Bennington Antique Auto Show Highlights Car Styling
The Bennington museum exhibit on antique autos draws praise for the Wasp and the era’s evolving styling from the 1920s to the early 1930s. The show traces construction shifts from wood and horsecar bodies to steel shells, aluminum use, and integrated chassis, while recalling features like running boards and bumpers. An estimated 299 cars will be on display at the airport on September 18 and 19. Next week’s note previews mechanical features and notable past oddities.
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Bennington Museum
Packard
Duesenberg
Lincoln
Pierce Arrow
Franklin
Marmon
Cadillac
Rolls Royce
Bennington
Bennington Banner Publication Details
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
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Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Vermont
Hackel faces tough challenge as Democrats split in Vermont race
Democratic losses in Bennington and Windham counties signal a tough path for Stella Hackel. She must broaden support beyond core Dems to counter Richard Snelling’s mature, savvy campaign while appealing to Republicans and independents. Vietnam UN membership debate adds international pressure as U.S. stance postpones vote until after November elections.
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Stella Hackel
Bennington
Windham
Hackel
Richard Snelling
Sen
Stafford
Rep
Jeffords
Bennington County
Manchester
Searsburg
Stella
Hacker
Snelling
Vietnam
United Nations
U.N
United States
Security Council
U.S
Editor Notes Pin Hope On Global Game Of UN Vietnam
An unsigned editorial laments Mt Anthony Booster Club collapse and critiques U.S. Viet Nam policy. It argues a UN membership for Vietnam could reduce stalemate, while urging renewed community support for high school athletics amid apathy and budget concerns.
Letter to the Editor Defends Green Bridge swimming area
Arlington resident defends the Green Bridge swimming hole and Jim Edgerton’s land donation, countering Arthur Harris Jr.’s Globe article. The writer cites crowd growth, events, and community impact, praises Catherine Corcoran’s educational work, and criticizes Gerry Morrissey as censorious while recounting local memories and land gifts.
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Arthur Harris Jr
Boston Sunday Globe
Green Bridge
West
Arlington
Coney Island
Jim Edgerton
Norman Rockwell
Green
Jim
Harris
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Gerry Morrissey
Mt. Anthony
Barth Vander Els
Joe Hall
Catherine Corcoran
Gerry
Catherine
Cleaning Up A Polluted Local Swimming Hole
A Sunday morning effort aims to remove bottles beer cans and mementos left by intoxicated visitors at a church area. The scene reveals a polluted site with youths challenging each other to dive from a sign posted near a roof job and loose shingles. Local residents discuss safety and community concerns as tensions rise with outsiders and unnamed troublemakers.
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Jim
Bridge roof policy stirs town over maintenance costs
A Vermont town debates forbidding diving from the roof for safety and budget reasons. Taxpayers fund maintenance and a recent $800 shingle update highlights the aging structure from 1852. While locals welcome newcomers, horse damage and land use tensions complicate sentiment on the Green.
Moonlight Skinny Dipping and Troubled Dance Hall
A narrative recalls a once lively community dance hall ruined by liquor and drugs, brawls and promiscuity driving people away and closing the hall. Arthur Harris imagines crossing Gene Pelham’s pasture for a moonlit skinny dip while neighbors object to unexpected picnickers on the land. Harris also asks to name a Vermont lake in the central or southern state besides Champlain.
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Arthur Harris
Gene Pelham
Gene
Harris
Champlain
Vermont
Mt Anthony board clashes over principal choice and reform
A Vermont school board member criticizes superintendent Catherine Harrington and the Mt Anthony leadership for shifting from traditional to liberal teaching philosophies. The letter claims Keir’s release, radical teachers, and political pressure influenced hiring, with support for Eugene Smith as the best candidate. Bennington voices concern over governance during a stormy period and defends Smith’s leadership.
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Mt. Anthony
Charles Keir
Scotia Glenville Board
Keir
Marion Taylor
Bob
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Harrington
Keir and Company
Chuck Keirs
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New Hampshire
West Arlington
Ken Liporto
Eugene Smith
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