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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1964
Page
12
Alice Shoemaker recounts surviving the Alaska earthquake of 1964 from her 11th floor apartment in Anchorage. She describes furniture and walls shifting, water spilling from the tub, and the panic of escaping down 11 flights as neighbors and mothers with children crawled in the hall.
In Municpal Court Judge George M Fienberg ordered Richard Reginbald and William A Clark to serve four months to a year in Windsor House of Correction for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. They violated probation by associating, with Reginbald consuming alcohol and Clark crossing the New York State line.
Twenty eight members of the MYF at First Methodist Church plan a trip to the World's Fair led by Miss Ellen Gird and the Rev. Melvin R. McGaughey. They fundraise to cover travel and admission costs.
Admissions list includes Patricia Watson Helen Hattat Clyde Sherman Ernest Mathers Bennington William Robinson Shafts bury Jean Durkee Johnsonville N Y Mary Crowe Cambridge N Y Phyllis Leonard North Pownal Danny Williams Hoosick Falls and others Births report a son to Paul LaPorte and wife of Hoosick Falls Also noted are plans for MYF group visits to Greenwich Conn in late April with fundraisers a smorgasbord on April 4 and a rummage sale April 10 11 plus Saratoga Springs convocation for Methodist youths in April
Funeral services for Robert L. Cole of Shaftsbury were held at St John the Baptist Church North Bennington with a Libera service and a prior service at Mahar Son Funeral Homes. Bearers included John Powers Emmett Brundage Edward Kuhn and others. Burial planned in St Johns Cemetery at a later date. Relatives attended from several towns. In Hoosick Falls Patrick M Shea former pro ball player died in Washington and was mourned with a Libera service at Mahar Funeral Home. Rosary led by Father Kennedy and Elks held a memorial service. A Requiem Mass will occur in Washington later.
In Bennington and nearby towns several service members were unaccounted for after the Alaska earthquake. Airman 1-C Glenn F Walk, radar operator at Spenard AFB near Anchorage, and Lt. Richard K. Niles at Fort Richardson in Anchorage have not been heard from. Families in Manchester and Hoosick Falls reported loved ones stationed at Elmendorf AFB and Elmendorf area were safe, though concerns persisted about College and Fairbanks damage.
UPI reports at least ten New England deaths over the weekend with five in Massachusetts and two in Vermont. The Vermont victims include George Marshall 16 of Burlington in a tree collision and other drivers amid multiple highway crashes. Warren Philbrick 28 of Beacon Falls Conn died of carbon monoxide in his car.
Sacred Heart seventh graders Vicky Therriault and Beverly Lanoue visited The Banner to learn newspaper production as part of Troop 10 merit badge. The King's Daughters plan April 1 meeting at Mrs. J R Wilson’s home. Missing Bennington High School Class of 1954 members listed with contact needed. Police report windows broken at Morrissey Construction Co. site for Crescent Manor nursing home.
A 1959 Chevrolet sedan driving north left the road near the Bennington Pownal town line about 10 15 a m. The car slammed into rocks and a light post in front of Bean View Motel on U S 7. Rocco Orsini 27 of Montreal and his brother Guiseppe 27 were treated and released. Orazio Mancini 41 and Michele Guerra 25 remained hospitalized with injuries.
Mrs Ruth R. Knapp Brown, 68, of 211 Beech St died Sunday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Born May 31, 1895 in Bennington, she worked at local textile plants, married June 26, 1919, and lived in Bennington throughout. Survived by husband Ralph A. Brown, son Ralph A. Brown, daughter Bertha Greenawalt, grandson Ralph A. Greenawalt, two sisters, three brothers, in laws and nieces. Funeral Tuesday at Mahar & Son with burial at Park Lawn later. Friends may call today.
Hallie Sausville Warren Allen Barry Griffith and Walter Morrissey with Sister Mary Ancilla attended the 12th Vermont Association of Student Councils Convention at South Burlington High School on March 19 21 to elect officers exchange ideas review year and plan ahead. Griffith ran for state president but was defeated. The delegates stayed with area homes.
At noon Dow Jones composites show the Industrials at 815.99 up .08, Railroads 192.28 up .12, Utilities 138.14 up .38, with a composite average of 283.39 up .20. Total sales reach 2,770,000.
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