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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1968
Page
11
In this column Josephine Lowman jokes about fashion pressures on women and the discomfort men endure in tight slacks. She notes overweight men face social jokes and health risks, then promotes a 12 day diet program and invites readers to mail for details.
Wrought iron look can be added to steel hardware by coating with a paste of water putty powder and black asphalt varnish, then dried black and optionally glossed with varnish. For salads, wrap damp head lettuce with paprika on waxed paper to enhance color when tomatoes are absent. Breathing mouthwash uses baking soda in warm water, about a half teaspoon per quart.
A reader asks how to treat white silk that has yellowed and how to keep baked cakes moist. Peroxide in wash water restores silk with several washes, but overdoing it may reverse progress. For moist cakes, spread melted butter over the top and sides before icing after a brief rest.
Shirley town board met Monday July 22 at 7 p.m. to authorize an additional appropriation of 1200 dollars for paying and improving Main Street from Center Street to the New York Central Railroad, which has recently been blacktopped.
A 1968 King Features Syndicate puzzle explains a daily numeric fortune game. Count letters in your first name, adjust by minus four if six or more, or plus three if fewer than six to obtain a key number. Read letters under checked figures to discover the message.
A short moral note urges readers to pay a paper boy promptly each week. It portrays the boy as a small merchant running his own business and stresses the hardship caused by delayed payment.
The article discusses a bridge deal where West opens a trump against South's four spades. South finds a precise line cashing the heart ace then leading diamonds to create extra tricks. East misplays or ducks could alter outcomes. South achieves safer play ensuring the contract with careful ruffing and crossruff considerations.
AP from Tokyo reports New China News Agency says China's plastics industry, started in 1958, exceeded state quotas in January through June 1968 by producing 6 250 tons of vinyl. The broadcast notes plastics are now used in daily life agriculture industry communications national defense and more.
A dense excerpt lists afternoon and evening TV slots with cartoons, movies, game shows, and news programs. Noted are titles like Beverly, Hillbillies, Guns, and various regional and syndicated entries across 12:00 to 2:00 a.m., including Kiddie fare, talk shows, and dramas.
A mother should praise a child’s attempts to help around the house to foster self esteem and ongoing effort. Withholding praise can damage self image and curb communication, while consistent praise encourages skill development and interest in adult tasks. The article notes Mrs. Eldred’s leaflet Home Tasks and provides contact details for Myrtle Meyer Eldred in Des Moines Iowa.
About 11,000 members of the Aluminum Workers International Union at two ALCOA plants in Warrick County near Evansville and at Lafayette were to vote on a three year contract. Ratification meetings were planned later in the week with details undisclosed.
Forty eight state and district officers of the Indiana Future Homemakers of America gather at Indiana University Bloomington for a leadership training conference. Miss Joyce Konzelman, state adviser and IU lecturer, will direct sessions and plan fall programs for 224 FHA chapters statewide.
The piece credits a list of writers including John Strack Cedric Gik Jr Jim Sullins T Cosmo Hudd Bill Owens Duncan Jennings Joan Griesiger Winton R Smith Vance Wampler and Glen don Swarthout. The plan or plot is attributed to Bill Brown.
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