Vermont Leads Nation in Prep School Growth
Special to The Banner Vermont shows the highest rate of new private prep schools since 1945, doubling its count to 11 by 1963 and posting a 120 percent increase. National and New England averages are far lower at about 21 percent. The six newest Vermont schools include The Mountain School at Vershire and Stowe Preparatory School near Mt. Mansfield.
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Vermont
New England
Porter Sargent
Boston
America
United States
California
New York
Massachusetts
Florida
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Texas
The
Mountain School
Vershire
Waller M. Conard
Putney School
Dow Jones market report snapshot from Albany Noon trading
The Dow Jones Dow Jones Bache Composite average stands at 261.61 with a 63 point rise. Railroads are at 171.82 up 1.04 while Utilities trade at 143.29 down 0.17. Total sales reach 2,010,000 shares.
Vermont Radioactivity Levels Remain Low
Daily Geli ger counter tests show low radioactivity in Vermont air this week with Barre readings from three to six picocuries per cubic meter. Norton and Marlboro stations posted averages of five and four picocuries respectively for late August. Milk network reports no reading over ten picocuries per liter of iodine 131 for the tenth straight week.
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Burlington
Industrial Hygiene Division
State Health Department
Barre
Vermont
Norton
Marlboro
Bid for Molly Stark Shed Accepted by Bennington Board
Morse and Butler Construction Co. won the Molly Stark School storage shed bid with 10 882 plus 870 56 architect fee totaling 11 752 56. Alternate plan same base bid. other bids from Harwood and Morrissey noted. Beaudoin to blacktop drive parking lot and walks for 3 400. Burgess Brothers to supply fill at 1 000. State aid covers 30 percent of both projects.
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Morse and Butler Construction Co
Molly Stark
Prudential Committee
Greater Bennington Schools, Inc
Morse and Butler
Richard B. Diamond
Main St
Fred Harwood
Gerald F. Morrissey
Diamond
Harwood
Joseph Beaudoin
Beaudoin
William J. Horst
Burgess Brothers Construction Co
Love Prompts Chinese Allow Turncoat’s Wife Departure
Helen K H Rush, wife of U S turncoat Scott Rush, says deep love convinced Chinese officials to let her leave for the United States. The Shanghai born 31 year old woman stated authorities believed her husband would care for her as they approved the move.
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Hong Kong
U.S
Scott Rush
United States
Helen K. H. Rush
Jesus Saves The Day Message On Abandoned Box Car
The narrative recalls rail life reminders as trains resume in Vermont with signage reading Jesus Saves The Day. Helen arrives from Red China with her husband and child Betty while Army sergeant Rush from Marietta Ohio discusses plans to leave China for the United States. his wife awaits possible citizenship processing.
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Helen
Red China
Betty
United States
Rush
Marietta
Ohio
Tucson
Ariz
U.S. West Coast
U.S
Rep Carrier Wins Land Settlement Over Town Land
A Bennington County Court jury ordered Vermont's Highway Board to pay Town Rep. John T. Carrier of Whitingham $3,200 for land taken and damages to other land. Carrier's property lies in Readsboro near the Dutch Hill Ski area. The county court recessed after the verdict and is not expected to reconvene until early December.
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Manchester
Bennington County
State Highway Board
John T. Carrier
Whitingham
Carrier
Readsboro
Dutch Hill
Bennington resumes Rutland Railway service with Ben-Mont support
The Rutland Railway line restarts freight service with Ben-Mont using three crew members to move six loaded cars every two days from a Boston and Maine loading point in Williamstown. Officials and business leaders in Bennington praise the revival as a catalyst for regional industry.
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Boston
Maine
Williamstown
Mass
Starbird
Marshall Cross
Ben-Mont
Ben
Ieid Lefevre
Manchester
Eugene V. Clark
Bennington
Bennington Town
Joseph J. Caracciola
Bennington Village
James B. Gibney
Donald C. Hicks
Greater Bennington Association
Hicks
Rutland
Philip H. Hoff
Public Service
Ernest Gibson Sii
H. James Wallace
Ben-Mont Grounds
Boston & Maine
Hagerman
Area Girl Sentenced By Pittsfield Court
Patricia Guerard twenty of Bennington was sentenced in Pittsfield District Court to four months in the Massachusetts House of Correction for probation violation. She also received credit for one hundred eleven days already served. The two year period of probation was issued by the Superior Court in May 1962 for breaking into a Williamstown man’s home in 1961 and stealing a rifle valued at over one hundred dollars.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Patricia Guerard
Bennington
Massachusetts House of Correction
Superior Court
Williamstown
Hospital Notes and Birth Announcements from New York State
The notice lists patients and families from Hoosick Falls and surrounding towns, including Mrs. Blanche Center and others, followed by birth announcements: Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Mould of Greenwich welcome a daughter born September 9, and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Grant of Stephentown welcome a son born September 8.
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Robert C. Nichols
Martin V. Brown
Paul Boutin
Linda Cabral
Daw
Thibodeau
Jamie Longtin
Bennington
Chriss Tifft
Manchester Depot
George White
Laura J. DeLucca
Hoosick Falls
Blanche Center
R.D
Shaftsbury
Walter E. Mould
Greenwich, N.Y
Francis Grant
Stephentown, N.Y
Parts of Molly Stark Trail To Undergo Resurfacing
Surface retreatment work is due to start this week on three state highway stretches including Vermont 9 between Bennington and Brattleboro and US 2 between Lunenburg and the New Hampshire line. One way traffic will be maintained during the project and crews expect work to begin next week near Ford Mountain and Wilmington.
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Bennington
Brattleboro
State Highway Department
U.S. 2
Lunenburg
New Hampshire
Vermont
Westmore
West Charleston
Ivor S. Pelsne
Woodford Mountain
Wilmington
Wirtz cites states acts to aid labor in 1963
Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz says workers in 43 states gain from new laws this year. He noted about 4,000 labor bills in 1963 sessions. In New England states, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island raised hourly wages. Vermont and Maine passed anti discrimination measures. public employee bargaining approved in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Rhode Island barred strike breaking. New Hampshire expanded safety laws. Vermont enacted equal pay.
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W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Maine
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College Prep
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Robert D. Wright
Overlake Day School
Jeanette A. Sweeney
Cutler Academy
Craftsbury Common
Craftsbury School
Charles L. Early
Woodstock Country School
South Woodstock
David W. Bailey
Mt. Ascutney
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Nichols
Union St
Molly Stark Shed
Erwin F. Mattison
Beech Street
Lena Adams
Bennington Southwest
Walker
St. Joseph Business College
Old Bennington
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Grimm
Jesus
Robert Grobuski
Elizabeth Hoy
Diane Nichols
Debbie Croft
Marilyn Cook
Bennington Briefs
First Methodist Church
Selectmen’s
Alma Langlois
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Warner Nursing Home
Carl Bump
Myron Houghton
Wayne Houghton
Council
St. Jean the Baptist
John Z. Morin
Park St
Green Mountain Club
Bald Mountain
Hell Hollow
Fay Fuller
Long Trail
Bennington Post Office
Welcome Wagon Club
Bennington County Humane Society
Vogue Beauty Shop
Charles Scott
Beatrice Laporte
Hoosac School
Frank Frost
Maureen
London
Maureen O’sullivan
Joan Bennett
Miss Bennett
Miss O’sullivan
O.K
Joel Whittemore
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