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!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1962
Page
3
Claude Dexter of Bellows Falls honored as Outstanding Young Man by the Greater Bellows Falls Junior Chamber of Commerce. Dexter, born in Wilmington, runs the former Page’s Clothing Store in Bellows Falls, bought in 1957, and has long been active in local sports and business.
In Los Angeles Dwight D. Eisenhower urged Republicans to show fighting heart to shrink the Democratic edge. He said heart wins wars and keeps Republicans plugging despite a 60s defeat, urging personal sacrifice alongside financial support at the We Miss Ike rally.
Republican voters in Bennington are notified of a caucus at the Bennington Courthouse on Thursday February 8 at 8 p m to nominate candidates for town office for the March 6 1962 Town Meeting and to transact other business as needed James B Gibney Chairman February 2 5 6 7
Charles B. Loyzelle of Manchester created the first official colors for the Scarlet Knights Drum & Bugle Corps of Rutland. The regulation parade flag features scarlet nylon with a gold fringe and a gold knight’s head with plume outlined in black. It marks the corps nine year history’s inaugural colors.
Mr and Mrs M Warren Quadland owners of Berkshire Hills Motel in Williamstown Mass purchase Spindrift a 65 room resort at Hamp ton Beach N H developed two years ago by Kenneth Wheeler Langley. They plan to open about May 25 and will keep Williamstown property open year round with their sons assisting.
New snow at Mt Sunapee boosts expectations for a strong ski weekend to help reduce a $55,000 revenue shortfall from last season. Cannon Mountain operates partially with poor snow and icy lanes. State figures show skiing revenue at Mt Sunapee 166,085 while last year it's 221,040 for the same period.
The IRS urges taxpayers to delay checking returns and involve a spouse to catch simple mistakes. An IRS official notes a day or two rest can cut arithmetic errors by 75 percent, with wives providing an independent check. In the year ended June 30, 1961, about 2.5 million filers erred in arithmetic, up 24 percent from the prior year.
William Golding, Hollins College writer in residence, will lecture on Approaches to Writing at Williams College Jesup Hall next Thursday February 8 at 8 30 p m The free public talk discusses Lord of the Flies and is sponsored by the Williams Lecture Committee Golding has published four novels including Lord of the Flies The book is being adapted into a movie and appears on Williams freshmen reading lists The author has also published a poetry volume and a verse play while writing includes The Inheritors Pincher Martin and Free Fall.
The FDA seized and condemned 26 tons of noodles for adulteration. Paramint Macaroni Manufacturing Co. of Brooklyn labeled noodles as egg noodles but lacked the required minimum of 5 percent egg solids or egg yolk.
Eisenhower and Nelson Rockefeller lead GOP events across 17 cities in a TV coordinated effort to rally funds and attack Democrats. Nixon is sidelined by illness as Rockefeller accuses Kennedy of urban centralization and political fakery in a push for fiscal restraint and unified party action.
New York AP says Nielsen ratings place top shows for the season with three newcomers among the 20 most popular. Dr Kildare Hazel and The Defenders join Wagon Train Gunsmoke and Perry Mason at the top, while next season focuses on war dramas and network moves.
Dartmouth junior John J. Moscartolo’s paintings will be shown in Baxter Hall Williams College today through Sunday noon. Davis Taylor, Williams sophomore, organized the exhibit. Moscartolo, 22, edits the Dartmouth yearbook and has two works featured in a regional college artists show. One mural is already in Wilder Dam Museum New Hampshire. The exhibit is free and Moscartolo will discuss his views on the modern artist’s role.
Seven youths compete in the 23rd annual American Legion Post 13 oratorical event at Bennington Elementary School starting 7 p.m. Five from Bennington Catholic High and two from Bennington High vie for top prizes of 20, 10, and 5 dollars plus three medals.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.