Foote's Victory Celebration Moves Beyond Campaign
Supporters and officials gather at a Middlebury law office to toast Foote’s nomination victory. Foote outlines unity and a vigorous campaign, citing issues of centralized government versus local control and education as keys to Vermont’s future with running mate Snelling seen as essential for Burlington growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury
Foote
Babcock
Bennington
Daulton Mann Jr
Peru
Robert Graf
Rupert
Tracy Keneyan
Shaftsbury
Joseph Caracciola
Byron Hathorn
Hartford
Theodore Corsones
Rutland
Hoff
Vermont
Agriculture Department
Richard A. Snelling
Shelburne
Snelling
Burlington
Obituary for Eugene Shea of Bennington and Coral Gables
Word has been received of the sudden death about 6 30 Tuesday night of Eugene Gene Joseph Shea of Bennington and Coral Gables Florida. He died in a Miami Beach hospital. A fuller obituary and funeral arrangements will be announced Thursday. Services will be held in Bennington. Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Eugene
Gene) Joseph Shea
Bennington
Coral Gables
Fla
Shea
Miami Beach
Water Board Approves Prospect Street Extension
Bennington Village Water Board voted to extend a four inch water main 500 feet on Prospect Street east of Jefferson Avenue to serve three residences. The board also approved water service to William Colvin at Pageant Street. In a separate incident, a missing VA Hospital patient, Leo A. Degrenier of 226 Main Street Bennington Vermont, died after leaping from a fire escape at 103 Main Street in North Adams.
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Bennington Village
North Adams
Mass
Northampton
Dowlin Block
Main St
Leo A. Degrenier
Bennington
Funeral for Edward Carroll Held in North Bennington
A large group including Williamstown teachers and Tansitor Electronics staff attended the Tuesday afternoon funeral for Edward C. Carroll at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home. Carroll, a Tansitor foreman, died suddenly Saturday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a one day hospital stay. Rev. Alfred Scott led services and committal at Grandview Cemetery with bearers Francis Kenyon, James Myers, Donald Cherbonneau, John Flood, Robert Peckham and Milton Mackey. Relatives and friends traveled from New Jersey, Schenectady, NY, Williamstown and nearby areas.
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North Bennington
Williamstown
Mass
Tansiter Electronics
Edward C. Carroll
Hanson + Walbridge
Carroll
Tansitor
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Alfred Scott
Pasetor
North Bennington Baptist Church
Grandview Cemetery
Francis Keneyon
James Myers
Donald Cherbonneau
John Flood
Robert Peckham
Milton Mackey
New Jersey
Schenectady
N.Y
James Edward
Patricia Ann (Baker) Sheldon
Julie Ann Sheldon
Harry Sheldon
Dorset
Minnie Baker
Manchester
Brewster Fneral
Manchester Center
Godfrey Parker
Manchester Baptist Church
Maple Hill Cemetery
Warren Commission to Question Prof Revilo Oliver
University of Illinois professor Revilo P. Oliver appeared before a Warren Commission staff member to outline his Kennedy assassination theories. Oliver, linked to the John Birch Society, wrote that Kennedy was murdered for falling behind in a supposed Communist timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lounsbury Shifts to GOP in Vermont Primary Victory
Pownal town representative James W. Lounsbury, formerly a Democrat, wins the Republican nomination via 62 write-in votes. He confirms a party switch and backs Ralph Foote in the gubernatorial race while serving as campaign manager for Roger MacBride. Mrs. Anna Thompson wins the Democratic nomination with 44 votes and 33 write-ins in the GOP column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal Town
James W. Lounsbury
Pownal
William Jay Smith
Lounsbury
Banner
GOP
Ralph Foote
Foote
Halifax Town
Roger MacBride
MacBride
Anna Thompson
Bennington County
Arlington
Edward J
Marjorie) Doyle
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Elections and Notices
MIT lists Paul Clermont of Bennington on the dean's list for the 1964 spring term. Bennington Free Library closes Sept 10 for a library convention. VFW Auxiliary meets at 7:30 to pay respects to William Brunina. Freshmen arrive at Case leton State College with many Bennington entrants. Local nominations span multiple towns with incumbents, new candidates, and write-ins shaping the race for state offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Paul Clermont
Bennington
VFW
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
William Brunina
Francis Brunina
Caseleton State College
Sharon Becker
Robert K. Grimm
Janine M. Lincourt
Carolee R. Palemer
Robert G. Purnell
Frances B. Woodard
Philip Harrington
Trisha Ann Povsner
Shaftsbury
Sheila Reynolds
Manchester Center
Frances Woodard
Vermont Primaries Redraw Senate Map Amid Upset Efforts
In Vermont statewide roundups eighteen incumbents won renomination while four senior senators were knocked out of the race. Key results by county list incumbents and challengers with party cues, noting a lieutenant governor bid setback for three Republicans and Democrat Frederick Fayette moving toward the U.S. Senate race. A Windham tie awaits later decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Oakes
Windham County
Graham Newell
Caledonia County
John Boylan
Essex County
Frederick Fayette
Chittenden
U.S. Senate
Winston L. Prouty
Addison
Irving Eastman
Samuel Fishman
Harrison Steyert
Bennington
Reid Lefevre
Allen Angney
Robert M. Wilson
Earl J. Hareris
Jack O’brien
Charles Delaney
George MacFegor
Hector Marcoux
John Kelly
C. Douglas Cairns
Holger Peterson
Uncontested Nominations Highlight Vermont Primary Totals
County returns show Republican leads for U.S. Senate and Congress races with Prouty Stafford and Hoff leading in their fields. Democratic gains exceed 1962 totals as Hoff and other nominees secure county support while Democrats offer no posts in some counties. Total GOP votes ~2650. 1964 Democratic votes just over 1000, higher than 1962 and 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Senate
Wineston L. Prouty
U.S. Congress
Robert T. Stafford
George H.amidon
Howard E. Armstrong
David V. Anderson
Charles E. Gibson Jr
Philip H. Hoff
John J. Dale
North
Margaret Dougherty
South
Margaret S. Lillie
Shaftsbury Dem write in votes tallied in town race
In Shaftsbury yesterday, write in votes were cast for town representative on the Democratic ticket in a race with no official candidate. Marion McCarthy led with five votes, Tracy E. Kenyon four, and William E. Dailey three. Other two vote recipients included Barton Jenks, Spencer Haynes, Verder Elwell, and Charles Scarcey, while one vote went to Nancy Mamis, Edwin Howard, Marie Disque, John Millington, Laura Montgomery, George Shea, Bernard McCarthy, Ezekiel Cross, William Overlock, John Harris, Earl Harris, John McCullough, and Dr. Arthur Faris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan B. Angney Jr
Bennington
Joseph J. Caracciola
George van Santvoord
Dorset
William T. Burns
Sargent B. Child
Landgrove
Edith J. Bauer
Samuel R. Ogden Jr
Manchester
George J. Heaslip
Allen J. Christie
Peru
Daulton Mann Jr
Readsboro
Kenalene Collins
Raymond
Red) Crostier
Collins
Crosier
Rupert
Robert Graf
Sandgate
Charles D. Bentley Jr
Searsburg
Doris Rice
Shaftsbury
Tracy E. Kenyon Jr
Stamford
Ira Whitney
Sunderland
Harriet Stone
Ralph Bentley
Winhall
Arthur Bissell
Norman Thayer
Woodford
Daisy L. Myers
Marion McCarthy
Tracy E. Kenyon
William E. Dailey
Barton Jenks
Spencer Haynes
Verder Elwell
Charles Scarcey
Nancy Mamis
Edwin Howard
Marie Disque
John Millington
Laura Montgomery
George Shea
Bernard McCarthy
Ezekiel Cross
William Overlock
John Harris
Earl Hareris
John McCullough
Arthur Faris
Hospital Notes: Admissions Discharges Births
Admission notices include Mrs Tempey Wells Mrs Pauline Barber Nicholas Petras and others from Bennington East Arlington and Petersburg Discharges list Master Wayne Baker and Master Mark OConner Birth announced for Sept 9 a son John Carpenter to Mr and Mrs David Lusty of York Maine The mother Harriette Sibley sister of Mrs William Eddington of 350 Elm St is noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tempey Wells
Pauline M. Barber
Nicholas P. Petras
Bennington
Marston K. Bahan
East Arlington
Clara C. Jones
R.D
Petersburg
Wayne D. Baker
Bensington
Mark H. O’connor
Wilmington
John Carepenter
David Lusty
York
Maine
Lusty
Harriette Sibley
William T. Eddington
Elm St
Democrats Open Headquarters In Bennington
Bennington County Democratic headquarters will officially open Thursday evening at 140 North St. The daily hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The opening will be attended by Rutland Mayor John J. Daley, the lieutenant governor candidate, and a county Democratic committee meeting open to all interested Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Howard Chittenden
Caledonia
George C. Morse
Douglas B. Kitchel
Essex
John L. Worth
James N. Kennedy
Franklin
Marshall Dunham
Clement Sharrow
Grand Isle
Kendall Buskey
Noel Viens
Lamoille
Samuel Loomis
Gerard Kirchner
Orange
Walter Wheatley
Jeanne Rousse
Orleans
Raymond Burke
George Lawson
Rutland
William J. Burke
George W. Cook
Ellery Purdy
John Shand
William Nugent
Barbara Tinney
Washington
Daniel Ruggles
Aline Ward
Donald Smith
Timothy Donahue
Helen Franco
Windsor
Olin D. Gay
Donald S. Arnold
Blanche Stoddard
Louis Fucci
Harold Raynolds
John Lalor
Windham
Edward G. Janeway
Windham County
Stovan Christone
Anthony Kissell
Bennington County
Democratic
North St
John J. Daley
Democratic Committee
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Eugene J. Shea
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Elizabeth Taylor
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Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Warren Commission
Revilo Oliver
Bennington Briefs
Bennington Free Library
Nikola Lyons
Roxanna
Mary Bianchi
Willows
Calif
Lyons
Ball L. Lyons
Park Street Extension
Senate
David Sheldon
East
John H. Boylan
Graham S. Newell
Chittenden County
Frederick J. Fayette
William H. Meyer
Franklin County
Bernard G. O’shea
St. Albans
James E. Mall
Democrats
Marte Harte
Delux
Bae
United Artists
Peter Sellers
Elke Sommer
U.S
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