Fifty Years Ago March 19 1926 Flood News and Local Notes
A compilation from March 19 1926 highlights a severe eastern flood on Roaring Branch washing out roads and power lines, massive water use warnings in North Bennington, and milk shipping strains affecting Boston. It also recalls Southern Vermont College enrollment and program offerings, plus long-term historical notes and a flood record context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
United States
North Bennington
Basin Brook
New England
Boston
Vermont
Volunteers unite in Red Cross fund drive
In this bicentennial year the nation relies on an all volunteer defense and the Red Cross depends on volunteers. March fund drive seeks donations to support first aid classes, blood banks, hospital visits, ski patrols, and other volunteer services in Bennington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Putnam
Bennington County
Tiny wire hearing aid shocks salesman in joke from WSJ
An elderly man tells a salesman he found a cheaper aid than an electronic device. He returns with a thin wire from his coat to his ear and proclaims it cost only a few cents. He explains people speak louder when they see it.
Dual mandate harms energy agency enforcement plan
The Federal Energy Administration was created to promote energy independence and regulate pricing and allocations. Its conflict of duties mirrors the old AEC problem, leading to weak enforcement, staffing shortages, and repeated delays in Vermont cases, with calls to transfer regulatory powers to the Treasury Department to focus on self sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Energy Administration
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
FEA
Vermont
Senate Subcommittee On
Exxon
Senate
Treasury Department
Federal Department
The Conspiracy Against the Automobile
Excerpts from John P. Kushnerick address to automobile industry leaders in Detroit warn that anti-automobile regulation and consumer advocacy could devastate employment, tax revenue, and industrial capacity, risking an economic collapse if transportation stalls. He argues for vigilance to prevent a slide toward crisis and urges Americans to act to protect automotive progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Kushnerick
Automotive Industries
Detroit
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St. Joseph’s
Everett
Mt. Anthony
Southern Vermont College
Paul H. Hermann
Noel Olin
Brattleboro
Bennington
Sprague Electric Co
Holden Street
Benmont Avenue
Walloomsac
Ben Mont
Ben Mont Avenue
Sprague
Banner News Room
Wraptures Gift Wrap Inc
Los Angeles Area
Peter and
Mary Ann Schaad
West Road
Mt. Anthony Animal Hospital
Old Bennington
Traymore
Atlantic City
N.J
United States Supreme Court
League of Nations
United States’ Senate
Consolidated Public School
New London
Tex
By Gerald Raftery
Anates
Main ST
Bennington, VT
Ater Fishman
Wall Street Journal
Sen
Patrick J. Leahy
The
Washington Post
Washington
General Accounting Office
GAO
Philip S. Hughes
Gorman Smith
New York
America
OUR Carpet Center
Haynes & Kane
Bennington Road
U.S. 7
Vichals
Berkshire
Curvare
Agilon Sheer
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