NoraHelmer’s Daring Exit Stirs Modern Drama Echoes
Nora Helmer’s awakening in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House and its 1973 film adaptation unfolds as she confronts Torvald’s control and a forged IOU. Nora’s decision to leave is a bold assertion of selfhood, revealing the enduring clash between personal freedom and societal expectations. The play’s denouement exposes the cost of integrity in a male dominated world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Helmer
Henrik Ibsen
Claire Bloom
Nora
Helmer
Lark
Torvald Helmer
Kristine
Torvald
Ibsen
Adonian Lodge to Honor Grand Master Cecil Brown
Members of Adonian Lodge 42 Free and Accepted Masons plan a reception for Worshipful Grand Master Cecil R. Brown of Vermont at the new Masonic Temple on Spruce Street Manchester Depot on September 15 at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adonian Lodge 42
Masons
Cecil R. Brown
State of
Vermont
New Masonic Temple
Spruce Street
Manchester Depot
Divorces Granted by County Court Judge in June Term
The Bennington County Court under Judge Robert W. Larrow granted 42 divorces in the June term. Filings list the plaintiff and residence, grounds as six months separation, and the date the divorce becomes absolute, including names such as Willie Scott from Thelma Scott in Bennington and Richard J. Lindsey from Phyllis H. Lindsey in Shaftsbury, with dates ranging through July to October 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Larrow
Bennington County Court
Willie Scott
Bennington
Thelma Scott
Richard J. Lindsey
Shaftsbury
Phyllis H. Lindsey
Carole A. Greene
Pownal
Gale V. Greene
Deanna B. Duncan
Donald W. Duncan Jr
Kathleen K. Grikstas
Edward J. Grikstas
Gail M. Hill
Douglas E. Hill Jr
Judith J. Fernandes
Agostinho Fernandes Jr
Bennington MT Anthony school lunch menu and notices
Weekly lunch offerings for MT Anthony Union High School list meals for Monday through Friday with varied entrees, sides, and milk. Several lines mention changes due to freight shortages and a series of 1973 six month separations notices from local residents, including names and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Frankfurt Wroll
Veal Parmesan
Plain Dirt Gardeners Hear Merck Camp Diary
The Plain Dirt Gardeners met on Sept 11 in the Sloane Room at the Bennington Museum. Arthur Robert and Mrs. Robert Coburn presented slides of blood root, bouncing bet, and wood anemone. New members Mrs. Kenneth Jesseman and Mrs. Robert Coburn joined. Federation reports noted spring Holland bulbs arriving soon. The Southern Vermont Conservation Society runs Merck Forest camp for ages 8-18 with first aid training. Miss Serena Dunham, 12, sponsored by the club, read her diary from the camp’s floods and hikes. The club hopes to send two youngsters next summer. A spring flower show is planned for May 1974 in Montpelier, with the 45th annual federation convention planned for Boston next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Jesseman
Robert Coburn
Stanley Pike
Federated Garden Clubs
Frederick Welling
Holland
Southern Vermont Conservation Society
Merck Forest
Rupert
Serena Dunham
Walter Dunham
Federation
Montpelier
New England
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Krogstad
Italy
U. Krogstad
Dr. Rank
Rank
Bennington Brief
Chamber of Commerce
Connecticut Valley
Veteran Motorcar Club of America
Bennington County
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Gilead
Cloudsoft
la & N
Drysdales
South ST
Patricia Wellspeak
David Wellspeak
Ruby Christine Spain
Manchester
Robert H. Spain
Warren W. Beattie
Ben
Dorset
Larry B. Slavin
Susan E. Barney
Nelson A. Barney Sr
Jane G. Hurlbut
Leonard E. Hurlbut
Edward H. Baldwin
Arlington
Sharon L. Baldwin
Janet L. A. Bourn
Robert S. Bourn
MT. Anthony Union High School
Wanda M. Cross
Edward J. Cross
Elizabeth A. Fisher
Edwin W. Fisher
Peggy C. Worthington
William D. Worthington
Diana G. Harrison
James G. Harrison
Shirley A. Wood
Stamford
Joseph C. Wood
Phyllis A. King
George R. King
Nancy J. Sulkowski
Allen A. Sulkowski
Mary R. Lewis
Herbert E. Lewis
Linda G. Maguire
Gregory J. Maguire
Sharon L. Stone
William M. Stone Jr
Gerald Weaver
Julia S. Weaver
Katherine §. Brown
William L. Brown
Henry F. Sobol
Windall
Marilyn E. Sobol
Jane E. Mayer
Henry M. Mayer
Cheryl S. MacJarrett
Gerald MacJarrett
Anita Norse
Ralph R. Norse
John R. Castiglione
June B. Castiglione
Patricia Browe
Harry S. Browe
Glen P. Wotring
Judy A. Wotring
North Bennington
Merck
Plain Dirt Gardeners
Bennington Banner
Main St
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times News Service
Christian Science Monitor
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
U.S
Boston
Hayloft
Happy Cook
Pelham
Wyeth
God Make
Our
Ayoite
Noel Bryan-Jones
Worthing
England
Cor
Hillside and
Silver Sts
Bennington, VI
West Road
Troy-Bennington Rd
Evans’ News
Evans’ News Inc
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