Garden club pledges funds for Battle Days planning
Bennington Fire Department members named committees for the August Battle Day celebration at a planning session. Chairmen include George Raymond trophies Jerry LaCroix floats Erwin Mattison fire sports Merton Cross kids day events Chief Joe Wassick invitations Leo Farrington refreshments with Ormal Pierce Sr. treasurer Former Chief Charles Sawyer as general chairman Mike Walker finance chair John P. Proud parade chairman. Next meeting May 17 at 8 p.m. Firemen appeal for further donations to finance the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Fire Department
George Raymond
Jerry LaCroix
Erwin Mattison
Merton Cross
Joe Wassick
Leo Farrington
Ormal Pierce Sr
Charles Sawyer
Mike Walker
John P. Proud
BSD Board Deliberates on Supervisory Union Voting Rules
BSD directors pressed to align with other boards in the supervisory union and to eliminate Viereck’s post amid a contentious voting process. They debated public record on executive discussions, budget items, and a June 29 annual meeting with items including a building project and Molly Stark School addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sleeman
Catherine Corcoran
Supervisory Union
BSD
Viereck
Louis Perrotta
Catherine
George
George Sleeman
Richard Sleeman
Perrotta
Supt. Sleeman
BSC
Sacred Heart School
Pleasant Street
Molly Stark
Three firms seek waivers from Vermont air rules
The Vermont Health Board holds a public hearing in Bellows Falls to hear requests from Brattleboro Kiln Drying and Milling Co Steamtown Railroad and Jennison Tree Service of Waterbury for waivers of air pollution regulations. The board will also review proposed rule revisions giving the director of industrial hygiene more discretion and will consider future federal licensing for Pumped Storage Project No 2 including potential land condemnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellows Fall
Vermont Health Board
Bellows Falls
Brattleboro Kiln Drying and Milling Co
Steamtown Railroad
Jennison Tree Service of
Waterbury
Director of Industrial Hygiene
Harry Ashe
Burr and Burton appoints new headmaster through board approval
The headmaster selection involved the entire Burr and Burton board with 12 minds on the decision. Pearl, a Barre resident 48, has degrees from UVM and Boston University and has held multiple school leadership roles in Danville Vergennes Thompson Academy Suffolk University Chandler School for Women and Burr and Burton program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Pearl
Nancy
Barre
UVM
Boston University
Harvard
Danville
Vergennes
Pear
Thompson Academy
Boston
Suffolk University
Chandler School For Women
Vermont
Burr and Burton
Vermont and New England Bishops Question Vietnam War Morality
The 14 Roman Catholic bishops covering Vermont New Hampshire Maine and Massachusetts questioned U S conduct in the Vietnam War in a Vermont Catholic Tribune open letter urging the war’s most rapid termination They said they were raising questions about moral issues and not judging the government if civilian deaths in Indochina were produced by U S military policies those policies violate civilian immunity and deserve moral censure
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
UPI
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Massachusetts
U.S
Bay State Man Dies in Dorset Motel Death
State Police report the death of 40 year old Leominster, Massachusetts man Richard P. Valeri found deceased in a Dorset motel. An autopsy by the state pathologist is pending to determine cause. Dr. Clifford B. Harwood of Manchester pronounced the death, with State's Attorney Neil S. Moss approving removal of the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leominster
Mass
East Dorset
Richard P. Valeri
Clifford B. Harwood
Manchester
Neil S. Moss
Flight school approved by VA at Bennington Airport
Bennington Aviation Inc announced the Veterans Administration has approved its flight training program. Qualified veterans may receive 90 percent of training costs toward a commercial pilot rating. Courses include Commercial Pilot, Instrument, Instructor, Instrument Instructor, Multi Engine, and Airline Transport Pilot ratings. Contact Mark Hamilton at the Bennington Airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Aviation Inc
Veterans Administration
Mark Hamilton
Bennington
Women Escape Injury In Depot Street Collision
A Bennington woman and a Rutland woman escaped injury when a 1963 Mercury sedan veered into a telephone pole on Depot Street at 10 20 AM. Jennie M Pratt 24 of Rutland drove the car with Helen Ketchum of Bennington as passenger. both refused medical aid. The Mercury had moderate right front damage. A second crash at County and Depot streets at 11 20 AM involved a 1966 VW bus driven by Anne Glass 27 of North Bennington and a 1957 Willys Jeep driven by Edward M Marshall 46 of Bennington. No injuries reported. Jeep unharmed and VW moderately damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Rutland
Depot Street
Jennie M. Pratt
Helen Ketchum
River Street
Mercury
County
Anne Glass
North Bennington
Edward M. Marshall
Park St
Depot
Cadet jailed in panty raid at Montpelier
A Norwich University cadet was jailed and another held on bail after a panty raid at Vermont College in Montpelier. David Silverman of Brooklyn New Hampshire is jailed for two counts of breach of the peace with assault, Richard French of Essex Junction is free on bail on a disorderly conduct charge. Police say cadets from Northfield swarmed dormitories late Sunday night and some girls reported minor injuries. It’s the second Vermont College raid this year and a Norwich springtime tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
Norwich University
Vermont College
Vermont District Court
Barre
David Silverman
Brooklyn
N.H
Richard French
Essex Junction
Silverman
French
Northfield Military College
Norwich
Youth arrested after antiwar protest at Harwood Union
James Brooks, 18, son of Vermont State Hospital superintendent Dr. George Brooks, was arrested for disturbing Harwood Union School in Duxbury after refusing to leave when asked. He appeared in Barre District Court and pleaded innocent to the charge. A preliminary hearing was set for Monday and he was released to his father. Brooks had led a march of about 60 demonstrators and a few parents to protest the Vietnam War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duxbury
UPI
Vermont State Hospital
Harwood Union School
Dux
James Brooks
Vermont
Barre
Donald Jameson
George Brooks
Waterbury
Brooks
Vietnam
Expectant Parent Classes Begin at Putnam Memorial Hospital
A series of eight classes for expectant parents starts Monday May 10 at 7 30 in the Nurses Home classroom at Putnam Memorial Hospital. A tour of maternity facilities and a labor and delivery film are included. Sponsored by the Vermont Department of Health with local physicians and hospital staff. Call Mrs. Alice Howes at 442 5900 or the hospital nursing department for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nurses’ Home
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Vermont Department of Health
Alice Howes
Health Department
Nursing Department
Velco plant hearing in Middlebury on site choices
Velco faces opposition as a hearing in Middlebury explains why four Addison County sites were picked for a 400000 kilowatt fossil fuel plant by 1976 and a nuclear plant twice that size by 1980. The Lake Champlain Committee opposes the sites and Ferrisburg residents form a committee to challenge inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury
VPI
Vermont Electric Power Co
Velco
Addison County
Lake Champlain
Ferrisburg
Davis aide pledges good service under highway redistricting plan
Ronald Crisman budget and management division director and committee chair says S 42 will deliver the same level of state services to Bennington as Rutland, with evolution not revolution in district reorganization. Selectmen protest loss of local office, but Crisman notes governor controls pace and safeguards exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Garden Club
Merchant's Bureau
Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce
Hiram G. Savage
Chamber
Savage
Bennington Planning Commission
Merchants’ Bureau
Art Roberts
Phil Hall
al Edmundson
Davis
Bennington
Ronald E. W. Crisman
Rutland
Crisman
Alexander B.R. Drysdale
Drysdale
Gov. Deane C. Davis
Edward R. Lamb
Joseph Caracciola
District 1
Committee On Administrative Coordination
Bennington LPNs Attend Cincinnati Conference
Mrs Ruth Metcalfe Mrs Helen Gardner Miss Natalie Hyland and Miss Ann Brennan all LPNs on the Putnam Memorial Hospital staff are in Cincinnati this week for the 30th annual convention of the National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service NAPNES They belong to the Practical Nurse Association of Vermont Inc District 6 Bennington chapter among hundreds of attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ruth Metcalfe
Helen Gardner
Natalie Hyland
Ann Brennan
Putnam Memorial Hospital
National Association For Practical Nurse Education and Service
Napnes
Practical Nurse Association of Vermont Inc
Bennington
Public lawyer weighs protest against insurance hike
Rutland attorney Arthur Crowley, hired to represent the public, says he may not protest the 13.8 percent auto premium increase for many Vermonters. He has not decided whether to file findings of fact with Banking and Insurance Commissioner Charles Black. The department had approved the hike but held a required public hearing after objections. Black is due to rule next week on implementing the rate increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
UPI
Black
Lyndon State Honors Newell With Esteemed Educator Award
Lyndon State College awards state senator and history professor Newell Lyndon S. Newell the Esteemed Educator of 1971 honor, presented May 1 by Stephen Long at an alumni dinner. The notice also recaps three 50 year graduates from the class of 1916, nursing profession updates, and Bennington High Class of 1961 reunion plans with missing member addresses requested for inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon
Graham S. Newell
Caledonia County
Lyndon State College
Alumni Association
Stephen Long
Thelma Crown
Lydia Colby
Ethel Wood
Thelma Burbank Henderson
Wells River
Senior Citizens Center Weekly Meeting Schedule
The Senior Citizens Club meets at 8 on Monday at the center for nominations and election of officers followed by a social time. The week includes arts and crafts on Tuesday puppet making and bowling at 3 on Wednesday social afternoon and refreshments on Thursday and a public card party at 8 on Friday with prizes and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senior Citizens Club
Bennington Briefs Youth Power For Hire and Local Events
BROC's Youth Power For Hire groups offers teens paid odd jobs this summer with contact 442-6827 and office at Hawks Building West Main. The Women's Fellowship meets May 12 at 9 30 a.m. at Mrs Roderick Humphreys home. Deerfield Valley Squares hosts a fifth anniversary dance May 22 at Wilmington High School 8 to 11 p.m. All Western square dancers welcome. Senior Citizens Club rummage sale May 14 and 15 at the Center. call 2-9362 or 7-7815 for pick up. Bennington Day Camp dues available from Bennington Chamber of Commerce. Chorus transportation needed for May 10 rehearsal in Manchester call Dee Ertell 447-7779. A crafts and bake sale May 14 at 452 Main St 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. funds United Counseling Service day treatment center. Kathleen Percey chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BROC
Youth Power For Hire
Youth Power
Hawks Building
West Main Street
Deerfield Valley
Dick Willard
Frank Prettie
Wilmington High School
Senior Citizens Club
Bennington Community Chorus
Manchester
Dee Ertell
T-Jen
Main St
United Counseling Service Day
Kathleen Percey
Funeral for Miss Adeline O LaFranchise Held at Sacred Heart
The funeral for Miss Adeline O. LaFranchise, longtime Scott Street resident, took place Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church with the Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial. Burial was at Park Lawn Cemetery with committal prayers by Pastor Rev. Charles Wallen. Relatives came from Ballston Spa, Newton, Pittsfield, Montreal, and nearby areas. she died Sunday at Benedict Memorial Hospital in Ballston Spa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adeline O. “Lena”’ LaFranchise
Scott Street
Sacred Heart Church
Charles Wallen
C.S.C
Vernon J. Belanger
Arthur J. Lauzon
J. Russell Carpenter Jr
Theodore O. Sausville
Henry Bourgeois
Park Lawn Cemetery
Father Wallen
Ballston Spa
N.Y
Newton
Pittsfield
Mass
Montreal
Can
LaFranchise
Benedict Memorial Hospital
Obituary of Alfred E Bennett 1891 80 White Creek NY
Alfred E Bennett 80 lifelong White Creek resident died unexpectedly Wednesday night at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Son of J Frank and Mary Rogers Bennett born April 7 1891 in White Creek. He helped in Bennett and Sisson General Store and later worked as a cattle dealer. Survived by wife Susie Rice and one distant cousin. Calling hours Friday 2–4 and 7–9 at Mahar Son Funeral Home. Burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. Funeral tentatively Saturday at 2 pm. Memorials to White Creek Methodist Church via the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred E. Bennett
White Creek
N.Y
Putnam Memorial Hospital
J. Frank and
Mary (Rogers) Bennett
Bennett & Sisson General
Susie Rice
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Park Lawn Cemetery
White Creek Methodist Church
Funeral Home
Bennington Sets Garbage Ordinance With Licenses
Bennington Selectmen adopted a town garbage ordinance that takes effect July 6. It requires regular collectors to obtain a license and pay 25 dollars for the first truck plus 10 dollars for each additional truck, with license stickers on the trucks. Private landfill users are not mandatory licensees or stickered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Hospital Notes Discharges and Listings in Vernacular
Hospital notes list patient names and towns including Albert Farquharson Peters burg New York and Miss Laura Gendron Hoosick Falls among discharges and names such as Mrs Viola Cooledge Arlington Master John Wilkinson Richard Mattison Alfred LaBrie James Lasher and Miss Mary Anne Burdick with North Pownal and Bennington as residence locations and Mrs Donna Andrews likewise noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Farquharson
Petersburg
N.Y
Viola Cooledge
Arlington
John C. Wilkinson
Richard W. Mattison
Alfred J. LaBrie
James Lasher
Bennington
Mary Anne Burdick
North Pownal
Laura Gendron
Hoosick Falls
Arthur W. Barber
James Westminster
Donna Andrews
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Garden Club
Bradford Hook & Ladder
Walker
Woodford
Great Northern
N.Y. Power
Federal Power Commission
BBS
Safford & Gage
N.E
Bay State
Dorset
House
Senate
Bennington Lpns
Lyndon State
Lpns
United States
Canada
Virgin Islands
Broadway
New York
LPN Association
Mrs. Metcalfe
Putnam St
Marilyn Kleinar
Cummings St
Williamstown
Benhi
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Susan Bailey
Alfred Davis
Phillip Forrest
Frances B. Frazier
Donald Holland
Robert L. Knapp
Shirley Lillie
Susan Parks
Joanne Spurrell
Dennis Yarosz
Sue-Ann Smith
Harold Winchell
Mitzi van Ness
Jean (Carbonaro) Kennard
King City
Calif
Senior Citizens Center
Bennington Briefs
Women’s Fellowship of the
Second Congregational Church
Roderick Humphreys
Adeline O. Lafranchise
Esso
Main
Depot Streets
St. Joseph College
Old Bennington
Navy
James A. Moore Jr
James A. Moore
Hicks Ave
Carolyn Comstock
Barber St
U.S. Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Sellers
The
Shea Agency Inc
ADV
Drysdales
Bennington Lions Club
Benmont Field
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
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