Bennington Woodford district backs GOP sweep in county race
In a countywide contest seen as a Democratic stronghold, Republican candidates dominated from small districts to Bennington Woodford. George Van Santvoord won in Subdistrict 3, joining H James Wallace and Daisy Myers and Everett S Lillie as GOP victors while Wilson and his running mate Mrs Mile dred Jannicky lost. Democrats face questions over Gov Hoff’s program and campaign strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodford
Wilson
Bennington - Woodford
George van Santvoord
Shadowbrook Road
Lucia Howard
Monuement Avenue
Robert Condon
Condon
Jane Hanks
Daisy Myers
Everett S. Lillie
Hoff
van Santvoord
Bennington County
Mrs Doyle Re-Elected in Arlington Sunderland Sandgate race
Mrs Marjorie Doyle was re elected to District 39 in the Vermont Assembly with 554 total votes from Arlington Sunderland and Sandgate. Arlington cast 438 votes 315 Republican 123 Democratic while Sunderland had 78 votes and Sandgate 38 with one no party vote. Voter turnout varied by town.
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Arlington
Marjorie Doyle
Vermont
Sunderland
Sandgate
Doyle
Accident Reports From Bennington Two Incidents Tuesday
State police investigated a one car crash on Mt. Anthony Road in Bennington as Dawn E. Ketcham slid off the left side of the road at about 3 45 p m hitting a maple tree. She complained of stomach pains and a bump on her head and was taken to Putnam Hospital. A Village police report followed on Main Street after 11 15 a m in which a parked car owned by Roger Bushee was slightly damaged by a second car operated by Rodger Randall driving a 1964 Chevrolet truck. Workmen clearing a drain found a watch given to Percy Holter by his father when he went to fight the Germans fifty years ago. it still works.
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Mt. Anthony
Bennington
Dawn E. Ketcham
Putnam Hospital
Main Street
Roger H. Bushee
Austin Hill
Rodger Randall
Weeks St
Percy Holter
District 3 Bennington Election Results by Subdistrict
District 3 results show winners in three subdistricts with party counts: Subdistrict 1 North Allen 387, Caracciola 510, Condon 311, Hanks 337. Subdistrict 2 East Myers 437, Lillie 417, Clark 321, Bruso 263. Subdistrict 3 South Wallace 602, Howard 445, Perrotta 435, Van Santvoord 558.
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Wallace
van Santvoord
Mrs. Howeard
Perrotta
Allen
Caracciola
Condon
Hanks
Myers
Lillie
Clark
Bruso
Howard
Mrs. Collins Whitney Win Re-Election in Vermont District 32
Mrs. Kenalene J. Collins and Ira D. Whitney, both Republicans, win re election to the Vermont House District 32 in the reapportioned district. Collins totals 828 votes, Whitney 801, with Democrats Carrier and Emery receiving 491 and 377 respectively. Write ins include Doris Rice and James Lounsbury.
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Collins
Whitney
Stamford
Carrier
Emery
Doris Rice
Searsbury
James Lounsbury
Pownal
Collins Whitney Carrier
Emery Pownal
Readsboro
Whitingham
Wilmington
Dover
Searsburg
Arlington Dentist Dr Wilfred Racine Memorial Mass
A Requiem Mass was offered Tuesday morning at St Margaret Mary's Church in Arlington for Dr Wilfred Phillippe Racine a well known Arlington dentist who died in New Jersey Friday while en route to Florida The Rev Gerald T Buckley presided and delivered prayers at the committal in St Columban's Cemetery Bearers from Arlington included Philip Linde Frank McFarland Leo Cullinan Gregory Cullinan and Gerald Danker with Thomas Maroney from Bennington attending.
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Arlington — A
St. Margaret Mary’s
Wilfred Phillippe Racine
Arlington
New Jersey
Florida
Gerald T. Buckley
St. Columban’s
Philip Linde
Frank McFarland
Leo Cullinan
Gregory Cullinan
Gerald
Hutchinson Narrowly Defeated in Primary by Miner
Publican W. Clark Hutchinson of Rochester, who led reapportionment battles in the House and courts, won the nomination in the primary from both parties but was defeated on Tuesday by Stanley Miner of Stockbridge by 12. Hutchinson blamed his loss on loyal Republicans and said he may return to splitting wood.
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W. Clark Hutchinson
Rochester
Hutchinson
Stanley Miner
Stockbridge
Unprecedented Drang Valley victory amid high casualties
The week saw light to moderate overall American casualties given troop numbers, with the 1st Air Cavalry Division taking the brunt in La Drang.US forces suffered 240 dead and 470 wounded, six missing, while Vietnamese losses reached 357 killed, 807 wounded, and 106 missing. Funeral services followed in Bennington and Shaftsbury for local residents and veterans, with relatives from Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, and New York attending.
Obituary: Mrs J William Gleason of Shaftsbury dies
Mrs J William Gleason, 76, formerly Rhea Bradley, died Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after six days illness. Born February 22, 1894 in Niagara Falls Canada, she lived in Shaftsbury since 1950, active in the Methodist Church and Women’s Society. Survived by husband, a daughter Helen Dunn of Toronto, a son Bradley Gleason of Toronto, sister Lenore Bradley, three grandchildren. Funeral Friday at Shaftsbury Methodist Church. Memorial gifts to the church. Also Hoosick News obituary of Charlotte E Hawks, 90, widow of Henry N Hawks, died Tuesday. Survivors include two sons George Hawks and Charles Hawks, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at Robson Home for Funerals Hoosick Falls. Interment in Hoosick Rural Cemetery.
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Shaftsbury
J. William Gleason
Sycamore Lane
Rhea Bradley
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Niagara Falls
Canada
John Wesley
Lucy (Patterson) Bradley
Toronto
Gleason
Gleasons
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
H. Lenore Bradley
A.J. MacDonald
Hanson- Walbridge
Bennington
Hoosick
N.Y
Charlotte E. Hawks
Argyle
Berlin
Henry N. Hawks
John Y. Elliott
First Baptist Church
Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Rural Cemetery
Lefevre and Mann Win In District 25 Voting
In Vermont District 25 Manchester and Peru voters elected Republican incumbents Reid Lefevre and Daulton Mann Jr to the House with 1109 and 1044 votes respectively. Democrat Norman Fair trailed with 213 votes in the two seat district. write ins included Heaslip Burns Malone. In Manchester a man was fined 30 dollars for 70 mph on Main Street. Mt Greylock students from Williamstown faced Malt beverage charges in Pownal. four pleaded guilty and fined 25.10 with warnings of jail on repeat offenses.
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Daulton Mann Jr
Peru
Reid Lefevre
Manchester
Avalanche Motel
Ringhesier
King
Vermont
House of Representatives
Lefevre
Mann
Norman Fair
Winhall
George Heaslip
William Burns
Dorset
Frederick C. Malone
Bennington
John H. Williams II
Main Street
Frederick W. Harwood
Fillmore St
Mt. Greylock Regional High School
Williamstown
Mass
Pownal
David A. Sweet
Frederick D. Nesman
Eugene R. Schmehl
William D. Falvey
Nelson Wins In District 57
Nelson wins District 57 with 306 votes in Pawlet and Rupert. Graf gains 150 write-ins and carries Rupert by 10. Roberts the Democrat secures 1 in Pawlet and 19 in Rupert. Mann wins Peru and landsgrove towns with solid showings while Lefevre makes a political comeback after retirement.
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Nelson
Pawlet
Barden T. Nelson
Rupert
Robert D. Roberts
Graf
Roberts
Wells
Rupert—Nelson
School Boards Meet Tonight Bennington District Posts Director Hire
Tonight the Bennington Graded School District and Bennington South Supervisory Union meet at 7 p.m. at the Elementary School to consider applications for director of pupil personnel services. The appointee will oversee guidance and student services across Mt. Anthony Union and Bennington elementary schools from kindergarten through 12. Also on the agenda is discussion of the supervisory union’s administrative structure. Union members include the Union High School district and Bennington Village. Bennington School District Inc. will oversee elementary schools in Bennington Village and Rural Bennington starting July 1, 1966 and become a member after full operation.
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Bennington Graded School District
Bennington South Supervisory Union
Mt. Anthony Union
Bennington
Kinderegarten
Union High School
Bennington Village
Bennington School District Inc
Red China intensifies pressure on Vietnam amid push for talks
Travelers returning from Red China report September and October saw a greatly intensified campaign in southern cities. Intelligence from Peking reinforces the view that Beijing is determined not to negotiate and pressures Communist North Vietnam to accept unconditional discussions with the United States.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Peking
Viet Nam
Russia
Kremlin
Hanoi
Johnson
Kenyon Wins Fourth Term in Vermont House Race
In Shaftsbury Vermont Tracy Kenyon Jr. won District 42 with 273 votes to 142 for challenger Mrs We nonah Povsner. Write in William Barber received 97 GOP votes. Kenyon, 29, has served since 1961 and will be the district's representative as 513 of 1,220 voters turned out.
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Shaftsbury
Tracy Kenyon Jr
Vermont
House of Representatives
Wenonah Povsner
William Barber
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Students And Notices
Miss Mary Hall of Shaftsbury has been elected to the Mary A. Burnham School student council in Northampton Massachusetts where she is a sophomore. Crescent Boulevard resident Ellen Gilman also joins the Burnham athletic association and Glee Club B. The school’s Pomfret Dance drew attendees from area schools. Veter ans of World War I Barracks 1955 set Friday 7:30 p.m. officer installation at VFW rooms. Political notices thank supporters after Tuesday's election. Green Mountain Restaurant Arlington closes Thanksgiving Day and Mondays through winter. Richard B Diamond architect office closes Nov 24 through 28 with reopening Nov 29.
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Mary Hall
Thomas W. Hall Jr
Shaftsbury
Mary A. Burnham
Northampton
Mass
Glee Club B
Ellen Gilman
Stephen Gilman
Crescent Boulevard
Viet Nam Lecture by former WBAI director at Bennington College
Christopher Koch, ex WBAI-FM program director, who spent two weeks in North Viet Nam last summer, will speak in Room 1 at the Barn 8:15 p.m. Wednesday. He will show slides on North Viet Nam’s development terms for peace and bombing effects, with pictures of Hanoi and countryside damage. Koch’s articles have appeared in Life, F. Stone’s Weekly, and Newsweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Koch
Wbai-Fm
Albany
N.Y
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Bennington College
Koch
Hanoi
F. Stone’s Weekly
Newsweek
Stock Averages at Noon Across Sectors
Dow Jones Industrials at 948.66 down 0.28. Railroads at 240.14 up 2.36. Utilities at 155.81 down 0.25. Composite average 334.98 down 0.86. Volume 3,910,000. Albany stock market report from Bache & Co. shows mixed sector moves at midday.
Ski Report Starts Dec 1 in New England
The New England Council aims to begin ski condition reporting on December 1 with limited early reports due to scarce snow. In a revamped system, bulletins will list facts such as snow depth surface type and new snow instead of quality labels, leaving judgments to skiers. Major resorts will report daily, smaller ones weekly.
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Boston
UPI
New England Council
Development Agency
U.S. Weather Bureau
Wilder Smith
Hospital Notes Tuesday November 23 1965
Admissions include Melissa Reynolds Shafts bury Penelope Hawkins North Bennington Florence Green Bennington Donna Wager Berlin N Y Frederick Grout East Arlington Mary Lynch Bennington Discharges include Margo Hall Alice Towne and daughter Hoosick Falls Ramona Craddock Kevin Cameron Ruth Jewell Patricia Hebert and son Bennington Births a son Novy 23 to Mr and Mrs Robert L Smith Fox Hollow Road Hoosick Falls
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Melissa Reynolds
Shaftsbury
Penelope Hawkins
North Bennington
Florence Green
Bennington
Donna Wager
Berlin
N.Y
Frederick Grout
East Arlington
Mary Lynch
Margo Hall
Alice Towne
Hoosick Falls
Ramona Craddock
Kevin Cameron
Ruth Jewell
Patricia Hebert
Robert L. Smith
Fox Hollow Road
Novy
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Miledred Jannicky
H. James Wallace
Old Bennington
Ben Mont Papers Company
Virginia
Max) Pererotta
Mason Street
Bene Nington
Joseph J. Caracciola
David J. Allen
Hugh Clark
Ethel Bruso
Philip H. Hoff
Harte Theatre
Acy Endfield
Stanley Baker
Tecibucolor
Pamavision
Paramount Picture
Stuart Whitman
First National Stores
North Bennington Rd
Ira Whitney
Mrs
Kenalene Collins
Area Funerals
Wilfred P. Racine
Father Buckley
Hanson-Walbridge
Burlington
Brunswick
Maine
Points
Massachusetts
Fred S. Harmon
Fred Saunders Harmon
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Co
North Bennington-Shaftsbury
H. Glenn Payne
Park Lawn Cemetery
Grand Davis
Cambridge
William Harmon
Richard Harmon
Emil Bigiebing
North Adams
Ralph Lintsey
Richard Damour
Syracuse
Wallingford
Rutland
Adams
Charlotte Hawks
Fair
Landgrove
Senate
Santarcangelo
Angney Wilson
Jannicky
Benn
Red
China
Kenyon
Bennington Briefs
VFW Rooms
Lucia B. Howard
POL Adv
Max) Perrotta
Green Mountain Restaurant
ADV
Richard B. Diamond
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
H. Greenberg & Son, Inc
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