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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1960
Page
22
The county postal workers, including the Anderson carrier, are ordinary people with families who endure cold rain mud and fatigue. Despite hardships they deliver hundreds of thousands of cards and packages during Christmas, often working extra hours even on Sundays for everyone’s convenience. The public owes them a big vote of appreciation.
Heidi M a 35 year old club member advocates group study over solo work. She proposes a teacher institute for Sunday school planning and urges use of educational bulletins. She supports independent orders of different booklets so members exchange readings.
A health and hygiene column argues that only those with inferior health or character drink and use drugs to forget shortcomings. The writer, Dr. Brady, recalls pledges, warns of alcohol as a narcotic, and promotes booklets and extension classes to educate adults through newspapers and community clubs.
Walter Lippmann argues that the Kennedy administration inherits a changed global stage. He warns power shifts since World War II demand balanced national power and revised commitments rather than slogans. He cites U 2, Bonn trip, and balance of payments as key pressures facing Mr Rusk and successors.
The Indiana General Assembly will convene in Indianapolis for a 61 day biennial session. Citizens are urged to study introduced measures and express informed opinions to help legislators vote in the public interest. Major topics include the state budget, non political judicial elections, and delinquent tax sale law amendments.
The piece urges President elect Kennedy to form a capable foreign policy team. It cites past public misreadings on Castro and Nationalists in China, and warns against lax reporting about Turkey and anti communism. It calls for well informed ambassadors who report accurately to Washington.
In Ecuador President Velasco seeks legitimacy while facing student protests and a political split. Riots in Quito and Guayaquil echo pro Cuba sentiment as the government contends with a treaty dispute with Peru and growing Soviet influence in Latin America. The backdrop includes U S aid criticism and Fidel Castro's regional expansion.
Folklore by William Wade critiques overused proverbs through a German dialect verse about a water mill. The piece contrasts past and present, urging readers to value the now rather than clinging to sayings about past waters and duties. It ends with an American proverb about tax cuts.
Comedian Bob Hope departs for his 20th Christmas tour entertaining service members at American military posts. He is joined by Janis Paige Andy Williams Jerry Colonna Anita Bryant Betsy Leed and Les Brown. Zsa Zsa Gabor plans to join in Panama.
The correction of our military and economic weakness is the crucial business of the Kennedy administration. It will involve Defense and the Treasury and also Labor and Commerce. A critical task with big business and big labor aims to boost our competitive capacity in the world.
Indiana readers learn Sen. Vance Hartke has joined economy minded voices as Congress prepares to open. He cites applying sound business principles to government finances in a 446 word telegraph to Sen. Byrd. White Christmas forecast for Anderson area. dangers loom for holiday travel and outdoor workers if weather worsens.
A reader asks about OTC stocks versus listed issues and growth potential. The expert argues market location should not limit value. many big Board leaders originated OTC and profitable plays exist in both markets. He notes wide bid ask spreads can be offset by selection and highlights Avon Products, American Bosch Arma, and Baird Atomic as examples and advice to switch from a struggling NYSE stock to a stronger OTC option.
Evangelist Billy Graham called at the White House to wish President Eisenhower a merry Christmas. He said the 15 minute private chat was a purely social call and the main topic of discussion.
The Anderson Urban League will hold its annual Christmas Program at the West Side Community Center at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The program features the film Christmas in Hong Kong, carols, Santa visits, gift distribution, and refreshments. Children of all ages are invited and urged to bring small children. the center will close after the program until 9 00 a m on the 27th.
New York Citys Queens borough Bridge completed as the first bridge built with structural nickel steel links Queens to the rest of the city. The $18,000,000 structure, 59 years old, marks a milestone in bridge design and urban development.
A reflective verse excerpt praises the star as the guiding sign in the Christ child story. It highlights the Wise Men’s joy and the star’s enduring role as a symbol of hope for peace and a lasting reign.
Instructions direct readers to mail to Dr. Crane in Mellot Indiana with a stamped self-addressed envelope and 20 cents to cover typing or printing costs for personal advice or one of his psychological charts.
The Navy develops an experimental WN-2E flying saucer with a 37 foot rotating radome and reports of Mars ships from observers. It is described as a remarkable, fast craft seen from airplanes, with a note to not blame the cocktail if you spot it.
A historical note details the 1775 navy ration per day under the Rules for the Regulation of the Navy. It lists daily portions of bread, meat, vegetables, cheese, pudding, and a half pint of rum for each sailor, with variations by weekday and a closure that the rum was discontinued in 1850.
The 1894 ship menu lists breakfast of prunes hardtack molasses and coffee. Dinner includes plumduff salt horse hardtack and coffee. Supper features crackerlash tea hard tack and molasses.
A 1917 Navy Transport menu lists meals served daily. Breakfast included beef stew dumplings fresh fruit bread butter and coffee. Dinner featured potatoes bread butter and geet with potes aroni and ding. Supper offered cold corned beef fried potatoes kidney beans gingerbread bread butter tea.
In 1960 a standard menu appeared on all Navy vessels and shore establishments. Breakfast included chilled grapefruit cereal eggs milk bacon rolls and coffee. Dinner featured vegetable soup ham pineapple candied sweet potatoes Brussels sprouts salad ice cream bread butter coffee. Supper offered spaghetti with Italian sauce meatballs tossed salad fruit cocktail oatmeal cookies bread butter cocoa.
A brief note states a line will form on the right for a popular Navy today, indicating expected crowds or orderly entry.
Navy information is gathered from official defense portals, service branch publications, accredited libraries, and recognized intelligence briefings. Authorized personnel access classified sources through secure networks, while public information relies on press releases, official websites, and vetted public records.
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