Old cidah lore and the enduring apple beverage tale
A National Geographic overview traces cider from colonial times to today, noting sweet and hard varieties, barrel and bottle traditions, and the origin of applejack. It highlights Laird & Co. as early producers, Washington's cautious stance, and farmers pressing Northern Spies and other apples, with vivid reminiscences of New England cellar cider rituals.
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Washington, D.C
United States
National Geographic Society
Apple Country
Laird & Co
Scobeyville
New Jersey
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Samuel E. Laird
Washington
Rober B. Thomas
Farmer’s Almanack
Thomas
Hampshire
New England
Fred Copeland
Arlington Garden Club Hosts Merck Forest Talk
The Arlington Garden Club met at Mrs. Thomas Weakley home with guest Hugh Putnam Jr from the Merck Forest Foundation Rupert. He described the private yet public forest of 2600 acres offering trails picnic sites ponds and meadows. Associate Charles Stuart presented slides on wildflowers found along the trails. Members plan a Rupert hike next Tuesday meeting at St James Church at 1 30 p m.
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Arlington
Arlington Garden Club
Thomas Weakley
Hugh Putnam Jr
Merck Forest Foundation
Rupert
Putnam
Merck Forest
Charles Stuart
St. James Church
Poems of Frost Draw Vietnamese Girl to Vermont
A South Vietnamese student Madeleine Phu Dung arrives at Middlebury College attracted by Frost’s poetry. Born in Saigon to Chinese parents, she reads multilingual works, will major in French, study Spanish and US history, and continues education after Arlington Memorial High School graduation by Fred Squires at New Hampshire Vocational School.
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Middlebury
Madeleine Phu Dung
Robert Frost
Middlebury College
Miss Phu
Saigon
United States
Vietnamese- American Association
U.S. Information Service
Arlington Memorial High School Continuing School
Fred Squires
Pierce Squires
Red Mountain Road
New Hampshire Vocational and Technical School
Berlin
Piggish Thieves Take 164 Piglets at Iowa Farm
Report from LITTLE CEDAR IOWA describes pig thieves driving off 164 piglets weighing 30 pounds each from farmer Charles Petefish. The incident shows the audacity of theft on a rural operation. In Vietnam related notes, a student named Phu pursued language studies at Middlebury, arriving April 12 after leaving Vietnam last March, participating in Summer Language Schools and planning French courses.
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Little Cedar
Iowa
UPI
Charles Petefish
John Kerr
Middlebury
Miss Phu
Vietnam
Environmental problems are worse not better
The National Wildlife Federation report, in the October-November issue, finds environmental quality deteriorating despite public concern and political promises. Air and water pollution rise, with automakers, power plants, and industry as top polluters, and 13 species added to the endangered list.
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Washington, D.C
America
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Nzine
United States
U.S
Index
Federation
Thomas L. Kimball
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Onder
Garden Club
Helene Thompson
Vermont
Bennington Man
Hoosick
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Arthur Lemieux
Bennington
Hoosac School
Route 7
Lemieux
Massachusetts
New York
Bank Americard
Kincaid
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Main St
Bennington, Vt
United Nations
Deane C. Davis
Edward G. Janeway
Windham County
U.N
Janeway
Burt Bros
Bennington RD
Monument Plaza
Jimmy Kwik
Main Street
Save-Way
Mammoth Mart
Nate Tem Ey Gel
Catamount National Bank
Brattleboro
Bennington North
Manchester Center
FDIC
New England Bankcard Association
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