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 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1963
Page
3
A columnist proposes an audacious plan to flood New York with Vermont newspapers. The scheme includes mass printing, subway banner promos, attractive imagery, and free old papers at Vermont roadways to persuade eight million New Yorkers to visit and spend, boosting Vermont’s tourism driven economy.
Dr and Mrs Stuart T Porter of Wilmington announce the engagement of their daughter Linda Jane Porter to Ray William Forrest son of Mr and Mrs Charles Forrest of Wilmington Linda Jane Porter is a Floral Park Memorial High School and Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital School of Nursing graduate Ray Forrest a Wilmington High School alumnus is a senior at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston No wedding date has been set
Mr and Mrs John C Corskie announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Carole J Corskie to William F Finney son of Mr and Mrs Walter N Finney of West Arlington. Miss Corskie teaches at Molly Stark Elementary Bennington and holds Castleton Teachers College degree. Finney a Wentworth Institute of Technology graduate attended the University of Vermont and works at William E Dailey Inc Shaftsbury. An April wedding is planned.
The Women’s Auxiliary of Putnam Memorial Hospital organizes an annual coffee chain during the first two weeks of February. All area women are invited to participate by forming their own chains to raise funds. Each hostess entertains four friends, collects $1 from each, and adds a matching dollar herself, cascading through four generations of guests.
Mr and Mrs Elwood A Russell Sr announce the engagement of their daughter Patricia Lee Russell to Tarrance M Grover son of Mrs Gertrude Grover of North Bennington The couple will wed after Patricia graduates from Bennington High School in 1964 The groom is in the U S Army stationed at Fort Riley Kansas.
The appeal notes a total of $21 collected to complete the chain and instructs money to be mailed to Mrs. George Jepson, treasurer, in North Bennington. Additional details are available by calling Mrs. Paul Crane at 29018.
A week of school lunches lists daily offerings across meals including hot dogs, jam sandwiches, baked beans, beef stew, vegetarian soup, tuna sandwiches, hot chicken, baked ham, fish sticks, turkey pie, goulash and varied sides. Milk is included with most meals and desserts range from chocolate cake to pudding and fruit.
Monday goulash with meat green beans Vienna bread and butter cracker with peanut butter fruit milk. Tuesday meat loaf mashed potatoes spinach bread and butter plums milk. Wednesday hot dog on roll corn strawberry cake with cream. Thursday ravioli turkey salad on bun apple sauce milk. Friday mashed potatoes fish stick bread and butter stewed tomatoes pudding milk.
Frances Marie Fonda of 57 Division Street Schenectady and Gary Robert Maher of 516 Schenectady Street Schenectady are engaged. Frances is a 1960 Mont Pleasant High School graduate employed by New York Telephone. Gary served four years in the U S Air Force and works for Woodbury Lumber. Frances is granddaughter of Mrs Earl Lloyd of Bennington Vermont.
York Pa AP Katherine Shorey librarian wins board support for a ban on junior and senior high students in the reading rooms. The policy, in effect since January 2, has sparked student protests and a possible state aid review of seventy two thousand dollars. A next meeting with city and county school officials is planned.
Mr and Mrs Welland C Cameron announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Elaine Marie to Donald Lawrence Bronk of Whitesboro New York son of the late Mr and Mrs Lester Bronk Sr Elaine will graduate from Bennington High School in June Bronk is a 1956 Yorkville High School graduate who served four years in the U S Air Force and works at H Waterbury Son in Oriskany New York
Married couples announced include Shirley Cole and Victor Mattison Jr of Chicago who wed Dec 29 with Miss Cole a Stetson College graduate and Mattison a Purdue graduate now sales manager at Packard Instrument Co and set to move to Cleveland. Helen Hamilton of Jamaica and Addison Clark of East Arlington wed Dec 4 in East Arlington Federated Church with Raymond Clark as attendant. Clark manages the IGA Store in Manchester Depot.
Miss Verena Sterba wed Dr Robert Michels of Chevy Chase Maryland on December 23 at the Sterba home in Grosse Pointe Michigan. The bride wore a peau de soie gown and carried a 200 year old handkerchief once owned by Princess Lubomirska. The couple plans to reside in Chevy Chase after a Puerto Rico honeymoon.
Kathy E Crandall and Edward M Loveland married December twenty ninth at 11 am in North Bennington at St John the Baptist Church. Rev Walter Miller officiated with organ music by Louise Harris. Guests attended a Firemen’s Hall reception after a New York New Jersey wedding trip.
Park Street Extension couple announce daughter Doreen Belle Cooper engaged to Warren Charles Burton son of Jules Burton of New York. Doreen to graduate Bennington High School in June. Burton graduated high school in 1956 and the University of Vermont in 1960. He teaches in New York City. June wedding planned.
Joseph Latif chair of the village Recreation Commission said no adults have been found to supervise the skating rink and buildings at the Stark Street playground. Four high school boys are hired to spray the rinks when weather allows, but without supervision the warming and changing buildings will stay closed this winter. Latif has asked Rotary Club volunteers to supervise the children using the rink and facilities.
Optometrist Dr Willard Goyette of 507 Main St postpones eye exams about three weeks after a skiing mishap. his office remains open for orders and repairs. Student Chamber Music Tour from Bennington College launches at Emma Willard School and travels to New Hampshire and Washington, D.C. births announced for Kelley Marie Powers in Pittsfield. County Court recessed to Jan 21. Durand office hours shift Jan 16 and 19. Moose Hall dance and Iron Kettle dinner ads follow.
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.