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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1975

Page

7

Pownal church activities and flea market plans announced

Pamela Blakeman lists Saturday workbee at Pownal Baptist Church and AA meeting at Pownal Recreational Community Center. Congregational Church Sunday services at 10 15 a m and Methodist Youth Fellowship Sunday 5 to 7 p m. Pownal Parent Teacher Group schedules Oct 19 flea market with food sale auctions crafts and refreshments. Proceeds fund equipment for children and co president Gracemary Keith takes duties.

North Pownal Methodist Youth Fellowship The Pownal Gracemary Keith Mary Davis Barbara Kelly Campbell Soup

Auctioneer Paulin Plans Shop From Body Work to Barn Sale

Colonel Paulin of Paulin’s Body Shop has just completed an eight day auctioneering course and seeks a heated rented barn to start a weekend auction. He plans to auction a wide range from ace bandages to zithers, with mobile concessions and flexible percentages until he builds capital. He aims for Saturday sessions from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is actively seeking space and buyers.

Shaftsbury Steve Paulin Missouri Paulin Harmon Road Clifton Park N.Y

Scouts Fund Drive Heads Mohican Council In Hoosick Falls

Budget strains push Mohican Council to expand fund drive in Hoosick Falls led by Brian Rousseau with aid from Joseph Berlant Philip Leonard Kasmer Stempek Herb Loretan Don Decker and Scoutmasters. House to house drive Sept 29 follows area campaigns. Council serves 3,000 boys across five counties facing $30,000 1975 deficit. Local units receive service from a four-man professional staff and one fulltime Iroquois District liaison. Hoosick features one Cub Pack three Scout Troops and one Explorer Post.

Hoosick Falls N.Y John Matochik Mohican Council BSA Brian Rousseau Hoosick Rousseau Joseph Berlant Philip Leonard Kasmer Stempek Herb Loretan Don Decker John Marozas Carleton Philpott Richard Severson Iroquois District Glens Falls United Fund Immaculate Conception Church

Webb Lectures on Energy and History at Montpelier

Lee Webb, Goddard College professor, will give a free public lecture titled Energy Power and History on September 24 at 8 p.m. in the Pavilion Auditorium Montpelier. The talk concludes a 1975 summer series by the Vermont Historical Society and Vermont Council on the Humanities and Public Issues, supported by a $1,500 grant.

Montpelier Lee Webb Goddard College Plainfield Pavilion Webb Washington Vermont Vermont Historical Society Vermont Council On the Humanities Vermont Council On the Humanities and Public Issues

Police Officers sue Essex Junction over layoffs

Ronald Audette and James Sexton filed in Chittenden County Superior Court claiming unjustified layoffs from the Essex Junction police force were not for economic reasons. A hearing was set for next Wednesday as Village Manager Kenneth Greer defended the budget cuts. The International Brotherhood of Police Officers may pursue unfair labor practice charges with the state Labor Relations Board.

Essex Junction UPI Chittenden County Burlington Ronald Audette James Sexton Kenneth Greer International Brotherhood of Police Officers State Labor Relations Board

Burlington man pleads innocent in murder case

Charles Finnigan Jr., 32, of Burlington, indicted for first degree murder in the April 5 stabbing death of Trudy Mabry of Essex Junction. He pleads innocent and insane, also innocent to aggravated assault against his sister-in-law, held on $110,000 bail with a bail-reduction request planned.

Burlington UPI Charles Finnigan Jr Finnigan Chittenden County

Vermont school enrollments to fall sharply by 1980

Vermont schools will enroll about 49,000 students in five years, down from 54,500 this year, the Education Department reports. Administrative Services director Edward Fabian cites a declining birth rate and more graduates than entrants at elementary level as key factors.

Vermont Bar Association Meets Over Judicial Selection

The Vermont Bar Association convenes in Vergennes to debate the Judicial Selection Board role in electing and re electing judges and the ongoing study of the process by a special legislative committee amid prior legislative concern.

Vergennes UPI Vermont Bar Association Judicial Selection Board

Colchester Man Dies in Tractor Accident on Farm

Charles Baker, 68, was killed on his Colchester farm when a tractor tipped while he cut brush on a steep hillside. He was thrown to the ground and the tractor landed on him. Police noted a likely broken neck as the cause, with the incident under investigation.

Colchester UPI Charles Baker Baker

Berkshire mother testifies in murder case over son's death

Judith Gerwaski pleaded guilty to a reduced murder charge in Walter III's death on January 26 and testified that she lied for months to shield her boyfriend Calvin Cadwell from charges. She recalled Cadwell's alleged abuse and showed letters written after her arrest, including a note saying she knew Cadwell did not hurt him.

Pittsfield Judith Gerwaski Walter III Calvin T. Cadwell Cadwell

Mass Electric grants $50 cut to Great Barrington street bill

Massachusetts Electric Co reversed a stand on Monday and agreed to reduce the town of Great Barrington’s streetlight bill by $50 after selectmen first refused to pay. The district manager had initially ruled out a rebate but after further talks decided to grant the concession to preserve good faith with the town.

Great Barrington Massachusetts Electric Co Mass Electric District Frank Zolli Zolli

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