Reader notes and random reminiscences from Anderson area
A patchwork column lists local birthdays recognitions and anecdotes about residents and officials in Anderson and Madison County. It includes remarks on Flower garden tours, a parking dispute, and a court injunction regarding private use of a public street.
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Elmo Ambrose Funk
Exchange Club Book of Golden Deeds
Sarah Hinkle
Madison County
Jack Hunter
Anderson
Chevrolet
Carl Stephens
Anderson’ .Loan
Lester L
Mathews
Charles C. Denny
Civics and
United States History
Anderson High School
Stinson Twins
Bob
Delea-Remy
Bill
Ethel Leap
Anderson Federal
Rose Garden
Jack
Charlie Fasona
Broadway
Frank Fishback
Meridian Street
Bill Moore
Ralph Smith
Ralph
Hanner
Winfield
Contract Ends Illinois Strike in Decatur
A month long strike by 500 Decatur carpenters ended with a new two year contract raising wages by 35 cents an hour in three steps. Local 742 Decatur Carpenters Union and the Decatur Contractors Assn. signed the agreement.
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Decatur
Decatur Carpenters
Decatur Carpenters Union
Decatur Contractors Assn
Dinner Dilemmas and Park Sitters Mark Busy Weekend
In a tense family dinner scene Diane and Connie discuss Jim’s fear of a divorce and Connie’s work plans. The story shifts to a bustling Park weekend with Captain Bill North handling calls at security headquarters as Archie Schell seeks an urgent, unspecified meeting.
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Jim
Ryker
Diane
Connie Ryker
Connie
Rykers
Connie R
Security Police
Bill North
Bill
Stance
Archie Schell
Household Scrapbook tale of a gun theft and repair tips
In a household scrapbook excerpt, characters discuss recovering a gun, police action, and a morning robbery. Brass faucets are polished with cloths and flour, while book covers are revived with olive oil. Archie demands his gun back and plans to report the theft to the Anaheim police.
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Neach
Archie
Sim
Bull
Schell
Bul
Anaheim
Anaheim Police. I Intended To Return It To You the Other Night Tin Gardena
Bill
Try and Stop Me Skimos
Katharine Sherman’s book Spring on an Arctic Island portrays Eskimos as gay, quick witted and courageous yet soft and out of touch with the white man’s world. The essay contrasts admiration and contempt as public opinion shifts.
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Katharine Sherman
Arctic
Religious groups back nonmilitary aid in House hearing
Spokesmen from Protestant Catholic and Jewish groups testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee endorsing nonmilitary foreign aid. The Catholic official urged ignoring anti aid rhetoric and praised shared abundance rather than disaster. A Hartford rabbi and a Protestant bishop also supported continued development aid and technical assistance for stability and peace in underdeveloped regions.
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Washington
Prootestant
House Foreign Affairs Committee
James L. Vizzard
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Abraham J. Feldman
Hartford, Conn
Synagogue Council of America
Angus Dun
Protestant Episcopal Church
Washington, D. C
Dun
United States
Passports by ship lead in 1956 travel choices
In 1956 the record 539000 passports shows 33.3 percent for sea travel, 35.5 percent for air travel, and 10.7 percent for unspecified or other means. The text adds an odd dietary aside about cheese stuffed celery with paprika as a garnish for a salad.
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Washington
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