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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1965

Page

12

Shepherd of the Streets keynote at Vermont Episcopal convention

The Rev. James A. Gusweller of New York City will keynote the 175th annual Episcopal Diocese of Vermont convention in St Albans She will preach at St Luke's Church Friday at 8 pm His work in housing and immigrant outreach is highlighted in John Ehle's book He also leads a community center on West 84th Street Bishop Butterfield will preside over the meeting with 46 priests and about 150 lay delegates from 47 parishes and missions Meals will be served at Bellows Free Academy convention runs Friday afternoon to Saturday lunch.

James A. Gusweller St. Matthew’s St. Timothy’s Church New York City Episcopal Diocese of Veremont St. Albans Father Gusweller St. Luke’s Church New Jersey John Ehle St. Matthew’s and St. Timothy’s West 84Th Street Harvey D. Butterfield Versmont Vermont Bellows Free Academy Stanley H. Irving

Thief Fails as Manager Switches Satchels, $11,000 Gone

Fair Haven Vermont police report a robber failed to flee with $11,000 after store manager Raymond Hurlbut swapped satchels just before departure, leaving the thief with a bag of rags. Howard Rooker, 37, was arrested on robbery charges.

Fair Haven UPI Raymond Hurlbut Hurlbut Howard Rooker

Hospital Notes Admissions List By Towns

Admissions record shows names of patients including Miss Marlene Grenier Master Herman Lane Hoosick Falls Master John Blake Benington William H Bell Shaftsbury Eugene Bond Dorset Truman Green Whitingham Miss Joanna Burke East Rupert Discharges include Mrs Helen Lang Hoosick Falls Mrs Grace Costorf Manchester Center Raymond Baker Richard Bogardus Mrs Janet Vince Mrs Mark Salvatore Miss Gladys Taylor Treffley Jarvis Wilmington noting hospital intake and exits by town across several communities.

Marlene Grenier Herman Lane Hoosick Falls John Blake Benington William H. Bell Shaftsbury Eugene Bond Dorset Truman Green Whitingham Joanna Burke East Rupert Helen Lang Grace Costorf Manchester Center Raymond Baker Richard Bogardus Janet Vince Mark Salvatore Gladys Taylor Bennington Treffley Jarvis Wilmington

Pownal Youth Hit by Bullet

William Darling a 17 year old of Pownal suffered an accidental .22 caliber gunshot wound to the right upper arm while loading his pistol after fishing in a river. He was alone, treated at Dr James E Surgenor Williams town Massachusetts, then transferred to North Adams Hospital where doctors removed the bullet and he was reported in good condition.

Pownal William Darling Darling James E, Surgenor Williamstown Mass North Adams

Funeral for Mrs Jessie Shaver in Arlington

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home in Arlington for Mrs. Jessie Shaver who died in Bennington Sunday. The Rev Granville Greenwold officiated and gave committal prayers in Troy New York. A memorial service will be held Friday in Upper Montclair at the Watchung Congregational Church where she was a long time member.

Shaftsbury Hanson - Walbridge Arlington Jessie Shaver Bennington Upper Montclair N.J Granville Greenwold Troy N.Y Shaver Watchung Congregational Church C.R A.B. Hawkeins Eagle Square Albert Mattison Jennie Sherwin Walton Nellie) Harrington North Bennington Merle Gertrude) Ross Springfield Mass Percey Hanson Walbridge Center Shaftsbury Cemetery

State Mental Health Chief To Speak at UCS Dinner

Dr. Jonathan P. A. Leopold, commissioner of Vermont Health Mental Health, will keynote the United Counseling Service of Bennington County dinner at the Paradise Restaurant on Monday May 10. The former Niagara County Health official will address officers, trustees, and members as UCS highlights include amendments to the articles and a vote. Reservations by May 7 are required. UCS membership starts with a $1 donation.

UCS Jonathan P. A. Leopold Vermont Department of Mental Health United Counseling Service Bennington County Paradise Restaurant Buffalo N.Y Leopold University of Buffalo Medical School Walter Reed Army Hospital Buffalo General Hospital Meyer Memorial Hospital Niagara County Vermont State Hospital Brandon Training School Frederick B. Wolf Francis B. Flanagan St. Francis de Sales Church

Bennington Briefs May Fellowship Day at Shaftsbury Methodist

Community notes from Bennington and nearby towns include United Church Women observing May Fellowship Day at Shaftsbury Methodist with 12:45 arrival and a 1 p.m. lunch, plus donations for Waterbury State Hospital. Bennington College speaker Jane Carter will discuss the Economic Opportunity program. Gordon Noel of North Adams improves after a recent auto accident in Pownal. Thirteen Bennington Catholic High School athletes received state champion jackets at a Banner banquet. Navy signalman Allan R. Skoblow serves aboard USS Independence deploying May 10.

United Church Shaftsbury Methodist Church Waterbury State Hospital Jane Carter Benenington College Bennington Catholic Bill Brooks Alan Plante Donald Chaffin Alan Legacy Dennis Hart Tim LeRay Allan R. Skoblow U.S. Navy Marie Skoblow Pleasant St Independence Western Pacific U.S. Seventh Fleet Cape of Good Hope Indian Ocean

Granville man pleads not guilty in fraud arraignment

A special Municipal Court arraignment Wednesday afternoon entered a not guilty plea for John J. Desbrais 25 of Granville NY to a fraud charge. He is held on $500 bail. The state alleges a July 27 1964 incident in which Desbrais gave a bad check for $65 to David Moriarty of North Bennington.

John J. Desbrais Granville N.Y Desbrais David Moriarty North Bennington

Putnam's Robert Stout To Head Hospital Group

Robert D. Stout, administrator of Putnam Memorial Hospital, named president elect of the Vermont Hospital Association at the Woodstock spring meeting. Frederick A. Hale of Mary Fletcher Hospital moved to presidency, replacing Thomas F. Hennessey who becomes administrator of Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick, Mass. Stout also named alternate delegate to the American Hospital Association. Panelists discussed the DeBakey Report and its Vermont implications, with emphasis on regional centers, diagnostic centers, heart disease, strokes, cancer research, and personnel training. A bill for study and potential federal legislation, $10,000 allocated for Vermont, was outlined with participation from UVM and professional groups. John Beery spoke at luncheon. a business session followed.

Robert D. Stout Putnam Memorial Hospital Vermont Hospital Association Robert J. Slater University of Vermont Medical College Frederick A. Hale Mary Fletcher Hospital Burlington VHA Woodstock Woodestock Thomas F. Hennessey Springfield Hospital Leonard Morse Hospital Natick Mass Stout State Association American Hospital Association Dee Bakey Vermont Congress Veremont Gov. Hoff University of Vermont Des Bakey College of Medicine UVM Frank Houghton Rutland Hospital Robert Raplin Brightlock St. Johnsbury John Beery de Goesbriand Memorial

Vermont 150 member House plan apportionment breakdown

UPI reports the proposed 150 seat Vermont House plan assigns districts and representatives across cities towns and counties. It lists Burlington Winooski Rutland City Rutland Town Mendon Chittenden and others with counts from 9 to 2 plus numerous single representative towns and combinations. The article enumerates many named places including Brattleboro St Albans Montpelier Barre City Hartford Norwich Colchester South Burlington Essex Jericho St Johnsbury Rockingham Westminster Putney etc and concludes with a long list of one representative towns and combinations.

Fairfax Springfield Baltimore Barre City Hartford Norwich Hartland Montpelier St. Johnsbury South Burlington Essex Jericho Rockingham Westminster Putney Athens Colchester Milton Georgia South Hero Westford Middlebury Weybridge Ripton Barre Town Orange Newport City Newport

Bennington hires Seattle teacher for summer non Western civ course

The Ford Foundation curriculum project votes to hire Douglas Smart of Nathan Hale High School Seattle to teach a non Western civilization course at Bennington during the 1965 summer. He will lead local teachers Lester Jipp David Jareckie Bernard Leamy in developing the course for next year.

Bennington Douglas Smart Nathan Hale High School Seattle Wash Smart Lester Jipp David Jareckie Bennington High School Bernard Leamy North Bennington High School W. Philip Walker Pat Sherman Bennington College Eupha Bonham Pauline Arasim Marion Tifft Walker

Readsboro Obituaries and Shaftsbury Notices

Readsboro and Shaftsbury obituaries detail the deaths of Giovanna Dante Marona 55 and Jay C Mattison 73 with service plans and burial details. Other items note Mary Elizabeth Kelley’s death at Boston Children’s Hospital and Hans Gaye’s unexpected death in Shaftsbury, plus local summer school program openings and drama course plans at area schools.

Car Damaged In Shaftsbury

State police report a car driven by Theodore W. Becker 28 of Chapel Road was moderately damaged in an accident on Buck Hill Road Shaftsbury early Tuesday afternoon. Becker was traveling west when the left rear axle snapped near a hill brow causing the left rear wheel to depart, the car leaving the highway and striking an earth embankment. No injuries were reported.

Theodore W. Becker Chapel Road Buck Hill Shaftsbury Becker

Secretary Guilty in Fatal Vermont Car Crash

A Windsor Municipal Court jury convicted Cheryl Findley, 19, of careless and negligent driving resulting in the death of Mary Williams, 67, after a Wilder auto crash on November 11. Judge Peter Plante postponed sentencing to May 18. The report also covers Vermont Education Department funding requests for programs aiding mentally handicapped children, including calls to expand allowable funds beyond educable students to trainable ones.

Woodstock UPI Wilder Windsor Peter Plante Cheryl Findley Mary Williams

Jobless Claim Measure Dies In Vt House

The Vermont House rejected by voice vote a bill to enable workers who quit for good personal reasons to collect unemployment immediately. It would remove the usual waiting period, costing the jobless reserve fund about $113,000 annually. Rep. Ralph Stafford called the measure a subsidy for professional loafers.

Klansman Loses Bid In Georgia Legislature Race

ATLANTA UPI Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon Calvin Craig failed to win a seat in the Georgia legislature in a special primary that nominated 11 Negroes and ousted lieutenants of former segregationist Gov. Marvin Griffin. Among the Negroes nominated was Julian Bond of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. The election names Democratic and Republican candidates for 141 of 205 seats due to a federal court ordered reapportionment.

Atlanta UPI Ku Klux Klan Calvin Craig Georgia Marvin Griffin Julian Bond Civil Rights Stueent Non-Violent Coordinating Committee House

Lawmakers Back LBJ's Policies

Vermont House passes a resolution backing President Johnson's foreign policy in the Dominican Republic and Vietnam. The measure, approved without dissent, moves to the Senate for consideration.

De Gaulle Urges U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Dominican Republic

Paris President Charles de Gaulle condemned U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic and called for the withdrawal of American troops, signaling strong French opposition and a push for deescalation amid the crisis.

Paris UPI Charles de Gaulle U.S Dominican Republic

Moose Notes Cribbage Winner At Sunday Tournament

Arth ur Bronson won the cribbage tournament as Moose notes recount a steak supper after the event. The Legion of the Moose Frolic is planned for May 22 and 23 and installation of officers occurred April 27 with Fred Harwood as governor and a slate including Vernon Hollister John Behan and Ralph Knapp. An auction is set for this Saturday and the kitchen will be open Friday night 6 to 10:30.

Arthur Bronson Legion of the Moose Fred Harwood Vernon Hollister William Plante Gerald Campbell Warren Church John Behan Ralph Knapp

One of Few Shakers Dies in Colony at Canter bury

Canterbury New Hampshire UPI reports Ida F Crook 78 a longtime Shaker associate minister and trustee at the Shaker Colony died Wednesday She joined the Shaker Society at Valley Falls Rhode Island at age 10 She is survived by a niece Constance Brennan of Dorchester Boston

Canterbury N.H

Stock Averages Report From Dow Jones At Noon

Stock averages listed by Dow Jones Bach & Co Albany show the industrials at 932.62 railroads 214.38 utilities 162.28 and a composite average of 323.28. Totals indicate 2 830 000 shares traded with a .40 value.

Dow-Jones—Bach ¢& Co Albany

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