Obituary notices from Bennington area May 11 1965
Obituaries record the deaths of Mrs Josephine Waite 66 of Bennington wife of Ishmael Waite and Clyde C Mathers WWI veteran at Vermont Soldiers Home along with Henry Kessler former state Grange master and Mark B Haswell Hoosick dairy farmer. Services planned in St Francis de Sales Church Mahar funeral home Elmwood Cemetery Hoosick and Lanesboro interments noted. Survivors include children and siblings with multiple relatives.
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Josephine (Shea) Waite
Ishmael Waite
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Eugene J
Josephine (Dunn) Shea
Cora B. Whitney
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Bennington High School
Waite
St. Francis de Sales
Thomas R
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Park Lawn Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery
Schaghticoke
N.Y
Hoosick
Mark B. Haswell
Joseph M
Elizabeth (Brown) Haswell
Hoosick Grange
Ellen Bromley
Wallace H. Haswell
William Taylor
Richmond
T. King Haswell
Dalton
Mass
Leo J. Mahar
Taylor B. Light
First Baptist Church of
Hairdresser Will Address BPW Wednesday
Mark Bernstein proprietor of Coiffeurs by Mark in Williamstown Massachusetts will be guest speaker at the Bennington Business and Professional Women's Club meeting Wednesday at Mt Anthony Country Club. Social hour 6 to 7 dinner at 7 reservations to Mrs Elizabeth Rich. Bernstein a 10 year cosmetologist and five year shop owner with licenses from California and Massachusetts. He is a Wilfred Academy Boston graduate and trained at Hollywood and New York schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Bernstein
Mark
Williamstown
Mass
Bennington
California
Massachusetts
Wilfred Academy
Boston
Comer & Doran Hollywood College of Beauty
Hollywood
Calif
Style League of America
New York City
Antoine
R. H. Stearns & Co
Frank Zona Hair Design
Pierre Marcel
Beverly Hills
Gene Shakove
Wagner and Kelley Rehired by Bennington Southwest Districts
The seven Southwestern Vermont districts rehired Leon E. Wagner as superintendent and James F. Kelley as assistant superintendent for the coming year. John Foster of Pownal elected chairman, succeeding William F.D. Smith. Officers include Lloyd Spaulding vice chairman, Cleive Williamson clerk, Florence Wood secretary and treasurer, and Jesse Strong auditor. North Pownal votes to dissolve charter to join Pownal district July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Bennington Southwest
Leon E. Wagner
James F. Kelley
John Foster
Pownal
William F.D. Smith
Greater Bennington
Lloyd Spaulding
Shaftsebury
Cleive Williamson
Shaftsbury
Florence Wood
Jesse Strong
Wagner
North Pownal
Woodford
North Bensington
Arlington
Eating Habit Survey Starts In Bennington Area
The U S Department of Agriculture conducts a national eating habits survey in the Bennington area with personal interviews starting today. Homemakers will report weekly food use quantities sources and prices, with data aiding agencies, Congress, the food industry, educators and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bennington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Analysis, Inc
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Congress
Tri State Festival In Bennington May 21
The Tri State Music Festival a 16th annual event will be in Bennington Friday and Saturday May 21 and 22. About 16 school musical units from area towns perform in concerts and a parade culminating in a 8 p.m. BC HS concert. Public rehearsals and performances run across BCHS and Catholic High facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Tri- State
Paul J. Williams
Theodore Thomas Jr
King Lion
Lions
BCHS
Tri- State Band and Chorus
Hancock dispute settles over race purses
Hancock Massachusetts Berkshire Downs racetrack purses were lowered after a morning settlement ending a looming shutdown. The compromise resolves the dispute between parties over prize money and ensures the track remains open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Mass
Berkshire Downs
Escapees From Hospital Identify Suspects In Vermont Case
State police named five escapees linked to the incident. Robert Murray, 37, of Richmond, now at the Windsor hospital, where he serves a life term for murder. Kent Hanson, 21, of Brattleboro, committed after being ruled incompetent for trial in the rifle slaying of his wife last Nov. 14. The other escapees were Kenneth Patrick, 28, of Rupert from Hudson River Hudson Valley hospital. Lewis Lawrence, 21, of St. Albans, patient for almost three years. Richard Pettibone, 18, from Weeks School for juvenile offenders in Vergennes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Murray
Richmond
Kent Hanson
Brattleboro
Murray
Windsor
Hanson
Kenneth Patrick
Rupert
Hudson, N.Y., State Hospital
Lewis Lawrence
St. Albans
Richard Pettibone
Weeks School
Vergennes
Consolidation Plan Bill Paid By Bennington Village
Bennington Village trustees approved a $1,200 appropriation for the first year of a municipal government study committee formed after a 1964 village vote. Chairman Joseph A. Pello Jr. leads a joint effort with a nearby town committee to propose unification. The payout covered legal services, document copies, and miscellaneous expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Joseph A. Pello Jr
Williams and Witten
One Rural District Teaching Spot Remains Open
The Greater Bennington School District reports one teaching position still unfilled for the 1965-66 year. Supt. Leon E. Wagner says the staff will include two more teachers than this year, with 32 full and part time instructors across Molly Stark and Beech Street Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Bennington
Leon E. Wagner
Wagner
Molly Stark
Beech Street
Funeral services for Maurice E. Keenan in Burlington
Maurice E. Keenan, 64, manager of manufacturing at the General Electric plant, died of a heart attack Saturday at his newly purchased camp in Lake Dunmore. He had been a GE employee since 1923 and was buried in Lake View Cemetery in Burlington.
Army Recruiter Hours in Rutland and Bennington Counties
Sgt. Donald Medlin, assigned to U S Army recruiting in Rutland and Bennington Counties, will be at the recruiting office in Hotel Putnam today Wednesday and Thursday. He has served eight years at Rutland headquarters. High school seniors or others may contact him this week or in upcoming weeks Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Medlin
U.S. Army
Rutland
Bennington
Hotel
Putnam
Medlin
Arthritis Group to Vote on Name Change in Montpelier
The Vermont Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday May 19 at the Tavern Motor Inn in Montpelier. The agenda includes an official name change for the organization requiring three quarters of current trustees present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
The
Arthritis Foundation, Inc
Vermont Reapportionment Debate Shapes House Size
Lawmakers discuss shrinking the Vermont House from 246 toward 150 amid claims of a political machine guiding reapportionment. Citizens protest in Brandon with yellow daffodils as supporters push for a 150 or smaller chamber, while opponents warn against loss of local representation.
Struggle Over Vermont House Size Heats Up In Montpelier
The legislature debates reapportionment with 210, 150, and 90 member House options. Gov Hoff threatens veto of anything above 150, while the Supreme Court shifts the July 1 deadline and allows normal business to proceed. The 276 member body faces an abrupt end on July 1 regardless of plan passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton
Vermont
House
Senate
House of Representatives
Daulton Mann
Peru
Philip Hoff
Montpelier
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Officers Named By CDA Court In May Meeting
Mrs. Anne Cummings and Mrs. Jean Stone were named grand regent and vice regent of Court St. Andrew Catholic Daughters of America at the May meeting. Other officers elected include Patricia Perrotta historian Ann Flood lecturer Mary Sennett treasurer Eileen Flynn secretary reelected Estelle Hoth Loretta Amadon trustees three years Dorothy Kornitzer Mary Ryan trustees two years Catherine Coy Josephine Eddington trustee one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Cummings
Jean Stone
Grand Regent
Court St. Andrew
Catholic Daughters of America
Patricia Perrotta
Ann Flood
Mary Sennett
Eileen Flynn
Estelle Hoth
Loretta Amadon
Dorothy Kornitzer
Mary Ryan
Catherine Coy
Josephine Eddington
Re-elected Rev Wolf Leads UCS Meeting in Bennington
The United Counseling Service annual meeting at the Paradise Restaurant drew about 125 attendees as Dr Jonathan Leopold outlined Vermont’s community psychiatry third revolution. He urged flexible, locally adaptable programs and closer hospital agency collaboration to aid mentally ill residents.
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Bennington County
Jonathan Leopold
United Counseling Service
Leopold
Vermont
New Department of Mental Health
UCS
Paradise Restaurant
New England
Sigmund Freud
Mental Health Department
Francis B. Flanagan
Joseph G. Davidson
Mt. Equinox
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Davidson
Bennington
Niagara County
N.Y
Flanagan
James Laubach
United Boards of Community Mental Health Agencies
James
Helene Toolan
Joseph Lo Piccolo
Lo Piccolo
Donald A. Webster
Vermont Association For Mental Health
Webster
Frederick B. Wolf
Wolf
Father Wolf
R. Marshall Witten
Herbert Gall
Ann B. Williams
Msgr
John Keough
Sunderland
Fred Welling
John Kennedy Jr
North Bennington
Don B. Otis
Richard D. Hayes
Manchester
Norman Greenberg
Dorothy Hager
UCL
Bradford Smith
Shaftsbury
Ralph Larson
Leroy Marsden
Joseph Wiseman
William Nawr
More Marriages in Area Make Retailers Smile
The Banner notes a Census Bureau rise in 20 to 24 year olds in Bennington County, with 1964 residents in the prime marrying age. Retail merchants cheer as each new marriage creates a new household and potential spending, averaging about $1,200 per wedding in local surveys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bennington County
U.S
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local News And Talks
Police report a conveyor slipped from an upstairs window at Thomson Mfg. Co. on West Main Street Monday night, breaking a lower floor window. Berkshire County Traffic Association meets Wednesday at Yellow Aster Restaurant in Pittsfield with R E A Express Agency as speaker. Volunteers transported several Rainbow Assembly No. 6 members to Springfield Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children and attended the Shriners Circus final show. Women of the Second Congregational Church meet at 7:30 with annual reports and officer installation. Beech Street School registration for first grade in September set for tonight. child must be 6 by Jan 1, 1966. Well-Baby Clinic at Bennington Elementary Saturday 9 to 10 a.m. free to preschool children. Local Union 534 meets at Eagles Hall tonight at 7. A note on engagements and weddings mentions about $3,500 in first-year home equipment costs for new couples, with projections of continued growth in Bennington County. Economists foresee large future spending tied to rising young adult population in 1970 and beyond, supporting local economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
Thomson Mfg. Co
West Main Street
Beech Street
Bennington
Park Street
Union 534
Eagles Hall
Bennington County
Population Reference Bureau
Free diabetes testing clinic scheduled in Bennington
A free diabetes testing clinic will be held Monday May 17 in the Bennington Elementary School multipurpose room from 4 to 5 p.m. Dr. Dorothy Hager will conduct tests for residents aged 30 and over who are not already diabetic. Participants should come about two hours after a meal if possible. a finger blood drop will be analyzed to screen for low sugar or need for further diabetes testing by the family physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beneington County
Bennington
Dorothy Hager
State Health Department
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births and Discharges
Admissions list includes Charles Sauer Cathleen Sinclair Craig Caslin Paul Vallee Elizabeth Ekwall Anna Keefe Richard Sweet Lloyd Fleming Rene LaFlamme Arlene Pratt Darcy Volkmer James Parker Robert DeLuca Scott Lariviere with wards in Bennington Pownal Adams Hoosick Falls Shaftsbury. Discharges include Mrs Helen Fabiano and daughter Hoosick Falls and Mrs Lavina Matteson Shaftsbury. Births record Mr and Mrs E Joseph Strzeszak Overlea Road North Bennington a son born May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sauer
Cathleen Sinclair
Craig Caslin
Paul Vallee
Elizabeth Ekwall
Anna Keefe
Richard Sweet
Lloyd Fleming
Rene LaFlamme
Bennington
Arelene Pratt
Pownal
Darcy Volkmer
Adams
Mass
James Parker
Robert DeLuca
Hoosick Falls
Scott Lariviere
Shaftsbury
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Bennington Banner
Mrs
Clyde C, Mathers
Hos
Henry Kessler
N. Y
Massachusetts State Grange
Mfg. Co
Mary McClellan
Cambridge
Lanesboro
Charles and
Ann (Wagner) Kessler
General Electric Company
Pittsfield
National Grange
Edna Webster
David Kessler
East Hoosick
Henry I. Kessler
San Diego
Edward Kyer
Eagle Bridge
Sabino Monica
Milford
Main St
Wesley P. Miles
First United Church, Presbyterian
Mark B, Haswell
Harse Theatre
Riley
Ann Margaret Michael Parks
John Ford
Cheyenne
Richard Widmark
Carroll Baker
Karl Malden
Salmineo “Cardo Montalban
Dolores del Gilbert Roland
Arthur Kennedy
James Stewart
Edward G. Robinsor
Kelley
Bennington Lions Club
Walter C. Wood
Lenox
Bennington Catholic
Berlin
Drury
North Adams
Wahconah
Hartford
Otter
B.A. Dario
Dario
George Lobris
Max White
Cranston
R.L
Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association
Lobris
Imbert
Wessin
Caamano
325Th Paratroop Regiment
Maurice E. Keenan
Arthritis Group
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Eee
Philip H. Hoff
Warren
Richard Snelling
Charles Daly
Stowe
New Jersey
Green Mountain
Ward Phelps
State League of Women Voters
CDA
Bennington Briefs
Berkshire County Traffic Association
Yellow Aster
R.E.A. Express Agency
Springfield
Robert Collins
John Maxmillian
Harold Humphrey
Bennington Rainbow Assembly No. 6
Shriners Hospital
Assembly
Shriners Circus
Coliseum
Second Congregational Church
Helen Fabiano
Lavina Matteson
E. Joseph Strzessak
Overlea Road
North Bene Nington, A
Jer
Salem's
Hamburg
Salem’s
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