Wed, 04/14/2021 - 6:01pm sarahp GEORGE HENRY BELL
NEW HAVEN George Henry Bell, age 94, of New Haven, passed away peacefully at home on April 8, 2021, following a diagnosis of cancer, surrounded by his loving family.
George was born in Green River, Vt., on Dec. 13, 1926, son to Bertha (Knight) Gates and his stepfather Carl E. Gates. George was raised in Addison County, living in Bridport and Middlebury. As a child, he was involved in 4-H and the Future Farmers of America, winning several awards for his immaculate care of his cows. Following high school, he worked on the Middlebury College Farm. George met his wife Betty (Rivers) Bell at the Rutland roller rink, marrying on July 4, 1950. After marrying he worked as a herdsman at Beaver Brook Farm in Wilmington, Vt. and Rosewall Farm in New Hampshire.
CAF Dedicates P-63 Kingcobra to Real Rosie The Riveter
CAF Dedicates P-63 Kingcobra to Real Rosie The Riveter
By Steve Forsyth, CAF Dixie Wing Public Information Officer
Betty Bishop could never have known that her WWII aircraft factory work when she was 18 would bring her a hero’s honor in 2020. Surrounded by a small crowd and numerous cameras, Betty watched in November as the Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing unveiled the nose of its restored P-63
Kingcobra, with yellow paint exclaiming the aircraft’s new name, “Miss Betty.”
Betty’s story started in 1943 when she joined the ranks of the burgeoning population of Rosie the Riveters, the thousands of women who filled the workforce in shipyards and factories to power the United States’ Arsenal of Democracy.
heat will be back and in a big way toward the end of the weekend. nice temperatures. 66 degrees at reagan national. and that s one of the warmer spots. 50s in places like frederick, only 52 degrees. and 58 down at the boardwalk in ocean city. very cool start. winds out of the north and nice breeze and again expecting fantastic conditions around here throughout the thursday. hard to believe it s first of july. there is your satellite. very quiet conditions. a lot of sunshine building in from the west so even more sunshine than yesterday. we ll go with mostly sunny skies later today and highs as i mentioned actually below where they should be with expected temperatures around 80 this afternoon. bright sunshine and cool and most importantly comfortable. winds out of the north at 5-10 miles per hour and with highs about 80. and we ll look at the holiday coming up in a few minutes. let s get to julie wright with the traffic. it s been busy in virginia, especially at route 50 at