Norman Rockwell Exhibit Draws Record Bennington Visitors
The Bennington Museum summer Norman Rockwell show boosted attendance to 64,696 from 56,318 year prior for March 1 to Oct 19. The exhibit ran June 19 to four months, with 22 paintings spanning 1926 to 1962. Berkshire Museum handled returns of works.
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Bennington Museum
Norman Rockwell
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield
Mass
Richard C. Barret
Barret
Saturday Evening Post
Rockwell
Four Freedoms
Barret Re
Boston
Miami
Woman’s Day Magazine
Art Glass
Bennington Pottery
U.S
Obituary roundup for William Rowe and others
William G. Rowe of 234 Bradford St was killed in a one car crash on Woodford Mountain. He served in WWII, earned a Purple Heart, and left a wife and five children. John Ross found dead of natural causes in his Southern Vermont Orchards room. Thomas J Livesey, 73, retired, died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after long illness. Wilbur Wilson King, 48, died in Sunderland after a heart attack. services pending. Funeral details and family names listed.
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William G. Rowe
Bradford St
Woodford Mountain
Hoosick Falls
Frederick
Mary (Jones) Rowe
Mary Eaton
Bennington
Union Carbide Consumer Products
Fienberg Clothing
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
U.S. Army Infantry
Eagle Hose Co
Hoosick
Keith
Jacqueline
Catherine
Ormal
Marion) Pierce Sr
Alvin
Hazel) Myers
Kenneth Rowe
Chilson
N.Y
Mahar & Son Funeral
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Woodland Cemetery
Cambridge
John Ross
Vermont
Donald Humphreys
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
Thomas J. Livesey
Maple St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Thomas J
Ellen (Powers) Livesey
Louise Kosche
North Bennington
St. John the Baptist Church
Thomas J. Burke
Livesey
E-Z Mills
Polygraphic Company
St. Francis de Sales Church
Rosanna Livesey
Paul
Florida
John
Gerald L. LaBeau
Gerald H. LaBeau
St. Francis
Sunderland
Wilbur Wilson King
Andrew Wade
South Dorset
Danby
Richard Butler
Clifford Harwood
Manchester Center
Brewster Funeral Home
Ruth Batchelder
Funeral Services For Pamela Ballou In Hoosick Falls
Pamela Ballou 17 died after a long cancer battle and funeral services were held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception with a Requiem High Mass. Burial followed at St Marys Cemetery. Attendees included Hoosick Falls Central School staff and students, Dodge Fibers Corp personnel, and out-of-town relatives from Rhode Island and nearby areas. The funeral cortege featured the family’s gift car, with bearers named.
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William McAuliffe
Paul Kipp
Nelson Rubin
Buddy Barber
Charles Bauman
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Hoosick Falls Central School
Miss Ballou
Elks Auxiliary
Philip Leonard
Charlotte Hulihan
St. Mary’s Academy
Dodge Fibers Corp
Ballou
Rhode Island
Police Nab Suspect Of Burglaries In Bennington
Bennington Village police arrested 22 year old John C. Stewart of Poultney after he tried to jimmy open the Bennington Free Library back door and then damaged the front door with a jack handle. He was jailed for the night as investigators pursue possible ties to earlier break ins at the library and nearby churches.
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Bennington Village
Bennington
John C. Stewart
Poultney
Edward L. Silver
Stewart
Bennington County
Silver
HVCC Plans Homecoming Festivities
HVCC in Troy announces a three day Homecoming Weekend on Oct 23 24 25 with a semi formal dance a downtown parade a jazz concert and a Sunday concert by Joe and Eddie and Jackie Vernon Tickets are available at the college or at the door Joe and Eddie are the stage duo Joe Gilbert and Eddie Brown who formed the act eight years ago The dance Friday night features Toby Middlebrook and his 15 piece orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N.Y
Hudson Valeley Community College
Troy Armory
Joe and
Eddie
Jackie Vernon
Joe
HVCC
Joe Gilbert
Eddie Brown
Toby Middlebrook
Newport Paper Endorses Barry Goldwater
The Newport Express endorsed Barry Goldwater for president saying he must win and they pray he will. It warned that voting for Lyndon Johnson would lead to a growing socialist state that erodes constitutional liberties.
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Newport
UPI
Newport Express Today
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
the Express
Lyndon Johnson
Traffic Count Zooms Up On Route 9 at Wilmington
Vermont Route 9 near Wilmington saw a 61.8 percent jump in September traffic from 1963 to 1964. The adjusted daily count rose from 1326 to 2146 vehicles, with the 12 month total up 15.5 percent. Vermont 11 in Peru and U.S. 7 in Shaftsbury also rose, 16.4 percent and 4.3 percent respectively.
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Wilmington
Vermont 9
State Department of Highways
Vermont
Peru
U.S
Shaftsbury
Vote date set for North Bennington school withdrawal vote
North Bennington Graded School District moves the voting date from November 10 to November 17 to allow absentee ballots. Absentee requests opened October 27 and close November 13. An October 27 informational meeting urged residents to attend and hear findings from the Nor shaft School Study Committee on options including a separate Norshaft Union High School.
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North Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union
Shaftsbury
Phoebe Crosier
Ing
Mt. Anthony
North Bennington Board
Norshaft School
Norshaft Union High School
Hoff Seeks State Funds to Expand Vermont VDD Efforts
Governor Hoff announced plans to seek expansion of Development Department funds to aid local industrial development groups. He proposed the state cover up to half the cost of an executive secretary for local groups and suggested cost sharing of planning projects. He also addressed drought relief in Addison County, potential emergency water shipments, and protested a proposed transfer of 15 to 16 jobs from St. Albans to Montreal as a broader shift in Vermont employment.
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Hoff
Addison County
Addison
Canadian National Railway
St. Albans
Montreal
Vermont
LBJ TV Station Accused of Blocking Goldwater
In Austin Texas UPI reports that KTBC TV denies blocking Barry Goldwater campaign speeches. Goldwater’s Texas campaign manager Tad Smith alleges a monopoly TV station is suppressing the Republican candidate. Station manager J C Kellam says the delay was for scheduling and not a refusal, with offers to air the speeches on later dates.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Johnson Family
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Texas
Tad Smith
Johnson
Ktbc-Tv
Smith
Austin
J.C. Kellam
New Englanders Named Directors of Federal Bank
William I. Tucker of Brattleboro Vermont and James R. Carter of Nashua New Hampshire were elected directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston at the 40th annual stock holders meeting. Tucker is president of Vermont National and Savings Bank, succeeding William M. Lockwood. Carter, president of Nashua Corp., was re elected.
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Boston
UPI
William I. Tucker
Brattleboro
James R. Carter
Nashua
N.H
Federal Reserve Bank of
Erwin D. Canham
New England
Tucker
Vermont National and Savings Bank
William M. Lockwood
Howard Bank and Trust Co
Burlington, Vt
Carter
Nashua Corp
Mediator Tries To End Strike At Jones and Lamson
Springfield Vermont United States. Federal Mediator John O Reilly arrived to aid 22 day old walkout by 640 machinists at Jones and Lamson Machine Co Local 218 United Electrical Workers seeks removal of incentive plan to allow workers to work at a normal pace union says the incentive system is immoral Jones and Lamson vice president and general manager Robert Jones shows little hope for quick settlement saying the sides are far apart and prospects look hopeless
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Springfield
UPI
John O'Reilly
Jones and Lamson Machine Co
United Electrical Workers
James Kane
Robert Jones
Jones
Lamson
Market Averages Dip as Industrials Lead Losses
The Dow Jones industrials moved lower with 30 components trading at 877.94, down 1.78. Railroads and utilities also slipped, while the composite average edged down to 313.29 as trading volume reached 2,040,000 shares.
Bennington Briefs on Local Injuries and Meetings
Bennington residents report Mr. and Mrs. John E. Max millian of Pownal visiting Mr. and Mrs. Earl James of Bennington after a serious Buckland Mass. auto crash. Both patients are improving but will be incapacitated for months and plan to move to Connecticut. Mt Anthony Lodge member Mr. James receives cards at Franklin County Hospital Greenfield Room 212. Mrs N Y DuHamel asks Bennington AAUW chapter members to mail outstanding opinion polls. Robert T Holden, Vermont National Bank director, attended the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston stockholders meeting with Mrs Holden.
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John E. Maxmillian
Pownal
Earl James
Bennington
Buckland
Mass
Greenfield
Connecticut
Robert T. Holden
Vermont National and Savings Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Mrs. Holden
Vermont Farm Labor Conference At Goddard College
The Vermont Labor and Farm Council will hold its 1965 annual conference January 15 and 16 at Goddard College in Plainfield to discuss automation effects and social responsibility. Evalyn Bates, council secretary and Goddard assistant to the president, notes topics include trends in industrial and agricultural automation, education for automation, social trends and Medicare, and leisure use in an automated world. The council, formed in 1946, unites local unions and farmers to improve Vermont through understanding and collaboration.
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Plainfield
Vermont Labor and Farm Council
Evalyn Bates
Goddard College
Vermont
Hospital Notes October 21 Admissions and Births
Admissions list includes Harold Boswell East Dorset Mrs Jean Pierce Mrs Carol Young Mrs Catherine Yarosz Bennington Mrs Ruth Brenenstuhl Hoosick Falls Mrs Helen Bump East Arlington Discharges include Deborah Jennings East Arlington Master James Cook Jr Rita Baker and son Hoosick Falls Emily Thompson Bennington Nellie Pelsue Arlington Florence Baker Buskirk Births announce Elton Stevens Berlin NY a son Det 21 and Albert DeLuca Hoosick Falls a daughter Oct 21
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Harold Boswell
East Dorset
Jean Pierce
Carollyn Young
Catherine Yarosz
Bennington
Ruth Brenenstuhl
Hoosick Falls
Helen Bump
East Arlingeton
Deborah Jennings
East Arlington
James Cook Jr
Rita Baker and Son
Emily Thompson
Nellie Pelsue
Arlington
Florence Baker
Buskirk
N.Y
Elton Stevens
Berlin
Albert DeLuca
Center St
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Wilbur W. King
Pamela Ballou
Joseph A. Yott
Yott’s Market
Gage and
Safford Streets
Francis B. Flanagan
Lawrence McAuliffe
Thomas Bransfield
Gerald T. Buckley
St. Margaret Mary Church
Mahar & Son Feneral Home
Herbert Horst
Hugh Clark
Hector Belanger
Thomas Haley
Richard McGurn
Alfred Yott Jr
Knights of Columbus
Mr. Yott
Francis J. Kelly
Bernard F. Ryan
Michael Howley
Thomas Madden
Joseph Costello
James Feeney Sr
Sisters of St. Joseph of
Rutland
Bennington and
Msgr
Flanagan
Park Lawn Cemetery
Long Island
North Adams
Barry
Joseph
Joe Bananas
Bonnano
LBJ
Foote
Winston L. Prouty
Rvt
New
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Chuck
Gage Street
Bennington Briefs
Goddard
New England Merchants National Bank of Boston
Kenmore Hotel
George D. Atwood
Old Bennington
Pine Manor Junior College
Wellesley
St. Francis de Sales
BCHS
Michael J. Heegan
Elks Club
Comstock
Ellis’ Barn
Union St. Adv
I . Tere
Ouitiia
North Hoosick, N.Y
Diane Donahue
Plesrette
McBaik
James Gregory “Tewnist’ Wexer Ano
sinatAa
Martin Ekberg
Andress
Harte Theatre
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