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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1966
Page
3
A housewife reflects on shopping woes from burden of carrying groceries to budgeting with limited funds. She questions supermarket choices and the impact on family meals, noting the struggle to balance food quality with thrift. The piece touches on meat buying, store loyalty, and the rough math of weekly meals. It ends with a domestic anecdote about yard work and a simple supper.
J B Lippincott Company sponsors a nationwide contest for the best true twin anecdote with a 250 prize. Entry requires a 150 word limit and a 5 cent stamp. Forms available from J B Lippincott Company Philadelphia PA 1910. entries due by June 1. winners notified by mail soon after.
UVM family economist Faith Prior surveys home gadgets in Burlington Vermont and beyond. New nonstick coatings, automatic stirrers, glass ceramic range tops, flush mounting ideas, and portable conveniences push kitchen trends. Readers weigh benefits, with personal notes on blenders refrigerators and ease of cleaning.
Marion Harris AVM Extension Agent reports Bennington to host a babysitting school sponsored by the Women's Fellowship of the Second Congregational Church. Chairwoman Mrs. Philip Bushee leads a committee with Mrs. Robert Willard and Mrs. Marshall Witten. Plans call for four sessions from May 4 to June 1, with topics on babysitting responsibilities, child care, safety, development, and a nursery observation trip. The program is open to seventh and eighth grade boys and girls. apply to Mrs. Bushee.
A long list of weekly school lunches is provided from Monday to Friday with varied menus including soups, sandwiches, meats, vegetables, fruits, and milk. The passage also covers a public meeting notice for the 23 Homemaker clubs, a labeled sales table, speakers on Viet Nam, and a Spring Council Meeting invitation with safety advice on pesticide use.
Chicago patrolman James Markham, after training new traffic wardens, was issued a parking violation by one of his pupils. He overstayed at a Walcott Street meter and was fined for missing one T in Walcott.
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