North Pownal Home Burns
A fire gutted a two family house near Vermont 346 in North Pownal. The blaze started at 9 30 am when a kerosene stove exploded in the side occupied by the Dewey Jones family. By noon firemen kept dousing the ruins. The building, owned by Guy MacDonald, housed two families with ten and four children who lost nearly all possessions, uninsured. donations are being accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Vermont
Dewey Jones
Guy MacDonald
Jones
Francis Burdick
Gilman Plant Feasibility Study Delays Vermont Mill
Gilman Vermont faces a lengthy feasibility study to decide if the Gilman Paper Co plant will stay in state. Conducted by the New York offices, the six month strike last summer and its unresolved outcome have harmed operations. Only about 100 of 300 union workers have returned to work as production remains below full capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilman
UPS
Gilman Paper Co
Vermont
New York
Charles Claypool
Claypool
Work To Start This Spring On Vets Memorial
Veterans Memorial Committee approves two phase plan for a park on South Street between the County Courthouse and Greater Bennington Association building. Phase one to begin this spring with tree donations requested from civic groups. Clarence Howard authorized to hire tree specialists with garden club input. Selectman Richard Van Sante Voord notes wind damage to the veterans honor roll. repairs to be pursued with American Legion help. William Horst chairs meeting. attendees include garden club members and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Memorial Committee
South Street
Greater Bennington Association
Clarence Howard
Richard van Santevoord
Kenneth Baker
American Legion
William Horst
Raymond Polley
Thomas Brockway
James Proctor
Garden Clubs
George H. Plumb
Donald C. Hicks
Bill seeks $300000 for Haystack ski area road access
Windham County's two senators introduce a bill to appropriate 300000 for a state financed access road into the Haystack ski area near Wilmington. The measure directs state reimbursement to Wilmington for constructing 2.93 miles of road to the ski site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Windham County
Haystack
Wilmington
Edward G. Janeway
Stovan Cristone
Bennington Briefs and Local Fire News
Bennington items note pharmacist Robert B. Seale attends the 26th annual Massachusetts College of Pharmacy refresher in Boston and receives a certificate. Local auxiliary meetings, a Mary’s Guild luncheon, and a spring hat sale at Mt. Anthony Chapter Eastern Star are announced. A bird migration report and a two car collision on Safford Street are summarized, with fire departments aiding a blaze near the McDonald building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Seale
Morgan St
Beecher’s
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Boston
Masonic Temple
Ethel Vane
Mt. Anthony
Order Eastern Star
Vermont Legislature Adams to 90 Percent Federal Road Share
The Vermont Senate advanced a joint resolution urging the federal government to cover 90 percent of road project costs and interstate maintenance, citing rugged terrain and small population. A bill designating the Purchasing Division for surplus property passed, with new measures introduced for Jay State Park funding and college tuition costs in neighboring towns. A car theft law overhaul would require drivers to stop, turn off engines, remove keys, lock ignition, and set brakes, but won’t shield larceny charges in all thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Senate
Jay State Park
Jay Peak
Aiken Demands Hall Of Surplus Pamphlets
Senator George Aiken demanded Congress check its warehouse before authorizing another million copies of the Our American Government pamphlet. He doubted the Senate needs its 206 000 copy share, citing an estimated 200 000 copies already on hand. He urged auditing printing to avoid waste and district distribution inducements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
George Aiken
R-Vt
Congress
Senate
House
Aiken
Our
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Bennington Teacher opens Own Pre Primary School
Veteran elementary teacher Mrs. Betsey Porter announces quitting the Bennington Graded School District to start a private pre kindergarten program at her home 914 Main St. Enrollment targets four to six year olds with up to fifteen per class. Morning and afternoon sessions planned plus field trips and regular parent conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Kenneth C
Betsey) Porter
Main St
Porter
Accreditation Renewed For Putnam Hospital Vermont
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals renewed Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington among 18 Vermont facilities listed. The article outlines accreditation scope, criteria, and the mix of accredited hospitals nationwide, noting the emphasis on general non profit hospitals and the criteria used by surveyors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Vermont
Bennington
Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital
United States
Denver M. Vickers
Commission
Vickers
American Colege of Physicians
American College of Surgeons
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association
Joint Commission
Barre
Barre City Hospital
Bellows’ Falls
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Brattleboro
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Burlington
de Goesbriand Memorial Hospital
Mary Fletcher
Middlebury
Porter Hospital
Montpelier
Heaton Hospital
Newport
Orleans County Memorial Hospital
Pittsford
Vermont Sanitorium
Randolph
Gifford Memorial Hospital
Rutland
St. Albans
Kerbs Memorial Hospital
St. Johnsbury
Brightlock Hospital
Springfield
Windsor
Peruvian lands and Inca fields spotlighted by local archaeologist
Henry Neugabauer of Keene New Hampshire spoke at the Fourth Degree Assembly dinner at Mt Anthony Country Club about The Land of the Incas in Peru South America He shared color slides from his 1957 trip. He is a retired electrical contractor and noted public speaker who has toured the United States and filmed trips to Mexico and other South American nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Neugabauer
Keene
N.H
Bennington Council
Knights of Columbus
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Peru
South America
Neugabauer
Bennington
Bennington Generals
United States
Mexico
Leo Plourde
Edward Haddad
School Lunch Menu Through Friday
Wednesday offers baked beans coleslaw corn bread butter birthday cake ice cream and milk. Thursday serves pineapple juice roast beef and gravy buttered beets bread and butter pears and milk. Friday features fish sticks boiled potatoes spinach bread and butter and butterscotch pudding.
Principal Kates Opposes School Attendance Bill
Bennington High School Principal Ralf S. Kates opposes a bill raising compulsory attendance from 16 to 17. In a letter to Rep. Flora J. Coutts he cites little proof of benefits, cites dropout data from Bennington, and argues funds and facilities to enforce truancy are lacking. He suggests alternatives stressing curriculum and parent–school communication to address dropouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Ralf S. Kates
Flora J. Coutts
Newport City
House Education Committee
Kates
Vermont Senate
Miss Coutts
Benhi
Hospital Notes March 29 Admissions and Births
Key admissions include Master John Blinstruth Mrs Carolyn Bachorz Miss Catherine Bass Hoosick Falls Miss Susan Hall White Creek Mrs Rose Holcomb Cambridge N Y Bradley Stevens Shaftsbury Mrs Esther Kohani William Reed Master Michael Silver Discharges include Donald Gabrus Shaftsbury Mrs Florence Nolan and son North Bennington Births to Raymond Prouty Jr and wife a daughter March 29 Morin couple Hoosick Falls a son March 29 Perrotta Jr and wife Houghton Lane a daughter March 29 Capella and wife 323 Pleasant St a daughter March 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Blinstruth
Carolyn Bachorz
Catherine Bass
Hoosick Falls
Susan Hall
White Creek
Rose Holcomb
Cambridge
N.Y
Bradley Stevens
Shaftsbury
Esther Kohani
William Reed
Michael Silver
Donald Gabrus
Florence Nolan
North Bennington
Raymond Prouty Jr
North St
Thomas Morin
Congress St
Virginia Perrotta Jr
Houghton Lane
Donald Capella
Pleasant St
Chamber Executives Seek State Help for Info Booths
Vermont chamber leaders urged the Department of Development to cover half the cost of tourist information booths. The Greater Bennington Association noted the state now pays only part of booth operation costs, citing GBA's $1200 annual bill with $400 state support. A committee will meet the development commissioner to draft a new contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Vermont Association of Chamber
Vermont Development Department
Donald C. Hicks
Greater Bennington Association
WACE
GBA
Elbert G. Moulton
Bernard Roach
Rutland Chamber of Commerce
Eva Wylie
St. Johnsbury Chamber of Commerce
Langdon Cummings
Barre Chamber of Commerce
John Moses
Lake Champlain Development Group
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Chamber
Philip Camp
Killington
Vermont Development Board
VACE
Funeral for Mrs Anna E Klopfer in Arlington Church
The funeral of Mrs. Anna E. Klopfer, who died Thursday at her daughter’s Arlington home, was a Requiem Mass at St. Margaret Mary Church. The service was led by Rev. Gerald T. Buckley with a preceding prayer at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home and Rosary on Sunday. Burial followed at St. Volumban’s Cemetery. Out-of-town relatives came from Washington state and New York City areas. A separate note reports a minor 1965 two-door hardtop crash near Polygraphic Co on Vermont Route 67A, causing about $800 damage to Ross D. Bentley’s car after skidding to avoid a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl (LaFlamme) Putnam
Petersburg
N.Y
Sourcliffe Nursing Home
Louis
Priscilla (Hynick) LaFlamme
Bennington
Bennington High School
Joseph M. Ayres
Pleasant Street
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
William C. Colvin Sr
North Bennington
Genevieve LaFlamme
Francis J. Kelly
Mahar & Son Funeral
St. Peter’s Church
Frederick B. Wolf
Ene
Park Lawn Chapel
Feneral
Arlington
Anna E. Klopfer
John Secor Jr
St. Margaret Mary Church
Gerald T. Buckley
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Father Buckley
St. Volumban’s
State of Washington
New York City
Ross D. Bentley
Polygraphic Company
Bentley
Stock Averages at Noon Across Markets Report
The noon stock summary shows the industrials at 889.74 up 1.92, railroads at 211.51 up 0.28, utilities at 162.22 up 0.22, with the composite average at 313.76 up 0.57 and total sales at 2,150,000. The report reflects active trading across the major sectors.
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North Pownal
Vets Memorial
Bill
Bennington Briefs
Pardon Tillinghast
St. Mary’s Guild
St. Peter’s
Church of England
Frank Silvernail
Robert Buck
N.Y. DuHamel
Julia Ryan
Richard Colegrove
Old Bennington
Bennington Village
Safford Street
Gage
Ford
Charles A. Harvey
Chrysler
John S. Marechal
Jefferson Ave
Harvey
Marechal
Pownal Center
Ralph Leonard
McDonald
Viet Nam
Bob Burke
Washington, D.C
Burke
Hut
Barry Zorthian
Zorthian
Saigon
Peyton Place
Lana Turner
Lloyd Nolan
Castleton State College
Cora B. Whitney
Hagerman
Betsy) Porter
Little Red Riding Hood
Joey LoPiccolo
Lisa Dickinson
David Linton
Greg LoPiccolo
Putnam Hospital
K of
Mrs. Pearl Putnam
State
Ironside
Dover
Wilmington - Dover
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
U.S
Tvaaeeian
Salem’s
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