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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1965

Page

3

Miss Silver Towers contestant dances in talent division

Miss Diane Whitney of Bennington placed third in the Miss Silver Towers beauty contest sponsored by the Vermont State Elks last weekend. Pictured in the Valley News she danced in the talent division in a silver sequined costume amid ringing cheers and applause. Whitney, a Bennington High School senior, was sponsored by the Bennington Lodge of Elks. There were six contestants in the event.

Diane Whitney Bennington Vermont State Elks The Valley News Lebanon N. H Whitney Bennington Lodge of Elks U.S.A Cbs-Tv Vermont Andrea Kenyon North Bennington Miss Kenyon WTEN New York Daily News New York New York City Rene DuCharme Betty Matuska Connecticut

Twenty Acres More or Less: Our First Deer Season

Carlo Wolter recounts a Vermont hunting season starting with friends visiting and a dog named Lady. He and Charles hunt on 20 acres lacking gear, narrate clumsy misfires and near misses, and share a tall tale about a buck and a neighbor with a secret venison recipe. The piece blends family pets, local characters, and rustic frontier humor.

Lady Butcher Boy Butch Skate Pinky Pete Vermont Charles Green Mountain Fifth Avenue Hiram

Weekly School Lunch Menu With Varied Dishes

The schedule lists meals for Monday through Friday with no school on Monday. Tuesday features vegetable soup and tuna sandwiches with cube cheese and coleslaw, plus cherry cobbler and milk. Wednesday offers roast beef with rice, spinach, bread and butter, plums, and milk. Thursday serves tomato juice, chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, bread and butter, gingerbread with sauce, and milk. Friday ends with a rice and cheese casserole, asparagus, bread and butter, grapefruit sections, and milk.

Wassick's Woman's World Whammies 1965 awards spoof

A lighthearted spoof of the Wassick's Woman's World Whammies awards lists quirky categories and humorous winners. It parodies 1960s domestic life topics from Substantial Contribution Toward Slapstick Comedy to a NAUGHTY Award for reckless driving, urging readers to consider safety during a holiday weekend.

Main Street Hilton Wassick Maine Clay Liston New York

Home Demonstration Notes Freezing Foods and Coming Events

Home Demonstration Agent MARION S HARRIS reports training for freezing foods was well attended by homemaker clubs in Manchester and North Bennington. Nineteen groups will study the program reaching about 350 people, with a free leaflet available from Bennington County Extension Service. Upcoming events include Homemakers Camp Reunion June 1 at Camp Ondawa, Aug 5–8 weekend camp, officers meeting June 7 at North Bennington Library Hall, and Day Camp craft instruction June 14 at 4 H Camp Ondawa.

Manchester Bennington County North Bennington Main St Homemakers Clubs Homemakers Camp Ondawa

VFW Auxiliary Names Conductor and May Events

Eleanor Smith was omitted from the 1965 officers list and will serve as conductress. Dates to note include May 30 at 9:30 a.m. services at Second Congregational Church, a Memorial Day parade in Hinsdaleville with refreshments afterward, and a June convention in Brattleboro with a 25 cent registration. Special project enrollees will work on Poly Plast crafts and related demonstrations. bring lunch. Also included are freezer wrap tips and food storage guidance, ending with a drowning incident in LA Canada California where twins Christopher and Courtland Jones, 2, died in a neighbor's unfinished pool.

Eleanor Smith Second Congregational Church Hinsdillville Cemetery Pleasant Street VFW K of C Department Brattleboro

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