Banks woo customers with cookbooks and FDIC chatter
A quirky appreciation of bank advertising in New Hampshire, where branches tout free cookbooks and FDIC branding while a stubborn doubt about bank integrity and embezzlement lingers. The essay notes how banks expand services, blur lines between branches, and tempt customers with gimmicks, yet leaves the narrator undecided about banking there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bank Service Dreams Drive-Up Tool Sharpening Ax Handles
A reader advocates for bank based services like drive-up tool sharpening with emery wheels and whetstones by tellers to spin deposits into perks. They praise a Maine bank for customer assets yet warn FDIC cooling effect and desire ax handles and cookbooks as incentives. The narrator contemplates switching states seeking practical, tangible banking benefits.
Merck Forest ski plans tied to winter weather
Winter arrival slows fir cutting at Merck Forest as trucks struggle through windswept roads. Sleigh rides may resume between Christmas and New Year if weather allows, with 1.50 adults and 1.00 for children. Wildlife study planned for January to March with UVM students at the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UVM
Merck Forest
Letter to the Editor on out of season trapping profits
A Letter to the Editor argues that current laws let low risk lawbreakers profit from out of season catches. It notes that illegal fur pelts must be turned in to the state, which then sells them and keeps the money, creating temptation for trappers who find high value pelts in legitimate sets.
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Fox
Changing rules for trappers faces lawmaker’s bill
A legislator proposes H 124 to allow turning in out of season fur sets for up to 50 percent of sale value. The plan aims to curb dishonest trappers, boost state revenue, and raise penalties for illegal possession. Immense detail on past catches and local officials follows. Representative Ernest J. Earle of Eden chairs the Fish and Game Committee, with Rep Donald Griffes of Essex Orleans District 1 East Charleston listed.
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House Fish and Game Committee
Fish and Game Committee
Ernest J. Earle
Eden
Bennington workers' bonus marks fifth year gift
A $13,344 bonus is paid by Bennington paper mills as Bennington Wax and Ben-Mont make a fifth yearly Christmas gift to workers. Arlington Fish and Game Club plans a smoker tonight to swap prowess tales and discuss fish and game matters. Bennington fishermen on the New York side of the Battenkill seek support for a dam east of Shushan. 25 years ago items note family reminders, a US Air Force officer candidate graduation, and local civic debates on disposal plant and Route 7 completion by 1972. The United Counseling Service seeks $4,000 more to reach a $15,000 goal as Dollars for Scholars planning aids Bennington students. A thought from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow closes the piece.
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Bennington
Bennington Wax
Ben- Mont
Arlington Fish and Game Club
Battenkill
New York
Shushan
John Santarcangelo
Ann Baker
John J. Baker
U.S. Air Force Officers Candidate School
San Antonio
Tex
Selectman
T. Garry Buckley
Walloomsac
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Cordon Bleu
Chummie Leavitt
Chummie
Hoopie Macomber
Maine
Merck Forest Report
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Merck
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Donald Griffes
Essex
Orleans
East Charleston
Madkour
Main ST
Scar
iNav Ouse Lanish Teak Furniture
Inawia
Stoneware
Royal
Copenhagen
Scandinavia
Ainave Ouse
Manchester
Santa Claus
James
The
Pownal
Rutland
United Counseling Service
Joseph LoPiccolo
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Carol
Oe Wes
Lafayette
South Street
Benwn
Vermont Country Sports, Inc
South ST
Bennington, VT
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