Bicentennial hit parade probes music’s ups and downs
A reflective column rails at top 40 pop, laments the loss of musical quality, and cites favorites from 1931 to modern times. It notes that while most popular songs are weak, there are bright spots in work songs, spirituals, blues, Porter and Rodgers choices. It bookmarks Billboard and Variety findings on show tunes and enduring hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Walt Whitman
Charles Woodrow Herman
New England
Captain Jinks
Horse Marines
Dominick
Adeline
Maine
Variety
St. Louis
Billboard Magazine
Rolling Stones
Stereoscope slides and memories from a farm visit
A ramble on stereoscope slides found in a barn and the faded toys of youth. The author recalls three slide types, aging devices, and the old parlor table with a two-picture Brownie setup, then notes a new 1978 FBI retirement rule and possible FBI leadership change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London
Rome
The
Everglades
Blake
Brownie
Eastman
Magoon
Changes in justice and the FBI future leader
The analysis argues the next president must appoint a strong independent FBI director with legal rights focus. It notes Hoover era bias toward simple crimes, calls for better investigations, accountability, and a director from outside policing to bridge bureau and public concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Hoover
Congress
Hoover
FBI
Justice Department
Ford
Edward H. Levi
Kelley
Bureau
Bennington Area Briefs and Local Notices Highlight Community Life
Local business openings and service ads share space with community milestones. Blanche Percey opens a beauty salon with special permanent waves and grooming rates while Gordy’s Luncheonette in North Bennington attracts patrons. Recitals benefit the Federal Music Project, and Miss Christina Tardy wins the Manchester Area Jaycees Junior Miss Pageant. Arlington School Board debates another bond vote amid plans for an new elementary on Stark Street. Memorials honor four educators who died in a recent plane crash. Major historical anniversaries and notable figures are noted in a closing column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Percey
Park Street
Muris
Duart
Nestle
Methodist Church
Bennington County Music Association
Oak Hill
Federal Music Project
Franz Lorenz
Bennington
Myra Borden
Shaftsbury Association
Arlington
Citizens’ Committee
Manchester Area
Jaycees
Christina Tardy
Joseph Pello
Educators Memorial Elementary School
Stark Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston
Woody Herman
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Santa Claus
Kreutzer
Georgia Brown
John Gould
Maxcy
Little River
Factory Street
Westminster Abbey
Okefinokee
Ruggles Pond
Christian Science Publishing Society
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clarence Kelley
Department of Justice
Friendship, Maine
Jerry
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Socialist Workers Party
Home Furniture Co
Main ST
Robert Kennedy
Levi
Anthony Lewis
N.Y
Gordy
North Bennington
Gordon Sweet
Clover Sweet Jr
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Walter Hard Sr
Manchester
Vermont
Edmund Fuller
Thomas Behan
Hoosick Falls
Walter
John Behan
New Zealand
Abel Iasman
Marye’s Heights
Fredericksburg
U.S
3Rd Army
Rhine River
Koblenz
Germany
Anna Mary
Grandma’’ Moses
Australia
Liberal Party
Hanson
Walbridge
Bennington County
N.O.W
Catamount
Catamount National Bank
Bennington Plaza & Putnam Square
Brattleboro, Manchester Center
West Dover
F.d.1.c
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!