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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1962
Page
10
Wimbledon queen Karen Hantze Susman defeated Justina Bricka 6 2 6 2 to headline the opening round at Forest Hills. Chuck McKinley and Roy Emerson delivered dominant 6 2 6 1 and 6 1 6 3 wins respectively, signaling strong American and Australian contenders in the 82nd National Tennis Championships.
In Rochester, 17-year-old Annie Baker edged Patsy Hahn 1 up and JoAnne Gunderson de feated Phyllis Preuss 3 and 2 to set a U S Women's Amateur final at the Country Club of Rochester. Gunderson aims for a third title in six years.
The first annual Bernal Sales Oilzum Trophy Stock car race runs fifty laps at Lebanon Speedway Route 20 West Lebanon N Y with a $750 prize and merchandise prizes from Albany distributors. Favorites Stretch Van Steenburg and Doug Garrison plus points leader Johnny Flace aim for victory. First race at 8 30 p m with rain date Sunday 8 p m.
Burlington Fifteen Vermonters including one from Manchester will report to Centennial Field Saturday for University of Vermont football drills. Theodore Szyk, a junior tackle and returning letterman on the Catamounts, is highlighted as part of the squad under head coach Bob Clifford. The schedule features double workouts daily until September 13 with a scrimmage at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
The Bennington Little League holds an important meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the K of C Hall. Directors officers managers and parents are urged to attend to decide the league’s future in Bennington for next year.
Staff Sgt Orville Moody of Beaumont Texas won the World Interservice Tournament at Westover Air Base with a 66 in searing heat to finish 278, nine strokes ahead of teammate Lee Raymond. Army also captured the team title, with Jack Laxon taking the seniors division at 295.
An earthquake was recorded in central Yugoslavia on Friday with its epicenter west of Sarajevo. Government or regional authorities reported no immediate injuries or damage.
Racing cards list extensive entries by class, distance, and purse. Notable participants include Jack of Diamonds J Simeszka Volo's Betsy E Gilman and many others across divisions, with AE and junior notes indicating multiple tracks and events.
Roy Shudt, famed Spa track announcer, now to be heard at Brandywine Raceway Maryland where fans call him Mr Brandywine. A former Troy New York native, Shudt left upstate New York four years ago and is regarded by horsemen as the premier harness announcer in the country. He began at the Spa in the early 1940s and later worked winters at California tracks before his Maryland return.
The union board plans a final policy statement outlining broad areas of studies for the new school. Further decisions on curriculum staffing and facilities will follow. An educational consultant selection is due next week with six interviews held and two more set. architects will be chosen soon. Arlington Sunderland officials discussed merging elementary systems and a two way merger with the union district.
Mrs. Meyer accuses Spencer of obstructing the Vermont Democratic primary by pressuring to keep Bill Meyer off the ticket. She lists five alleged misdeeds including by law violations, blocking Meyer's speech at a Hodges dinner, and promoting a sabotaged primary. Meyer pledges focus on medical care for the aged, area redevelopment, and urban affairs.
Scholars describe a major Italian Gothic polyptych likely one of Ugolino’s last works in a museum setting. The five and a half by eleven foot piece centers the Virgin and Child with 6 saints and a Redeemer panel, plus 14 angels under Gothic pinnacles. Renowned experts praise its quality and warn such a purchase may not recur.
Contrary to a false report in Friday's Banner, 1st Lt. Carlton Allen has not left active duty. He has re-enlisted for three years and is on 30-day leave visiting his parents. He will report September 11 to the 826th Medical Group at the Enemy Air Base in Puerto Rico.
Twelve countries toured Montpelier and met Gov. Keyser for a news conference. The reporters will enroll next month at MacAllister College in St. Paul for a year long program of study and internship on American newspapers. They will stay until Sunday before heading to Buffalo, New York. Vermont was the final stop of a New England registration tour.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory released a progress update on Mariner 2, the Venus-bound craft. The five day distance traveled is 179,422,975 miles, as recorded by project builders in Pasadena, California.
Boston AP reports a preview of the final pre season AFL game between the Boston Patriots and the Buffalo Bills. Former Alabama teammates Billy Neighbors and Ray Abruzzese return to start in key rookie roles for the Patriots and Bills respectively.
All officers and managers are urged to attend a meeting of the Norshaft Arlington Little League Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Mack Molding Recreation Hall. Plans for next year will be discussed and details of the annual banquet will be settled.
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