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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1976
Page
5
Lentils offer inexpensive, protein rich meals and long history from the Bronze Age. The Vermont Extension Service booklet Beans for Protein explains bean combinations for complete protein, with recipes for lentil soup lentil barley soup and lentil casserole. A one pound bag costs 39 cents and yields five six cups cooked.
Governor Thomas Salmon proposes abolishing the Defender General's office and transferring its caseload to volunteer private lawyers while decisions are made on the program's future. West warns of imminent funding loss without a $75,000 supplement as legislative opposition grows.
A new local coin club formed in April 1975 has expanded from five to 44 members. Joseph Cassano Jr. presides with Lyman Potter Jr. as vice president and Lyman Hansen as treasurer. Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7 pm with guest speakers, a door prize, raffle and monthly 50 50 fundraiser. The next meeting is March 9. Contact Cassano at 442-3387 for details.
A long list of weekly school lunch options across multiple days includes hog dog, Spanish rice, vegetable beef soup, hamburgers, fish squares, spaghetti, tuna, cheese pizza, beef ravioli, macaroni and cheese, and tuna subs with sides like milk, fruit, vegetables, and desserts. The text also contains an editorial fragment about library visits and a note that the office of Dr. James Shea will be closed from Feb. 29 to March 28 along with brief advertisements.
A reader recalls Maud Hart Lovelace and her Betsy-Tacy series set in Minneapolis during the 1920s. The narrator mentions a trip home, hunger, and a recent visit to the stacks to select books, hinting at a quiet moment of literary rediscovery.
Florence Atwood of 46 Second Street Hoosick Falls announces the engagement of her daughter Deborah to Bryan J. Pello son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Pello III of Bennington White Chapel Road Bennington Deborah is a senior at Russell Sage Albany Medical College School of Physical Therapy A May 8 wedding planned.
A Stanford University School of Medicine team reports in JAMA that women using oral contraceptives show higher blood fat levels and blood pressure, increasing heart disease risk. The study of 986 women across three Northern California communities notes both factors as key risk indicators.
The Women's Hospital Auxiliary of Putnam Memorial Hospital launched its annual drive sending over 1,000 letters to residents of Bennington and nearby areas to double membership. Funds support equipment purchases and programs such as the geranium scholarship sale, Christmas roses for patients, and Ada Roach and Irene O Grady puppetmaking for hospitalized children. Chairwoman Pat Raymond. contact Judy Haight at 442 3345 to join.
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