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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1976
Page
3
Late summer visit introduced shoo fly pie with molasses and spices, a dessert brought by a guest’s mother then shared for Easter. The recipe blends flour brown sugar butter molasses water and baking soda with a crumb topping baked in two 8 inch pies. Serve after Lent desserts for a sweet finish.
A collection of vintage dessert recipes including Gus and Gracie Wadsworth pastry crust for two pies, Natalie Slohm lemon chiffon pie with gelatin and lemon, Peggy's strawberries and ice cream, Niagara Mohawk energy saving chocolate brownie pie, and a note linking desserts to the old song Shoo Fly Pie.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Davis of South Pownal observed their 25th wedding anniversary with a celebration at the South Pownal Firehouse hosted by their three children Rick Davis Jeff Davis and Jon Davis. Relatives from Shaftsbury Bennington Orleans and North Hampton attended as music by Wheels of Williamstown accompanied the buffet and cake. Mrs. Davis, formerly Beverly Dow, and Paul E. Davis served as maid of honor and best man respectively. the couple wed April 7 1951 in Lebanon New Hampshire.
The Southern Vermont College library will be expanded this summer due to rising enrollment and growth. The project adds one third more floor space, seating for 20, and features windows custom made by Miles Lumber Co. of Arlington ready for installation once the portico off the library is enclosed. The space sits in the Everett mansion dining room, preserved with Cuban mahogany paneling, silver chandeliers, a marble fireplace, and a European tapestry. A similar veranda addition last fall added administrative and faculty offices.
Arlington meals list weekly lunches with macaroni and cheese beef stew chili con carne and other items. Includes milk fruit desserts vegetables breads and sandwiches for each weekday. notes Friday no lunch and additional menus for Mt Anthony Union High Bennington Elementary Pownal with variants.
Bruce Herschensohn, ex Voice of America head and Nixon adviser, criticizes Gen. Alexander Haig for orchestrating Nixon's resignation. He brands Haig selfish and accuses him of mutiny aboard the ship of state, echoing themes from The Final Days.
The House approved a bill to conduct a national census every five years instead of every decade, authorizing the first mid-decade count in 1985. Population figures would aid revenue sharing and federal programs, while the amendment abolishing the $500 fine or one-year prison penalty for refusing to answer would also pass 248 to 140.
The Bennington library announces a new librarian, Margaret Allen, starting April 19 as the staff praises continued service. Posters celebrate a bicentennial display featuring artists James Woodward and Lucy Doane, while new books from Holt Gilborn Rood Friedberg Loeser and Bealer join the collection. Overdue notices remind patrons of No Fines Week through Saturday April 10 and four week garden books with limited checkout.
The Southwest Regional Manpower Planning & Service Council meets at 7 p.m. on April 14 at Zion Episcopal Church parish hall, Manchester. VFW Post 1332 and Ladies Auxiliary honor Harry Sherman at Mahar & Son Funeral Home at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Jo Berry was matron of honor at Joyce Sweet and David Newton’s Feb. 27 wedding. Craig Sweet was best man. Special Olympics committee hosts a swim meet at Bennington Recreation Center tomorrow at 1 p.m., with southern Vermont youths ages eight to 18. Bennington may field a strong team. public invited. Shea Insurance Agency advertises, asking to review your insurance program. BPOE 567 PERs invited to cocktail party at Elks Lodge at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. installation at 4 p.m.. buffet and dance to follow 7–1. Monte Carlo Nite on April 10 at Shaftsbury Grange Hall for Norshaft Tinna LAUDS.
Admissions list includes Betty Myers Bennington Amy Pudvar North Pownal Marie Miller Marie Thompson Shaftsbury Arthur Hyde III Sandra Bass Hoosick Falls N Y Discharges Mona Gauthier and baby girl Jeffrey Liporto Bennington Harry Moses Hoosick Falls.
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