C F Barnes Dies On His 87th Birthday
Charles Fremont Barnes known as Monty, retired painting contractor and longtime Bennington resident, died at Putnam Memorial Hospital on his 87th birthday. He was born November 1, 1878 in Irvington New York and lived in Bennington since infancy. He married Florence Irene Hyde in 1894 and celebrated their diamond anniversary last year. He leaves his wife and one son, Charles H. Barnes of Burlington. Funeral at Hanson Walbridge with burial at Park Lawn Cemetery.
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Charles Fremont
Monty) Barnes
Union St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Charles E
Fanny (Gregg) Barnes
Irvington
N.Y
Bennington
Florence Irene Hyde
Mt. Anthony Lodge F&am
Benenington Club
Charles H
Burlington
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Frederick B. Wolf
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Barty
Park Lawn Cemetery
Arlington Officials Outline Plans for New U.S. 7 Route
Arlington planning officials discussed a proposed new U.S. 7 route along a general line of the existing road with a Bennington bypass starting point, aiming for 1970 to 1971 construction and hearings by late 1966. The plan envisions a four lane highway from Shaftsbury to Manchester with possible limited access beltlines around towns and right of way purchases for future expansion.
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Arlington
U.S. 7
Arlington Planning Commission
Richard J. Nicholls
State Highway Department
Ivor (Tink) Pelsue
Nicholls
Highway Department
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Manchester
Dorsets
Vermont
Bennington County
Philip H. Hoff
U.S
U.S. 4
U.S. 5
Brattleboro
Multiple Vehicle Accidents Reported Amid Snowy Conditions
State police reported a string of Monday accidents across Bennington and surrounding towns due to slick roads. A Rochester man, Peter H. Jackson, was treated for facial injuries after a Volkswagen bus rolled on Vermont roads near Shaftsbury. Democratic candidate Mrs. Weno nah Povsner of Trumbull Hill escaped injury when her 1965 Falcon wagon overturned on Airport Road. A pair of 1961 Chevrolets collided on Ice Pond Road in Arlington with no injuries. An Associated Transport truck driven by Emery G. Dupuis crashed into rock ledges on Readsboro’s VT 100, also with no injuries. In Searsburg a 1962 Austin-Healey struck a deer on Vermont 8, minor damage. The report notes broader Interstate traffic impacts from local road construction and calls for US 7 improvements to curb shifts to New York’s Northway.
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Shaftsbury Barracks
Peter H. Jackson
Rochester
Jackson
Chevrolet
James A. Wyman
East Arlington
Readsboro
Emery G. Dupuis
Pittsfield
Mass
Dupuis
David Lay Jr
Wilmington
Vermont
Searsburg
Austin-Healey
Lay
Larry Pratt
Local Planning Commission
Nicholls
U.S. 7
New York State
Highway Department
Ernest W. Mattison Sr
Planning Commission
Board Clarifies Figures on Mt. Anthony School Cost
The Mt. Anthony Union School Board explains the $3,660,000 estimate includes non construction costs such as equipment and fees. No construction total will be released until Vermont Education Department aid is known, and bids will not be opened with a public total.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Bennington Village Notices And Meetings Schedule
The Village Trustees meet at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Building. The King's Daughters gather November 3 at 3 p.m. at 325 Dewey Avenue. The second annual Harvest Dance occurs Saturday night in American Legion rooms on Chapel Road with music by the Benningtontones and midnight lunch. National Children’s Book Week fines are forgiven at the Bennington Free Library through November 6. Kevin Hogan, 115 Washington Ave, was admitted to St. Luke’s Hospital in Pittsfield for oral surgery. Cub Scout leaders seek parent applications tonight at 7:30 in Bennington High School workshop. children will not attend. The Women’s Society of Christian Service meets tonight at 7:30 at First Methodist Church with guest speaker Mrs. David Gil, devotions by Mrs. William Krug, and refreshments by Circle 2. A business meeting follows. District No. 6 LPNs meet at Putnam Memorial Hospital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to demonstrate present hospital equipment, led by R.N.s Helene Nolfe and Frances Crozier.
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American Legion Rooms
Chapel Road
Benningtones
Winston Luther
Kevin Hogan
Washington Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Pittsfield
Mass
Sacred Heart Parish
Bennington High School
Woman’s Society of Christian Service of
The
First Methodist Church
Reed Moninger
David Gil
Bennington Council of Economic Opportunity
William Krug
Keith Watkin
Circle 2
James Merunowicz
Bennington County
Licensed Practical Nurses Association
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Helene Nolfe
R.N
Frances Crozier
Pine Cobble director to retire with major gifts pledged
Mrs. Frederick C. Copeland will retire as Pine Cobble School director next June and be replaced by a strong candidate. Robert C. Sprague, chair of the board, offers up to 60 000 dollars in gifts over three years to match annual fund drives above 12 514 dollars, ensuring the school’s solid financial condition. Pine Cobble, founded 1937, serves nursery to Grade 9 with emphasis on individual growth, academics, arts and sports.
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Williamstown
Mass
Frederick C. Copeland
Pine Cobble School
Robert C. Sprague
Sprague
Pine Cobble
Copeland
Tinue
Helene Sprague
New Diamond Deposit Found Near Williamson Mine
A new diamond deposit has been discovered at Singida near the Williamson Diamond Mine in Tanzania. Swiss prospectors have formed a company to mine the diamonds in partnership with the Tanzanian government.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
UPIN
Singida
Williamson
Committee Rejects Volpe Sales Tax Plan
Boston UPI reports the House Ways and Means Committee filed an adverse report on Gov. Volpe's fourth sales tax plan worth 201.7 million dollars. Four Republican members dissented, and the measure heads to the House calendar for possible action Wednesday. The panel did not report its own bill, but has a 100 million dollar budget balancing measure ready for floor consideration. The bill would raise 145 million from a 3 percent sales tax with additional revenues from cigarettes, liquor, hotel motel rooms, telephone service, banks and corporations.
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Boston
UPI
House
Ways and Means Committee
Gov. Volpe
Hospital Notes for Monday November First Fifty Names Listed
Hospital notes from Monday November 1 1965 record admissions John Dermody Bruce Davis Susan Davis Eleanor Pulver Marshall Knapp Karen Sargood Beverly Maynard and more plus discharges including Ann Marie Sherwood her son Cynthia Watson and daughter Jean Hackett and Robert Goldston Manchester with a newborn daughter listed November 1.
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John Dermody
Bruce Davis
Susan Davis
Eleanor Pulver
Marshall Knapp
Bennington
Jean Decker
Hoosick Falls
Raymond Bailey
Shaftsbury
Karen Sargood
East Arlington
Beverly Maynard
Wilmington
Ann Marie Sherwood
Cynthia Watson
Jean Hackett
Petersburg
Water Board Awaits State Permit For Pipeline Route
Bennington Village water board met to decide on plans for a new water source and noted they cannot proceed until the state Highway Department grants a permit to lay a pipeline along Vt 9. The proposed route would draw water from Bolles Brook in Woodford and run along the harbor road to Vermont and Barney Road to the village reservoir.
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Bennington Village
Montpelier
The
Water Board
Bolles Brook
Woodford
Harbor
Long Trail
Vermont
Barney Road
Village
Burgess Road
L. M. Pittendreigh
Boston, Mass
Water Department
John H. Williams
Highway Department
Williams
Pitter Dreigh
Whitman
Howard
GBA Plans Brainstorming Dinner Session in Bennington
The Greater Bennington Association hosts a 6:30 p.m. turkey dinner at Mount Anthony Country Club on Thursday. Executive secretary Donald Hicks says the no speeches event aims to gather ideas from members and the community to shape the group’s civic role in 1966. Reservations for the $3 dinner are requested at the GBA office before the unofficial deadline today.
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Greater Bennington
Mount Anthony Country Club
GBA
Donald Hicks
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Red Cross and Rescue Squad
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Miss Tucker
Latin Quarter
By Chester C.ringheiser
Brattleboro Hospital
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Trumbull Hill
Bennington Briefs
King
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Dewey Avenue
Bennington Free Library
Veradero
Cuba
George Sweers
St. Petersburg Times
Volpe
Robert Goldston
Leon Wagner
Africa
Leon E. Wagner
Southwest Supervisory Union
Wagner
American Association of School Administrators
Harte Theatre
Fu Manchu
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Patera
Bili Em le
Harkness Ballet
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Schenecady
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