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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1957
Page
15
The nation's railroads urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve higher freight rates on hundreds of commodities to offset rising wages and costs. They expect an overall rate rise under 3 percent, with a February 1 effective date and refunds if any rate is found unreasonable after review.
Rotary will hold a lunch today at noon at the YMCA with no regular club meeting. Yellowstone National Park covers 2,213,206 acres, the largest U S park, followed by Mount McKinley National Park in Alaska at 1,939,319 acres.
Four traffic cases and one non support were heard in Municipal Court by Judge Carl T. Smith. Willie Wooden received a six month suspended sentence on a non support warrant conditioned on supporting his wife and children. Robert Alfred Mostrom pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined 15 dollars 75 cents with five dollars suspended. Donald Whitehead paid 15 dollars 75 cents for disregarding an automatic stop signal. Arthur Griffey was fined 15 dollars 75 cents with 13 dollars suspended. Bruce Dean Thompson was found innocent of following too closely after colliding with a patrol car driven by Officer Robert Daubenspeck.
An Indianapolis man Roy Payne aged 63 was killed instantly when his car veered off a country road three miles east of Hamilton Ohio. His son Melvin Leroy Payne, 23, was critically injured and taken to Mercy Hospital in Hamilton. Police cited loss of control.
United Press editors ranked the top stories of 1957 with Sputniks at number one for opening space age advances. Other leading items include Little Rock integration and federal troops, Eisenhower’s stroke, Senate rackets probes, Khrushchev rise, Middle East turmoil, Benny Hooper rescue, Milwaukee Braves World Series, Hurricane Audrey, and Girard trial controversy in Japan.
Warren Bailey son of Mr and Mrs James W Bailey 1409 West 13th St is one of students from the Indiana University Wesley Foundation leaving Dec 26 for Lawrence Kan Over 3000 students from across the U S will meet Dec 27 through Jan 1 at Kansas University for the Sixth National Methodist Student Conference The study and worship at the conference will center around the theme Our Lord Our Church Our Life
The General Telephone Co announced a regularly quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share on its preferred stock. The payment tempers to holders of record on January 15.
President Eisenhower authorized 177 million dollars for government housing programs and released 107 million of 250 million Capehart Act funds for armed services family housing. The move finances 11 military housing projects and civil housing at seven missile program installations while seeking 50 million for urban renewal grants and 20 million for cooperative mortgage purchases by FNMA.
The remark attributed to Arnold Bennett contrasts good taste with bad and empty taste, provoking discussion about aesthetics and cultural standards. It reflects a long standing tension between refined judgment and personal expression in art and culture.
Frank Sylvester’s car was damaged by a hit and run driver while he was returning home from work. The item also notes Dec 15 church attendance of 56 at Wesleyan Sunday School with C. I. Woodruff leading temperance talk, and lists several social visits and moves in the community.
Anderson's live nativity scene concludes this evening from 6 30 to 8 30 on the southeast lawn corner. Sponsored by the Anderson Association of Churches and the Chamber of Commerce Arrow Heights Church of God presents the birth scene of Jesus Christ. Cast changes each half hour. Everett Benson chairs the event with John Sipe as co chair.
The NFPA reports two fatalities and many non fatal injuries from National Fire rocket programs. It declines to name victims or locations and calls for a prohibition on amateur rocketry until safe launching sites are established and supervised by competent personnel.
Indiana Health Commissioner Dr. A C Offutt urged parents to immunize children during Christmas break to prevent outbreaks. He cited suboptimal local immunity under 70 percent for diseases like diphtheria and polio and advised boosters for kids 5 to 6 and every three years thereafter.
James E. Davis son of Mr and Mrs Albert Davis of Lenox Dr received a bachelor of divinity at the University of Chicago 276th Convocation in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel last Friday Chancellor Lawrence A Kimpton presided and conferred degrees Dr William Bloom gave the address Harriet J Pickett Rt 1 Carmel received a master of arts in nursing education.
Montgomeryshire in Wales served as a busy hub for wool production and manufacture during the Middle Ages, with towns and markets fostering textile craft and trade. The region's craftspeople contributed to broader medieval economy through spinning, weaving, and cloth trading networks.
Miss Virginia Morford daughter of Reverend and Mrs C Morford 2308 Jackson Street Olivet Nazarene College Kankakee Illinois is spending the Christmas holidays at her home Petroleum is produced in 26 of the United States.
A candle light service will be held at First Church Christmas Eve at 11:00 p.m. A 10:45 p.m. organ program by David Goeber precedes the service. Dr. George S. Taggart will deliver a message on O Little Town of Bethlehem. The Chancel Choir, Paul Anderson and Rev. Robert L. Waller contribute. Public invited.
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