Obituaries: Mrs Henry E Blake and Anna Purdy Die in Vermont
Obituary notices report Mrs Henry E Blake 74 of Bennington, later Ogdensburg, died at St Joseph Home after illness. Service at Fox Funeral Home with transfer to Mahar & Son. Survivors include daughters Ellie and Florence, grandson John Ellie. Anna Laura Purdy 99 of Manchester Center died at Equinox Nursing Home. lifelong county resident with flower garden interests. Funeral at Brewster Home, Manchester Center. burial in Dellwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth (Stuart) Blake
Henry E. Blake
Bennington
Ogdensburg
N.Y
Edmund J
Mary) Ellie
St. Joseph
William and
Mary (Fraser) Stuart
Bennington High School
Bliss Business College
North Adams
Mass
Blake
First Baptist Church
William G. Towart
Mt. Anthony Chapter 1
Order Eastern Star
Fox Funeral Home
Franklin St
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Alfred Scott
North Bennington
Vermont Cancer Society
Manchester Center
Anna Laura Purdy
Bennington County
Manchester
Equinox
Margaret (Hill) Purdy
Purdy
John Hitchcock
New York State
Celon Harwood
Nursing
Harwood
Robert
Dad) Purdy
Manchester Depot
Fairview Nursing Home
Brewster Funeral Home
Jerome J. Hevey Jr
Manchester Congregational Church
Dellwood Cemetery
Willow Park Entry Wins Contest
Bennington selects Willow Park as the new park name from Willow Road to Park Street north of Kocher Drive. Submitted by 11 year old Kathy Ann Shea, the prize includes a $10 scholarship and a trip to 4 H Camp Ondawa. Girl Scout Troop 245 will fund two willow trees to be planted at a future ceremony.
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Willow Road
Park Street
Kocher
Ondawa
Sunderland
Accident on Gypsy Lane Triggers Bennington Sirens
A report of a two-car collision on Gypsy Lane in Bennington drew sirens and two rescue ambulances, a tow truck, two State Police cruisers, and three troopers. An unidentified passenger suffered a whiplash injury. State Police later said they had no official incident report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Gypsy Lane
Union Carbide Announces Wage Increase in Bennington
Union Carbide Corp grants a general wage increase to all hourly workers at the Bennington plant. Plant manager E F Griffin announces a 5.47 percent raise, averaging 12.8 cents per hour. Affects 338 wage earners, effective May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Union Carbide Corp
E.F
Jeff) Griffin
Griffin
Union Carbide
Funeral for George H Benedict Prominent Bennington WWI veteran
The funeral for George H Benedict a longtime Bennington resident and World War I veteran drew a large crowd at St. Francis de Sales Church. Requiem High Mass was led by Rev Thomas Bransfield with services at Mahar and Son Funeral Home and a Bennington Police and Sheriff presence. Honorary bearers and an American Legion and Civil Air Patrol honor guard attended, with Mr Benedict buried in Park Lawn Cemetery after Rosary prayers led by Msgr Flanagan. Relatives from Chicago Mill East Middlebury and Arlington attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Benedict
Bennington
Arlington
St. Francis de Sales Church
Thomas Bransfield
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
James Kelly
Leo Nash
Hugh Clark
LeRoy Dunn
John Proud
John King
Mr. Benedict
Atty
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Bennington Lodge of Elks
John Maloney
George Greenslet
Bennington County Sheriffs Department
Donald Greenslet
Bennington Police Department
Bernard McDonald
Civil Air Patrol
Lester McDonald
Mitchell Kahwajy
CAP
American Legion Post 13
Edward Rood
John B. Harte
Howard Rudd
Arthur Simmons
Paul Michaels
John Ahearn
Bennington County
Francis B. Flanagan
Flanagan
Cmdr
Rood
American Legion
Kahwajy
Benedict
Jennie Masterson
East Middlebury
Chicago
Mill
Alumnae Reunion Draws Benning College Faculty Board
About 75 alumnae of Benning College and their husbands visited the campus last weekend for the Alumnae Reunion. Activities included a talk by architect Robertson Ward on proposed college buildings, a faculty concert by Orren Pernel Lionel Nowak and Gunnar Schonbeck, seminars across science art literature and music, plus a panel on current college attitudes with students. A Saturday cocktail at the Carriage Barn showcased Paul Feeley watercolors and drawings amid the alumnae events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington College
Robertson Ward
Orren Pernel
Lionel Nowak
Gunnar Schonbeck
Paul Feeley
Catherine Cumpston
Hugh Weede
Wayne, Pa
Stephen Murphy
New Haven
Conn
Stock Averages Noon May 2 1968 Dow Railroads Utilities
Stock averages from Dow Jones Bache & Co. Albany at noon May 2 1968 show 30 Industrials at 913.43 up 0.23, 20 Railroads at 240.38 down 1.41, 15 Utilities at 122.30 down 0.09, composite at 316.72 up 0.61, with volume 6,280,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Groundbreaking Ceremony Planned for Bennington College Science Building
A groundbreaking Saturday marks the start of the Elizabeth Harrington Dickinson Science Building at Bennington College. Donated by Fairleigh Dickinson Jr in honor of his wife, the two story modular wooden structure will expand science space from 10 000 to 32 000 square feet, double the science faculty, and be completed in September 1969 with Dickinsons attending a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Harrington Dickinson
Bennington College
Fairleigh Dickinson, Jr
Dickinsons
Rutherford, N.J
Dickinson
Becton, Dickinson and Co
New Jersey State Senate
Bennington
Richard S. Emmet
Edward J. Bloustein
Robertson Ward
Chicago
New York Military Academy
Williams College
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Prudential Insurance Co
Consolidated Cigar Corporation of New York
American Foundation of Pharmaceutical Education
The
Health Information Foundation
Bennington budget questions draw taxpayer concern
A lengthy budget analysis highlights high public concern over school budget increases and unexplained expenditures. Officials discuss a $30,000 cash surplus and a 1968 69 budget total of 1 748 768 with shifts in income and debt service aid. The article notes secrecy around certain spending details and urges full justification for every penny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MAUHS
BTPA
TOPS Organization to Organize Second Unit Monday Night
TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly plans a second unit in Green Mountain, meeting Monday at 7:30 in American Legion rooms. Men or women may attend to learn about TOPS. transportation is available by calling 2-4201.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Green Mountain
Oakes Campaigns Here Friday for Governor Bid
Atty. Gen. James Oakes of Brattleboro, GOP governor candidate, plans a Bennington visit Friday. He will tour Tansitor Electronics at 7:30 a.m., campaign on Main Street until noon, address the Rotary Club, tour Globe Union in the afternoon, attend a party at Mrs. J.A. Horne's home, and close with a Lions Club Fun O Rama appearance at Monument Plaza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Oakes
Brattleboro
GOP
Bennington
R. Marshall Witten
Witten
Oakes
Tansitor Electronics
Main Street
Margaret Lane
Lions Club
Monument Plaza
Hospital Notes May Day 1968 Admissions and Births
Hospital notes for Wednesday May 1 1968 list admissions Joseph L Murray Eagle Bridge NY Louis Moore Bennigton Charles Cole Shaftsbury Discharges Mrs Mae Stone Manchester Center Mary Inavitch Anthony Pokines Hoosick Falls Births Mr and Mrs Roger Corbett 78 Elm St Hoosick Falls a daughter May 1 Mr and Mrs Edward Flynn P O Box 99 Hoosick Falls a son May 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Murray
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Louis Moore
Bennington
Charles Cole
Shaftsbury
Mae Stone
Manchester Center
Mary Inavitch
Anthony Pokines
Hoosick Falls
Shane Becker
Thomas F. Moore
Joan Jones
Alton Robinson
Patrick M. Chapman
Sandra Peckham
Pownal Center
Roger Corbett
Elm St
Edward Flynn
P.O. Box
Mt Anthony boards seeks student workers and reviews boiler issues
Mt Anthony Union High School guidance leaders reported more summer job openings for students than applicants. Jobs range from lawn care to resort work with wages tips and room and board. The Neighborhood Youth Corps allows 14 year olds to work in non profits. The board also discussed a failing furnace at Beech Street Elementary and planned replacement. Budget review was postponed pending clarification of the district treasurer duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union High School
George Sleeman
Sleeman
Bennington
Cooperative Project
Michael L. Russo
Russo
Raymond C. Roy Jr
Beech Street
Phillip R. Vierick
Molly Stark
Eugene Clark
Instructional Media Committee
Howard F. Kelley
South Supervisory Board
Bennington School District Inc
Nancy E. Hollenbeck
Gesell
Ford Foundation
Bennington Club Festival Saturday Afternoon Dinner Dance
The Bennington Club holds its annual Spring festival on Saturday with the committee led by Mr and Mrs George Cushing Mr and Mrs Chester Taylor Mr and Mrs Alden Harbour Mr and Mrs Gerald Finnegan Dr and Mrs William J Burnham and Mr and Mrs Herbert Thomas. A roast beef dinner runs from 7 to 8 followed by entertainment and dancing. Reservations are urged early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Club
George Cushing
Chester Taylor
Alden Harbour
Gerald Finnegan
William J. Burnham
Herbert Thomas
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John C O’neill
Castleton
John C
Nellie) O’neill Sr
Rutland Hospital
St. John’s Church
Hillside Cemetery
Altar Rosary Society
Frank H. Schuster
Gage St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Perkinsville
Frank
Madeline
Werner) Schuster
Sacred Heart School
Williamsport
Wayland
Sarah Ann Cooke
Brooklyn
Sacred Heart Church
Holy Name Society
Cecilia Didas
Mahar & Son Funeral
Mt. St. Mary’s
East Providence
R.I
Kathy Ann Shea
Willow Park
Robert Kennedy TV
Mrs
Lucy Carnavan
Safford and Gage Sts
Channel 11
Channel 5
Channel
Yankees
White Sox
Alias
John Preston
Better TV Inc
Main St
Bennington Briefs
Senior Citizens Community Center
Manchester, Dorset and Bennington
Ptas
John T. Carmody Jr
William H. Fox
W.earle Forman
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
Carbondale, Ill
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation
Department of Outdoor Recreation of
Southern Ill. University
Emerson
Specia
W.S. Hall
Tops Organization
Harte Theatre
Katharine Hepburn
Bosley Crowther
Umbia Pictures
Stanley Kramer
Eductior
Spencer Tracy
Sidney
Katharine
Poitier ' Hepburn
Technicolor
Clint Eastwood
Lee van Cleef
Eli Wallach
Techwiscope
Hope Enterprises
Bennington Club Festival
Etka
Elvis Presley
Joe
Glen Ford
Angie Dickinson
National General Pictures
Joseph Janni
Terence Stamp
Dave Carol White
Poor Cow
Nell Dunn
Kenneth Loach
Donovan
Donovan Sheree
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