire alarms in court
In Monday Municipal Court two 17 year olds faced two counts each of false alarm ringing. Herbert M. Mattison pleaded not guilty and Steven H. Hansen pleaded guilty. sentencing delayed for Mattison until attorney Ehrich appears. Several others were fined or sentenced for traffic and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Municipal Court
Herbert M. Mattison
East Road
Eugene V. Clark
Manfred W. Ehrich
Ehrich
Atty
Marshall Whitten
Steven H. Hansen
Burgess Road
Clark
Mattison
Officials Seek Sewage Backup Remedy at Cora B Whitney School
Bennington Village and Graded School District officials pool resources to fix a sewage backup at Cora B Whitney Elementary on Gage Street. The old cesspool may be saturated causing sludge and odors while modern classrooms remain in use. A long term fix involves connecting to the village sewer. interim measures include chemical cleaning and basement ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Cora B. Whitney
Gage Street
Allan J. Heath
Water Department
Streets
Highway Department
Supt
Heath
J. Goodall Hutton
Donald Fauley
Hutton
Retired General Jouhaud Eyes Oran Command In Secret Army
The report cites a source close to secret army circles in Oran suggesting former General Paul Gardey could take over as commander of the Oran region for the secret army. Jouhaud and Salan, top leaders, are fugitives in Algeria since the April collapse, while Challe and Zeller were sentenced to 15 years each. In Oran, European settlers and French troops eye barricades as tanks await orders on roadblock clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Army
Oran
Paul Gardey
Foreign Legion
Jouhaud
Salan
Algeria
Maurice Challe
Andre Zeller
Algiers
de Gaulle
Air Force
Orthopedic surgeons open new office on Elm Street
Dr. Edward J. Coughlin Jr. and Dr. Richard N. Fabricius will open an orthopedic office at 125 Elm St on Monday April 2 after using temporary space at Putnam Memorial Hospital. They replace Dr. Eugene Blank and offer appointments by office or phone at 4921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Coughlin Jr
Williamstown
Mass
Richard N. Fabricius
Bennington
Elm St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Eugene Blank
Bennington Driver Pleads Nolo for Careless Auto Incident
Kenneth R. Hall of Bennington, 23, fined $10 after pleading guilty to operating a vehicle with plates not assigned. Hall was represented by Atty. William G. Themelis. The other defendant pleaded nolo to careless and negligent driving and accident resulting. fined $30.
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Robert A. Rousseau
Ben Mont Ave
Larry L. Mears
Morgan Street Extension
John M. Thayer
North Bennington
Meredith M. Surdam
Bennington
George M. Fienberg
Bruce E. Kennard
Washington Ave
National Commander of Legion to Visit Brattleboro Post
The Americ an Legion Vermont department announces National Commander Charles L. Bacon will be honored at a banquet April 14 at 6 30 p.m. at the Pierce Lawton Post 37 Home in Bellows Falls. Bacon 51 of Kansas City Missouri is a law firm partner and former Missouri department commander with a long Legion service record. State Cmdr Owen C Williams of Springfield Post 18 will preside as toastmaster.
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Kansas City
Cmdr
Bacon
American Legion
Missouri
Legion
Owen C. Williams
Springfield
Park cleanup marks Bicentennial efforts and reuse of assets
F Elwood Allen of the Rotary says park work for the prior year’s Bicentennial included landscaping by Plain Dirt Gardeners and Bennington Garden Club. Rotarians provided barberry bushes and evergreens while park benches sold to Mt Anthony Country Club to reduce debt. Central Vermont Public Service lamp posts were removed. The Downtown Shopping Center billboard was dismantled and may be relocated. Bennett oversees the crew as 10 to 11 workers prepare to finish in six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Elwood Allen
Rotarians
Allen
Bennington
Mt. Anthony
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Bennington Book Shop
Dragon's Shoes
Bennett
Ryan
Weston Hadden
Rotary Club
Harvard Prof Dr Thomas R Goethals Dies at 71
Dr. Thomas R. Goethals emeritus obstetrics professor at Harvard Medical School died Friday at 71. A funeral service was set for 2 p.m. today at Church of Our Saviour in Brookline. He taught 37 years, was New Bedford born, son of Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals, Panama Canal chief engineer, and held brigadier general rank in the Army Medical Corps reserve with service in both world wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Mass
Church of Our Saviour
Episcopal
Thomas R. Goethals
Harvard Medical School
Goethals
New Bedford
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Army Medical Corps
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Community Meetings
Local leaders convene Monday at Moose Hall for Bennington Little League planning and discussion of minor league schedules. A Tuesday class of 1952 reunion planning session is set for Mrs Jane Ryan Taylor’s home. Aviation night at Molly Stark School features Edward Knapp of the Vermont Aeronautics Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Moose Hall Lodge
Bennington High School
Jane Ryan Taylor
Woodward Drive
Cross Street
Two Cars Damaged In Friday Mishap
Two vehicles were damaged in an 11 50 p m accident Friday on South Street near Park Lawn Cemetery. A 1953 Chevrolet sedan driven by John T Davis of Wynnewood Pennsylvania and a 1962 Corvair driven by Steve V Grande of North Adams Massachusetts collided after the Grande car skidded on ice and veered into the Davis vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Street
John T. Davis
Wynnewood
Steve V. Grande
North Adams
Mass
Park Lawn Cemetery
Davis
Grande
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Emily I. Hinckley
Mary E. Robinson
Prof
Homer W. Smith
DR. Angel DE Rio
Lief
Jacksonville
Guy Marvin Armored Car Co
John E. Holberg
Dorset
Charles E. Tobin
Arlington
Holberg
Tobin
Weeks School
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Susan B. Gates
Greenwich
Michael C. Collyer
Neil W. Trembley
Lincoln St
Collyer
Trembley
Doris Carter
Woodford
Atty. M. W. Ehrich
Raymond B. Snow
Edmond Kelly
House of Correction
Kelly
Alfred F. Torrisi
Ben
Brattleboro
Charles L. Bacon
T. R. Goethals
Harvard
Bennington Briefs
Methodist
John Mook
Eric Peterson
JMYF
Ellen Gird
First Methodist Church
Wesley Buzzell
Convent Avenue
Molly Stark
County Aviation Corp
Edward F. Knapp
Montpelier
Vermont Aeronautics Board
New England
F O Eagles
Julia Gates
Hazel Cope
Marie Janssen
Mary Hodeck
Genevieve Longtin
Ethel Bruso
Elizabeth Rudd
Ruby Bent
Marion Pierce
Wilma Compney
Betty Wilcox
Virginia McLaughlin
Harvard College
Stephen James Rallis
James Rallis
St. Rallis
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Frances Farrell
Raymond Polley
John Washburn
Calude Rich
Dorothy Brune
Ned Healy
David D. Harrington
Wilson Ford
Hunt Street
Ford Motor Co
Monticello
Framingham
Ford
North Bennington Library
Marion Harris
Charles A. Kipp Jr
Charles A. Kipp Sr
West Street
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Daniel R. Sargent
Stratton Mountain
NBC
Adrienne Wickenden
Arthur Wickenden
Mechanic St
MacMurray College
Ill
Miss Wick
Enden
North Bennington High School
Middlebury Union
Woodstock Union
Bennington Catholic High School
Robert Bonneau
Laurie
Peter
Arthur Grant
Merson Street
Bonneau
Grants
WTSV
Claremont
N.H
Roderick Humphrey
Vermont National & Savings Bank
Ermont National and Savings Bank
Main ST. Bennington
Federal Deposit, Insurance Corporation and
Federal Reserve System
Bellows Falls
Wilmington
Chester
Jamaica
Windsor
Woodstock
Newfane
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