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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1966

Page

12

Bennington Auxiliary Plans Meetings and Dance

State Police will meet at Old Bennington schoolhouse Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. The Ladies Auxiliary to Post 1332 VFW will hold a regular meeting tonight at the post rooms with a memorial service for departed sisters. All members and post members invited. Lunch served after. A dance is set for Friday.

Bennington VFW

Bennington Obituaries And Community Notices

Obituaries list Mrs Ethel Mae Phillips Smith Mrs Harry B North and Miss Ruth E Dowdell with burial details and church services. Also notes PTA meeting cancellation school board meetings Unified Study Committee town consolidation vote and local government changes. Includes service member updates from Viet Nam and PTA leadership workshop with Bardwell Hotel Rutland.

Arlington Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home Ethel Mae (Phillips) Smith Carroll Smith Granville Greenwold Federated Church West Arlington Cemetery Raymond Phillips Killington Fred Woodcock Sandgate Howard Chapman Salem N.Y Roger Wood Charles George Smith Cambridge Harry B. North Lillian Davis Frederick B. Wolf St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Stanley Pike Webster Temple Elmer Hansen Harry Moses Robert Holden Robert Mulvey Robert Cummings Father Wolf Park Lawn Cemetery

Father Swertz Named BCHS Principal at Bennington

The Most Rev. Robert F. Joyce has named Rev. Thaddeus S. Swertz C.S.C. as principal of Bennington Catholic High School, succeeding the late Rev. Vincent Spinelli. Swertz has led BCHS since September, reviving the BCHS Guild, painting facilities, sponsoring a June 26 horse show, and planning curriculum and textbook updates.

Robert F. Joyce Burlington Thaddeus S. Swertz C.S.C Bennington Catholic High School Father Swertz Vincent J. Spinelli North Tonawanda N.Y Notre Dame University Holy Cross College Washington D.C Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Bchs Guild BCHS Spinelli University of Portland Portland Maine Notre Dame Catholic High

Beech Street Cyclist Narrowly Escapes Injury

A Beech Street girl riding a bicycle near the Oneida Market narrowly escaped serious injury when her bike’s rear fender hooked the front bumper of a car driven by Pauline Morse. The incident occurred about 11 a.m. Monday on Main Street, near the market. The rider, Nancy King, jumped off and walked the bike. only minor bike damage was reported.

Beech Street Bennington Village Pauline D. Morse Bennington Main Street Oneida Market Nancy King Beech St

Obituary notices from Hoosick Falls and surrounding towns

Area obituaries list Miss Mary E. Coon of Poughkeepsie formerly Hoosick Falls killed in motorcycle crash near Poughkeepsie. Other notices include Edgar J. Lecuyer of Bellows Falls dying in Texas Nursing Home, Mrs. Lillian Baxter of Old Bennington, Rev. Joseph Coyne of Windsor killed in New Hampshire car crash, James W. Judge of Bennington, and Nesting details of several other local deaths with funeral plans and survivors.

Ruth E. Dowdell Crescent Manor Nursing Home St. Francis de Sales Church Francis B. Flanagan Lawrence McAuliffe C.S.C Sacred Heart Church Mahar & Son Funeral Home Flanagan Park Lawn Cemetery Msgr. Flanagan Schenectady Hoosick Falls N.Y Mary E. Coon Poughkeepsie Mary Kipp Edwin Coon Robert Small Kingston Grasslands Hospital North Adams John Hancock Insurance Agency Keene N.H Daley Shoe Co Bellows Falls Miss LaFlamme Harbro Shoe Co Esquire Mfg. Co Vermont Army Quartermaster Corps St. Charles Church Knights of Columbus Roger Boston Edgar J. Lecuyer A.A Saugerties Suzanne Fairing Marion Mass Wilfred Saulnier Arthur Reimann Albany Ernest St. Charles Cemetery Fenton & Hennessey Funeral Windsor Joseph Coyne St. Francis of Assisi Town House Cornish New Hampshire Concord Father Coyne Arlington Michael Coyne St. John’s High School North Cambridge Boston College U.S Washington Burlington Our Lady of Loretto Seminary Loretto Our Lady of the Angels West Lynn St. Peter’s Parish James W. Judge Depot St Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington James F Mary (Hogan) Judge Pittsfield Paint Company Gordon Kenyon Mary B Robert A Holcomb Kathleen Judge James P. Judge Margaret T. Hogan Nellie F. Hogan Michael J. Hogan Sr Mahar & Son Funeral Mabel Livingston Golden Age Harrison Avenue Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home

Dedication Planned for Nichols Christian Education Building

The First Baptist Church announces a formal dedication and open house for the Nichols Christian Education Building on June 4 and 5. The program, led by Lester H. Nichols and Lewie C. Dodge, includes a banquet at Colgate Hall Saturday evening with out-of-state guests and local civic and religious representatives set to greet the occasion.

Nichols Christian Education First Baptist Church H. Glenn Payne Hagerman New Nichols Richard Holland American Baptist Board of Education and Publication Valley Forge Holland WBTN Colgate Hall Lester H. Nichols Lewis C. Dodge Robert Wagner Alden Graves Raymond Aja Nichols Dodge John Riddle Sr Maurice Winn Lewis Carpenter Payne John Riddle William Eddington Harry Percey Mary Whiteway Francis Morris

Citizens group formed to assist in elementary school plan

A citizens committee was organized at Bennington School District to support an information program on a proposed new elementary school. Board chairman Stewart E. Allen reported extended talks with four core members and anticipated growth of the group to involve more residents amid overcrowded facilities.

Bennington Stewart E. Allen Stark Street Bennington Village Allen Citizens Committee Harry Eddington Jefferson Heights J. Russell Carpenter Jr Elm St Harold Gordon Robert B. Condon

Hospital Notes and Community Events in Vermont and New York

Admissions list includes Florence Baker Lynette Young Edgar Hall and others from Bennington Pownal Center Eagle Bridge Dorset and Wilmington with May 23 births at Emerson Hospital Concord Mass. Also notes Dorset Maple Hill burial plan and cemetery interment. upcoming school bond plans on Stark Street Bennington Village. dedication program for new facility with Dr. Richard Holland and multiple committees and open house details.

Dorset T. Wylie Kinney the Hollow Life Magazine Mr. Kinney New Haven Conn Thomas I Cora Patvin) Kinney Phillips Andover Academy Yale University Yale Katherine Geary Kinney Butterick Publishing Co Paul Block Associates Zion Episcopal Church Manchester Center Southern Vermont Art Center Dorset Players Vermont Arthritic Foundation The Corn Exchange Ekwanok Country Club Manchester U.S Florence Baker Lynette Young Edgar Hall Stephen Paulin Bennington Richard Davis Jeffrey Davis Pownal Center Duane Sprague Eagle Bridge N.Y Emerson Hospital Concord Mass Christine Elizabeth John Butler Maynard, Mass Butler Phyllis Harwood Waverly Thomas J. Nolan Jr Alpine N.J Robert L. Clayton Maple Hill Cemetery Dorset Hollow Vermont Cancer Society Brewster Funeral Home

Stock Averages Noon May 24 1966 Dow Railroads Utilities

Stock averages from Dow Jones and Bache & Co in Albany at noon on May 24, 1966 show 30 Industrials at 231.43, 20 Railroads, 15 Utilities at igi,a07 .73, and a composite average of 314.06 up 3.11. Totals reach 3,510,000 with 891.31 in volume and 8.85 2.81 figures noted.

Dow-Jones—Bache & Co Albany Igi

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