THAT'S EARL BROTHER- What To Buy Wife
Celebs disagree on gifts for wives with pearls furs and perfumes pitched by Earl Wilson. The piece surveys Hollywood husbands like Don Ameche Steve Allen Eddie Albert and Skitch Henderson and offers shopping tips from a personal shopper. It notes trendy hostess robes and Hong Kong silks at up to 200 dollars and oddball gag gifts from unusual catalogs. It references other entertainment news bits from the era and includes bite sized lines about public figures and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wilson
New York
Don Ameche
Skitch Henderson
Frank Sinatra
Hollywood
Greg Bautzer
Arnold Grant
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Diane Mitchell
Pasadena
Hong Kong
California
Italy Eyes Polaris Style Missiles On Garibaldi Cruiser
Italian sources say the Garibaldi has Polaris type launch gear and tested dummy rockets at Norfolk to assess a surface based nuclear role. The talks note France and Britain weighing Polaris or Skybolt options while the U.S. and NATO discuss surface ship launches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton C. Fay Washington
Italy
Garibaldi
United States
Norfolk
Washington
Frdafice
Charles de Gaulle
France
U.S
NATO
Nassau
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Kennedy
Robert S. McNamara
Macmillan
Cape Canaveral
U.S. Navy
Navy
Chrysler Corp
Missile Division
Hints From Heloise Fixing Lint, Kitchen Tips Shared
A 1962 King Features column collects household tips. Advice covers lint-blocked washing machine pipes using a nylon stocking, sour cream from dry milk, baking ideas, vinegar in the last rinse, quick pea thawing, wrapping pie flavors with lemon, food coloring in cherries, and storing squash in the fridge to stay fresh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heloise
Copeland Stil Holding Post Amid Resignation Demand
Athens City Clerk says Gordon Copeland has not submitted his resignation from the City Council. Four council members demanded his resignation after an audit showed more than 4000 dollars missing from the Park and Recreation Fund where he serves as treasurer. Copeland is reportedly in a Birmingham Veterans Hospital, though officials could not confirm. Other members warn of possible actions if he refuses to resign. Also note 1962 Newspaper National Snapshot Awards winners begin a two year tour nationwide and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Eugene Wood
The
Daily
Gordon Copeland
Copeland
Park and Recreation Fund
Veterans Hospital
Birmingham
United States
NATO considers medium range missiles and Skybolt research
The text notes NATO possibly adopting medium range missiles around 1,200 miles and Britain focusing on the Skybolt weapon, which was in early research. The passage reflects Western alliance deliberations on nuclear and delivery systems during the early Cold War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gested
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Britain
Blood drive in Lawrence County yields 148 pints collected
A Red Cross Bloodmobile call drew 225 donors this week in Moulton. Of the 148 pints collected, 70 were rejected, four too old, and three donation intervals. The Lawrence County chapter reorganized at a hospital meeting with Dr. Robert Rhyne named county chairman and new officers elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton — A
Lawrence County
Red Cross
The
Lawrence County Red Cross
Robert Rhyne
Clyde Bertram
Wheeler Dam
Leonard Weatherwax
Percy Nixon
Original Santa Claus Traced to Saint Nicholas
Tradition links Santa Claus to St. Nicholas a 4th Century bishop in Asia Minor who gave gifts to the young and poor highlighting his charitable acts and legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Asia Minor
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