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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1966
Page
3
A humorous column notes that women's feet have grown over the last decade due to longer measured feet and wider shapes from weight gain, with projections of future growth in adolescence. It jokes about shoes, sizing, fashion, and a playful reflection on motherhood and family life.
The Bennington Banner lists its newsroom and advertising contact numbers and notes publication details. It provides postal address 425 Main St Bennington Vermont 15201 and subscription rates for local and nationwide delivery.
Citizenship was the theme of the State Homemakers Extension Council Meeting held last week with twelve Bennington County women representing departments of the Bennington County Homemakers Extension Council. The event at the UVM Campus June 21-22 featured new president Ruth Clough of Dorset as voting delegate, plus hostesses Betty Kamber and Walthrude Pierce. Local officials and club members attended, and county director Betsy Finney and safety chair Betty Jones were present. The article notes multiple attendees and roles. It also discusses fat content in beef, trimming, and cooking to reduce fat, highlighting consumer concerns. A fall program is planned to address market problems and consumer issues with public access.
Boston and New England will run 4 to 6 degrees below normal for the five days Saturday through Wednesday with cooler conditions shifting in from the east by Sunday. Normal highs listed for major cities include Boston 78 and Worcester 68 while other centers range from 58 to 69 in Maine and New Hampshire. Earth is bombarded by about 7.5 billion microscopic meteoroids daily, with only about 90 meteorites weighing up to 10 pounds reaching the surface each year according to National Geographic.
A fragmented page blends verse by Mary Wellington recalling a June visit down a crooked lane with a Vermont reminiscence. It then shifts to local news about former Homemaker of Tomorrow winner Barbara Ann Hickok Huether and where she is now, plus society edits, business shifts, and a Springfield baccalaureate speech urging graduates to apply education creatively in life.
A Burlington mother shares a cost effective large family meal plan built from a basic skillet supper recipe. She doubles the dish using three pounds of ground beef, substitutes celery for green pepper, adjusts onions, and prepares two casseroles with rice and egg noodles. Served with lettuce salad and homemade bread.
Miss Martha Anne Whitcomb of Portsmouth and Richard Hurd Montague of Brattleboro wed June 18 in Derby United Church. The ceremony featured Rev. Hugh Hall. reception followed. The couple will live in Portsmouth after July 1 as the bride works at Portsmouth Naval Hospital and the groom pursues graduate study at William and Mary.
Neil Houghton Corliss and Miss Elizabeth Anne Gomo wed June 19 at the First Methodist Church Springfield in a double ring ceremony performed by Rev Rowland S Conklin. The couple plans a late summer residence in Burlington and a cross country camping trip after a short ocean resort stay.
Miss Pauline Frances Dimick daughter of Everett and Mrs Dimick of 2 Deacon Place Brattleboro became the bride June 18 to Arlan Lawrence Moran son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Moran of East Montpelier The double ring ceremony was at St Michael ion Roman Catholic Church Rev Francis X McCarron performed the ceremony and the bride was escorted by her father The bride wore a white peau de soie gown with Empire bodice elbow sleeves and a train The wedding party included sister maid of honor Miss Patricia Anne Dimick and bridesmaids Miss Ervene Danielson Candace Ryan Laura Dimick and Miss Sarah Reid with attendants in blue green linen gowns The reception was at the Experiment in International Living in Putney They will live at 33 in Loomis St Burlington after a wedding trip to Maine The bride attended Marian High School University of Vermont and Richmond High School She teaches English at Richmond High School The groom a Marian High School and Champlain College graduate works as bookkeeper and credit manager at Carmore Paint Store Burlington and serves as a sergeant in Vermont National Guard
Engaging report from Altavista Virginia cites a Lane Co furniture survey showing more than 800,000 teenage girls will become engaged in 1966 and the median engagement age is under 17 years.
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