Rupert and Arlington Lead Bennington Write-In Totals
In Bennington County results William H. Meyer of Rupert leads with 14 write-in votes from Manchester, Pownal, Rupert, Sandgate, and Arlington. Reuben Levin receives 1 write-in vote in Manchester.
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1962
Page
14
In Bennington County results William H. Meyer of Rupert leads with 14 write-in votes from Manchester, Pownal, Rupert, Sandgate, and Arlington. Reuben Levin receives 1 write-in vote in Manchester.
Incumbent Republican sheriff John H. Maloney won a eighth term defeating Pearl Hoyt 5497 to 2978. Unopposed Republican R. Marshall Witten was re elected state attorney with 5425 votes. Assistant judges Howard Marsden and Claude Rich were re elected. other county posts also stayed Republican with varied cross votes.
In Bennington 10 Democrats elected as justices of the peace while Joseph J. Caracciola of Hunt Street defeats Alfred T. LaTour of School Street for the town representative post to the General Assembly. Caracciola, 46, a Navy veteran and owner of Joe's Open Air Market, lives in Bennington since 1938.
Trustees meet to pave over Rutland Railway tracks on River Street to ease two bumps. Village President Gibney names Bodine Pierce and Mallory to Street Lighting Committee and approves a Pine Circle light. Knights of Columbus seek three directional signs with Central Vermont Public Service permission. Lester Davis moves a house from Elm Street to Clark's Woods with utility approvals.
In Hoosick Falls a double funeral was held in Schenectady for Harold L. Shapiro and his wife, victims of a Sunday auto crash in Duanesburg. Mrs. Shapiro’s mother Esther Cohen and their six year old daughter Michelle also died.
Rudolph W. Elwell lifelong Shaftsbury resident died at Putnam Memorial Hospital Wednesday night. Large crowd attended St. Peter's Episcopal Church service with Burial Office by Rev. Frederick B. Wolf. Bearers were Moffitt Hall Disque Mattison Dwyer Elwell. burial in South Shaftsbury Cemetery near the Elwell family plot.
John O'Shaughnessy resumes acting after 15 years as a director. He replaces Harry Geldard in the off-Broadway production of The Hostage, who left to direct six Denver theater shows.
Hubert E Daley died recently. He was the third son of the late Dr Emmet B and Harriet Daley, a Bennington High School 1905 graduate. He lived in Middlebury and New York before retiring to Glens Falls New York. Survived by wife Kathryn Kanaley and brothers Clarence A Bennington and Philip A Fort Lauderdale. Interment in Glens Falls on Friday.
Westbury New York UPI reports the Roosevelt International at Roosevelt Raceway drew a record 54,861 spectators for the 1960 running, the largest harness race crowd in U.S. history.
Albany Georgia AP Pastor Rev Brooks Ramsey faces criticism from some church members after he objected to the arrest of three Black individuals seeking to attend a Sunday service. Church leaders pass a vote of confidence affirming his right to a free pulpit and his sincere Christian beliefs.
The November scratch of the Military Order of the Cootie meets Sunday at 7 30 p.m. in VFW rooms North Street. VFW rooms host WWI Auxiliary meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. Federal surplus commodities distributed Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bennington Village Garage. Committee on Case Policy of United Counseling board of trustees meets 8 p.m. Thursday at Mrs. Bradford Smith home. Welcome Wagon monthly meeting 8 p.m. Thursday at Old Bennington schoolhouse features a short play and refreshments for newcomers. Elk benefit fund winners for Silver Towers camp for retarded children are Don Levitt Burlington Conrad Hazleton Beebe Plain and Stanley Schinio Montpelier. Carroll Killen Sr. and family visiting in Bennington from Natchitoches Louisiana. Killen Sr. retired as head of math at Northwestern State College. Christine Hart honored with surprise 14th birthday party at 319 Pleasant Street with gifts and a cake made by grandmother Eva Natter. Democrats and Hoff supporters held an early morning false fire alarm. Village Police will charge Arthur Lemieux over the incident. Norman Strobridge thanks Pownal voters for support. ADV.
T. Garry Buckley of Bennington and A. Luke Crispe of Brattleboro, both former Republican hopefuls, left the GOP citing discontent over Keyser’s income tax pledge and reapportionment. County GOP critics linked spillover from a parimutuel license bid. Hoff’s campaign boosted a 60 percent turnout among about 8,860 of 14,800 eligible voters.
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