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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1962
Page
3
A columnist notes that homemaking goes beyond decor and highlights small, lived details. From windowed mail stacks to crooked refrigerator pictures, chalked closet marks, cracked windows, milk stains, band aids, and cluttered floors, these little signs show the warmth of family life.
A vivid list describes chaotic family mornings and clutter from toys to towels. Recurrent noises, odors, and mess mark daily life, while the passage hints that beneath the chaos lies hidden affection and love in a family home.
AP TV-Radio writer outlines religious and light hearted spring programming across CBS NBC ABC and NBCs carnival special Marineland Carnival and Highways of Melody. Highlights include Easter services from Trinity Lutheran Church Long Island City and the Roman Catholic Mass from St Louis Cathedral along with Visions and reports on heart surgery Breakthrough and Allen Dulles interview on CBS Reports.
The Bennington Banner lists subscription rates by mail and truck route delivery. Rates include 3 months 4.25, 6 months 8, 1 year 15 for Vermont and nearby counties with servicemen monthly options and truck route minimums.
Lincoln Nebraska AP Supt Clarence Keller reports a clean plate campaign at the Nebraska Men's Reformatory saves 75 to 100 pounds of meat daily and reduces coffee consumption by a couple of hundred pounds monthly. Inmates are served cafeteria style and may take as much food as they want but must eat it all.
Water from an ancient Salem spring continues to pour on Park Department land and supply the public. Public Property Supt. John J. O Rourke says the spring has been on the park land for years and is piped to fill jugs. People travel from miles to obtain the pure supply daily.
Washington AP Eight seasoned test pilots from the Air Force and one Navy officer will begin an eight month Aerospace Research Pilot course at Edwards AFB California on June 18. The group joins seven astronauts from the first class and may advance to NASA’s astronaut corps after further training. The eight are Lloyd N Hoover Albert H Crews Jr Charles C Bock Jr William T Twinting Robert W Smith Robert H McIntosh Donald M Sorlie and Byron F Knolle all under 36 and volunteers selected from about 50 candidates.
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov and American astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. will meet April 30 in Washington for a scientific session. Titov seeks a visa for April 30 May 7. both will present papers on their historic space flights at the first US meeting of the International Council of Scientific Unions.
In Reverse NORFOLK Virginia 13 year old Charles R Nohava bought a war surplus parachute to let it fill with air A gust of 30 to 35 mph lifted him 20 feet onto the roof of his house and into electric power lines where he hung before dropping He was treated for electric shock at Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Miss Gulielma Buckley daughter of Sherriff Theodore Buckley and Stanford Scott Hendrickson son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Hendrickson were married April 14 at the First Presbyterian Church in Cambridge. They will reside in Whitman Mass where they both work at Bridgewater Raynham Regional High School.
In Charlton Massachusetts a 14 year old German Shepherd named Gertrude works as the receptionist at Dr. Terry Mills pet infirmary. Dr Mills notes Gertrude provides a calming influence on patients and helps ease anxiety during treatment.
Hazal Gove Hoskam Miss Vermont 1923 will join the 1962 Miss Vermont Pageant on May 19 at Memorial Auditorium Burlington. Lynda Lee Mead Miss America 1960 will host. Winner receives 1000 dollar scholarship 500 dollar wardrobe and TV set Pepsi Cola Philco. auto Oldsmobile from Val Preda. Hoskam teaches at Burlington High School and lives in South Burlington with husband Clayton.
Arlington will host a county wide organizers meeting April 23 from 3 30 to 5 00 p m at West Mountain Farm Inn. Miss Helen Bryan of Dorset chairs the United Counseling Service Fund Raising Committee which has lined up volunteers from major villages to learn about the county s mental health program and Fall campaign plan. Speakers include Mrs William C Nawrath Manchester Mrs Leland Palmer Dorset Mrs W Sherman Hitchcock East Dorset Mrs John Fay Dorset Mrs Jay Connaway East Rupert Pawlet Mrs John Keough Sunderland Mrs John Whalen Arlington Mrs Frederick Welling North Bennington Mrs Bradford Smith and Mrs James Horne Shaftsbury Mrs John Cleary Woodford and Searsbury John R Stone Bennington Richard McDowell executive director and Rev Charles Parsley will discuss history and services. Miss Bryan outlines the drive needs and towns discuss local campaigns. The United Counseling Service relies on private gifts from Bennington County matched with state funds under Vermont law.
Florence Arizona AP Dono ciano Comancho a 74 year old life term inmate is allowed to live in a small house outside prison walls. He tends a garden and cares for six cats after serving 31 years for the murder of a bootlegging partner. He turned down parole claiming I have my garden in I must stay here and take care of it.
Suzzett Elaine Pollitt of Bennington announces engagement to Raoul A Despres of Dearborn Michigan. Pollitt, a 1960 Mary Fletcher School of Nursing graduate, has worked as a psychiatric nurse in Boston and near Detroit. Despres, Army Security veteran, studies at Henry Ford College and plans University of Michigan attendance. he also serves as a field representative for an international labor union insurance department. The couple will wed June 30 at St Francis de Sales Church in Bennington.
Announcement of the engagement between Mary Carol Merrow daughter of Mr and Mrs G Davenport and Gary Davenport son of Mr and Mrs Harold Davenport. Mary Carol Merrow works for Thomson Mfg Co and Gary Davenport for Vermont Container Corp a July wedding is planned.
Cambridge New York announces the engagement of Barbara Jean Mosher of Troy to Frederick Joseph Teeter of Albany. Barbara Jean Mosher a Greenwich Central School and Albany training school graduate and Samaritan Hospital nurse. Frederick Teeter a Albany High School graduate employed at Armory Garage. Wedding planned for June 2.
Hoosick Falls announces the engagement of Emma Elizabeth Stuka of 8 Eldredge Street to Carl F. Piritz son of Mr and Mrs Charles Piritz of West Hoosick The couple plan a May 5 wedding Emma is a Bennington Catholic High School graduate 1959 and works for the Telephone Company of Hoosick Falls Carl is a Hoosick Falls High School graduate and Navy veteran
Buffalo police officer Patrolman John Brach spotted a suspect departing a closed restaurant in the night. He recovered $36.48 in coins from the man's pockets, noting the weight of the haul as the man struggled to move.
Vermont Board of Education faced criticism over a 27 year old law requiring loyalty oaths for teachers. John G. Kristensen opposed adding oaths for adult civil defense instructors and all teachers calling it an invasion of fundamental freedoms. The board kept existing teacher oaths and dropped a separate CD instructor requirement.
Regular Moose Women notes report a large turnout for a Wednesday meeting. Plans for the May 10 banquet at 7 p.m. are in place with Marion Charest as general chair and reservations via phone. Dues through April 1 qualify guests, with signups after April 22 on the Moose Lodge bulletin board. A nominating committee will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at Moose Hall.
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