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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Voters in the Mt Anthony Union School District chose change in yesterday's at large election of 11 directors. The paper applauds the decisive result and urges a new board to govern with compromise and responsibility to all residents, while saluting the prior board's effort and workload.
The Rutland Herald recalls Charles Fienberg who died at 81 in Bennington. He and lawyer Francis E. Morrissey formed a corporation named Ike and Mike to attract new manufacturing jobs to Bennington, aiding the town's early industrial development and economic improvement.
Charles Fienberg discusses early Vermont business leadership and the precursors to state driven industrial policy. He notes preexisting local efforts in Bennington Rutland and Burlington that paved the way for later programs like the Vermont Industrial Development Authority. Ike and Mike are highlighted as pioneers in attracting new manufacturing to the state.
Each era leaves traces in daily life as modern tech replaces old habits The piece recalls wooden ice chests and ice houses replaced by electric refrigeration We remember the labor of keeping ice fresh and the era of ice tongs as relics in antique shops Then it mentions Amberol Records offering songs and music in a new format.
A historical overview traces Edison phonographs and Amberol records offering longer play times, compatibility with standard Edison machines, and contrasts with Victrola disc systems. It notes early recording methods hill and dale versus lateral, the shift from cylinders to discs, stereo advances, and reflections on piano popularity and wood stove nostalgia.
Illinois consumer advocate Celia Maloney tested 42 Chicago post offices by weighing parcels and letters and found that postage was correct less than a third of the time. The study estimated about 20 million dollars a year overcharged in Chicago and possibly 500 million nationwide, due to incorrect scales and measurement errors.
Informational meeting Energy Forum 76 set for November 6 at Randolph Union High School will offer 20 workshops on energy conserving and generating projects for schools homes and communities. Co sponsors include Vermont Tomorrow Vermont Energy Office and Vermont League of Cities and Towns.
In retrospection the Carter Ford race shows how post nomination courting of labor and machine influence may backfire. Television dominated due to campaign finance limits, with both campaigns chasing three markets daily. Debates returned in this cycle, yet public judgment hinges on overall records over TV image, as voters freely choose their government.
A reader praises a Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Bennington County Choral Society concert. He notes a new conductor inspired performances by both groups and hopes for a repeat engagement, calling Bennington a great place to live. The letter is signed by Robert C. Wagner from Overlea Road, North Bennington.
A disappointed mother recalls helping her daughter and friend win first prize in a Main Street Halloween window painting contest. She visited the scene after judging to photograph the display but found it washed off and asks for someone who photographed the left window to lend her the negative, 122 Putnam St.
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