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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1973
Page
3
A letter writer confesses holiday fatigue from guiding home projects for Thanksgiving and Christmas. She recognizes unequal labor, vows to involve Ronnie and children, and resolves in the new year to avoid guilt, seek honesty, and reclaim daily joy while maintaining family traditions.
A 1973 reference edited by Susan Nueckel details 2178 craft and home improvement titles, with entries listing title author edition price reading level publisher pages and annotations. The piece notes interlibrary loan options and cites works on dieting parenting furniture making and self-help, urging readers to pursue practical skills in the new year.
The obituary for Lula Mae Sweet misidentified her husband as Charles and omitted surviving son Harold of Waterbury. The Old Bennington zoning referendum moved from January 23 to January 24. John Barrett of Dorset seeks the coat finder who picked up his coat in the Rendezvous Room on Main Street eleven days ago and asks them to call 362-3522.
Jan 3 menus show milk at 6 cents per carton and daily options for Wednesday Thursday Friday with items like juice hamburger on roll goulash turkey and gravy toasted cheese and veg fruits and milk. All menus subject to change due to freight shortages.
St Joseph College announced a four thousand eight hundred fifty dollar federal grant from the College Library Resources Program of the Department of Health Education and Welfare to develop library resources. The funds will back new bachelor degree programs in business administration and liberal arts, with the college matching the grant dollar for dollar to build a deeper, more versatile collection.
Just Pokin Around notes a Christmas verse title mix up and profiles various local items. A Florida bishop will serve as parish assistant in Pompano Beach until April 1, a creche display in Pleasant Street draws attention, and Norman Rockwell’s bust by Peter Rockwell is shown at the National Portrait Gallery. Also covered are Marion Edgerton’s painting pursuits, a 1867 Bennington race between a horse and a man, Rutland Herald’s Jon Storm joining The Banner briefly, and New Year wishes.
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