Mayfest Concert Features Schubert and Wagner at Mount Anthony
The Vermont State Symphony Orchestra performs Schubert Great C Major Symphony on May 25 at 8 p.m. at Mount Anthony Union High School, with Wagner’s Meistersingers overture from 1868 also on the program. The Schubert piece marks a high point late in his brief career, praised for lyricism, harmonic felicity, and vivid sonata form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schubert
Vermont State Symphony Orchestra
Mount Anthony Union High School
Franz Peter Schubert
Nuremberg
Munich
Wagner
Lake Lucerne
Public hearings set on zoning and new office project
Barber notes quick approval for simple land use permits while other types require a hearing. First public hearing June 17 at 7 30 p m in the selectmen’s office, with filings due by May 27. Also on the agenda is a Gore Road trailer park and Dr Peter Malloy’s plan for an office on Dewey Street Extension. Meanwhile Wagner era opera Hans Sachs is discussed and Saint Saens Violin Cello Concerto No 1 performed by Christopher Finckel with the Vermont state symphony in Bennington May 25. Tickets 1 50 adults 75 cents students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barber
Selectmen
Gore Road
Peter Malloy
Dewey Street
Hans Sachs
Wagner
Christopher Finckel
Camille Saint-Saens
Madeleine
Paris
Vermont
Evans News
Bennington
Powers Market
North Bennington
Bennington Community Meetings and Local Updates
Bennington board of civic authority meets tonight at 7 30 in the sisters office to revise the referendum checklist on a Constitutional Convention. August Battle Day committee meetings at 8 in Eagle Hose rooms. School district budget session at 7 30 in Bennington Elementary multi purpose room then regular meeting. public invited to ask questions. Charles Gadue Hubbell, son of Charles and Mrs Hubbell of Silver Street, earned his B A with honors in zoology at UVM commencement Sunday and will enroll in UVM College of Medicine next fall. He is a Cardinal Spellman High School graduate from Brockton Mass. Ladies Aid of Old First Church holds food sale Thursday 10 am to 1 pm at Central Vermont Public Service store. home baked cookies pies cakes. Mt Anthony Chapter 1 Order Eastern Star rummage sale Saturday 9 am to 1 pm at the YMCA. Bennington hair dressers association members raise prices effective June 1. Dr J H Manes office closed Thursday through Saturday. hours resume next Monday May 26. Drs Arthur and Elizabeth Faris away May 22 through May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Board of Civil Authority
Sisters
South St
Bennington
Charles Gadue Hubbell
Charles Hubbell
Silver Street
University of Vermont
University
College of Medicine
Cardinal Spellman
Ladies Aid of the
Old First Church
Vermont Public Service Corporation
Buffalo
N.Y
Raymond McPherson Polley Jr
Toronto
Canada
Ash Mead
Margaret) Fuller
Washington, D.C
Cyrus H. Polley
Montaloking
N.J
Mahar & Son Funeral
Len
Flowers
Vermont Tuberculosis & Health Association, Inc
Funeral Home
Old Bennington
Arvel M. Steece
Town Landfill Dump Closes on Saturday
Town selectmen announce the Bennington landfill will close this Saturday at 11 a.m. The new site on Houghton Lane opens Monday with weekday hours 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. A deputy will patrol the new dump area at $20 per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Houghton Lane
Selectmen
U.S. 7
Park Street
Selectman
Joseph E. Higgins
Sheriff's Department
J. Duncan Campbell
Norton Barber
Barber
Bennington Special Classes Exhibit at Rutland Gallery
Three Bennington public school classes in special education will take part in a forthcoming arts and crafts show at the Chaffee Art Gallery in Rutland. The exhibition opens soon, showcasing student works from Bennington schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Rutland
Chaffee Art Gallery
Vermont Faces Possible Vocational Aid Loss for 1970
Gov Davis announced a federal shift could cut Vermont vocational education funds by up to 400000 for fiscal 1970. He said 792165 was anticipated, but 412000 in new innovative programs may not be usable, risking program eliminations or higher local taxes. Davis to confer with federal officials as Lt Gov Hayes visits Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Lions District Sets Convention in Vermont May Dates
District 45 Lions of Vermont plans a three day convention May 30 to June 1 at Lake Morey Inn in Fairlee. Activities include a governor election, necrology service, governors banquet and ball, and a Sunday luncheon. The group funds sight conservation, supports the Vermont Association of the Blind summer outing, and the Retina Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 45
Lions of Vermont
Lake Morey Inn
Fairlee
Cyril Bluto
North Bennington
Lions Club of Vermont
Vermont Association of the Blind
Retina Foundation
Lions
Selectmen Demand Culling of Unlicensed Dogs by Dogcatcher
The Bennington Selectmen ordered George Rogers the dog constable to kill all unlicensed dogs and sue owners after the May 15 licensing deadline passed. Town Clerk Mary Hodeck will list last year’s tagged dogs not licensed this year for action. Town Counsel Barber admitted error over authority to set Chief Sister Hogan’s salary and advised a motion at the next town meeting to grant the needed power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
George Rogers
Norton Barber
Mary Hodeck
Rogers
Barber
Francis J. Hogan
Hogan
Schedule Outlined Bennington To Be Capital for a Day
Bennington officials map Gov Davis day visit with open hours breakfast and meetings. State leaders including Law rence Wright Harvey Scribner and John Wackerman Gray will attend. Public sessions and school visits planned. evening meeting set at Bennington Elementary School. Also notes Good Samaritan Society expansion inquiry and town radio inventory issue.
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John H. Williams I
Republican Town Committee
Bennington
New Englander
Williams
Davis
Gray and Wright
Bennington County
Scribner and Wackerman
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Nuclear Plant Fire Damage Put At 50 Million
Golden Colorado AEC estimated fire at Rocky Flats production building may cost 40 to 50 million to replace facilities Radioactive contamination confined to the area One fireman exposed to activity above safe levels treated and returned to duty No injuries reported Dow Chemical Co operated facility in Golden area and cause under investigation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden
Colo
Atomic Energy Commission
Associated Press
AEC
Rocky Flatt
Dow Chemical Co
Autos Collide In Vermont On U S 7 Turf Lounge Scene
A 1969 Ford sedan driven by Thomas L. Bugda 19 of Pittsfield Mass collided with a 1967 Ford station wagon operated by Louis O Tero 44 of Hialeah Fla at 9 05 a m on U S 7 in Pownal in front of the Turf Lounge. Bugda heading south applied brakes to avoid O Tero s car left turned and skidded into the rear of the station wagon. Trumbull Hill Road Shaftsbury was the scene Tuesday at 1 10 p m when Ernest W Reynolds 36 of Shatsbury driving a 1952 dump truck pulled to the right to avoid a car ahead then the truck slid onto the shoulder tipped and rolled over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis O’tero
Hialeah
Fla
Thomas L. Bugda
Pittsfield
Mass
U.S. 7
Pownal
Bugda
O’tero
Trumbull Hill Road
Shaftsbury
Ernest W. Reynolds
Funeral of John B. James Jr. held at St. Margaret Marys
The funeral for John B. James Jr., a World War II navy veteran and Mt. Anthony Union High School industrial arts instructor, was held at St. Margaret Marys Church in Arlington on Tuesday morning. Rev. Gerald T. Buckley presided, with altar boys Christopher James and Mark Dwyer. A prayer at Mahar & Son Funeral Home preceded the service following his unexpected death Sunday morning at Putnam Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. James Jr
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Shaftsbury
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Arlington
Gerald T. Buckley
James
Christopher James
Mark Dwyer
Mahar & Son Funeral
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Three in the Attic at Harte Theatre schedule
Timetable notes three in the attic film starring Christopher Jones and Yvette Mimieux with a college tale of a student and sensational punishment at 6 30 and 8 30 pm. Doctor Zhivago stars Omar Sharif and Julie Christie at Williamstown Cinema with a 7 30 pm showing described as epic and poignant.
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Christopher Jones
Yvette Mimieux
Harte Theatre
Doctor Zhivago
Omar Sharif
Julie Christie
Williamstown
Hospital Notes Honor Roll and Funeral Attendants Listed
Admission of Gary Murphy William Schindler Bennington George Davis Jr Woodford Donna White Hoosick Falls. Discharges Sheila Bierwirth North Bennington Mrs Evelyn Iskowitz and son Bennington Mrs Jane Willbrant and son Hoosick Falls. Births Mr and Mrs Donald Lever East Road a son May 20. Honorary bearers four teachers MAUHS and Mt Anthony Junior High Rich ard Worden Richard Woodward Kendall Adams Kenneth Gile also William Sullivan Richard H Dwyer. Bearers William Eddington Harry Eddington Clyde Putnam William Hall Junior Harwood Jack Cross. Monday teachers Mt Anthony Union MAUHS elementary North Bennington and county area paid last respects. Many students and former students of Mr James visited. Norshaft Lions Club attended. Father Buckley led prayer service. Burial in St Johns Cemetery North Bennington with Father Buckley committal prayers. Requiem High Mass for Mrs Earl H Weeks former Rachel Mary Brin 155 Ben Mont Ave died Saturday Crescent Manor Nursing Home. Mass offered by Rt Rev Msgr Francis Flanagan. Mahar Son Funeral Home prayer before Mass. Bearers Thomas Ryan Harold Rudd Henry Ryan Earl Newman Donald Gerow Charles Connor. Msgr Flanagan led Rosary Monday night Abundant attendance from Glastonbury Conn Geneseo Rensselaer N Y Framingham Mass Providence R I and surrounding area.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington
Bennington County
Mauhs
Mt. Anthony
Richard Worden
Richard Woodward
Kendall Adams
Kenneth Gile
William Sullivan
Richard H. Dwyer
William T. Eddington
Harry Eddington
Clyde Putnam
William Hall
Junior Harwood
Jack Cross
Mt. Anthony Union
North Bennington
Mr. James
Norshaft Lions Club
Father Buckley
St. John’s
Earl H. Weeks
Rachel Mary Brin
Ben Mont Ave
Crescent Manor
St. Francis de Sales
Francis B. Flanagan
Mahar & Son Funeral
Thomas Ryan
Harold Rudd
Henry Ryan
Earl Newman
Donald Gerow
Charles Connor
Flanagan
Glastonbury
Obituary for Raymond M Polley Sr. of Bennington
Raymond McPherson Polley Sr. 75 of 145 Convent Ave. purchasing agent at Bennington Display Mfg Co for 14 years and formerly long time general manager of Cooper Mfg Co died unexpectedly Tuesday night at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Born December 9, 1893 in Buffalo NY he graduated Yale Sheffield Sci Ent class of 1916. He leaves wife Francesca Wilkes a daughter Thekla Putnam a son Raymond Jr and two grandchildren. Memorial at Old First Church Bennington Saturday 2 pm.
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Raymond McPherson Polley Sr
Convent Ave
Bennington Display Mfg. Co
Charles Cooper Mfg. Co
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mr. Polley
Buffalo
N.Y
Cyrus H. and
Maude (McPherson) Polley
Nichols School
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale University
Cooper Needle
New England
Cooper Company
Bennington Display
J. Duncan Campbell
Campbell
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Bennington
Dalton
Mass
John
Thekla) Putnam
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Ted Scatchard
Vermont Arts and Crafts Service
Department of Education
Peter Wendland
Scatchard
Beau-May
Bennington Briefs
Eagle Hose Rooms
Order
Eastern Star
YMCA
Vermont Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association
J.H. Manes
Drs. Arthur
Elizabeth Faris
ADV
Rod Steiger
genEraEs Cinema
Ann Koziol
Theodora Petrelis
Austine School of the Deaf
Brattleboro
Brandon Training School
Rutland Nursing Home
Havenwood School
White River Junction
Chaffee Gallery
Lucy Doane
Rutland High School
Miss Doane
Bennington Museum
Lions District
Roaring Branch
Good Samaritan Society
Sioux Falls
S.C
Hiram G. Savage
Greater
Gary Murphy
William Schindler
George Davis Jr
Woodford
Donna White
Hoosick Falls
Sheila Bierwirth
Evelyn Iskowitz
Janet Willbrant
Donald Lever
East Road
Raymond M. Polley Sr
Bennington Display Co
Roy A. Douglas
Robert Woodcock
Rupert
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
John Geer
East Arlington
John T. Bowen
John Terrence Bowen
Gage St
Nancy Betit
Albany Medical Center
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Burt Bros
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