Water Board Lets Contract For Watershed Tree Work
The Bennington area Water Board contracted A. J. Cowee Inc. of Berlin New York to thin white birch and poplar in the Rudd lot watershed in Woodford to aid future tree development. The firm will be paid per unit of wood cut and bundled, while the board also posted a 300 reward for information about tampering with water mains after a recent eight inch pipe break. The board granted water service to John Alonzo and authorized hiring an extra department worker if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J
Barton
Berlin
Water Department
Lake Hancock
Burgess Road
John Alonzo
Old Bennington
Water Department Chief Wheeler Retires. Hansen Named Successor
Bennington Village Water Department Chief Emory H. Wheeler retires after 24 years as superintendent and 37 years with the department. C. Henry Hansen, a 17 year employee, will serve as acting superintendent starting Oct. 1 and be officially appointed in October. Wheeler praised for encyclopedic knowledge of the system and contributions including reservoir projects and pumps at Morgan Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory H. Wheeler
Bennington Village
Ruth
Glens Falls
N.Y
Thelma
Walter Cormuss
Wheeler
C. Henry Hansen
Burgess Road
Hansen
Water Department
Department
Park and
Scott Streets
Morgan Springs
Obituary of Irving S. Tifft in South Londonderry
Irving S. Tifft, 50, died sudden ly Wednesday while working on a church roof in South Londonderry. Born May 27, 1913 in Dorset, he was the son of Monta and Mary Tifft. He leaves wife Alice Magoon, a son Thomas, a daughter Mrs. Jay Arnold, a U.S. Air Base England stationed daughter, four grandchildren, and four sisters. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Baptist Church. Burial Glebe View Cemetery. Friends may call Adams Funeral Home Chester Friday 2–4 p.m. and 7–9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Londonderry
Irving S. Tifft
Dorset
Monta and
Mary (Landsear) Tifft
Tifft
Alice Magoon
Thomas Tifft
Jay Arnold
U.S
England
Nellie Phillips
Pittsford
Clarence Crandall
Jamaica
Madelaine Andrews
New York City
Arthur Buell
Myers Flat
Calif
Baptist Church
Glebe View
Adams Funeral
Chester
Funeral services for Leonard A. Flanigan held in Cambridge
Funeral services for Leonard A. Flanigan of 149 Ben Mont Ave were held Wednesday at Mahar and Son Funeral Home and St. Patrick's Church Cambridge N Y for a World War I veteran who died at the Albany Veterans Hospital. Relatives from Cohoes Rensselaer Cambridge Schenectady and Boston attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard A. Flanigan
Ben Mont Ave
Mahar and Son
St. Patrick’s Church
Cambridge
N.Y
James Flanigan
St. Joseph’s Parish
Rensselaer
Thomas Flanigan
St. Bernard’s Parish
Cohoes
Flanigan
Veterans Hospital
Albany
Francis B. Flanagan
St. Francis de Sales Church
Rensselaer, N.Y
Cambridge, N.Y
Schnectady
Boston, Mass
Bennington Briefs and Local Activities Snapshots
Bennington notes announce Mr and Mrs William Main have moved to 33 Bryne St Glens Falls N Y. Thomas J Mooney Jr enters Vermont Technical College Randolph to study mechanical engineering. Green Mountain Home Demonstration group resumes fall meetings next Mon 7 30 p m at 737 Main St led by president Mrs William Damour co host Florence Moore. Cecelia Greene announces Jay Seaman from Cambridge N Y now on The Barn TV program will perform tap Friday night on Channel 6 WRGB at 8 p m. Lost small black female puppy Princess last seen near Grandview Street call 442-2680. Rummage and Home Bake Sale by Women of the Moose Friday 7 30–9 p m Saturday 10 a m–3 p m K of C Hall. Auction of 23 top dairy cows Friday Sept 6 1 p m Eugene Bushee farm two miles south of Manchester Depot on Richville Road. Second Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship rummage sale Saturday Sept 7 10–2 at the Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Mountain Home
William Damour
Main St
Florence Moore
Alice Harrington
Cecelia Greene
Jay G. Seaman
Cambridge
N.Y
WRGB
Seaman
Dance Educators of America
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New York City
Princess
Grandview Street
Sharon Shea
Eugene Bushee
Manchester Depot
Richville Road
Light CAP Plane Reassigned To Bennington
The Civil Air Patrol plane L16, once with the Bennington Squad, has moved to Vermont wing HQ in Rutland and will be reassigned permanently if used enough. It sports a new engine and lies outside CAP headquarters near Bennington Airport as costs of maintenance and hangar space strain the Bennington unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Civil Air Patrol
Vermont
Rutland
Frank Griffin
CAP
Griffin
John McHugh
Air Force
McHugh
Hospital Notes and Births in Vermont and New York Towns
Admissions list includes Mrs Betty Lasson North Pownal and Miss Bernadette Bett Whitingham plus several Hoosick Falls residents. Births report a son to Jerold and wife East Arlington a daughter to Gerald La Croix Bennington twins to Robert Grobuski Hoosick Falls and a daughter to Kenneth Wilkins Londonderry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lasson
North Pownal
Bernadette Bett
Whitingham
Jerold Clayton
East Arlington
Gerald LaCroix
Imperial Ave
Bennington
Robert Grobuski
Church St
Hoosick Falls
Kenneth Wilkins
Londonderry
Bennington Fall Foliage Festival Highlights Parade Queen Contest
The two week festival opens October 3 with a 6 30 p m parade starting at Bennington High School and ending at Bennington Catholic High. Bernard Winslow leads parade planning while David Hayden and Rene Ducharme run the queen contest at BCHS. The queen and court award a fall foliage trophy October 4 at Green Mountain Park and attend the Bennington Catholic vs Bennington High football game on October 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Greater
David Hayden
Rene Ducharme
Bennington Catholic High School
GBA
Ducharme
Green Mountain Park
Bennington High School
Miss Norton Leaves Library This Week
Miss Agnes C. Norton will end her tenure as acting librarian of the Bennington Free Library this Saturday and plans to return to Teaneck New Jersey. A board spokesman says they will consider applicants for the librarian post after their October meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes C. Norton
Bennington
Banner
Norton
Proctor
Williamstown Theater Attendance Drops 13 Percent
Williamstown Mass attendance at the summer theater fell 13 percent from the 1962 peak as two plays were unavailable due to touring. Despite strong artistic quality and a tight budget, officials expect a near break-even result, with ticket price increases tied to higher musical production costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Williamstown Summer Theatre Today
Enrollments Grow at Bennington Schools
Bennington High School reports 626 students in grades 7-12, up 8 from opening day. Elementary enrollment shows 561 pupils on the first day, with 519 last year and 528 after three weeks. more students expected before three-week review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington High School
Paul E. Kirsch
Benhi
Bennington
Ruth Bodine
Princcipal
Jury Drawn For Carrier Land Case in Bennington County
A jury was drawn in Bennington County Court for the Carrier vs. state Highway Board land-taking case. Plaintiff John T. Carrier of Whitingham is represented by Edward Johns of Brattleboro, while Richard Finn of Barre represents the Highway Board. The case, ongoing, may go to the jury this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Carrier
State Highway Board
Bennington County
John T. Carrier
Whitingham
Atty. Edward Johns
Brattleboro
Highway Board
Richard Finn
Barre
Traffic on Molly Stark Up Over Sixty Two
Vermont Highway Department records show July traffic on Vermont 9 west of Wilmington rose 31.7 percent from 195.7 to 2,578 vehicles. U.S. 7 in Shaftsbury rose 4.8 percent, Vermont 11 in Peru fell 1 percent. 12‑month trends show 4.4 percent at Shaftsbury, 3.3 percent at Peru, and 12.3 percent at Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont 9
Wilmington
State Highway Department
U.S. 7
Shaftsbury
Vermont 11
Peru
Library to Reopen Browsing Room at Bennington Free
The Bennington Free Library will restart its Monday browsing room on an expanded schedule for high school students. The downstairs social room will be open 7 to 9 p.m. with quiet study, music, and available magazines and books. Co chairs are Mrs. Gerald D Finnegan and Robert W Santway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Free Library
Friends of the Library
Gerald D. Finnegan
Jefferson Heights
Robert W. Santway
Elm St
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Water Board
Hansen Succeeds Wheeler
Paul Lynch
Howard Dahl
Arthur Langlois
Virgil Gregory
Michael Howley
Arthur Butler
Alfred Taylor
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Bennington Briefs
William Main
Putnam Street
Bryne St
Glens Falls, N.Y
Thomas J. Mooney Jr
Blanche Duverney
Harwood Hill
Vermont Technical College
Randolph
Women of the Moose
K. of C. Hall
the Y
Women’s Fellowship
Second Congregational Church
Serna
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Nichols
Union St
Cora B. Whitney
Thomas Lisby
BCHS
Father Spinnelli
Grimm
Ken and
Clay LaPorte
Elizabeth
Janet Davendanis
Rose Severson
Alice Stemp
Dorothy Urban
Catherine Sausville
Main Street
North Street
Gage Street
School Street
Bernard Winslow
Miss Norton
Bennington Jaycees
Freda Betts
Martha Tifft
Martha Matz
Pete Williams
Post 13
The
American Legion
K of C
Bill Hart
State Armory
Mary
Theeater
Nikos Psacharopoulos
John Calhoun
Calhoun
Molly Stark
Frost
Elinor
Old First Church
Robert Frost
First Church
Bellamy
RCA Victor
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