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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1975
Page
5
A Christmas themed devotional poem invites readers to join in worship of the newborn Savior. It references Mary and Joseph, angels, the Wise Men, and the Holy Trinity. The piece closes with a note of reverence and a location tag Arlington.
To the Editor readers praise a Santa at Grant's in Bennington for giving genuine Old St Nick charm. Elsie and Biul Schmidt of Walhall Motel commend his vocal, humorous, and varied acts that lift spirits and revive belief in Christmas.
Official remarks extend season's wishes to citizens town employees and boards. Special commendation to the Department of Public Works for snow removal under difficult conditions this week. Messages signed by Gerald P. Morrissey chair and other town officials.
A Bennington roundup reports daily events including residents John Davis and Arthur Cooke spotting deer, a Christmas sales uptick for merchants, and two separate tenement fires. Lt. Edward L. LeMay earns the Silver Star for Korea, while new construction totals reach 3,327,929. The Bennington Museum sparkles with 1,050 lights. Historical milestones mention the War of 1812 peace treaty, Ku Klux Klan organization in Pulaski Tennessee, and the 1949 Rudolph song debut.
A Christmas Eve note from Burlington praising a new Christmas tree in the Merck Forest minipark. Doug Krause and Jay Zwynenburg led the effort with volunteers, thanking all who helped bring the park to life. Poignantly, Catharine Foster thanks the community for a Merry Christmas and local readers are urged to pray for peace. Steve Rice.
A poetic scene depicts shepherds leaving maternal hills guided by a holy star to a timeworn stable in the dawn of Christmastide. Cattle murmur in awe as the shepherds bow reverently and sing, honoring Christ the King at Bennington Convalescent Center.
A poetic Christmas piece describes bells filling the cold landscape with cheerful music. It paints nature listening to the tones as it speaks of friendship, love, charity, and an end to sorrow. The author Fred C. Graves Jr. signs the verse.
A 1975 Christian Science Publishing Society piece discusses how private relationships of presidents and public figures affect political careers, citing Kennedy, Cleveland, Harding, Roosevelt, Lloyd George, and Truman. It weighs the tension between private morality and public responsibility, urging full moral unity without sensationalism.
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