Selectmen Plan Legal Steps for Unlicensed Dogs in Bennington
Bennington selectmen instructed Dog Constable George Rogers to begin filing warrants against owners with unlicensed dogs after town counsel Norton Barber outlined required steps. A roster of dog owners as of April 1 must be prepared by the listers and given to the town clerk, who will identify unlicensed owners and notify them. If the process is followed, warrants can be issued within 15 days and action reported within 60 days, though officials noted the procedure has not been used locally for years and house to house checks may be needed to curb the rising problem of unregulated dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton Barber
Bennington
Barber
Listers
Mary Hodeck
Higgins
Old Bennington
New York State
Selectmen
Leon R. Eldred
Post Office Department
Boston
Post Office
United States
Paul Kelley
Kelley
Paul Hermann
Barrington, R.L
Vermont
Hermann
Arthur Hadley Marshall
Coventry
England
U.S
Marshall
Furnace Brook
Lyons
Elizabeth Barnhardt
California
Bennington Considers More Polling Places
Selectmen Joseph E. Higgins proposed expanding polling sites to boost voter turnout but raised concerns about the expense of additional poll workers. The board will forward the idea to the town Board of Civil Authority for review, noting state law lacks provisions for towns using voting machines. Currently two polling stations serve the town, with checklists divided by geographic areas.
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Bennington
Joseph E. Higgins
Town Board of Civil Authority
Higgins
North Bennington
State Armory
Vermont towns receive 56538 from National Forest payments
Forest Superintendent Paul S. Newcomb reported that 33 Vermont towns in six counties will share 56,538.07 dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30 as in lieu of taxes from Green Mountain National Forest. The amount reflects timber sale receipts and land use fees, with distributions to towns proportional to land area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Vermont
Green Mountain National Forest
Paul S. Newcomb
Treasury
U.S. Forest Service
Newcomb
National Forest
Warren
Sugarbush Valley
Peru
Bromley
Dover
Mount Snow
Fire Destroys Ascutney Forge Co. in Weathersfield
A.P. report notes fire at Ascutney Forge Co. in Weathersfield destroyed the plant with no start cause or loss estimate. The blaze also damaged the nearby Connecticut River Grange Hall and Percy Bliss’s home, with Bliss planning to rebuild promptly. Forest receipts listed for Bennington County towns accompany the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weathersfield
Ascutney Forge Co
Connecticut River
Percy Bliss
Bliss
Mt Anthony union district set for Thursday meeting
Mt Anthony union school directors will hold an 8 p m public meeting at Bennington Elementary School to discuss routine items and plan an agenda for a joint meeting next Monday with member districts to review enrollment growth and future needs. The meeting at Molly Stark School invites public attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union
Bennington
Molly Stark
Mt. Anthony
Civil rights bill faces split over interstate commerce and 14th Amendment use
The administration backs a proposed amendment to curb racial discrimination in public accommodations using both the commerce clause and the 14th Amendment. The plan narrows coverage to avoid owner-occupied homes with five or fewer rooms and omits Mrs. Murphy's boarding houses. Rep. Robert W. Kasernmeier, D Wise, offered the amendment, risking bipartisan support for the civil rights bill in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Robert W. Kastenmeier
D-Wise
House
Bennington Area Events Include Film Show and Parade
Local calendar notes a screening of Life in a Woodlot at the YMCA on Thursday at 7 30 p m with free public admission. Gov Hoff will headline Bennington foliage parade events on October 3 and speak at a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Vermont Fish and Game Department
Bennington
Bennington Plain
Philip Hoff
Greater Bennington Association
Stock Averages at Noon Dow Jones Inch Higher
The Dow Jones Industrial average rose to 748.49 with 42.53 points gained as railroads added 0.90 and utilities 0.07. Composite at 264.55 up 0.85 with 2,690,000 shares traded.
Library Friends Propose New Shut-In Service
The Friends of the Bennington Library propose a “Books for Shut-ins” program. A committee will deliver books on the first and third Tuesdays to patrons unable to visit. Volunteers and a long list of committee members will select and deliver reading material, with interested readers submitting name and address to the Bennington Free Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Bennington Library
James Conroy
Gerald Nelson
Per
Bennington
Three Teens Free on Bail in Darrow School Arson Case
Three youths from New Jersey and Ohio face second degree arson charges after fires damaged a dining hall valued at 100000 and a 156 year old gymnasium valued at 50000 at the Darrow School in Columbia County. They admit using kerosene to start the fires and await grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.J
Holton
New Lebanon
Vermont
Young
Darrow
Oliver
Hoosac School
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Saxton’s River
Vermont Academy
New York
Darrow School
Mrs Chaffee In Critical Condition After Collision
Mrs Chaffee of Pownal remains on the critical list at Putnam Memorial Hospital with slight improvement after an auto crash Monday. Her two daughters Diane 13 and May Cindy 2 died in the collision with Raymond C. Racicot of 136 Burgess Rd. The mother suffered compound fractures of both legs and severe internal injuries. Police said the crash is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence A. Chaffee
Pownal
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Chaffee
Raymond C. Racicot
Burgess Rd
St Peter's Church Guilds Plan Busy Week
St Peters Episcopal Church parishioners prepare for a week of guild activities. The Altar Guild annual meeting with supper begins Thursday at 6 30 p.m. in the parish house where new board officers will be announced. The St Marys Guild rummage sale is set for Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. in the parish house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont State Grange Past Masters Association
Gihon Valley
North Hyde Park
Cobble Hill Grange
Barre
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Altar Guild
William H. Williams
St. Mary’s Guild
George Buck
Guild
Saint-Gaudens Historic Site Bill Advances in House
The House Interior Committee approved a bill to establish the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site at Cornish New Hampshire. Augustus Saint-Gaudens, renowned American sculptor, lived in Cornish from 1885 until his death in 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Interior Committee
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
Cornish
N.H
Augustus Saint - Gaudens
Obituary notices from Vermont towns recount Rev John M Maxwell and Mrs Carle Parsons
NORTH BENNINGTON and EAST DORSET report obituaries. The Rev John M Maxwell 86 former North Bennington Baptist minister died at Mount Oursville Pa after a career in Oneonta N Y and retirement there. He belonged to Tucker Lodge F&AM and OES with two daughters, Kay Werner in Germany and Dorothy Taylor in Mount Oarsville, plus grandchildren. Mrs Carle T Parsons 86 widow of Geoffrey Parsons Sr former Herald Tribune editor died in Princeton New Jersey after 30 summers in East Dorset. survivors include three sons, a daughter, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral for Parsons in Manchester’s Zion Episcopal Church. Burial Maple Hill Dorset.
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North Bennington
Mount Oursville
John M. Maxwell
North Bennington Baptist Church
Maxwell
Oneonta
N.Y
Bella Vista Drive
Europe
Tucker Lodge F&am
Tucker Chapter No. 38
Order Eastern Star
Tucker Chapter
Vermont Grand Chapter
OES
Melvin
Kay) Werner
Germany
Maurice
Dorothy) Taylor
Mount Oarsville
East Dorset
Carle T. Parsons
Princeton, N.J
Geoffrey Parsons Sr
New York Herald Tribune
Church of the Ascension
New York City
Cosmopolitan Club
James H. Taylor
Geoffrey Jr
Paris
France
David
Roslyn
Carl
John C. Long
Princeton
N.J
Zion Episcopal Church
Manchester
Robert Clayton
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dorset
Funeral for Mrs Bertha C Bromley Held in Arlington
ARLINGTON The funeral for Mrs Bertha C Bromley who died Sunday at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington was conducted at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home Arlington Tuesday afternoon. Rev A J MacDonald Shaftsbury Methodist Church pastor officiated with bearers Ronald Nadeau James Rudd Nelson Rudd Gary Brophy F John Hawley and Walter Rice of Arlington. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery with prayers by Rev MacDonald. Relatives from New York City and nearby areas attended.
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Arlington
Bertha C. Bromley
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Hanson-Walbridge
A. J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Ronald Nadeau
North Bennington
James
Nelson Rudd
Gary Brophy
F. John Hawley
Walter Rice
Evergreen Cemetery
Mr. MacDonald
New York City
Local Court Fines Driver For Speeding On U S 7
John F. Biondo 26 of Pownal was fined 20.10 after pleading guilty to speeding on U S 7 Sept 15 in Pownal. Ronald F. Lane 22 of 226 Depot St refused to return to New York as a fugitive. bail set at 1500 and a New York burglary warrant issued. Lane may be extradited if the governor requests. Attorney Margaret Lillie represented Lane.
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John F. Biondo
Pownal
U.S. 7
Ronald F. Lane
Depot St
New York State
Lane
Louis G. Thompson
Greenwich
N.Y
New York
Atty
Margaret Lillle
Principal Warns PTA on Student Apathy at Molly Stark
Molly Stark School Principal W Philip Walker urged PTA members to tackle student apathy beyond facilities and staff. He cited grades as insufficient and encouraged active participation, parental awareness, and public support for a well educated future. William F D Smith of Greater Bennington Schools discussed TV, improvements, and overcrowding. The PTA approved a 125 dollar upcoming year budget.
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W. Philip Walker
Molly Stark
Parent Teachers Association
PTA
Walker
William F. D. Smith
Prudential Committee
Greater Bennington Schools Inc
Smith
Beech Street
Beech Street School
Selective Service Chief to Speak in Vermont Friday
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, national director of Selective Service, will address the local board clerks conference in Montpelier at noon. He will meet Gov. Hoff, hold a 11:20 am press q&a, speak at Norwich University at 8 pm, and attend the local clerks meeting at state headquarters at 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip H. Hoff
State House
Norwich University Development Council
Plumley Hall
Northfield
Vermont Selective Service System
Norwich
Viola Conley
Bennington
Vermont State Headquarters
Hospital Notes Admissions List From Vermont Towns
A hospital notes section lists admissions including Mrs Nina Barber Mrs Barbara Vien of Pownal Oscar Warren Mrs G Huse Bennington Miss Deborah Violette Arlington William Colvin North Bennington Harold Dockum Peter Carpenter Bennington Mrs Catherine Zywan Sandgate Joseph Grobuski Hoosick Falls Mrs Wilma Beers Manchester Depot John Wilson Pownal Mrs Lynn Eckhardt and son Manchester Mrs Mary Hall and daughter Shaftsbury Mr and Mrs Clayre Crawford of Arlington a son on Sept 24 Mr and Mrs Fred Keppler Jr of 204 North Bennington Road a daughter on Sept 24. Montpelier reports urged actions for 1-A married men without children to mail marriage certs to local Selective Service boards. Local boards mail Form 127 to separate married from single registrants who are fathers or expectant fathers. Men not physicians dentists veterinarians classified 3-A if not eligible lower. Father includes expectant father. Registrants should submit a birth certificate of oldest or youngest child as proof of dependency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Barber
Barbara Vien
Pownal
Oscar Warren
G. Huse
Bennington
Deborah Violette
Arlington
William Colvin
North Bennington
Harold Dockum
Peter Carpenter
Catherine Zywan
Sandgate
Joseph Grobuski
Hoosick Falls
Wilma Beers
Manchester Depot
John Wilson
Lynn Eckhardt
Manchester
Mary Hall
Shaftsbury
Montpelier
Selective Service Board
Elbert T. Kimball
Vermont
SSS
Selective Service
Caution Urged On Water Use In Village
Bennington water department urges residents to conserve water this fall and bans lawn hose use until further notice. Lake Hancock levels last week were 38 inches lower than normal but officials say the situation is not critical and cautious use is needed.
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Bennington Water Department
Hancock
Water Board
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Main ST. Dial
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Albany
Kennington Lions Club
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Richard Diamond
Schuyler van der Veer
Erwin Dunham
Grimm
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St. Peter’s Church
Saint-Gaudens Historic Site
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