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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1966
Page
3
A humorous mother questions modern life and gadgets while venting about domestic chaos and the endless home chores. She jokes about rain on washing, kids raiding gutters, overstuffed catalogs, and the chase for time saved. The piece plays on family quirks, weather, and everyday annoyances with a light tone.
Mrs Charmion Rodies of Arlington, designer of Things from Red Mountain, hosts Santa’s elves who are at work on 10 000 beanbag Stocking Stuffers for Creative Playthings of Princeton New Jersey. The toys are listed in Creative Playthings catalog. The elves work at night beside a mountain stream with sewing machines whirring.
Vermont extension nutritionist Anna Wilson explains U.S. Grade A and B pota toes dominate, based on color size shape maturity and defects with no nutritional difference. She notes dry matter affects cooking results and highlights Green Mountain Kennebec Irish Cobbler Katahdin as leading varieties and their uses.
Travelers bring back idea rich samples from abroad shaping home life. Nylons from Munich rival 1.35 dollar stock in price and durability. Danish English room sign offers free wake calls and breakfast timing. Swedish cheesecake from curdled milk wins praise. French canned wine Beaujolais sells for 77 cents in U S. Maryland mall hosts self service post office. A hotel chain launches Lady H program aiding women travelers with dedicated rooms and a Lady’s Desk.
Kay Strassburg of the University of Vermont Extension offers advice on durable press washing. Cool down wash and dry temperatures, gradual water cooling, cold rinse, and slow spin minimize wrinkles. Use fabric softener, auto wash wear cycles, and remove garments promptly to prevent setting stains.
Senator Thruston B. Morton, chairman of the Senate GOP Campaign Committee, told the Senate that the Johnson administration faces poll trouble abroad and at home. He said plans for a new world opinion survey were canceled after a slide in respect for U.S. foreign policy and growing open hostility observed in 1965.
A long list of school lunch offerings for the week is given, detailing daily meals across multiple days and menus. Items include soups, sandwiches, meats, vegetables, fruits, desserts, and milk, with a note that milk is served with all meals. Spaces separate days and meals, with repeated mentions of Monday through Friday menus and variations.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Interior report brighter weekend shopping notes with rising beef and pork supplies. Roast beef and steak cuts and pork chops remain economical. Eggs, broiler-fryers, and turkeys offer good buys as carrots onions peppers and tomatoes are plentiful. apples grapes pears bananas and canned tuna accompany the selections.
The Vermont extension program led by Marion Harris and Ruth Hertzberg will hold The Food Market and You at the National Guard Armory in Bennington. A panel of experts will explain why canned foods aren t filled to the top and why prices vary, with talks on meat regulations and pre packed meats, followed by audience questions, exhibits, and a meal program.
Kay Strassburg of the University of Vermont Extension advises gourds be as hard and dry as possible. Let them harden on the vine and use the fingernail test to pick the hardest. No shelling needed. buff the gourds to shine.
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