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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1958
Page
3
Soap Box Derby Day arrives in Anderson marking the 21st running of a community summer event. At 6 45 p m about 76 Madison County boys race cars built through months of planning and labor in a contest that blends sport and craftsmanship with broad local participation and audience turnout.
The Madison County Planning Commission began a long program to rezone tracts in Anderson for industrial use. The effort aims to provide ready sites with highway and rail access and utility service, helping attract new industries and avoid costly rezoning battles. The Chamber of Commerce notes Anderson has long struggled to offer specific industrial locations. If pursued, the plan could leverage Indiana’s incoming industrial growth and spur regional development.
The Board of Public Works endorsed private downtown parking efforts by City Parking Inc after signing an agreement that keeps the city from entering the parking business. City Parking plans to demolish the Grand Hotel at 11th and Main to build a parking lot after January 1, with private groups adapting existing properties to ease the downtown shortage.
Funeral services were held yesterday for John M Kellam of 1123 Lindberg Road who died last Saturday at Guide Lamp Division where he worked 21 years. He was a loyal and trustworthy citizen remembered by neighbors and coworkers and his two children who shared his home with his wife. The community mourns the loss of a faithful man.
Elmer W. Sherwood and William J. Sayer, former aides to ex governor George N. Craig, were found guilty of bribery in a month long Indiana highway scandal trial. They face 2 to 14 years and fines totaling about 16 000 each. Marion County may recover trial costs if appeals fail. Mogilner, co defendant, to appear before grand jury as probe widens. Capitol has 679 windows in Washington.
Moscow readers devour American books but refuse to pay, fueling extensive piracy across genres from recent publications to technical works. The piece notes a long history of Soviet consumption and theft of U.S. literature, with mention of notable titles and cultural trends.
The United States Authors League reports Soviet piracy of American works since 1917, with translations into Russian and other languages. Moscow offers little payment, but Adlai Stevenson pushes for moral obligations and royalties. The piece notes mass translations of Tom London, Hemingway, Steinbeck, and others, and highlights limited Soviet payments to a few party-aligned writers while ignoring most authors.
A psychologist urges dads to spend weekly time with children to teach sports skills, stressing home practice over vacations. He shares anecdotes of coaches and parents, notes that a nonathlete can coach well, and urges mothers to help with batting and catching. He also promotes his “Tests for Parents” and invites letters for personal guidance.
The article analyzes U N Hammarskjold s stance on Lebanon Syria and the Lebanese government s reluctance to invite foreign intervention It notes internal strife in Beirut and the possible shift toward a caretaker government and non Western influence while warning of new crises before September and describing the situation as a reduced flood to a quagmire
A reader asks who financed and organized the Free Fair costs including clay track material paint fence repairs and extra police. The letter argues taxpayers deserve detailed reports and public officials should disclose funding and reimbursements while noting local good uses of fair proceeds. Separately a courtroom delay incident and a county road project visit are reported alongside a fatal motorcycle crash near Marion.
A fragmented look at origins of well known sayings. Includes claims tying Good judgment to agricultural progress in Missouri and a 1908 St Louis World Fair Apple Day, the slogan Come on you bums attributed to Dan Daly or Frederick the Great, and mention of antidisestablishmentarianism born from English church conflicts.
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