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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1967
Page
3
A humorous column riffs on everyday curses of home life. It lampoons shopping chaos, fashion misfires, and the endless to do list as the author notes recurring, relatable misfortunes. The tone is light and observant, highlighting common household absurdities.
E Victor Tolentino once based in Bennington, now of North Plainfield New Jersey, is commissioned to paint an oil portrait of pianist composer Edward Mac Dowell. 85 year old Tolentino teaches art at the Greater Plainfield Senior Citizens' Center. Mrs Fay Barnaby Kent of Berkeley Heights, pupil of Mac Dowell and Mac Dowell Colony director, asks Tolentino to undertake the work noted in a Plainfield Courier News clipping. The Mac Dowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, hosted Bernstein Copland Wilder and Raynard. Berkshire Music Festival broadcasts from Tanglewood are carried live by WAMC FM through Aug 20. Jeremy Slate, actor, connected to Pownal Bennington area in earlier years, is mentioned in Homemaking Notes.
Marion Harris reports on the 20th Annual State Extension Homemakers Council meeting in Vermont. Highlights include Dr. Carl S Winters on parents and youth, Dorothy Emerson on creative living, and panel discussions on family values and education. The event celebrated 50 years of extension work with a Golden Anniversary program.
In Burlington researchers explain solid-state controls use semiconductors and lack moving parts for higher speed smaller size and reliability. The article notes speed control in laundry devices sensor shutoffs in dryers and new uses in lamps battery chargers and clocks. It also mentions nursing program at Putnam Memorial Hospital and lists students from Bennington Shaftsbury and surrounding areas.
A House subcommittee led by Chairman Benjamin Rosenthal presses to release federal data gathered from product testing and statistics. The panel says the government, as a vast collector of facts, sits on information that could help U.S. taxpayers understand the marketplace.
UPI reports a marriage gap for 19 and 20 year old women, with 3.6 million girls and 2.8 million men in the key ages. Bureau notes postwar baby boom skews toward marriage, risking about 800,000 weddings stalled. options include dating older men, marrying peers, delaying marriage, or remaining single. Florida tops where men are plentiful. Hawaii and Nevada have fewer men.
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