Bennington Briefs Amid Club, Outing And Military News
Bennington briefs include Donald Rowan meeting with Donald Hicks at the Greater Bennington Association Office. The Holly Ball to be held Dec 7 at Mt Anthony Country Club features dancing and a late sandwich buffet with reservations due tonight. The YMCA Outing Group resumes fall hiking Sunday with a Long Trail trip from the Y and a note on weather cancellations. Also: Sunderland rummage sale benefiting the Sunderland School Association. Gordon Keyworth of Williamstown recuperating in Boston after surgery. Robert Stout attends Vermont Hospital Association meetings in Randolph. Beatrice Gilman travels to Hanover NH to visit her son George 18 who remains in Mary Hitchcock Hospital. Marine Pvt Norbert Marcoux completes recruit training at Parris Island. David O Neill begins nine weeks of basic training at Great Lakes. Dr J H Manes office closing Dec 1. Iron Kettle weekend specials listed.
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Welcome Wagon Club
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Robert Dimkie
Bennington Area
YMCA
Woodford
Harmon Hill
Bennington
Beatrice Gilman
Gage St
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
N.H
George
Marine Pvt
Norbert J. Marcoux
Philips A. Marcoux
School St
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S.C
Marine Corps
Truck Explodes Knocking Out Power Across Area
An explosion from a burning truck caused a major power failure as flames severed wires powering about six communities including Burlington. Five fire departments battled the blaze. The driver, Marcel De Teaux of Montreal, was not seriously injured. The truck was owned by Cosgrove Co. of Leominster, Massachusetts and was en route to Montreal when the crash occurred.
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Burlington
Marcel de Teaux
Montreal
Cosgrove Co
Leominister
Mass
de Teaux
Barbershop Group Invites Berkshire Area Sing Fest Attendees
More than 100 men including current and former Bennington Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America members were invited to Berkshire Area Inter-Chapter meeting. Bennington Chapter officers announced the event. Pittsfield Berkshire Hillsmen host with attendees from Northampton and Greenfield-Shelburne Falls. North Adams Taconic Harmonies chorus gains recognition. North Adams will host next. Bennington delegates plan to meet at the YMCA at 7 p.m. Monday for travel to Pittsfield.
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Bennington
The
Berkshire Area
Lewis Carpenter
Francis Chapman
Dean Osgood
Arthur Taylor
Howard Estes
Chester Hickok
Pittsfield
Mass
Berkshire
North Adams
International
Explorer Post 85
Williamstown
YMCA
Bennington Municipal Court Guilty Pleas and Diversions
In Bennington Municipal Court Robert G Cummings 19 of River St was stricken as delinquent minor with a suspended sentence to Weeks School and probation. Others pled guilty or not guilty to DUI speeding reckless driving and larceny with fines and deferments. Floyd Paine’s plea deferred to Dec 5 for a series of alleged burglaries in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G Cummings
River St
Waldo C. Holden
William L. Murphy
Bennington
Fred Thibodeau
Mortimer St
Rose E. Thibodeau
Gage St
Charles A. Bombardier
William R. Robinson
North Adams
Mass
Floyd Paine
Caldwell
Idaho
Paine
Windham
Bouffant Wigs Stir Broadway Theater Troubles
New York AP reports that popular bouffant hairstyles and fancy wigs among fashionable women are causing disruptions in Broadway theaters.
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New York
Broadway
Obituary of Edward J. Kelly 25 Beloved Son Dies in Seattle
Seattle obituaries report Edward John Kelly 25 oldest son of Lorenzo and Ellen B. Kelly formerly of Bennington Vermont died early Friday in Seattle after illness in Fairbanks Alaska. He leaves wife Sandra and daughter Susan plus parents two brothers a sister and several grandparents and aunts. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Seattle
Wash
Edward John Kelly
Lorenzo
Ellen B. Kelly
Bennington
Fairbanks
Alaska
Mr. Kelly
Alexandria
Sandra
Susan
Bruce
Colvin
Laurie
John Brown
Edward Kelly
James A. Noble
Gregory Cullinan
Arlington
University of Vermont alumni relations director found dead
Victor Mravlag 33 director of alumni relations at the University of Vermont was found dead in his Burlington home Tuesday afternoon. Pathologist says overdose of sleep aid likely caused the death. He was born February 11, 1929 in Orange New Jersey and served at UVM since August 1 after earning a 1953 BS in economics. He is survived by his wife Joanne parents a sister grandmother and other relatives. Private funeral services were held and interment will be at family convenience.
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Burlington
Victor Mravlag
University of Vermont
Mr. Mravlag
Clarence Bonynge
North Bennington
Mravlag
Joanne
Richard Woodruff
Orange
N.J
Paul V
Claire (Bonynge) Mravlag
Montclair
N. J
UVM
Singer Manufacturing Co
New York City
William Horr
Moorestown
Victor Mravlay
Corbin
Mets Coach Ralph Kress Dies of Heart Attack
LA AP Ralph Red Kress longtime major league figure and New York Mets coach dies at 55 from a heart attack at his Canoga Park home Casey Stengel called him the hardest working coach and a great inspiration Kress played 1927 with the Browns and later for White Sox Senators Tigers and Giants appearing in 1391 games with a .286 batting average
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LOS Angeles
Ralph
Red) Kress
Kress
New York Mets
Casey Stengel
Canoga Park
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
New York Giants
Vicar Allen Appointed at St Boniface Church
The Rev. James Allen of Picayune Mississippi was named vicar of St Boniface Episcopal Church in Milwaukee, succeeding the Rev. James Allen now serving in Lancaster Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
James Allen
Picayune, Miss
St. Boniface Episcopal Church
Lancaster
Wis
Hoosick Falls Store Hit By Safe Robbers
Hoosick Falls Ben Franklin Sternberg Store on Main Street was robbed last night. An office safe was vented and cash between 800 and 1000 dollars may have been stolen. Owner Harry Sternberg found the break this morning at 8 as police began inquiries.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Ben Franklin Sternberg
Main St
Harry Sternberg
Sternberg
New York State Police
Hospital Notes Admissions List With Names and Places
Admission entries include Clarence Rhodes Bennington Donald Waite Arlington Le Roy Oldham HI Bennington Miss Diana Hard Arlington Mrs Irene Gates and baby Hoosick Falls NY Mrs Mary Salluzzo Hoosick Falls David Brown Sr Bennington Miss Rob in Wade Shaftsbury Mrs Caro line Bruso and baby girl Bennington Mrs Nadine Wilwel Eagle Bridge NY Mrs Mary Lou Hill Arlington Henry McWayne Dorset Miss Joan Haddad Bennington Mrs Mary Bump Bennington Mrs Flossie Wood Bennington Master Steven Morin
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Diana Hard
Arlington
Irene Gates
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Mary Salluzzo
David Brown Sr
Bennington
Robin Wade
Shaftsbury
Caroline Bruso
Nadine Wilwel
Eagle Bridge
Mary Lou Hill
Henry McWayne
Dorset
Joan Haddad
Mary Bump
Flossie Wood
Steven Morin
Methodist Bishop Sees Walls of Prejudice as Berlin Barriers
Salem audience hears Portland Methodist Bishop A Raymond Grant urge stronger church action to defeat racial discrimination comparing Berlin’s Communist walls to barriers of brotherhood. He says walls of separation in Berlin and in minds must fall.
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Salem, Ore
A. Raymond Grant
Portland
Ore
Berlin
Kennedy Mikoyan Talks Hint at Probing for Breakthrough
White House sources said Kennedy sought a diplomatic probe during the Moscow talks with Mikoyan but found nothing new. The discussion touched Laos and disarmament including nuclear testing, with no mention of Berlin. Kennedy hoped for hints toward improved U S Soviet relations if Khrushchev wished.
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Kennedy
Laos
Berlin
Khrushchev
Mikoyan
White House
Token Integration Persists in Dixie Schools Across Several States
The Associated Press reports that Southern cities show token steps toward desegregation. In Clinton Tennessee and Little Rock Arkansas integration faces mixed opinions, with few Negro transfers but ongoing court orders. Tennessee and Texas lead progress while Alabama and South Carolina show little to none.
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Tennessee
Texas
Nashville
Little Rock
Everett Tucker Jr
Ted Lamb
Norfolk
Virginia
Atlanta
Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Mississippi
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
India and Pakistan Seek Talks Amid China Tension
The article notes a 13 year old cease fire line between India and Pakistan amid renewed Chinese pressure. A joint Indian Pakistan communique announces talks as China accuses India of provocative troop movements near Himalayan lines. Duncan Sandys helps arrange the talks by flying to Rawalpindi.
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India
Pakistan
U.N. Watch
Red China
Peking
China
Duncan Sandys
New Delhi
Rawalpindi
FBI Nabs Photo and Alias of Notorious Fugitive
FBI identified Jacobanis by name and picture in Arlington, noting he had been on a small wanted poster since spring. The 51 year old ex Alcatraz inmate, described as dangerous, was living quietly at West Mountain Farm owned by John T. Harrison’s family, enjoying fishing, walking, reading, and occasional kitchen help. He attended a local basketball game, donated blood, and drove a Jaguar while maintaining a friendly image with local residents. His record includes 1925 convictions for breaking and entering, larceny, armed robbery and bank robbery, plus parole violations. The U S government once attempted deportation to Russia in 1946.
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Jacobanis
Arlington Post Office
James McCabe
McCabe
Charles F. Flanders
West Mountain Farm
John T. Harrison
Saddle River
Flanders
Hurlburt
Larry
Ann
Susan
Frank White
Alcatraz
FBI
C. Lee Marsh
Blood Bank
Marsh
U.S. Board of Parole
United States
Russia
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Greater Vermont Association
Greater Bennington Association
GBA
Donald C. Hicks
Sunderland Town House
Sunderland School Association
William Day
Burton Snow
New England Deaconess Hospital
Boston
Gordon J. Keyworth
Vermont Hospital Association
Randolph
Robert D. Stout
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Stout
VHA
David H. O'Neill
Albert O'Neill
Depot St
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes, Ill
J. H. Manes
Ayia Ree Er As
Yangizle Haynes
Main Street
Bennington, Vt
Catre Sinatra
Urence Harvey Net Leigh
Manchurian
Dunmar
Burt Bros
American Furniture
Helen Comstock
Bennington Bookshop, Inc
Bennington, VI
Day ’N Canvas Studio
Marjorie Sargent
Dorset Village
James Feeney
Edward Fraser
Bennington Jaycees
Feeney
N.Y. Mets
Ralph Kress
Vicar Allen
Clarence Rhodes
Donald Waite
Leroy Oldham HI
Walls
America
Dixie
Associated Press
U.S. Supreme Court
Ark
Clinton, Tenn
Supreme Court
Amis Guthridge
Capital Citizens Council
New Orleans
Perry Walker
Nehru
Alb
Madkour
Selvanko
Bithanesile
Dial
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