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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1962
Page
8
The piece describes a warm January thaw with heavy rain flooding streets while residents, including youngsters, cope with the weather. It notes flooded basements and cars washed, with the winter mood shifting to springlike, and ends with a folksy remedy for colds.
Under state law peyote was declared a harmful drug and a trial was staged against Indians using it in religious ceremonies. The key question asks if religious freedom covers the practice. The court warned limits on practice to prevent abuse of narcotics, while the Indians contend their use is a constitutional religious exercise.
A mother discourages a teen from buying a fashionable coat while noting its warmth and quality. The girl resists conformity, seeking a coat like peers to express identity during a growth phase.
A page features a themed crossword with clues across and down including slang and geography, plus a cryptogram quote puzzle. It lists clues such as border lake and sun god with grid notes and a sample quote by Longfellow with code alphabet mapping and prior solution.
An advice piece on posture and bustline appearance by Josephine Lowman. It stresses straight spine, rounded back dangers, and suggests chest and back stretching exercises. It offers a leaflet on round shoulders and provides contact via the Register and Tribune Syndicate in Des Moines Iowa.
Sawing green lumber binds the blade, rub wax on both sides to ease cutting. Do not stack freshly washed chinaware until cooled to prevent glaze cracks. If a dish is cracked but intact boil in milk for 45 minutes to seal the crack.
Regular care for house plants helps prevent trouble with pests like mealy bugs. Identify them by white cottony masses under leaves and remove by alcohol swabs or mild soapy water.
A reader describes loving the younger brother of two nearly identical men and facing pregnancy. Helen offers four possible paths, urging honesty and personal responsibility, while noting social consequences and character growth. A second reader asks how to attend prom, with Helen suggesting parental help and a social mixer.
A tender hearted motorist stops after hitting a hare and offers it a swig from his flask, restoring the animal to health as a companion laughs at the miracle. A separate vignette recalls a Peace Corps volunteer signing an honor statement, insisting he had not received help.
A 73 year old woman cared for two cows and produced clothing for her family. She spun 200 skeins of wool and 45 skeins of linen, wove 90 yards of carpeting, and made 69 yards of flannel and 21 yards of towel ling.
Instructions direct readers to mail problems to Helen Erskine at The Anderson Herald via The Bell Syndicate Inc and provide a stamped self addressed envelope for a reply. The address listed is 229 W. 43rd St New York, NY 36.
A jeweler starts with 24 ounces of 65 percent gold and adds an amount x of 90 percent gold to reach 80 percent. The equation 0.65(24) + 0.90x = 0.80(24 + x) gives x = 36.
New Haven Railroad trustees urged a $7 million annual subsidy from federal or state governments to sustain passenger service. Richard Joyce Smith and colleagues said operations cannot be funded by the railroad alone and outlined progress cutting losses from 1.5 million to 1 million dollars a month with plans to halve further in six months.
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