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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1966

Page

12

Deer Kill Tops Record in Vermont Season Push

The Fish and Game Department reports the 16 day deer season tally at 11,056 deer and 332 bears, running about 1,200 ahead of last year. Rifle season ends November 27 with estimates this year's total around 18,000. County tallies include Windsor 2,184 Rutland 1,698 Orange 1,543 Windham 1,188 Washington 1,081 Caledonia 716 Bennington 662 Addison 549 Lamoille 404 Chittenden 299 Essex 275 Franklin 189 Grand Isle 16 Orleans 263.

Montpelier UPI Fish and Game Department Windsor Rutland Orange Windham Washington Caledonia Bennington Addison Lamoille Chittenden Essex Franklin Grand Isle Orleans Fish and Game

Expo motorists targeted in Vermont exodus plan

Exposition coverage details a Vermont Development Department push to lure Expo 67 visitors with slides, brochures, billboards and bumper stickers. Aimed at 35 000 trucks and 47 300 cars, the campaign seeks to keep Vermont top of mind for travelers next year amid promotional blitz and questions on fishing for tourists versus baiting them.

Moulton Development Department Green Mountain State Vermont Bennington Chrysler Plymouth

Moulton Plan Attracts East Vermont Support For Expo 67

Vermont groups from Dover Wilmington Vacation Council to the Ludlow Chamber discuss funding a 7 000 promo drive for Expo 67. Alden Horton cites two ideas to raise funds from 140 sponsors or tourist groups and hopes Vt 100 area gains exposure and cooperation. Manchester may join if a partner covers costs, with estimates ranging up to 12 000 for brochures, and local tourism aims to extend the season beyond July and August.

Weston Bennington Vermont Elbert G. Mouleton Dover+ Wilmington Wilmington Moulton Horton Oakley K. Porter Manchester Chamber of Commerce Porter

Obituaries from Whitingham Rupert Hoosick Falls and Adams

Obituary notices report James Farrington of Whitingham aged 58, death due to emphysema, survivor details, funeral at Whitingham Community Church. George Stevenson 103, Rupert area resident, retirement from Chase National Bank and NYSE, buried in Troy. Mary Hunt of Hoosick Falls, 77, survivor details, funeral at Robinson Home for Funerals. John H. Kelley, 71, longtime resident, former Carver's Taxi dispatcher, funeral at Mahar & Son with Requiem Mass. multiple survivors listed and services scheduled.

John H. Kelley Fairview Nursing Home Adams Mass Edward F Susan (Murphy) Kelley Louise Fields Notre Dame Church Carver’s Taxi St. Francis de Sales Church Herbert Osterhout Pittsfield Albert Racine Eugene Labelle John Higgins Mahar & Son Funeral St. Francis de Sales Park Lawn Cemetery

New England Development Commissioner Appointment Delayed

Commerce Secretary John T. Connor says the appointment of a director for the New England Regional Development Commission is stalled by a bottleneck within the executive branch. Sen. Edmund Muskie pressed for a pinpoint but Connor said the delay is inside the executive branch though not precisely identified. Co chairmen for the Ozark and Great Lakes regions had been named with salaries of 27 500 a year.

Washington UPI New England Edmund S. Muskie Dmaine Connor Senate Muskie

Funerals for Allard and Brown Held in Two Towns

The funeral for Mrs. Jacqueline M. Allard of McKinley Street drew a large crowd at Sacred Heart Church after her unexpected death from a cerebral hemorrhage. A Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev. Joseph F. Wiseman, with burial at Park Lawn Cemetery. Separately, Donald E. Brown of North Bennington had services at Hansen-Walbridge Funeral Home led by Rev. William O'Dell, with interment in Center Shaftsbury Cemetery and attendees from Franklin New Hampshire Troy and Hoosick New York and surrounding areas.

Hoosick Falls Charles C, Hunt Buskirk B. Legus Hunt Miss Hunt The Reformed Church In Robson Home Main Street Myron Hertel Buskirk Reformed Church Woodlands Cemetery Cambridge Jacqueline M. Allard McKinley Street Sacred Heart Church Joseph F. Wiseman Mahar & Son Funeral Home Francis Corbett James C. Jerome Clifford Fair Hugo Ermacora Calvin Snide Richard Geannelis Father Wiseman Park Lawn Cemetery North Adams North Bennington Donald E. Brown Hanson-Walbridge William O’dell Mr. Brown O’dell First Baptist Church of Grafton N.Y Lucien M. Hanks John LaBraney Franklin, N.H Raymond Sharkey Jr Hoosick Raymond Richardson Cornish N.H Center Shaftsbury Cemetery Franklin Troy

Bethel Receives Federal Grant for Planning Expansion

The Vermont congressional delegation announced a $3,000 increase in federal public works planning funds for Bethel VI. The boost adds to the $22,500 already awarded last December for sewage planning facility expansion. Construction of a sewage treatment plant two pumping stations force mains and 10 000 feet of intercepting sewers is set to begin in 1968.

Washington UPI Vermont Bethel

Betelgeuse Prompts Night Sky Observation notes

Astronomy notes describe Betelgeuse rising after 8 pm in Orion's shoulder, its fiery glow and light refraction through the atmosphere. The passage shifts to discussions of regional planning and federalism, noting shifts in EDA leadership and debates over new regional commissions and areas like the Atlantic Coastal Plain and Four Corners Region.

Bellatrix Orion

Stock Averages at Noon November 22 1966 Dow Jones

The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 790.86, down 7.30 points, with the 20 railroads at 199.99, off 0.77 and utilities at 135.03, up 0.30. The composite average was 280.96, up 1.86, on a volume of 3,200,000.

Dow-Jones—Bache & Co Albany

Hoff to Name Connarn as District Judge in Vermont

MONTPELIER UPD Gov Philip Hoffs plan to name outgoing Attorney General John P Connarn as Washington District Court judge on February 1 was confirmed by an informed source Connarn will be Hoff s personal choice for the 14000 a year post He is 49 and was defeated by James L Oakes in the November 8 election Connarn has served as Montpelier Municipal Judge and in the Vermont House He was appointed municipal judge by Hoff in 1963

Montpelier UPD Philip H. Hoff John P. Connarn Washington District Court Connarn Vermont Senate Hoff James L. Oakes Brattleboro Comnarn Grace J. McGuire Norwich University Portland University Law School Northfield Vermont House

Thief Bungles Job At Mt Anthony Country Club

State police report a break in at Mt Anthony Country Club Monday night where a thief bungled a safe job then damaged a cigarette machine. Entry was through a door on the north side. change and cigarettes were stolen. Breaks at the club have occurred regularly in six months.

Mt. Anthony Country Club Country Club

Halloween Pranksters In Court In Burlington

In Essex Junction district court three youths Michael Pendriss Roger Gaboralul and Steven Boutin aged 17 17 and 16 entered no contest pleas. Pre sentence investigation ordered until Nov 30. They were accused of setting another boy afire as a prank and of tying up Robert Cordner in a cemetery after leaves were piled around his feet and lighter fluid was sprayed on his clothes. Cordner escaped by smothering the flames and freeing himself.

Burlington UPD Essex Junction Michael Pendriss Roger Gaboralul Steven Boutin Chittenden Edward Costello Robert Cordner Cordner

Jobless Claims Start To Rise In Vermont

The Department of Employment Security reports last week 2,418 unemployment insurance claims in Vermont, up 399 from the prior week but 226 below the year before. The insured unemployment rate rose to 2 percent. New claims totaled 590, with four industries driving two thirds of filings. Eight of eleven local areas recorded changes over 10 percent, led by White River Junction and Bennington. Year to date total reached 114,982, 27 percent behind 1965.

Montpelier Department of Employment Security Vermont Department White River Junction Bennington

Vermont ETV Stations Get Assigned Call Letters

The Federal Communications Commission announced the assignment of call letters to three educational television stations planned in Vermont. Operated by the University of Vermont, the stations will be WVER TV in Rutland WVTB TV in St Johnsbury and WVTA TV in Windsor.

Washington UPI Federal Communications Commission Vermont The University of Vermont Wver-Tv Rutland Wvtb - TV St. Johnsbury Wvta-Tv Windsor

Buck law change eyed by Kehoe for bow and rifle hunts

Commissioner Edward Kehoe said reconsidering the one-hunter-one-deer rule is a possibility as the state studies allowing bow and arrow hunters to take a second deer in the rifle season. The idea aims to control the deer herd and could boost bow license sales, with current bow hunters harvesting 702 deer versus rifle season projections of about 18,000.

Montpelier Fish and Game Fish and Game Department Edward Kehoe Kehoe

Branon Collins To Take Office As Vermont Officials

Robert J. Branon, a Franklin County dairy farmer and deputy agriculture commissioner, will be sworn in by Gov. Philip Hoff to succeed the late Reed Rexford as commissioner of agriculture. Benjamin Collins is sworn in as secretary of civil and military affairs. Branon, 46, is married with eight children and is son of the late E. Frank Branon, a former gubernatorial candidate.

Branon St. Michael’s College Patrick David Fairfield Montpelier

Racing Board Sees Proposed New Track Site

In Vermont, the Racing Commission may pick a site for a new race track this weekend. Edmund Dupont says Swanton and Champlain Downs presentations are under review and inspections were held this month. The two proposals aim to attract Canadian fans from Montreal, about 65 miles away.

Swanton International Raceway Montreal

Bookmobile Extends Public Library Service in Vermont Area

Rutland Vermont Free Public Library announces a bookmobile schedule for Bennington County communities. The service visits every three weeks with about 2 000 titles available and no charge for borrowing. Readers may request titles not on board for future visits. Stops include South Shaftsbury East Main Street 9 30 to 10 30 Center Shaftsbury Town Hall 10 45 to 11 30 East Dorset Library 11 45 South Wallingford Sargents 2 30 to 3 15 East Wallingford IGA Store 4 to 5.

Rutland Vermont Free Public Library Service Bennington County Public Library Service South Shaftsbury East & Main Street Center Shaftsbury Town Hall East Dorset South Wallingford Sargent’s East Wallingford IGA

Watch For Medicare Con Men

Social Security District Manager Raymond E. Bender warned Southern Vermont seniors about con artists posing as Social Security or Medicare staff. He urged verification of credentials and to double check by calling the Social Security office, noting scattered nationwide incidents and a few reports locally.

Rutland Social Security Medicare Raymond E. Bender Vermont Bender Social Security Office

Cars collide on Trumbull Hill Road Shaftsbury

State police reported a morning crash on Trumbull Hill Road Shaftsbury involving Louise Cross 22 of Shaftsbury driving south and Paul Robinson 16 of Bennington driving north. Both cars damaged moderately with no injuries. incident occurred at 7 15.

Shaftsbury Trumbull Hill Road Louise Cross Paul Robinson Park Street Bennington

Hospital Notes November 21 1966 Admissions and Discharges

Hospital notes list admissions including Paul Holmberg Arlington Miss Bessie Cook Master Aver ill Cook Manchester Depot Miss Kelley Jane Cutler Miss Dawn Harrington Mrs Marion Rabideau Bennington Mrs Geneva Lariviere Shaftsbury Miss Mary Jean Eberle Hoosick Falls Master William Szirbik Dorset and discharges Myron Wilkinson Arlington Mrs Carol Lafond and daughter Manchester Center Ameen KahWajy Mrs Lillian Vallencourt Bennington Everett Squires East Arlington Vicki Knuetter Petersburg Mr and Mrs Joseph Bourgeois of 128 LeBlanc Ave a daughter born Nov 21.

Paul Holmberg Arlington Bessie Cook Averill Cook Manchester Depot Kelley Jane Cutler Dawn Harrington Marion Rabideau Bennington Geneva Lariviere Shaftsbury Mary Jean Eberle Hoosick Falls William Szirbik Dorset Myron Wilkinson Carol Lafond Manchester Center Ameen Kahwajy Lillian Vallencourt Everett Squires East Arlington Vicki Knuetter Petersburg Joseph Bourgeois LeBlanc Ave

Hardware Store Comes Here As Aubuchon Expands

ALLENSTOWN N H. William E Aubuchon 80 opened his hardware firm's 80th store today The firm will open its 81st store at Port Henry New York on December 9 his 81st birthday Aubuchon started the business in Fitchburg Massachusetts in 1908 and the headquarters remain there The company now runs 42 stores in Massachusetts 16 in New Hampshire 21 in Vermont and one in Connecticut New stores are planned next year at shopping centers in North Adams Bennington Newport Randolph and Vergennes Vt and Rouses Point N Y

Allenstown N.H UPI William E. Aubuchon Port Henry N.Y Aubuchon Fitchburg Mass W.E. Aubuchon Co., Inc Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont Connecticut North Adams Bennington Newport Randolph Vergennes Rouses Point

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