Traffic Count Rises Shaftsbury Records Dip
The Vermont Department of Highways reports August traffic counts show gains on Vermont 9 in Wilmington and Vermont 11 in Peru, with increases of 14.1 and 21.8 percent respectively. U.S. 7 in Shaftsbury dips 2.6 percent, while the 12 month averages rise 8.7 percent at Vermont 9 and 14.9 percent at Vermont 11, with Shaftsbury up 3.2 percent overall.
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Bennington Area
Automatic Traffic Recorder
State Department of Highways
Vermont 9
Wilmington
Vermont 11
Peru
U.S
Shaftsbury
Stolen Car Involved In Village Accident
A car stolen Thursday night from Tan sitor Electronics Plant on West Road crashed into a parked car on Gage Street around 11 30 p m. The thief fled and remains at large. The stolen vehicle belonged to Kenneth Chapman of 11 Browning Place. The crash occurred after the vehicle, driven east from Safford onto Gage Street, lost control and struck Georgiana Davenport's car at 606 Gage St. Vehicle was out of control for 176 feet. A separate minor accident on School Street the next morning involved Dorothy Sauer and Larry Johnson.
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Tansitor Electronics
West Road
Gage Street
Bennington Village
Kenneth Chapman
Browning Place
Chapman
Safford
Deputy sheriff resigns after three game law violations
Norman A. McDermott of Bakersfield pleaded guilty in Franklin County Municipal Court to taking and possessing a deer out of season and jacklighting a deer. He was fined 300 dollars and resigned as deputy sheriff and tax collector with Sheriff John Finn accepting the resignation.
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St, Albans
UPI
Bakersfield
Franklin County
John Finn
Norman A. McDermott
McDermott
New York
Enosburg
Fire Wildfire Scorches Santa Barbara Foothills
A 10 mile fire front continues to ravage Santa Barbara causing over 100 homes destroyed or damaged. The blaze pushed into uninhabited foothills as thousands flee the fashionable area seeking safety amid the spreading flames.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Montecito
Manch ester trial ends with lingering questions over chair attack
In Manchester, James B. F. Boyce faces breach of peace charges after a barroom brawl at the Battenkill Inn. State witnesses testified Boyce struck Grant with a chair during the early morning clash as jurors hear his account and rebuttals unfold.
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James B. F. Boyce
Manchester
Battenkill
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Grant
Justin J. Skirery
Lewis B. Tutle
Boyce
Tuttle
Sandy Bartlett
Joseph Harrington
William LaMontagne
Anthony McNamara
Troy
N.Y
Charlotte Nicklaw
Battene Kill Inn
Robert Costine
Stamford
251 Club To Meet At Lake Morey
The 251 Club of Vermont plans its fall foliage picnic at Bonnie Oaks on Lake Morey in Fairlee on Sunday October 4. Secretary Mrs Lillias M Bailey says a buffet dinner will be served at 1 30 p.m. weather permitting, with indoor options if needed. Lloyd Squier will read poems and a short business meeting will follow. Reservations by October 2 with CA 3 2954.
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Montpelier
Lloyd Squier
Bennington Briefs: Library events and community notices
Story hour at Bennington Free Library led by Mrs. William Gillette on Sept 30 from 10 to 10 30 a m. Fair Y Land Bazaar planning meeting at First Baptist Church at 7 15 p m for Nov 20 21. Mrs. Harry S Moses honored by Massachusetts Library Club.
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Bennington Free Library
William Gillette
First Baptist Church
Fair-Y-Land
Harry S. Moses
Grandview Street
Bennington
Hospital Notes Sept 24 Admissions and Births
Admissions include Agnes E. Stevens Hoosick Bruce Stowell Bennington. Discharges list Raymond Granger Jr Star Route Ida Sweet Kathryn Kenney RD 2 Marion Noyes Bennington Irene Gates Julia Winters Mary Sparks Hoosick Falls. Births announce Joseph Burke Arlington couple welcomed a daughter on Sept 24.
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Raymond E. Granger Jr
Ida Sweet
Kathryn Kenney
Marion Noyes
Bennington
Irene Gates
Julia Winters
Mary J. Sparks
Hoosick Falls
Joseph Burke
Arlington
Goldwater hints at whitewash over Johnson kickback link
In a Boston rally Goldwater warned that a kickback tied to Lyndon Johnson could have aided his 1960 Democratic presidential bid. He cited a possible Johnson Kennedy connection, later noting the line was not fed to the teleprompter. A Senate inquiry probes McCloskey overpaid premiums on a DC Stadium contract.
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Lyndon Johnson
Bobby Baker
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Goldwater
Boston
Johnson
Kennedy
Arizona
Fenway Park
Red Sox
Senate
White House
Senate Rules Committee
John J. Williams
Del
McCloskey
District of Columbia Stadium
Hospital Receives 80000 Gift From Given Foundation
Putnam Memorial Hospital announced a gift of 80000 from the Irene Heinz Given and John LaPorte Given Foundation Inc. The funds will finance an elevator expansion, a large autoclave set, a central supply autoclave, a laundry washer, an auto analyzer, a chest respirator, and 10 more electrical beds. The grant also supports equipment for the hospital research building and the diabetes detection program.
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
Irene Heinz Given
John LaPorte Given
Stout
Vermont Grange Past Masters Meet Saturday
The Vermont State Grange Past Masters Association will hold its annual meeting Saturday night at Riverside Grange hall in Waits River Vermont 25 between Waits River and West Topsham. A dinner is served at 7 by the host Grange. Officers will be elected and future meeting dates set. A program and social hour follow. Any person who has served as master may join for a $1 fee. no dues. Husbands and wives invited.
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North Hyde Park
Vermont State Grange Past Masters Association
Riverside Grange Hall
Waits River
Vermont 25
West Topsham
Pomona
State Grange
Huse
Local Couple Celebrates Silver Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stemp of North Branch Street marked 25 years of marriage with an open house on Sunday for about 200 friends and relatives. They were wed at Sacred Heart Church on September 23, 1939. The couple has five sons and received silver gifts including a silver money tree. Mrs. Stemp, formerly Florence Racicot, works at Transistor Electronics and Mr. Stemp works in the A and P Market meat department.
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Francis Stemp
North Branch Street
Stemp
Florence Racicot
Sacred Heart Church
Victor Racicot
Josephine Higgins
Methodist Youth Prepare for Billy Graham Crusade Trip
The Bennington Methodist Youth Group hosts 120 other Troy District youths tonight as they prepare for a Boston trip to attend the Greater Boston Billy Graham Crusade. On Saturday the group plus 10 Bennington youths travel by bus to a Boston University seminar and Graham talk, stay overnight with a Boston church, then return Sunday.
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Bennington Methodist
First Methodist Church
Troy Methodist District
Boston
Greater Boston
Billy Graham
Bennington
Boston University
Graham
Stock Averages at Noon on Dow Jones Bache Notes Decline
The noon report shows the Dow Jones industrials at 873.404 with a 0.42 rise, railroads at 218.15 down 0.22, utilities at 152.53 down 0.23, and the composite average at 309.43 down 0.08. Sales reach 2,260,000.
State Official Gives Statistics on Deer Herd
Vermont deer herd biologist Ben Day spoke to 100 plus people at Grange Hall West Arlington. Introduced by Gilbert Wilcox, he compared Vermont’s deer herd to northeastern states, explained conditions behind the statistics, and offered suggestions to improve Vermont’s herd, now about 165 000. A lengthy Q&A followed Day’s remarks, reflecting strong audience interest.
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West Arlington
Ben Day
Vermont Fish and Game Department
Grange Hall
Day
Arlington Fish and Game Club
Gilbert Wilcox
Vermont
Auto Workers Strike Near GM Amid Deadlock
The UAW and General Motors remained far apart after more than 24 hours of talks. Walter Reuther said several non economic issues blocked an agreement including company paid union committeemen. union executives planned a meeting tonight as a morning strike began after failed third party intervention attempts. GM rejected arbitration and federal mediation proposals.
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Reuther
Seaton
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Earl Bramblett
William E. Simkin
Obituary Mrs Frederick Carey 61 Former Ruby Tobie
Mrs. Frederick Carey 61 formerly Ruby Tobie of 115 Pade Dock Place died after a brief illness at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Born June 14 1903 in East Ware New Hampshire she was married in St John the Baptist Church North Bennington. Funeral arrangements are tentative for Monday with services at Mahar and Son Funeral Home and burial in Park Lawn Cemetery.
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Frederick Carey
Ruby Tobie
Padedock Place
Putnam Memorial Hospital
East Ware
N.H
Serena and
Caroline (Kidd) Tobie
Arlington
North Bennington
Frederick J. Carey
St. John the Baptist Church
North Beneington
Thomas J. Burke
Carey
Robert J. Carey
Bennington
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Park Lawn Cemetery
Banener
Funeral services for Mrs. Rena Bartholomew 92
The funeral for Rena Bartholomew 92 who died at Putnam Memorial Hospital Tuesday was held Thursday morning at Mahar Son Funeral Home and St. Peter's Episcopal Church. The Burial Office was led by Rev. Frederick B. Wolf with bearers Frederick Wright Jr. Raymond Welch Reginald Granger Francis Hoag Walter Murphy and Charles Oakes. Burial followed in the Village Cemetery family lot with prayers by Father Wolf.
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Rena Bartholomew
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Frederick B. Wolf
Frederick Wright Jr
Raymond Welch
Reginald Granger
Francis Hoag
Walter Murphy
Charles Oakes
Father Wolf
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