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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1968
Page
3
A humorous warning for bachelors about married life with Leap Year timing. The narrator predicts wife driven shifts from romance to domestic chores, kitchen duty, cleaning frenzies, gift swapouts, budget scrutiny, and the social squeeze of hosting guests. It closes with a tongue in cheek defense of marriage and a stray line about a vanished husband.
Vermont extension specialist Kay Strassburg urges checking drapery labels for care guidance to extend life and ease cleaning. She notes sun exposure harms fabrics, recommends sun resistant labels, and outlines washing, dry cleaning, and pressing tips for various fabrics.
Wendell P. Noble Jr. of Bennington Vermont and a University of Maine alumnus is listed in the 1968 Outstanding Young Men of America. He holds a master’s in physics from UNH and a PhD from Penn State earned in 1967. He works at Sprague Electric Co. in North Adams Massachusetts in semiconductor physics R D.
Reuben and Bill Burns star in Manchester semi pro baseball with Bennie Maynard and Polly Greenwood, helping the team win the Vermont title. At Morgan Field Manchester beat Bellows Falls 8 to 2 in one report, while other clippings praise Jimmy Burns as a top pitcher and note a 1925 victory over Burlington with Bill Burns’s homer. The piece also recalls Greenwood’s sharp defense and Maynard’s solid infield play, plus references to Burnses’ later Manchester ties and local memory.
Burlington forecast shows 1968 will bring both higher pay and rising food prices. Faith Prior notes 1967 saw income up 7 percent while food expenditures rose 4 percent, keeping food share of income around 17.7 percent. Food costs likely to rise in 1968 due to higher marketing costs, with total food spending up as prices increase though consumption volume remains similar.
Marion Harris outlines selective buying to stretch family dollars, including planning, using ads, listing alternatives, comparing brands, and choosing appropriate quality. The article also advises caution with electrical circuits, urging professional wiring checks, safe load management, and using a licensed electrician to prevent fire risk while noting shifts toward convenience foods per USDA trends.
Five day forecast shows temperatures in New England averaging below normal from Saturday. Day highs range from teens to 30s and lows from near zero to the upper teens in northern areas with warmer southern sections. Precipitation under a quarter inch melted with snow flurries possible in northern areas Saturday or Sunday.
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