Bennington News Notes Include Local Students and Meetings
Bennington area residents and former students are active in education and service. Bennington High School graduates Bennington and Gary Harbour study at the New England School of Art in Boston, while Gary joins the student council there. Three Company A members of the Vermont National Guard are promoted this month, with Ayers, Baker, and Darling advancing. Local clubs plan meetings and events including the Ladies Auxiliary of the Military Order of the Cootie, VFW 1332, a silver tea postpone at St Francis de Sales, Mt Anthony Lodge updates, Industrial Management Club with attorney Morrissey talk, and Well-Baby Clinic at Bennington Elementary School. Williston Academy student James M. Dubin becomes secretary of a National Affairs Club after moving to Easthampton, Massachusetts. Richard E. Marcoux seeks VA hospital care, and the Bennington Free Library closes for staff Vermont Library Association meeting in Grafton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Babson
Sylvester Babson
Beech Street
Gary Harbour
Alden Harbour
Woodford
Bennington
New England School of Art
Boston
Bennington High School
Gary
Arlington taxes due by October 15 to avoid collection costs
Arlington Town and Arlington School District property taxes must be paid on or before October 15 to avoid the cost of collection. Gregory Cullinan, Treasurer Adv. October 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Gregory Cullinan
Cars Collide on Hill Near White Creek Cause No Injuries
A Monday evening two car crash on the road to White Creek New York involved Eleanor Tracey 33 of White Creek and Constance Rubino 17 of Cambridge. Both cars sustained moderate damage with no injuries reported by state police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
White Creek
N.Y
New York
Eleanor Tracey
Constance Rubino
Cambridge
Village Trustees Set Special Meeting On Zoning
Bennington Village Trustees and water commissioners will meet tonight at 7:30 to decide next steps on a village zoning ordinance. The ordinance has been tabled by a temporary injunction issued in May by Judge Dale W. Brooks blocking trailer park development at Morgan Street and Imperial Avenue, which was lifted last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Morgan Street
Imperial Avenue
Joseph D. Corcoran
Brooks
Admiral Alan G. Kirk Dies at 74 in New York
Admiral Alan G. Kirk, 74, veteran naval hero and diplomat, died at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center New York. He resigned in 1960 as ambassador to Nationalist China for health reasons after earlier posts in Belgium Luxembourg Russia and as director of the Psychological Strategy Board. He led fast Sicilian landing forces in 1943 and commanded the Normandy naval task force on D Day. born Philadelphia in 1886 and a 1909 Naval Academy graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alan G. Kirk
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Kirk
China
Navy
Belgium
Luxembourg
Russia
Sicily
France
U.S
Normandy
Bath
Philadelphia
Naval Academy
Hospital Notes Admissions List Across Several Towns
Birth notices report two sons and a daughter born on Oct. 14 to families in Petersburg Willow Road Bank Street Extension and to Mr and Mrs Steven Fyfe. The admissions section lists numerous individuals including Master Robert Welch Miss Lynette Bellemare David Palmer and others in Bennington Hoosick Falls and Pownal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Welch
Lynette Bellemare
David Palmer
Bennington
Joan Wright
Natalie Winegard
Hoosick Falls
Kathryn Doyle
Arlington
Helen Tifft
Pownal
Isabelle Walsh
Juanita Hohman
Edward Turner
North Bennington
Louis Burdick
North Pownal
Steven Fyfe
R.D. 2
Petersburg
N.Y
James Myers
Bank Street Extension
Benhi Teachers Plan To Attend VEA Convention
Benhi's teachers join about 3,500 Vermont educators attending the 112th Vermont Education Association convention in Burlington. The event opens with a 10 a.m. keynote by Dr. Natt B. Burbank at Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Local WEA layman's award winners Dr. Arthur S. Faris and Dr. Julia Shipman will be honored at a dinner and receive certificates later. Principal Paul E. Kirsch and Lester Jipp lead sessions on junior high curriculum trends and non Western cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benhi
Vermont
Vermont Education Association
Burlington
Burlington Memorial Auditorium
Natt B. Burbank
American Association of School Administrators
WEA
Arthur S. Faris
Shaftsbury
Union School Board
Julia Shipman
Arlington
Paul E. Kirsch
Shipman
Blackboard
VEA
Arlington School
Danville
Boston University
Clark University
W. Philip Walker
Molly Stark
Bennington High School
A. John Holden
Philip Viereck
North Bennington
Catherine Corcoran
Alan Page
Bryant Street
Funeral services set for John P. McGuire
Hoosick Falls native John P. McGuire 52 died unexpectedly in Huntington Long Island Hospital. He was superintendent of schools in Suffolk County Third Supervisory District and led major state education conferences. Survived by wife Gertrude four children and parents. Funeral Thursday in Huntington with interment there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
John P. McGuire
Huntington, L.I
Jacobsen
Huntington
St. Hugh Church
McGuire
Suffolk County
Babylon
Smithtown
New York State
Concord Hotel
New York City
New York State Association of
Long Island
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
John F. McGuire
Main St
St. Mary’s Academy
State University, College of Education
Albany
Columbia University
Columbia
Harvard
Potter Hill
Walloomsac
Hoosick
Gertrude E. Newe
Ave Maria
Kevin
Paul
Kerry
Frederick J. McGuire
Douglas Eighmey
Daniel McInerney
Cambridge
Funeral services for Mrs Clarence Gilbar held at Covey
Funeral services for Mrs Clarence Gilbar were held Wednesday at Covey Funeral Home with the Rev. J Reginald Martin officiating Bearers were Larry Poupart Sgt Roger Gilbar Raymond Shippee and Alfred Poupart Jr Friends and relatives attended from North Stratford NH Canton Center Conn Tewksbury MA Kansas Brattleboro and the surrounding area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Clarence Gilbar
Covey Funeral Home
J. Reginald Martin
Larry Poupart
Sgt
Roger Gilbar
Raymond Shippee
Alfred Poupart Jr
North Stratford
N.H
Canton Center
Auto Flips on Route 7 Injures Driver
Kenneth C. Jolivette Jr., 35, of Crescent Boulevard, sustained a neck injury when his vehicle left U.S. 7 south of the Southern Vermont Orchard, rolled over an embankment, and overturned. He was taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital by the Bennington Rescue Squad, admitted but no fracture reported. state police investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth C. Jolivette Jr
Crescent Boulevard
U.S. 7
Vermont
Stock Averages Noon Update for Railroads and Utilities
The noon tally shows 20 railroads and 15 utilities contributing to the composite average. Sales total 1,980,000 across listed issues.
Rural School Board weighs truck bid and teachers' Social Security plan
The Greater Bennington School District opened four bids for a new pickup with snowplow to replace a 1955 model. Bids ranged from 2 695 to 2 875 dollars and include a trade in. decision awaits state purchasing agent recommendation. The board also heard details on a proposed teachers Social Security plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural School Board
Greater Bennington
Glenn Motors
Thurber’s
GMC
Wilson Ford
Ford
W. H. Eddington Inc
Chevrolet
Trict
Leon E. Wagner
Bennington Southwest
Wagner
Wagsner
Rubinoff To Tour Bennington Schools For Violin Benefit
Rubinoff and His Violin will perform in Bennington sponsored by the Lions Club to aid the Lions Light Conservation Fund. He arrives from Canada and visits Molly Stark Junior High, Bennington Catholic High, and other schools with assemblies, followed by an evening show at Bennington Catholic High School. Tickets available from Lions Club members and local outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubinoff
Benhi
The
Bennington Lions Club
Lions Light Conservation Fund
Bennington
Canada
Molly Stark
Bennington Catholic High School
Bendi
Paul Williams
State VEA Convention Honors 2 Area Educators
Miss Julia M. Shipman of East Arlington has been nominated by the Bennington Southwest Teachers' Association for a layman's award at the Vermont Education Association convention in Burlington. Dr. Arthur S. Faris of Shaftsbury is also announced as a nominee for an award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia M. Shipman
East Arlington
Bennington Southwest Teachers’ Association
Vermont Education Association
VEA
Burlington
Arthur S. Faris
Shaftsbury
Denise Chirappa
Chirappa
Joyce Turner
Wagner
Connecticut
Albany
N.Y
Mohawk-Hudson Council of
Mrs Plumb Returns To Benhi Library Policy
Mary Louise Plumb, Benhi librarian, returns after convalescence. Elizabeth Holden substitutes with Anne Pike at Old Academy. Holden praises library reference material and provenance, notes book return challenges and local archivist recognition. The piece covers awards, convention speakers, and local education governance details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benhi
Mary Louise Plumb
Elizabeth Holden
Bendi
Child Cut In Main Street Car Crash
A two year old sustained a slight lip cut in an auto crash on Main Street near Ben Mont Avenue Saturday around 3 40 p m. Gerhard H Flemming of Nassau New York stopped in traffic and a car driven by Guy Wattenberg of Albany New York struck the Flemming vehicle in the rear. The child Stephen Wattenberg was a passenger in the Wattenberg car and was taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital for treatment. Moderate damage occurred to both vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Ben Mont Avenue
Gerhard H. Flemming
Nassau
N.Y
Guy Wattenberg
Albany
Flemming
Stephen Wattenberg
Wattenberg
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Pownall Methodist Youth Fellows Elect Officers
The Methodist Youth Fellowship held its second meeting of the season Sunday night and elected David O'Dell president, Francis E Haley II vice president, Diane Niles secretary, and Deanna Beals treasurer. Attendees from Pownal Pioneers and Green Mountain Valley 4-H Clubs joined the Arlington High School event. Doris Mason received a 10 year pin while Mary Burdick and Laura Langlais earned five year pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship
David O’dell
Francis E. Haley II
Diane Niles
Deanna Beals
Pownal Pioneers
Green Mountain Valley
Arlington High School
Doris Mason
Mary Burdick
Laura Langlais
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James A. Delong
Knights of Columbus
Diane Whitney
Michael Hogan
Judy Flynn
Peggy LeBlanc
Bonnie Barber
Delong
Daniel Tocci
Wanda Kittel
Buckler
2Nd Armored Battalion
Vermont National Guard
Robert E. Houle
Peter I. Ayers
Daniel J. Baker
Kenneth E. Darling
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the
Military Order of the Cootie
Green Mountain Pup
VFW
Marion Jennings
St. Francis de Sales Ptg
Mt. Anthony Lodge F&am
Masonic Temple
Leon Orr
Industrial Management Club
YMCA
Francis E. Morrissey
Morrissey
Park Street
Bennington Area
James M. Dubin
Benjamin Dubin
Harrison Ave
Williston Academy
Easthampton
Mass
Richard E. Marcoux
Congress St
White River Junction
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Calif
A.G. Kirk
Catherine Graves
Violet Beagle
Shaftsburg
Harold C. Peart
Pam Rogge
Eagle Brodge
Lynne Preston
Walt
Corsica
Kirk Douglas
James Mason
Paul Lunas
Peter Lorre
Bulma Vista Distribution Co Inc
Walt Daney Productions
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Jack Benny
Eddie Cantor
Confucius
Claire de Lune
Warsaw
Davy Crocket
Harold Kramer
Lions Club
Carl Williams
By Sara Pike
Robert Brock
Molly Stark School
Bennington Southwest School District
State Armory
Bennington Post
American Legion
Pete Williams
Hagerman
Edmund Selan
Nichols
Union St
Kroehler
Kane
Main ST. Bennington
Vial
Vera Langlais
Fireind. Jewelers
Main St. Bennington, Vr
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