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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1962
Page
21
The hand shows a tense bridge play where Miss Brash defends a four spade contract after Mr Champion leads queen of diamonds. Brash capitalizes on a diamond show to ruff clubs, then navigates back and forth with trumps to seek ten tricks. Dale primes a trump lead to block transport, while Brash’s clever ruffing sequence challenges the contract and rewards careful counting.
A reader asks how to lift grease from wallpaper using cornstarch and water, then fuller’s earth with carbon tetrachloride if needed. Guidance on fur reconditioning includes brushing wet fur, drying, beating the nap, and combing edges into place. Advice for storing vegetables suggests wire baskets to improve air circulation.
In London announced stamps commemorating Hurricane Hattie victims go on sale to raise relief funds for British Honduras. The storm devastated the colony last October and fundraising efforts aim to support reconstruction and aid.
Listing shows an 8x7 and 9x7 foot 5-Section overhead glazed window with stops. Prices: 65.20, 69.00, 2.56, 3.84, and 4.80. Local hardware catalog style item for glazed overhead sash components.
A short feature describes a daily fortune puzzle titled Wishing Well. It explains counting letters in a name, applying a simple adjustment to produce a key number, then reading a message from a letter grid by checking key positions from left to right. The item credits William J. Miller and King Features Syndicate.
Ernesto Mandelli of Lodi Italy says he created the world’s largest nylon wig measuring five feet long and three feet wide. He based the design on an 18th century caricature spotted in a British newspaper.
Summitville reports two social gatherings. The Met and Ett Club met at Mrs. Hockersmith’s home with guest Mrs. Mary Dean and members including Elsie Overshiner Mary Small Bernice Ward Margaret Tomlinson Violet Jenny and hostess Margaret Hockersmith. The Lilly Creek Baptist Missionary Society met at Mrs. Betty Young’s home with president Mrs. Florence Hall presiding.
A parenting column offers guidance to Mrs. G on handling a young child's home life and school stress. It urges calm discipline, praise over criticism, and setting clear expectations, plus advice on eye contact and avoiding power struggles. It cites Myrtle Meyer Eldred’s booklet on obedience and discipline and provides contact details.
A period social column notes multiple families visiting Indianapolis for supper and calls from other towns. Guests include the Cupps Link family Brune Thompson Nelson Lowe Goudy Darling Thomas Campbell Hanson Ratliff Jones Judd and others with local and regional ties. Wilkinson Church of Christ to hold Family Night on Thursday January 18 with a 6 30 supper and 7 30 fellowship hour.
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