Town Republicans Name An Executive Committee
Bennington County court house action elected 12 members to a 12 member executive committee of the Republican Town Committee. Waldo C. Holden became ex officio chairman. Charles Austin filled the vacancy. Sub-committee chairs may fill their posts with approval. Ticket details for the Gibney testimonial dinner were outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
Republican Town Committee
Waldo C. Holden
Charles Austin
North Bennington
Executive Committee
James
Dash) B. Gibney
J. Duncan Campbell
Norton Barber
John Kennedy
John Miller
Jockey Louis Comi Fined After DUI Trial Switch
In a Municipal Court DUI case, jockey Louis J. Comi changed his plea from not guilty to guilty after a Pownal Center teacher testified he refused service due to intoxication. Judge George M. Fienberg imposed a 209.10 dollar fine acknowledging incomplete disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal Center
Louis J. Comi
Baltimore
Comi
Donald J. Roy
Poonal
Roy
Hoosick Falls Central School
Defense Council
William C. Sennet
George M. Fienberg
Fienberg
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Gordon Adams
Shaftsbury
U.S. 7
Adams
Shirley Jackson
North Bennington
Miss Jackson
Reuben Levin Critiques Bennington Zoning Process
Former village attorney Reuben Levin urged clearer and more precise zoning regulations. He blamed confusing statutes from recent legislatures for Bennington Village Trustees struggle to enact a zoning ordinance and recalled his past remark on Indians preferring tents to houses or trailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Levin
Levin
Bennington Village
Planning Spokesman Clarifies Direction of Postal Criticism
Bennington Regional Planning Commission officials clarified that remarks at a Thursday meeting did not target Dayton J. Wakefield Vermont post office real estate officer. Spokesman T. Garry Buckley said the criticism concerned the Boston Regional Office and a report on its decision to abandon the current Bennington post office for a new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Regional Planning Commission
Post Office Department
Dayton J. Wakefield
Post Office
Vermont
Commission
T. Garry Buckley
Post Office Committee
John C. Burdis
Bennington
Wakefield
Banner
Burdis
Buckley
Boston
Department
Elm St
Silver and
Main Streets
Planning Commission
Stamp Club Invites Area Collectors To Meet Tonight
A YMCA Stamp Club invitation invites area stamp collectors to join a 7 PM meeting at the Y building on Main Street. Alfred Arnold organized a program focused on stamp and ideas swapping and other hobby aspects. The group meets the first and third Thursdays monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ymca Stamp Club
Main Street
Alfred Arnold
YMCA
County Agents Spotlight at DHIA Session in Vermont
Randolph Vermont November meeting of the Vermont Dairy Herd Improvement Association features John Page of Bennington County and David Newton of Rutland County sharing the stage. The program at Vermont Technical College includes awards, trustee elections, a business session, and a noon dinner. Page will present a Midwest and South educational tour with travel notes. Newton will discuss solid testing methods and dairy industry system pros and cons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
John Page
Bennington County
David Newton
Rutland County
Vermont Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Vermont Technical College
Church
Page
Midwest
Newton
Rubinoff Wows 'Em at BCHS Lions Concert
More than 500 people including 200 students attended the Rubinoff concert at BCHS auditorium. Proceeds exceed $200 for the Bennington Lions Club eye conservation fund, with autographs for fans before and after the performance. Rabinoff and San ford Benenson performed with a varied program that featured Debussy, Gershwin, Chopin and Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubinoff
BCHS
Bennington Lions Club Eye Conservation Fund
Paul J. Williams
The
Lions Club
Harold Kramer
Robert Dimke
Sisters of St. Joseph
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Stradivarius
Sanford Benenson
DeBussy
Gershwin
Chopin
Addinsell
Warsaw
Stock Averages Report At Noon From Albany Desk
The Dow Jones Bache & Co. Albany noon quotes show 30 Industrials, 20 Railroads, 15 Utilities, with composite and sales figures recorded. Indices listed include 751.9743.52 for the Industrials sector, 171.134.72 for Railroads, and 138.91 for Utilities. A composite around 263.32 and 4 000 sales are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Bennington Burns Prohibit Outdoor Fires Amid Drought
Bennington Shaftsbury Fire Chief Charles Becker announced a village wide outdoor burn prohibition due to extreme fire danger and ongoing drought conditions. Meanwhile local residents Lila Bronson and Alfred Wade returned from a New York state auto trip visiting Whiteboro and Silver Creek relatives and Niagara Falls. Navy electrician Arthur J. LaCroix, son of Aurile J. and Mrs. LaCroix, served aboard USS Kitty Hawk and took part in Black Bear exercise in the Eastern Pacific from Sept 30 to Oct 4 aboard the carrier based in San Diego California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Charles Becker
Lila Bronson
County St
Alfred Wade
East Road
New York State
Arthur Hall
Whitesboro
N.Y
Wade
Anna Dickinson
Silver Creek
Dickinson
Bronson
Niagara Falls
Arthur J. LaCroix
Interior Communications Electrician
USN
Aurile J. LaCroix
Lincoln St
Bennington
San Diego
Calif
Pacific
Hospital Notes Admissions List Highlights Names and Births
A hospital notes list includes admissions of Miss Donna Hodgman Master John Seale Mrs Marjorie C Porter Manchester Center Miss Nancy Murphy North Bennington LeRoy Morse East Arlington Mrs Atta Bible Miss Lynette Bellemare and more. It also records births on Oct 16 to Mr and Mrs Joseph F Carroll 110 Dewey St and to Mr and Mrs Philip G Bushee Jefferson Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Hodgman
John Seale
Bennington
Marjorie C. Porter
Manchester Center
Nancy Murphy
North Bennington
LeRoy Morse
East Arlington
Atta Bible
Lynette Bellemare
Robert Welch
Evelyn Goeney
Jackson Matthews
Juanita Hohman
Edward Turner
Robert Labeau II
Old Bennington
Ann Letourneau
Shaftsbury
Jessie Fyfe
Petersburg
Kathryn Doyle
Arlington
Charles Keegan Jr
Hoosick Falls
Stanford Zecher
East Dorset
Joseph F. Carroll
Dewey St
Philip G. Bushee
Jefferson Heights
Putnam Hospital vs. Towns Suit Delayed For Possible January Hearing
A Bennington County suit seeks to determine who pays for indigent care at Putnam Memorial Hospital. An April injunction requires admission and forbids charging towns or residents for destitute care. Legal opinions and the Henry W. Putnam Deed of Gift drive questions of financial responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancery Court
Bennington County
Putnam Memorial Hospital
George H. Plumb
Dale W. Brooks
Henry F. Black
White River Junction
Henry W. Putnam
Bennington
Obituary of Joseph A. Prandini 55 of Pag eant Street
Joseph A. Prandini 55 of Pag eant Street died at Putnam Memorial Hospital Wednesday afternoon after a long illness. Born February 29 1908 in Wells Creek Pa he lived in Readsboro before moving to Bennington. He married Ida Lewis at St. John the Baptist Church North Bennington. Survived by wife two sons Paul and Eugene daughter Patricia two brothers Dionigio and Luigi two sisters Cristina and Marina an uncle John Bonfaface and other relatives. Funeral 8:30 a.m. Saturday Mahar & Son Funeral Home and 9 a.m. Mass at St Francis de Sales Church with Rosary Friday evening. Burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. Family to call tonight 7–9 and Friday 2–4 and 7–9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Prandini
Pageant Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mr. Prandini
Wells Creek
Italy
States
Readsboro
Bennington
Ida Lewis
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
Thomas J. Burke
Luigi
Cristina
Marina
France
John Bonfaface
Mahar & Son Funeral
St. Francis de Sales
Prandini
Park Lawn Cemetery
Baptist Group Plans Annual Church Bazaar
The Progressive Group of the First Baptist Church of Bennington met for a covered dish supper led by president Mrs. William T. Eddington and board members. A Women’s World Day of Prayer chair is announced and a November 22 23 bazaar is planned. Luther C. Drohat 60 Rutland officer dies. survivors listed. services in Manchester. Lee Edward Hewes 77 Dorset dies. funeral in Dorset. Legal case in Bennington unfolds over hospital payments to towns with hearings delayed. multiple court scheduling changes discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Bennington
William T. Eddington
Ernest Shepard
Dewitt D. Lewis
James Palmer
Eddington
Lewis
John Riddle
Osborn Gaines
Womens Society of the Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Gillette
Bennington Free Library
Grimm
Library
Laurie Haynes
Ann Gould
Brenda Burnham
Julius Manes
Sennett
Reuben
Nichols
Union St
Dhia
Bennington Briers
Putnam Hospital Vs. Towns
By Bob Hagerman
Baptist Group
Luther C. Drohat
Rutland
Luther Charles Drohat
Addison
Mr. Drohat
Charles and
Mary (Wade) Drohat
Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary
Syracuse University
Forestry Department
Dorothy Kimball
William H. Wills
Albert A. Cree
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
DeWitt Drohat
Washington, D.C
Brewster Funeral Home
Factory Point
Manchester Funeral Home
Vermont Association For the
Lee FE. Hewes
Dorset
Lee Edward Hewes
South Dorset
Rutland Hospital
Orrin and
Addie (Bronson) Hewes
Adams Funeral Home
Chester
Georgianna
Forrest) Hewes
Walter Miller
United Church
Plumb
Black
Chittenden
William C. Hall
Hinesburg
Superior Court
Hill
Chittenden Court
NTA
Accutron
Bulova
Main St. Bennington
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