Bennington Court Sentences Driver in Taxi Theft Crash
Donald Beattie of Albany and Sunderland faced multiple charges after stealing a taxi, crashing during pursuit, and fleeing officers. Beattie received eight months to two years for grand larceny, plus 30 days for drunk driving and a $50 fine with potential jail time, while Jack Lettre of Bennington County served 10 days of a 90 day sentence for driving to endanger and a $50 fine for failing to stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Fienberg
Donald E. Beattie
Albany
N.Y
Sunderland
Albany Medical Center
Beattie
Fred Hutchinson
Bennington
House of Correction
Windsor
Atty
John P. Morrissey
Manchester
Winhall
Jack A
Lettre
McCall St
Bennington Village
R. Marshall Witten
County Street
Brooklyn Bridge
Witten
Fienberg Ade
Fienberg
Benenington Village
Edeward E. Pettibone Jr
Pownal
William S. Dolt
Marie H. Rogers
Clarence A. Hurley Jr
North Pownal
Robert A. Luciano
Alta Mobile Park
David E. Wellspeak
Francoise T. Matte
East Main St
Robert Frost
U.S. 7
Shaftsbury
Old Benningtonians Can Make Tax Prepayments
Old Bennington residents are invited to prepay 1966 taxes after action by the village board of trustees and notices from Treasurer Miss Caroline Darlington. Tax bills cannot be mailed until after Dec 1 due to Grand List delays caused by a suit over a major reappraisal by town sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bennington
Caroline Darlington
Darlington
Walter A. Lapham
Surprise Party Honors Marine Gary O Dell on Leave
Gary O Dell US Marine Corps son of Merritt and Mrs O Dell of South Stream Road received a surprise birthday party at his grandfather and uncle’s Center Shaftsbury home. About 85 relatives attended as gifts included money and an engraved identification bracelet. The event followed his arrival back at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. His brother Glenn presented a blue and white cake from Benn Pastry. Grandmothers and both parents were present. The note mentions village finances and advance tax payments to ease anticipated burdens and aid deductions, with other district notices describing voluntary prepayments by residents and no tax bills being issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary O’dell
U. S. Marine Corps
Merritt O’dell
South Stream Road
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Leon O'Dell
Center Shaftsbury
Leona Willard
Mildred Malone
Rhode Island
Bud O’dell
Medina
N.Y
Hazel Dorman
Rutland
Benn
Glenn A. O’dell
Hazel Hunt
Dorothy Carpenter
Camp
North Carolina
Prison terms and fines in Bennington court actions
A stream of court actions includes conspirary charges against nine men with possible 5,000 dollar fines or 10-year terms if convicted. Sentences ranged from probation with car restrictions to fines of 15 dollars for speeding and 25 dollars for traffic violations. Several defendants faced jail if fines were unpaid.
Hospital Auxiliary Holds Meet
The executive board of the Women's Auxiliary of Putnam Memorial Hospital met at Old Bennington School House. Attendees included president Mrs William A Castle and treasurer Mrs J Phillip Hall. The group approved an extra 100 scholarship for a 1966 high school graduate, joining three earlier 100 awards. Ann Lavella, Bennington Catholic High School graduate, will enter Jeanne Manse School of Nursing in Burlington this month. Plans for the October membership tea at the hospital residence were set, with invitations to all auxili ary members forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Auxiliary
The
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington School House
William A. Castle
Donald Jolivette
J. Phillip Hall
Martha Kuhlewein
May Carpenter
Burton Immen
Donald Hemenway
William D. Worthington
Medical Auxiliary
Ann Lavella
Bennington Catholic High School
Jeanne Manse School of Nursing
Burlington
Engagement announced for Elizabeth Ann Bostwick and Stephen R Andrews
Mrs Mildred Bostwick of 222 North Bennington Road announces the engagement of her daughter Elizabeth Ann to Stephen R Andrews son of Mr and Mrs Elbert Andrews of 143 North Bennington Road Miss Bostwick a Bennington High School and St Joseph College graduate works at Fairdale Farm Her fiancé a Bennington High School graduate also works at Putnam Memorial Hospital An April wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Bostwick
North Bennington Road
Elizabeth Ann
Stephen R. Andrews
Elbert Andrews
Miss Bostwick
Bennington High School
St. Joseph College
Fairdale Farm
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Arlington
Clyde A. Dunlap
Sunderland Hill Road
Marlyn Elaine Dunlap
Robert Ronald Couture
Ovila Couture
Graham St
Gardner
Mass
Dunlap
South Lake Ave
Albany
N.Y
Arlington Memorial High School
Albany Business College
Garry and Cahill
Steuben St
Fifth Ave
Troy
N. Y
Gardner, Mass
Assumption College
Worcester
Northeastern University
Boston
New York University
Couture
Hudson Valley Community College
Married Rockwell Merrill in Baldwin on Lawn
The wedding of Susan LeRoy Merrill to Jarvis Rockwell took place September 10 at 4 p.m. on the lawn of the Merrill home in Baldwin. The bride, a Garrison Forest and Bennington graduate, met Rockwell in Rome last May while she studied on a scholarship. They will reside in Boston where Rockwell runs a studio. Rockwell, an Arlington native with a long art career, served in the Air Force and Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin, Md
Susan LeRoy Merrill
George Grenville Merrill
Baldwin and Stockbridge
Mass
Jarvis
Jerry) Rockwell
Norman Rockwell
Stockbridge
Rome
Accademia de Belli Art
Boston
Rockwell
Garrison Forest School
Bennington College
St. Paul’s Church
Mr. Rockwell
Arlington (Vt
Art Students League
National Academy of Design
New York
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco
East
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield
Air Force
Accident Roundup Highlights Weekend Crashes
State police investigated one highway crash as Bruce Hunter, 19, of Valentine Street rolled a 1958 Chevy on Ore Bed Road. The vehicle was a total loss but Hunter was uninjured. A pedestrian collision on Main Street in Bennington in front of the high school involved Stephanie Maloney driving a 1960 Mercury. Patrick Chapman, 5, ran into the side of the car but suffered no serious injuries and was released after examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Hunter
Valentine Street
Hunter
Bennington Village
Main Street
Bennington High School
Stephanie Maloney
Scott St
Patrick Chapman
Francis Chapman
Fairview St
James Shea
Unemployment Dips in Bennington County August
Unemployment in Bennington averaged 0.8 percent in August, well below a year ago and about half the statewide rate of 1.5 percent. Frank H. Mudgett, area manager for the Employment Security Division, notes 52 initial unemployment insurance claims filed, down from July's 73. Major claimants came from apparel, wholesale and retail trade, and service and private households, with some workers located outside the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Frank H. Mudgett
Department of Employment Security
Hospital Notes Friday Sept 16 1966 Admissions and discharges
Admissions include Margaret Malicke of Bennington. Discharges list Mrs Bonita Manupella and son from Johnsonville NY Mrs Jean Linendell and son from Salem NY Cathryn Russell from Berlin NY Mrs Betsy Emerson and daughter from an unspecified location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonita Manupella
Johnsonville
N.Y
Jean Linendell
Salem
Cathryn Russell
Berlin
Betsy Emerson
Daugh
Bennington Community Notices Mix Blood Drive and Scouting
A blood drive is requested at the Elks Barn, with Red Cross Bloodmobile hours from 11 45 a m to 5 30 p m Wednesday. A memorial committee for T Reed Moninger is organizing with area industry donors sought. Also, Boy Scout recruitment and a Legion joint meeting are planned, plus local club and social notices and a China Red Guard report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Elks’ Barn
William Nelson
Donald Greenslet
T. Reed Moninger
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
St. Peter’s Parish Hall
Bennington Obituary Highlights From Streets to Rescue Squad
Obituary notices cover Mrs. Mary I Strever of 110 Warn St Bennington who died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Survived by husband Joseph H Strever son Montcalm H Strever and relatives. services at Hanson Walbridge with burial at Prospect Hill. Also listed are Miss Alice Southworth Hopkins, Catherine Flanagan, Austin E Riley, William J Percey, William B Center, Norman C Tatro, Earl Montrose Stuart, and other local deaths with funeral arrangements and family details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary I. Strever
Joseph H. Strever
Warn St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Greenfield
Mass
Strever
John M
Annie (Church) Fitzgerald
Schenectady
Albany Business College
Hoosick Baptist Church
Ladies Aid
Hanson - Walbridge
Taylor B. Light
Prospect Hill
Guilderland
N.Y
Bennington
North Bennington
Alice Southworth Hopkins
George Vail
Mattison Road
Vail
Miss Hopkins
Williamstown
Henry and
Jeannetta (Southworth) Hopkins
Farmington
Gardner Earl
Troy
Hoosick Falls
Catherine Flanagan
Thomas Flanagan
Troy Road
Patrick and
Mary (Houston) Murphy
St. Mary’s Academy
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Philip J
Port Chester
Thomas J. Murphy
Mary Austin
John P. Murphy
Cornelius Murphy
Mary Hulihan
Leo J. Mahar
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Rensselaer
Austin E. Riley
Washington Ave
New York Central Railroad
Albany Medical Center
Edma
Brad) A. Riley
Riley
Washington Avenue
Thomas A. Sherwood
Partition St
St. Joseph’s Church
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Shaftsbury
William J. Percey
Holliday Drive
Mr. Percey
John B
Abi (Harmon) Percey
Bessie Lake
Old Bennington
Oregon
National Rural Letters Carriers Association
Philip E
Ralph W
Bradford T
Lula A
Marlboro
Aaron
Lydia) Anderson
Gardner
Edward
Phyllis) Bronson
Leon Percey
Hanson-Walbridge
A.J. MacDonald
First Methodist Church
Hinsdillville Cemetery
William B. Center
Daniels Road
Norman C. Tatro
North Adams
Leonard Hospital
Frances
Eugene P. Tatro
2Nd Ave
St. Francis de Sales Church
Tatro
91St Field Artillery Armored Division
Barbara L. Phillips
Lee C
Roxane E
Frances N
Bonita M. Tatro
Arnold Verden
Walter E. Healey
Oakwood Ave
Leander S. Stuart
Bethesda
Lillian Ormsby
Townsend
Sybil Ramsey
Pepperell
Inez Creighton
Pepperell Corporation Cemetery
AARP Plans Bus Trip To Expo 67 In Montreal
Southern Vermont AARP chapter met in Bennington to plan a May 17 to 19 bus trip to Expo 67 in Montreal. The 39 seat bus has four vacancies, with reservations at the Capri Hotel Montreal. Proceeds to cover the trip are raised by the group plus future fundraisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AARP
Montreal
Southern
Vermont
American Association of Retired Persons
Bennington Free Library
Capri Hotel
Decarie
Quebec
Central Vermont
Carrie Williams
Second Congregational Church
Hillside Street
Eileen Briggs
Methodist Church Board
Arthur Rogerson
Alex Ogilvie
Harry Moses
Shaker Village
Berkshire Gardens
Ireland
Scotland
Ogilvies
Arcturus Star and Its Cultural Names Across Cultures
In early evening skies Arc turus in Bootes blinks vigorously low in the west. It lies 36 light years from Earth. The name Arcturus derives from Greek meaning the bear guard, while Sumerian and Arab origins describe it as the faithful shepherd and keeper of heaven respectively, possibly referring to the whole constellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcturus
Bootes
Earth
Stock Averages Report at Noon September 19 1966
Dow Jones industrials at 810.24 fell 4.06, railroads 200.88 down .80, utilities 123.96 down .37. Composite average 282.89 down 1.23. Volume 2,230,000. Albany market update from Albany comm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bennington Municipal Court
Prudential Committee
Bennington Rural Fire District
Gov. Johnson
Grenada
King
Senate
Congress
J.D. Quinn
Lloyd
Elizabeth Ann Bostwick
Bostwick-Andrews
Rockwell-Merrill
Mayfair
Marlyn F. Dunlap
Harte Theatre
Sean Connery
Joanne Woodward
Jean Seberg
Ponderosa
CPO
Burt
Margaret Malicke
Bennington Briefs
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Robert LaBeau
Monument Circle
Rose Williams
Esther Fleming
Lyons District
Better Tv, Inc
Main St
County National Bank
Ter
Marie Maynard
Eliza Preneiss
John Cook
Alfred Niles
Mary Morse
Mary Sargood
Dennis Pratt
Howard Rudd
Margaret Martin
Beatrice Brown
Linda Ryan
Nathan Kamber
Lois Snyder
Petersburg
Ormal Pierce Sr
Marie Cluett
Barbara Knights
Mildred Hoyt
Herschel Polley
R.D. No. 3
Greenwich, N.Y
Red Guard
South
China
Peking
Shum Chun
Hong Kong
Red Guards
Bennington Area
Alice S,. Hopkins
Mrs
Earl M. Stuart
Fuller Gardens
Hampton Beach
Arizona
Ogilvie
WOTM
Women of the Moose Auxiliary
Moose Hall
Gladys Knapp
Marion Charest
Marion
Harriet Harrington
Doris Swett
Josie Baczek
Ralph Mavilla
Bennington, VT
North St
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