Random Thoughts on Gardening, Weather, and Daily Life
A stream of personal reflections covers a wide range of topics from traffic lights at Main and Valentine to gardening, neighbors, and pets. The writer notes rain, school start looming in 59 days, and fondly describes Deer Park, Dust Bowl Alley athletic fields, and Nibbles the dog about to turn a year old. The piece weaves humor about clothing, laundry, allergy woes, and daily routines with candid asides about readers of Woman's World and household chores.
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Main
Valentine
Deer Park
Union High School
Woman’s World
Lake Paran
Ambitious plans for a Vermon t Consumers Day program
Marion Harris and Ruth Herzberg discuss a Consumer's Day program at Bennington Armory planned for Oct 18 to reach working families, extension homemakers, market managers, and new homemakers. Topics include meat buying, packaging, prices, and educational exhibits on foods dairy apples potatoes and pesticides. Speakers aimed by Aug 1 with emphasis on food market issues and consumer guidance.
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Ruth Hertzberg
Windham County Home Economics
Bennington Armory
Vermont
First American dance group formed to unite field
The Association of American Dance Companies, a non profit group, formed after a two day National Dance Conference in New York City. A 35 member board spans the continent and dance sectors with Martha Hill among officers. The National Endowment for the Arts funded the event with 5000 dollars, and membership covers professional ballet and modern dance companies, soloists, and civic and ethnic groups.
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America
Association of American Dance Companies
New York City
United States
Canada
National Dance Conference
National Endowment For the Arts
North American Ballet Association
American Guild of Musical Artists
National Regional Ballet Association
West 57Th St
New York
N.Y
Martha Hill
Bennington College
Juilliard School of Music
Merce Cunningham
Jean Erdman
Theater of Dance
Erick Hawkins
Erick Hawkins & Co
Sophie Maslow
Donald McKayle
You Can't Always Blame the Dry Cleaner
Burlington expert Kay Strassburg of the University of Vermont says customers often fail to inform dry cleaners about fabric type and stains. The responsibility lies with the customer to provide fiber details and point out spots needing special treatment.
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Burlington
Kay Strassburg
University of Vermont
Medicare Records And Deductible Provisions Explained
Burlington report explains that under Medicare starting July 1, individuals must keep detailed medical expense records and only costs for illness or disability count toward the $50 annual deductible. Many common items such as routine checkups drugs dental work and cosmetic procedures are excluded from the deductible.
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Burlington
Faith Prior
University of Vermont Extension
U.S
Prior
Science and the Sweet Potato Discovery
Burlington reports a new enzyme alpha amylase found in sweet potatoes. This enzyme converts starch into sugar and remains highly active at higher temperatures, unlike most starch converting enzymes.
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Burlington
Upton Sinclair to Nader Echoes in Automotive Debate
A 1960s-tinged roundup links Ralph Nader’s safety crusade to auto industry changes. It notes GM Ford and Chrysler production cuts, Corvair sales decline from 19,764 to 7,903 in April, and safety recalls shaping public discourse and policy calls for uniform federal standards. It also touches on industry jokes about ugliness and safety, plus a note on consumer response and enforcement.
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Burlington
Upton Sinclair
Ralph Nader
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Chevrolet
Nader
Business Week
Senate Commerce Committee
Checkerboard Look Becomes Fall Fashion Twist
New York fashion week showcases a strong checkerboard influence across fall collections. Designers like Marie McCarthy display geometric tile patterns in tube dresses with minimal structure while Nat Kaplan emphasizes bold plaids and pants suits in red green and yellow. The National Press Week shows run through next week ahead of store appearances, with the couture scene signaling a vibrant shift from neutrals to graphic checks and plaids.
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New York
UPI
Larry Aldrich
Marie McCarthy
New York Couture Business Council, Inc
New York Couture
Nat Kaplan
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Harris County Extension
By Agnes Rockwood
Chaffee Art Gallery
Rutland
Rutland Area Art Association
Pleasure Island
Wakefield
Mass
Roberta Torpey
Florence
Torpey
Massachusetts
Miss Torpey
Asbury Park
N.J
Northampton High School
Williams College
Washington Cathedral
Francis B. Sayre Jr
Thailand
Viet Nam
Dean Sayre
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Williams
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
Construction Craftsman
John R. Wiggins
Brooklin
Maine
Wiggins
Arlington Cemetery
Danby
Marchen Skinner
Potato Chip Institute International
Madison Ave
Sheraton - Boston
Boston
Nichals
Daisy
Dutt Furniture Incorp
Elm Street
Bennington
Medicare
Rockford, Ill
Rockford College
Milan J. Divina
Ann Arbor
Mich
Katherine Ley
University of Michigan Physical Education Department
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Noveck - Shultz
Bennington, Vermont
Jeanie
Drysdale’s
Armory
Getten Zee Uppen
Munich
Mets
Fe Candle Mill
East
Arlington
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