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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1963
Page
12
A Greater Bennington Association survey visited 1 000 homes and spoke with over 600 residents. The 10 day outreach asked about extending downtown store hours beyond Friday. Of 387 respondents, most saw no need for a second weekly night while 219 favored extra hours. 82 named Wednesday and 78 Thursday as preferred additional nights. Some urged one open night per month.
John L. Benson 85 a retired painting contractor who lived in Manchester Depot 55 years died at home Thursday. Born Bondville February 22 1878 he was son of Herbert L. and Adelaide Benson. Surviving daughter Mrs Anthony Fraioli Essex Fells N J three sons Harold D and John Jr Manchester Depot Francis H Verdun France sister Mrs Henry Slade Manchester Depot nine grandchildren and a niece. Funeral at Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Centery 2 p m Saturday led by Rev Gregory Parker Baptist Church burial Dellwood Cemetery. Calling hours tonight 7 to 9.
Walter C. Adamowicz of Tilton New Hampshire pleaded not guilty to fraud and unlawful use of a vehicle and faced $200 bail per charge after being brought from Concord. Dan J. Wood was fined 105.10 for driving under the influence following an August 10 arrest and crash on Vermont Route 30 in Manchester.
Linda Ann Reed a 14 year old Dorset girl who had been missing since Wednesday afternoon rejoined her family. A brother located her in Bennington and took her to Arlington where police planned to contact her. The girl had been seen in Bennington and Manchester but wandered off when approached. Police noted she may have spent nights in the woods or in abandoned cars. Her parents expressed relief and said all would be forgiven upon her return. Linda was set to begin eighth grade at Dorset Elementary School this week.
Secretary Udall says a bill authorizing the Pasamaquoddy tidal power project will be ready before 1964 start. He wrote Rep. McIntire denying earlier reports of a May delay.
St Michael's College in Winooski Park will offer three graduate extension courses for teachers next year. A seminar in education and a psychology of individual differences will run in the first half, with a February start for a third course Principles of Guidance. Each course grants three graduate credits and welcomes both sexes.
A duplex at 111 Dewey St suffered extensive interior damage after a Thursday night fire that appears to have started in a front room couch of the second story apartment occupied by Mrs. Louise Lazer. Three Bennington Fire Department companies battled the blaze for about thirty minutes as Mrs. Lazer and her two daughters were affected.
St Joseph College in Old Bennington welcomes an incoming freshman class for a new campus term starting Sept 10. Freshmen register 9 to noon and 1 to 4, seniors join Wednesday, with classes beginning Thursday at 8:20. Faculty listed include Sister Mary Christine and others. office secretary is Mrs. Annette Burgess.
Hospital notes list residents and accompanying towns including Mrs Leona McDonald Shaftsbury Mrs Elizabeth Hoy Bennington Mrs Bettina McCarthy Bennington Mrs Florence Ware Readsboro Donald Mazatt North Bennington Mrs Claudia Sendra Danby and William Armstrong Jr Wilmington Mrs Florence Dickson Dorset Mrs Louise McDonald Shaftsbury Mrs Anna Niles Shaftsbury Cyrus Field Hoosick N.Y. Births A son to Mr and Mrs Hollis Hill 506 Gage St Bennington Other Births A daughter born Wednesday to Mr and Mrs Donald Dorr of Manchester Depot at Rutland City Hospital
Bennington notes Mrs. Carl Bump ill at home on Chapel Road. Moose Club hosts baked beans and franks Saturday. United Commercial Travelers meet tonight at 8 at Bennington Club. VFW auxiliary dinner and meeting Tuesday 6 30 p.m. at Brookside Restaurant. transport aid via Marion Charest at 442 5991. Local students transfer and return to colleges. entrance exams pass for DesLaurier and Buck. Kiwanis chicken barbecue in Troy program with Shelagh Gordon and Andy Stevens. Wonder Shop near Safford Street open afternoons and evenings. Rummage and bake sale by Women of the Moose Friday 7 30 to 9 and Saturday 10 to 3 in the K of C Hall.
The report notes Huntsville shows a 17 percent Negro population with little racial trouble. Troopers moved into Mobile amid alleged class integration at a white school. In Tuskegee state police barred doors as whites threaten to keep schools closed.
The Senate Labor Committee approved a $236.4 million Kennedy education bill providing grants for medical school construction and loans for medical students by a 13 to 2 vote. Mansfield aims to bring it to the Senate floor Friday as part of broad education proposals.
London AP Christine Keeler the sex symbol of Britain’s scandal spent the night in jail and posted 3 000 pounds bond on four perjury and conspiracy charges arising from her testimony in the Aloysius Gordon case. Gordon a Jamaican jazz singer received a three year sentence for beating her outside a West End flat.
A division of the Civil Aeronautics Board urged dropping New Haven Connecticut from Eastern Air Lines route with Berlin New Hampshire Lawrence Massachusetts and Newport Vermont. The bureau also recommended serving Bridgeport and New Haven via Bridgeport Municipal Airport.
New York AP reports the Long Island hangar that housed the Spirit of St. Louis for Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 solo Atlantic flight is refurbished as a film studio. interiors for the feature Lilith are being shot in the remodeled building marking its new use.
The Moose chapter initiated Beverly Bahan and Aud rey Matheson after a recent meeting. Anna Bahan sponsored the candidates and Gladys Knapp led publicity. A rummage and bake sale is planned at the K of C Hall tonight 7:30–9 and Saturday 10 am–3 pm. dues and arrears are noted for members.
Bennington County Central Labor Council will study Vermont unemployment compensation rules including disqualification after strikes and a new federal equal pay law. The group aims to file findings with state officials and present them to the Vermont Labor Council and will review local applications of the equal pay measure.
Senator Pat McNamara of Michigan is recuperating at Bethesda Naval Hospital from a kidney infection. His office says he went in with a slight fever, is resting comfortably, and is expected to stay several days.
The stock market closes with the composite average and 30 industrials, 20 railroads, and 15 utilities showing varied moves. Trading data lists sales at 2,850,000 with index readings including ak Hae 738.16 and sector declines across utilities and railroads.
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