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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1964
Page
3
In Searsburg a red squirrel defeats a blue jay in a dramatic feeder clash. After a brief fight the birds disperse, but later the narrator finds a dead blue jay by the squirrel’s home, with blood near a hole lined with blue feathers and red fur, indicating the squirrel’s victory and ongoing meal.
A Lake Worth gathering on March 1 marked Bennington Day with about 87 attendees traveling from Miami Lantana Pompano Hollywood Palm Beach West Palm Beach Fort Lauderdale Riviera Beach Delray Beach Jupiter and Fort Myers. Hosts Clifton S Phillips and local couples organized a social, dinner, and floral reception at Green Acres Mobile Estates Carling House provided by Fred Bryant and others.
Frank Stemp, Mr. and Mrs. George Storey, Mrs. Helena Stow, Mrs. Arthur Thayer, Miss Helen Thomas, Miss Elizabeth Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Walfrid Wahlquist, Walfrid Wahlquist Jr. and Mrs. Harry Wilson, Mrs. Phillips report that the weather has warmed up at last and everyone is happier.
Monday chicken with gravy and mashed potatoes, yellow string beans, cranberry sauce and rolls with ice cream and milk. Tuesday American goulash with buttered spinach and bread and chocolate pudding and milk. Wednesday chicken noodle soup with crackers celery carrot sticks peanut butter and jelly sandwich fruited Jello and milk. Thursday baked beans whole wheat muffins cabbage carrot salad sliced pineapple and milk. Friday tuna salad in bun French style beans cheese sliced banana cream pudding and milk.
A new 4-H club named Friendship And Doers was organized Monday at the Betts residence 206 West Main Bennington with seven members. Officers include Jimmy Torrisi president Teddy Betts vice president Guy Dunham secretary Kevin Murray recreation leader Martin Betts treasurer Billy Harrington news reporter and Fred Torrisi junior leader.
A Burgess family celebration in Montpelier marks 10th birthdays for Bill Sr and Billy Jr and a shared Feb 29 birth year quirk. Seventeen magazine announces a 1964 contest with $2,000 in cash prizes for teens 13 to 19, including 13 story and 3 art prizes. Other items note a Watervillet Arsenal Armed Forces Day parade, baton twirling wins in East Arlington, a Sturbridge gardening workshop, and local TV program anniversary plans.
Miami teens listen to a calypso record at various speeds and hear obscene words only in their minds. Judge Sheppard and FCC officials found the lyrics unintelligible without cleaned text, while psychologists call it self induced auditory illusion affecting adolescents.
A column recounts how a car and model were staged atop a sheer rock via twin rotor helicopters and careful assembly. It notes 7000 foot altitude, crosswinds, and a 16 member crew over five days, with the model's tan as a side effect. A humorous critique follows about modern feats vs everyday annoyances.
March 18 and 19 there will be a Home Demonstration session at North Bennington Library Hall and Manchester Depot Legion Auxiliary Rooms from 1 to 3 pm. Leaders from 4 H home dem church and other groups may attend. The program covers window treatment trends choosing treatments for problem windows and a film Color in the Home. The second topic explains why whites gray or yellow and how to prevent it including overloading loads low temperature water improper sorting and too much suds.
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