Bennington Plans Summer Sales Push Under Banner Bennington Bounces Back
Merchants at a GBA meeting voted to back a two day August 24 and 25 promotion themed Bennington Bounces Back. The effort features a collective grand opening for rebuilt stores, townwide participation, state officials may attend, and TV coverage. Plans include new Main Street lighting, high value prizes, and extra GBA dues to fund the campaign. Local dignitaries and media outlets are enlisted to boost awareness.
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Bennington
GBA Merchants Bureau
GBA
Alexander N. Dragon
John P. Peand
Adams Clothes
John P. Proud
Lucien E
Lucien E. ‘.Oomis
Astrid Hagenguth
Donald C. Hicks
Nance
Armand Lampron
Charles Gould
Norman H. Green
Erg
Alexander B. Drysdale
J. Philip Hall
Moose Notes Highlight Lodge Events and Safety Programs
Friday night D Sylvester Babson to run kitchen with fried seafoods fries and steamed clams. Sunday memorial service for departed members. Tuesday house committee 7 30 p m. Wednesday lodge 8 p m. State Director Clarence O Connor attends. Dance planned for Saturday May 26. June 2 bicycle safety program with Police Chief Silver and Laurence Smith. Northeast Moose annual conference in Bennington Sept 28 30 with delegates from Maine New Hampshire Vermont.
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Sylvester Babson
WOTM
House Committee
Clarence O’connor
Edward L. Silver
Laurence Smith
Vermont
Northeast Moose
Bennington
Bennington Lodge
Maine
New Hampshire
Obituary of Julia Maleahy Cuddihy of Hoosick Falls
HOOSICK FALLS NY Mrs Julia Maleahy Cuddihy widow of James A Cuddihy and a native of Hoosick Falls died Tuesday at St Peter s Hospital Albany after a brief illness Educated in Hoosick Falls she had resided in Albany in recent years Survived by her son J James A Cuddihy Jr of Albany The funeral is set for 9 am Friday at Leo J Mahar Funeral Home and 9 30 am at the Church of the Immaculate Conception Requiem Mass Interment in St Mary s Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Julia Maleahy Cuddihy
James A. Cuddihy
St. Peter’s Hospital
Albany
Cuddihy
J. James A. Cuddihy Jr
Leo J. Mahar
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Bennington Briefs Obituary and Local Notices
Bennington Briefs report the death of Alice Marshall Hynick of 14 Fiske St after a long illness. Other items note Memorial Day planning, Vermont Vassar Club luncheon May 23 at Woodstock Inn, and alumnae scholarships. Also covered are Green Mountain Home Demonstration Group activities, Emma Willard choir broadcast, and Vermont Bank dividend declarations.
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Vermont Vassar Club
Wood Stock Inn
Frank Holmes
Peter Cot
Westminster Station
Vermont
New Hampshire
Vassar
Green Mountain Home Demonstration Group
Lucy LaPorte
Grace Smith
Marjorie Harrington
Janet Harrington
Linda
Caroline Carey
Alice Harrington
Anne Patterson
LaPorte
Josephine Baczek
Marion Harris
Dorothy Damour
Main St
Youth faces two charges in Municipal Court
Leslie R. Smith, 18, of Cuttingsville appeared on break in and entering at night and petty larceny charges. He awaits pre sentence investigation before potential prison term, with prior Rutland and Addison County sentences to be considered.
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Leslie R. Smith
Cuttingsville
Rutland
Department of Probation and Parole
Addison County
Eugene V. Clark
Clark
Smith
Upstate
Atty
Hayden LeBrake
Reed’s
Dorset
Edward E. Girard
Lenox
Mass
Carmine A. Conti
Stamford
Henry S. Poirot
Adams
Hector J. Pinsonneault
Scott St
Rosalie Lee
Searsburg
Pinsonneault
Lee
Jennie Yett Introduces Summer Dresses and Apparel
Jennie Yett Shop at 313 Weeks Street near Jefferson Ave announces daily arrivals of summer styles including dresses skirts blouses Bermudas and bathing suits. Open Friday until 9 p.m. ADV 16
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Jennie Yett
Weeks Street
Jefferson Ave
Community Theatre Plans Revue of Things to Come
Bennington producer Sondra Ferman announced a bonus revue Here We Are to preview summer offerings. The theater aims to establish permanent quarters by fall and continues with productions including Time Out for Ginger and Damn Yankees, using Bennington talent and a future guest presence. Chester Hickok named public relations director.
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Sondra Ferman
Sarra Ferman
Bennington
Ferman
Green Mountains
Bennington Community Theatre
Ginger
Meredith Wilson
Bill Holland
Chester Hickok
Burgess Road
Hickok
Spebsqsa
Hospital admissions and births recorded in Vermont and New York
Putnam Hospital admissions include Rose Gervais John King Nancy Hall in Bennington Harvey Rickard Manchester Center Ricky Norse Manchester Depot Loretta Banks Hoosick Falls N Y. Discharges include George Stockman Bennington Mrs Antonia Martorello and baby girl Hoosick Falls N Y. Births Mr and Mrs Donald Burdick Main Street Pownal a son on May 15. Mr and Mrs Abel Harrington Sycamore Lane Shaftsbury a son on May 15. Other Births Mr and Mrs Richard A Slee man 301 Pleasant St a son May 14 at North Adams Hospital.
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Rose Gervais
John King
Nancy Hall
Bennington
Harvey Rickard
Manchester Center
Ricky Norse
Manchester Depot
Loretta Banks
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
George Stockman
Antonia Martorello
Donald Burdick
Main Street
Pownal
Abel E. Harrington
Sycamore Lane
Shaftsbury
Richard A. Sleeman
Pleasant St
North Adams Hospital
Funeral for Ellen Luke at West Pawlet United Church
Ellen Frances Luke a West Pawlet schoolteacher died Monday at Rutland Hospital. The funeral will be held at the West Pawlet United Church with viewing from 1 p.m. the service at 2 p.m. Rev Godfrey Parker will officiate. Friends may call at McHenry and Roberts Funeral Home Granville NY today 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m. An Eastern Star service is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
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West Pawlet
Ellen Frances Luke
Rutland Hospital
West Pawlet United Church
Godfrey Parker
McHenry and Roberts
Granville
N.Y
Race Track Access Road Awaits O.K.
Pownal officials have not approved a proposed access road from Vermont 346 to the Taconic racing and breeding track. Selectmen require definite plans approved by the State Highway Department before action, and seek clarity on who will cover upkeep costs.
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Pownal
Taconic Racing and Breeding Assn
Vermont
Noman R. Strobidge
Pownal Selectman
New York State
Strobridge
Selectmen
State Highway Department
Land Damage Suit Settled in Brattleboro
In Brattleboro Vermont a $16,000 land damage suit brought by Robert and Meribah K Lindsay of Danby against S V Rossi Construction Co Inc of Torrington Conn was settled shortly after trial opened in U S District Court Judge Ernest W Gibson presiding The Lindsay land owners alleged damage from interstate highway construction near Danby and Mt Tabor last summer The jury had heard three witnesses when settlement was reached with jurors including Albert C France Helen S Keough Mary E White from local towns.
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Brattleboro
S. V. Rossi Construction Co., Inc
Torrington
Albert C. France
Woodford
Edward G. Janeway
South Londonderry
George A. Babcock
Helen S. Keough
Mary E. White
Bennington
SS Board Reviews 100 Cases at Meeting
The selective service board reviewed 33 standby reserves and 67 regular registrants at its monthly session on Main Street. Among actions were removal of 16 standby reserves, classifications of 1-R 2-R and 3-R, and a schedule of examinations and inductions including two volunteers to report in June and one induction in Albany.
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Selective Service Board
Main Street
van Vechten B. Graves
Victor A. Agostini
Paul W. Bohne
Bennington
James B. Campbell
Manchester Center
I. N. Bartlett
Manchester Depot
Viola Conley
Albany
Catholic Foresters To Attend Fete In Concord New Hampshire
The Catholic Order of Foresters will send a delegation to the Legion of Honor celebration in Concord New Hampshire on Sunday. Chief Ranger Richard Marcoux announced a reception Saturday night for Chicago officers Richard T. Tobin and Louis E. Caron. A 2:30 p.m. Sunday banquet at the New Hampshire Hotel will feature remarks by the two officers. Distinguished attendees include Bishop Ernest J. Primeau Governor Wesley Powell and several monsignors, mayors, and local officials. The event is sponsored by the New England Association of State Courts.
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Catholic Order of Foresters
Legion of Honor
Concord
N.H
Richard Marcoux
High Court
Chicago
Richard T. Tobin
Louis E. Caron
New Hampshire
Ernest J. Primeau
Wesley Powell
Wilfred A. Charter
Manchester
Alfred R. Julian
Lowell
Mass
Lawrence Gardner
John C. Mongan
Davie
Ste. Marie’s Church
CCF
New England Association of State Courts
Town Building to Receive Paint Job in Bid Call
Town officials moved to launch a bid process for repainting the Town Office Building and the GBA leased building. Bid work includes spot painting priming one coat on the Town Building and two coats on the GBA building, with paint supplied by the town. Bids open at 7 30 p.m. on Monday May 2. The selectmen also note manure by product from the sewage plant can be used as fertilizer in non vegetable gardens and will be available in small quantities after checking with plant superintendent Paul Kelley.
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Greater Bennington Association
GBA
Paul Kelley
Parking Decision Due at Later Date
Vermont Supreme Court heard the Bennington parallel parking case after Judge Divoll halted a Main Street shift from diagonal to parallel parking on the south side. Plaintiffs argue traffic rules require a popular vote. Village of Bennington cites a 1925 act granting authority. A decision will come later. ordinance enacted May 1961 and stayed by injunction.
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Supreme Court
Natt L. Divoll Jr
Village of
Bennington
Reuben Levin
Divoll
Chancery Court
700 Flowering Shrubs Set Out in County
More than 700 flowering shrubs were planted in Bennington County over the weekend by the Greater Bennington Association Tourist Division, bringing the six year total to 3,300 with a goal of 3,500. 200 shrubs remain at The Bulrushes Motel West Road. Edwin S White heads the Pownal committee and a 12 shrub display was donated for a junction of Routes 7 and 346.
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Bennington County
Greater
West Road
Edwin S. White
Peaceful Valley
Pownal
GBA
Thrift Shop Offers Various Household Items This Week
Thrift Shop shelves feature a large metal tray an agate canner a golf bag white uniforms and pretty gowns. Shoppers requested a bookcase a high chair a baby carriage a typewriter and carpenters tools.
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Thrift Shop
Agate
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Vermont Tissue Paper CO. Inc
North Bennington
Walloomsac River
Hagerman
Vincent W. Monteleone
The
Berkshire Eagle
Banner
Monteleone
Keyser
F. Ray Keyser Jr
WRGB
WAST
W ° TN
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Children’s Bazaar
West Main Street
Home Furniture Co
Moose
Mrs
Julia Cuddihy
Jay Hynick
Alice Marshall Hynick
Fiske St
Bennington Briefs
Veterans Memorial Committee
VFW
Albany Symphony Orchestra
Wamc-Fm
Albany Medical College
Emma Willard Choir
Union College Glee Club
WAMC
Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Orting
Bennington Club
Hoosie
Falls High School
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Walter Cross
Joel B. Miller
St. Mark’s Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Troy
Kathryn Toomey
Paramount Beauty
Sic Man
Putnam Hospital
Ellen F. Luke
la Bele Americain
Robert Chery
Colette Brosset
Ody
Walden Theater
Williamstown
O.K
SS Board
Tuesday Weld
Richard Beymer
Terry Thomas
Celeste Holm
Walt Disney
Montpelier
Evan-Picone
Diva
Orion
Dial
Hotel Putnam Bldc
Benning VT
Colonial Shopping Ctr
Williamstown, Mass
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