Town Moves South Hadley Across County Line
The entire town of South Hadley Massachusetts relocated Friday from Worcester County to Hampden County. The Post Office Department carried out the move. Residents were stunned earlier when the 1962 post office directory listed South Hadley as in Worcester, not Hampden.
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South Hadley
Mass
Worcester County
Hampden County
Post Office Department
Hampden
Worcester
Eagles Banquet Honors 1962 Little League Champions
The 1962 Bennington Eagles won the Raymond Tripp Memorial trophy at a Bennington Catholic High School banquet attended by 250. Gerald A. Croft accepted the trophy as team manager. This marks a second consecutive year with the Eagles holding the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Tripp
Eagles
Bennington
Earl Tripp
James B. Gibney
Theodore O. Sausville
Gerald Croff
Bennington Catholic High School
Bennington Village
Gerald A. Croft
N. Branch St
Scott St
Little League
Grace
Joseph Wiseman
Gibney
Joseph Higgins
Lyons St
Tripp
Lectronics
Paul R. Hurlburt
Putnam St
Robert Keir
Finishing Filming for 1A Gathering of Eagles in San Francisco
The Universal film crew has completed location filming in San Francisco for 1A Gathering of Eagles based on Strategic Air Command. A United Air Lines charter plane used by the production accompanied airport sequence filming.
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Hollywood
UPI
Universal
Strategic Air Command
San Francisco
United Air Lines
Secret new healing substance praised as piles cure
Sufferers report astonishing statements claiming piles are cured by Bio-Dyne Discovery from a world famous research institute. The substance, sold as Preparation H in suppository or ointment form, is now available at drug counters.
Baby Delivered After Mom Dies In Auto Crash
In Berlin New Hampshire an 8 pound girl was born by surgeon after her mother, Cecile Berthiaume, 28, died in a car crash en route to mass. The infant Cecile, named for the mother, was delivered by Dr Leandre Beaudoin at St Louis Hospital and is reported doing fine. The mother died of a fractured skull, possibly after a dizzy spell. The baby survived after resuscitation and had a heartbeat at birth. The mother left behind four other children and a large extended family.
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Berlin
N. H
Gerard C. Berthiaume
Cecile
Leandre Beaudoin
St. Louis Hospital
Cecile Berthiaume
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Beaudoin
Demers
Berthiaume
Richard
Claire
Claude
Raymond
Groveton
Rotarians Seek Donations for December 8 Auction Drive
Rotarians in Bennington start a drive to gather new and used items for the December 8 annual Day of Fun and Values auction at the Vermont State Armory. Arm and A. Lampron chairs the event with co chair John W. Miller and a committee listing. Proceeds fund local projects including Deer Pak at the Soldiers Home and playground equipment at Dewey Memorial Park.
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Bennington
Armand A. Lampron
Old Bennington
John W. Miller
Washington Ave
James W. Merunowicz
Crescent Boulevard
Hiram G. Savage
Imperial Ave
Leo L. Brimmer
Bryant Street
Ivor S. Pelsue
Main St
Salvatore Santarcangelo
BenMont Ave
Vermont State Armory
Vermont Soldiers Home
Dewey Memorial Park
Stark Street
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Man Escapes Injury In Truck Crash
A 37-year-old man, Elson R. Prouty of Hinsdale, N.Y., escaped serious injury when his tractor-trailer jack-knifed on New York 22 in Hoosick Falls during rain. He swerved to avoid another car on a downhill turn near White Creek road, bruising his left side and shoulder but not hospitalized. The 1960 GMC tractor and 1961 trailer belonged to P. S. Dubrey Trucking Co. of Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
New York
Elson R. Prouty
Hinsdale
N.Y
White Creek Road
Prouty
Prouting
P. S. Dubrey Trucking Co., Inc
Worcester, Mass
Friday Card Party Supports Old First Church Ladies Aid
Mrs. Theodore N. Goddard chairs a card party at the Old First Church Barn in Old Bennington Friday at 2 p.m. Proceeds benefit the church Ladies' Aid Society with table prizes and tea serves 3 to 5. Call 25906 for reservations.
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Theodore N. Goddard
Old First Church
Old Bennington
Soety
Goddard
Dance Group Delights Green Mountain Textile Meeting in Proctorsville
A Bennington troupe performed Saturday at the Green Mountain Textile Association conference in Proctorsville. Rene DuCharme staged the show featuring tap dancing pan tomime and harmony singing with an auto harp. Performers included Peggy Le Blanc George Bru neau Andree Bru neau Rosemary Rice Ricky LeonardCarol Cummings Barbara Powers Constance Kil llyan Tricia Killian and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Green Moutain Textile Association
Proctorsville
Rene DuCharme
Peggy LeBlanc
George and
Andree Bruneau
Rosemary Rice
Ricky Leonard
Carol Cummings
Barbara Powers
Constance
Tricia Killian
Ray LeBlanc
Lawrence Leonard
Edward Armstrong
Richard Powers
Edgar Killian
William Bruneau
Raymond Rice
du Charme
Two Vehicle Collision on Main Street Causes Minor Damage
Bennington Village Police reported a noon Sunday two car crash on Main Street in front of the Village Nook. Louis J. Bellemare 118 Cutler St. drove a 1958 Oldsmobile west when Mrs. George Whiteside of Greenwich Conn. pulled from a parking spot into traffic hitting his car. Bellemare suffered right rear fender damage while Whiteside's bumper picked up paint. No injuries reported.
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Bennington Village
Louis J. Bellemare
Cutler St
Main Street
George Whiteside
Greenwich
Whiteside
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Chatham
Cressan
Nichols
Union ST. Customer
Trip
Boston Red Sox
Poplin
Burt Bros
New York, N. Y
Sayles
North Adams, Mass
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Merunowicz
Man
Ladies’ Aid
U.S. Choice Packers
Porterhouse
Mello Crest Butter
Ays Y
Grand Union’s
Homestead
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