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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1977
Page
7
Dispatch from Maine explores how towns and geographic features bear whimsical, historic, and foreign inspired names. The piece surveys Misery Gore, numerous beaver ponds, Long Ponds, and places like Friendship, Washington, and Piscataquis, noting pronunciation quirks and origins while recounting a tale of how Friendship earned its name from a sloop discoverer and Indian relations.
The September 19 1937 recap notes Raymond F Percey of Gage Street named a grand prize winner in a National Merit Club contest for Ford dealers parts and service managers. Syracuse Daily Orange features Miss Hope Wood of Bennington on its front page as she begins freshman year. Also referenced are town tax deeds, a renovated Graves home now Haynes Funeral Home, and a 1952 drive to attract industry with space needs.
On this date summaries note the first Battle of Saratoga won by American soldiers in 1777 during the Revolutionary War and mark the death of President James Garfield in 1881 in Elberon New Jersey from gunshot wounds inflicted by a disgruntled officer-seeker on July 2.
The piece argues rising private funding for the arts contrasts with growing costs and several major institutions lowering activity or seeking funds. It notes corporate generosity has surged but warns of bills like IT REP, RICHMOND'S, risking IRS fundraising use and broader political leverage in tax policy. It defends federal arts support as part of a subsidy society while critiquing equity.
The piece recalls a 1941 night train to Cincinnati and a Boston jeweler noting a revival of pocket watch fascination. It cites Arnex’s growth from 680000 to 15 million in 1975, says Swiss imports dominate, prices range 29.95 to 8000, and Americans rarely make new pocket watches since World War I era. Largely antique pieces from Hamilton Elgin and Waltham appear as trade-ins.
Dr Henry L Goetz announces a new chiropractic office at 449 Main in Bennington above Fienbergs. The move signals expansion of his practice focused on spinal and musculoskeletal care for local residents.
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