New England Economy Fails to Reach Potential in 1962
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston reports 1962 saw high activity but incomplete utilization of resources in New England. Unemployment ranged 5.0 to 5.7 percent through November, with nonfarm payrolls up 2.6 percent for the year. Factory hours were flat, while capital outlays may rise about 10 percent. Department store sales set a new record, ski resort guest nights rose 13 percent, and tourist attendance grew 7 percent.
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Boston
New England
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Federal Bank
Jumbo Elephant Inspires Circus Film at Bennington Harte
A film titled Jumbo opens tonight at the Harte Theater Bennington portraying a small circus clinging to its star attraction an elephant named Jumbo The story mirrors the real Jumbo the elephant acquired by P T Barnum from London Zoo and his three year reign 1883 to 1885 before a fatal train accident The movie runs through Tuesday night.
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Harte Theater
Bennington
P. T. Barnum
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Jumbo
London Zoo
The
Harte
Saw milling pays with two dollar bills in West Virginia
West Virginia mill operators paid their employers and suppliers in two dollar bills for a month to emphasize the economic importance of the sawmilling industry.
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Charleston
W. Va
Upi
West Virginia
Lilac branches rescue drooping periwinkle plant
Mrs. George W. Scrivens of 3 Bradford Place found her drooping periwinkle revived by lilac branches. In January she used severed lilac shoots as props around the pot, then the branches sprouted small lilac leaves, revealing the plant’s resilience. Mrs. Scrivens has lived in Bennington since 1920.
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George W. Scrivens
Buckler
Bradford Place
Charles Vineyards
Natalie Levin
Bennington
Robin
Boca Raton
Fla
Natalie
Reuben Levin
Maine
Hoosick Falls
Winegard
Nancy Shoe Co
Bob
George
Mildred) Bush
Florida
Reuben
St Lawrence Seaway Revenues Rise by 500000
Washington AP reports St Lawrence Seaway revenue mainly from shipping tolls is forecast to reach 4.9 million for the year starting July 1, up 500000 from the prior year. Estimated expenses total 1.604 million, leaving net operating revenue about 3.296 million.
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Washington
St. Lawrence Seaway
Weather chat and village drives feature in Bennington page
Local readers recall 1904 winter extremes and Blizzard of 88 as Lester Nichols backs up memories with old letters. The Bennington column notes SOS Children’s Villages spread, a New Yorker piece, and updates on Jackson & Perkins catalog plants, Green Sabres Day plans, and regional flower show and Mrs America contests with dates and prize details.
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Lester H. Nichols
Brown University
Providence
R. I
Hoosick
Gardner
Mass
Worcester
Nichols
James G. Dodge
Bennington
St. Francis de Sales
Morrisville
Western Hemisphere
The
New Yorker
Hermann Gmeiner
Federation
Austria
Belgium
France
Italy
Gmeiner
SOS
Inst
Europe
Green Sabres
Schuylerville
N.Y
Angelo Gentile
Bennington airport runway plan eyed for 4000 feet
Ken neth R. Clayton chair of the Bennington Airport Commission urged town leaders to extend the main runway to 4000 feet with FAA plans. The project would cost about 180000, with 90000 from federal funds and 45000 plus 5000 local matches, funded by a 10 year bond starting 1964.
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Bennington
Kenneth R. Clayton
Union St
Clayton
FAA
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Burt Bros
tixeaCis
Economy Auto Stores Inc
Main Street
Shell
Johnson
DEPOT
By Agnes Rockwood
SOS Children’s Village
P.O. Box
Vermont
Jackson & Perkins
Flower Show
P. O
Springfield
Connecticut Valley Horticultural Society
West Springfield
United States
Bermuda
Miami Beach
Charles
Mary Jane
Pownal Center
Madison Ave
New York
Dade County
Vermont Bank & Trust
Vermont Bank
1.C
Misses Wool
Drysdale’s
Atkins Jewelers Club
Syracuse
China
Jewelers and Silversmiths
Main St. Bennington, Vt
Empire Cleaners
Gage ST
DIAL
Jerkshires
Eagle St
North Adams, Mass
Frostmann, Peerless
Worumbo Fabrics
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