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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1963
Page
12
Mrs Joan Hoff wife of Governor Hoff spoke to about 20 members of the Bennington County Democratic Women on state social duties of the first lady. She argued informness in politics matters and recalled the governors conference in Florida calling it a political extravaganza.
Ralph W. Thomas Jr., 21, of North Bennington Vermont, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Reuben L. Lurie to one year in the county jail for breaking and entering at night with 59 days already served. He received two years probation on seven other B and E charges and a burglary tools count after his jail term.
Mrs Lola D Larrowe mother of Dr Lawrence Larrowe of 100 Observatory St Bennington died Thursday at Campbell Nursing Home where she had been a patient since June 1 A memorial service will be at First Methodist Church Plattsburgh N Y at 3 p m Sunday Burial will be in Eaton Ind She spent years in child care at Kurn Hattin Home Weeks School Vermont Leake and Watts School Yonkers N Y Friends Academy Locust Valley N Y and State School Columbus Ohio She was a Methodist and an Eastern Star She leaves her son and daughter in law grandson Robert Lawrence North Canton Conn granddaughter Mrs Glen Larson Lynn Mass four great grandchildren a brother Evan Lambert Eaton Ind seven nieces and four nephews.
Bennington Fire Chief Richard Hollister announced a leaf burning ban in the village due to dry conditions. A leaf pile fire on Monument Avenue in Old Bennington threatened a barn but was doused by the fire department after a few minutes.
U S Army convoys headed for West Germany faced Russian resistance at Marienborn and Babelsberg checkpoints. American troops were ordered to dismount for counting, a procedure the Allies call courtesy, while Moscow cited a procedural delay. The incidents followed aU.S. show of force at Steinstrucken.
Vermont State Police chased a truck carrying live chickens after a Wednesday night crash near Readsboro. The crash spilled about five crates, with some birds dying. about 30 chickens were rounded up nearby. Police link 16 crates spilled in Clarksburg Massachusetts to the same truck. The investigation continues.
Hoosick Falls N Y Mrs Margaret Hulihan 78 of White Creek died at Hoosick Falls Health Center after a long illness. Born September 12 1895 in Hoosick Falls she was the widow of George Hulihan. Survived by daughter Florence McNally son Walter three brothers three sisters and a granddaughter. Funeral 9 am Monday Leo J Mahar Funeral Home with Mass at Immaculate Conception Church burial in St Marys Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday and Sunday.
Reporters in Miami cite a radio intercept quoting Risquett on Cuban storm losses across Oriente provinces including Jiguani Bayamo Manzanillo Tunas Holguin Gibara and Mayari. State Department says Castro rejects American Red Cross aid as hypocritical imperialist gesture.
The noon figures show the Industrials at 931.37, Railroads 169.07 with a small drop, Utilities 139.39, and the composite average at 260.73. Trading volume reached 1,980,000 shares.
EAST GREENBUSH NY AP A mother and her two young children died when a ranch style house on Horizon View Drive burned. Mrs Joan Knickerbocker about 35 and her daughter Susan 8 and son Peter 2 were killed. Father Schuyler about 38 escaped but was burned as he tried to reenter to rescue them. He is in fair condition at Albany Medical Center. Cause of blaze not yet determined.
The Regional Planning Commission and Postmaster Stan ley J. Pekalski will discuss opening a second service window at the village post office. Commissioners question the need for a larger building while coordinating with local groups on land use and a proposed relocation of U.S. 7. The board expects to invite organizational reps over five months as they pursue an $8,500 voter-backed federal grant.
Burdis urged a public opinion poll on Elm Street versus other sites for a new post office and warned against disintegration of the village as facilities move away. He noted traffic patterns and highway access, suggested three design themes, and urged examining eastern routes near U S 7 or Vermont 9 while the board weighs Wakefield commission recommendations.
Bennington Free Library will be closed all day Saturday for Columbus Day. Dr. Benjamin A. Vail was elected president of the Vermont Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons at a Stowe meeting. Attendees included Mrs. Vail, Dr. and Mrs. Mason Barney, and Dr. Arthur J. Van Derburgh. Dr. James Woodruff spoke on lung cancer. Williston Academy reports its largest student body to date with 433 students from 27 states, one from the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 23 foreign countries. Bennington native James M. Dubin is among them. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hadley Marshall from Coventry England with former Bennington Town Manager Paul Hermann. The Couples Club of the First Methodist Church will meet for a fun night. Everett O. Wager remains hospitalized in Burlington after a busline career. A correction notes the name David Kenyon was omitted in an obituary account. Ice cream social and other church events are announced for Friday and tonight at the Methodist Church.
Admissions list includes Veronica Slattery Linda Sawyer Jill Chen aille of R D 1 Bennington Charles M Keegan Jr Hoosick Falls Violet Beagle Shafts bury Pam Roggee East Bridge N Y Discharges include Orrie Graham East Poultney Margaret Buzzell Master James E Harrington Bennington
In Montpelier Governor Hoff says negotiations to keep the Fairbanks Morris plant in St Johnsbury are progressing but a delay may push the plan to present a state program for a new plant beyond this month. He notes negotiator Albert Cree works hard yet will not press union officials for more concessions as the current contract runs to November 1.
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