Episcopal Diocese Endorses High Court Prayer Ruling
The Vermont Episcopal Diocese backed the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on school prayers and approved a strong civil rights statement at its 174th annual convention in Bellows Falls. About 40 clergymen and 150 lay delegates attended, hearing Bishop Maguire urge renewed church life and a mission focus while planning a diocesan teaching week for April 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellows Falls
U.S. Supreme Court
Episcopal Diocese of
Vermont
U.S
Immanuel Church
Robert Kenneth Maguire
Montreal
Maguire
Raether
Harvey D. Butterfield
Butterfield
Episcopal Church
Vermont Council of Churches
Vermont Council
Ecumenical Commission
Burlington
Albert W. Anderson
Montpelier
Robert S. Karr
George Heald
St. Johnbury
Christopher A. Webber
Rutland
Harold Black
St. Johnsbury
William H. Williams
Bennington
Alexander J. Smith
Springfield
F. Richard Beale
William Black
Randolph
James Willis
St. Albans
Derrand Beale
Williams
Glenn Chapin
Showers Ease Dangers Of Forest Fires
Rain across the state over the weekend broke the dry spell and eased forest fire danger. Nathan Dauche of the Forest and Parks Commission said woodlands were greening up and fire risk was about normal for the period after Gov. Hoff's burn ban ended.
Obituary of George H Slater Cohoes trombonist and bandleader
Cohoes area obituary reports the death of George H Slater 76 a renowned trombonist and bandleader who collapsed while directing Slaters Band at the Cohoes Little League opening. He formerly led Bennington High School Band and was a former Sousa Band member with long local musical ties and civic affiliations. Survivors include wife Daisy E Brierley and son Kenneth B Slater. Funeral arrangements set at Daigneault Funeral Home and St Johns Episcopal Church with interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
N.Y
George H. Slater
Slater
Bennington High School
John Philip Sousa
T. Brandon Timpane Memorial Stadium
McElwain Ave
Cohoes Memorial Hospital
Albany County
Leo Sorel
Trombbone
Arthur Pryor
Doring
Band of Troy
Bennington
Troy Musicians
Albany Musicians
Schenectady
Cohoes Lodge
F & AM
Oriental Temple
Aaonms
Delta Bodies
AASR
Daisy E. Brierley
Kenneth B. Slater
Kensington
G. J. Daigneault
Mohawk Sr
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Danby
Bessie E. Risdon
Daniel Risdon
Castleton
Wallace A. Plumley
North Clarendon
Congdon
Wallingford
Donation drive for clothing and household goods set for Friday sale
Mrs. Anne Cummings chairs the rummage sale at the K of C rooms with help from Mrs. Eleanor Harvey and Mrs. Ruth Mulvey. Donations should be left Thursday afternoon or evening to allow sorting before the sale begins Friday at 10 a.m. Reservations for the state convention are due by Wednesday, May 13, with the event scheduled May 23–24 in Burlington at Hotel Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Cummings
Burlington
Hotel
Vermont
Hadassah Luncheon and Card Party Planned in Bennington
The Bennington Hoosick Falls Hadassah chapter sets its annual luncheon and card party for Tuesday at 12 30 p m at Mt Anthony Country Club to benefit a chapter project. Co chairmen Norman Alper and Miss Sylvia Shimlintzky promise prizes and surprises with ticket sales reported as progressing well by chairwoman Mrs Jerrald Greenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington - Hoosick Falls
Hadassah
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Norman Alper
Sylvia Shimlintzky
Jerrald Greenberg
Bennington Briefs Mixed Local Meetings and Events
Community notices from Bennington and nearby were listed. Berkshire Traffic Association to meet in Pittsfield on May 13 at 7 p.m. Bennington events include a Tribute to the Governing Board dinner at the Bennington Club and a Gold Star Mothers meeting, plus a fire department false alarm at Bennington High School and hospital auxiliary gathering. A low yield nuclear test was reported at the Nevada site by the AEC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire County Traffic Association
Pittsfield
Mass
Holly-K
Pittsfield-Albany Road
Bennington Club
John Reardons
Clyde Howes
James Bows
Albert Sorensens
John Ogilvies
Bennington
Bennington High School
Washington
UPI
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Nevada
Oakes Proposes Gas Tax Hike to Speed Vermont Roads
Sen James L Oakes of Brattleboro urged a half cent gas tax increase to accelerate Vermont highway work started under Gov F Ray Keyser Jr He advocated expanding the arterial highway network in the west and faster Route 100 completion to balance regional effects during a GOP gathering at the Brown Derby Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Oakes
Montpelier
James L. Oakes
Brattleboro
F. Ray Keyser Jr
New York
New Hampshire
Windham County
GOP
United Prote International Broadcasters Association of Vermont
U.S. 7
Bennington County
Bennington
Arlington
Shaftsbury
Manchester
U.S. 4
Richard Snelling
Shelburne
Momey
Snelling
Vermont
Green Mountain
John H. Boylan
Essex County
Boylan
Vermont Senate
Ralph A. Foote
Robert S. Babcock
Roger L. MacBride
Halifax
Foote
Bennington Municipal Court Sentences Several Defendants
James A. Lasher 21 of Bennington gets two to three years with 30 days in jail and a $60.10 fine for breach of peace and reckless driving. others include Walter Crawford 35 given 30 days suspended and $30.10 fine for unemployment fraud. Frank Pratt 17 and David Blair 17 receive four to six months suspended for auto theft with consent. Henri Barendse 18 fined $33.10 for beer possession. Scott Harrington 22 fined $15.10 for no inspection. Michele LaBeau 16 fined $10 for driving without learner permit. David Hart 16 fined $10 for letting LaBeau drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Lasher
Bernington
House of Correction
Windsor
Hhis Morning
George M. Fienberg
Lasher
Bennington County
R. Marshall Witten
Atty
John B. Harte
Hunt Street
Bennington
Alfred C. Galen
Walter E. Crawford
Fienberg
Crawford
Frank E. Pratt
Pownal
David E. Blair
Pownal Center
Stephen H. Gilman
Pratt
Scott Harrington
Elm St
Michele LaBeau
U.S. 7
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births in Vermont Towns
The hospital log lists admissions including Mrs. Sadie Bills and Mrs. Mary Lynn Mahar with others from Wordsboro Hoosick Falls Bennington and Arlington. Discharges cover Mrs. Dolly Flanders Mrs. Eva Hager and many more from Bennington North Bennington Shaftsbury and Manchester. Births include couples from Hoosick Falls West Dover East Arlington Shaftsbury Bennington and Petersburg with several May birth dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Bills
Wordsboro
Mary Lynn Mahar
Hoosick Falls
Howard Waine
Bennington
Dolly Flanders
David la Fountain
Eva Hager
Marion Peets
West Arlington
Margaret Muchmore
Steven Gordon
Thomas Delaney
Arlington
Ted Senecal
Nelson van
Deborah Wilkinson
Dorothy Forman
Geraldine Stratton
John Myers
Shaftsbury
Edward Bacon
Charles Holden
South Dorset
Jacqueline Dawson
North Bennington
Francis Tilley
Harold Tausendfreund
West Dover
Ralph F. Morse
East Arlington
Ronald Liporace
Bloodmobile volunteers honored for Bennington visit
The recent Bennington Bloodmobile event drew many Red Cross volunteers from Burlington regional staff including nurses technicians gray ladies and canteen staff. Donors Dean Tremarde and Donald Bourgeois reached milestones while next visit is planned for June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Red Cross
Burlington
Dean T. Meretrade
Donald Bourgeois
Auxiliary Workers Aid State Police In Vermont
Vermont State Police at the Shaftsbury barracks gain part-time help from auxiliary policemen of the Bennington Civil Defense Auxiliary Police division. Through a Department of Public Safety training program, volunteers gain real world experience in daily police operations. Different members will donate several hours weekly to build proficiency in police duties, continuing from a recent special police course attended by about 20 area men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Shaftsbury
Auxiliary Police
Bennington Civil Defense Organization
Department of Public Safety
Stock Averages at Noon Report Before Market Close
Dow Jones Industrial average at 828.62 with a 0.05 rise leads in a mixed session. Railroads index advances 0.52 to 199.87 while Utilities gain 0.24 to 141.22. Composite average sits at 269.78 up 0.29 as sales total 2,000,000.
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Vt. Episcopal
Trar
James A. Pooley
St. Louis
Frederic J. Haskin
Newport
Steele Martin
George Anderson
Hardwick
Frederick Stimson
Charles Park
Chapin
Frederick Welling
Oscar Rixford
Highgate
Ralph Norton
Middlebury
Father Kerr
Robert L. Clayton
Manchester Center
John Wackerman
Donald A. Webster
Dudley Davis
Charles Scott
Department of Stewardship
Francis J. Hogan
Buckler
Albany
William A. Hill Jr
Hadassah Party
Bennington Briefs
Paul E. Kirsch
Ellen Elwell
Remington Rand
Evans’ News
Robert Gulley Sr
Haswell Avenue
Jermain Hall
White Creek
Larry and
Lewis Mears
Pownal Road
Julia Gates
North Street
George Gilman
Beatrice Gilman
Gage St
Mary Hitchcock
Hanover
N.H
Women’s Auxiliary
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Greater Bennington Women’s Bowling Association
Avelington Lanes
Atom
David M. Hart
Miss LaBeau
Richard Osgood
Mary L. Davis
Jean McCurdy
Julia Hewitt
Ruth Morse
Raymond E. Gates
Dorothy Alderman
Petersburg
Bobbie Jean Loomis
David McGinley
Margaret Goodwin
Therena Crowe
Shirley Young
Gordon M. Davis
Wilmington
Gladys Hoard
Rocco Verrastro
Carl Boupton
Robert Hayden
Robert Gibbons Sr
Babcock
Vermont Farm Bureau
Associated Industries of
Hoff
Foote-Babcock-Mace
Oakes-Snelling- Boylan
John J. Daley
Buteland
RADIO
Morgan ST
DIAL
Hamburg
Patties
Walker
Josephine Buzzell
Carolyn Clark
Jennie Clark
Elizabeth Davis
Jennie Gardinier
Ruth Gates
Elizabeth Giddings
Lavina Hayward
Virginia Lonergan
Helena Nolfe
Natalie Seale
Sally Adams
Flora Aja
Alan Page
W. H. Eddington
Leonard Black
Mattie Burritt
Ralph Burt
Katharine Grant
Ruth Hoy
Tarrant Sibley Sr
Fred Stickles
Elizabeth Thomas
M. D. Cockrell
Robert C. Gibbs
Eugene V. Clark
Fredrick Beecher
van Graves
Maynard Jenkins
Warren Stow
H. James Wallace
Harold Hicks
Col
Charles Hayward
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Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Harte Theatre
Bennington, VI
Schary
Ore Hamlin
Rob
HEX Klan
EL Lach
OGL
Salem’s
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