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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1966

Page

14

Water Resources Board orders five step plan for Pownal Tannery

Montpelier Monday the Water Resources Board laid out a five step program for the Pownal Tannery Co Inc to stop polluting the Hoosic River. The plan requires hiring a consulting engineer, submitting preliminary and final engineering reports by set dates, starting cleanup construction by April 15 1967, and completing a functioning waste treatment system by December 31 1967.

Montpelier Water Resources Board Pownal Tannery Co., Inc Hoosic Reinhold H. Thieme Water Resources Thieme Vermont Massachusetts Pownal

Hospital Notes and River Classification Update

Hospital notes list admissions and discharges across Vermont and New York towns including Walter Lohnes Edith Senecal Ann Sawyer Susan Drake Jill Adams and Mary Demers with multiple other patients. In other news a local river reached the New York line and was classified as Class D from the tannery to New York and remains Class D today.

Walter Lohnes Edith Senecal Ann Sawyer Susan Drake Bennington Eileen Bogardus Hoosick Falls Jill Adams Wilmington New York

Judges Begin Search For County Clerk

Howard C. Estes said no date to name a successor to George H. Plumb as county clerk will be given soon. Plumb died Sunday after a brief illness. he held the post 19 years. Nancy Clayton will perform duties until a new clerk is appointed, having served as Plumb’s secretary and deputy for 16 years. Appointment lies with two side judges, with concurrence from the presiding superior judge, William McC. Hill. Estes’ fellow side judge is Marion P. McCarthy, up for re election. Also, space in Manchester court house will be rented to John T. Carmody Jr. for a law office. Carmody seeks state’s attorney office. If elected, he plans a second Bennington office.

Howard C. Estes Bennington County Court George H. Plumb Plumb Putnam Memorial Hospital Nancy Clayton Pippin Knoll Bennington Shaftsbury Estes Manchester Court House Employment Service Atty John T. Carmody Jr Manchester Carmody

Shopping Center Expansion Groundbreaking Held at Bennington Plaza

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Wednesday at the Bennington Plaza on North Bennington Road to mark the start of a project that will more than double the mall’s size by next fall. Attendees included local officials and developers.

Bennington Plaza North Bennington Road

Funeral notices and a town shopping center plan in Rutland Bennington

Funeral services were held for Mrs Lenna C Chan nell at Tossing Funeral Home with relatives from Rutland Rutland Town Gloversville N Y Bennington Northampton and Bennington Honorary bearers and local groups attended. Separately Fillmore Ray Paddock former Village attorney and vice president of the Bennington County Bar Association was remembered at Hanson Walbridge Chapel with Bennington attorneys and fraternal groups present. Also honored were Mrs Lula Holden Bassett longtime Bennington resident and former Maine Supreme Court Justice family and church members attended. UFO guidance claims suggest viewing Arcturus and Capella tonight for two apparent signals, using reflections to create movement. Real estate official Raymond A Carye of Chelmsford Mass leads a shopping center project with foundation work starting next week and an August target to triple W T Grant store size to about 52000 square feet plus eight or nine specialty tenants. Bennington Rural Fire District tax rate set at 35 cents due to Grand List delays. district treasurer says tax bills go out next week with payment deadlines aligned to town taxes.

Burgess Brothers North Bennington Road Lester H. Burnham Melrose Mass Stephen Cody Alpha Construction Corporation Raymond A. Cayre Chelmsford Barbara Jean Realty Corporation Carl Phillips W.T. Grant Rutland Lenna C. Channell S. Main St Rutland Hospital Donald W. Morgan Warren G. Goodrich David S. Miller Richard J. Creed Rutland Town Thomas E. Channel Gloversville N.Y Kenneth Channel Bennington Floyd R. Channell Northampton Evergreen Cemetery James E. Humphrey American Legion Auxiliary Funeral Betty Fredette Bernice Matt Salon Maude B. Maranville Ledemi Chapeau Premiere Eva M. Racine L Am Fillmore Ray Paddock Bennington County Bar Association Hanson - Walbridge H. Glenn Payne First Baptist Church Vari Lula Holden Bassett Maine Supreme Court State of Hanson-Walbridge Thomas Steffen Second Congregational Church King’s Daughters Waldo C. Holden Theodore H. Thomas Jr Woodhull Hall Dean F. Hanson Rollin D Jenney George H. Bickford Grafton Holden B Bickford Sheldon H John H Northfield John C, Bordon Marlboro Steffen Augusta Forest Grove Raymond A. Carye Carye W.E. Aubuchon Co Fitchburg Montgomery Wards Henri Hairstylists Grants Alpha Construction Co Carge Burgess Bros Prudential Committee Eleanor Moore

Sewage Tests Begin on Vermont Tissue Waste

Sewage treatment tests will start next week at the town plant to assess handling of Vermont Tissue Paper Co. waste. State board tests last week measured clay and fiber content as waste leaves the mill. The pipeline to the plant is complete and a flow meter will finish the construction phase before initial operation.

Vermont Tissue Paper Co., Inc Paul Kelley State Water Resources Board Vermont Tissue Kelley Water Resources Board Walloomsac Papermill Village Water Resources Reinhold H. Thieme Thieme Selectmen Vermont North Bennington Tissue

Bennington briefs cover court, events, and local issues

Bennington summaries report Don Stratton of Shaftsbury paid a $35 fine for a motor vehicle violation in Municipal Court after earlier reports. Community notes note Cub Scout Pack 345 meeting at K of C hall Sunday at 3 pm with Halloween theme and parent attendance urged. Also listed are Catholic Daughters rummage sale Friday, VFW Halloween dance Saturday, and Senior Citizens Club meeting tonight with speakers. The tissue plant waste dispute with the Water Resources Board continues with tests planned and deadlines adjusted. A deer strike near Manchester injures no one, and a minor car collision on School Street causes non fatal damage with no injuries.

Don H. Stratton Shaftsbury Stratton Sacred Heart Parish K of C Hall Court Senior Citizens Club Moose Rooms James Finnan Montpelier Older Citizens Act Guy Harmon Citizens Advisory Board James Conroy John Riddle OES Stewart Allen Bennington Mae Fahs AARP Ursula Scott College Academy of Arts and Sciences and Town Selectmen Bennington Village Irene Jacobs West Road School Street Marie S. Schmigel Hoosick Falls N.Y Schmigel

Obituary Mrs Elsie Masterton Dies at 52

Goshen Vermont author and inn operator Elsie Masterton 52 died after a long illness at Mary Fletcher Hospital Burlington She and her husband John Masterton helped turn Blueberry Hill Inn into a renowned resort and published cookbooks including Blueberry Hill Cookbook Her survivors include daughters Heather Lucinda and Laurie Masterton all of Goshen Born February 14 1914 in Newark New Jersey she moved to Vermont in 1949 with her husband and was active on WGY Schenectady in farming papers and as a coauthor of Nothing Whatever To Do.

Goshen Elsie Masterton Blueberry Hill Mary Fletcher Hospital Burlington John Masterton Addison County Earle Williams Rutland Mastertons

Area UCW officers meet at West Brattleboro Congregational Church

Area women attended the Workshop meeting for officers of the United Church Women held at the West Brattleboro Congregational Church. Speakers from state UCW leadership discussed involvement and duties, with World Community Day announced for Nov. 4.

United Church Congregational Church West Brattleboro Carl Jolivette George Jenkins Carolyn Clark Arthur Pierce George W. Hadwen State Board of UCW Richard Sprague Brattleboro State Council of Vermont Church Woman L. Tillotson Newfane Southern Area North Bene Nington

Stock Averages At Noon October 27 1966

Dow Jones and Co Albany reports at midday the stock averages with 30 industrials at 808.18 up 7.07, 20 railroads at 194.34 down .15, 15 utilities at 136.45 up .45. Composite 282.33 up 1.43 with volume around 2.9 million shares.

Dow-Jones—Bache & Co Albany

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