Panthers Sighted Near Shaftsbury Cause Uproarist Sightings
In Shaftsbury Vermont a group of South Shaftsbury youths report seeing two pantherlike cats in a swampy area along Cleveland Avenue and near an abandoned car. Residents recall prior panther rumors and note tracks and distant sightings as they watch for further evidence while dismissals and skepticism circulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Vermont
South Shaftsbury
Ruth Cross
Cleveland Avenue
Scott
John Paddock
Jack Paddock
Ronnie Stufflebeam
William Stufflebeam
Brian Wade
Charles Wade
Peter Cross
Ezekiel Cross Jr
Paddock
Stufflebeam
Jack
Ronnie
Bennington
Laverne Harringtons
John
Niggie
Stanley Brones
Scott Paddock
Hagerman
Hoff Clarifies Remarks On Harvard Club Editorial Mix
Gov. Phil Hoff said that several of his statements before the Young Democratic Club at Harvard were taken out of context for political purposes. He dismissed a Republican spokesman's comments as unworthy of direct comment and aimed to set the record straight regarding editorials in state newspapers about Harvard remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Robert H. Rogers
Rogers
Vermont
Village Board weighs outside enrollments and shared services
Village officials discussed accepting outside district students and the need for joint action with Greater Bennington Schools. They plan to meet rural board members about merging options and will petition the state Education Department for rulings on aid for possible additions to Bendix or Elementary School.
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Riddle
Pelsue
Bennington
Knapp
Franklin Riley
Bendi
State Department of Education
Autos Collide In Vermont 67A Bennington Mishap
Two cars were moderately damaged on Vermont 67A in Bennington when a 25 year old driver backed from a driveway and hit a 63 year old motorist traveling toward North Bennington. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Jean M. Andrews
North Bennington Road
John D. Winslow
Winslow
North Bennington
Dalton 78 Former Gainor's Manager Dies in Troy
James J. Dalton 78 of Troy died Wednesday at St Marys Hospital after six weeks illness. A native of Hoosick Falls he lived much of his life in Troy and spent ten years at the Hotel Trojan. He managed Gainors Restaurant on Broadway for 20 years and once led W W Wilson meat packing in Troy. He worked as a bartender at John J Burke Tavern and in several Troy Watervliet taverns. Funeral from John J Clinton Funeral Home Washington Park and 3rd Street.
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Troy
N.Y
James J. Dalton
Gainor’s
Broadway
W. W. Wilson
St. Mary’s Hospital
Hoosick Falls
Dalton
Trojan
John J. Burke
River St
Gainer
Watervillet
St. Anthony’s Church
John J. Clinton
Washington Park
3Rd Street
Hospital Notes May 20 Admissions and Births
Admissions include Leonard Bushee Bennington Master Rex Kilburn Petersburg Discharges list Cory Thompson James Lohnes Hoosick Falls Mary Kelley Patricia Hoard Bennington Anna Thompson North Pownal Births Mr and Mrs Bruce MacDonald Attleboro Mass welcome a son born May 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Bushee
Bennington
Rex Kilburn
Petersburg
Cory Thompson
James Lohnes
Hoosick Falls
Mary Kelley
Patricia Hoard
Anna Thompson
North Pownal
Bruce MacDonald
Attleboro, Mass
Bennington Club Hosts Demonstration Group Meeting And Local Notices
Mrs. Lucy La Porte and Mrs. Wendell Carey hosted the Green Mountain Home Demonstration Group at Mrs. La Porte’s Dewey Street home with eleven members and three guests present. Activities included an apple pie demonstration and mosaic art. next meeting on June 3 will be a picnic at Mrs. Harrington’s Burgess Road home. Also noted: radar operator training graduate Raymond S. Kuchesky, US Air Force. Navy crews aboard USS Enterprise in the Mediterranean. Bennington Club annual meeting with officer elections. Gold Star Mothers' Pre Memorial service. Little League and Mt. Anthony Board meetings. BCHS-Bendi baseball game rescheduled. Circle 2 covered dish at Methodist Church. Iron Kettle Special. Dr Armstrong office closed May 23 and reopening June 7.
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Lucy la- Porte
Wendell Carey
Green Mountain
Harrington
Burgess Road
Obituary notices from Bennington area funerals and services
Funeral services were held for Schuyler H. Van der Veer of Silver Street a Broad Brook Press founder and Lion. Rites at St Peters Episcopal Church with Rev. Wolf and Rev. Webster officiating. Cremation followed at Gardner Earl Crematorium Troy New York. Out of town mourners came from Boston Ramsey Brattleboro Sharon and South Royalton. Funeral home arrangement by Mahar Son. North Bennington Earl H White a local resident died at Putnam Memorial Hospital burial Grandview Cemetery following services at Mahar Son with Rev Scott. Mrs. William J Boivin died Saturday night services at Sacred Heart Church with Requiem High Mass. Park Lawn Cemetery prayers by Fr Spinelli. Honorary bearers from St Annes Society named. Relatives from Manchester Keene Yorkers Glens Falls North Bennington and nearby areas attended. Carried out by Mahar Son Funeral Home.
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Schuyler H. van der Veer
Silver Street
Broad Brook Press
Lion
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Frederick B. Wolf
Donald A. Webster
Grover Marshall
Williams College
Stanley R. Pike
James Oatman
Stanley Burnham
Alfred Arnold
Kenneth Pratt
Ronald V
Berlington Lions Club
Post 13
American Legion
Post 1332
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gardner Earl Crematorium
Troy
N.Y
Boston
Mass
Ramsey
N.J
Brattleboro
Sharon
South Royalton
North Bennington
Earl H. White
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Mahar & Son Funeral
Alfred Scott
North Bennington Baptist Church
Roy Hand
Roy Gardner
Marshall White
Clarence
Carl
Donald Barney
Grandview
Mr. Scott
Manchester
William J. Boivin
Sacred Heart Church
Vincent J. Spinelli
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. Anne’s Society
Paul Gendron
Paul Bellemare
Emil Boutin
Alfred Roy
Arthur Cole
Marcien Roy
Spinelli
Park Lawn Cemetery
Troy Methodist Conference Opens 132nd Session in Albany
The Troy Conference of the Methodist Church held its 132nd session at Trinity Church Albany with seven new elders and six retirees. New elders include Walter Bartlett Gary Campbell George Klohck Robert Long Henry Scherer Jr. Charles Serrigo and Barbara Gardner becomes pioneer female pastor in the conference. Retirees include James Bagley Maurice Baker S Wilson Frances Chester Simmons Frederick Vogell and Warren Waldo. The conference elected Carl Byers as secretary and WSCS elected Mrs Tarrence Ogden Albany as president.
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Albany
N.Y
Troy
The
Methodist Church
James H. Bagley
Pownal
Pittstown
Frederick W. Vogell
Bennington
Trinity Church
New York
Vermont
Barbara Gardner
Randolph
Walter R. Bartlett
Stillwater
Gary W. Campbell
Saranac Lake
George H. Klohck
Johnstown
Robert F. Long
Henry J. Scherer Jr
Glens Falls
Charles A. Ser
Pottsville
William A. Groshans
Ticoneroga
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Delmar
Tarrence F. Ogden
Ogden
Foremer
WSCS
First Methodist
Henry Hall
Delemar
Charles Ridley
Carroll W. Greeman
William Jeram
Newtonville
Citizens Group Pushes For Obscenity Prosecutor In Vermont
The St Francis de Sales PTG ended its year with a BCHS dinner where Ralph Guyette of Vermont Citizens for Decent Literature urged enforcement of obscenity laws. He cited court rulings and statistics on exposure to sexual material and juvenile impact, calling for a Vermont special prosecutor to handle obscenity cases.
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St. Francis de Sales Ptg Conc
BCHS
Ralph Guyette
Vermont Citizens For Decent
California Supreme Court
Vermont
Bennington
Department of Justice
U.S
Guy
Ette
J. Edgar Hoover
U.S. Supreme Court
Roth
Guyette
Vermont Citizens Group
John Stone
PTG
Academy
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Hoff
Anthony Pello
Pello
Bennington Briefs
Raymond S. Kuchesky
Carl A. Hegel
R.D. 1
South Stream Road
Keesler Afb
Miss
Watervliet, N.Y
Stanley F. Kuchesky
Watervliet
Vermont State Grange
Vermont Technical Institute
Randolph Center
Steven H. Hansen
USN
Henry C. Hansen
Burchess Road
Jean W. Ratelle
D.J. Ratelle
Bradford St
Enterprise
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Turkey
Italy
France
Bennington Club
Gold Star
Fairdale Farms
Little League Field
Bennington High School
Mt. Anthony Union
Alumni Field
Circle 2
New England
J. C. Armstrong
Schuyler Vander Veer
Elmer Benn
Gulfport
Fla
Hildur Wahlquist
Melvin R. McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Torai
Hoosick
the Thing
Barry Sullivan
Martha Hyer
MGM Presents
Brothers 4
Johnny Cash
Riday
Brazzi
Hollywood
UPI
Rossano Brazzi
Jack L. Warner
Maureen O’hara
Villa Fiorita
England
Bennington Oy
Sidn Poitier
Flus
Technicolor
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Betsy Jones
Molly Stark School
Ann Koziol
Molly Stark
Humperdinck
Hansel
Gretel
Ruth Watkin
Buckler
Citizens Group
Williamstown
Tom Courtenay
Billy Liar
Harte Theatre
Tom Jones
United Artists
Mkt
Gage St
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