GOP Caravan Draws Sparse Crowds in Bennington Area
The GOP caravan toured through Bennington County with stops in Bennington Village North Bennington and Arlington and a final stop in Manchester. Speaker Robert T. Stafford urged action on agriculture education debt and foreign policy while turnout remained small due to competing events and fall tourism.
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Bennington Village
North Bennington
Ladd Brook
Pownal
Robert T. Stafford
Stafford
Bennington
County Party
Arlington
Green Mountain
Manchester
North Shire
Vandals Strike Carl's and Willie's in Hoosick NY
In Hoosick near the Vermont line two saloons were vandalized and burglarized Friday night. Carl's on New York 7 suffered break in破 smashed cigarette machines and coin slots with about 50 dollars stolen and a large plate glass window broken. Willis's Four Maples Restaurant nearby saw theft of about 50 dollars in whiskey but no damage. Police trooper G W Clifford cited intent to cause damage and estimated repairs in hundreds. Both venues are popular with Vermont patrons.
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Hoosick
N.Y
New York-Vermont Line
New York
Carl’s
Vermont Line
New York 7
G.W. Clifford
Center Brunswick
Willis
Four Maples
Bennington Area Obituaries Feature Local Notables
Evan Jones Robinson 71, former New York advertising executive, died Sunday at Putnam Hospital after a long illness. Born Paterson, New Jersey, he graduated Columbia University and worked 31 years in advertising. Survivors include wife Ethel and son Robert. Funeral plans to be announced. Charles Vernon Withington 77 of Dorset, formerly Bennington, dies. services planned in Manchester Center. Burial Maple Hill Cemetery. Zeline Bushee 64 dies at home in Bennington. funeral at Mahar & Son with burial Park Lawn Cemetery. Josephine Walker 94 longtime Old Bennington resident dies. funeral Tuesday at St Peters Episcopal Church, interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Harry Walker 87 dies at Putnam Memorial Hospital. survived by wife and several children. services Thursday at Mahar & Son. LeRoy Loomis 55 of North Bennington dies at Putnam Memorial Hospital. large family to attend funeral Wednesday at Mahar & Son.
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Evan Jones Robinson
New York
Shaftsbury
Putnam Hospital
Paterson
N.J
Charles J
Addie (Storms) Robinson
Columbia University
Vermont
Robinson
Benevolent Lodge IO
Dorset
Charles Vernon Withington
Bennington
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester Center
Robert G. Dana
Congregational Church
Maple Hill Cemetery
Danby
Eliah and
Fannie (Buell) Withington
H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Co
Francis Hewes
Manchester
Wilfred
Rutland
Zeline
Humphrey) Bushee
Edward Bushee
Thomas Bushee
Robinson Avenue
Donald F. Shea
R. Marshall Witten
Pitkin
S.C
Samuel Paul
Denver
Colo
Thomas
Bernard
Francis
David
Albany
N.Y
Robert Humphrey
Mahar & Son Funeral
Stephen C. Greene
Second Congregational Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
Josephine (van Gleson) Walker
Isaac P. Walker
Old Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Pleasant St
Mrs. Walker
Brooklyn
Roger
Jennie (Laird) van Gleson
Mr. Walker
New Rochelle
Bennington Museum
Bennington Free Library
Mt. Anthony
Harry H. Walker
Branch St
Cornelius and
Fannie
Wood) Walker
Woodford
H. E. Bradford
Rockwood
Burgess Road
Walker
Julia Crystal
Myrtie Philpott
First Baptist
William G. Towart
First Baptist Church
Oliver Denney
Concord
Calif
William Freeman
India
Cornelius E. Walker
Vallejo
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
H. Glenn Payne
North Bennington
LeRoy Loomis
Mae Lee
Sage Street
Charles Lee
Enfield
N.H
Burlington
Loomis
Thomas J. Burke
Lillian Bourassa
Hospital Notes Friday October 9 Admissions and Births
Admissions list includes Charles Wood Sandra Le Blanc Bennington Mrs Melanie Connaughton Hoosick Falls. Discharges include Mrs Sara Rancourt Miss Wendy Dunn Bennington Mrs Lottie Biddle North Bennington William Warner Hoosick Mrs Catherine Cinney Berlin NY Charles O Leary Manchester Depot Mrs Susan Cook Manchester Center. New births note Mr and Mrs John Graves Jr Manchester Center a son Oct 9. Others include Mr and Mrs Hugh Perkins Shaftsbury a son Oct 9 and two more born Oct 9 10.
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Charles Wood
Sandra LeBlanc
Bennington
Melanie Connaughton
Hoosick Falls
Sara Rancourt
Wendy Dunn
Lottie Biddle
North Bennington
William Warner
Hoosick
Catherine Cinney
Berlin
N.Y
John Graves Jr
Manchester Center
Hugh Perkins
Shaftsbury
Clarence Dennison
West Main St
Daugheter
Roland Davignon
Putnam St
Gerald Stevens
R.D
Bennington clubs prep events and meetings across town
Bennington women prepare for charter dinner at Mt Anthony Country Club on Oct 14 while other groups announce church sessions, PTA meetings, Lions Club gathering and a Berkshire traffic club roast. A burglar targets West Main Street and local VFW Auxiliary and crime notes close the brief.
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Bennington Business and Professional Women’s Club
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Elizabeth Rich
First Methodist Church
Roy A. Sullivan
Elm St
Bennington Lions Club
William F. Kearns
Vermont Department of Administration
Berkshire County Traffic Club
East Lee Inn
Route 20
East Lee
Mass
James Howarth
Budd Co
Poly Chemical Division
Adams, Mass
Stock Averages Reported by Dow Jones Group
Dow Jones Bache & Co Albany reports at noon the stock averages across sectors. Industrials at 878.08 down .43, Railroads 221.77 down .35, Utilities 154.25 up .05, Composite 312.33 down .11 with total sales of 1,910,000.
Olin M. Jeffords Dies Retired Vermont Chief Justice
Funeral services will be held in Rutland Tuesday for Olin M. Jeffords retired Vermont Supreme Court Justice He died Saturday at Rutland Hospital after a long illness He was 74 and had resigned from the bench in 1958 after serving as chief justice for three years and since 1938 as a member of the supreme court
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Rutland
UPD
Vermont Supreme Court
Olin M. Jeffords
Jeffords
Rutland Hospital
Supreme Court
Community Club Schedule for Youth and Adults
Weekly activity calendar lists Monday junior high and grade school classes, Stamp Club, Young Men's Club, and Air Force Reserve. Tuesday Men’s Volleyball. Wednesday grade school bowling baton class Practical Nurses Association. Thursday Men’s Volleyball Chess Club. Friday boys and senior high gym. Saturday Junior Rifle Club.
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Air Force Reserve
Practical Nurses Association
GOP Plans Square Dance and Campaign Details
Bennington Town Republican Committee met at Main Street headquarters to announce a Family Square Dance at Bennington Catholic High School on Oct. 23. A 44 member committee filled vacancies, and Lt. Gov. Foote and Richard Snelling planned a campaign day for Oct. 30. A major education statement was slated for teachers and administrators, with bumper stickers, television sets for election night, and police coverage arranged.
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Bennington Town Republican Committee
Main Street
Bennington Catholic High School
Joseph Hall
Harwood Hill
Virginia Bushee
Foote
Richard A. Snelling
John H. Williams
R. Marshall Witten
John Miller
Snelling
Barre
Weekend Accidents Involving Youths Across Vermont-S New York Line
Weekend accidents injured three out of state youths on Vermont 346 near the New York border in Pownal as a 1961 sedan crashed. Russell J. Nidersohn, 20, of Pittsfield Massachusetts, suffered a scalp laceration and a bruised forearm. two passengers, Roger Woodin 19 of Utica New York and William Butler 20 of Pittsfield, were also treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington. A second crash at Governor's Rock Motel in Shaftsbury involved Norman R. Miller 39 of Acushnet Massachusetts and Edward H. Friedner 25 of Bronx New York with no injuries. Additional incidents of property damage occurred on Holliday Drive in South Shaftsbury, Vermont 9 in Woodford, Vermont 67 near North Bennington, and Washington Avenue Bennington with no injuries reported.
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Vermont 346
New York State Line
Pownal
Russell J. Nidersohn
Pittsfield
Mass
Roger Woodin
Utica
N.Y
William Butler
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Niderjohn
Shaftsbury
Governor’s Rock
U.S. 7
Norman R. Miller
Acushnet
Edward H. Friedner
Bronx
Miller
Friedner
Stamford man charged with receiving stolen Cushman items
Edi son C. King 56 of Stamford faced Municipal Court in Bennington County charged with five counts of receiving stolen property from the North Bennington furniture firm. He pleaded not guilty to each count, with bail set at 500 dollars. The dates of theft spanned Oct 1963 to Jan 1964, including chairs and a coffee table.
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H. T. Cushman Co
Edison C. King
Stamford
North Bennington
King
King’s Auction House
George M. Fienberg
William C. Sennett
Cushman
Timothy Thompson
Gage St
Vermont
Bennington
William G. Rowe
Woodford
Mary
Rowe
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GOP Caravan
Carl
Willie
Diane Whitney
Knights of Columbus
Charles Jasman
Montpelier
Bennington Area
E. Jones Robinson
Charles V. Withington
Z.H. Bushee
Harry R. Walker
Mrs
Charles O’leary
Manchester Depot
Susan Cook
Maneschester Center
Mildred Neron
Dorothy Casesano
Sadie Nourse
Randall Gates
Maud Matteson
Juanita Kilburn
Jacqueline Corcoran
June A. Smilie
Joyce Reed
Patricia Lemieux
Leon Conquest
Helen Tifft
Loretta Ulrich
Ruth Deelaney
Pownal Center
Ella Mae Caron
Benenington
Josephine May
Weston
Main Stree
Bennington Briefs
United Church Women
Episcopal Church
Mabel Harris
Marion Hardy
Women’s Fellowship of the
St. Peter’s Church
Bennington Lodge of Perfection
Masonic Temple
PTA
Ymca Stamp Club
Alfred Arnold
Chevron
Harry Eastman
West Main Street
VFW
North Street
North Bennington High School
Bennington Drive - In
ADV
Dr. LaGrange
Valley View Golf Course
Liggett-Bosworth
Sales & Service
North Bennington Road
Bennington, VT
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
YMCA
Gop
Joseph J. Caracciola
U.S
Winston L. Prouty
U.S. Rep
Ralph A. Foote
Sen. Prouty
J. Duncan Campbell
James B
Dash) Gibney
Thomas R. Haley
Elec
Holliday Drive
South
Richard Fra
Don
Stephen Fritz
Fritz
Holliday
Fradon
Richard Gallant
Henry J. Sirois
Bratetleboro
Steven Wright
Sirois
Fred W. Schemiedeshoff
Troy
John W. Secor III
Eleanor Greene
Secor
North Beneington
Vermont 67
Greene
Washington Avenue
Romain Letourneau
Everett S. Lillie
Fienberg
Bennington County
Gerald E. Morrissey Inc
M. DeMatteo Construction Co
Quincy, Mass
Morrissey
DeMatteo
Green Mountain Park Racetrack
Atty
Stephen H. Gilman
Henry F. Black
White River Junction
Margaret S. Lillie
Taconic Racing and Breeding Association
The
Racing Association
Burt
Harte
Hayley
Buena Vista Distrbution Co
Walt Disney Productions
Williamstown, Mass
the Methodist Church
James S. Mellen
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