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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1966

Page

12

Hayes Wins Postal Service Honor at Local Office

Frank E. Hayes, a 28 year veteran and postal clerk, received a $100 cash award and a certificate for superior accomplishment at a Friday ceremony. Postmaster Stanley J. Pekalski praised his flawless service, as the incentive awards program by the Boston Regional Office funds the recognition. Hayes, a Bennington native and World War I veteran, is active in the Masonic order and serves as secretary and past master of the Bennington Lodge of Perfection.

Frank E. Hayes Stanley J. Pekalski Hayes Nick Marra Bernard Ryan George Lincourt Leon Foster Joe Roberts Wally Jones Roy Marsden Mason Amadon Boston The Post Office Department Bennington Lodge of Perfection

Obituaries for Morse and Boardman residents

Albert L Morse 80 a Bennington native and long time resident of 243 North Street died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a month of illness following major surgery He was a former Hoosac Cotton Mill mechanic in North Adams and later worked for National Carbon retiring in 1961 He leaves a wife three daughters a brother seven grandchildren 15 great grandchildren and a cousin Funeral and burial details at Maher Son Funeral Home and Park Lawn Cemetery are listed Elizabeth Blair Boardman 39 wife of William D Boardman died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a short illness Born in Pittsburgh Pa she and her husband owned the Orvis Inn in Manchester She was involved with Zion Episcopal Church Ekwanok Country Club Manchester Garden Club and Green Mountain Girls Surviving are her husband two daughters her parents of Lig onier Pa and a brother in Philadelphia Funeral services will be held at St John s Episcopal Church Beverly Farms Mass with private burial in Rosedale Cemetery Manchester Conn

Albert L. Morse Bennington North St Putnam Memorial Hospital Jonathan Eva (Chandler) Morse Irena Denio North Adams Mass Morse Hoosac National Carbon Union Carbide Consumer Products Company K W.D. Newton Somerset First Methodist Church Homer Beulah) LaBarge James Doris) DeVito Philip Lila) Bruneau George Morse Schenectady N.Y Guy Morse Mahar & Son Funeral Home Melvin R. McGaughey Park Lawn Cemetery Manchester Elizabeth Blair) Boardman William D. Boardman Boardman Pittsburgh William and Mary Pickering) Blair Zion Episcopal Church Garrison School Garrison Forest Ekwanok Country Club Manchester Garden Club Green Mountain Girls Elizabeth Devens Boardman Patricia Blair Boardman Ligonier William W. Blair II Philadelphia St. John’s Episcopal Church Beverly Farms Rosedale Cemetery Conn

Hospital Notes September 12 1966 Admissions and births

Hospital notes list admissions for Mary Morse in Pownal Timothy Holzhauer in Hoosick Eleanor Nichaels in Petersburg and Alfred Niles in Shaftsburg. Discharges include Scott Delaney in East Arlington Mark White in Bennington Barbara Armstrong and daughter in Stamford and Clayre Crawford in Arlington. Births record a daughter to Jon Emerson of 220 Elm Street and a son to Anthony Manu pella of Johnsonville both on September 12.

Mary Morse Pownal Timothy Holzhauer Hoosick N.Y Eleanor Nichaels Petersburg Alfred Niles Shaftsburg Scott Delaney East Arlington Mark White Bennington Barbara Armstrong Stamford Clayre Crawford Arlington Jon Emerson Elm St Anthony Manupella Johnsonville

Elks Set Annual Charity Bazaar at Bennington Lodge

The Bennington Lodge of Elks plans its annual charity bazaar at the Elks Lodge Thursday Friday and Saturday evenings. Rides games and a concession stand are planned with opening at 6 p.m. each day. Proceeds go to the Elks general charity fund, supporting Silver Towers Camp for mentally retarded children in Brookfield.

Bennington Lodge of Elks Elks Lodge Elks’ General Charity Fund Silver Towers Brookfield

Pisces Constellation and Saturn Relative Brightness

The Pisces constellation rises in the east at sunset and becomes prominent after 8:30 p.m. Saturn sits within Pisces and is the eastern sky's brightest star in this period, aiding its location. The star Alpha in Pisces is Alrescha, from the Arabic meaning the rope or cord.

Saturn

Johnson's Popularity Drops to 50 Percent

Washington United Press International reports President Johnson's job rating fell to 50 percent the lowest since he took office. The Louis Harris Survey says the decline stems from domestic issues like rising food prices riots and stock losses while Gallup warns of possible Republican gains in the House and notes Vietnam and civil rights violence as key election issues.

Washington UPI Johnson White House Louis Harris Washington Post Co George Gallup Viet Nam Gallup U.S. News & World Report

Bennington Briefs Local meetings and service notices

The Women of St Peter s will meet at the parish house Wednesday at 7 30 pm with speaker Mrs Virginia Stevens of the West Cornwall Episcopal Conference Group. Charles Mould returns from Great Lakes training for SeaBees duty in Viet Nam after 14 days leave. A large hollow maple fire on East Main Street is reported. cause unclear. Welcome Wagon Club meets Thursday at 8 pm at Mrs Dennis Joy s home with speaker Loretta Amadon on Montessori method. Business and Professional Women s Club holds fall meeting Wednesday at Paradise Restaurant at 6 30 pm. Senior Citizens Club meets Thursday at 7 30 pm at the Moose social room for cards and social hour. Putnam Hose Auxiliary meets Wednesday at 8 pm at the Putnam Hose firehouse. Thomas Moore III to Franklin Pierce College to study history for teaching. Rainbow for Girls will meet and initiate at Masonic Temple Wednesday at 7 pm.

St. Peter’s Church Women of Great Lakes Naval Training Center Davisville R.I SeaBees Viet Nam Bennington East Main Street Charles Sawyer Welcome Wagon Club Dennis Joy South Stream Road Loretta Amadon

Collins Seen Successor To Kenney As Hoff Aide

Former newspaperman Benjamin Collins, 38, is seen as likely to succeed Thomas J. Kenney as secretary of civil and military affairs for Vermont. Kenney resigns effective Nov. 18 to return to private law practice. Collins has been special assistant to Gov. Hoff since Jan 3, 1964 after resigning as managing editor.

Caledonian Record St. Johnsbury Haverford College Collins Middletown N.H Times Herald Record Burlington Free Press Kenney Richmond Richard Young Vermont Democratic Committee

Hoff Hopefuls Dominate Vermont Gubernatorial Race Picture

The Vermont 1964 campaign centers on Hoff and Snelling with Hoff favored by insiders. Hayes lags, criticized sales tax, while Hoff’s charm and political skill boost confidence for November. Collins, Kenney face career choices as staff changes loom.

John Daley Snelling Vermont Hoff Hayes

Pettibone Violation Sends Man To Jail In Bennington

A 24 year old Pownal man Ed ward Pettibone Jr was found in violation of probation at a Bennington Municipal Court hearing Tuesday. Sentencing was deferred and he remained in county jail without bail. Officer Dolt testified Pettibone drank alcohol and failed to keep the peace, violating probation from a suspended House of Correction sentence for driving without the owner's consent. Also reported is a minor crash on Main Street near Bennington High School between Gerald Adams of Ontario Canada and Benjamin Baker of 614 Main St with slight vehicle damage.

Pownal Edward E. Pettibone Jr Bennington Pettibone William S. Dolt House of Correction Main Street Bennington High School Gerald L. Adams Ontario Canada Benejamin L. Baker Main St Baker Adams

Vermont Practical Nurse Assn 19th Annual Meeting

Some 125 members of the Vermont Practical Nurse Association gathered in Bennington for their 19th annual meeting at Mt Anthony Country Club. The two day program included elections, panel discussions, training sessions, luncheons and a banquet. Opening ceremonies featured invocations and welcomes from local officials and state association leaders. A cancer nursing conference and the Harold F. Graeme award for outstanding student nurse were highlighted events, with a pageant on nursing history during the Monday evening social hour.

Practical Nurses Vermont Practical Nurses Association Mt. Anthony Country Club Ellen Barlow St. Johnsbury Helen Koski Florence Nightingale Patricia Norton Troy N.Y Linda Beaudoin Orange Hagerman Vermont Practical Nurse Association Bennington H. Glenn Payne First Baptist Church Bennington Village Henry H. Mallory Greater Bennington Association Hiram Savage Helen Cone LPN State Practical Nurses Association Althea Rolfe American Nurses Association Harold F. Graeme Vermont Department of Education Country Club Knotty Pine The World Mutual Health Insurance Co

Funeral notices and services for local residents

Funeral services were held for Mrs. Anna T. Thibodeau in Hoosick Falls with a Requiem High Mass and burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Other services included William B. Simmons in North Bennington, Mrs. Weston Hadden in Old Bennington, and multiple nursing students attending the session. A separate note reports a mistaken scare about a white object on a Colorado lawn resolved as a morning newspaper.

Hirsche Exhibit Shown At Bennington Gallery

One man show by artist sculptor H Lee Hirsche a Williams College art faculty member opens at The Bennington Gallery on North Street and runs through Oct 20 featuring figures in laminated and solid woods mixed media and paintings Hirsche a New London Conn native earned a Yale BFA and has won multiple awards including a 1965 Berkshire Art Association Sculpture Prize.

H. Lee Hirsche Williams College Bennington North Street Hagerman Hirsche New England New York Berkshire Art Association Sprague Electric Co North Adams Mass Liggett - Bosworth Bennington Flats St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Albany N.Y Munson Art Gallery

Stock Averages Report Noon Sept 13 1966

Dow Jones 797.27 up 6.68 led by 30 industrials. 199.21 railroads. 126.78 utilities. composite 278.98 up 1.91. Volume 3,500,000. Albany report by Co. indicates broad rise across sectors with steady trading.

Dow-Jones— Bache

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Elks Harte Theatre West Burt Ward Bennington Briefs Business and Professional Women’s Club Paradise Restaurant Senior Citizens Club Moose Putnam Hose Auxiliary Putnam Hose Firehouse Thomas Moore III Franklin Pierce College New Hampshire Order of the Rainbow Masonic Temple Vt. Practical Nurse Assn Anna T. Thibodeau Frederick A. Thibodeau St. Francis de Sales Francis B. Flanagan Joseph Ryan Arthur Theberge Charles Sausville Leo Plourde Younday Flanagan St. Mary’s Cemetery Hoosick Falls Alfred Ells O.S.A Immaculate Conception Church Thibodeau William San Diego Calif Pittsfield William B. Simmons North Bennington Simmons Hanson - Walbridge William Abernethy North Bennington Congregational Grandview Cemetery L.D. Sanborn James Huntington Carl Willis Randolph Lorom U.S. Navy Mrs. Weston Hadden Weston Hadden Beatrice Upton Old First Church Old Bennington Arvel M. Steece Old Bennington Cemetery William Thomson Norton Barber T.N. Goddard F. Stewart Graham Francis J. Smith King of Prussia Robert W. Carr Fairlee Fanny Allen School of Nursing Winooski Thompson School of Nursing Brattleboro Putnam Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Whitman and Howard Pittendreigh Frightening Press Golden, Colo Roy Moon Salem’s Super All Beef Hamburg
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