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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1975
Page
3
A nostalgic guide to picnics blending history and practical tips. It covers origins from France and England, urges preparation with baskets, plates, and trash bags, and shares favorite dishes like picnic chicken and dressed hardboiled eggs, plus a few cold soups and kid-friendly snacks.
A Bennington Free Library display lists new fiction by Joyce Dwyer Graves Hill and gift titles across varied subjects. It includes thrillers like Cobalt 60 and Looking for Mister Goodbar as well as gardening guides, cookbooks, and history titles from prominent authors and publishers.
A student meal schedule lists Monday through Friday options across several weeks with meals like spaghetti and meat sauce and haddock buns, plus beverages and desserts. A note warns that all menus may change due to freight shortages and some days indicate no school.
Librarian Meris Eggert notes Vermont Library Association events at Green Mountain College honoring authors and Bicentennial figures. She reflects on 1876 milestones like the American Library Association, Library Journal, Dewey Decimal System, and Andrew Carnegie libraries, then ponders how books shape national history and the future of American independence.
Edmund P. Lawlor trustee of the Vermont Veterans Home and four members of American Legion Post 37 Brattleboro presented John E. Ahearn adjutant of the home with a 400 donation. The money funds a closed TV circuit camera for the new 73 bed nursing home care unit under construction. Attending were Bill Johnson Daniel Settanni Matthew Boucher Anthony Russo and others.
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