Garden Club Teaches Landscaping At St Peters Meeting
Bennington Garden Club discussed safe parking, inviting facades, and plantings for public buildings at St Peters parish house. Slides by Mrs. Arthur Dewey and Mrs. Charles Tilgner III were analyzed with Charles Dewey III, landscape architect, focusing on Globe Union lot on North Bennington Road. Police Chief William Fox announced stricter mini bike enforcement on public roads, while Morgan's Power Equipment argued laws apply only to mini bikes on roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Garden Club
St. Peter’s Parish House
Arthur Dewey
Charles Tilgner III
Charles Dewey III
Globe Union Company
Bennington Road
William Fox
Morgan’s
North St
Mammoth Mart
Save-Way
Globe Union
Garden Club
Bennington Free Library
Bennington selectman Gerry Cornell resigns from board
The March 1969 Bennington town election results show Gerry Cornell leading in votes but announcing his intention to resign. Bennington officials consider options under Vermont law, including a special town election to fill the seat until the next regular election. Fellow selectman J Duncan Campbell praises Cornell's service amid plans to address interim zoning, water expansion, and a future town manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Cornell
Vermont
John H. Williams
Higgins
J. Duncan Campbell
Williams
Gerry Cornell
Board of Selectmen
Gerry
Labor Council Backing Was Informal in Bennington
Kenneth Clayton of Arlington, president of the Bennington County Labor Council, says no formal vote endorsed the Committee for Survival. He notes many members agree with the aims and a May 16 appearance by Leo Goodman, UAW counsel in Detroit, will be held in Bennington. Goodman will speak at 8 p.m. at St. Peter's parish house, sponsored by the Committee for Survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Clayton
Arlington
Bennington County Labor Council
Labor Council
Committee For Survival
Clayton
Council
Bennington
Leo Goodman
United Auto Workers Union
Detroit
U.S. Supreme Court
Goodman
St. Peter’s
St. Peter’s Parish House
CVPS Seeks Alternate Plan to Raise Funds
CVPS of Rutland asks the Public Service Board to approve a plan to raise 9 million through 3 million in first mortgage bonds and 300 000 shares of common stock to retire 7 million in short term notes used for Vermont Yankee nuclear plant investment and system upgrades.
TOPS Loser Is Winner At May Queen Event
Anita Galusha won the May queen title at Green Mountain TOPS for the greatest five week weight loss with 19 1/2 pounds. Diane Stewart was runner up with 17 pounds. Four members to Rutland for State Recognition Day include Marion Charest Irene Andrews Anne Lundergan and Lila Bruneau. Next meeting Monday will begin a new contest and remind members to bring items for the white elephant table. HOME ON LEAVE Howard Whitman son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Whitman Jr of Chapel Road has completed boat training at Great Lakes Naval Station Ill and is on 14 days leave He attended Bennighton Catholic High School and is a 1968 Mt Anthony Union High School graduate Enlistment was Feb 25 through Navy Recruiter Walter J Schuff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Mountain Tops
Anita Galusha
Diane Stewart
Rutland
Marion Charest
Anne Lundergan
Irene Andrews
Lila Bruneau
Howard Whitman
Charles E. Whitman Jr
Chapel Road
Great Lakes Naval Station
Ill
Bennington Catholic High School
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Navy
Walter J. Schuff
Agnew Invited To Vermont by Governor Davis
Gov. Deane C. Davis invited Vice President Spiro T. Agnew to Vermont this year. Davis said Agnew promised to try to attend a GOP fundraiser dinner in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
Deane C. Davis
Spiro T. Agnew
Vermont
Davis
Agnew
Flaherty Films May 17 and 18 at local high school
The Mayfest committee presents its fifth 1969 program on Saturday May 17 at 8 15 p m at the high school auditorium A Festival of Films of Robert Flaherty Part I features Moana of the South Seas 1926 silent Man of Aran 1924 sound Part II on May 18 screens Nanook of the North 1922 silent Louisiana Story 1948 sound Admission is free due to a foundation grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Flaherty
South Seas
Aran
North
Prison Fire Danger Warned by Expert
MONTPELIER UPI Bowling Green University professor Alfred Schnur warned the Vermont State Prison in Windsor could kill hundreds in a major cellblock fire. He urged replacing the 170 year old prison as a top correctional priority and said fire exits are outdated and all blocks cannot be unlocked at once. He criticized Lakeside Treatment Center and Chittenden County Jail and parts of Weeks School in Vergennes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
Bowling Green University
Vermont
Windsor
Alfred Schnur
Governors’ Commission On Crime Control and Prevention
Schnur
International Association of Police Chiefs
Pris
Lakeside
Chittenden County
Burlington
Weeks School
Ver- Gennes
Free Reflective Tape Program For Young Cyclists Saturday
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1332 will apply reflective tape to youngsters bicycles in a Lite A Bike program on May 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ernest Costa chairs the event with bike drop sites at North Bennington Firehouse Shaftsbury Firehouse and Bennington Armory. Tapes will be applied to rear fenders handlebars and front forks to improve visibility at night. The tape is the same material used on traffic signs and plates and visible up to 1500 feet. VFW members will inspect bikes for horn headlight rear reflector and brakes. Supported by the National Safety Council the program relies on tape donations from 3M Company. Over 12 million bikes nationwide have been taped in this program. Refreshments will be served by post and auxiliary members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Ernest Costa
Bennington State Armory
North Bennington Firehouse
Shaftsbury Firehouse
VFW
National Safety Council
3M Company
Fire destroys Southeast Vermont Community Action Council HQ
In Bellows Falls at 3:30 am a blaze destroyed the Southeast Vermont Community Action Council headquarters on Old Vermont Route 102. Fire officials could not save the building or records. cause and damage estimate are undetermined. The agency administers anti poverty programs including Head Start. Nor has the recent turmoil of its leadership affected coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockingham
UPI
Southeast Vermont Community Action Council
Bellows Falls
Richard Shore
Old Vermont
David S. O’neill
Chester
Anne Treat
Springfield
Driver Hurt In Shaftsbury
John J. Thomayer Jr. 17 of 207 Beech Street received chin cuts in a Route 67 crash in Shaftsbury Monday at 11 55 p m State police report He lost control of a 1968 Dodge striking 12 guard posts a concrete bridge and five more guardposts before overturning. The car was deemed demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Thomayer Jr
Beech St
Shaftsbury
Thomayer
Nixon withdraws Bove nomination as Virgin Islands governor
President Nixon formally withdraws the nomination of Peter Bove of Rutland Vermont for governor of the Virgin Islands. Bove, 63, pulled his name two weeks earlier after Senate Interior Committee Republicans refused to endorse him. The move lets Nixon weigh calls for a Black governor as Virgin Islanders favor electing a Negro governor amid a mostly Black population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPID
Nixon Monday
Peter Bove
Rutland, Vt
Virgin Islands
Bove
Senate Interior Committee
Nixon
Virgin Islanders
Movie Timetable at Harte Williamstown and Manchester
Inga a Swedish import plays at Harte Theatre with 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. shows. The Killing of Sister George starring Susannah York and Beryl Reed screens at Williamstown Cinema with 8 p.m. Mon-Thu and 7 and 8:45 p.m. Fri-Sun. Joanna with Genevieve Waite screens at Manchester Cinema 7:30 and 9:15 p.m. nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inga
Harte Theatre
Sister George
Susannah York
Beryl Reed
Robert Aldrich
Williamstown
Joanna
Genevieve Waite
London
Michael Larne
Manchester
Bennington Briefs Highlight Meetings and Local Events
Bennington news brief highlights a May 8 AARP meeting at the Methodist Church with Mrs. Nedra Hager speaking, refreshments by Bernice Ray and committee. Also listed are a housewares party, honors at Skidmore College, Vermont Veterans of Foreign Wars convention details, a St Peter’s Youth spaghetti supper, Eagles Cancer Fund dinner, Eastern Star meeting with Bible dedication, Little League tryouts, beauty shop closure, and other civic notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nedra Hager
Senior Citizens Center
Bennington
American Association of
Doctor Says Marijuana Dangerous at Vermont conference
New York City doctor Dr. Robert Baird, founder of Haven for drug addicts, urged a hard line on marijuana at a Vermont Education Department conference. He called marijuana dangerous, urged stricter penalties, and proposed psychotherapy for possession with escalating charges for selling to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baird
Confrontation on Marijuana at Mt Anthony High School
Cpl. Paul Huntley, state police safety education officer, spoke to about 400 Mt Anthony Union High School students in a Q and A session after prior film showing. He outlined legal, health, and societal concerns about marijuana and compared its effects with alcohol, noting rising synthetic hallucinogens and LSD trends while stressing marijuana's dangers and need for regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Paul Huntley
Bennington
Rutland
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mt. Anthony
Huntley
Vermont State Police
Hospital Notes May 5 1969 Admissions and Births
Hospital notes list admissions Carlo Del Tatto Yvonne Stone Bennington Arlene Huff Berlin NY Jane Decker Hoosick Falls Denise Allen Wilmington Melissa Keyes Pawlet Ella Bass Petersburg NY discharges Charles Ely Hoosick Falls and births a son to Mr and Mrs Ralph Woods of Jacksonville on May 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlo del Tatto
Yvonne Stone
Bennington
Arlene Huff
Berlin
N.Y
Jane Decker
Hoosick Falls
Denise Allen
Wilmington
Melissa Keyes
Pawlet
Ella Bass
Petersburg
Ralph Woods
Jacksonville
Vt Historians Meet at Rokeby
Ferrisburg hosts the Rowland E Robinson Memorial Association annual meeting at Rokeby on Sunday May 11 at 2 p.m. Officers will be elected and an entertainment program follows the business session. Speakers include Keith Wallace Waterbury Eleanor Newlin Shelburne Museum and William Russell Rokeby custodian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferrisburg
Rowland E. Robinson Memorial Association
Rokeby
Keith Wallace
Waterbury
State Farm Bureau
Eleanor L. Newlin
Shelburne Museum
William Russell
Wallace
Robinson
Obituaries North Brooklin and South Londonderry
William Trafford Teachout former Bennington County Farm Bureau agent dies of heart attack at home in North Brooklin He is survived by wife Marjorie three children nine grandchildren three sisters two brothers Memorial services held in North Brooklin and West Boylston Mass James K Aldrich 31 dies in South Londonderry born May 18 1937 to William and Edith Aldrich past noble grand of West River Lodge 24 Survivors include parents three brothers and a U S Army Korea veteran Private funeral services planned later
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Brooklin
Maine
William Trafford Teachout
Bennington County Farm Bureau
Essex Junction High School
University of Vermont
Sigma Nu Fraternity
West Boylston
Mass
Marjorie
Nancy (Teachout) Gardner
Margaret (Teachout
South Londonderry
James K. Aldrich
William
Edith
Pearson) Aldrich
West River Anchor Lodge
West River Lodge
Londonderry
Frank Aldrich
St. Johnsbury
Richard Aldrich
U.S. Army
Korea
Robert Aldrich
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Londonderry Rescue Squad
William J. Cobb
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Globe-Union
Dewey
Molly Stark
YMCA
CVPS
Flaherty Films
Bennington Briefs
Lillian E. Hurlburt
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
Miss Hurlburt
Paul Hurlburt
Putnam St
Department
Winooski
Lora Waters
VFW Auxiliary
Seattle
Wash
Wilma Costa
Waters
Bennington Aerie
F.C. Eagles
FOE
Eagles Hall
Cancer Fund
Order
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Bennington Aerie, FC
Eagles
Beech Street
Jean’s Beauty Boutique
Cpl. Huntley
Scribner
Charles Ely
California
Campbell
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