Investment Forum Hears Analyst Speak
Area attorneys, certified public accountants and life insurance underwriters attended the Trust Investment Forum at Vermont National and Savings Bank located at 338 Main St. Nathan Bugbee of West Newton Massachusetts, representing Standish Ayer and McKay in Boston, spoke on Portfolio Analysis. He was introduced by John L. Daly Brattleboro trust officer. William S. Tucker Brattleboro bank president and trust officer welcomed attendees, with Leonard H. Brown Bennington office manager presiding.
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Vermont National and Savings Bank
Bank
Main St
Nathan Bugbee
West Newton
Mass
Standish, Ayer and McKay
Boston
Bugbee
John L. Daly
Brattleboro
William S. Tucker
Brattlebro
Leonard H. Brown
Bennington
Trust Investment Forum
William I. Tucker
Buckler
Water Board approves Knapp Drive plan for four to six homes
Bennington Village water commissioners gave Edward L. Knapp Jr. the green light to proceed with Knapp Drive development and ordered 200 feet of six inch pipe installed at his cost. The board also seeks clarity on a 1959 agreement affecting Woodward's Stark Street project and authorized BCIC to add a tap for a new plant in Brooklyn District.
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Bennington Village
Edward L. Knapp Jr
Frank St
Knapp
Gage Street
Hilda Hurley
Francis Woodward
Stark Street
The
Water Board
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Woodward
Cmsr
Floyd Harmon
John H. Williams II
Dewey
Alfred Ellett
Bennington County Industrial Corp
Vermont Container Corp
BCIC
Brooklyn
Sewer Project Bid Opening Delayed One Week
The town postpones the bid opening for the Clark's Woods sewage interceptor lines by a week after Charles A. Maguire and Associates of Boston flagged wage-rate stipulations in the contract. Alma Langlois, Selectmen's Agent, said the added requirements give bidders more time to prepare bids.
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Clark’s Woods
Alma Langlois
Paradise Restaurant Break Reported
Burglars smashed a south side window at Paradise Restaurant on West Main Street between midnight and 5 45 a m and stole small change from a cigarette machine and two vending machines in the ladies powder rooms. Owner James Playetis reported the incident to Bennington Village Police. investigation ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise
West Main Street
James Playetis
Bennington Village
Trial begins in 290000 auto suit in New York court
In Rensselaer County Supreme Court testimony starts in a combined 290000 suit filed by Bennington residents. Winfield Gates seeks 150000 for his wife Nellie Gates wrongful death plus 40000 for pain and suffering. Georgiana Bussiere seeks 100000 for injuries from the December 16, 1960 collision involving a station wagon and a dairy truck. Defendants are John J. Collins and Dr. Rudolph L. Coletti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N.Y
Bennington
Rensselaar
Gates
Bussiere
John J. Collins
Rudolph L. Coletti
Stock Averages at Noon Dow Jones Mixed Decline
The Noon reading shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 713.60 down 17 points. Railroads and utilities also move, while the composite average sits at 253.04 up 18 points.
Water service expansion debated by town officials
Town leaders discussed expanding water service to a new development and possible extensions to Rudder Road home. Horst urged using the Molly Stark School line. Harwood and Harbour considered sharing costs to extend the Mountain Line to serve Mrs Longtin and other nearby houses as a binding commitment to provide service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horst
Cmsr
Seymour Shultz
Village Water Board
Harwood
Robert Longtin
Rudder Road
Cold Spring
Fillmore Street
Water Board
Hear Property Owners On Vermont 9 Shift
Four Woodford and Searsburg property owners who objected to relocating Vermont 9 reached settlements with the Highway Board at a necessity hearing in the County Court House. The hearing, led by Judge Rudolph Daley, also included Marion F. Martin and others as the board seeks to relocate about two miles of road to straighten curves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodford
Searsburg
Vermont 9
State Highway Board
Marion F. Martin
Atty
Stephen H. Gilman
Martin
Highway Board
Alden Harbour
Myrtle R. Kenney
Clarence Briggs
Francis W. Eddy
Rudolph Daley
Newport
Richard Finn
Barre
Mooney Veterans Mass Held At St Francis De Sales
Navy veteran James F. Mooney died Friday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Albany New York. A Requiem Mass was held Monday at St Francis de Sales Church with burial at Park Lawn Cemetery. Bearers included Knights of Columbus and VFW members.
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James F. Mooney
St. Francis de Sales
Mooney
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Albany
N.Y
North St
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral
Francis B. Flanagan
Park Lawn Cemetery
Knights of Columbus
Raymond Bent
William, Schindler
Thomas Madden
Fred Ryan
Chester Bronson
Michael Howley
Vincent J. Spinelli
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
American Legion
Edward Rood
Kenneth Baker
James Hamilton
Hugh Clark
Bennington Catholic
Cmdr
Rood
VFW
Louis Ross
Mr. Mooney
Edwin Sweet
Union Street
Edna Snyder
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Edwin
George Dickie
Gary Sweet
Wayne Gauthier
Friendly Circle of the Baptist Church
Meadowlawn
Petersburg
Payne
Hoosick
Chester
North Bennington
Obituaries from Walloomsac and Windsor mark local losses
Walter Edward Becker, 69, longtime Cushman Co. woodworker, died after stricken while mowing a neighbor’s lawn. Born June 30, 1893, in Jersey City, he lived in Walloomsac since 1946 and leaves wife Mabelle, three children, nine grandchildren, and siblings. J. Harold Stacey, 65, Windsor leader, died Sunday in Hanover after a long illness. A former state legislator, Mason, and Central Vermont Railway director, he had served as representative and speaker, and leaves wife, two sons, one daughter, six grandchildren, and two sisters. Funeral details listed for both.
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Carmel
N.Y
Beckers
Bennington
Allen-A Co
Mabelle Haswell
Walloomsac
Loren
Dover
Del
Paul Becker
North Bennington
Ted
Erma) Kennedy
Gertrude George
Harry
Lillian) Yaw
the Hague
Freida Carpenter
Biloxi
Miss
Elbert Becker
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Alfred Scott
North Bennington Baptist Church
Grand View Cemetery
Windsor
J. Harold Stacey
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Hanover
N.H
Central Vermont Railway
American Legion
Department of Vermont
Unitarian Church
Milton Craft
Brattleboro
Stacey
James A. Stacey
Windsor County
Lee E. Emerson
Bennington Girl Scout Council Sets Summer Day Camp Plans
The Bennington Girl Scout Council executive board met May 2 at the YMCA. Plans for Camp Sugarbush run July 22 to August 4 with registrations due by June 15. Five staff members return, and transportation chiefs and registrars are named. Mother daughter banquet covered 234 attendees. Brownie and Troop activities noted. Court of Awards set for June 7.
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Girl Scout Council
Bennington Girl Scout Council Executive Board
YMCA
Arthur Wickenden
Francis Latif
Latif
Sugarbush
Robert McWaters
Bernard Whitman
North Bennington
Woodland Valley
John Ottaviano
Sacred Heart Parish
Wickenden
Bruce LaVigne
John Lowre
Donald Burchard
Donald Humphreys
Ray
Mond Betit
Ottaviano
Joseph F. Wiseman
Lloyd Pratt
North Village
Lake Paran
Edward Chahanovich
South Shaftsbury
Evangelist
Barre
Arthur Taylor
Orwell
James Merunowicz
A. R. Willard Sr
Williamstown to Establish Special Traffic Force for Park Race
Williamstown police chief Joseph Zoito Jr announced a special traffic control division to handle expected car flow to Green Mountain Park in Pownal Vermont when the race track opens May 24. Five intersections will host officers for about five hours daily around the 2 p.m. races with off duty police and Civilian Defense Auxiliary Police trained in traffic control.
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U.S. 7
Vermont Highway Department
Green Mountain Park
Williamstown
Joseph Zoito Jr
Massachusetts
Hagerman
Mass
Pownal
Zoito
Civilian Defense Auxiliary Police
Vermont
State Line
Bennington Forms Rescue Squad and Police Plan
Bennington moves forward with a three week old rescue squad as Atty Stephen H Gilman to draft articles of association for a non profit. A tentative May 16 meeting will adopt the official name and governing structure to file with state and town offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Gilman
Andre Betit
Bennington Briefs Major local meetings and services listed
Regular meeting of the Catholic Daughters of America set for tonight at 8 in the rooms. Village trustees meet at 7 in the Village Office for the May session. Surplus commodities to be distributed Wednesday from 9 am to 4 pm at the Village Garage for April sign ups only. James DeVito honored at a noon luncheon by colleagues, given a bowling glove. Loyal Order of Moose 1233 to meet Wednesday at 8 pm to discuss building plans. Flower girl at the Babcock Pierce wedding was Mary Ann Morgan. Joanne L. Pierce and Walter Fred Babcock wed April 27 at St. Peter's Episcopal. Bennington lanes open at 6 pm daily starting today. Eagles meet Tuesday May 7 for officer elections.
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Loyal Order of Moose
Babcock - Pierce
Mary Ann Morgan
Joanne L. Pierce
Walter Fred Babcock
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Jaycees Seek Battle Day Queen Contest in Bennington
Bennington Jaycees outlined the Battle Day Queen Contest plans at a meeting. Eligible high school students may sell Battle Day buttons to fund future events and compete for an all expenses paid NYC trip for two, including Broadway, meals, a TV appearance, and sightseeing.
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Bennington Jaycees
New York City
New York
Jaycees
Bennington
Hospital Notes Slated For Names Across Several NY Towns
Hospital notes list individuals including Mrs Ruth Jones of Petersburg New York and William Palmer alongside Mrs Marion Pierce in Bennington and Master N Barry LaPorte Richard North Hoosick Falls Miss Cindy Lou Van Whitingham Donna and Deborah Baldwin North Hoosick New York Mrs Dorothy Prince Hoosick Master Curtice Kaukas Hoosick Falls Mrs Ruth Carpenter Bennnington Miss Deirdre Bailey Manchester Center John Hill Jr North Bennington.
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Ruth Jones
Petersburg
N.Y
William Palmer
Marion Pierce
Bennington
Barry LaPorte
Richard North
Hoosick Falls
Cindy Lou van
Whitingham
Donna
Deborah Baldwin
North Hoosick
Dorothy Prince
Hoosick
Curtice Kaukas
Ruth Carpenter
Deirdre Bailey
Manchester Center
John Hill Jr
North Bennington
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William J. Tucker
Wathan
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Paradise Restaurant
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Noveck-Shultz, Inc
Bennington, Vt
Mrs. Edwin Sweet
Green Mountain National Forest
Walter E. Becker
McWaters
Rachael Kinney
Lorraine Petras
Harold Sausville
Charles Parsley
Napoleon Pietryka
Milton Mackey
Rescue Squad
Bennington Briefs
Catholic Daughters of America
Ben Mont
James DeVito
Bennington Lanes
F. O. Eagles
ADV
AVA
Dave
Richard Leake
Pillsburys OR
Ballards Biscuits
Salem’s
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