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 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1962
Page
10
President Kennedy argues farm expansion can meet 1980 needs on 50 million fewer acres. He cites rising yields, land-use shifts to forests, recreation, and wildlife, plus soil surveys guiding diversified uses across New England and Vermont.
The Bennington County Forest Association formed with Dave Barton coordinating a woodland owner mailing list and member drive. The notes urge planting thousands of seedlings yearly, pruning older plantations, and delaying judgment until stands mature while recounting local efforts and a dairy health program led by Dick Dodge to prevent mastitis through proper milking equipment and stalls.
Commissioner Frank P. Free seeks to make the special assistant position in his department permanent. Norman Davis, on leave from the State Department, has been serving as a contractual aide since December to handle rising workload and backlog during Free's absence.
Roll call records show New England members split on Kennedy’s department proposal. Senate rejected immediate consideration 258 to 0 with Musk ie Pas tore Pell Smith for and Aiken Bush Cotton Dodd Murphy Prouty Saltonstall Smith. On debt limit rise to 300 billion Congress approved 251 to 1 with Ford Bass Boland Conte Dad dario Donohue Fogarty Garland Giaimo Keith Kowalski Lane McIntire Macdonald Martin Morse ONeill Philbin St Germain Seely-Brown Stafford Tupper For the resolution Bass Bates Conte Curtis Garland Keith McIntire Martin Morse Seely-Brown Sibal Stafford against Curtis and others.
Niagara University president the Very Rev. Vincent T. Swords and St. John's University president the Very Rev. Edward J. Burke faced a mixed mood after a recent basketball game in Niagara Falls. Both men are alumni of the rival schools.
ESSO announced a three tenths of a cent cut in home fuel oil, kerosene, and diesel across the Northeast from Virginia to Maine effective immediately. In Rhode Island the No 2 fuel oil price to homeowners drops to about 15.4 cents per gallon, with retailers normally passing through the cut.
Bennington County 4-H notes outline IFYE host family selection for 125 exchanges from 46 countries and urge farm families to apply. It highlights past hosts Albert Horst Donald Laurie Clarence Decker Bernard Whitman and includes a Dorset Maplewood 4-H Club song praising the club. M Pauline Rowe named National 4-H Foundation trustee replacing Martha Leighton.
In Lincoln a five year old mixed breed dog named Tornado serves as a walking blood bank for dogs injured in auto accidents fights or other trauma. Vet Ralph Ebers says Tornado has donated about two gallons of blood over four years and can give up to a half pint per donation weighing under 25 pounds.
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.