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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1972
Page
14
A reader asks how to partition a two car garage using gypsum board with minimal mess. Advice covers horizontal paneling, stud spacing, fire stops at 48 inches, nail spacing and embedding, cement sealing, tape and cement coats, sanding, and feathering to avoid humps.
National beer brands gain from scale and pricing power as regional brewers face declines in earnings and plant closings. Grain Belt and other regional firms sue over pricing while giants like Adolph Coors expand self sufficiency. Falstaff and Pabst post gains. overall U S brewer count drops from 171 to 70 with fewer brands as packaged beer rises.
New York based report by Incentive Marketing notes Christmas business giving declines for a second year, with 1972 gifts totaling about 382 million dollars, 1.4 percent below 1971. Inflation and profit concerns drive smaller gift lists, though liquor remains the popular choice.
Anthony Lombardo terminal manager at Holmes Transportation Co for over 25 years was honored at a retirement dinner last Saturday night held at Paradise Restaurant. About 120 attendees from 22 towns across New England and New Jersey celebrated Lombardo and his wife Elsie. The event featured dancing after a live band and included gifts from colleagues.
The Vermont members of the New England Council for Economic Development elected officers and directors at its 11th New England Conference in Boston. Robert B. Schill of Halland, vp of Central Vermont Public Service, named chairman. Dr John Fey of Montpelier, president of National Life Insurance, as vice chairman. Robert M. Tracy of Barre as secretary treasurer. Six Vermont men joined the board for three year terms, including Harvey Clifford of Stratton and George H. Hadwen of Reonington. Re-elected three year terms went to Dr Fey Albert Flory of Newport and Donald Kendall Jr. of Arlington.
Mount Snow Hotel Corp announces Thomas Menthal as head chef for Snow Lake Lodge. Menthal brings Continental and American cuisine expertise and once owned the Steamboat Dock in Essex, Conn. He previously trained restaurant staff including work as training supervisor for Food Service Industry Training Project Inc from 1966 to 1970.
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