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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1976
Page
5
A Maine family recollects Louise, a lifelong teacher who pioneered busing in Ward Town using a Model T coop. The piece traces Maine district school evolution from one room schools to consolidated systems, noting how funding and contracts framed early school transport.
Bennington letter writer laments omission of Bennington from a national magazine page titled How Cities are Celebrating and notes Stillwater Saratoga National Historical Park features. Shaftsbury resident CHEWN JOTIKASTHIRA praises public servants in Bennington for Sgt. Harley Graham’s June 20 memorial and credits local gratitude amid civic decline concerns.
Mrs Lewis Potter of Shaftsbury reports eight quart jars of chicken canned taken from her cellar by an alleged thief a few weeks ago. No injuries noted but two locals, Louis and Joseph Guetti, suffer minor injuries in a practice accident while chasing a ball, needing stitches. The Bennington Board of Water Commissioners warns picnickers to leave Sucker Pond grounds clean or face prosecution for littering after reports of refuse left by visitors. Advent ad copy mocks maidens shopping list with a joke about keeping husbands content and being good hosts.
A reflective column notes the optimism of wartime songs and laments today’s mood, citing Italy's vote, Marx and Mussolini comparisons, and the danger of not learning history. It ties in global tyranny, poverty levels, and a call for realism amid political traces and cultural nostalgia.
Desperate call for volunteers to aid the Bicentennial Committee and Program, Chamber of Commerce, BRAC, Southern Vermont College, Putnam Memorial Hospital and other groups. Underfunded groups seek kindly help to provide expected services.
United Counseling Service seeks a pool of 20 volunteer drivers with cars to transport children to physician visits. About two hours per week, one child at a time. Age 60 or older? Contact RSVP at 219 BenMont Ave or 442-8514, RSVP Coordinator Oakley T Frost Bennington.
Dr Solomon Garem praises Senator Robert Stafford for supporting the HEW appropriation including National Cancer Institute funds. The letter urges voters to reelect him in November, arguing that clinical advances will save more lives nationwide.
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