Troy Motorist Still Sought After 100 mph Village Chase
A Troy man Edward Lee Thomas led Bennington Village police on a high speed pursuit ending when his 1959 Buick struck a house at 340 Pleasant Street and he fled into woods in Woodford. Two companions Willis Benjamin Thomas and Douglas Shannon, both of Troy, pleaded guilty to intoxication and were released.
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Troy
N.Y
Bennington Village
Woodford
Edward Lee Thomas
Bennington County
Willis Benjamin Thomas
Cohoes
Douglas Shannon
Bennington
Atty
Marshall Witten
Vermont
Witten
New York
Edward Silver
Thomas
Silver
Casimir F. Rogalski
River Street
Rogalski
North Street
Edward Thomas
Pleasant Street
Thurber
Main Street
Pleasant St
Speeding pursuit ends in collision near village
Rogalski continued to follow as Thomas sped toward Woodford at over 100 mph. An officer fired two warning shots. Thomas crashed into a 1946 Chevrolet two miles east of the village line. Thomas fled into the woods as Rogalski reached the scene and called the man to stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogalski
Thomas
Woodford
Eugene Lauzon
Jacqueline Lauzon
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Marcel J. Lewis
Thomases
Forest Fire Watch Duties Highlight Patrol and Rescue Role
An air observer uses a grid to locate fires and may drop an envelope with a safety leaflet, advise firefighting HQ on needed personnel, and guide crews to remote blazes as in a Somerset Reservoir incident. Most patrols are routine with no fires reported.
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National Forest
Sawyer
Somerset Reservoir
Bay
Middletown youths face charges in Manchester break in
Donald E. Casterlin, 20, of Middletown, received a suspended one to two year sentence in the House of Correction for breaking and entering Foster Colvin's Manchester home. He pleaded guilty and had a petty larceny charge dropped. He waives extradition to face probation violation charges. Clerks: Margaret Lillie. Raymond Tobin, 19, Shaftsbury, fined 45.10 after pleading guilty to driving without a license and an unregistered car on Houghton Street. Ackert, 58, Danby, pleads not guilty to negligent driving. released on 50 bail. state cites Sept. 26 Manchester accident. counsel Donald French.
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Donald E. Casterlin
Middletown
N.Y
House of Correction
Casterlin
Foster Colvin
Manchester
New York State
Defense Council
Atty
Margaret Lillie
Raymond O. Tobin
Shaftsbury
Houghton Street
North Bennington
R. Marshall Witten
Tobin
Robert C. Ackert
Danby
Ackert
Donald French
Rutland
Bennington Briefs Highlights From Local Meetings And Death
VFW Aux President Hall and trustees audit books at 7 30 p m Tuesday. Knights of Columbus and Holy Name Society to cite the Rosary for Emmett Hogan at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home 7 30 p m today. Dr Alan E Evens at Northeast Congress of Optometry in Boston through Tuesday. Peter Grigas guest speaker at Bennington Lions Club meeting 6 30 p m Tuesday Knotty Pine Restaurant. Sennett and Sennett offices closed to Friday due to James E Sennett death. Molly Stark PTA meets 8 p m Tuesday school with Discovering program. Whitney Parent-Teacher Group meets 8 p m in kindergarten. Fire Chief Hollister to present safety program. Emmett Hogan memorial services 7 30 p m at Hanson Walbridge and 9 00 a m Wednesday at St Francis de Sales Church. Wear uniforms urged. Funeral home hours 2 4 and 7 9 p m Monday and Tuesday. Stray kitten 209 Washington Ave yellow gray seven toes front feet reward 442 6419. Christian Doctrine inquiry classes open to all Tuesdays 7 30 8 30 St Francis de Sales sacristy ADV 10 21.
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Emmett Joseph Hogan
Post 13
American Legion
Grant St
Hogan
Donald F. Shea
Bennington Village
Bennington
Francis P
Laura (Matteson) Hogan
St. Francis de Sales
Rensselaer
N.Y
Hanson- Walbridge
Knights of Columbus
St. Francis de Sales Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
The
Holy Name Society
Emmett Hogan
Kenneth Baker
Emmett J. Hogan
Baker
Obituary highlights from Bennington and Hoosick Falls
Obituaries note Dorothy Clark Rollins died at 53 after a long illness with funeral services in Bennington and memorials at St Francis de Sales. Other notices include Margaret Walk Donovan and Daniel Sennett passing, with services at Mahar & Son Funeral Home and St Francis de Sales Church. Also listed are Oscar Yerenton and Wlademer Wolchek with service details in Hoosick Falls and Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl J. Rollins
Dorothy Clark
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Ralph and
Georgiana (LaPoint) Clark
Bennington
Inquiry Classes Open at St Francis de Sales Church
The adult catechism inquiry program begins Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the sacristy of St Francis de Sales Church West Main Street announced by Rt Rev Msgr Francis B Flanagan pastor The Rev Anthony Brackett will lead again this year Classes run one hour each Tuesday evening and are open to all regardless of religion
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St. Francis de Sales Church
West Main Street
Francis B. Flanagan
Anthony Brackett
Shaftsbury Board Clarifies Classroom Religion Directive
Shaftsbury School Board and Supt. Leon Wagner say a directive to teachers barred religious pictures in classrooms was not aimed at any single teacher. The action follows a Supreme Court ruling against religious observances and reflects adherence to the law rather than discipline of John Smiel, whose Christ image was in Smiel's sixth grade room.
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Shaftsbury
Leon E. Wagner
John Smiel
Christ
Lloyd Spaulding
Smiel
Justin Mamis
Spaulding
Supreme Court
Vermont Board of Education
State Board
Shaftsbury Board
Wagner
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Noted in Bennington Area
A compiled list records numerous hospital admissions and discharges across Bennington, North Bennington, Arlington, East Arlington, and surrounding towns. Notables include Miss Marion Lannigan in Albany Medical Center in critical condition, and several births in Williamstown area followed by local discharge summaries.
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Donna Hodgman
Florence Wood
Ruth Joly
Bennington
Edna Davis
Arlington
Louis E. Burdick
North Pownal
Jane Zecher
East Dorset
Priscilla Welling
Nancy Murphy
North Bennington
Marion Lannigan
Argyle
N.Y
Harwood Hill
Albany Medical Center
Albany
Shaftsbury Parents Call for Calm Over School Religion Debates
A statement from Mr and Mrs Justin Mamis of Shaftsbury urges calm amid rumors about religion in public schools. They emphasize constitutional respect, responsible citizenship, and that a classroom Bible or Jesus image should reflect real taught values, not fuel gossip or division.
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Justin Mamis
Shaftsbury
North Bennington
Supreme Court
Citi
Funeral Notices for Prandini Drohat Peterson and Parks
Funeral services were held for Joseph A Prandini of Pageant Street at St Francis de Sales Church with a Requiem High Mass by Msgr Flanagan and several priests in attendance. Burial was in Park Lawn Cemetery. Lu ther C Drohat state probation officer for Rutland and Addison Counties had funeral services in Manchester Center with staff from Vermont districts and officials of the Department of Institutions in attendance. Hildur Peterson, longtime Methodist Sunday School teacher, was buried in New Britain Conn after services at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home. Ronny Parks aged 19 months died at Albany Medical Center. private funeral services were held with committal prayers at Hinsdillville Cemetery.
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Helen M. McLeod
Valentine St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Norman
Josephine (Blanchard) McLeod
North Adams
Mass
Fannie Feathers
Bennington
Miss McLeod
E-Z Mills, Hoy Mfg. Co
Thomson Mfg Co
Stephentown
N.Y
Mahar & Son Funeral
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Southview Cemetery
Sacred Heart School
Karl Rollins
Shadowbrook Farm
Monument Road
Ben- Mont
Dexter
June) Shultz
Boston
Roland J. Rollins
Germany
Georgiana Greenwood
Mae Armstrong
Ralph
Florence) Rogers
Elizabeth Packer
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. Francis
Daniel Donovan
Margaret (Murphy) Walk
St. Francis de Sales Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
Donovan
Edward
Ellen (Hewson) Murphy
Harold Walk
South Street
Sandy Hook
George Murphy
North Bennington
Joseph A. Prandini
Pageant Street
St. Francis de Sales
Francis B. Flanagan
Anthony Brackett
Richard McGowan
Henry Bourgeois
Leo Gorman
Donald Whipple
John McCarthy
Michael Caslin
Reno Guetti
Charles Guetti
Joseph Guetti
Louis Guetti
Erving
Harold Cook
Flanagan
Bennington Catholic High School
Joseph F. Wiseman
Grand Union, Polygraphic
Ben-Mont
Msgr
Readsboro
Manchester
Luther C. Drohat
Rutland
Addison
Brewster Funeral Chapel
Manchester Center
E. H. Nickerson
Probation and Parole
Vermont
Department of Institutions
Montpelier
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Frank A. Mazza
Pittsford
Lawrence J. Courcelle
Harry N. Nichols
Harold Benson
James Roberts
Maynard Hedding
Factory Point Cemetery
Hildur Peterson
Hanson-Walbridge
Melvin R. McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Fairview Cemetery
New Britain
Conn
Methodist Church
Portland
Stratford
Nashua
Ronny Parks
Roger Parks
South Branch Street
Albany Medical Center
Hinsdillville Cemetery
Arlington Driver Slips Off Road. Culvert Damage Reported
Leonard F. Woods, 23, of Arlington, suffered facial cuts when his 1958 Chevrolet left U S 7 in Arlington shortly after 4 a m and struck a culvert. He was treated by Dr. James O Neil. Damage to the car was heavy. Bartholomew J Vallard, 19, of New York City, skid on U S 7 in Pownal and veered into a ditch about 8 a m. Vallard was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard F. Woods
Arlington
U.S. 7
Woods
James O’neil
Bartholomew J. Vallard
New York City
Pownal
Vallard
YMCA Industry Unit Meets Tonight
The Bennington Area YMCA announces the seventh of eight Industrial Management Development sessions. Robert L. Mihuta of Union Carbide Co. will lead the 7 to 9 p.m. discussion in the Vermont Bank and Trust Co. conference room. The program aids men new to industrial management in area industries.
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Bennington Area
YMCA
Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Robert L. Mihuta
Consumer Products Division
Union Carbide Co
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Northeast Congress of Optomery
Peter Grigas
Bennington Lions Club
Knotty Pine
Max Fienberg
Sennett & Sennett
James E. Sennett
Molly Stark Pta
Co. B. Whitney
Richard Hollister
Washington Avenue
Mrs
Poultney
William Sennett
James Sennett
Hoosick Falls
Oscar Yerenton
River St
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Whitehall
Yerenton
Whitehall High School
Albany Business College
State Veterans Bonus Office
State Adjutant General’s Office
Bradley M. Millett
William Burns
Long Island
Brandford H. Millett Jr
Leo J. Mahar
Main St
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Maple Grove Cemetery
Wlademer Wolchek
Springfield
Wlademer Walter Wolchek
Springfield Hospital
Wolchek
Minsk
Russia
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Stephanie Ruthowski
Howard
Lydia) Fitzgerald
Daniel
Mary) Sawyer
West Sand Lake
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Buffalo
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Clarity
Furor
Lorraine Borkman
Wilmington
Rachel Andrews
Pownal Center
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White Creek
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Joan Bangs
Kay Allen
Joanne Myers
Anna Hawley
East Arlington
Loretta Putnam
Mary York
Margaret Feeney
Charles C. Wade
Myrtle Vadakin
Donnalee Hoyt
Joseph L. Poore
Kevin Buck
North Hoosick
John F. Seale
Pauline Bourn
Louise Krawczyk
Janet Stratton
Duane H. Parks
Eagle Bridge
Carol J. Bisson
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Williamstown
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Paper Mill Village
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Sycamore Lane
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