Town Meeting Warned On Pension Plan Sept 24
Bennington Selectmen publish a warning for a special town meeting on Sept. 24 to approve a joint pension plan for town and village employees with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co as the carrier. Town share about 5185 for 17 employees. village share about 7000 for 23 employees. The plan would take effect Oct. 1 and be funded at next year’s town meeting. The town meeting is 8 p.m. at the State Armory.
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Bennington
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
State Armory
Pension Plan
Village Meeting Seeks Pension Plan Approval and Dog Junk Rules
Bennington Village voters are asked at a Sept 29 special meeting to adopt a pension plan for 23 village employees and to authorize a 7227 loan for the first year. If approved, trustees may sign with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. Two other articles address junk dumping and dog conduct with fines up to 100 dollars and 50 dollars respectively.
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Bennington Village
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
Insurance Company
Woodford and
Barney Roads
William and
Anna Shields
Local court actions include false fire alarm plea and traffic fine
Municipal Court heard Cecile W Pratt 20 plead not guilty to ringing a false fire alarm on July 20 at County and Division Streets. Bail set at 75 dollars. Judith P Latorella 25 was fined 2010 after guilty plea to speeding. Priscilla A Luce 35 pleaded no contest to road law violation and paid 30.10. George F Moore 35 pleaded guilty to breach of peace and received a suspended three to six month sentence.
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Cecile W. Pratt
Carrigan Lane
Benenington Village
County
Division
John P. Morrissey
Judith P. Latorella
Manchester Center
Poelice
Manchester
Priscilla A. Luce
Branch St
George F. Moore
Lyons District
House of Correction
Windsor
Moore
Daniel Gagner
Jockey Injured In Early Morning Vermont Crash
Gerald F. Williams a 30 year old jockeys valet at Green Mountain Park was injured when his car left Vermont 67A in East Boston and hit an elm tree. He was hospitalized with severe head injuries. Police also reported a truck fire on Vermont 30 in Bondville caused by brake failure. The vehicle, carrying 16 tons of salt for state highways, was slowed by the driver using a hand brake before fire damaged the cab floorboards wiring and interior. The Bondville Fire Department assisted.
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Boston
Mass
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Vermont
Green Acres
Gerald F. Williams
Green Mountain Park
Bennington
Bondville
Jamaica
State Highway Department
Vermont Light Aggregate Corp
Yankee Salt Corp
Castleton
Carl W. Carlson
Poultney
Carlson
Selectmen Deal With Two Dog Complaints
Bennington selectmen handled two dog matters at their Tuesday night meeting. A signed complaint from Chapel Road residents accused Barlow Thomas’s dog of nuisance barking, chasing and fighting, but officials noted state dog control law limits action and will notify Thomas while contacting state police for follow up.
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Bennington
Chapel Road
Barlow Thomas
Ferdinand O. LaFlamme
Nancy J. Langlais
Larry Dunn
George Rogers
Rogers
Thomas
Bennington Community Calendar and Local Notices
The Catamount Radio Club to meet at 7 30 p.m. in the Bennington High School driver training room. Schools in the Bennington Southwest district close at noon Friday Sept 18 for a district fall meeting at Molly Stark School. Several local residents and students are noted for moves, illnesses, and education steps. A special Bennington Fire Department meeting is called for 8 p.m. at the Bradford Hook and Ladder house. United Church Women plan a meeting Sept 22 at St Peters Church and Baptist Fairy Land Bazaar plans discussed. Dr Donald Shea’s office hours shift to Saturdays 10 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. police notice adv Sept 16. selectmen approve $20 damages from two dogs to a pheasant coop, two rabbits killed.
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Catamount Radio Club
Bennington High School
Bennington Southwest
Molly Stark
Arlington
Greater Bennington
North Bennington
North Pownal
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Woodford
General Committee
Paul Williams
Christine Wright
Marguerite Smith
Charles Kittner
Florence Moore
Osborne Gaines
Donald Shea
Funeral notices from St Francis de Sales Church services
The funerals for Mrs Veronica Hurley who died at Putnam Memorial Hospital were held at St Francis de Sales Church with a Requiem High Mass. Bearers and relatives came from Bennington Watervliet and Norwich with Rosary recited at the funeral home. Burial was in Park Lawn Cemetery. Also funeral services for Mrs Marie Ida Bishop were held with a Mass at St Francis de Sales Church and burial in Bellevue Cemetery Adams Massachusetts. Relatives and friends joined from surrounding towns and states for both services.
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Veronica Hurley
Putnam Memorial Hospital
St. Francis de Sales
Thomas Bransfield
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Charles Silver
Francis Gauthier
Earl Hurley
Charles Chambers
Irving Daigneault
Bennington
Harold LaPorte
Watervliet
N.Y
Thomson Mfg. Co
Marie Ida Bishop
Merritt Bishop
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral
St. Francis de Sales Church
Richard McGowan
Harry Beals Jr
Harvey Baker
George Renner
Harvey Burdick Sr
Bellevue Cemtery
Adams
Mass
Francis B. Flanagan
Cheshire
North Adams
Pittsfield
YMCA Directors Report Nearing Fund Drive Goal
Bennington YMCA directors heard a report Tuesday night that over $18,000 has been raised toward the 1964 finance campaign goal of $20,000. Several heavy fall contributors have not yet been heard from. The Finance Committee outlined plans for the 1965 budget and campaign. Dr W Philip Giddings presided as dinner was served by the YMCA Auxiliary.
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Bennington
Marion S. Riddle
Nan Mears
Helen Evans
Robert D. Stout
Fred Grant
Waldo Holden
J. Philip Hall
World Service
Holden
John Clawson
Harold Gordon
Burton Potter
Loyal Nash
Bennington Forms New Town Government Study Panel
Bennington selectmen Tuesday night named six of seven members for a town government study committee to evaluate existing structure and propose improvements. The panel may focus on consolidating the town and its three incorporated villages, with future cooperation from a village study group. Members named include William F D Smith Leon J Boutin Clement P Gilchrist James W Proctor Arthur D Taylor and Paul M Crane. The seventh member will be a woman.
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Bennington
Willam F.D. Smith
Robinson Avenue
Leon J. Boutin
North Bennington Rd
Clement P. Gilchrist
Middle Pownal Road
James W. Proctor
White Chapel Road
Arthur D. Taylor
Convent Avenue
Paul M. Crane
North Bennington
Obituary notices for Remi Daudelin and William Luke
Remi Daudelin 68 of 710 Main St Bennington died Tuesday night at Putnam Memorial Hospital after an ambulance ride seven hours earlier. He born May 13 1896 in Canada. survived by three sisters and three brothers. funeral in Sacred Heart Church with rosary beforehand. Luke William Guy 37 East Hoosick died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a long illness. survived by parents wife son two brothers two sisters. funeral at Leo J Mahar Funeral Home and First Baptist Church Hoosick Falls. Burial Maple Grove Cemetery Hoosick Falls.
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Remi Daudelin
Main St
Bennington
Putenam Memorial Hospital
Canada
Alfred and
Mary (Letourneau) Daudelin
Bennington College
Burlington
Daudelin
Bennington Aerie
Order of Eagles
Harold
Laura) Parize
Joseph
Emma) LaHaie
Alfred
Louise) Beauchamp
Ontario
Henry
Ottawa
Canda
Antoine
Richmond
Adolphus
Plessisville
Quebec
Sacred Heart Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
East Hoosick
N.Y
William Guy Luke
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Walloomsac
Frederick and
Gladys (Holmes) Luke
Hoosick Falls
Cambridge
William G. Luke Jr
Carlton Luke
Burton Luke
James Snyder
Eagle Bridge
John Tudor
White Creek
Leo J. Mahar
Hospital Notes Tuesday September 15 Admissions
Hospital notes list admissions including Julia Baker Calvin Dommke and families from Bennington Hoosick Falls and Manchester Center. Discharges include Virginia Lohnes Susan Murphy Burt Bourn Ernest Gravelle Emily Harrington and David Connors family. Also noted are births to William B Center Jr Truman Leonard and Lois Harvey Leonard.
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Virginia Lohnes
Susan Murphy
Hoosick Falls
Burt Bourn
North Bennington
Ernest Gravelle
Emily Harrington
Bennington
David Connors
Manchester Center
William B. Center Jr
Town Line Road
Truman Leonard
Fairlawn Park
Daniel Louis
Leonard
Lois Harvey
Stock Averages Report Noon Dow Jones Bache Albany
The noon stock averages show the industrials up 0.27 to 862.26, railroads rising 0.45 to 213.71, utilities up 0.10 to 151.92, and the composite at 305.27 with a slight 0.23 point change. Total sales reach 1,840,000.
North Bennington Shaftsbury plan faces teacher shortfall
The Norshaft majority plan for a two district school claims savings by not sharing with Mt. Anthony. But analysis shows 24 teachers are needed for a 350 pupil high school, not 19, and adding five more would raise annual costs by about 27500 dollars.
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Norshaft
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Mt. Anthony
Banner
Catherine Corcoran
North Bennington High School
Corcoran
Selectmen approve practice voting machines at party HQs
Town officials tentatively approve placing one 800 pound voting machine at each party headquarters Republicans at 506 Main St Democrats at 140 North St to allow voters to train before election day. Conditions include approval from Town Clerk Miss Mary Hodeck plus reviews by Road Commissioner James Cross and Selectmen's Agent Alma Langlois with L Gordon Moore to ensure setup before Oct 21 or 22. Louis F Lausville notes approval from John P Proud chairman of the Board of Civil Authority.
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Bennington
Mary Hodeck
James Cross
Main St
North St
Selectmen
Alma Langlois
L. Gordon Moore
State Armory
Moore
Louis F. Lausville
John P. Proud
Board of Civil Authority
Airport upgrades eyed after commission resolve
Selectmen asked Whittemore to present interior alterations to the main airport hangar to the airport commission. The manager seeks a revised hangar layout with a private office and better reception. Costs would be borne by the County Aviation Corp., which Whittemore represents under the town’s management contract.
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Fan Airport Commission
Whittemore
County Aviation Corp
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Tom Jones
United Artists Lopert
First National Stores
Your National Guard
the Berkshire Beatles
New England
Bennington Briefs
Albert E. Sawyer
Fillmore St
Sandra
Lyndonville
Miss Sawyer
Lyndon State College
Col
Howard Thompson
Hawaii
Charles P. Hayward
Monument Avenue
Gerald P. Morrissey
Gerald E. Morrissey
Dewey Street
Bennington Catholic High School
Blair Academy
Blairstown
N.J
Deborah DeLong
James A. DeLong
Morgan Street
Shriners’ Hospital
Springfield
Carew Street
United Church Women Board
St. Peter’s Church
H. James Bishop
Morigan Street
Bishop
Mrs
Frank E. Dion
U.S
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Dion
UVM
Sen. Prouty
State St
Montpelier
Chittenden County
YMCA
William G. Luke
Julia Baker
Calvin Dommke
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
NBHS
Harte Theatre
Bennington, Vt
Richard Burton
Metro Goldwyn, Mayer and
Seven Arts
Dial
Burton
AML Burton
HARTE
Theater
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