Sanitary Upgrades Ordered at Vermont Orchard Migrant Camp
Pownal Health Officer Dr. Roderick J. Humphreys posted notices at Southern Vermont Orchards migrant quarters detailing required sanitation improvements. The 48 hour deadline targets outdoor privies and spring protection with potential eviction if unmet. past orders at three other buildings remain in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Southern
Vermont
Roderick J. Humphreys
Humphreys
Erwin W. Meyer
Meyer
State Department of Health
State Department
Insured Unemployment Drops to Lowest Level in Vermont
Vermont insured unemployment fell to the year’s low last week per the Department of Employment Security. Four areas near double-digit increases included Bennington Brattleboro and White River Junction. Total jobless claims across all programs declined about 2 percent to just over 3100, 47 fewer than 1963’s prior low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
Department of Employment Security
DES
Bennington
Brattleboro
White River Junction
Author Fineman's Car Burned in Unknown Fire
In Shaftsbury the 1963 Falcon station wagon of author Irving Fineman burned early Tuesday morning. Police say the blaze is not yet considered suspicious and the horn heard at 3 a.m. is not confirmed as related. The incident follows a similar car fire involving novelist Shirley Jackson in nearby North Bennington three weeks earlier. Investigators note the fire marshal has been notified and is reviewing the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Irving Fineman
Fineman
Shirley Jackson
North Bennington
Pownal
Bennington Court Records Show Multiple Guilty Pleas
In Municipal Court James A. Pierson, 27, of Manchester Center, pleaded guilty to breaking into Miss Mary Beckwith’s home on Aug 30 and faced a pre sentence investigation. A second charge of stealing four guns was dropped. Also, Bennington cases: Robert Corbett, 19, of Bennnington, jailed four to six months for petty larceny with 10 days in jail to start, probation thereafter. Kenneth Harris, 16, of Bennnington, violation of probation for crossing state lines and drunkenness, probation extended with 10 PM home curfew. Raymond Hoag Jr., 28, of North Bennnington pleaded guilty to DUI and was fined 108.10 after July 25 incident on Vermont 9. Williams College student Alexander Kasten, 21, of Milwaukee fined 25.10 for speeding on Sept 22 in Pownal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Pierson
Manchester Center
Mary Beckwith
Manchester
Miss Beckwith
Abraham Lincoln
Pierson
Atty
Eugene V. Clark
Robert P. Corbett
Bennington
House of Correction
Windsor
George M. Fienberg
Corbett
Bennington County
Kenneth W. Harris
Fienberg
Harris
Weeks
Vergennes
Raymond S. Hoag Jr
North Bennington
Vermont
Hoag
John P. Morrissey
Alexander M. Kasten
Milwaukee
Wis
Williams College
U.S
Pownal
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Meetings and Events
Public relations committee of United Counseling Service will meet at 8 p.m. Friday at Rev. A.J. MacDonald’s Shaftsbury home. Frank H. Mudgett bags a 110 pound female bear in Concord Vermont on Saturday. Teachers from Bennington districts plan a joint meeting Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at Molly Start School to discuss social security coverage with state officials. Iowa State University Marching Band features Bennington natives Carroll Killen and Edward Trainor from Gage Street and Judy Strecker of Arvada Colorado as head baton twirler. Fall foliage parade Thursday starts 6 30 p.m. at Bennington High School ending at Bennington Catholic High School with queen contest at 8 p.m. F O Eagles Auxiliary meet Thursday 8 p.m. at Eagles hall. American Legion Posts begin annual magazine subscription drive to fund sick room equipment for county residents. Details to follow in tomorrow’s Banner.
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The
United Counseling Service
A.J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury
Bennington Graded
Bennington Southwest
Molly Start School
Charlotte Merriman
Montpelier
Raymond Bender
Rutland
Weston Cate
Vermont Educational Association
Carroll (Gordon) Killen
Carroll Killen
Gage St
Edward Trainor
Gage
Bennington High School
North Street
Gage Street
School Street
Bennington Catholic High School
V.F.W
Philip H. Hoff
Herbert H. Leonard
Greater Bennington Association
James B
American Legion
Bennington County
Hospital Notes Admissions List and Newborns in Bennington Area
The column lists admissions including James Harrington Anne Harris and several Bennington area residents. It notes births on Oct 1 to Carl Rice and Gail Moses of Bennington now in Manchester Depot and to Robert Bierwirth Greenwich Street North Bennington and to Ernest Murray R D 1 North Bennington and to Stanley Rimkunas R D 1 North Bennington and to Robert Reinfurt Hoosick Falls. The Rices are former Bennington teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Rice
Manchester Depot
Rice
Gail Moses
Bennington
Robert J. Bierwirth
Greenwich Street
North Bennington
Ernest Murray
R.D
Stanley Rimkunas
Robert Reinfurt
Hoosick Falls
Obituary notices for Mary A Carney and Kathy Rose Sweet
Funeral services were held for Mary A Carney 85 of San Francisco who died Sept 28 born Dec 8 1877 a Bennington native and St Francis de Sales Church member Survivors include niece Mary D Torrey and nephew Bernard Doran Burial to be in San Francisco Kathy Rose Sweet daughter of Francis and Frances Sweet died Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital Prayer service at White Chapel Cemetery officiated by Rt Rev Msgr Francis B Flanagan Survivors include the parents sisters and brothers and extended relatives Funeral arrangements by Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Carney
San Francisco
Calif
Bennington
Carney
St. Francis de Sales Church
Kathy Rose Sweet
Francis Sweet
Putnam Memorial Hospital
White Chapel Cemetery
Francis B. Flanagan
Donna
Pauline
Brenda
Francis Jr
Carleton Rockwell
North Bennington
Ida Sweet
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
Cleveland man uninjured after Shaftsbury crash
Howard F. Melcher, 56, of Cleveland escaped injury Tuesday at 12 30 p m when his 1962 sedan slid off a North Shaftsbury side road, struck an elm, and rested on a stone wall. Police report moderate damage to the car.
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Shaftsbury
Cleveland
Howard F. Melcher
North
Maple Hill
Vermont
League Women See Film At Annual Meeting
More than 25 members and guests attended the Bennington League of Women Voters Open House at the home of Secretary Mrs. Danforth Geer. A film titled A Woman's Place from the Iowa League was shown with narration by Mrs. Kent Lawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington League of Women Voters
Danforth Geer
Seminary Lane
Old Bennington
L. William Gillette
Iowa League
Kent Lawson
Clarence E. Howard
League
Notley Y. DuHamel
Voters Service
Bennington League
Lee Shoemaker
Harold Kramer
Washington Ave
Alexander B. Lincoln
Convent Avenue
Regional Planning Board
Veteran Safety Officer Retires After 34 Years Service
Captain Norton T. Fitzsimmons retires from the Vermont Department of Public Safety after a 34 year career. He joined as motor vehicle inspector on May 19, 1929, serving in Windsor Richmond Montpelier and later advanced to district inspector, sergeant, lieutenant and captain. He is a native of Saint Albans.
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Montpelier
William H. Baumann
Norton T. Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Vermont Highway Patrol
Windsor
Richmond
Bellows Falls
Springfield
St. Johnsbury
Department of Public Safety
Fitzsimmons Is
St. Albans
Mrs Rice Improves After Arlington Horse Mishap
Mrs Alfred Wilma Rice of Timber Trail Ranch Arlington sustained a fractured jaw when kicked by a horse during a Lake Hancock trail ride. Hospital report calls her condition good. Ulysses Daigneault rendered aid and transported her to Bennington by jeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Wilma) Rice
Timber Trail Ranch
Arlington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Blind 18 Years Ray Koier Leaves Bennington For Brooklyn Jobs
Raymond Koier, a Vermont native now blind, left Bennington with his wife Louise to seek work for the sightless in Brooklyn. He will solicit industry for job openings, testing machine operations with Braille aids while relying on strangers for transit and directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Koier
Bennington
N.Y
fYes
Raymond Koier
Vermont
Brooklyn
Koier
Louise
New York
Thetford
Angora
Koiers
John
David
Koser
Grandview St
Tansitor Electronics
Russell Sage College
UVM
Kder
Cree and Downs In Washington For Fairbanks
In Washington today Vermont Public Service Corporation Chairman Albert Cree and St. Johnsbury Rep. John Downs discuss financing a Fairbanks Morse plant in St. Johnsbury under the Area Redevelopment Act. Cree expects a decision around November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Johnsbury
Vermont Public Service Corporation
John Downs
Washington
Fairbanks-Morse
Cree
Trustees Forgive CVPS In Power Pole Dispute
Bennington village trustees praised Central Vermont Public Service Corp for delays caused by property owner complaints during a West Main Street widening. The company relocated wires while energized and even worked Saturdays to complete the pole transfer and pole removal, ending with an apology from trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
CVPSC
James B. Gibney
John Lowre
Lowre
Hoff signals study on tax and agency mergers
Gov Hoff said no admin proposal yet to seek a sales tax through the legislature but noted extensive taxation studies underway. He said some consultants favor a sales tax and that the legislature must approve substantial new revenues. Administration commissioner Kearns is drafting plans for reorganizing government, potentially merging departments and agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoff
William F. Kearns Jr
Local Girl Scouts Adapt To New Program Changes
The Girl Scout program in Bennington introduces a four level system Cadettes Juniors Brownies and Seniors with new insignia and handbooks available through neighborhood chairmen and a training leader. The change merges 50 years of tradition with a modern design for today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts
John Ottaviano
Bennington
Lloyd Pratt
North Bennington
National
Girl Scout Organization
Charles Thompson Jr
Ben
Nington
Brownies
Judge Grants Injunction Over Corcoran Trailer Park Fight
A May 1 injunction bars the village trustees from enacting any ordinance that blocks Corcoran’s planned trailer park at Morgan Street and Imperial Avenue. Corcoran alleges water and sewer denial violates his development rights. The order halts a new village zoning ordinance that would prohibit trailer parks and rezone the Morgan Street property to R-2, with trailers allowed only in R-3 zones. A Chancery Court hearing to lift the injunction was set for May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corcoran
Morgan Street
Imperial Avenue
Hanford Davis
Brandon
Williams
Brooks
Chancery Court
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Burlington
Bennington Briefs
Frank H. Mudgett
Vail Road
Concord
F. O. Eagles
Eagles Hall
James_ Harrington
Anne Harris
M. Grace Speanburgh
Frank Reynolds
Betty Kamber
Patricia Flynn
Eagle Bridge
Debbie Harrington
Andrew Stuka
Eileen Thomayer
Sylvia Fleming
Barbara Huse
Margaret Benedict
Sally Cross
West Arlington
John Miner
East Arlington
Mary D. Torrey
Bernard Doran
Ohio
B.C.H.S
Rene* Ducharme
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Harte Theatre
Doris
James Day Garner
Ross Hunter-Arwin
Ation
Alee
Ati
Arlene Francis
Greater
Thurber
Pleasant St
Molly Stark
Beech Street
Ralph Thurber Jr
Omer
Sam) Durant
Ralph Thurber
William Mattison
Mattison
Durant
Buckler
Milton
Cree and Downs
Fairbanks
PSC
Albert Cree
Gibney
Gov. Hoff
Bob Beikirch
Les
Quinlan
Main St
Flannelette
Drysdale’s
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