Gaye Designs New Alumni Field Ticket Booth
John Gaye, a Benhi senior, designed a collapsible ticket booth for Alumni Field built by a government program. The seven-section booth has a concrete foundation, two window openings, a metal door, corrugated plastic roof, machine plywood walls, and aims for about $100 in total cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gaye
Benhi
Flint-Robbins
Ralf Kates
Gaye
John
Gage
Robert Howe
Bennington High School
Ralf S. Kates
Hagerman
Area Obituaries Lead with Davis and Frazer Obituaries
Windsor funeral services were held for Mrs. Mary Tomasi Davis 68 widow of Walter J. Davis and sister of Dr. Francis C. Tomasi of Bennington. Burial followed in Candia New Hampshire. Albany obituary notes Charles A. Frazer 94 former Bennington resident, ex H C White Co supervisor and Civil Service worker. Frazer’s services set for Bennington’s Park Lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Mary (Tomasi) Davis
Walter J. Davis
Francis C. Tomasi
Bennington
St. Francis Church
Edwin T. Buckley
Holbrook Cemestery
Candia
N.H
Barre
Davis
Windsor Hospital
Anthony and
Rose (Massacco) Tomasi
St. Albans
Montpelier Business College
Keene Teacheers College
Keene, N.H
Albany
N.Y
Charles A. Frazer
Lillian
Charles R. Frazer
Lake Worth
Fla
Carrell McCoy
Walter Yamrich
Tupper Lake
H.J. Martin
Long Island
Frazer
Park Lawn Cemetery
YMCA Sees Film on Life Of Submariner
YMCA Young Men's Club members and guests enjoyed a U S Navy film Waiting For the Robert E Lee about life aboard a submarine stationed in Scotland and a 60 day underwater patrol. The meeting changed to 6 pm Mondays and extended to an hour and a half for business. Next week will feature stock car racing and auto mechanics. A donated English dart board from S Whitney Dickey promises new recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Navy
Robert E. Lee
Ymca Young Men’s Club
Scotland
Hospital Notes and Births in Bennington Area
Admissions list includes Dawn Bashaw Mary Hurley Margaret Malone Mildred Roselle and others across Bennington Hoosick Falls Pownal Manchester Depot Wilmington with several family mentions. Birth announcements record Leonard and Patricia Kelley a daughter born November 24 weighing six pounds twelve ounces joining Bessie Hall family. another North Bennington couple David and spouse welcome a daughter on November 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawn Bashaw
Mary Hurley
Margaret Malone
Bennington
Mildred Roselle
Hoosick Falls
Patricia Harrington
Norma Ostrander
Sheila Tardy
Pownal
Annie Hart
Manchester
Alfred Clark
Wilmington
Leonard Kelley
South Stream Road
How To Make the Facts Stick Area Ford Foundation Committee Probes the Nature of Learning
Fred H. Stocking and Francis C. Oakley of Williams College addressed Southwestern Vermont Ford Foundation curriculum improvement project leaders. They argued active problem based study yields independent thought and critical citizenship over rote fact learning, using readings and guided questioning to deepen understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Foundation
Fred H. Stocking
Francis C. Oakley
Williams College
Southwestern Vermont
Stocking
Oakley
Bennington Briefs Tossed between Hospitals and Hootenanny
Mrs. Mary Yott was transferred from Putnam Memorial to Mary Fletcher Hospital by Bennington Rescue Squad and is resting in Room 541. A Holiday Mixer and Hootenanny at the Stanley Club in Pittsfield on December 28 is sponsored by the Berkshire Undergraduate Club of the College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee Mass open to the public from 9 to 1 with music by The Individuals and The Brighton Three-O. Anne Marie Spagnola a senior at the college is general chairman. Tickets at Sammy Vincent's Music Store Pittsfield or Dalton Appliance Center. Mr. and Mrs. Alden Harbour co chairmen of the baked ham supper at the Bennington Club Saturday 6:30 to 8:30 with dancing at 9. Girl Scout Troop 246 and other groups send centerpieces to various Veterans Homes. The Auxiliary State Police meet tonight at 7:30 at the River Street firehouse. Mrs. Laura Harmon recently returned by air ambulance to Crescent Manor from Cape Cod. William Slattery of South Street returns to work at Bijur Lubricating. Vallies and State Liquor Store Arlington VT will close Thanksgiving Day. Bennington Lanes opens at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving. Teaching method notes highlight Williams College based training focusing on inquiry over memorization and practical understanding in modern math and history instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Club
Pittsfield
Berkshire
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee
Mass
Brighton Three - O
Anne Marie Spagnola
Sammy Vincent
Dalton Appliance Center
Laura Harmon
Union St
Barnstable County Hospital
Cape Cod
Bennington
Joel Whittemore
Dean Hanson
Crescent Manor Nursing Home
Congo recaptures Stanleyville as hostages are rescued
More than 1,200 hostages were found alive in Stanleyville and surrounding areas. Government troops and white mercenaries entered the city while Belgium airlifted others to Leopoldville. Dozens were hospitalized after the massacre and rebel leaders, including Christophe Gbenge, remained at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Loewen
Stanleyville
Leopoldville
Washington
George Ball
Ball
Reapportionment Group Receives Financial Aid
The Vermont state Emergency Board approved a $2,500 appropriation to fund the Legislative Reapportionment Commission as it prepares bill form plans for court ordered realignment for the 1965 General Assembly session. The group, meeting to beat the deadline, had consumed nearly all of its 1963 funds and the board paused hiring a draftsman and considered a highway maintenance workers request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Franklin S. Billings Jr
Ralph A. Foote
Highway Department
HVCC Students Study Virology At Putnam Hospital
HVCC senior medical laboratory technology students join a six session virology lecture series at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington. Lecturers include Dr. Elias Greene and Dr. Helene Toolan with Arlene Briard coordinating student participation. The program ends next month and emphasizes critical study of source materials to foster independent historical thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N.Y
Hudson Valley Community College
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Elias Greene
Helene Toolan
Putnam Hospital
Arlene A. Briard
Hudson Valley Community College Biology Department
Thanksgiving safety tips for drivers headlined in Boston
A Boston notice from the Automobile Legal Association offers Thanksgiving Day driving guidance. It cautions against driving while drowsy after meals, urges leaving early to avoid highway rush, and suggests taking a break or a stroll instead of driving. It also advises consuming low octane cider and keeping calm in traffic jams.
Series Loser Convicted For Bookie Murder
New York industrialist Mark Fein 32 was convicted of second degree murder for killing his bookie Reuben Markowitz to dodge a $24,000 World Series bet. Jury verdict delivered at Manhattan Supreme Court after the Oct. 10 1963 East Side apartment slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Park Avenue
Mark Fein
Manhattan
Supreme Court
Fein
Reuben Markowitz
East Side
Prospect Mountain Ski Club signs with Southern Vermont Council
The Prospect Mountain Ski Club joins the Southern Vermont Ski Council joining Bromley Stratton Mt Snow Hogback and now Prospect Mountain to run a junior racing program for ages 10 to 13. A February 13 1965 race at Woodford sanctioned by USEASA will be open to under 14 Prospect members. The club plans annual meetings on Mondays at 8 pm at Second Congregational Church Hillside Ave with a feature talk on ski equipment by Spencer Wright and his Hogback Ski School team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Mt
Prospect Club
Jesseman
Prospect Mt. Club
Woodford
United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association
Prospect Mt. Ski Club
Prospect
Gene Irons
Bennington Area
Prospect Mt. Ski School
Useasa
Spencer Wright
Hogback Mt
Record Christmas Club payouts top national peak this year
Christmas Club checks totaling about 750 000 have been distributed by four banks this year, with The Christmas Club A Corporation announcing a national record payment of 1 774 172 000 to 14 750 000 savers. Four states account for half the members, led by New York then Pennsylvania New Jersey and California. Local Vermont banks report modest increases, with totals around 128 398.25 at First National Bank of North Bennington and about 154 000 at County National Bank. Most funds will go to purchases taxes savings and investments with $2 and 5 weekly clubs remaining most popular.
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Christmas Club
Christmas Club A
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
California
First National Bank of
County National Bank
Vermont Bank & Trust Co. CC
Vermont National & Savings Bank
Two Cars Damaged In Pownal Mishap
Two accidents in Vermont and Bennington left no serious injuries. Levain J. Cameron 54 of North Pownal collided with Arthur B. Young of Williams Town as Young’s car traveled westbound on Vermont 346 near Warren Wire Co. Police reported both drivers uninjured. In Bennington a trainee in a retraining program was slighted injured when onlookers say Philip Walbridge sat on a Volkswagen hood and was struck by a second car driven by Ralph M. Coyne of 317 Silver St. Dr. Julius H. Manes treated the leg injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Levain J. Cameron
North Pownal
Vermont
Warren Wire Co
Arthur B. Young
Williamstown
Mass
Montpelier
Flint and Robbins
Ben Mont Avenue
Bennington Village
Philip Walbridge
Bennington
North St
Everett C. Wager
Main St
YMCA
Main Street
Ralph M. Coyne
Silver St
Walbridge
Julius H. Manes
Pawlet man gets year to three in Windsor jail
In Municipal Court Judge George M. Fienberg sentenced John C. Stewart 23 to one to three years in the Windsor House of Correction after he pleaded guilty to a late night attempt to break into the Bennington Free Library on October 21. He had pleaded not guilty at arraignment October 23. Police had been monitoring the library and nearby churches to solve October break ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawlet
House of Correction
Windsor
George M. Fienberg
Benenington
John B. Harte
Franklin Carpenter
Lyons District
Carpenter
Vermont Bank and Trust Co
John P. Morerissey
South Granville
N.Y
Rupert
Elon G. Parker
John H. Williams
Parker
Williams
Leonard LaFlamme
Anthony Drive
LaFlamme
Vermont Hearing Sets Second Mental Retardation Plan Session
The Vermont Mental Retardation Planning Project will hold a public hearing on mental retardation issues December 1 at 8 p.m. at Central Vermont Public Service Corp in Rutland. The session, the second in a series guiding the project toward a statewide plan, will discuss residential, social and clinical services with officials invited to brief the Governor’s Advisory Committee on needs and problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
Mental Retardation Planning Project
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Grove St
Rutland
Brattleboro
St. Johnsbury
U.S. Public Health Service
Vermont Department of Mental Health
Bennington Selectmen Ok Purchase of Auxiliary Shirts
Bennington selectmen approved spending 203 to buy 17 new uniform shirts for the town Auxiliary Police unit at town expense. William Mattison, head of Civil Defense, said members have already paid about 66 each from personal funds for gear. The shirts can be ordered now but paid next year, avoiding this year’s budget impact, while CD expenses already exceed 1000 this year. a 1965 report on CD activities will be prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
William Mattison
Civil Defense Organization
Auxiliary Police
Mattison
Selectmen
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By Glenn Gershaneck
Benhi Catamount
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Er Valley
By Warren Buckler
Bennington Briefs
Mary Yott
Gage St
Putenam Memorial Hospital
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Burslington
Mrs. Alden Harbour
Bennington Club
Maples
Connie Keough
Vermont Soldiers
Ggs
Mara Krummins
Warner Nursing Home
Sourcliffe Nursing Home
Barbara Pratt
Green Mountain
Jean Peterson
Auxiliary State Police
River Street
William Slattery
South Street
Bijur Lubricating Corp
Vallie’s and State Liquor Store
Arlington
Congo
Hvcc Med
Hisory of
Paul E. Kirsch
Ford Foundation Project
Karlene Russell
State Department of Education
John Komorek
North Adams
North Adams State College
Bennington College
State University of New York At Albany
University of Vermont
Boston
The
Automobile Legal Association
Prospect Ski Club
Area Council
Harte Theatre
Ben
Wagner
Bren
State Armory
Venturas
SAT
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