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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1976
Page
5
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls marble games from youth, from peewees and aggies to bunny in the hole. The author laments changes in stores and culture, notes teacher reactions to scattered marbles, and ends with the idea of a bag grandpa would envy, kept by grandson Bill.
A humorous UPI column riffs on the chicken or egg debate, tracing the origin to ancient cave dwellers and a fictional grice. The piece blends National Geographic facts with playful names like Harlan and Lobelia and ends by joking which came first the reptile or the egg.
The essay argues that Abigail and John Adams set a model for intimate letter writing, now endangered by slow mail and the rise of the telephone. It praises a new Bicentennial edition restoring Abigail’s spelling and details how postal delays and modern communication shift erode personal letters for future historians.
Estimates from the Publicity Service of the Department of Conservation and Development place Vermont visits at 1,250,000 annually with about a third touring the state. The Carroll Cut Rate Perfume store opens at 432 Main St Bennington with Ben Dubin as manager. Notable locals include elderly North Bennington twins Mrs Claude Baker and Mrs Aurilla Mattison reaching 81 years of life. A Tri-State Music Festival feature showcases 300 young voices under Paul Boepple. A $5 million highway bond issue debuts to close gravel gaps. The Janet Kinsley baton school demonstrates twirling arts at K of C Hall. Gloria Jean Hollister wins a statewide scholarship alternate. Peter Kapetan offers a painting of Rev Spinelli to Knights of Columbus Council 307. Mrs Herbert Craig from Stamford sets ham radio marks and follows Viet Nam messages nightly. Historic notes recall 1878 postal ads, 1919 early air travel, 1933 Nellie Tayloe Ross Mint director, 1940 I Am An American Day, 1945 Mussolini execution, 1952 postwar treaty, 1968 peace talks start.
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