Bennington Republicans Form Two Campaign Committees
The Bennington Town Republican Committee on Thursday formed a campaign committee and a separate finance committee to organize the 1962 election effort. New campaign members included Winston W. Luther Catherine Dermody Francis Hogan Thomas Cook Jr. John Burgess Leo Nash Thomas Haley John Miller Salvatore Santarcangelo and George Benedict. Finance members named were Leon Eldred Donald Hemenway John Maloney Priscilla Norton Duncan Campbell and Noel Olin. The group planned fundraising, discussed strategy, and announced Dermody and Santarcangelo as Republican candidates for Justice of the Peace replacing withdrawn Eugene Burt and Mrs Ralph Norton.
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Bennington Town
Republican Committee
Winston W. Luther
Catherine Dermody
Francis J. Hogan
Thomas D. Cook Jr
John A. Burgess
Leo Nash
Thomas R. Haley
John H. Miller
Salvatore Santarcangelo
James B. Gibney
Haley
George Benedict
Gibney
Joseph Caracciola
Leon R. Eldred
Donald Hemenway
John Maloney
Priscilla Norton
Duncan J. Campbell
Noel Olin
Cook
Daulton Mann Jr
Peru
Bennington County
Vermont
Dermody and Santarcangelo
Justice of the Peace
Eugene C. Burt
Ralph Norton
Molly Stark PTA Plans Open House and New Officers
Molly Stark School PTA announces the first meeting of the year on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Open house will be held at the school for all parents. Vermont PTA Convention is Oct 3 in Windsor with Dr. J C Moffitt as speaker. The group has eight delegates and 214 members from about 500 potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly Stark
PTA
Vermont Parent Teachers Association
Windsor
J. C. Moffitt
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Walter Dunham
Ted Thomas
Philip Walker
Robert Brock
Ransome Gore
Morris Hughes
Ernest Shepard
Harry Percy
Rachel Kinney
Franklin Jones
Robert Howe
Vermont
Arthur S. Faris
Union High School District
Bennington
Allan J. Heath
School St
Bay State Girls Hospitalized After Vermont Express Crash
Two Massachusetts girls were hospitalized in fair condition after a 1:45 p.m. crash on Vermont Route 67A near Stone Church Corners. Marilyn Finardi 18 of Adams was driving a 1953 Dodge when she lost control, struck a power pole, and hit a steel footbridge. Eleanor Hinman 17 of North Adams suffered a chin cut and possible concussion. State Police from Shaftsbury investigated.
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Massachusetts
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Stone Church Corners
Marilyn J. Finardi
Adams
Mass
Eleanor Hinman
North Adams
Shaftsbury
Samuel J Randall 79 Sunderland resident dies in Putnam Memorial
Samuel J Randall of Sunderland aged 79 died Wednesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Born July 7, 1883 in Sandgate he was son of Charles L and Martha Randall. Survived by wife May Mears Randall son Everett and one grandson. Funeral Saturday at 2 at the Randall home with Rev Charles W Grande officiating. Burial Ira Allen Cemetery Sunderland. Friends may call after Friday noon.
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Sunderland
Samuel J. Randall
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Sandgate
Charles L
Martha (Hoyt) Randall
East Arlington Federated Church
Bennington County Farm Bureau
May Mears Randall
Everett
Randall
Charles W. Grande
Ira Allen
Infant Norman Keith Dewey Jr. Dies Suddenly
Normand Keith Dewey Jr. newborn son of Normand K. and Kath leen Dewey of 17 Bradford Place died Thursday night. Born June 5 at Putnam Memorial Hospital he is survived by his parents a sister Marjorie 19 months maternal grandparents Francis and Eva Lane of Bennington and paternal grandparents Carl and Eva Dewey of Bennington A prayer service is set at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home at the family’s convenience Burial follows in White Chapel Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normand Keith Dewey Jr
Normand K
Kathleen
Lane) Dewey
Bradford Place
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Marjorie
Francis Lane
Bennington
Carl Dewey
Eva Dewey
Hanson - Walbridge
White Chapel
James Pekalski longtime Greenfield restaurateur dies
James Pekalski of Greenfield Mass a long time restaurateur and father of Postmaster Stanley J Pekalski of Bennington died this morning at Franklin County Hospital after frail health He is survived by his wife son here and another son Edward of Plymouth Mass Funeral arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pekalski
Greenfield
Mass
Stanley J. Pekalski
Bennington
Franklin County Hospital
Edward
Plymouth
Plea to Senate on foreign aid bill advances in vote
The bill passed the Senate on a 249 to 144 roll call. Support came from 174 Democrats and 75 Republicans. Development loan funds were cut. President’s $1.25 billion request became $775 million in the House approved package. Rusk testifies behind closed doors as Cuban amendments push through.
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Senate
House
Alliance For Progress
Dean Rusk
Senate Appropriations Committee
Walter Rogers
D-Tex
Cuba
Cambodian Prince Warns of Break in Ties Over Viet Nam Attacks
Prince Norodom Sihanouk accuses South Viet Nam of a new naval and air attack on a Cambodian border village. He threatens to sever relations with Ngo Dinh Diem's regime and recognize Communist North Viet Nam if such strikes continue.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
North Viet Nam
Consolidation Cuts US School Districts By Seventy Percent
A joint study by the American Association of School Administrators and the Department of Rural Education finds United States school districts have fallen 70 percent since 1932 from 127,649 to 36,402. The report notes ongoing efficiency questions and a large share of districts remain small. It also highlights nonoperating districts shrinking from 17,131 in 1948 to 4,677 today and single teacher schools dropping from 148,711 in 1930 to 15,018 now.
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Washington
United States
American Association of School Administrators
Department of Rural Education
National Education Association
Kennedy Seeks Pennsylvania Rally Boost for 1964 Bid
President Kennedy campaigned in Pennsylvania promising renewed progress and recalled his 1960 victory there. He noted his past handshakes and outlined a strategy session with local leaders and lawmakers. He projected a Wheeling stop next and relaxed with family in Newport after a gala dinner that raised over a million dollars.
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Pennsylvania
Andrew T. Hatcher
White House
Kennedy
Wheeling
W.va
West Virginia
Democratic State Finance Committee
David L. Lawrence
Richardson Dilworth
Philadelphia
Lawrence
Joseph S. Clark
U.S. Senate
Funeral services for Honorie Delude held in Sacred Heart
Honorie Delude died at Fairview Nursing Home Monday morning. Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Church was officiated by Rev. Joseph F. Wiseman with a prayer at Mahar and Son Funeral Home. Fr. Wiseman led Rosary Wednesday night. Burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. Relatives from Webster Massachusetts Jamaica Long Island Manchester Shaftsbury and Rutland attended.
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Honorie Delude
Fairview Nursing Home
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph F. Wiseman
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Robert J. Powers
Wilmington
William Boutin
Bernard Tetreault
Harold Cone
Joseph Page
F. O. Eagles
Earl Tripp
Ralph Bent
Fr. Wiseman
Park Lawn Cemetery
Vincent J. Spinelli
Webster
Mass
Jamaica
L. I
Manchester
Shaftsbury
Rutland
Funeral for Miss Alida E Longtin Held at Sacred Heart
Miss Alida E. Longtin died at Lampman Nursing Home Monday. Requiem High Mass led by Rev. Joseph F. Wiseman at Sacred Heart Church. Bearers included Elmer Dwyer Wilfred LaFlamme Hector Belanger Joseph S. LaCroix Gideon LaCroix Norman Turgeon. Burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. Relatives traveled from Paul Smiths Utica Albany Great Neck N Y Manchester Hartford Conn Palms Beach Fla Philadelphia.
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Elmer Dwyer
Wilfred LaFlamme
Hector Belanger
Joseph S. LaCroix
Gideon LaCroix
Norman Turgeon
St. Jean the Baptist Society
Wiseman
Park Lawn Cemetery
Paul Smiths
Utica
Albany
Great Neck
N.Y
Manchester
Hartford, Conn
Palms Beach, Fla
Philadelphia
Bennington Briefs Cover Lions Club and Local Meetings
Bennington briefs cover a Lions Club sight conservation program on Tuesday at the Knotty Pine Restaurant with past president Harry Eddington leading. Also noted are Veterans Memorial and Ladies Auxiliary meetings, a Harold Dean Night plan, author Bradford Smith autographing at the Bennington Bookshop, Brattleboro Horseshoe event entrants, and recommendations for high school site suggestions to Superintendent Allan J. Heath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Eddington
Bennington Lions Club
St. Joseph Business College
Tougher Stand On Cuban Arms Buildup Urged In Congress
The House and Senate debated stronger actions on Cuba as amendments tied to foreign aid faced veto risk. Rep. Rogers proposed restricting aid to nations whose ships carry goods to Cuba, a plan opposed by Rooney who warned it could spark conflict. The broad resolution backed by Rusk asserts U S readiness to use force to resist communist advances in the hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Pillion
House
Cuba
Kennedy
Walt
Er Rogers
D-Tex
John J. Rooney
N.Y
Rogers
Rooney
United States
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Dean Rusk
Joseph S. Clark Jr
D-Pa
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Prouty
Congress
Benhi Teachers Organize Union Planning for New High School
Present Bennington High School staff form committees to shape facilities and curriculum for a new union high school. Committees cover subjects, administration, and support services while Booz Allen Hamilton will draft specific educational specifications from their studies and director recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington High School
Union High School
Union District
Booz, Allen and Hamilton
New York
Arthur S. Faris
Shaftsbury
Maple syrup may sweeten apple pies say Vermont nutritionist
Burlington AP reports nutritionist Serena Brable of Vermont suggests using maple syrup to sweeten apple pies for a different autumn taste. The idea centers on replacing sugar with maple products to enhance flavor.
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Burlington
New England
Serena Brable
Vermont
Hospital Notes Patients and births in area towns
Admissions Agnes Shea of Hoosick Falls. Discharges Joyce Adams of Hoosick Falls Elsie Kollmer of East Arlington. Births Mr and Mrs Kenneth George Barber Pond Road Pownal Center a son on Sept 20. Mr and Mrs Edward Waitekus 302 Gage St a daughter on Sept 20. Mr and Mrs Gary Michaels Monument Avenue a daughter on Sept 20.
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Joyce Adams
Hoosick Falls
Elsie Kollmer
East Arlington
Kenneth George
Barber Pond Road
Pownal Center
Edward Waitekus
Gage St
Gary Michaels
Monument Avenue
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Apathy
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
THE
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Killington
F.d.lc
Bay State
P.m
Bennington Bookshop, Inc
Main Street
Bennington, Vt
Nadeau
Parker
Ento
North Bennington
Noveck-Shultz Photo and Music Shop
Elm St. Waters
J.F.K. Campaigns
Newport
R.I
Pownal Valley
Ladd Brock
Rte
Alida E. Longtin
Lampman Nursing Home
Bennington Briefs
Nellie Houghton
Louise Cusimano
Salem, Conn
Mary Bent
Troy
Jennie Pellerin
Carl Bump
Jim
Chapel Road
Joseph LaChant
George Buck
Veterans’ Memorial Committee
VFW
North Street
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1332
Harold Dean
Bradford Smith
India
Brattleboro
Fred J. Butler
North St
Theodore O. Sausville
Scott St
Elmer J. Burgess Jr
Leonard Farrington
South Branch St
Robert T. Holden
West Road
Agriculture
State
Republican Resolutions Committee
Montpelier
Benhi
Dnase
Tonite, Sat
SUN
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Joan Collins
Hong Kong
Dorothy Lamour
Steve Bobby Fess McQueen
Darin Parker
Cary Grant
Doris Day
Gig Young
Audrey Meadows Ee
Fred and
Patrica Carmichael
Noel Coward
Edward Albee
Dorset Playhouse
Dorset
Sie
Agnes Shea
Clothes
Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
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