Bennington Municipal Court Hears Multiple Pleas and Sentences
George J. Vien pleaded no contest to a road law violation on U S 7 in Bennington and received a $25 fine with a 30 day suspended jail term for unemployment fraud. Other defendants include Kenneth Harris 17 given 10 days for suspended license charges, Christopher Wickenden 18 fined $40.10 for letting an unlicensed person drive, Richard O Dell 27 fined $20.10 for speeding, Nicholas Corbin 18 fined $40.10 for careless driving, Lawrence Brissette 21 not guilty to careless driving, and Howard Moffitt 20 found not guilty by insanity and to be hospitalized for observation with probation violation pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mo Ing
George J. Vien
E Nington
U.S. 7
Bennington
John P. Morrissey
Vien
Bennington County
Guiley
Morrissey
Department of Employment Security
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Kenneth Harris
Park St
Depot Street
North Bennington
Wickenden
Richard K. O'Dell
Hoossick Falls
N.Y
O'Dell
Vermont
Nicholas P. Corbin
Williamstown
Mass
Vermont 67
Shaftsbury
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Witten
Corbin
New York
State Hospital
Waterbury
Moffitt
Joseph LaFlamme
Milton Mackey
Twen
House of Correction
Windsor
Bundle Days Extend At Two Schools To Nov 20
The 23rd annual Save the Children Federation Bundle Day Drive continues at Bennington Elementary and Cora B Whitney Schools through November 20. Students and families should bring usable clothing during school hours. items include coats dresses suits underwear and shoes. Collected clothing goes to a Knoxville processing center for distribution to American Indians and Southern Appalachian children in the US and to children in 16 countries abroad through 100 SCF centers in Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia. The federation targets 3 million pounds of used clothing for 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Cora B. Whitney
Save the Children Federation
Knoxville
Tenn
SCF
Kentucky
Tennesee
Virginia
Federation
Vermont Draft Board Joins Guard Recruitment Effort
Col William J Burke announces Vermont local board clerks will aid the adjutant general in a personnel procurement program begun on Veterans Day. Clerks will counsel 1-A registrants including 18-year-olds about meeting military obligations with the Vermont Army National Guard and provide names, addresses, and medical exam copies upon written request to the Guard. The program, named the Ethan Allen Master, runs through December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
William J. Burke
Seelective Service
Vermont
Vermont Army National Guard
Army National Guard
Waterwagon taps ponds as drought worsens in Vermont towns
Water works lays a mile of pipe to Amherst pond to tap new water supplies. Vermont civil defense continues to pump haul and pipe water to farmers in Rutland and Addison Counties. Since 1964 Operation Waterwagon has delivered 5,584,000 gallons to dried ponds and wells in two counties. Beginning Tuesday coordination moves to the Middlebury State Police Barracks with Derby and Troy pumps. Orleans County farmers have received 146,986 gallons in the past 10 days. Brattleboro faces a critical shortage with only a three week supply warning residents to restrict usage until rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page 1 Water Works
Amherst Pond
Vermont Civil Defense
Rutland
Addison
Waterwagon
Middlebury
Derby
Troy
Orleans County
Brattleboro
Cors Win F. Elwell
Resi
Stock Averages Dow Jones Quiet at Noon
Dow Jones industrials stand at 874.39 down 0.23 as traders in Albany monitor noon figures. Railroads lead with 216.54 up 0.51 while utilities edge to 154.68 and the composite index sits at 309.81 up 0.16. Total listed sales reach 2,280,000.
Obituaries From Burlington and Hoosick Falls Start Endings
Two obituary notices detail deaths in Burlington and Hoosick Falls. Florence Read Colburn 90 of Burlington widow of John E Colburn and mother of Prof Francis P Colburn of UVM died after a long illness. services held at Corbin and Palmer Funeral Chapel and burial planned at Mount View Cambridge. John F Carney 60 of Hoosick Falls died at the Health Center after a long illness. survived by siblings and relatives with funeral arrangements at Leo Mahar Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Florence Read Colburn
S. Willard St
Francis P. Colburn
UVM
Cambridge
Sielas
Maria Jennings
John E. Colburn
Colburn
First Congregational Church Coterie Club
Forte
Elifa Club
Harriett C. McGuire
Brooksville
Fla
John E. Colburn Jr
Minneapolis, Minn
David Read Colburn
Sophia Jennings
Lehigh
Corbin and Palmer
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
John F. Carney
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Mr. Carney
Patrick J
May (Prinn) Carney
St. Mary’s Academy
New York City
Specialty Insulation Co
Union
Derby Club
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Bennington
Richard V. Murray
Richard
Genevieve) Murray
Charles
George E
White Plains
Francis X
Arlington
Thomas Carney
Leo Mahar
Main St
Funeral for Salamon Salem Held at Local Church
The funeral for Salamon Salem, longtime Salem's Market associate on Main Street, occurred Thursday at Mahar & Son Funeral Home with a prayer service and Requiem High Mass at Sacred Heart Church. Rev Lawrence McAuliffe CSC officiated. Burial followed at Park Lawn Cemetery. Relatives and friends from Manchester and nearby areas attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salamon Salem
Salem
Main Street
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Church
Lawrence McAuliffe
CSC
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Michael Williams
Michael Beshara
John Beshara
Joseph Joseph
Mitchell Kahwajy
Joseph Madkour
Father McAuli
Hospital Notes The November 12 Admissions
Hospital notes list admissions Earl Lesarron Louise Carr Frank Boupton Lia Shattuck Ronald Paul Katherine Tarbell and more from Hoosick Falls North Bennington Manchester Depot Dorset Cambridge and West Arlington Discharges include Miss Rhonda Williamson Miss Brenda Howe Master Peter Sourcliffe Miss Patricia Mahar Mrs Mildred Woodcock Loyal Nash Old Bennington and Miss Susan Manton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Lesarron
Hoosick Falls
Louise Carr
North Bennington
Frank Boupton
White Creek
Lia Shattuck
Manschester Depot
Ronald Paul
Bennington
Katherine Tarbell
Dorset
Rhonda Williamson
Berlin
N.Y
Brenda Howe
Peter Sourcliffe
Cambridge
N. Y
Patricia Mahar
Mildred Woodcock
West Arlington
Loyal Nash
Old Benenington
Susan Manton
Wilmington
Hospital Suit Ruling To Be Released Soon
Preliminary findings in a chancery court case over Putnam Memorial Hospital are complete. Chancellor Hill will forward findings to hospital and 10 Bennington County towns within days, who may file objections before a final ruling. The case centers on financial responsibility for care of county destitute residents and compliance with the Henry Putnam Deed of Gift. Testimony and arguments were presented by both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Memorial Hospital
William C. Hill
Bristol
Hill
Bennington County
Henry Ww. Putnam
Putnam
Walloomsac 4 H Meets Northern Livestock 4 H Club
Northern Livestock 4 H Club met Tuesday at Joe Hoag home East Hoo sick with Terry Hoag conducting due to absent president. Exchange of gifts planned for December 8 at John Hoag home. James Hoag Jr. showed pictures from July England Scotland France. Community birthday and anniversary notices follow with events at St Stanislaus Hall and St Mary's Academy program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H
Joe Hoag
East Hoosick
Joanne Herrington
Terry Hoag
John Hoag
Steven Hoag
James Hoag Jr
England
Scotland
France
Burton Lake
Susan
Edward Cottrell
Karen
Arthur Harrington Sr
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington Briefs Local notices and hospital headlined
Village Police Officer James A. DeLong of Morgan Street is a patient at Samaritan Hospital in Troy NY awaiting major surgery today. Emblem Club meets Tuesday at 8 PM in Elks rooms. Joseph Cassano of Cassano's Gulf announces a snowblower donation to S Wilkens. St Marys Guild November meeting planned with luncheon and program by Rev Frederick B Wolf. Town clerk open tonight to 9 for hunting licenses. Retirement party honors Thomas D Cook Sr with plaque and gifts from Eastern States Farmers Exchange. Plain Dirt Gardeners hear Trees and Progress talk by Wayland Loyd at Old Bennington Schoolhouse. Deer hunting breakfast at Iron Kettle Restaurant weekend mornings. Wanted Immediately to Rent executive 3 bedroom home by Hogan Rental Agency 442-2577. WOTM Christmas Bazaar at Moose Hall Friday 7–9 PM and Saturday 10 AM–4 PM. Iron Kettle Friday specials and Burgundy Beef dinner advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village
James A. DeLong
Morgan Street
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
N.Y
Bennington
Wayland Loyd
Waterbury State Hospital
Vermont tax receipts rise in first four months of 1965
Vermont tax receipts for the first four months of fiscal 1965 total $12,369,249, up from $10,272,835 a year earlier. The gain is led by the state income tax up $1,887,000 aided by faster withholding payments, with room and meals tax rising $156,000. Other increases include tobacco products and beverage taxes, while cigarette and electric energy taxes fell.
YMCA Committee Plans for Growth
The executive committee of the Bennington Area YMCA met Tuesday evening with President Dr. W. Philip Giddings presiding to plan for the November 17 board meeting. John Appleton of the New England Area Council of YMCAs joined to assist in planning for future programs and facilities to meet the growing area needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Area
YMCA
W. Philip Giddings
John Appleton
New Engeland Area
Three Recounts Sought In Vermont Elections
Three recounts were requested in Vermont after the November 3 general election. State Sen. Aline Ward of Moretown filed in Washington County, trailing Daniel B. Ruggles III by about 49 votes. Blanche Stoddard in Woodstock sought a recount after losing to Ron Raynolds by 101 votes. Joan Drake in Springfield asked for a recount of her loss to Harold Billings by 175 votes, with county clerks to prepare the ballots for the next recount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aline Ward
Moretown
Washington County
Norman Peduzzi
Donald Smith
Barre
Helen Franco
Woodstock
Blanche Stoddard
Stoddard
Harold
Ron) Raynolds
State Board of Education
Springfield
Joan Drake
Harold Billings
State College Trustees Do Not Fill Presidency
The Vermont State Colleges Board met in Castleton and took no action to appoint a full time permanent president for the Vermont State Colleges. The board decided to add two members to a three person committee to seek and screen applicants for the post as Gov Hoff urged careful consideration after a prolonged advertising campaign seeking a permanent leader to oversee Castleton Lyndon Johnson and Vermont Technical College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleton
UPI
Vermont State Colleges Board
Vermont State Colleges
Philip H. Hoff
Lyndon and Johnson State Colleges
Vermont Technical College
Cook
Hoff
Bedford
Hoffa
Edward Reiman
Rutland
Walter Cook
Johnson
George van Santvoord
Bennington
Randolph Center
Vermont Tech
Insanity Pleas Fashionable Hospital Says
Vermont State Hospital reports nine percent of admissions over four years were observed for court by municipal or county authorities. Superintendent Dr. Rupert A. Chittick notes a rise from under two per hundred two decades ago to present levels, with many observation patients staying weeks awaiting court action. Total admissions doubled since 1930s, while observation cases increased tenfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Vermont State Hospital
Rupert A. Chittick
Vermont
Nurses YMCA Group Begins Activities
The student nurses group of Putnam Memorial Hospital starts its season at the Bennington YMCA with weekly Tuesday evening activities across fall winter and spring. The program includes volleyball basketball bowling conditioning exercises judo fundamentals and other youth fitness activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington Ymca
League of Women Voters plans modest Bennington drive
The Bennington LWV launches its annual fund raising drive on Monday with a goal of 450 in contributions from individuals businesses and members. Finance chair Mrs Notley DuHamel and supporters Oakley Frost Donald Hicks and Ronald Sinclair advocate public spirited help to fund educational citizen information activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
Sen. Aiken
League of Women Voters of
United States
League
Notley DuHamel
Bennington Lwv
Oakley Frost
Donald C. Hicks
Ronald V. B. Sinclair
State League
LWV
Lee Shoemaker
Village Municipal Study Commission
DuHamel
William Gillette
Margaretta van R. Schuyler
Fred Grant
Benjamin Vail
Danforth Geer
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Benhi
Bendi
Richard W. Abel
John Goyette
Susan White
Kahn
Eric Peterson
National Education Week
Hagerman
Richard Burton
Hal Wallis
ETH Panavision Technicolor
Editions Ltd
Pleasant St. Bennington
Spain
Portugal
Highlands
London
Manchester Village
Travel Service
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Florence Colburn
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
St. Stanislaus Hall
Marie Morin
Michael Bornt
Miss Morin
Little Red Schoolhouse
South Glens Falls
Schenectady
Father Cook
State Supreme Court
Bennington Briefs
Emblem Club
Elks Rooms
Joseph Cassano
Cassano
Gulf Station
Hunt and
Ben Mont
S. Wilkens
Benningston
Ted Tifft
Ormal Pierce
St. Mary’s Guild of St. Peeter’s Church
Richard Leake Jr
Frederick B. Wolf
St. Louis
Thomas D. Cook Sr
Shoreham
Thomas D. Cook Jr
Weeks Street
Eastern States Farmers Exchange
Lincoln Inn
Essex Junction
John Dickinson
Iron Kettle
Hogan Rental Agency
WOTM
Moose Hall
New England
Ymca Committee
State College
H. Ward Bedford
Benjamin Collins
GTI
LeStau
RT. 7 North
MG Benning
Yndays Ton
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