Greatest American films pick shocks voters in new poll
The American Film Institute surveyed 17,000 readers to name the greatest American movies. The list omits silents, Westerns, comedies, and many beloved stars, sparking debate over democracy in art and the enduring heft of titles like Citizen Kane and Yankee Doodle Dandy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Film Institute
Clark Gable
Fannie Hurst
Claudette Colbert
Stanley Kubrick
Cagney
John Wayne
Ringo Kid
Clementine
Henry Fonda
Victor Mature
Fonda
Duke
Monument Valley
Native American Thanksgiving Reflections at Plymouth Meeting
A withheld identity author reflects on Thanksgiving from a native perspective in Plymouth Mass. The piece frames the National Day of Mourning as a day for reflection, critiques broken treaties, honors Massasoit and Metacom, and urges truthful history, multitribal unity, and global awareness of indigenous rights and sovereignty.
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Plymouth
Mass
Boston
Mother Earth
Father Sun
Massasoit
Western Hemisphere
England
United States
United States of America
United Nations
Geneva
Squanto
Plymouth Massasoit
America
Lone Ranger
Metacom
Washington
Lincoln
Kennedy
Jefferson
Road sign warnings draw calls for reform
Martin H. Hirsch of East Arlington argues that road signs often exaggerate danger and numb drivers. He urges state or federal standards to ensure proper warnings and to cover signs indicating hazards that do not exist during nights and weekends near Woodford Mountain and the escape ramp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodford Mountain
Martin H. Hirsch
Arlington
Thanksgiving thanks from Friendly Town Committee
A letter to The Banner expresses gratitude for generosity toward New York City children hosted by the Fresh Air Fund last summer. It notes their blessings, memories sustaining them through winter, and thanks Mrs. Fred Stacy, Area Coordinator Shaftsbury, for the love and hospitality shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresh Air Fund
Friendly Town Committee
New York City
Bennington reminiscences and events in brief
The week’s look back highlights E L Nichols Stores 68th anniversary specials for Thanksgiving. Notables include Mrs Margaret Griswold’s praised first grade lesson, Red Cross three cent commemorative stamp at Bennington Post Office, and Mike Akoury eyeing next year’s 2 year olds at Saratoga. Historic notes cover Wood stock Inn plans, the death of Richard Van Santvoord at 69, and Miss Peggy Brunina crowned at Mt Anthony Union High School Prom.
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Bennington
New International Red Cross
Peggy Brunina
Mt. Anthony Union High School
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Courier
Gary Cooper
James Stewart
Bette Davis
Joan Crawford
Orson Welles
Carole Lombard
Cary Grant
Marx Brothers
Rosalind Russell
William Powell
Irene Dunne
Preston Sturges
Billy Wilder
Katherine Hepburn
Bogart
Marlon Brando
By Wanasheenah
Christian Science Publishing Society
Mrs
Fred Stacy
Shaftsbury
E.L. Nichols
Margaret Griswold
Mike’’ Akoury
North Bennington
Saratoga Raceway
Lillian Hellman
The
Bennington Players
Bennington College
Laurance Rockefeller
Stock Inn
Richard van Santvoord
Paul Bohne Jr
Harwood Hill
Russell Sage College
Troy, N.Y
Congress
U.S. Coast Guard
Spars
Spain
Generalissimo Franco
Samuel Butler
Grand Union
E.g. Mahar & Son, Inc. Funeral Home
Main
Order OF the Golden Rule
Nina Ricci
Paris
Main Street
Bennington, Vermont
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