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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1966
Page
3
San Francisco animal controllers spread traps to curb a pigeon population estimated at 50 000 to 100 000 while R G Plate of Willits California offers a 1300 acre ranch as a destination. A buyer must capture and transport the birds to the suburban site.
A first person travelogue recounts a Bronx trip with late shopping scenes in Roosevelt Field Shopping Center, a borrowed Brownie camera mishap, and observations on store hours makeup trends and theater prices. The writer notes crowded tours, mixed scenery, and a wish to photograph exotic animals while critiquing rest room cleanliness and local tourist facilities.
University of Vermont expert Dr. Samuel Wiggens explains how to store potted plants for trips using polyethylene bags. Water plants the day before leaving, seal pots inside bags away from direct sun, and they can last 10 days or more with minor leaf yellowing that quickly recovers.
Miss Marion Edgerton testifies to a raccoon spree in upper Close Street near Vale Cemetery that lasted from midnight to 4 a.m. as trees swarmed with raccoons and even some squirrels joined a noisy melee. County trapper William O. Kergel reports dozens of masked mammals in Vale and Broadway areas, while beaver activity disrupts Vermont properties. Other notes include local residents coping with wildlife and Philip L. White’s retirement from Norwich utilities and Mike Hyde’s family moves and Little League news.
Hospitals abandon the sterile green look and add homey furnishings. Bed lengths extend to seventy inches with extendable footboards to fit taller patients like Wilt Chamberlain, as equipment makers note the needs of taller generations and seek nurse labor savers.
Homemaking notes detail a University of Vermont Designer Look program on August 29 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Waterman Lounge with Simplicity Pattern Company and fashion authorities offering demonstrations and talks to improve home sewing techniques and possibly income. The column also covers canning guidance from USDA and kitchen and hospital furniture trends, ending with a UK brief on a job ad offering a weight loss position.
A scrapbook item from Faith Prior, Extension family economist at the University of Vermont, notes an old trick for new brides. It contrasts candlelight dining as romantic with the practical downside of outdoor dining issues.
A Dutch laborer was approached by a man who handed him a TV to bury in a ditch and drove away. The piece advises chilling candles to prevent dripping and suggests outdoor grilling as summer dining options. Mrs Prior warns against dangerous grills, noting some may be safe if designed for barbecuing. Cadmium coated refrigerator shelves can melt and contaminate food, posing a deadly poison risk.
Senator William Proxmire urged public donations to help three American women running a small clinic in war torn South Vietnam. The appeal highlights humanitarian work amid ongoing conflict and seeks support from readers.
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