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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1967
Page
3
A lighthearted diary style piece describes a winter weary mood and a cleaning spree. The narrator digs through kitchen cupboards pulling out junk trick or treat bags old cereal boxes and an iron with a milk basket. She laments throwaway clutter and the endless supply of containers jars and baskets piling up as she considers what to keep and what to toss.
The Annual Spring Meeting of the Extension Homemakers Council in Bennington County is set for May 15 at Manchester Synagogue Mt Equinox. Host groups from Manchester will welcome all county members to review activities, elect officers, and hear programs including Cyrus Today and a county chairman report. The meeting opens at 7 p.m. with dessert and registration and invites the public. Ruth Clough presides.
Noted historian Allan Nevins praises Just Pokin Around the New Land by Phillip and Ellen Viereck, calling it a labor of love with high artistic merit and sterling historical content. The volume includes translations and running commentary, with vivid illustrations by Ellen Viereck enhancing depictions of ships, colonists, and old tools.
New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs raises 50 to 60 million trading stamps and cash donations to fund a $125,000 red brick headquarters on Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick. Geraldine Brown leads 45,000 members in the drive begun fall 1964, with land leased from Rutgers and two acres for the building. The project, praised by stamp firms, culminated in 1966 dedication ceremonies and will be honored April 18 by the Trading Stamp Institute of America with its seventh annual achievement award to Brown.
A reflection on changing domestic habits from ragbag remnants to disposable papers and cloths, recalling old methods of mending and repurposing. The piece contrasts past care for scraps, darned socks, and pet leftovers with today’s preference for convenience and ready-made cleaning cloths.
A long list of weekly school lunch options covers Monday to Friday with varied meals like beef stew, spaghetti, and fish sticks, plus beverages and desserts. The piece also recalls postwar saving habits and antique packing practices, ending with Nevada City, California, where forest rangers found bearded hippies living in an old mine near the Gold Rush town.
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