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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1965

Page

12

Father Donald Webster Accepts Post in Rutland

The Rev. Donald A. Webster will become rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Rutland on Nov. 1 succeeding Rev. Robert H. Throop who moves to Christ Church in Lincoln Rhode Island. Webster, previously associate rector at St. Peter's Bennington since 1961, has served in Vergennes Burlington Essex Junction Wilmington and maintains roles in the state mental health community. He was born Evanseville Indiana and raised in Buffalo New York. a Navy veteran, trained as a civil engineer, and ordained in 1954. He is married to Catherine Sunderland with three children Barbara Andrew Elisabeth.

Donald A. Webster St. Peter’s Church Bennington Trinity Episcopal Church Rutland Robert H. Throop Christ Church Lincoln R.I Fr. Webster St. Paul’s Church Vergennes St. Paul’s Burlington St. James Essex Junction St. Mary’s in-the-Mountains Wilmington Webster Department of Promotion Vermont Association For Mental Health Vermont Evanseville Ind Buffalo N.Y United States Navy Rennsalaer Polytechnic Institute Troy Delaware & Hudson Railroad St. Mark’s Church Castleton Catherine Sunderland Barbara Andrew Elisabeth

Obituaries of Reeves Goodrich Alcombright in regional notices

Dr Nathaniel Smith Reeves 90 former Shushan Presbyterian pastor died at Mary McClellan Hospital after a short illness. Surviving three daughters, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church of Cambridge with interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery Argyle. Arthur James Goodrich 84 of Williamstown died Sunday in a local nursing home. Survived by two brothers and other relatives. Funeral Tuesday at Pownal Methodist Church with burial in Eastlawn Cemetery. Loren A Alcombright Sr 65 of Rensselaer died Saturday night after sudden illness. Retired 13 years from Boston and Albany Railroad. Survived by wife, two sons, three daughters, a brother and sister and many grandchildren. Solemn Requiem Mass Thursday at St John’s Church East Greenbush with interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. The body at Thomas A Sherwood Funeral Home.

Cambridge N.Y Nathaniel Smith Reeves Shushan United Presbyterian Church Mary McClellan Hospital Reeves Millville N.J Princeton University New York University Princeton Woodrow Wilson United States New Jersey North Dakota Oregon Colorado Ernest Bronsveld Greenwich Reginald Palmer West Pawler C. R. Swartz Rahway First Presbyterian Church of Prospect Hill Cemetery Argyle Williamstown Mass Arthur James Goodrich Northwest Hill Road Pownal A. Coleman Mason Buxton School Bliss Business College North Adams Goodrich Fred Williiamstown Walter Windsor Pownal Methodist Church Eastlawn Hopkins Funeral Home Rensselaer N,y Loren A. Alcombright Sr Boston & Albany Railroad Corenna Lefevre Partition Street Eugene Alcombright Pittsfield Loren A, Jr Ralph W. Alcombright Antoinette Houle Janice Lebrecht Lawrence Spraker Fort Washington L.I Valmore Verna McKennon St. John's Church Holy Sepulchre Town of East Greenbush Thomas A. Sherwood Partition St 86Th Eng. Co Vermont National Guard Ralph M. Burgess Harold E. Andrew Griffin H. Smith Paul’ FE Tifft Ray W. Forrest Gerald E. Eddy Alvah B. McDougall Earl F. King Alden Buzzell Margaret Shumaker Wesley E. Buzzell Convent Avenue Mahar & Son Funeral Home Melvin R. McGaughey First Methodist Church Alden Harbour Gary Harbour Bennington Arthur Bayette Hartford, Conn Raymond King West Sand Lake Mr. McGaughey

Hospital Notes September 10 11 12 1965

Admissions list residents named Miss Altair Mallory Bennington Miss Annette Bakaitis Hoosick Falls Mrs Ethel Smith West Arlington Discharges include Linda Rose Ruby Grobuski Hoosick Falls Gerald Wheeler W hitingham Myrtle Brace Bennington Many names and brief patient movements by date Birth notices for Roy Finney Murray Cummings Cum mings Arlington and Hoosick Falls and others.

Altair Mallory Bennington Annette Bakaitis Hoosick Falls Ethel Smith West Arlington Linda Rose Ruby Grobuski Gerald Wheeler Whitingham Myrtle Brace Joyce Appel Hoosick Eva Jacobsen Shirley Lohnes Stephen Perry Betty Jones Petersburg Faye Baker Shaftsbury Joyce Wyman East Arlington Christine Baldwin White Creek Kathe Parks Dorset Mary Ross Hoosick ‘Falls Donald Roy R,d, No Pownal William Finney R,d Arlington Frederick Murray

Maj James Scanlon receives full military honors

Maj. James E. Scanlon U.S. Army (Ret.) received full military honors at his Friday funeral in Bennington. He served 45 years with duty in Europe Africa and the Far East and died unexpectedly at his Park Street home. The service at St Francis de Sales Church featured a Requiem High Mass with many veterans' groups, family, and school representatives in attendance.

James E. Scanlon U.S. Army Europe Africa Far East Park Street Gibney, Haynes & Kane Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus St. Francis de Sales Church Francis B. Flanagan Donald Whipple C.S.C James M. Kearns Albert A. Lemieux John Gygax Theodore Cook John H. Maloney CWO John Ahearn Dennis Yarosz Schenectady N.Y Gerald McLaughlin Jr Albany Herbert J. Horst Joseph McDonough Leo H. Plourde Faithful Navigator George Coutu Clarence Cross Edward Rood Louis Heron James Hamilton Kenneth Baker Post 13 American Legion Cross Rood Baker Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1332 BPO Elks St. Francis de Sales Academy Jane Bennington Catholic High School Joseph Sisters of St. Joseph Putnam Memorial Hospital May Scanlon Maureen J. Russell Carpenter Jr Joseph F. Wiseman BCHS Rutland

Davis Named To Federal Agency

Davis is tapped as Assistant Northeast Regional Director of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation in the Interior Department. The 1937 start as fishery biologist, 1938 Vermont fish and game chief, Forest Service background, Cornell alum, and multiple conservation leadership roles are noted along with family details.

Philadelphia Vermont John Sullivan Davis Northeast Land and Water Conservation Fund Fish and Game Department U. S. Forest Service Green Mountain White Mountain National Forests Albany Public Schools Cornell University The Wildlife Society International Association of Fish, Game and Conservation Commissioners Atlantic Waterfowl Council

GVA Fund Drive Hits $20,000

The Greater Vermont Association Welcome and Information Center Fund Drive surpassed $20,000 this weekend. Co chair James Oakes credited strong Vermont business support as plans for the first Welcome Center on a 90 10 Interstate Highway near the Massachusetts Vermont line move toward an Oct 1 finish with a $40,000 building goal and $5,000 for landscaping. Over 500000 cars pass yearly as all sectors from hotels and restaurants to banks and agriculture contribute.

Greater Vermont Association James Oakes Vermont Massachusetts- Vermont United States Oakes

GOP Caucus Set for Bennington Town Meeting

The Bennington Republican Town Caucus meets at 7 30 this evening in the Bennington County Courthouse. Members for the next two years will be chosen and will elect officers and delegates to the county Republican Committee. Town Chairman J Duncan Campbell of North Bennington Road plans to seek re election, the sole announced candidate.

Bennington Bennington County Republican Committee J. Duncan Campbell North Bennington Road

Two Courts Needed To Fine Local Man

HOOLOCK FALLS NY A Bennington man appeared in two courts Thursday night over one incident. Thomas Bushee 24 had disorderly conduct charge dismissed in village court for lack of jurisdiction as the offense occurred outside the village. In town court Justice Thomas Restino held a hearing found him guilty and fined 15 dollars plus six months probation. Bushee was represented by William H Ivimy

Hoolick Falls N.Y Bennington Thomas Bushee Robert K. Shiland Thomas G. Restino Hoosick Bushee William H. Ivimy

Shaftsbury Taxpayers Challenge Grand List Procedures

Williams and Witten for Shaftsbury property owners seek injunction against the 1965 Grand List. A show cause hearing is set in Manchester county court with summons issued for the Shaftsbury Board of Civil Authority and town officials. Plaintiffs, a large group beyond five named owners, question late filing procedures and call for procedural, not uniformity, review. Local town officials to obtain legal counsel as the case moves forward.

Bennington Williams and Witten Shaftsbury Manchester County Court John Maloney Shaftsbury Board of Civil Authority Town Sisters Manchester

Bennington Briefs highlights local club notices

Bennington briefs list meetings for Gold Star Mothers YMCA Camera Club PTA Embem Club Labor Council UCS trustees Lions Club and more. Notices include locations times and topics for St Jean de Battiste Montcalm St Catherine Edward Pinsonneault Sr. home Park Street and other community gatherings. Several advertisements for rentals services and a lost cat are included.

St. Jean de Battiste Council Montcalm Council St. Catherine Edward Pinsonneault Sr Park St

Two Cars Damaged in Depot Street Collision

Bennington Village Police report two cars slightly damaged in a Saturday collision on Depot Street in front of Hutch's Service Station. Vehicles were a 1962 Chevrolet Convertible driven by George F Therriault of 109 Burgess Road and a 1964 Chrysler Sedan driven by Fred S Hutchinson of North Branch Street Ext. No injuries were reported.

Depot Street Hutch’s Bennington Village George F Therriault Burgess Road Fred S. Hutchinson North Branch Street Therriault Hutchinson

Industrial and rail index totals and composite average report

The report lists group totals: Industrials at 921.80 up 2.85, Railroads at 216.36 up 0.15, Utilities at 158.36 up 58, with a composite average of 320.80. Overall totals reach 3,030,900 shares traded.

Ecumenical Conclave Seen Concluded by Christmas

Vatican officials predict the fourth and final session of the Ecumenical Council could finish before Christmas as Pope Paul VI prepares to address 2,500 prelates in St. Peter's. The agenda covers religious liberty warfare moral reform and church governance amid tensions between reformers and conservatives.

Vatican City UPIC Ecumenical Council Roman Catholic Assembly St. Peter’s Basilica Paul VI Julius Cardinal Doepfiner Munich Germany John XXIII

Bennington Municipal Court Fines For Vehicle and Theft Offenses

In a Monday session Marie Lotty Rogers, 24, of Pownal pleaded guilty to failing to have a car inspected within 30 days and was fined 15 dollars after being stopped on U S 7 in Bennington Sept 10. Robert Leo Russell, 24, of Bennington pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated on Route 7 Sept 9 and received a suspended sentence plus probation. Harrington, 26, of 118 Pleasant Street, charged with breaking and entering, faces a jail term to run concurrently with parole violations. Acting Judge John P. Morrissey presided over the court in Bennington.

Pownal U.S. 7 Bennington Marie Lotty Rogers Alchohol Windsor Ington Robert Leo Russell Harrington Pleasant Street George M. Fienberg John P. Morrissey

Bennington College Faculty Concert at Carriage Barn

The first Bennington College Faculty Concert of the new year will be held Wednesday at 8 15 p m at the Carriage Barn. Admission is free. The program features Mozart Quintet for Clarinet and Strings Schonbeck and Brant improvisations Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge plus guest artists Tavelli viola and Heggs violin. Faculty participants include Brant Schonbeck Finckel Pernel Fine and Baker.

Bennington College Mozart Gunnar Schonbeck Henry Brant Wenlock Edge A. Vaughn Williams Luigi Tavelli Julius Heggs Brant and Schonbeck George Finckel Orren Pernel Vivian Fine Frank Baker

Briefing on Vietnam War Held in Burlington Vermont

Federal officials conduct a Vietnam war briefing at the Hotel Vermont in Burlington. The session was arranged by the State Department at Gov Hoff’s request with participants including William Mazzocco of AID George Roberts of State and Lt Col Kurtz Miller, a Vietnam veteran. The event is organized with the Burlington Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce.

Burlington UPD Vermont U.S. State Department Philip H. Hoff William Mazzocco Agency For International Development George Roberts State Department Kurtz Miller Burlington - Lake Champlain

Maj. Boyd Recovering from Stroke at Putnam Memorial

Maj. Leon H. Boyd retired 124 Branch St. was reported in fair condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a Saturday morning stroke. The 79-year-old was to be honored at a testimonial dinner by former members of the Vermont National Guard Howitzer Company. In Ohio, Bob Manry’s Atlantic voyage spurred Willowick real estate chatter with a home marketed as a sail to the freeway or shopping center.

Leon H. Boyd Branch St Putnam Memorial Hospital Maj. Boyd Mt. Anthony Country Club Vermont National Guard Howitzer Company Cleveland UPS Robert Maury Willowick Bob Manry Tdeal

Rutland Youth In Critical Condition After Shooting

An 18 year old Rutland youth, Robert B. Coates Jr., remained in critical condition at a hospital with a chest gunshot wound after police said two men fled a broken into grocery store scene. Coates was shot in the back. Edward Stapleton, 18, turned himself in and was charged with breaking and entering in the night. A State's Attorney said an arrest warrant was signed. Also noted, the 1965 66 AAUW year will begin with a meeting September 20 at 8 p.m. hosted by Mrs George Buck with speakers Traims and Luksus discussing Fabric Designing. membership info available from Mrs. Charles Salem.

Rutland UPD Robert B. Coates Jr Coates Edward Stapleton Robert West American Association of University Women George Buck Elm St Caroline Darlington Traims Luksus AAUW Charles Salem Tel

Also Mentioned on This Page

Donald Webster Rev Nathaniel Reeves Arthur J. Goodrich L.A. Alcombright David Derosia Phyllis King James J. Carnavan Helen Boutin Fannie Moon Antoinette Derosia Mary Ann Jones Charlene Lewis Edith Rice Linda Murphy North Bennington Martin Cummings Maj Mrs. Alden Buzzell Ens Ae Tyler PCO Cee MC Ella Tale Junsteg Harte Theatre Columbia Petes Genghis Air Sea Boyd James Mason Eli Wallach Francoise Dorleag Telly Savalas Robert Morlpr Wonne Mitchell Wl Mar Sharif Genghis Khan GOP Infield Terrace Route Great Barrington, Mass Deborah Irene Bryant Kansas Atlantic City Debbie Viet Nam UPI John McCullough Arthur Faris Charles Gabris George Graves Irving Adler Bennington Briefs VFW Rooms Bennington Ymca Camera Club Bennington High School PTA Father Spinelli Abernethy Browning Joseph LoPiccolo George Sleeman Emblem Club Elks Rooms Bennington County Central Labor Council Putnam Hotel United Counseling Service UCS Dewey Street Bennington Lions Club MOC Green Mountain Pup South St Union St Toolan Priscilla’s Warner Nursing Home State Armory ADV Elwyn Bentley Second Congregational Church Alfred Scott Dean Hanson Babylon Berkshire County Traffic Association Greenock Country Club Lee M &M Transportation Trophy Bradford Hook and Ladder Bennington Fire Department Shields Park Woodford Road Hazel Guetti Park Street Extension Dr. Durand Dow Jones—Bache & Co Maj. Boyd Recovering
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