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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1955
Page
6
Civil strife in Saigon has altered daily life in the once orderly city. The capital’s theatres close early, cafes are fenced, and refugees arrive as Marine transports disembark from the north with a welcoming sign for freedom.
Practical guide on swimming and exercises to improve figure aims readers to keep active at any age. It describes scissors kick and breast stroke arm movements to firm hips and abdomen and encourages water resistance for effective workouts. Readers may request leaflets on abdominal or hip exercises via the Register and Tribune Syndicate.
Two schools of thought on teaching children not to touch tempting objects. A consistent approach with few non touch items and plenty of touchable play encourages good behavior and reduces frustration. Leaflet No. 56 offers parent guidance from Myrtle Meyer Eldred.
A father counsels his children to curb anger and bullying. He notes that insults from older siblings provoke fights with younger ones and urges recognizing anger causes to reduce quarrels and improve family harmony.
A Chicago firm demonstrates industrial television training allowing workers with no experience to assemble 10 electronic units in hours. Ten TV screens show a specialist performing the task with audio guidance, enabling learners to mirror the process.
A nearly final Cancer Drive report for Alexandria shows over $300 raised this year. Mrs William Russell and Miss Ruth Johnson lead as general chairmen and say households were not solicited. donations may be made in two weeks. Robert A White oversaw business and industrial collections at $200, civic groups added $100. Richard Auler, Rt 1 Middle town, formerly of Alexandria, entered St Johns Hospital Anderson for examination and possible treatment.
A grotto north of St Marys Church in Alexandria was dedicated Sunday. Sister Mary Canice led the project begun in 1953 and completed May 17, with praise to Johns Manville workers and St Marys parish. Plans include Rosary at the site and two Depre statues. The grotto mirrors Lourdes and features iron railing, kneelers, lights, and landscaping. Yearbooks delayed. Spectrum 1955 copies to be distributed at Alexandria High School once delivered, via Bert Tomlinson arrangements.
Yesterday discharged patients include Clifford Moore Jr Lapel Dorothy Landes 1603 Miller Ave Mable Alfrey 2214 Noble Mary Margaret Armstrong 1703 Arrow Ave Ethel Miller 2419 Jackson St Bernard P Stone and infant son 1600 Riverside Dr Bert T Pitts and infant daughter Rt 5 Anderson Ronald Lee Williams and infant daughter 2705 E Eighth St Raymond Postom and infant daughter 2211 EF Sixth St Marie Bradley 19034 McKinley St Caroline McIntyre 1612 Dewey St Pauline Ruh Columbus William E Hull Alexandria Irvin E Fisher 1818 Madison Ave and the Fraziers Pendleton Marcia Robert and Robert Jr. of Mr and Mrs Robert A Frazier Jr Pendleton
The International Labor Organization reports that men 65 and older are economically active in every country surveyed, with at least 25 percent of men over 65 working and some countries above 80 percent. Women in this age group show much lower activity levels.
Houston dealer Elmer Jensen said he turned down two requests to deliver luxury cars to the President. The orders, drawn on ruled paper with hand drawn seals, came from Rusk Texas home of a state mental hospital.
Mrs Maude Hargraves of Portland Ore arrives in Alexandria to visit Mr and Mrs Richard Sullivan and Mr and Mrs Eugene Rohn. Residents recall her father Dr John Sullivan who practiced medicine in Alexandria around the turn of the century and lived on N Harrison Street near the current funeral home site.
In Birmingham Alabama 12 year old Nancy Atkins edits and 12 year old Ray Hargrave publishes The Animal Gazette a monthly paper for animals. Their third mimeographed edition reports pet news including a divorce among cats Topper Runt and Martha and a birthday party for Queen Martha.
American railroads use walkie talkie radios to speed train makeups in Chicago yards. Car numbers are relayed to a recording machine, freeing yardmen from manual copying. Radio sight-reads improve accuracy as cars pass, boosting efficiency.
A fan blade from a car engine crashed through Betty Piazza’s window in Flint Michigan. Louis Botti, a truck driver, explained he was two blocks away when the blade shot from his engine, pierced the hood, and sailed off. He did not know its destination until reading Mrs Piazza’s account.
The Agriculture Department report shows farm real estate values largely firm or up in most regions for the four months ending March 1. The national index rose 1 percent from November and 2 percent year over year, with large gains in the corn belt and record highs in several states.
New York manufacturers reported a drop in grass container shipments for beverage packaging to 30,115,000 gross in 1954 from 34,588,000 in 1953. Despite the decline, nondeposit soft drink bottles rose 6.6 percent and wine bottles up 2.4 percent last year.
Tucson motorists can navigate by color coded route markers. Orange indicates north, green south, brown east, and blue west, and the signs reflect their colors clearly day and night.
Domestic shipments of new glass containers by 43 Glass Container Manufacturers Institute members totaled 16.658 billion units in 1954, down from 17.129 billion in 1953, a year of record production. The institute accounts for about 95 percent of U.S. production.
A compiled notice lists multiple upcoming auctions from June 1 to June 25 across Indiana locations. Items range from real estate and household goods to estate dispositions and cattle dispersals, with auctioneers named for each sale and street addresses provided.
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