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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1973
Page
6
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In Bennington Vermont on October 13, a case involving simple assault against Robert Durden in Manchester was recorded with a pre sentence investigation and bail set. Several defendants faced charges from bomb threats to grand and petty larceny with varied outcomes including probation, suspended jail terms, fines, and youth evaluation orders.
Plain Dirt Gardeners gathered with husbands at Heritage House Restaurant for their October meeting. Mrs. Stanley Pike welcomed attendees and a buffet followed. Mrs. Benjamin Vail introduced Mrs. John H. Clagett of Middlebury, president of Vermont Federation of Garden Clubs, who outlined federation values and scope to 308,060 members nationwide, including 63 horticultural societies abroad. The National Council of Federated Garden Clubs, formed May 1, 1929, aims to coordinate state clubs, protect natural resources, and promote garden arts, offering flower show schools, design courses, garden therapy, and scholarships.
Funeral services were held for Harry E. Shippey of 221 Bradford Street Bennington with a full Mass at St Francis de Sales Church conducted by Msgr Francis B Flanagan. Bearers named, fire department and bus company personnel attended, burial in Park Lawn Cemetery, wake services noted, and a post funeral program on time lapse plant growth given by Dr Robert Woodworth at the Mahar and Son Funeral Home.
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