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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1964
Page
3
AP fashion coverage of Leap Year Week opens with over 200 writers examining man lures in spring previews. Pieces include big hats, silk costumes, shadow stockings, and hairpieces that transform a basic cut into seductive looks.
Marion Harris editor notes post holiday finances and explains reducing food costs without sacrificing nutrition. She highlights four essential food groups, suggests cheaper protein like poultry and eggs, and points to best buy canned and frozen vegetables rich in vitamins A and C.
A Covington eatery features place mats urging low cost nutrition with figures from USDA on weekly family food costs and teen and senior diets. The message promotes a bulletin from the State Extension Service and provides contact details for a copy at the County Extension Office in Bennington.
Just Pokin Around notes Mrs Barbara Kobak of Branford Conn thanked Mr and Mrs Francis M Clark of 118 Hicks Ave and The Banner for locating and sending a bear film taken by her husband in North Goshen Vt in fall 1960. The film arrived Dec 27 and was viewable in New Haven hospital.
Reader describes the problem of childcare emergencies during downtown errands. She recalls Nichols department store and the hotel powder room as discreet options and cites Woolworths offering employee restrooms. She notes public stations in North Adams and gas stations as potential fixes, with a small fee for cleanliness. A weekly hint asks readers for time saving home tips.
Mrs. D Dexter Davis of Monument Avenue reports a $25 dividend check that bounced from her living room to the Salvation Army then a paper mill and back. A finder letter from Walter E Weidemann says he found the check among scrap paper bales and forwarded it to her for return.
A weekly school lunch list shows daily meals ranging from pork stew and buttered rolls to pizza with meat. Each day includes milk and fruit or dessert, with alternating options such as chow mein, frankforts, tuna, hamburg, turkey, macaroni and cheese, meat loaf, spicy chili, spaghetti, and salmon loaf alongside vegetables and bread.
In Albuquerque a 22 year old man charged with violating the anti litter ordinance chose to sweep the sidewalk and gutter on Copper Street NW between Fourth and Fifth rather than serve 10 days in jail. Municipal Judge James A. Maloney offered the option and the city supplied a broom.
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