Rites Heavily Attended For Police Chief Silver
A large funeral service for Edward L. Silver former Bennington fire chief and longtime police member drew many mourners at St. Francis de Sales Church. The rite included a Requiem High Mass and processions by state and local police, fire and civic groups with burial at Park Lawn Cemetery. Relatives traveled from Melville Long Island Troy and several New York towns to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Vermont
Shaftsbury
Rutland
Fred Harwood
Arthur Cardinal
Roderick Oakes
Bennington Fire Department
Charles Sawyer
BPO Elks Lodge
Dominick Yarnal
Charles Boyle
Donald Greenslet
John Billow
Herbert A. Knapp Sr
John Ahearn
Martin Sinclair
Putnam Square
Henry White
Park Lawn Cemetery
Msgr
Flanagan
Melville
L.I
Troy
Lake George
Albany
N.Y
North Adams
Pittsfield
Mass
Poultney
Montpelier
Brattleboro
Obituary: Elsie Felton Holcomb 48 Peru
Funeral services set for Elsie Felton Holcomb wife of Orville Holcomb age 48 who died at Rutland Hospital. Service Sunday at Congregational Church Peru with Rev Richard Pryce. Burial in North Cemetery Peru. Born October 3 1918 Danby daughter of George and Rose Felton. Survived by children and siblings. calling hours Saturday 7 to 9 p.m. at Adams Funeral Home Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Elsie Felton Holcomb
Orville Holcomb
Rutland Hospital
Richard Pryce
Second Congregational Church of
Londonderry
Holcomb
Danby
George and
Rose
Merrow) Felton
South Londonderry
George O
Orville E. Jr
Carl D
Cora Elizabeth Holcomb
Lawrence Felton
Leicester Junction
Gerald Felton
North Londonderry
Marion Baker
Clinton, Conn
Constance Reed
Rutland
Ruth Reed
Dorset
Adams Funeral Home
Chester
James A. Moore Jr Enlists in Navy
James Arthur Moore Jr son of Mr and Mrs Moore of 115 Hicks Ave has enlisted in the U S Navy for four years He left Tuesday for Great Lakes Naval Training Center for 10 weeks of boat training A 1964 Bennington High School graduate he attended the University of Vermont for two years and worked at Bennington College before enlisting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Arthur Moore Jr
Senior Citizen Club Seeks Incorporation in Promising Growth
The Senior Citizens Club continues to grow with interest from selectmen, local lawyers, and others. An incorporation effort is planned to advance the cause, with Mrs. Genevieve Statin leading efforts and John RidDle to form a chapter. A successful food sale was held at the Central Vermont Public Service store. Mrs. Maud McNaney chaired, aided by Mrs. Julia Gates and Mrs. Statin. The next meeting is set for Nov 29 at the Moose rooms, on Tuesday only due to Monday’s regular meeting. Members are urged to note the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Vermont Public Service
Maud McNaney
Julia Gates
Statin
Moose Rooms
Lions Peace Essay Contest Entries Due Dec 10
Bennington Lions Club president Ned Winslow announced today that entrants have 14 days to submit their essays for the Lions $50,000 Peace Essay Contest. Closing date is December 10 with judging to follow. First prize is $25,000 for education or career assistance. Eight semifinalist awards of $1,000 include travel to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Winslow
Bennington Lions Club
Bennington Club
Chicago
Ex-Senator Highter Dies in Middlebury
George Thomas Highter former Addison County state legislator and longtime civic figure died Thursday at Portland Hospital at age 77. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Saturday at St Marys Roman Catholic Church. He served 18 years with Nationwide Insurance and Cooperative Fire Insurance until 1962 and represented Addison County from 1947 to 1949 and as senator in 1951 1953 and 1957. He also belonged to the Vermont Milk Control Board and the Addison County Farm Bureau Executive Committee. He is survived by his wife and one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury
UPI
George Thomas Highter
Addison County
St. Mary’s
Highter
Portland Hospital
Nationwide Insurance and Cooperative Fire Insurance
Vermont Milk Control Board
Addison County Farm Bureau
Pupil Services Discussed At School Monday Bennington
A 7:30 p.m. meeting at Bennington Elementary School will address pupil personnel services. George A. Sleeman will describe the program and panelists from United Counseling Service of Bennington County, the state Health Department, and a dental hygienist will answer questions. The Lions District 45 panel includes Justice James S. Holden, Edward Bloustein, and Philip Savory. The district will award 100 to the local winner to aid education, with eight semifinalists named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington South Supervisory Union
Bennington
George A. Sleeman
United Counseling Service
Bennington County
State Health Department
Dental Hygienist
Lions District 45
James S. Holden
Vermont Supreme Court
Edward Bloustein
Bennington College
Philip Savory
The
Banner
Bennington Lions
Winslow
Jordan Tensions Rise as PLO Orders Ministers to Quit
Reports from Cairo radio say the PLO ordered Jordanian ministers to resign by noon Saturday amid rising border tensions. Israeli sources note limited casualties in Jordan, while Syria reinforces troops along the frontier. Amman sources warn of further disturbances and regional propaganda intensifies.
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Jordan
Jerusalem
Cairo
PLO
Israel
Syria
Amman
United Arab Republic
Hussein
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Shah
Iran
Nasser
Gold Star Mothers Honored in Veterans Day Tributes
Gold Star Mothers were honored at VFW Post 1332 with Louis Ross as chairman. Altar trimmed with grass, white cross, and flowers. soloist Alpherie Ross, organist Joseph Betit, bugler John Goyette. Color guard from VFW Post 6471 Manchester attended with guests from Pittsfield. An honor guard escorted mothers to the altar as Cmdr. Ernest Costa read names and saluted each son. Buffet lunch followed.
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VFW
Louis Ross
Alpherie Ross
Joseph Betit
John Goyette
Harned- Fowler
Manchester
Pittsfield
Cmdr
Ernest Costa
Cmdr. Costa
Gold Star
Eagles Rooms
Francis Brunina
Elks Rooms
MD Drive
Heart Fund
White River VA
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Senior Citizens Club
U S Troops Pushing Amid Viet Nam Jungle Actions
Reported action centered near Cambodia sixty five miles northwest of Saigon with 42 missions in support of ground Operation Prairie south of the DMZ. Air action claimed 289 enemy structures hit and 15 AC-47 runs dropping 144 flares and 19,000 rounds. Paul Revere IV totals 847 Communist dead, Attleboro toll over 1,200 since November. Thanksgiving battle by 1st Air Cavalry west of Bong Son left 30 Viet Cong dead, 11 captured. one American killed and one wounded as two OH13s were shot down. Ceasefire chatter noted but no decision yet.
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Cambodia
Saigon
Dmz
Viet Nam
Paul Revere
Highlands
1St Air Cavalry Division
Bong Son
U.S
French Poet Francis Ponge Reads at Bennington College
Francis Ponge a major French poet will read from his works Monday November 28 at the Carriage Barn Bennington College The reading begins at 8 30 p m and is open to the public He authored Douze Petits Ecrits Le Parti Pris des Choses and Le Grand Recueil Lyres II Methodes II Pieces
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Ponge
Bennington College
le Parti Pris Des Choses
Nouvelle Revue Francaise
Strong cough medicine leads to $100 court fine
Shaftsbury man John F Schumacher pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated, then pleaded guilty after a judge informed him a not guilty plea would require a trial. State police found his car ditched and a blood test showed .25 percent alcohol. He claimed only Vicks Formula 44 was consumed. Other cases included hunters fined for illegally taking a deer, and multiple traffic offenses with varying fines and costs.
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Shaftsbury
George M. Fienberg
John F. Schumacher
Schumacher
John H. Williams II
Williams
Montpelier
Fienberg
Gary E. Skidmore
North Bennington
Perle W. Webb
Warren St
James Williams
William LaCount
Skidmore and
Webb
Sandgate
Skidmore
Priscella A.E. Luce
Grove St
Pownal
Vermont Music Teachers Meet in Burlington
The Vermont Music Teachers Association held a fall meeting in Burlington with two discussion groups led by Ray McIntyre of Goddard College and Dr. Frank Lidral of UVM. Topics included a possible census of Vermont music teachers, student teacher relationships, and statewide auditions overseen by Katrina Munn. The group has 50 VMTA members and secretary-treasurer Rosamond van der Linde invites interested teachers to contact her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont Music Teachers Association
Burlington
Ray McIntyre
Goddard College
VMTA
Frank Lidral
UVM
Vermont
Katrina Munn
Bradford
Rosamond van der Linde
Bennington
Funeral Rites Held for John H Kelley at St Francis de Sales
The funeral of John H Kelley a well known resident who died after a long illness at Fairview Nursing Home was held at St Francis de Sales Church with a Requiem High Mass by Rev Thomas Bransfield. Prayer at Mahar Son Funeral Home preceded the Mass. Rt Rev Msgr Francis B Flanagan led the Rosary Tuesday night. Bearers were David Godak Eugene Shepard Ronald Racine and Albert Racine. Arlington The funeral of Mrs Lillian Hoyt of Arlington was held at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home with Rev Granville Greenwold officiating. Burial was in West Arlington Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis de Sales
Bennington
Edward L. Silver
Francis B. Flanagan
Mahar & Son Funeral
Silver
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington Village
Eagle Hose Company
John A. Poljacik
Ralph Thurber Sr
William H. Fox
Henry Salem
Herbert Knapp Sr
Wallace Mattison Sr
Ormal Pierce Sr
LeGrand Dow
Bennington Police Department
Francis J. Cone
James M. Kearns
John J. Ryan
James A. DeLong
Wallace L. Mattison Jr
Harley E. Graham
William H. Pulver
Donald G. Greenslet
David J. Brown
Walter W. Gavin
Ormal A. Pierce Jr
Lynn Harrington Jr
Harold Legacy
Douglas Saunders
John Ottaviano
Shaftsbury
Poultney
Rutland
Lloyd Potter
Pollacik
Cpl
Gordon Mooney
James Elrick
Harvey Jones
Gordon Adams
Richard Bird
David Reed
Thomas Marcotte
Glenn Hall
Richard Davis
Peter Barton
Orwin Coonz
Raymond Harrington
Lawrence Sumner
Harold Hicks
Glenn Lenihan
William Carroll
Alfred Therriault
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Bennington Catholic High School
Mr. Silver
Gregory E. Cuyer
Albany General Office
Brattleboro
Reginald Belville
Howard Mattison
Rutland Motor Vehicle
John H. Kelley
Fairview Nursing Home
St. Francis de Sales Church
Thomas Bransfield
David Godak
Eugene Shepard
Ronald Racine
Albert Racine
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Park Lawn Cemetery
Msgr
Flanagan
Pittsfield
North Adams
Mass
Arlington
Lillian Hoyt
Hanson - Walbridge
Granville Greenwold
East Arlington
Orion Holds Its Name After A Name Debate
Astronomy notes recount how the Orion constellation fascinated observers across eras. The dispute over renaming it Napoleon or Nelson ended with a return to its traditional title Orion after a lengthy search.
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Orion
University of Leipsic
Napoleon
Nelson
Funeral services for Leon B. Wadleigh
Funeral services for Leon B. Wadleigh 64 who died at his home Wednesday will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Adams Funeral Home Chester by Rev. Elliott Fair. Burial is in Maple Grove Cemetery Weston. He was born April 28 1902 in Andover to Bert and Mary Wadleigh. Survived by wife Joyce nee Pinney a son Richard two daughters Mary Felton and Joy Wadleigh six grandchildren. Funeral Home in Chester today 7 to 9 p.m.
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South Londonderry
Leon B. Wadleigh
Adams
Chester
Elliott Fair
Londonderry Baptist Church
Maplegrove
Weston
Mr. Wadleigh
Andover
Bert
Mary (Bressett) Wadleigh
Joyce Pinney
Richard
Mary Felton
North Londonderry
Joy Wadleigh
Adams Funeral Home
YMCA Junior High Can Teen Not Meet Tonight
Bennington brief notes cancellations and events at local groups. The YMCA Teen Lounge skips tonight while the youth center schedules a dance 8 to 11. Other items include Cub Scout Pack 345 meeting Sunday 3 p.m. at the K of C hall and a roast beef dinner dance for 3.50 per couple at the Elks Club No. 567.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Cub Scout Pack No
K of C
the Elks Club
Washington Avenue
Hospital Notes November 23 1966 Admissions and Discharges
Hospital notes record admissions for November 23 1966 including Harry Hesslin Cindy Drake Betty Redd Bennington Dawn Harrington Kelley Cutler Linda Betit Hector Betit Lillian Eldred Hoosick Falls Fred Bernard Mrs Alice Blanchard and son Jacksonville Peter DeBell Shaftsbury Ada Cook Averill Cook Manchester Depot. Discharges list Dawn Harrington Kelley Cutler Linda Betit Hector Betit Bennington Lillian Eldred Hoosick Falls Mrs Constance Bourgeois and daughter Bennington Christopher Smith William Szirbik Dorset Mrs Geneva Lariviere Shaftsbury plus none on November 24 1966.
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Dawn Harrington
Kelley Cutler
Linda Betit
Hector Betit
Bennington
Lillian Eldred
Hoosick Falls
Fred Bernard
Alice Blanchard
Lillian Robinson
North Bennington
Betty Redd
Constance Bourgeois
Christopher Smith
William Szirbik
Dorset
Geneva Lariviere
Shaftsbury
Free Speech Forum Opens on UVM Green
A Vermont Student Movement group at the University of Vermont launched a Free Speech Forum on the college Green in the soapbox tradition. The UVM Student Movement, now approved by the Student Association, is independent of chapters at other Vermont colleges. David Franzoni, a Rutland sophomore, serves as president and says the forum aims to organize students on social issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
UPS
University of Vermont
Vermont Student Movement
UVM
Vermont
David Franzoni
Rutland
Stock Averages at Noon November 25 1966 Dow Jones
Dow Jones averages at noon show 30 Industrials at 801.11 up 4.29, 20 Railroads at 202.77 up 1.09, 15 Utilities at 134.93 down 0.31, composite at 284.04 up 1.17, with volume 3,170,000 for the Albany data from Bache & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Alcoholism Information Week Set in Vermont Bennington
Alcoholism Information Week will be observed in Bennington from November 27 to December 3. Alan Buckland, regional counselor for the Vermont Alcoholic Rehabilitation Board, announced the observance as part of a nationwide public education campaign by the National Council on Alcoholism. The theme stresses that alcoholism damages lives and must be treated, with about 6.5 million alcoholics nationally and an estimated 450 in Bennington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Alan H. Buckland
Vermont Alcoholic Rehabilitation Board
National Council On Alcoholism
National Voluntary Health Agency
Ica
Buckland
Bennington County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Norman Emmons
Police Chiefs Association of
Vermont Police Association
Rutland Police Benevolent Association
Msgr. Flanagan
Bromley
Mammoth
Bromley’s Plaza
Ringheiser
James A. Moore Jr
Navy
Mrs. James Provan
Augusta M. Provan
James Provan
Franklin and
Mary (Robbins) Amidon
Gill Odd Fellows Home
Ludlow
Excelsior Rebekah Lodge
Mary B. Mattison
Wesley Amidon
Jamaica
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester Center
Jerome J. Hevey Jr
Manchester Congregational Church
Dellwood Cemetery
Genevieve Statin
John Riddle
Lions
Pupil Services
New York
Walloomsac River
Daniel H. Hier
Ben Mont Avenue
Hier
Leo Parker Jr
Pratt St
Fred Green
Parker
Clark W. Salmon
Vincent C. Clark
Clark
Brendon L. Lyons Jr
Searsburg
Andrew J. Swhneski Jr
Lyons
Ronald G. Lyson
Water Street
Lysen
Barbara A. Moore
Miss Moore
Harte Theatre
Warren
Maya
Clint Walker
Joy North
Bennington Briefs
J.H. Manes
Moose Lodge
Melody Masters
Elks Club
Burt Rockwood
Harry J. Hesslin
Cindy Drake
Vermont Bank and Trust
Merchants Row
Armour Star
Paarket
Safford & Gage Sts
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