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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1963

Page

10

Weekend Gun Wound and Car Crashes Reported in Vermont

Vermont State Police reported five car accidents in the county over the weekend, a 14 year old Arlington boy injured by a firearm misfire, and a recovered safe linked to North Adams robberies. No serious injuries were recorded, though several collisions caused minor injuries.

Vermont Shaftsbury Stephen F. Sallisky Arlington Sandgate Sallisky James O'Neil Stamford Ed Senecal North Adams Mass Matthew Narzewski Adams BCI Miller Paper Co Bennington Vermon H. O'Dell Hillside Street North Bennington Allison L. MacDonald Eagle Bridge N.Y

Bennington Veterans Records Committee Seeks More Submissions

The Bennington Veterans Historical Records Committee reports extremely slow response to its questionnaire effort. Of 2229 veterans on the rolls, only 39 have returned forms. The group hopes veterans or families will submit service records via local veterans groups and auxiliaries. If support continues, a compiled biographical list may be printed in volumes with copies in the Bennington Museum and school libraries.

Bennington Veterans Historical Records Committee Bennington American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Gold Star Norton Barber Bennington Museum Elizabeth Rich D. Sweet Carolyn Clark Josephine Reynolds Edward Rood Hugh E. Clark Bennington Post William Horst Louis Ross Women’s Auxiliary The William E. Dailey Helen Hall Hugh H. Vance Richard C. Barret

Veterans Day Observances Include Band Performances

Veterans Day activities at the Armory featured the Bennington and Bennington Catholic High School bands performing musical selections. Taps and the Star Spangled Banner were played as Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis B. Flanagan led prayers, with Raymond P. Betit introducing speakers and exercises.

Bennington Msgr Francis B. Flanagan St. Francis de Sales Raymond P. Betit

Air Patrol flight near Cuban coast reports fishing boats spotted

A patrol aircraft cruising at 140 knots flew south of Caibarien then east near Cay Lobo lighthouse tonight. Co pilot Lt. LaCroix spotted two small boats about a few miles east of the lighthouse. The craft then returned to Biscayne Bay by late afternoon.

Caibarien Commandos L Baku E. W. LaCroix Jr Cay Lobo Lighthouse Biscayne Bay

Wallace ally Zuber eyes New Hampshire primary bid

Alabama politician Zuber, a Wallace ally and opponent of integration, indicates he may enter the New Hampshire presidential primary and seeks debates to discuss race policy. He calls for NAACP leadership overhaul and merger with other Negro causes groups. Roy Wilkins notes the NAACP has long encouraged competent Negro candidates.

Alabama George C. Wallace New Hampshire Primatery Zuber Wallace National Association For the Adevancement of Colored People Roy Wilkins NAACP

Hospital Notes Date Noted Births And Admissions

Sunday November 1 admissions list names numerous patients from Bennington Hoosick Falls Pownal and surrounding areas plus several birth announcements including a son on Nov 9 and a daughter on Nov 9. The article notes a birth of an eight pound boy named Michael Edward to Mr and Mrs Joseph Brown of Torrington Conn.

Maurice Taber White Creek N.Y Josef Whittman Bennington College Edward LaBarge Morgan Street Clifford Danforth Fisk St Hoosick Falls Joseph Brown Torrington Conn Brown Sally Anne Oesterle Kenneth Oesterle Union St Bennington Michael Edward

Area Obituaries from Bennington and Nearby Towns

Obituaries note the death of Leslie Halladay 68 a resident of 112 Jeffers son Ave Bennington from a heart attack while hunting near Chittenden Dam Rutland County. Also records Edward Pekalski 52 of North Plymouth Mass Jadwiga Niegoda Hoosick Falls and Elinor Walk DeAmicis with details of births survivors and funeral plans.

Weymouth Leslie Halladay Jeffersson Ave Chittenden Dam Rutland Chittenden Dummerston Leslie and Ellen (Plympton) Haleladay Halladay Bennington Springfield Bennington Aerie F.O. Eagles Anthony J. Pelosi Clinton Mass Charles Dalrymple Hudson Barnard Feneral Pittsford Davis Memorial Chapel

Ikeda Dissolves Lower House Ahead of Election Push

In Japan Ikeda dissolves parliament to seek a larger Liberal Democratic majority. He aims for 300 plus seats in the Nov 21 vote as opposition blocs hold 154. Omuta miners press for new demands amid long labor battles, with tragedy fueling tensions. The Soviet Izvestia questions safety, while Omuta city mourns many losses as hospitals struggle to treat the injured.

Ikeda Liberal Democratic Liberal Democrats Omuta Izvestia Liberal Democratic Party Tenyro

Tax Bill Dead End Talks In Senate Finance Panel

The Senate Finance Committee set December 13 as the hearing end for a House approved $11 billion 1964 tax cut plan. Chairman Byrd pushes a slow process until January budget, hoping to avoid action before recess and delay any relief amid spending restraint.

Washington Senate Finance Committee Harry F. Byrd D-Va Byrd Senate Kennedy Paul Douglas D-Ill Hartke

Water Ban Lifted as Conservation Urged

Benning ton Water department spokesman says the car ban ended after drought. Residents should still conserve water until Lake Hancock returns to normal level after a 50 inch drop. Water is no longer pumped from Morgan Springs. Burgess Road reservoir kept pressure last month.

Bennington Water Department Lake Hancock Morgan Springs Burgess Road

Roosevelt Aide Carmody Dies at 82 in Washington

John Carmody longtime Roosevelt aide and administrator died at Washington Hospital Center at age 82 from complications after a broken hip suffered Oct. 20. He led the Civil Works Administration in 1933, headed the REA in 1936, and became federal works administrator in 1939 before retiring in 1946.

Washington John Carmody Franklin D. Roosevelt Washington Hospital Center Civil Works Administration Works Progress Administration REA Federal Works

Funerals Held for Floyd L. Bump and Fred G. Morse

The funeral for Floyd L. Bump of Rice Lane was held Saturday at Mahar & Son Funeral Home with Rev. H Glenn Payne officiating. Burial was in Hinsdillville Cemetery with bearers from nearby towns. The Morse funeral followed at his Burgess Road home with Rev. Stephen C. Greene officiating and burial at Park Lawn Cemetery. Bearers included grandchildren and nephews from multiple states. Relatives attended from Pittsfield and surrounding areas in Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut.

Joanne Theresa Marie John A. Jr Paul Michael Flynn & Son Funeral Home Ford Ave Fords N.J Our Lady of Peace Church Floyd L. Bump Rice Lane Putnam Memorial Hospital Mahar & Son Funeral Home H. Glenn Payne First Baptist Church Robert Littlefield Shottsbury Wesley Bump Bennington Howard Martindale Granville, N.Y William Linendell Salem, N.Y Hinsdillville Cemetery Pittsfield Mass Salem Granville N.Y Fred. G. Morse Burgess Road Stephen C. Greene Second Congregational Church Park Lawn Cemetery Beavers Leon Foster Jr Donald Legacy Foster Thayer Clyde Young Jr Richard Mattison Harold Legacy Hagedenville Williamsburg North Adams West Lebanon Monroe, Conn

Molly Stark Pupils Rally to Collect Winter Clothing

Molly Stark School students organize Bundle Days to aid economically distressed children in Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia. Seventh grade homes room captains will collect and pack clothes for shipment to Save the Children Federation in Knoxville for distribution across 100 centers.

Molly Stark Molly Stark School Appalachian Kentucky Tennessee Virginia Save the Children Federation Knoxville Tenn

Breaks and vandalism linked by village police

Police think recent breaks at the Blue Bean Diner on North Street, a Beech Street junk yard truck, and two other incidents may be connected to weekend vandalism across The Pizza House and Moose Club. Damaged doors, stolen batteries and cash from machines marked the events. Bud Vallee found the diner open at 7 25 a.m. Sunday after Saturday closure.

Schocker Bennington Village North Street Harold Bud) Vallee Joseph Schocker Beech Street Junk Yard Pizza House Moose Club

Senators Predict Economy Will Stay In High Gear

Washington AP. Sens Dirksen and Smathers say the economy will run at high gear even without a 1964 tax cut. Kennedy pushes House tax cut, while Dirksen doubts immediate impact and Smathers warns of a downturn early next year if taxes stay high. They discuss spending limits and election year effects.

Washington Sens Everett M. Dirksen George A. Smathers Dirksen Senate Smathers Theemocratic Conference Kennedy Senate Finance Committee Congress

Second Big Gem Theft Discovered in New York

New York police investigated a $200000 gem theft from Emanuel Simon and wife in their East Side Manhattan apartment. Police sought precise figures for a separate $3 million jewel robbery, as a gang in uniforms and masks seized gems from a messenger service car, abandoning the station wagon with most of the loot and gold bars.

New York Emanuel Simon East Side Manhattan Jewelry Messenger Service Messenger Service

Stock Averages and Trading Figures Reported

Noon stock averages show 30 industrials 20 railroads 15 utilities with the 752 STL index at 76 and composite at 263 15 71. Sales reported at 1 800 000 with figures 172.8441 and 04 138 10-02.

Anglican Odyssey to be discussed at St Marys Guild

St Marys Guild meets at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Parish House for An Anglican Odyssey a survey with Canon Howard Johnsons recorded narrative. Mrs Richard Gerken hosts. Reading Group of Second Congregational meets Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at 342 Elm Street for Pioneer Go Home review by Mrs George Jenkins. Iron Kettle closed Nov 12 14. Dr Elizabeth and Arthur Faris attend medical meeting Nov 13 15.

St. Mary’s Guild Howard Johnson New York Richard Gerken Second Congregational Church Helen and Elizabeth Thomas Elm Street Pioneer Richard Powell George Jenkins Weeks Street Elizabeth Arthur Faris

Motorist fined after Vermont crash with car airborne

Municipal Court fined Richard J. MacBrien 55.10 dollars after he pleaded no contest to careless driving following an Oct. 19 accident at Vermont Route 8 and 100 in Stamford. His vehicle left the road, struck a bank, rolled, then flew 69 feet.

Richard J. MacBrien Poughkeepsie N.Y John H. Williams II MacBrien Vermont Stamford Williams Warren West Va Harry Ruff Fienberg Pownal Ruff Green Mountain Park

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Ernest G. Sirois Morgan St Francis T. Matte Pleasant St Sirois Matte Freme Briggs Susan Gulley Rupert John R. Oakman West Concord Oakman U.S Eric W. Horsting Caldwell William Walsh Southbury East Road Joseph P. Sohl Robert Skidmore Sohl Veterans Air Patrol New Hampshire Wilkins Josephine Warren Dorset Wilder Rice Raymond T. Dunigan Petersburg Margaret Cardinal Veronica Slattery Lois Sukuskas Louis Skidmore Hoosick Edna Seymour Mary Moon East Arlington John F Behan Tompkins Cove N_Y George Ely Ivah Squires Annette Carey George McLenahan Walter Sheridan Priscilla Palmer Melba Cooper North Pownal Sandra Stone Manchester Depot Candice Ketcham Janice Currier Paul Tifft Eleanor Greenwood Raymond Barber Norman Rivers Richard Morse Dennis Fraher Marguerite Brooks William Maitland Nancy Murphy Mildred Harris L. Halladay Edward EF Perkalski Edward F. Pekalski Musterfield St North Plymouth James and Mary Peskor) Pekalski Greenfield Greenfield High School Pekalski Jorden Hospital Greenfield Lodge of Elks Robena Schechterle Shelburne Falls Joel Francis Jadwiga Niegoda Hovey Ave Frank Niegoda Albany Medical Center Poland Niegoda St. Stanislaus Society Church of the Immaculate Conception Joseph Edward Niegoda Matthew Kustra St. Mary’s Cemetery Hoo- Sick Falls John A. Deamicis Stern Place Elinor Jayne Walk General Hospital Perth Amboy Daniel Harold Walk Bennington High School Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Nursing New York City Nurses Alumnae Association of Mt. Sinai House Sen Vance Hartke D-Ind Walker Ralph Bevis Vincent Costantino Burl Doxie Grimm Roosevelt Carmody Susan Randlett Anna Harwood SCF Joe Hall Jack Bell Simon Dow Jones—Bache & Co Albany Bennington Briefs Laura Wuss Me United Main ST Bennington, VT
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