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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1966

Page

11

Obituary notices for De Coigne and Remington

LeRoy L De Coigne 63 of Pownal died in Troy after a long illness. He was retired foreman at Pownal Tanning Co and survived by a daughter and two sons, with funeral in North Pownal. Arthur L Remington 55 of West Springfield died at home after a sudden illness. he headed A L Bennington Co installation contractors and leaves a wife, two sons, a grandson, and extended family with funeral in West Springfield.

Pownal LeRoy L. DeCoigne Troy N.Y Marion Knapp Adams Mass Ann Miller Grafton Pownal Tanning Company Our Lady of Lourdes Church North Pownal Tanning Company George L. DeCoigne Bennington LeRoy L. DeCoigne Jr U.S. Air Force Lillian Wandrei Thomas M. Barber Petersburg Oak Hill Cemetery West Springfield Arthur L. Remington Elm St A.L. Bennington Co Springfield Hospital Manchester Ralph L Frances (Wyman) Remington Bay Path Institute Springfield Johns Manville Hope Congregational Church Exchange Club Springfield Lodge of Elks Building Trades Employers Association Mable W. (Rattman) Remington Robert L Westfield Ward A Louis Remington Byron Charles W. Barnes Hillcrest Park Cemetery

Pownal youth in Municipal Court on breach charge

Seymour Brooks faced a $500 bail after being charged with disturbing the public peace in Bennington. He appeared without a parent or lawyer, entered temporary not guilty pleas, and was ordered to reappear on Tuesday to enter new pleas. He is charged with assaulting and threatening Robert Buzzel and William Senecal.

Pownal Bennington Seymour Brooks New Pleas Brooks Robert Buzzel William Senecal Wallace Mattison Windsor House of Correction Chester Preston Waterbury Fred Hutchinson Thomas L. Jackson Main St Joyce C. Goodwin Tpr Gordon Adams Paul J. Robare Shaftsbury Anthony E. Rock Manchester Fienberg Rock Albert Stoessel Arthur J. Ferris West Palm Beach Fla George M. Fienberg Ferris Ralph R. Brown

Soviet denies anti Jewish bias in government

London dispatch reports the Soviet Union denying charges of government discrimination against Jews despite Western criticism. The English language Soviet weekly claimed Jews enjoy equal rights and participate in all aspects of life, as Buddhist protests and Vietnam era tensions affected regional politics.

London UPI Soviet Union Soviet Weekly Communist Party

Postal Clerk Examination At Bennington Post Office

An open competitive exam for substitute clerk and substitute carrier positions was announced for residents within the Bennington Post Office delivery area. Applicants must be 18 or older with no upper age limit. high school graduates are encouraged. Starting pay is $2.57 per hour with raises to $3.50, plus annual increases, vacations, sick leave, life and health benefits, and a model retirement plan. Applications and announcements are available at the post office.

Bennington Bennington Post Office Stanley Pekalski

Vliss Kiddy Awarded National Medal of Merit

The Bennington Garden Club opened with an illustrated talk on California redwoods and the Garden Club of America medal of merit to Miss Ruth Eddy for saving the redwoods. Mrs. Melvin E. Sawin presented both the lecture and the honor. The meeting, held Tuesday at the Old Bennington schoolhouse, featured eloquent remarks and slides praising the cause.

Vliss Kiddy Bennington Garden Club California’s Redwoods Garden Club of America Medal of Merit Ruth Eddy Save the Melvin E. Sawin Garden Club of America Save-the-Redwoods League Bennington Sawin Cali

Bennington Area Obituary and Redwood Forest Talk

Obituary notices for James W. Judge of 244 Depot St and Miss Mabel Livingston mark Bennington services with burial at Park Lawn Cemetery. Separate report covers a talk by Miss Eddy on Sequoia sempervirens, noting 15,000 acres cut last year and a new Elizabeth Hart Shields Eddy redwood grove planned at Prairie Creek State Park. Mentions attendees from New York City to Wakefield RI and Garden Club medal presentation.

Fornia Miss Eddy Prairie Creek Elizabeth Hart Shields Eddy Eddy Lawin Garden Club Ferdinand Mayer Old Bennington Charles F. Hovey Chestnut Hill Mass Zone I The National Organization Melvin Lawin Wakefield Rhode Island

Stock Averages and Market Totals Report May 27 1966

The Dow Jones Industrial average stood around 890.92, with industrials at 30 stocks showing a small loss of 0.83 and railroads up 0.87 on the day. The utilities and composite averages are listed, along with a total market figure of about 1,990,000 shares traded.

Hospital Notes May 26 1966 Admissions and Births

Hospital notes list admissions for Mrs Hilda Barber of Bennington. Discharges include Baby Scott Holland Ira McDermott of Bennington Master Duane Sprague of Eagle Bridge NY and Charlotte Lake of South Dorset. Births reported to Mr and Mrs William J Hogan Jr of 107 Branch St a son and to Mr and Mrs Michael Harrington of North Bennington a son both dated May 26.

Baby Scott Holland Ira McDermott Bennington Duane Sprague Eagle Bridge N.Y Charlotte Lake South Dorset William J. Hogan Jr Branch St Michael Harrington P.O. Box North Bennington

Moon Phases and Motions Explained in Simple Terms

The moon is at the First Quarter, about 229,800 miles from Earth. It orbits Earth in the same big loop Earth makes around the Sun, a motion called Revolution. The moon also spins once a month, a rotation, so it both revolves and rotates, and it shines only by reflected light.

Earth

Miss Diane Beecher Installed as Rainbow Girls Worthy Advisor

Miss Diane Beecher daughter of Mrs Frank S Beecher of Gage Street was installed Wednesday as worthy advisor of the Rainbow for Girls at the Masonic Temple. Other officers include Jane Lackey Susan White Dorothy Hathaway Betsy Hogel Louise Vail Ruth Gavin Donna Berry Jacqueline Smith Cheryl Comstock Cindy Preston Dawn Knapp Anna Harwood Scott Wiskoski Gloria Salter Nancy Humphrey with Mr and Mrs Fletcher Hall as mother and dad advisors. The Beecher family attended with Mr Beecher escorting, Paul Williams sang The Lords Prayer and Ralph Simpson spoke on Fidelity and Service. The Rainbow Assembly gave a bouquet of pink carnations and guests enjoyed refreshments afterward.

Rainbow Masonic Temple Rainbow Girls Betsy Hogel Faith Dorothy Hathaway Hope Diane Beecher Jane Lackey Susan White Charity Susan Hogel Nancy Humphrey Anna Harwood Diane Stewart Ruth Gavin Louise Vail Cynthia Preston Donna Berry Fletcher Hall Frank S. Beecher Gage Street Order of the Rainbow Love Paul Williams Williams Ralph Simpson Bennington High School Rainbow Assembly Frederick J. Beecher Robert B

Hikers Reach Camel's Hump Plaza Dedication Fails

Interior Secretary Udall Gov Hoff and about 40 hikers climbed Camel's Hump to 2,500 feet to designate Camel's Hump State Forest as a Natural Beauty Area. A planned dedication plaque was not carried to the site as officials delayed the four mile trek for another day.

Hoff Udall

Flag Day Program Announced in Bennington

Bennington Elks Club will sponsor a Flag Day observance on Sunday June 12 at 3 p.m. Judge George M. Fienberg will be principal speaker. Bennington Catholic High School band also participates. Public invited. Further details to follow.

Bennington George M. Fienberg Bennington Elks Club Elks Club Bennington Catholic High School

Bennington Briefs Local events and club notices

Gold Star Mothers will meet at the Soldiers Home chapel Sunday at 8 30 for the pre memorial service and at Grand Union parking lot at 8 30 Monday for the dedication and parade. A food sale by the Bennington Future Homemakers of America Saturday 10 to noon at Central Vermont Public Service Corp store. Sharon Damon and Colleen Burgess chairmen. Emblem Club officers rehearse Tuesday at 7 45 p m at the K of C hall. Installation ceremonies June 2 require attendance. FOE Eagles 1861 Candle light room open Friday 7 p m to 1 a m Saturday 7 p m to 12 m Sunday 1 p m to 11 p m. ADV Bee Elks club Friday nights seafood platter 5 p m until served. ADV Nursing Home Week celebrated with Sourcliffe Nursing Home open house Saturday 2 4 p m for senior citizens tour and refreshments.

Gold Star Soldiers’ Home Grand Union Parking Lot Bendi Future Homemakers of America Vermont Public Service Corp Sharon Damon Colleen Burgess Emblem Club K of C FOE Eagles Sourcliffe Nursing Home Nursing Home

Area Physicians Named to Vermont Medical Society Posts

Two Bennington area physicians were named to boards and committees at the Vermont State Medical Society annual meeting in Wentworth by the Sea New Hampshire this week. Dr Clifford B Harwood of Manchester Center joined the mediation board and committees on aging and indigent care. Dr Oliver H Durand of Bennington was named to the advisory committee to the women's auxiliary and to the public health committee.

Bennington Area Vermont State Medical Society Wentworth-by-the-Sea N.H Clifford B. Harwood Manchester Center Oliver H. Durand Bennington Women’s Auxiliary

GI Thieves Caught In Saigon Black Market Scam

Two U S soldiers in an American truck disguised as a garbage van were arrested in Saigon after police said they were delivering $13 000 worth of military food brandy and wine to the black market.

Saigon UPI U.S

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