Santa to Deliver Record Bike Gift Boom This Christmas
The Bicycle Institute of America reports a surge in pre Christmas bike purchases rising to 10 to 15 percent of gifts. Over four million youngsters reach bike riding age this year with 76 models from major firms including standard tuned, lightweight, and new middleweight designs. Aimed at guiding parents, the survey notes higher adoption of midweight models and warns against selecting ill suited bikes for children.
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New York
Santa Claus
Yuletide
Bicycle Institute of America
Trade Association of the Industry
Cangrack
Delos Rupert
All American bike sizes for children and adults
All American made bikes come in four basic wheel sizes. For 3 to 5 year olds a 16 inch bike with detachable outrigger wheels is suggested. 61 8% 4 20 inch for 8 to 10 year olds, 24 inch for older children, and 26 inch for adults. Dealers note parents buying bikes for themselves and youngsters are common. The rise in adult cycling is linked to commuting and neighborhood shopping. More adults discover cycling’s health benefits.
Amortizing Move Of PRR Approved By ODM
Representative Van Zandt disclosed that four Pennsylvanian Railroad amortization applications totaling 103.842 million for new freight cars received ODM approval. The plan allows 85 percent amortization, over five years, rather than the usual 20 years, covering 13 200 steel freight cars, with most built at Altoona shop. The ODM action is expected to raise Altoona employment and spurred by railway industry needs.
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PRR
Associated Press
Washington
van Zindt
R-Pa
Pennsys- Vani Railroad
Office of Defense Mobilization
van Zandt
Srelphi
Vijtrour
Altoona
Rise Stevens Career Began In Family Parlor And On Stage
In a New York profile Rise Stevens recalls how her father played the piano and she sang as a child, leading to an audition for Milton Crosss Children Hour. Her mother supported the shift to opera, guiding her from choir to light opera to Juilliard, then to the Met where she would sing Carmen and other roles.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera
Rise Stevens
Miss Stevens
Rise
Stevens
New York Opera Comique
Mme. Schoen-Rene
Juilliard
Miss Stevenson
Europe
Met
Carmen
Rosenkavalier
Mignon Dé Ulsh
Hansel
Orfeo
Giuliette
Offenbach
Venice
Sid
Athens
County Seal Sales Surge in Erie County for 1955 Campaign
J Kenneth Winter executive director of the Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association reports a record pace in the 1955 Christmas Seal Sale as county residents begin contributing on opening day. He notes progress in the ongoing battle against tuberculosis and praises local generosity amid early optimism for the fundraising drive.
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Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association
J. Kenneth Winter
Association
Winter
Erie County
Tuberculosis Association
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Corry Savings and Loan
Corry
Cloaniu
Center Street
County Seal Sales
Atriballia
Ford Trucks
America
FDA
Ford
Byelink Motor Sales
North Center Street
Corry, Pennsylvania
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