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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1968
Page
3
A whimsical collection of playful axioms and quips about daily life. It mixes paradoxes on trash versus groceries, bedtime routines, and household chores with humorous misstatements of math and common proverbs. The piece reads as light social humor captured in a dated voice.
UPI reports Rep Robert Stafford VT announced a $57,600 Office of Economic Opportunity grant to the Southeast Vermont Community Action Council. Over $40,000 is new funds with $17,000 from reprogrammed sources. Local contributions of $13,000 will supplement. Funds support Windham Windsor counties.
Extension clubs plan a year of homemaking topics from July 1968 to June 1969. Programs cover foods planning meals for company and working mothers, buying in the supermarket, color selection for clothing and home, and a six district course Credit in a Modern World. Other events include a Simplicity Company pattern program at Stratton Mountain and consumer days across Bennington and Windham counties. Health cost trends and insurance coverage are reviewed with emphasis on hospital costs, policy adequacy, and coverage for surgery X rays lab tests and long term illnesses.
Former Bennington resident Ada Merrill reflects on 1890s town photos in The Banner April 27, linking landmarks on Main and Silver Streets, the library, Ritchie block, and several homes. She recalls the grand old buildings, the town clock, the Opera House, and memories from school days to early colonial sites. An additional note mentions Berry Mountain azalea displays near Berry Pond peak in early June, tied to Civilian Conservation Corps history.
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