Tax Prepayment Plan Gains Favor in Bennington Districts
Bennington Rural Fire District and Village of Old Bennington have invited taxpayers to prepay anticipated 1966 taxes due to delays in completing the town Grand List. Early responses show over 50 percent of expected village revenue from prepayments. rural district reports a few payments. Officials weigh legal practicality for wider adoption across town and school units. The move follows court action delaying the Grand List, which normally would be filed by August or September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Fire District
Old Bennington
Caroline Darlington
Old Village
Darlington
Bennington Village
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Bennington Briefs on Miss Grippin resumes Baldwin Wallace study
Miss Elizabeth A Grippin daughter of the Rev and Mrs Frank W Grippin of North Adams has resumed her studies at Baldwin Wallace College Berea Ohio She is a junior majoring in home economics The Rev Mr Grippin is the North Adams Methodist Church pastor and was formerly at Bennington Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth A. Grippin
Frank W. Grippin
North Adams
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea
Ohio
Mr. Grippin
Untimely Death Reported in Dorset
A West Chester man, David W. Measurell, 61, died from a coronary heart attack while dining at Barrows House in Dorset. Regional Medical Examiner Dr. Frank Harrigan and State's Atty. R. Marshall Witten authorized removal of the body. The inn guest was pronounced dead shortly after slumping at his seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
West Chester
Barrows House
David W. Measurell
Elizabeth Byrnes
Frank Harrigan
Manchester
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
World War I Auxiliary installs Vermont officers at VFW
Mrs Lillian Johnson is installed as president of World War I Auxiliary Barracks No 1955 at the VFW rooms. The slate is installed by Vermont department president Mrs Phoebe M Lynch with officers including Mrs Margaret Knights senior vice president and Mrs Sar ah Kelson treasurer. A past president’s pin is given to Mrs St John. Dinner follows at the Vermont Restaurant. In Bennington County the Opportunity Council board meets Thursday to discuss day care homemaking and Head Start programs under War on Poverty and senior citizen projects. In Salina Kansas Charles Francis and bride return from honeymoon to find 12000 pounds of newspapers redecorating their apartment as a welcome home surprise. A lipstick message on the mirror says friends like these.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Catholic High School
Alan Legacy
Susan Grant
Donald Humphreys
Mary Hoth
Maryanne Pacquin
Scott Racicot
Joanne Marcoux
Vicki Therriault
Ed Foster
Anna Kenney
Marilyn Daly
Donald Whipple
Mary Sennett
Mary Catherine
Susan Torrisi
Hamilton
Lillian Johnson
VFW
Phoebe M. Lynch
Vermont
Margaret Knights
Sarah Kelson
Louise Bushee
Hazel LaCroix
Agnes St. John
Grace Ford
Alice Blewell
Kelson
St. John
Bennington County Opportunity Council
Congregational Church of
North Bennington
John P. Riddle
Bennington - Rutland
Bennington County
Salina
Kans
Charles Francis
Bennington youths enter not guilty pleas in disturbance case
Municipal Court Tuesday recorded pro forma not guilty pleas for Guilford C. Cheney Jr. and John B. Allard both 18 charged with disturbing the peace at Bennington College after an assault on a Rhode Island newspaperman Richard Hirst. Cheney bail set at 100 dollars and Allard at 150 dollars for breach of peace charges plus Allard faces driving to endanger on Vermont Route 67. Hirst treated as outpatient for a broken wrist and finger from a two against one fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Bennington College
Rhode Island
Guilford C. Cheney Jr
North St
John B. Allard
McKinley St
Allard
Vt. 67
Cheney
George M. Fienberg
Richard Hirst
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Scout Council Plans Events in Bennington Area
About 30 leaders and adults of Catamount Neighborhood Association No 12 Vermont Girl Scout Council met at North Bennington Baptist Church. Marie Baldwin Middlebury field director outlined southern state duties and calendars, with training sessions set for Oct 3 at St Peter's Church. Leaders urged more volunteers as fall council meeting slated Oct 18 in St Johnsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catamount Neighborhood Association
No. 12
Vermont Girl Scout Council
North Bennington Baptist Church
Marie Baldwin
Middlebury
Bennington
Gerry Thompson
Baldwin
St. Peter’s Church
St. Johnsbury
North Bennington Congregational Church
Raymond B. Bowen
the Baptist Church
North Bennington
Bowen
Hamilton
Funeral services for Gardner R. Ottmann held in Monroe Park area
Services for Gardner R. Ottmann who died Friday morning were conducted at Mahar & Son Funeral Home and St. Peter's Episcopal Church with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery Housick Falls. Also noted were obsequies for Frank N. Winslow, founder of J. H. Winslow Plumbing and Heating Co., with Requiem Mass at St. Francis de Sales Church and burial at Park Lawn Cemetery. Forest Festival Week in Vermont marked by memorial remarks and a state forest earnings figure of 126 million dollars from various timber products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Conn
Lynn E. Rice
South Main
Waterbury Hospital
Waterbury
Canton
N.Y
Lynn F
Dencia (Kilbourn) Rice
Rock Bestos Company
Cheshire Congregational Church
American Legion
Giant Valley Antique Dealers Association
Connecticut Gunn Association
Pratt Institute
Elsie (Bisbee) Rice
Edward A
North Bennington
C. Francis Beatty Jr
West Hartford
William Peace
Niles
Mich
Alderson Funeral Home
South Main St
Edwin Lincoln
Sound Avenue Congregational Church
Riverhead
Long Island
Gardner R. Ottmann
Monroe Park
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Herbert Sanderson
Maple Grove
Hoosick Falls
Father Sanderson
Frank N. Winslow
Bennington
J. H. Winslow Plumbing and Heating Co
Crescent Manor
St. Francis de Sales
Francis B. Flanagan
Bernard Winslow
Ned Winslow
Ellis Winslow
Carlton Winslow
Msgr
Flanagan
Park Lawn Cemetery
Manchester
3 Year Old Tumbles From Car Near WBTN
Walter A. Rock, 3, son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Rock of Shaftsbury, was reported in fairly good condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital after falling from a car driven by his mother on U S 7 near WBTN. He suffered head and scalp injuries and was transported by Bennnington Rescue Squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Walter A. Rock
Anthony Rock
U.S. 7
WBTN
Bennington
Enrollment Dates Set For ACP Bennington County Farmers
Bennington County farmers and landowners may enroll in the 1967 Agricultural Conservation Program from Oct 5 to Nov 1. John J. DeVito, manager of the Bennington ASC County Office, notes the program will be substantially the same as 1966 and urges interested enrollees to contact their local field assistant before Nov 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
John J. DeVito
Bennington
Woodford
Searsburg
Burton Peckham
Pownal
Jesse Harrington
E. W. Mattison
Arlington
Sandgate
Sunderland
Christopher Bryant
Manchester
East Dorset
Robert Beattie
Peru
Landgrove
Winhall
Lynn Rudd
North Rupert
Dorset
George Gordy
Rupert
West Rupert
James Williamson
Shaftsbury
North Shaftsbury
Carmody Passes Bar Examination for Vermont
John T. Carmody Jr. of Bennington, a dual party nominee for Bennington County state’s attorney, passed the Vermont bar exam. He is among 19 candidates to clear the qualifying test and will be sworn in on October 4 in Montpelier. Carmody has worked as a clerk for Attorney John B. Harte and lives at 117 Union St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Carmody Jr
Bennington
Bennington County
Vermont
Carmody
Montpelier
John B. Harte
Union St
Hospital Notes September 26 1966 Admissions and Births
Admissions include Anna G Cross Albert Dean Master Jeffrey Estes Mrs Beatrice Sumner Bennington Kathleen McNeilly Hoosick sick Discharges list Bernadette Galvin and daughter Sam Martin Robert Lee Bennington Sally Williams and son Hoosick Falls Ruth Viault Manchester Depot Births include a daughter Sept 26 to Robert E Cumings Jr 304 Washington Ave a son Sept 26 to Alfred Latorella East Dorset R D a son Sept 26 to Stuart Brown Wilmington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna G. Cross
Albert Dean
Jeffrey Estes
Beatrice Sumner
Bennington
Kathleen McNeilly
Bernadette Galvin
Sam Martin
Robert Lee
Sally Williams
Hoosick Falls
Ruth Viault
Manchester Depot
Robert E. Cume Mings Jr
Washington Ave
Alfred Latorella
R.D
East Dorset
Stuart Brown
Wilmington
Moon at apogee and Saturn nearby tonight
Astronomy notes state that at 9 o clock the moon will be at apogee 252400 miles from earth and in a gibbous waxing phase indicating increasing illumination. The star to the moon's northeast is Saturn about 795 million miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Saturn
Stock Averages at Noon September 27 1966
Dow Jones index figures show 30 industrials, 20 railroads, 15 utilities with a composite average of 279.10 at noon. Volume traded reaches 3,320,000 with the market posting gains of up to 1.77 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eleanor B. Moore
Rural Fire District
The
Banner
Bennington Briefs
Cynthia
Diane Stewart
VFW Rooms
Bennington Free Library
Pine Crest
Viet Nam
U.S. Army
Winfield J. Robinson Jr
Winfield Robinson Sr
White Chapel Road
West Point, N.Y
Harte Theatre
Mirisch Corporation
Pesents
Aussiahs
Deluxe Panavision
United Artists
BCOC
Vfew Auxiliary
Alfred Gallett
Richard Reginbald
H. Greenberg and Son Inc
Gallett
Reginbald
Harry J. Eastman
Greenberg’s
Scout Council
Thompson
Raymond Bowen
Thomas Steffen
Paul Clermont
John Berard
Merritt Hewitt
Stanley Hinkley
John Dunham
Greenwich
Williams
Water Board
Putnam
Barber
Bolles Brook
Bickford Hollow Brook
Fred Welling
North Bennington Trustees and Water Board
Welling
Thomas W. Hall Jr
Hall
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Marcos
Manila
Honolulu
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
France
Pakistan
U.S
Britain
John Carmody
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