Vermont’s first military hospital at Bennington debated
In a letter to The Banner a writer argues the Aug 16 1777 Bennington battle produced Vermont’s first military hospital in Stephen Fay’s yard with tents and a later building, staffed by Regulars and local Grey Ladies. He cites Burgoyne’s praise, 6000 townsfolk, and a long contested marker history on Monument Avenue.
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Main Street
Monument Ave
Bennington
Stark
Wilmington
Saratoga
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Fay
Stephen Fay
Monument Avenue
Historical Society
Johnny Burgoyne
England
Burgoyne
Ira Allen
Canada
Johnny
Elm Street
Madam X
Cornwallis
East Village
America
Catamount Tavern
Bennington Opens Yellow Barn Sanctuary Amid Town Efforts
The Yellow Barn nature sanctuary in Bennington opens after two months of planning with 50 locals visiting the museum despite poor weather. Fifteen county men join quarantine campaign squads in Brattleboro to combat gypsy moths. Food prices rise slightly. eggs cost 35 to 38 cents per dozen and butter 30 to 40 cents per pound. Three day week employment is posted at E Z Mills for a temporary period. Death ends the life of John Goodall Hutton, 67, at Elm Street after a heart attack. Migrant housing at Southern Vermont Orchards condemned as substandard, with legal action contemplated. Historical notes recount the Constitution signing, Washington’s farewell, the 1939 invasion of Poland, and George Wallace’s 1968 nomination.
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Yellow Barn
Bennington
John Goodall Hutton
Elm Street
West Main Street
Donald Shea
Vermont
Roderick Humphreys
Pownal
Humphreys
Marshall Thten
Essay on interest rates and policy insight from Washington
Washington discusses why high interest rates restrain inflation, the housing market impact, and the need to accept mild recessions to curb inflation. Arthur Burns, George Shultz, and public figures are profiled with critical humor about policy, tax, and spending debates.
Women and football critique national locker room shift
A columnist argues that women embracing football viewing mirrors broader American changes. He observes women outpacing men in game knowledge, fears for family life, and sketches a satire of TV football widowers and the rise of female fans, finishing with a poke at stag bars.
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Myra
B.J
Myrtle
Gladys
Fern
Lucy
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Abby Hemenway
Stephen Greene Press
Old Catamount
Bennington County
Brattleooro
United States Bureau of Plant
Norman Thomas
Philadelphia
George Washington
Russia
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Alabama
George Wallace
American Independent Party
Washington
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve
Treasury
George Shultz
Tokyo
Melvin Laird
Shultz
Nixon
George
Archibald Cox
United Nations
United States
Warren Austin
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
John J. Sirica
White House
Ralph Waldo Emerson
THE
Shea Agency
Insurance Center
Main ST
Gloria Steinem
Howard Cosell
Joe Namath
Weeb Ewbank
Washington Redskins
Minnesota
Redskins
Hakulak
Harroway
Charlie Harroway
Larry Brown
Howard
Frank
Dandy
Don
Knute Rockne
Bennington, VT
Nichols
Shortie
Internatonal Playtex Corporat
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