High School Students Hear Reports On Career Possibilities in Medicine
More than 150 county students attended a tenth annual medical careers program hosted by the Women’s Auxiliary to the Bennington County Medical Society at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Speakers included Dr. Dudley Baker, Dr. Francis Tomasi, and Mrs. Mildred Forman, detailing paths in nursing, pharmacy, radiography, laboratory work, and hospital administration. A hospital tour followed with group guides and refreshments to conclude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County Medical Society
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Richard B. Davis
Abraham Moskovitz
Philip Giddings
Dudeley Baker
Francis C. Tomasi
Mildred Forman
Frances Crozier
Ray
Neville
Laurence Barker
Clifford Harewood
Manchester
Dexeter Davis
John Mo
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births in Hoosick Falls Area
Admissions include Mrs. Ruth Watrous Pawlet Larry Poupart Wilmington Mrs Helen Lang Hoosick Falls Discharges list Mrs Bertha Hamilton Bennington Miss Kathie Calhoun Hoosick Falls Births report a Hoosick Falls couple Mr and Mrs Robert Rice 33 Mechanic St a son May 3 Mr and Mrs Walter Ryan Bovie Road a son May 3 Mr and Mrs Robert Houran Main Street North Pownal a daughter May 3
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Watrous
Pawlet
Larry Poupart
Wilmington
Helen Lang
Hoosick Falls
Bertha Hamilton
Bennington
Kathie Calhoun
Robert Rice
Mechanic St
Walter Ryan
Bovie Road
Robert Houran
Main Street
North Pownal
Area Funerals Highlight WWI Vet Olin S Smith
Military funeral services for Olin S Smith a World War I veteran who died at Albany Veterans Hospital were held at Mahar Son Funeral Home. The 86th Engineers Vermont National Guard conducted the firing squad and American Legion Post 13 led by Cmdr Baker presided. Relatives traveled from New York Massachusetts and nearby areas to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin S. Smith
Albany, N.Y. Veterans’ Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Veterans’ Lot
86Th Engineers
Vermont National Guard
Bennington
Robert J. Reynolds
Harold E. Andrews
Charles S. L’ Heureux
Griffin H. Smith
Ray W. Forrest
American Legion
Kenneth Baker
Edward Rood
Clarence Cross
Hugh Clark
Bennington Catholic High School
Ronald Walczak
Stephen White
Cmdr. Baker
Rood
Harold, William and Avery Smith
Louis Boutin
Police Radio Showdown Set Tonight
Bennington Village trustees plan a semi monthly meeting at 7 p.m. to decide on a new two way radio for the police cruiser. They previously accepted a 40 watt Motorola bid while a 25 watt Aerotron bid was rejected for not meeting specs. President Santarcangelo vetoed that decision. trustees may override. Topics include traffic congestion and hiring another officer.
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Bennington Village
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Motorola
Three Are Injured In Pownal Crash
A North Adams man and two Bennington residents were hospitalized after head on collisions near the Dugway Motel in Pownal. Gordon Noel, 36, was in critical condition with chest injuries. Barbara Ann Moon, 22, had a fractured nose and facial injuries. Clyde Chandler, 31, suffered a broken rib and cuts. All were treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital.
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North Adams
Mass
Moon
Clyde Chandler
Bennington
Noel
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Donald Shea
Lynn Harrington
Cross St
Harrington
Scott and
Safford
Main
Depot
College Girl Injured In Bike Mishap
Bennington College freshman Jane Mason Elkington, 18, of Penns Creek Pennsylvania, was taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital after a bicycle accident on Prospect Street near the fire station. Police say gravel on the shoulder caused her to lose control and fall, with X-rays planned as she recovers from head contusions and leg abrasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Bennington College
Jane Mason Elkington
Penns Creek
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Prospect Street
Lake Paran
Bennington Briefs Highlights From Local Meetings And Events
The Kings Daughters meet May 5 at 3 p.m. in the Bennington Free Library social room. The Scotch Foursome of Mt Anthony Country Club hosts a prize from Joseph Madkour of Central Super Market for its second night of play Wednesday with golf 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. dinner at 8 unless weather delays to 7 with a program. St Marys Guild of St Peters Church gathers Thursday at 12:45 for a pot luck lunch, a business meeting electing officers, a program on First Americans and an exhibit of their industries. F O Eagles meet tonight at 8 to elect officers. Surplus commodities are distributed Wednesday at the Village Garage from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Free
Joseph Madkour
Central Super Market
Mt. Anthony Country Club
St. Mary’s Guild of
St. Peter’s Church
Borden Graves
Vermont rainfall drop prompts bond plan and water study
Rain totals from 1958 to 1961 averaged higher than 1962 to 1964, with a drought dipping to 28 to 32 inches. The village plans a Bolles Brook pipeline study by Whitman and Howard Inc, surveying a route from Bickford Hollow to Burgess Road reservoir. Rights of way and watershed access are under negotiation as a bond vote and legislative changes could extend debt terms. Community actions include public display of rainfall data and a nurse conference attendance tally.
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Bennington
Boston, Mass
Whitman and Howard Inc
Bickford Hollow
Woodford
Village
Burgess Road
John H. Williams II
Williams
The
Water Department
Bennington Water Board Grants Temporary Faucet for Flats Residents
The Bennington water board acted to ease gasoline-contaminated water for Flats residents by approving a temporary faucet connected to the Hicks Corners to Globe-Union main. Seven families now haul water. a second faucet may follow if usage is prudent, with a winter shutdown planned to prevent freezing.
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Bennington Water Board
Bennington Flats
Hicks Corners
Globe-Union Inc
Flats
Water Board Publishes Conservation Hints
Bennington Village water commissioners approved a one day list of water saving tips to be printed on cards mailed with bills and distributed in downtown stores. The ten suggestions include repairing leaks, reducing flushes, quick showers, keeping water in the fridge, using a dish pan, full dishwasher and washer loads, minimal car washing, and letting nature water the lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
Mother Nature
Floyd Harmon
English-born Bennington resident James Webber dies at 87
James Webber, a native of England who came to the United States young and lived in Bennington for several years, died this morning at Fairview Nursing Home. Born October 27, 1877, he was a former railroad worker and last employed at Hotel Putnam. Survived by one daughter, Mary Webber, of Bennington. Funeral services pending at Gibney Haynes Kane Funeral Home.
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James Webber
England
Bennington
Fairview Nursing Home
Hotel
Putnam
Mary Webber
Rural Firemen Auction Planned for Beech Street Fire House
Bennington Rural Fire Department announces an auction on May 22 at 10 30 a m at the Beech Street Fire House to raise funds for a new firehouse. Contributors with articles to be picked up may call 26046 after 6 p m or other numbers 25206 29548 29307 77738 for pickup. Ward Edward O Dell 60 of 32 Bridges Rd Williamstown dies at North Adams Hospital. He served in World War II with the Seabees and leaves wife two sons a daughter and six grandchildren among others. Funeral arrangements are by John H Quinn Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Williamstown
Mass
Edward O'Dell
Bridges Rd
North Adams
North Adams Hospital
O’dell
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
William Joseph O’dell
Arthur Bratton
Seabees
Guam
Blanche Rosania
Ward Jr
Hinsdale
William Joseph O'Dell
Stock Averages at Noon Across Industrials Railroads Utilities
The Dow Jones and Co. Albany Noon report shows the industrial average at 925.02 up 2.91, railroads at 213.01 up .36, utilities at 163.254 up .46, and a composite average of 321.254 up .87 with sales totaling 2,520,000.
Time-Lapse Plant Films Presented At Bennington College
Robert H. Woodworth, Bennington College biologist, will show new time lapse plant films at 7 45 p m in The Barn Room 1. Made at the University of Florida under a Huber grant, the microscopic studies cover plant growth. The event welcomes college members townspeople and school pupils. Woodworth has a 30 film library and has lectured in Gainesville Plymouth Mass and beyond. He has taught at Williams Radcliffe and Harvard and conducted research in many regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Colege
Robert H. Woodworth
Woodsworth
University of Florida
Huber
Woodworth
Bennington
Enevirons
Gainsville
Fla
Gainesville
Plymouth
Mass
Bennington College
Williams College
Radcliffe College
Harvard University
Harvard Botanic Garden
British Columbia
Labrador
Panoama Canal Zone
Virgin Islands
Institute For Research In Tropical America
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Vincent Pizzano
AAUW
Lorraine Eastman
Mildred Jacobson
Putnam School of Practical Nurses
Robert Stout
Leon R. Eldred
Scott Neville
Area Funerals
Olins, Smith
Hudson, Rensselaer
Searsburg
Marie Talbot
Marie E. Talbot
Pittsfield General Hospital
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph F. Wiseman
Irving Daigneault
Burton Potter
Edward Maynard
Richard Durand
Lawrence Harrington
Harold Baldwin
Father Wiseman
Park Lawn Cemetery
Lawrence McAuliffe
C.S.C
Pittsfield
South Windsor
East Haven
Conn
Miss Talbot
Mrs. Jessie Shaver
Jessie M. Shaver
Shaftsbury
New Jersey
Hanson- Walbridge Funeral Home
Arlington
Adams
Harte Theatre
Sophia Loren
Marcello Mastroianni
John Wayne
Pownal
Doris Lauzon
Monument Avenue
Daniel Vu
Bryant
James Bailey
Salem
Bennington Briefs
F.O. Eagles
Helen Nolfe
Ruth Gates
Helen Halvorson
Danby
Mary D. Torrey
Vermont Heart Association
Rutland
Mt. Anthony
Order Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Louise Cusimano
William Cusimano
Bill
Darleen
Donna
Cusimano
Jennie Pellerin
Bradford Street
Hazel Guetti
Park Street Extension
Brandon
Brandon Training School
Peter Dale Guetti
Robert F. Joyce
Burlington
Institute of Management Sciences
Rafael’s
Latham
Hagerman
Joel T. Whittemore Jr
Diane Whitney
North St
Whittemore
Miss Whitney
Vermont
Air Force Association
Vermont Aeronautics Board
New York
Water Board
Globe Union
Robert Santway
Frost Road
Post Office
Elm Street
West Main Street
Gibney, Haynes & Kane Funeral Home
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Schick
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