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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1955
Page
2
An editorial laments Madison County 1953 traffic deaths, noting 30 fatalities and a rise in rate to one every 12 days. It argues for a joint focus by motorists, law enforcement, and car makers on safer, less powerful vehicles and safer roads nationwide.
Seven local clubs reported an average 89.6 percent participation with 285 of 328 eligible members voting. Kiwanis led at 97.2 percent, Optimists 89.7, Rotarians 88.9, Jaycees 88.5, Lions 86.44, Exchange 86.37, Twilight Optimists 81.8. The heating overhaul for Anderson High, Central Junior High, and the gym remains underway with bids sought for a new steam line.
Washington report notes bipartisan mood at a pre Christmas meeting with President Eisenhower and congressional leaders. Dulles presented a strong Europe Middle East Asia briefing while Hoover Jr. allegedly usurped decisions on a Southeast Asia reactor school and Middle East funding, drawing criticism from several aides.
An essay outlines music as a tool for mental health and moral strength from Shakespeare to modern psychology. It notes Manteno State Hospital research showing slow sad music aids the mentally ill while fast bright tunes appeal to maniacs, and discusses childhood musical training as essential in schooling and personal development. It ends with a note on Dr Crane and a council meeting lacking quorum.
The Bethesda Baptist Church hosts the Four Keys of Harmony quartet Sunday at 3 p.m. A separate Christmas program by the all male choir from Second Methodist Church follows at 7:30 p.m. under Eugene Frank with Mildred Willis as pianist.
A collector notes enduring folklore about freezing words in extremal cold. The tale traces patterns from Baron Munchausen to Arctic explorers and nitwit gags about holding a light or painting a ceiling while a lamp moves. The piece ends with an American saying about easy outcomes after guidance.
A reader recounts name memory struggles and daily name recall failings at social events. Dr William Brady promotes iodine and thiamin pills as a non medicinal memory aid with a three month trial and a pamphlet offer. A TV actor Dorothy Bernard dies at 61 after a heart attack.
A Herald subscriber who misses a daily copy should call 3 5372 before 9 A.M. to have a replacement sent after 3 A.M. by messenger. If Sunday delivery fails, visit a local seller to file a complaint and receive a free replacement copy.
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