Toads, Tomatoes, and a Humble Homily from Grandpa
A narrator recalls teaching toads in a garden while contrasting toads usefulness with birds. Grandpa guides tomato hoeing as a toad hunt, riding a big toad named Pertinax, and the author reflects on preaching toads and the value of simple observation over public attention. The piece ends with a quip that the message matches St. Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis
Audubon Society
Johnnyboy
Toadie
Gramps
Old Toadie
Bennington Resident Gertie Vassak Leaves Town for Monroe Conn
A longtime Bennington resident known as Gertie Vee plans to move July 21 to live with a daughter in Monroe Connecticut. Mrs Gertrude Vassak has been busy packing, distributing belongings, and selling her trailer she has lived in, as she prepares for the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Banner
Bennington
Monroe
Conn
Gertrude Vassak
Gertie Vee
Una
My mountain of beauty in Bennington minds and memories
Philip Schuyler of Westport Connecticut writes about Mrs. Vassak of Bella Trailer Park on Route 9 near West Road in Bennington. He recalls their pen pal friendship sparked by Letters to the Editor in The Banner and shares memories of early 1900s Bennington and a poem about Mount Anthony.
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Gramps
Toadie
Bella
Route 9
West Road
Bennington
Mount Anthony
Anthony
Letter criticizes public defender Parker over rate hike stance
Malvine Cole denounces Attorney Fred Parker for backing a electric rate increase before the Public Service Board, calling it a mockery of the public defender role. She argues costs for Middle Income Consumer Council and Low Income Advocate should be publicly funded and questions Parker's appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Parker
Public Service Board
Parker
Consumer Council
Vermont
Endurance 50mile Bennington MC Run Sees Tie for First
Bennington Motorcycle Club held a timed 50 mile endurance event along a rugged route including the old Pownal to Stamford road. All 12 entrants finished with Dick Hagelberg and Ray Armstrong tied for first. A Burlington banner note reports a vehicle accident on Route 7 near Bottom Hill involving Ralph and Mrs Sherwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Motorcycle Club
Pownal
Stamford
Dick Hagelberg
Ray Armstrong
Unfairness doctrine sparks city blackout reflections
A civic column argues that President Carter’s fairness critique on abortion and economic privilege fails to comfort the poor after New York City loses power and looting breaks out. It predicts continued hardship and notes public anger toward elites while labeling looters as unfairly treated victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carter
Long Island
Hamptons
Abortion Club
New York City
Cure for Dutch elm disease explored by state researchers
Caroline V Allen recalls a 1977 UPI piece on Page 11 about Dutch elm disease cure research. She cites female NYS researchers in a state lab, possibly with Maine projects complementing New York efforts.
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UPI
New York State
Maine
New York
Caroline V. Allen
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Friendship, Maine
Toad
Pertinax
Philip Schuyler
S.compo Rd
Westport, Conn
Malvine Cole
Griffin Electric Co., Inc
Main ST
Benn
Noroxs
Reeve
E Postale
Paravion
Harry Dietle
Banner Office
Depot Street
Ralph E. Sherwin
Arlington
H.A. Hulett
Bottom Hill
North
Shaftsbury
James Tomasi
Lee Hart
Robin Hood
Ricky
Gary
Tucker
Elaine LaFlamme
Judy Tefft
Skunk
Manchester
Bear Mountain
West Rupert
Economists
Congress
Nixon
Ford
James A. Britton
Massachusetts
School Street
Carrigan Lane
Bennington Village
Donna Maroney
Stella Carton
Judith Harrington
Evelyn Hathaway
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Crown Point Course
John Wilkinson
Craig Galipeau
Dave Wilkinson
Dick Beauchamp
Cambridge, N.Y
Odalesque
Bennington’s Annual
Coats
H. Greenberg
Main St. Benn, Vt
Adams, Mass
Moosehead
Conover Pine
Laz-Boy
Howell
Mica
Elkay S.S
Sta. Hood
ELM Street
Bennington, Vermont
Armstrong
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