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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1960
Page
32
A mixed page blends a reflective holiday vignette about keepsakes and family memories with a courtroom drama. A convict escapes death by electric chair while a judge upholds the method as not cruel or unusual, prompting the question if the state may carry out the death sentence.
Instructions describe computing the area of a trapezoidal billboard with parallel sides 25 ft and 18 ft, using the average base times height, then converting to square yards and applying a 0.67 factor to estimate cost. The text also states a fact about North American mammals, noting that over 400 species exist and more than a quarter are mice.
The White House approved 1.65 million dollars in disaster relief for Florida to support recovery from hurricanes Donna and Florence. Gov Leroy Collins requested the funds for state needs.
The resignation of James Barco a State Department veteran as deputy U S representative to the United Nations becomes effective January 20 News Secretary James C Hagerty announced also the January 19 resignation of Robert L Kunzig from the foreign claims settlement commission The federal government reports about 12 million dollars in taxes penalties and interest collected last year from tips furnished by 708 individuals.
A cryptic crossword sample explains letter substitutions with A for A and O mapped to X. The note shows how single letters indicate length and formation of words and hints readers to decode the puzzle using code letters.
Practical tips for easing tired feet after shopping with a two-compartment foot tub and hot soapy water. Advice includes towel setup, soaking for ten minutes, skin softening benefits, and a note that even with good shoes feet still feel abused after long walking. Contact: Josephine Lowmar via Register and Tribune Syndicate, Des Moines, Iowa.
Wednesday program list covers luncheons with Christian Business Men and Methodist Ministers, dinners, industrial management groups, A A U W East Side Dairy meetings, and Madison County Welfare Board events. It includes Sertoma, physical schedule, women’s advanced and open swims, slimnastics, girls’ and boys’ classes, and evening recreation for young women and men.
John G. Thompson of 1705 Walton Street is named as a pledge to the Theta Chi Fraternity at Indiana State Teachers College in Terre Haute.
A reader explains steps to fit a candle into a larger holder by burning the base to a stub and pressing the softened end into place. The entry also suggests graphite powder or pencil shavings to lubricate sluggish locks and drying knit woolens flat to preserve shape without using automatic dryers.
Household scrapbook offers simple home remedies and DIY hacks. It suggests drilling holes for a padlock using two screw eyes, removing white rings from varnish with cigarette ash and tissue, and making pot holders from cut Turkish towel scraps.
Advice column excerpt where readers seek guidance on love at a young age marriage to a 16 year old girl and domestic tensions. The letter from P M M endorses marriage despite naysayers and a response encourages faith in the union. Other letters describe marital lies and fears about parenting, with guidance to seek help from a doctor or minister.
A 9 year old girl reports to her mother that Willie next door proposed marriage needing a dowry. He lists gifts including bicycle air rifle circus seats Elvis records and Elizabeth Taylor autograph. Kerr recalls a girl invited for lunch then explains she had lunch.
A simple construction guide for a candle board used in Christmas decorating. Build with a thick board cut to desired length and width. Drill holes slightly smaller than the candles, paint, then twist candles into holes and add greens and ornaments around them.
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