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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1968
Page
3
Witty reflections on practical homemaking advise readers to be lazyly efficient. The author mocks perfection while offering nonspecific tips such as ignoring hidden dirt, blowing dust, leaving the vacuum in view, serving casual meals, and encouraging sockless summer living.
Mail carrier Columbus Smith saddles his mare Bess six days a week to cover a seven mile route in eastern Kentucky. He earns $122.10 a month, delivering letters to residents along the hills.
The piece highlights Bill Burton, formerly of The Banner, now outdoor editor for The Sun papers in Baltimore. It notes his six newspaper columns, seven weekly radio programs, a monthly magazine column, two TV programs, and ongoing travel for waterfowl surveys and duck shooting trips. Burton’s color Thursday TV show Outdoors with Bill Burton airs on WMAR-TV. He runs Bill Burton Enterprises from Glen Burnie, Maryland, with ads praising his outdoors topics and ideas.
London report states that from September 3 British women will face a 50 percent tax on false eyelashes and false fingernails. The Customs and Excise Department announced the measure on Monday.
A reflective piece notes the early hinge between summer and autumn, describing the unusual brightness and colors, signs of the season shifting. It blends personal observations with household tips, urging furnace checks, service contracts skepticism, and prep for fall while savoring outdoor living.
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