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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1960
Page
20
New York based UPI reports a Santa helper toy guide from Today’s Health AMA detailing age appropriate toys for children from birth to adolescence. It recommends washable, break proof safe items with no sharp edges and outlines specific toy types for each age group from rattles and squeaky toys to construction sets and musical instruments.
Taipei, capital of Nationalist China, records a population of 895,159 in the latest census, an increase of 3,378 since October, with Formosa AP reporting. The figure underscores steady urban growth in the city of Taipei.
White parents resist integration at William Frantz and McDonough schools amid threats and economic pressure. Federal courts curb state laws as SOS drivers escort children with marshals, while Mardi Gras clubs redirect funds to Negro causes. Belgium’s coal noted as key natural resource.
The WSCS of Summitville Methodist held its annual Christmas dinner and exchanged gifts with a piano as a centerpiece. Rev Herbert Schuckers led devotions from Luke and Mrs Louise Kirkpatrick sang Christmas Prayer. Attendees included many local residents and church members.
Fall Creek Home Demonstration Club will meet Thursday December 15 at the Vance restaurant near New Castle. Dinner begins at 1230 noon followed by a program installation of officers and a gift exchange. Also notes visits by local residents to relatives and Santa Claus Land.
The Shirley Lions Club runs its annual Christmas tree project with trees vended each evening at Main and S. Rail road Sts. Proceeds fund baskets for families and Christmas treats for children. The club will host a family Christmas dinner on Monday Dec. 26 at the Shirley shelter house with 7 p.m. dinner served. Leon Seeley, a local resident, is stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Adlai E. Stevenson, twice defeated presidential hopeful, was chosen by John F. Kennedy to serve as United Nations Ambassador in the new administration. A longtime liberal figure and world traveler, Stevenson has held multiple government posts, practiced law in Chicago, and written five books. He was born February 5, 1900 in Los Angeles, and now resides in Libertyville, Illinois.
The Middletown Post Office party was held at a New Castle restaurant with 28 members present. The Middletown Garden Club met at the Methodist Church for a Christmas dinner and gift exchange, with Paul Kirkpatrick reading a story. Suburban Home Demonstration Club gathered at a New Castle hotel for a holiday dinner. Horace Ellison Raymond Sayford and Edwin Sanders led the committee. Mrs. Granger Campbell installed President Mrs. Carl Moreland, Vice-president Mrs. Daniel Lewis, and Secretary-treasurer Mrs. George Seward. Carols were performed with Mrs. Lloyd at the piano.
Perkinsville activity notes a Friendly Neighbors Home Demonstration Club meeting on January 4 hosted by Mrs. Robert Lough at 312 West 38th Street Anderson. The group enjoyed a Christmas dinner with 22 members and four guests, and officers were installed for 1961 as plans for the year were prepared.
NEW YORK UPI reports the Association of Japanese Textile Imports estimates imports will reach about 90 million square yards or 80 percent of the 1956 quota. Total imports in 1959 were 102 million yards. The item notes a lower import level than the quota.
INDIANAPOLIS AP Evans served as chairman of the State Budget Committee. The hospital board audit found the superintendent purchased $708 worth of food in 1959 60 from Wesselmans store, the only local supplier willing to extend credit as required by state purchase rules.
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