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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1963
Page
6
The Bennington Library highlights wedding etiquette books by Good Housekeeping and other guides for brides and grooms. It also expands its catalog with new titles on history, fiction, memoirs, and a WWII OSS account. A library memorial gift, garden bouquet appeal, and school-age reading program aids accompany donations from local contributors.
An appeal from Marie and Robert Condon of the New Englander Motor Inn asks area residents to donate soap scraps for Algerian refugees. About 25 ounces are wasted daily at the inn. scraps are sent to the American Friends Service Committee in Philadelphia for shipment to Algeria.
The Friends of the Library summer meeting at the Bennington Free Library featured a cello ensemble performance of Bachi ana Brasileiros of Villa Lobos by nine cellos and Mary Baker with the soprano solo. Other works by Couperin Vittoria and Bach were heard. George Finckel led the program with several players from Bennington College and the National Symphony. A business meeting approved a second typewriter for the library and discussed a book truck folding tables binding loose copies of The Banner and refreshments for a summer book reading program. Community volunteers agreed to help with carrying library books to shut-ins and to reopen the browsing room in September.
AP reports German actress Elke Sommer finds West Coast freeways slow by her standards, noting 65 mph feels sluggish to her. She recalls driving 120 to 130 mph on Germany’s autobahn, says she enjoys fast cars, has no dents, and has learned five language traffic evasion. she began driving at 18 in Italy where her film career started.
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