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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1975

Page

3

CVPS seeks permit for Lamoille River hydro in Vermont

Central Vermont Public Service Corp filed with the Federal Power Commission for a preliminary permit to build a run of the river hydroelectric station on the Lamoille River near East Georgia Vermont. The project would extend CVPS’s Lamoille capacity and include a storage reservoir, with up to three years to study feasibility.

Rutland Central Vermont Public Service Corp Federal Power Commission Lamoille River East Georgia CVPS Fairfax Falls Lamoille Central Vermont Darren McLeod Silas Smith Central Vermont Public Electric Light Company Public Electric Albans Central Ver McLeod Power Authority State of New York Clarks Falls Milton Peterson Morrisville

Bennington DAR earns Vermont chapter top membership

At the Bennington DAR chapter meeting in the Sloane Room of the Bennington Museum the group received a state award for having the most members in Vermont. Regent Anna Vaughn presided at the 76th State Conference in Rutland with guest Ormsby chapter from Manchester. A memorial service honored Mrs. William Bradford, the chapter’s oldest living member, and three new members were introduced. Eugene Kosche spoke on Ladies of the Revolution as tea was served by several members.

Bennington Daughters of the American Revolution Vermont Rutland Anna Vaughn Miss Vaughn Sloane Room Bennington Museum Ormsby Dar Manchester Richmond Times-Dispatch John Mollica National Defense Mollica America William Bradford Frank Mason Rudolph Marshall Stanley Baczek Eugene Kosche Museum Paul Lura Theodore Corliss James McKee Leon Orr Frederick Welling

Hospital Notes His Wednesday Admissions and Births

Hospital notes list admissions Millard Skidmore Ernestine Teelle Bennington Raymond Favreau North Bennington Phyllis Sargood Carol Downing Hoosick Falls Effie Bolster Manchester Center Lynn Ferrari Manchester Daniel Niles Cambridge Stephanie Hunt Cambridge. Discharges David Krawczyk Sonja Blake Jacqueline O'Dell Bennington Robert Mullane North Bennington Patrick Flynn North Hoosick Christian Towslee Manchester Center Michael Hersom Manchester. Births Son to Mr and Mrs Michael Marcoux Hoosick Falls Daughter to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Wall Pawlet Other birth Son Ethan David North Adams MA Regional Hospital to David and Lori La Croix Bennington. Maternal grandparents Bruce LaVigne Shaftsbury Paternal grandparents Gerald LaCroix Bennington Maternal great Jack Lowre North Bennington.

Millard Skidmore Ernestine Teelle Bennington Raymond Favreau North Bennington Phyllis Sargood Carol Downing Hoosick Falls Effie Bolster Manchester Center Lynn Ferrari Manchester Daniel Niles Cambridge Stephanie Hunt David Krawczyk Sonja Blake Jacqueline O'Dell Robert Mullane Patrick Flynn North Hoosick Christian Towslee Michael Hersom Ethan David North Adams, Mass. Regional Hospital David Lori LaCroix Bruce LaVigne Shaftsbury Gerald LaCroix Jack Lowre

Kellys mark 50 years with dinner at Paradise Restaurant

A family dinner party at the Paradise Restaurant on Oct. 12 celebrated the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Kelly of Ben. The couple wed at St Francis de Sales Church on Oct. 12, 1925, with the late Rev. Thomas R. Carty officiating. Their attendants were the late Mary Horst and John Smith of Fitchburg. Mrs. Kelly, formerly Hazel E. Horst, has two daughters, Mrs. Daniel G. Cadiz and Mrs. Frederick P. Kennedy, seven grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.

Paradise Restaurant Francis J. Kelly Bennington Kellys St. Francis de Sales Church Thomas R. Carty Mary Horst John Smith Fitchburg, Mass Kelly Hazel E. Horst Daniel G. Cadiz Frederick P. Kennedy Robert K. Smith Observatory St Smith Ruth Smith David Smith Newton, Conn James Storer Washington, D.C

Bennington Briefs on local church services and clinic

There will be an anointing of the sick at St. Francis de Sales Church this Sunday at 3 PM. A Well Baby Clinic will be held at Second Congregational Church Friday from 1 30 to 3 30 PM. Two Mt Anthony Union High School students John Mather and Gail Moskovitz accompanied by Mrs Ruth Ruby.

St. Francis de Sales Second Congregational Church Mt. Anthony Union High School John Mather Gail Moskovitz Ruth Ruby Bennington Lions Club Dorothy Johnson Bill Sennett Thayer Jollivette Joseph Lachant Harvey Kevorkian Bennington

Postal Holiday Observed for Veterans Day

Local postal employees will observe a second legal holiday this month Monday Oct 27 as Veterans Day. There will be no regular mail delivery but holiday lockbox service and special delivery will operate. Collections will be made from star marked boxes and from most residential boxes to meet first class standards. Normal weekend service continues Oct 25 and 26. MAU English teacher attended a Vermont writers symposium Oct 18. Teachers Halvorsen and Brown attended a one day seminar in Latham NY Oct 16 on teaching reading in content areas. Dr Don Gallo CCSU led a session on motivating students across subjects. VFW Post 1332 hosts a Roast Park and dressing supper Oct 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 with dancing to follow.

Mt. Anthony Union High School Dorothy Halvorsen Peter Brown Latham N.Y Educational Consulting Associates Don Gallo Central Connecticut State College VFW

Abandoned Caracas Children Placed on School Farms

Venezuelan Mayor Roberto Leon Chuecos announces a plan to place children wandering Caracas streets on school farms if parents cannot care for them. The move aims to care for vulnerable youths through educational farm work and local oversight.

Caracas UPI Roberto Leon Chuecos

Funeral for Mrs Elizabeth Congdon in Bennington

Funeral services were held for Mrs Elizabeth Congdon of 107 Oak Street Bennington who died Sunday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. The Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial was offered at St Francis de Sales Church by Rev Msgr Francis B Flanagan. Burial followed at Park Lawn Cemetery with committal prayers by Msgr Flanagan. Arrangements were by Mahar and Son.

Elizabeth Congdon Oak St Bennington Putnam Memorial Hospital St. Francis de Sales Church Francis B. Flanagan Park Lawn Cemetery Msgr Flanagan

Women's basketball clinic offered at the Rec Center

The Bennington Recreation Department will host a one day Girls Basketball Clinic for high school and college students at MAUHS Gymnasium on November 8 from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Paula Libercent and Susan Coffey from Plymouth State College will lead the sessions with Libercent focusing on fundamentals in the morning and Coffey guiding offense and defense drills in the afternoon. Pre registration is required at 442 5446, attendance limited to 30, with a $1 fee.

Bennington Recreation Department MAUHS Paula Libercent Susan Coffey Plymouth State College Plymouth N.H Libercent Spaulding High School Barre Cathy Rush Pat Kennedy Stonehill College Massachusetts Marblehead Mass Marblehead High School Plymouth State Recreation Department Pat Schaffer

Bennington Police Log Details Two Car Collision And Theft

Bennington police report a 2:30 Tuesday collision on Pleasant Street involving a 1974 Ford driven by George A. Sleeman 17 and a 1965 Chevrolet driven by Nelson A. Barney 31 with light and minor damage respectively. A separate 2:23 Wednesday incident at Route 9 and Monument Avenue saw a 1961 Chevrolet flatbed truck lose a wheel, which struck a 1974 Dodge driven by Rodney J. Guetti 17. the truck was undamaged and four car batteries were stolen in Bennington this week. Public card party at the Senior Citizens Community Center on BenMont Avenue Friday at 8 with prizes. Sunday social on Oct. 26 at 1:30.

Bennington Pleasant Street George A. Sleeman Nelson A. Barney Hoosick Falls N.Y Route 9 Monument Avenue Loyal A. Goodermore Berlin Senior Citizens Community Center BenMont Avenue Helen Burgess Alfred Dunican George Rogers

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Michael Marcoux Lawrence Wall Pawlet Nichals Bennington Briefs MAU Vermont Council On the Arts Stratton Mountain Inn Children Farms Mrs Robert Lebert David Forrest William McCoy Eugene Smith Brian Green Gilbert Green Jr Elizabeth Partin Gibsonia Raleigh C. Hobson Sr Richmond, Va Mahar & Son ENITH E.T. Williams Benn Safford & Gage Papers Lions’ Appeal Krawczyk Rec Center Ms. Libercent Vermont Gas Corp Grand Union Washington Avenue Spring St Williamstown Cera F.d.1.c Catamount National Bank Arvoun Voudy Leg Bennnington Main Bennington, Vt
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