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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1962
Page
2
Cheryl Miller, 17 of Westminster won Vermont dairy queen at the final judging in Judd Hall Vermont Technical College. Twenty one contestants from Pomona Granges statewide competed before about 350 Grange members.
Roland Q. Seward of East Wallingford told Addison County Women’s Republican Club that the New Frontier threatens Vermont’s $123 million agricultural economy. He charged Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman ignored evidence from New England Cooperatives and New England Association of Departments of Agriculture seeking a Class 2 milk price change to help the northeast compete with imports.
Richard Howe 19 from Newport suffers facial and arm cuts when a World War II trainer plane crashes in woods east of Swanton Airport after being advised not to leave due to an oil pressure leak. His 16 year old brother Robert in another plane lost contact but landed safely in Newport. The front cockpit seat was declared more dangerous if the motor had struck it. In Barre Vermont U S Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges urged support for the Trade Expansion Act, praising its job and profits potential and highlighting a Champlain waterway link. The Barre rally boosted the Vermont Democratic state committee by about $10,000 with a $100 dinner in Montpelier and a crowd of 350 at Barre auditorium.
A Bristol collision killed Mrs. Martha P Buttrick 70 of Burlington and a Hampton New York crash killed Pfc. Leslie W McCullough 21 of Hubbardton. In Bristol, Buttrick, a YWCA founder, died when the car she rode in hit another vehicle at Routes 16 and 17. Other passengers were hospitalized in Middlebury. McCullough died after his convertible left Route 4 near the Vermont line, rolled over, and he succumbed in Rutland Hospital.
In New York a three car crash on Route 9 left Mrs. Flossie Wilson of Albany dead and infant Timothy Plante of Troy critically injured. Emmett Plante and Susan Plante survived treatment after injuries. Six others reported with minor injuries.
Leo J. Quinn, 24, escaped injury with only minor cuts after his single engine Piper Tri Pacer owned by Mustang Flying Service crashed in dense woods in Saratoga County. The aircraft struck a tree top about 30 feet up in heavy fog, the wing torn off as he tried to skim to a landmark, and was demolished.
Mt Greylock Tramway authority delays meeting after chairman returns from Florida, while a planned fireworks event is canceled. In North Adams, Floyd E Pettibone faces three charges after his car hit a cruiser as the door flew open. A Berkshire County beautification push launches in North Adams with crosswalk repairs cleanups and a Drury High School band concert.
Chester Bronson of 310 Weeks St. retires after nearly 30 years with the Bennington Post Office. He served as letter carrier on most routes, later becoming a mails foreman and chairing local and state letter carriers groups. He will take on odd jobs and received a radio at a post office farewell.
The First Methodist Church at 440 Main St disavowed official objections to a beer and liquor license for the Four 21 Restaurant at 421 Main St. Trustees acted after an Official Board meeting with 26 members present to authorize signing a letter to the Vermont Liquor Commission. The church distance rule near entrances was cited as a potential issue.
A brief item notes publishing rules for the Bennington Telegraph and Local Advertising, referencing second class notices and regulatory standards for notices and ad content. The excerpt shows formal section headings and regulatory phrasing.
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sunday and holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. The Associated Press provides local news and dispatches. Home delivery and subscription rates are listed for Vermont Rensselaer and surrounding counties with various durations and prices.
The U S Weather Bureau extends forecast for northern New England Massachusetts Rhode Island and Northeastern New York. Temperatures over the next five days Tuesday through Saturday will run 2 to 6 degrees above normal with seasonable days early in the week and rising temperatures later in the week.
More than 300 bingo enthusiasts from a North London club traveled to Brighton to celebrate its first birthday. They rode the train to a seaside bingo parlor, then enjoyed another session after lunch at an amusement arcade.
Grand Union announces discount prices in its Empire Division stores in Bennington Manchester Wilmington and Hoosick Falls New York. Executive vice president Thomas J Streithorst says the policy aims to boost savings for existing customers and attract shoppers with weekly double discounts on high demand items while maintaining full product variety and a money back guarantee.
A 32 year old Japanese engineer Masatomi Kawai kidnapped last month by Communist guerrillas has been freed. He was found staying at the home of a Vietnamese district chief about 23 miles north of Saigon in South Vietnam.
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