Three Hunters Wounded In Northern Vermont Accidents
ST JOHNsbury UP I reports three deer hunters were wounded over the weekend in northern Vermont. Allan Ballard 33 of Danbury Conn is in critical condition after a stomach wound at a West Newbury lodge. companion W J Babyak 29 also of Danbury unloaded a gun when Ballard was shot. Gerard Fournier 28 of Newark is in critical condition after a neck wound from a gun discharge near 16-year-old Clarence Cole of Newark. John Fife of Burlington is in fair condition from a Fairfield incident. No further details were available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Johnsbury
UPI
Vermont
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
N.H
Allan Ballard
Danbury
Brightlock Hospital
Gerard Fournier
Newark
Clarence Cole
John Fife
Burlington
Fairfield
Bennington Briefs Include Club Meetings And Dinner Plans
The senior citizens meet at 7 30 tonight at the Center on North Street with a social hour to follow. The 1 40 Club convenes Tuesday at 8 p m at Mrs Petersons home with hostesses Mrs Ruth Hoy and Mrs Mae Reed. Reservations for Friday roast beef dinner at Old First Church Barn due by Tuesday. Call 442 6437 442 2730 or 442 5681. A Schoolhouse program on Ideas for Christmas Decorations is Tuesday at 2 p m with hostesses listed. Four percent Christmas club openings at County National Bank, Bennington and Arlington. first payment due today. Also listen to Our Changing World with Earl Nightingale on WBTN at 9 a m sponsored by County National Bank. The Plain Dirt Gardeners will meet at Old Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eenior Citizens Club
North Street
Peterson
Ruth Hoy
Mae Reed
Old First Church
William Harrington
Lillian Kleine
Dexter Davis
Old Bennington
George Buck
Margaret Buckley
William Castle Sr
Joyce Burnham
County National Bank
Bennington
Arlington
Earl Nightingale
WBTN
Norshaft Tops Meets Tonight at Library Hall
Norshaft TOPS meets at 7 15 tonight in Library Hall North Bennington. Margaret Bull chosen queen at last meeting. Patricia Lipscomb to receive pin for 25 pound loss. New team contest begins tonight and all members should attend the weighing in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Nor Shaft Tops
Library Hall
Margaret Bull
Patricia Lipscomb
Smorgasbord Dinner Aids Bennington Retarded Children
About 250 people dined at 40 area restaurants as Bennington Friends of Retarded Children Inc. held a unique smorgasbord fundraiser. Local eateries offered specialties while judges selected top dishes in categories. First prizes went to Taconic Park Restaurant, King's Bakery, and Super Duper. second prizes to Green Mountain Restaurant, Williams Inn, and Mt. Anthony High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Hernandez
North Bennington
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children Inc
Bennington
Bennington County
Roderick Humphreys
Gary Cloud
Dean Hanson
Taconic Park
King’s Bakery
Cambridge
N.Y
Green Mountain Restaurant
Arlington
Williams Inn
Williamstown
Mt. Anthony
Mount Anthony
S R Ogden Honored By Arts Council
Samuel R. Ogden a Banner columnist and Landgrove resident received one of 10 Vermonters honors from the Vermont Council on the Arts in Manchester. Main speaker Carl Mitze warned arts funding is in trouble as a resolution opposing Lake Champlain nuclear plants was discussed. Two weekend accidents reported with no injuries included a Burlington driver collision and a Shaftsbury bridge railing incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleton
Samuel R. Ogden
Landgrove
Southern Vermont Art Center
Manchester
Vermont Council On the Arts
Ogden
Carl Mitze
National Foundation On Arts and Humanities
Mitze
America
Lake Champlain
Phillip Noyes
David Morris
Bennington
Silver
Grandview
Noyes
Hall L. Neal
Ann Arbor
Mich
East Road
Shaftsbury
School board and selectmen meet on Monday timetable
Shaftsbury calendar notes a school board session at 4 p.m. and selectmen meeting at 8 p.m. in the Town Clerk's office. Paul Freely informs Boy Scouts that there will be no meeting tonight.
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Paul
Search Finds Boy 11 In Woodford Woods
Stephen Dufresne an 11 year old boy from Bennington is in fair condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital with frostbite after being lost in the snowy woods near Prospect Mountain Woodford. He was found at five this morning by Bennington woodsmen Mort Knight Eddie Daniels and Larry Lauzon who trekked in on snowshoes. State police say he was found cold and stiff in Beaver Meadows and transported to Heartwellville then to the hospital for overnight observation. Deputy Donald Greenslet notes the rescue requires better equipment and appeals for donations to support the local rescue unit and its vehicle and gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Dufresne
Bradford St
Bennington
Prospect Mountain
Bennington County
Vt. 9
Woodford
Stephen
Beaver Meadows
Winfred
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mort Knight
Eddie Daniels
Larry Lauzon
Heartwellville
Windshield Hit By a Bullet Reported in Manchester
Herman M. LeRay, 19, of 108 Stark St., said his windshield cracked while driving north on U S 7 by Ways Lane around 3 30 p m Saturday. He reported hearing a shot just before the impact and a car in front that stopped also heard a shot, per Manchester police.
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Manchester
Bennington
U.S.7
Ways Lane
Herman M. LeRay
Stark St
LeRay
Obituaries From North Bennington and Nearby Areas
Funeral services held for Philip Harris at Gibney Haynes and Kane with Rev Alfred Scott officiating. Burial at Park Lawn Cemetery after service. Loyal Order of Moose and local fraternal groups attended. Relatives from New Jersey also present. Rene J. La Flamme funeral at Sacred Heart Church with Requiem High Mass by Rev Edward Hoffman. Bearers listed. many attendees from multiple states and Canada. William A. Gordon WWI veteran funeral at Mahar and Son with Rev Alfred Scott officiating. Burial at Grandview Cemetery. bearers and VFW Post 1332 members attended. Aime A. LaCroix WWI veteran funeral at 226 North St. with Requiem High Mass. Rosary led by Bourgeois and Holy Name Society. Attendees from Bennington area, VFW Post 1332, and various out-of-town relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Harris
Gibney, Haynes & Kane Funeral
Alfred Scott
North Bennington Baptist
Mr. Scott
Park Lawn Cemetery
Albert Lemieux
Harold Griffin
James Kearns
Howard Dahl
Emil Schmigel
John Roberts
Victor Cumm
Thomas Kinney
Loyal Order of Moose
Aerie
Order of Eagles
Stark Hose Co
Bennington Fire Department
Griffin Electric Co
Harris
Griffin’s
First Baptist Church
Putnam Square
Henry White
New Jersey
Rene J. la Flamme
Squaw Hill
Sacred Heart Church
Edward Hoffman
C.S.C
Holy Cross Novitiate
Charles J. Marcoux
Charles Wallen
James Murphy
Holy Cross Novitiate Choir
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Leo Marcoux
Leger Marcoux
Sam Wheeler
Paul Kelley
Robert Mackey
Robert Langlois
Henry Bourgeois
Council 307
Knights of Columbus
Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart
LaFlamme
Sisters of St. Joseph of
Bennington
Rutland
Bourgeois
Keene, N.H
North Adams
Pittsfield
Westfield
Mass
Quebec City
Quebec
Troy
N.Y
Burlington
North Bennington
William A. Gordon
Elm Street
Mahar & Son Funeral
First Baptist Church of
Tracy E. Kenyon Jr
David Kenyon
Gordon Kenyon
Frank Kenyon
Leonard Powers
William E. Dailey Jr
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1332
William E. Dailey, Inc. Construcion Co
Gordon
Gtandview Cemetery
Scott
Shaftsbury
Shushan
Aime A. LaCroix
North St
C,s,c
Mahar & Son
Alfred LaCroix
Jerry LaCroix
Leon Boutin
Daniel Rhodes
Linwood Rhodes Jr
Ronald Dupont
C,s.c
Holy Name Society
Williamstown
Schuylerville
Glens Falls
Fort Lee
N.J
Winstead
Bristol, Conn
St. Gervais
Canada
Pownal
Obituaries From Various Vermont Areas Include Riley and Moffitt
Obituary notices report Bert C. Riley of Bennington who died after a long illness at Sourcliffe Nursing Home. He worked at Sally Mfg. Co and previously at Valentine Mill, with two marriages noted. Arlington honors Elizabeth Moffitt who died at 66, leaving husband Aubrey and many relatives, with services planned in Arlington. Rutland recalls William F. Tree, 71, a WWI veteran and longtime trucker, survived by wife Agnes and two daughters, funeral at St. Peter's Church. Springfield notes Katherine Miller Fellows, 97, founder’s widow, with several descendants. services held. Hoosick Falls records Noyes Thomas, 65, millwright, with funeral at Mahar Funeral Home and Hewitt Cemetery.
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Bert C. Riley
Bennington
Sourcliffe
Crout River
N.Y
New York State
Valentine Mill
Sally Mfg. Co
Riley
Maude Sherman
Arlington
Elizabeth (Whiting) Moffitt
Aubrey Moffitt
John
Marion
Snyder) Whiting
Fair Haven
Macedon
N. Y
Harold Slack
Rochester
George Whiting
Fairport
Ruth Wilcox
Mary Wilkinson
Barbara Moffitt
Gertrude Moffitt
Sunderland
Agnes Burns
Bethel
John Geer
East Arlington Federated Church
Ira Allen Cemetery
Rutland
William F. Tree
River St
Agnes McBride
Baltimore
Michael F
Agnes (Sheehan) Tree
Montreal
American Express Co
St. Johnsbury Trucking Co
H. P. Welch Trucking Co
Rutland Post
American Legion
William McGinnis
Deborah M
Tree of
James M
Pate
Brandon
St. Peter’s
Clifford Funeral Home
Russell
Charles Lawton
Hoosick Falls
Noyes Thomas
Spring Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Petersburg
Ferando
Maritta (Church) Thomas
North Adams
Mass
Everett
Troy
Clover
Florence Grogan
Lida Bentley
Emma Boylan
Ethel Jones
Mahar Funeral Home
Hewitt Cemetery
Open House Programs This Week at Schools
Mt Anthony Union School District hosts open houses at junior and senior high on Thursday Nov 14 from 7 30 to 9 30 p m during American Education Week Visit the senior high on Park Street to see classes in English history and other departments, with many sessions open to the public and others requiring advance arrangements Visitors should plan to stay for full 48 minute class periods and meet teachers counselors and administrators The district highlights a broad schedule of open classes across vocational industrial arts home economics art music and drawing departments with times listed for each subject and room arrangements for visitors plus guidance office assistance for those seeking specific classes
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Mt. Anthony Union
Park Street
Charles W. Keir
Vocational Education Department
Old Bennington Dozen sparks BTPA response
The Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association defends current assessments amid claims by the Old Bennington Dozen that property values were unfairly reassessed. Col. Raymond C. Murray states many reductions went unnoticed by most taxpayers and criticizes the opponents for seeking redress while others remain overtaxed. The BTPA also blasts Williams and Witten for representing the residents.
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Old Bennington
Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association
BTPA
Listers
Murray
Old Bennington Group
Williams and Witten
Bennington
Hospital Notes Bennington November 1968 Admissions and Births
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges by date with names and towns from Friday November 8 through Sunday November 10 1968. Notable items include births to James and Mrs James Nason of Woodford a son on November 8 1968.
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James Nason
Woodford
YMCA Schedule Monday Bowling and Club Events
YMCA Monday schedule lists activities for boys including Jr High bowling at 3:30 and high school bowling at 4 in the Jr High and high school gyms, a chess club session at 7, and an Air Force Reserves meeting at 8.
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Jr. High
Air Force
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Bennington Briefs
Norshaft Tops
S.R. Ogden
Arts Council
Sheilah Miller
Woodford Woods
Donald Greenslet
Ment
Rene J. Laflamme
Edwin R. Fellows
Evelyn Reich
Arthur Wood
Kerry Ryan
Lucy Lowe
Mary Lynn MacDonald
Allen Roberts
Dorset
Lynn Allen
Helen Hattat
Joseph Joseph
Arthur Kennard
Patricia Smith
Esther Tilley
Sandra McCart
Susan Osgood
Berlin
Ann Guile
Donna Sprague
Eagle Bridge
Ellen Backus
Johnsonville
Jennie Pratt
Elizabeth McGarvin
Michael Burdick
Bertell Woods
Wilmington
Lorimer Daworth
Bruce Weeden
Patricia LaCroix
Pauline Harmon
Fern Snow
YMCA
H. Greenberg
Main St
Chromcraft
Montclair
Durham. Furniture Incorporated
Bennington, Vermont
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