State Aid OKd for Union School Bond Issue Nears
Vermont union school moves forward with 1.94 million bond issue as state education board certifies aid. Funds plus state support and credits set a 2.785 million project total. April 15 remains target for bond bids. district pledges field access and study of floodlight relocation. Local league fields on Soldiers Home property to be used in 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Union School Board
Union Board
State Board
Boston
Atty
Eugene VY. Clark
First National Bank of Boston
Barton L. Jenks
Union
Alumni Field
Bennington Baseball League
Bennington Little League
Vermont Soldiers
Stolen coin suspect jumps bail in Boston case
The Bennington Museum coin theft case took a turn in Boston as Mary Hoover alias Mary Stone failed to appear for trial after jumping bail. Nineteen of the ninety six coins were recovered and authorities identified one coin linked to the collection. FBI and local police pursued leads while Barret and others testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bennington Museum
Richard C. Barret
Museum
Old Bennington
Barret
Mary Hoover
Mary Stone
Roxbury
Watertown
Mass
Hall Park McCullough
Vermont
Young
FBI
Ers
Montpelier School Board Hearing Invite Issued
The Montpelier School Board and Mr Edward Seaver are urged to submit issues to a private hearing before an impartial panel of professionals with a public outcome. Seaver has accepted. the board says no invitation yet.
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Montpelier
Edward Seaver
Seaver
Village to Install 4.7 Million Lumen Lights by August
Village trustees plan a street light replacement to finish by the end of August. An agreement with Central Vermont Public Service Corp will install 536 mercury vapor lamps in fixtures by autumn. Old incandescent lights will be removed. CVPSC proposed a three year rollout, but officials want rapid completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
CVPSC
Bennington A playbill and local notices from area theatre to street lighting
Bennington The Playtimers from the Area Theater of the University of Vermont will perform Puss and Boots at Bennington Elementary School and Molly Stark School on Tuesday with two shows at each. Army Capt Francis S Jones from Bennington has been assigned to Fort Lewis Washington. Dartmouth junior Edward P Stafford Jr has made the dean's list. Airman Thomas E Farnum has completed basic training and will join an AF Logistics Command unit at Tinker AFB. Various local events include a spring hat sale, Dale Carnegie class results, a hospital admission, Thursday dancing at F C Eagles Hall, and upcoming dining specials. Mercury vapor street lighting is being installed, increasing lumen output and monthly electric bills before adjustments in mid 1967.
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Area Theater
University of Vermont
Bennington
Molly Stark
Army
Francis S. Jones
Franklin P. Jones
R.D. 1
629Th Ordnance Co
Fort Lewis
Wash
Jones
Bennington High School
Middlebury College
Edward P. Stafford Jr
Gypsy Lane
Dartmouth College
Thomas E. Farnum
Robert K. Farnum
Rollin St
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Texas
Farnum
Air Force Logistics Command
Tinker Afb
Oklo
AFSC
Vets Offer Property For Newport School
Newport Vermont directors consider accepting a 33 acre gift from Veterans Park Inc for a proposed Union High School. The centrally located site in Newport includes city water and sewer facilities and is offered as a memorial for veterans through an educational facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport, Vt
UPI
Derby-Newport Union
Newport
Veterans Park, Inc
Obituaries for Bowen Waters and Klopfer in Vermont and New York
Obituary items from Bennington area list Nelson Bowen of South Dorset who died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a long illness, with services at Brewster Funeral Home and burial in Maple Hill Cemetery. Separate notices honor Rev Barber L. Waters, 70, and Mrs Anna E. Klopfer, 65, with memorials, services, and family survivors in Cambridge, Arlington, and surrounding towns.
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South Dorset
Worth Nelson Bowen
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
East Dorset
Edwin and
Rachel (Parkinson) Bowen
Betty Ann Ouellette
Jack Bowen
Dan Cuelette
Edwin
Ludlow
Doris Scarbo
David Bisbee
Manchester
Dora Davis
Minnie King
Helen Sheledon
Earle
Wallingford
Cambridge
N.Y
North Cambridge Methodist Church
Barber L. Waters
Central New York
Clinton H. Carter
Waters
Coila
Fort Pierce
Fla
Archdale
Furman Street Methodist Church
Syracuse
Arlington
Anna E. (Finnegan) Klopfer
New York City
Louis G. Klopfer
John Secor Jr
St. Margaret Mary Church
Church Sodality
Howard J
Burnt Hills
Louis G. Jr
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Paul Finnegan
Grace Armento
Virginia Finnegan
Bronx
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Outdoor advertising bill aims to curb unapproved signs
Vermont lawmakers debate giving the Highway Department power to remove all road signs not approved by the outdoor advertising division. Edson McKee, attorney for Vermont advertisers, supports the goal but says maintenance is the bigger issue than sign size. In a separate obituary, Kennebunk resident Harry W. Statia, 64, formerly of Bennington, died in Togus Maine after a career as a painter and driver. survivors include son Jerome Statia and two daughters. Burial and funeral arrangements are noted with services in Wells and Kennebunk.
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Joseph Moore
Secretary of State
Vermont Roadside Council
Highway Department
Edson McKee
Montpelier
Vermont
Kennebunk
Maine
Harry W. Statia
Bennington
Veterans’ Hospital
Togus
Fred
Nora
Wood) Statin
Granville
N.Y
Bennington Aerie
F.C. Eagles
Jerome Statin
Wells
Noble Allen
Seymour, Conn
James Hamilton
Shaftsbury
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Village Cemetery
Boy Injures Self In Garage Mishap
Averill Cook four-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Ted Cook of Barnumville Road suffered a severe concussion after a fall on the garage concrete. He was first taken to Putnamton then transferred to Albany Medical Center Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Averill Cook
Ted Cook
Barnumville Road
Cook Garage
Averill
Cook
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Benhi Thespians Headed to Southern Regional Play Contest
Seven Benhi thespians plus director Charles M Deck er depart Saturday to compete in the Southern Regional One Act Play Contest with The Ugly Duckling by A A Milne. Cast includes Eric Peterson as king Lillian Hurlburt queen Richard Bird Prince Simon Debbie Taylor Princess Camilla Bruce Howe chancellor Susan Leger Dulcibella Kenyon Simpson Carlos. Rose mary Christie stage manager Barbara Garrison makeup. Play won district contest March 15. Bus leaves 11 30 Saturday for Springfield where show runs 2 45 with Miss Cosserat chaperone. other schools in the contest include Brattleboro Harteford Braintree Randolph Burr Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benhi Thespians
Charles M. Decker
A.A. Milne
Eric Peterson
the King
Lillian Hurlburt
Richard Bird
Debbie Taylor
Prince Simon
Princess Camilla
Chancellor
Bruce Howe
Dulcibella
Susan Leger
Kenyon Simpson
Carlos
Rosemary Christie
Barbara Garrison
Bennington College
Benhi
Springfield
Stock Averages From Dow Jones At Noon
The Dow Jones Bache index lists noon levels with the Industrials at 896.52 down 1.82, Railroads at 215.80 down .18, Utilities at 162.03 up .13, and a composite at 316.66 down .38. Total sales reported 2,110,000.
Gas leak tests continue at Bennington stations
Pressure tests progress on underground gasoline tanks at Ted DeMarco Sunoco on North Bennington Road as investigators seek sources of contamination in Benninton Flats wells. Health officer William H. Fox and engineer Edson F. White supervise with more tests planned at Independent Oil Co. and St Johnsbury Trucking terminal. Leaky tanks replaced at two stations while water is pumped from the Wyman well. Vermont Petroleum Association director Robert Garside says major oil firms are cooperating to locate leaks and stop contamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted DeMarco
Sunoco
North Bennington Road
Bennington Flats
William H. Fox
Edson F. White
Holyoke
Mass
Independent Oil Co
St. Johnsbury
Fox
Clarence Wyman
Robert Garside
Vermont Petroleum Association
Bennington
Hicks Sees Bright Future for Bennington Area Growth
Donald C. Hicks executive director of the Greater Bennington Association reports signs of regional growth and stability. Tourism has surged with doubled visitor stays in five years, hotels expanded, and downtown revitalization underway. New and expanded industries, more residential and industrial building, and busy contractors reflect a strengthening economy. Merchants report a strong Christmas season, Bargain Days in February, and moves to new or improved downtown locations including several named firms. Hawks block fire renovations noted, with a north south U S 7 bypass supported by Merchants Division at a March 10 meeting.
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Bennington
Donald C. Hicks
Greater
GBA
Hicks
C.L. White Co
Senecal Sound Center
Griffin Electric Co
Century Restaurant
Bill Hogan Chevrolet - Cadillac Co
Benn Pastry Shop
Bennington Chamber Promotes Cooperation and Tourism Efforts
The Greater Bennington Association praises local recovery actions at the Margolin Block and Catamount Apartments, supports improved sign control for tourist directions, and addresses a safer U S 7 shoulder parking zone near Green Mountain Park. It highlights industry recruitment efforts and the active Solicitation Control Committee.
Bennington youth faces delinquency ruling for North Bennington barn arson
In Municipal Court Judge George M. Feinberg ruled 16 year old Larry Tobin delinquent after a guilty plea for arson in the destruction of the George Matteson barn east of the North Bennington sewage plant. Fire Chief Martin W. Percey Jr. estimated losses at several thousand dollars. Sgt. Robert Richardson led the investigation. Gary Skidmore, 17, was ordered to 28 days in Bennington County Jail after a no contest plea to careless driving and probation violations, to run concurrently with a previous 30 day sentence. He was linked to a March 21 accident in Lyons District with a second driver also convicted. Additional sentences included George Kent Jr. for careless driving and endangering safety, with a suspended 30 day jail term and a $55.10 fine. William Payne fined $35 for allowing an unlicensed driver in a crash on U.S. 7 near Manchester Drive-In Theater. Richard Weeks hospitalized with back injuries. William Allen posted $25 bail on a March 13 charge of veering left of center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
George Matteson
North Bennington
George M. Fienberg
Vergennes
Larry C. Tobin
John P. Morrissey
Feinberg
Tobin
Martin W. Percey Jr
Robert Richardson
Gary E. Skidmore
Bennington County
Lyons
Skidmore
George A. Kent Jr
Wordsboro
Vermont
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Kent
Old Bennington
William C. Payne
Dorset
Payne
U.S. 7
Manchester Drive-In
Richard Weeks
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Witten
William F. Allen
East Road
Manchester
Hospital Notes March 25 Admissions and Births
Admissions Rev. Isabelle King Pownal Discharges Mrs Linda Harvey and daughter Shaftsburg Mrs Dorothy Ennis Arlington Mrs Eliza O Dell Petersburg Mrs Katarine Farrara Eagle Bridge NY Mrs Lucille Cameron Bennington Mrs Lillian Lane Cour North Bennington Births Mr and Mrs A Daniel Mason Pownal Center a son March 25.
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Linda Harvey
Shaftsburg
Dorothy Ennis
Arlington
Eliza O’dell
Petersburg
Katerine Farrara
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Lucille Cameron
Bennington
Lillian Lanecour
North Bennington
A. Daniel Mason
Pownal Center
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O’brien
Senate
Gerald Witherspoon
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
Witherspoon
Charles T. Shea
Shea
Peacham
U.S
Sterry Waterman
Philip Hoff
Vermont Industrial Building Authority
State House
Little League
Marian Taylor
Jenks
Franklin D. Frantz
Supervisory Union Board
Supervisory Union
Mt. Anthony
Feacing
Union High School
Alabama
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Mrs. Liuzzo
Anthony J. Liuzzo
Husky Teamsters
Detroit
Liuzzo
Lowndesboro
U.S. 80
Leroy Moton
Montgomery
Selma
Alabama State Police
Hosea Williams
State Highway Department
Morrissey
Ethel Vance
Masonic Temple
Order Eastern Star
Dale Carnegie
Bennington Free Library
Patricia Pinsonneault
Edward Quinlan
William Hoisington
Howard Whipple
Elm St
Albany
F.C. Eagles Hall
ADV
George Bierwirth
Bierwirth
Newport School
Bennington Area
Rev. Barber L. Waters
Syracuse University
Union Theological Seminary
Rachel
Barber L. Waters Jr
Tuckahoe
William Waters
Center Moriches
L.I
Raoul Waters
Croton - On - Hudson
Stanley Waters
Buffalo
Florida
Anna E. Klopfer
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Gerald T. Buckley
St. Columban’s Cemetery
Harry W.statia
Harte Theatre
Ngton
James Stewart
Fred Kahimar
John Crg
Gladiators
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Greater Bennington Association
Chamber of Commerce
Bennington Village
Margolin
North Street
Tourist Bureau
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
William H. Baumann
Public Safety
Isabelle King
Alanis
RT. 7 North
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