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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1962

Page

2

Industry Management Development Meeting Dinner Attended by 41

The final meeting and dinner for the 4th Industrial Management Development Group was held at Mt. Anthony Country Club with 41 attending. YMCA president Herbert H. Leonard presided and congratulated the participants. Certificates were presented to company representatives and their men from Polygraphic Tansitor Electronics Dodge Fibers Warren Wire Union Carbide Sprague Electric. Robert Mitchell of Schenectady spoke on supervisor responsibilities, stressing knowledge attitudes skills and habits as keys to success.

Bennington Area Ymca and Area Industries Mt. Anthony Country Club Herbert H. Leonard YMCA Daniel D. Pierce Industrial Management Club Thomas F. Rogers Polygraphic James Davis Harold W. Haner Marian H. Rice Tansitor Electronics Robert Russ Edward C. Carroll Robert J. van Ness James J. Myers Dodge Fibers Clement P. Gilchrist Herbert L. Ballou Frederick J. LeBlanc Ralph E. Prouty Warren Wire John Barber Robert L. Wilcox Ben Mont Lee Shoemaker Michael R. Romano William T. Long Robert A. Kuhn Union Carbide Robert Mihuta Lyman L. Conger Sprague Electric Hugh van Zelm John E. Gardner Charles Whiteman Maurice LaFond Robert C. Utman Robert Mitchell Schenectady N.Y Mitchell

Rosary Altar Society Host Mrs Nash Talk at Meeting

The Rosary Altar Society of St. Francis de Sales Church met at Bennington Catholic High School cafeteria. Msgr. Flanagan spoke on newly purchased altar vestments and linens. Fr. Dodge was introduced and welcomed. Mrs. Nash summarized the Sisters of St. Joseph arrival, ending with the poem Mother of a Nun.

The Rosary Altar Society St. Francis de Sales Church Bennington Catholic High School Francis Flanagan Joseph Dodge Anthony Brackett Brackett Gertrude Nash Sisters of St. Joseph

Aiken Proposes World Bank Help for United Nations

Senator George D. Aiken urged that the World Bank devote part of its profits to aid the United Nations. He said this should not replace the administration bid to buy half of a 200 million dollar U N bond issue. Aiken spoke to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as approval waits from President Kennedy.

Washington George D. Aiken R-Vt World Bank United Nations Aiken U.N Senate Comromise Kennedy Senate Foreign Relations Committee Treasury Douglas Dillon International Monetary Fund

Jaycees to Elect New Officers Here Monday

The Bennington Jaycees annual meeting will be held Monday night at the Old Bennington schoolhouse. Officers will be elected and the Home Show plans discussed. Candidates include Theodore Bird and Richard Nagel for president, with other posts filled by Richard Torrey Ted Winslow Carmen Napolitano Jon Kennedy Philip McKenna and Richard Ralph. Bob Harrington retires after two years as president. The board chair will be named later this month.

Bennington Jaycees Bennington Jaycee John A. Burgess Theodore Bird Richard Nagel Bob Harrington Richard Torrey Ted Winslow Carmen Napolitano Jon Kennedy Philip McKenna Richard Ralph

East German corporal flees to West Berlin in combat uniform

An East German army corporal fled to West Berlin Thursday night while in combat uniform and fully armed. Police said another man attempting to escape over the wall in the French sector was arrested by East German border guards.

Berlin West Berlin Wall

Mrs. Ryan Retires After Ten Years At Thomson Mfg

Julia N. Ryan of 104 Valentine St retires from Thomson Mfg Co after ten years. She was honored with a Wednesday dinner at Mt. Anthony Country Club attended by sixty colleagues and two company owners’ representatives. An orchid corsage and a monetary gift followed at the plant ceremony Thursday. Ryan joined the firm at its 1952 formation and served as chairlady of finishing. She plans to relax now and perhaps travel later.

Thomson Company Julia N. Ryan Valentine St Thomson Mfg. Co., Inc Mt. Anthony Country Club Ethel Bruso Beech St Anna Bahan North Branch St Ryan William M. Thomson Jefferson Heights Kenneth Thomson South Shaftsbury Jane Willis North Bennington Hagerman Thomson Mfg. Co. Inc

Three Drivers Face Municipal Court Rulings

Municipal Court Judge Eugene V. Clark heard three defendants on Friday. Edward F. McGuire Jr. and Donald H. Cottrell, both charged with careless and negligent driving with accident resulting, pleaded not guilty and were released on $50 cash bail. Asa E. Thomas pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, with a prior not guilty plea. he was fined $75 and $8.10 in court costs.

Eugene V. Clark Edward F. McGuire Jr Hoosick Falls N.Y John B. Harte Donald H. Cottrell North Bennington George M. Fienberg Asa E. Thomas East Arlington Thomas

Infirmary Annex Bid At Vergennes School

The N C Flagg Co of New Castle New Hampshire appears as low bidder on a project to build an infirmary annex at Weeks School Vergennes. Bid stands at 66500 authorized by the 1961 Legislature. Swanton border patrol HQ planned for immigration use in Vermont town.

Montpelier N.C. Flagg Co New Castle N.H Weeks School Vergennes Swanton Winston L. Prouty General Services Administration Border Patrol Vermont-Quebec Prouty Senate Public Works Committee House

Mrs Allen C Miller obituary notes Cambridge birth and Army son

Mrs Allen C Miller 48 of Cutler Street former Mildred Anderson died Friday night at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a day as a patient. Born October 14 1913 in Cambridge MA she married Allen Miller November 15 1936. Survived by husband son Cpl Peter A Miller daughter Mrs Kenneth Laughlin cousin Mrs Marshall Messenger. Funeral Monday 2 pm Mahar Son Funeral Home officiated by Rev Stephen C Greene with entombment Park Lane Chapel and spring burial at Grandview Cemetery North Bennington.

Allen C. Miller Cutler Street Mildred Anderson Putnam Memorial Hospital Miller Cambridge Mass Walfred Signe (Haagstrom) Anderson Manchester N.H Allen Miller Cpl Peter A. Miller U.S Jacksonville N.C Kenneth Laughlin North Adams Marshall Messenger Boston Mahar & Son Stephen C. Greene Second Congregational Church Park Lane Grandview North Bennington

Former Soldier Indicted for Aid To Soviet Agent

George John Gessner, a 25 year old former soldier, was indicted by a federal grand jury on six counts for providing information about nuclear weapons to a Soviet agent. The indictment cites specific information transferred to the agent.

Kansas City, Kan George John Gessner Gessner

Grass Fires Reported Across Bennington Area

Grass fire season prompted four afternoon calls in the Bennington area. Shaftsbury crews tackled fires in South Shaftsbury and North Shaftsbury near Lake Shaftsbury and Bliss Helett property, with the second blaze burning four to five acres but brought under control within 45 minutes. Bennington firefighters also extinguished grass fires at 211 Beech Street and Elm Street Extension.

Bennington Shaftsbury South Shaftsbury Bennington Flats Lake Shaftsbury North Shaftsbury Bliss Helett Beech St Elm Street

Benhi 94 Leads Village Schools In Spring Attendance

Attendance figures from the Bennington Graded School District show Bennington High School at 94 percent, Bennington Elementary 91 percent, and Cora B. Whitney 89 percent. Notable top performers include Grade 9 at 96.6 percent and Miss Rugg in fifth grade at 96.3 percent with multiple perfect attendances across grades 12 through kindergarten.

Benhi Bennington Graded Superintendent of Schools Bennington High School Bennington Cora B. Whitney Miss Rugg Bendi

Dairy Supports Continued From Page One

Agriculture department maintains price supports for butter cheese and non fat dry milk with reduced buying prices. Butter will drop 2.5 cents per pound cheese 1.9 cents and non fat dry milk 2 cents under the program.

Agriculture Department Freeman

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Jaycees Delaware and Hudson Rutland Railway Rouses Point Rutland ICC New York Vermont Border Headquarters Burlington Champlain Valley Weather Bureau Lamolle Winooski Missisquoi Mrs. Allen C. Miller Vermont Transit Lines Washington Ave Joseph Cleveland Carol Cumm Austin DeBell Thomas Farnum Karen Killen Connie Lewis James McSherry Robert Morrissey Charles Nolfe Marian Norcross Barbara Patterson Sandra Powell Judith White Janet Wright John DesLaurier Robert Fischer Gary Harbour Judith Harper Paul Hurlburt Robert Maul Philip Randall Susan Riley Frederick Adler Jerry Bushee Sheila Cushman Monica Goss Kathy Graham Betty-Ann Harmon Henry Haskell Lorelei Lewis Wallace Mook Beverly Mould Carolee Palmer Linda Patterson Linda Rogers Sally Sanders Jane Shoemaker John Bushee Christopher Conway Richard Day Julia Farnum Beverly Gates Wallace Harrington Lillian Hurlburt April Mattison Gerald Mattison Frances Morin Lynn Oldendorph David Ordway Sara Robbins Joan Sibley Donna Strobridge Robert Walker Lynn Baker Rita Brown Susan Brownell Susan Emond Charles Harvey Janet Hayes Andrea Kapetan Duane Knapp Neil LaChant Joanne Pello Richard Prentiss Dan Shultz Barbara Tinkham James Welch David Wilkinson Diane Beecher Gregory Blake Gerald Colvin Ruth Gavin Clifton Johnson Gary Jones Lloyd Killen Marshall Knapp Jane Lackey John Mook Kathy Mould Nicholas Santo Martha Wolf Charles M. Decker Sharon Colvin Jeffrey Pello Gail Jon Emerson Kimberly Cook Catherine Flory Paul Riddie Michael Ritchie Gail Rice Rebecca Arrison Jack Carey David Carrier Carol Christie Brian Coxsee Lucie A. Rugg Margaret Brunina Robert Bushee Carol Colvin Janet Flory Sheila Iskowitz Francis Morrissey Dorothy Brownell Bradley Davis Patricia Gibney Rebecca Grant Peter Graves Ann Jensen Kathy Croft James Day Randy Mook Roy Squiers Joan Walkers Evelyn Perkins Colleen Andrews Jeanne Prouty Sylvia Alcorn Robert Blodgett Donald Colvin Stephen Eddington Vernon Pierce Betsy Emerson Dennis Haper Michael Lachant Christopher Thurber Brian Ulrich Anna Senecal Richard Brunina Colleen Burgess Roxie Bushee Tony Cooke Shaign Damon Jack Irons Elaine Kafka Elizabeth Kehoe Bette Baker Cheryl Cook Patricia Morrissey Margaret Muchmore Wendy Hadwen Anne Miller Fannie P. Horst Frances Brooks Jane Gil Virginia E. Horst Michael Maguire Joyce Lisby Hillside Jeffrey Hall Richard Roy Matthew Cook Ann Humphreys Raymond Tinkham Anne T. Lundergan St. Peter’s Scott Buchanan Timothy Burgess Mark Butler Christine Galvagni Agnes Jackson Gail Mattison Florence R. Kinsley Jeffrey Crawford Jeffrey White Norma Marsh Cynthia Colvin James Lacroix Robert Petitt America’s Best Sei Buy Amassado Precision MA Bobbin Fienberg Veron Ree Sheen Fore Sineer CO USA Amd Harry Eastman Main & Depot Sts
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